Filed by Cigna Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1933
Subject Company: Cigna Corporation
Commission File No. for Registration Statement on
Form S-4 filed by Anthem, Inc.: 333-207218
Thomas A. McCarthy, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cigna Corporation, made the following comments about the pending merger with Anthem, Inc. at the 2015 Credit Suisse Annual Health Care Conference:
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CI - Cigna Corp at Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference
EVENT DATE/TIME: NOVEMBER 11, 2015 / 3:00PM GMT
CORPORATE PARTICIPANTS
Tom McCarthy Cigna - EVP, CFO
CONFERENCE CALL PARTICIPANTS
Scott Fidel Credit Suisse - Analyst
PRESENTATION
Tom McCarthy - Cigna - EVP, CFO
As we look to the future, our combination with Anthem creates an exciting opportunity for two companies that have complementary capabilities and the ability to further accelerate delivery of the portal a personalized health solutions with more choice to the marketplace. The diversified businesses and complementary capabilities of the combined companies will drive improved medical cost through enriched networks and enhanced physician and customer engagement to create more value for customers and more growth for the combined Company.
For example, the combination of Cigna's strong physician engagement capabilities, with Anthem's strong Medicaid platform allows the new Company to create new and innovative solutions for the dual eligible population. Additionally, the ability to offer Cigna's broad array of specialty solutions to Anthem's broad base of medical customers creates enhanced values for those customers.
And further, customers and clients will benefit as well from the breadth and depth of our combined network choices with aligned incentives for consumers, employers and providers.
We remain confident that the deal will close after the DOJ's review is completed and it's the potential of both companies' organizations collaborating together that is truly exciting. We continue to target closing of the combination in the second half of 2016.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Scott Fidel - Credit Suisse - Analyst
We've got some time that we can do some Q&A in here. Tom, I'll kick it off with a question. A few months back when the deal was announced and I guess more recently you guys filed the S4 and had --
Tom McCarthy - Cigna - EVP, CFO
Yes.
Scott Fidel - Credit Suisse - Analyst
-- sort of a set of assumptions that you had developed for sort of some of the long-term outlook for the Company. So just interested at this point sort of how you view those initial forecasts and sort of any assumptions that have changed or any considerations to think about at this point.
Tom McCarthy - Cigna - EVP, CFO
Yes, so just stepping back, broadly the market environment that existed when we prepared those projections earlier in the year is pretty consistent with the current market environment we'd see. There's probably a small number of things I'd point out that are probably a little different.
First, the S4 projections include some assumptions on capital deployment. It's reflected through share repurchasing in the EPS numbers. Obviously, with the pending Anthem transaction, capital deployment for either significant M&A or share repurchase is less likely prior to the closing of the transaction. So that'll be a difference versus the S4 projections.
Second, we are seeing a little more currency pressure than we might have expected when those projections were done earlier in the year, so there's probably an adjustment for that.
And then finally, as we commented, we would expect fewer individual and Part D customers and revenues than we might have been expecting back then.
But bottom line, we're pleased with the momentum we're carrying from 2015 into 2016. And we do expect to grow revenue earnings and EPS.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
The proposed transaction involving Cigna Corporation ("Cigna") and Anthem, Inc. ("Anthem") will be submitted to Cigna's shareholders and Anthem's shareholders for their consideration. In connection with the proposed transaction, Anthem has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4, including Amendment No. 1 thereto, containing a preliminary joint proxy statement of Anthem and Cigna that also constitutes a preliminary prospectus of Anthem. The registration statement was declared effective by the SEC on October 26, 2015. Each of Anthem and Cigna commenced mailing a definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders on or about October 28, 2015. This communication is not a substitute for the registration statement, definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus or any other document that Anthem and/or Cigna have filed or may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The registration statement, the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials and any other documents filed or furnished by Cigna or Anthem with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, security holders may obtain free copies of the registration statement and the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus from Cigna by going to its investor relations page on its corporate web site at www.cigna.com or by contacting Cigna's investor relations department at 215-761-4198 and from Anthem by going to its investor relations page on its corporate web site at www.antheminc.com or by contacting Anthem's investor relations department at 317-488-6181.
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