Aetna Updates Call Time for Third-Quarter 2012 Results

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna (NYSE: AET) today announced that its third-quarter 2012 results conference call on Thursday, October 25, will be held at 7:30 a.m. ET instead of 8:30 a.m. ET as originally announced. The change was made due to a scheduling conflict. The earnings announcement time is unchanged at 6 a.m. ET on the same day.

The public may access the conference call through a live audio webcast available via Aetna’s Investor Information link on the Internet at www.aetna.com. Financial, statistical and other information, including GAAP reconciliations, related to the conference call also will be available on Aetna’s Investor Information website.

The conference call dial-in information is unchanged. The call can be accessed by dialing 1-888-352-6793 or [phone] for international callers. The company suggests participants dial in approximately 10 minutes before the call. The access code is 6373334. Individuals who dial in will be asked to identify themselves and their affiliations.

A replay of the call may be accessed through Aetna’s Investor Information link on the Internet at www.aetna.com or by dialing 1-888-203-1112, or [phone] for international callers. The replay access code is 6373334. Telephone replays will be available until 11 p.m. ET on November 7, 2012.

Anyone listening to Aetna’s call and/or webcast is encouraged to read Aetna’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Aetna’s second-quarter 2012 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the respective discussions of risk factors and Aetna's historical results of operations and financial condition contained therein. Both reports are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Aetna

Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 36.7 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services and health information technology services. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.