Cigna Corporation CI and HealthSpring, Inc. HS today announced
that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Cigna will acquire
all the outstanding shares of HealthSpring for $55 per share in cash, a 37%
premium over the closing stock price on Friday October 21, 2011, representing
a total transaction value of approximately $3.8 billion. HealthSpring's proven
leadership team, headed by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Herb
Fritch, will lead Cigna's expansion in our rapidly growing Seniors and
Medicare segments. The business combination is expected to be accretive to
Cigna earnings per share in the first full year of operations. The agreement
has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is subject
to required regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions. The
transaction is expected to close during the first half of 2012 and is not
subject to a financing condition.
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