UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 18, 2017
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10864 | 41-1321939 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| UnitedHealth Group Center 9900 Bren Road East Minnetonka, Minnesota |
55343 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 936-1300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 18, 2017, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (the “Company”) agreed to sell its (i) Floating Rate Notes due October 15, 2020 in the aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000, (ii) 1.950% Notes due October 15, 2020 in the aggregate principal amount of $900,000,000, (iii) 2.375% Notes due October 15, 2022 in the aggregate principal amount of $900,000,000, (iv) 2.950% Notes due October 15, 2027 in the aggregate principal amount of $950,000,000 and (v) 3.750% Notes due October 15, 2047 in the aggregate principal amount of $950,000,000 (collectively, the “Notes”), pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, dated October 18, 2017 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), and the Pricing Agreement, dated October 18, 2017 (the “Pricing Agreement”), both among the Company and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule I to the Pricing Agreement.
The Notes were issued on October 25, 2017 pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of February 4, 2008, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Indenture”), and Officers’ Certificates and Company Orders, each dated October 25, 2017, relating to each series of the Notes, in each case, pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the Indenture.
The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-216150 (the “Registration Statement”). The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission certain documents related to the issuance of the Notes that will be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement as exhibits thereto.
The Underwriting Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1. The Pricing Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.2. The Officers’ Certificates and Company Orders relating to the Notes, each including the applicable form of Note, are filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1, Exhibit 4.2, Exhibit 4.3, Exhibit 4.4 and Exhibit 4.5. The legal opinion with respect to the validity of the Notes is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: October 25, 2017
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | ||||
| By: | /s/ Dannette L. Smith | |||
| Name: | Dannette L. Smith | |||
| Title: | Secretary to the Board of Directors | |||
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