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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) April 26, 2023

 

The Cigna Group

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

incorporation)

001-38769

(Commission File Number)

82-4991898

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

900 Cottage Grove Road

Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

 

(860) 226-6000

 

Not Applicable

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 CI New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

  Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Cigna Group (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 26, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”). Of the 297,032,506 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 270,055,010 shares, or 90.92%, were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of our shareholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. Each proposal is described in more detail in our 2023 Proxy Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2023.

Proposal 1: Shareholders elected the eleven director nominees named in the 2023 Proxy Statement for one-year terms to expire at the next annual meeting of shareholders.

 

Nominees Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker
Non-Votes
David M. Cordani  235,236,359  15,494,846   1,008,376 18,315,429
William J. DeLaney  247,755,955   3,682,674  300,952 18,315,429
Eric J. Foss  239,563,836  11,872,228  303,517 18,315,429
Elder Granger, M.D., MG, USA, Retired  248,018,332   3,427,892  293,357 18,315,429
Neesha Hathi  250,261,620   1,182,810  295,151 18,315,429
George Kurian  247,075,171   4,363,507  300,903 18,315,429
Kathleen M. Mazzarella  240,419,377  11,047,115  273,089 18,315,429
Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D.  248,378,860   3,073,143  287,578 18,315,429
Kimberly A. Ross  249,619,856   1,845,221  274,504 18,315,429
Eric C. Wiseman  244,478,214   6,965,820  295,547 18,315,429
Donna F. Zarcone  234,520,003  16,951,139  268,439 18,315,429

In addition, shareholders voted on the following proposals and cast their votes as described below.

Proposal 2: Advisory approval of The Cigna Group’s executive compensation.

 

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
221,436,565 29,691,242 611,774 18,315,429

Proposal 3: Advisory approval of the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

 

One Year Two Years Three Years Abstentions
247,538,876 179,056 3,654,770 366,879

Based on the results of the vote, and consistent with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), the Board has determined that future non-binding votes of shareholders to approve the compensation of the named executive officers will be submitted annually to the Company’s shareholders until the next non-binding shareholder vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation, or until the Board otherwise determines a different frequency for such non-binding votes.

Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as The Cigna Group’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023.

 

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions  
252,867,500 16,905,824 281,686  

Proposal 5: Approval of an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers of the Company as permitted pursuant to recent amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law.

       
Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
222,860,732 28,396,757 482,092 18,315,429

Proposal 6: Shareholder Proposal – Special shareholder meeting improvement.

 

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
117,434,728 133,649,193 655,660 18,315,429

 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

  THE CIGNA GROUP
   
Date:  April 27, 2023 By: /s/ Nicole S. Jones       
    Nicole S. Jones
    Executive Vice President and General Counsel