UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Hipwell, Arthur P.
Humana Inc.
500 W. Main St.
Louisville, KY 40202
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Humana Inc.
HUM
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common (1) |10/22/|P | |11,700 |A |18.625 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common (1) |10/23/|P | |300 |A |18.625 |20,189 |D | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common(1) |08/31/|I |V|2810.1(3) |A |(3) |3284.3 |I |HRSP(3) |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Option (2) |17.9375 | | | | | |1/13/|1/13/|Common(1) |18,750 | |18,750 |D | |
| | | | | | |96 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |17.9375 | | | | | |1/13/|1/13/|Common(1) |18,750 | |18,750 |D | |
| | | | | | |97 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |17.9375 | | | | | |1/13/|1/13/|Common(1) |18,750 | |18,750 |D | |
| | | | | | |98 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |17.9375 | | | | | |1/13/|1/13/|Common(1) |18,750 | |18,750 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |16.9375 | | | | | |7/20/|7/20/|Common(1) |6,250 | |6,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |96 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |16.9375 | | | | | |7/20/|7/20/|Common(1) |6,250 | |6,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |97 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |16.9375 | | | | | |7/20/|7/20/|Common(1) |6,250 | |6,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |98 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |16.9375 | | | | | |7/20/|7/20/|Common(1) |6,250 | |6,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |04 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |23.0625 | | | | | |1/12/|1/12/|Common(1) |33,334 | |33,334 |D | |
| | | | | | |96 |05 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |23.0625 | | | | | |1/12/|1/12/|Common(1) |33,333 | |33,333 |D | |
| | | | | | |97 |05 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |23.0625 | | | | | |1/12/|1/12/|Common(1) |33,333 | |33,333 |D | |
| | | | | | |98 |05 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Each share of Common Stock contains a Right adopted on March 5,1987, as
amended and restated on February
14, 1996, pursuant to the Company's Rights Agreement, which entitles holders of
the Company's Common, in the
event certain specified events occur, to acquire 1/100 of a share of Series A
Participating Preferred Stock at a price
of $145 per fractional
share.
(2) Right to buy pursuant to Company 1989 Stock Option Plan for Employees which
contains the right to satisfy the
tax withholding obligations with Company stock and also contains Limited Right
provisions in the event of a change in
control of the
Company.
(3) Shares held on my behalf pursuant to the Humana Retirement & Savings Plan
as of September 30, 1996, exempt
under Rule 16b-3; transfer of account balance previously reported on August
1996 Form 4 at which time only $
amount was
known.
