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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 25, 2018

Cigna Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-08323
(Commission File Number)
06-1059331
(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:

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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

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Item 5.03.
Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws; Change in Fiscal Year.

At the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders of Cigna Corporation ("Cigna") approved an amendment to Article Fifth of the Cigna's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority voting requirement necessary to amend Section 2 of Article III of the Company's By-Laws and replace it with a majority vote requirement.  On April 25, 2018, Cigna filed the Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware reflecting this amendment.

Also on April 25, 2018, the Board of Directors of Cigna adopted amendments to Cigna's By-Laws to eliminate the similar supermajority voting requirement contained in Article VIII of the By-Laws and to make other changes to reflect the declassified structure of the Board.

The foregoing description of the amendments to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete copies of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Cigna held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 25, 2018.  Set forth below are the voting results for each proposal.  Each proposal is described in more detail in the 2018 Proxy Statement.
Proposal 1:  Election of directors – to elect nine directors for one-year terms expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders
Nominees
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
David M. Cordani
194,845,497
4,215,613
192,912
12,354,507
Eric J. Foss
192,886,440
6,158,586
208,997
12,354,507
Isaiah Harris, Jr.
192,195,485
6,820,232
238,306
12,354,507
Roman Martinez IV
193,236,428
5,803,366
214,229
12,354,507
John M. Partridge
197,271,568
1,771,508
210,947
12,354,507
James E. Rogers
194,825,553
4,224,674
203,796
12,354,507
Eric C. Wiseman
194,857,410
4,187,639
208,974
12,354,507
Donna F. Zarcone
187,220,564
11,837,190
196,268
12,354,507
William D. Zollars
177,443,401
21,608,842
201,780
12,354,507
Shareholders elected the nominees with an average of approximately 96% of the votes cast in favor.
Proposal 2:  Approval of an advisory resolution on executive compensation.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
185,231,451
13,661,430
361,142
12,354,507
Shareholders approved the advisory resolution on Cigna's executive compensation with approximately 93% of the votes cast in favor.
 

 
 
Proposal 3:  Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cigna's independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
207,447,215
3,974,837
186,478
0
Shareholders approved the ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's appointment with approximately 98% of the votes cast in favor.
Proposal 4:  Approval of an Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority vote requirement.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
198,536,505
514,152
203,366
12,354,507
Shareholders approved the amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate the supermajority vote requirement with approximately 82% of the shares outstanding cast in favor.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
Description
 
   
   



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.
 
 
 
Cigna Corporation
   
   
Date: April 30, 2018
By: /s/ Nicole S. Jones
 
       Nicole S. Jones
 
       Executive Vice President
 
       and General Counsel