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): July 25, 2018

CVS HEALTH CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (401) 765-1500

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

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.  ☐

The financial information contained in Exhibit 99.1 will be filed with the Connecticut Insurance Department, in connection with an application for insurance regulatory approval of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 3, 2017 (“Merger Agreement”), among CVS Health Corporation (“CVS Health”), Aetna Inc. (“Aetna”) and Hudson Merger Sub Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CVS Health. The Connecticut Insurance Department has advised CVS Health that it will make this financial information available to the public via the Connecticut Insurance Department’s website.

The information in Exhibit 99.1 of this report is being furnished, not filed. Accordingly, the information in this report will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by CVS Health under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

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.