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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AETNA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Connecticut 02-0488491
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
151 Farmington Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut 06156
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
effective upon filing pursuant to effective pursuant to General
General Instruction A.(c), please Instruction A.(d), please check the
check the following box. [X] following box. [ ]
Name of Each Exchange on Which
Title of Each Class to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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6 3/8% Notes due 2003 New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
On October 31, 2000, Aetna Services, Inc. ("Aetna Services"), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Registrant, merged with and into the Registrant,
with the Registrant being the surviving entity. Aetna Services was the issuer of
its 6 3/8% Notes due 2003 (the "Debt"), registered pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Debt was fully and unconditionally
guaranteed by the Registrant.
This Registration Statement is being filed to reflect the continued
registration of the Debt following the merger of Aetna Services into the
Registrant.
The description of the securities set forth in the section captioned
"Description of Debt Securities" in Aetna Services' Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3
Registration Statement (Registration No. 33-49543), filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on July 30, 1993, as supplemented by the section
captioned "Description of Notes and Debentures" in Aetna Services' Prospectus
Supplement dated August 10, 1993, filed with the SEC on August 11, 1993, is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1993, between Aetna Services, Inc. and
State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association,
as Trustee, incorporated herein by reference to Aetna Services, Inc.'s
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-50427).
2. First Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 1, 1996, to the Indenture,
dated as of August 1, 1993, between Aetna Services, Inc. and State Street
Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as Trustee,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant's Form
10-Q filed on October 25, 1996.
3. Second Indenture Supplement, dated as of October 30, 2000, to the
Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1993, between Aetna Services, Inc. and
State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association,
as Trustee.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
AETNA INC.
Date: October 31, 2000 By: /s/ Ronald M. Olejnizcak
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Name: Ronald M. Olejnizcak
Title: Vice President
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Exhibit
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1. Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1993, between Aetna Services, Inc. and
State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association,
as Trustee, incorporated herein by reference to Aetna Services, Inc.'s
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-50427).
2. First Indenture Supplement, dated as of August 1, 1996, to the Indenture,
dated as of August 1, 1993, between Aetna Services, Inc. and State Street
Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as Trustee,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant's Form
10-Q filed on October 25, 1996.
3. Second Indenture Supplement, dated as of October 30, 2000, to the
Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1993, between Aetna Services, Inc. and
State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association,
as Trustee.
