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
Murray, James E.
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)
4. Statement for Month/Year
October 31, 1999
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 and Chief Financial Officer
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) | | | | | | |16,375 |D | |
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Common(1) | | | | | | |9,654.8 |I |HRSP(4) |
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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) |8.6498 | |J(6)|V|251 |D |10/16|10/16|Common(1) |251 | |0 |D | |
| | | | | | |/90 |/99 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |8.6498 | |J(6)|V|2,500 |D |10/16|10/16|Common(1) |2,500 | |0 |D | |
| | | | | | |/91 |/99 | | | | | | |
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Option (2) |8.6498 | |J(6)|V|2,499 |D |10/16|10/16|Common(1) |2,499 | |0 |D | |
| | | | | | |/92 |/99 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |11.0131 | | | | | |09/13|09/13|Common(1) |2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | | |/91 |/00 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |11.0131 | | | | | |09/13|09/13|Common(1) |2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | | |/92 |/00 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |11.0131 | | | | | |09/13|09/13|Common(1) |2,500 | |2,500 |D | |
| | | | | | |/93 |/00 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |8.9098 | | | | | |11/18|11/18|Common(1) |1,667 | |1,667 |D | |
| | | | | | |/92 |/01 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |8.9098 | | | | | |11/18|11/18|Common(1) |1,667 | |1,667 |D | |
| | | | | | |/93 |/01 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |8.9098 | | | | | |11/18|11/18|Common(1) |1,666 | |1,666 |D | |
| | | | | | |/94 |/01 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |6.5625 | | | | | |04/14|04/14|Common(1) |31,250 | |31,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |/95 |/03 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |6.5625 | | | | | |04/14|04/14|Common(1) |31,250 | |31,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |/96 |/03 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |6.5625 | | | | | |04/14|04/14|Common(1) |31,250 | |31,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |/97 |/03 | | | | | | |
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Option(3) |6.5625 | | | | | |04/14|04/14|Common(1) |31,250 | |31,250 |D | |
| | | | | | |/98 |/03 | | | | | | |
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Option (3) |15.5938 | | | | | |9/17/|1/12/|Common (1) |34,400 | |34,400 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |05 | | | | | | |
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Option (5) |15.5938 | | | | | |9/17/|1/9/0|Common (1) |39,737 | |39,737 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |7 | | | | | | |
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Option (5) |15.5938 | | | | | |1/9/0|1/9/0|Common (1) |19,868 | |19,868 |D | |
| | | | | | |0 |7 | | | | | | |
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Option-ISO(5) |15.5938 | | | | | |9/17/|1/15/|Common (1) |4,316 | |4,316 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |08 | | | | | | |
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Option-ISO(5) |15.5938 | | | | | |1/15/|1/15/|Common (1) |4,316 | |4,316 |D | |
| | | | | | |00 |08 | | | | | | |
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Option-ISO(5) |15.5938 | | | | | |1/15/|1/15/|Common (1) |4,316 | |4,316 |D | |
| | | | | | |01 |08 | | | | | | |
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Option-NQ(5) |15.5938 | | | | | |9/17/|1/15/|Common (1) |7,284 | |7,284 |D | |
| | | | | | |99 |08 | | | | | | |
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Option-NQ(5) |15.5938 | | | | | |1/15/|1/15/|Common (1) |7,284 | |7,284 |D | |
| | | | | | |00 |08 | | | | | | |
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Option-NQ(5) |15.5938 | | | | | |1/15/|1/15/|Common (1) |7,284 | |7,284 |D | |
| | | | | | |01 |08 | | | | | | |
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Option(5) |19.25 | | | | | |1/15/|1/15/|Common (1) |10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |00 |09 | | | | | | |
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Option(5) |19.25 | | | | | |1/15/|1/15/|Common (1) |10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |01 |09 | | | | | | |
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Option(5) |19.25 | | | | | |1/15/|1/15/|Common (1) |10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
| | | | | | |02 |09 | | | | | | |
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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, and amended as of May 27, 1998 and March 1, 1999, pursuant
to the Company's Rights
Agreement which entitles holders of the Company's Common Stock in the event
certain specified events occur to
acquire 1/100th of a share of Series A Participating Preferred Stock at a price
of $145 per fractional share.
(2) Right to buy pursuant to the Company's 1981 Non-Qualified Stock Option
Plan.
(3) Right to buy pursuant to the Company's 1989 Stock Option Plan for
Employees.
(4) Shares held for my benefit as of October 8, 1999 under the Humana
Retirement and Savings Plan ("HRSP")
exempt under Rule
16b-3(c).
(5) Right to buy pursuant to the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive
Plan.
(6) Expiration of employee stock option for no value exempt pursuant to Rule
16b-6(d).
