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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-laws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
Effective February 13, 2023, Cigna Corporation (the “Company”) changed its corporate name to The Cigna Group (the “Name Change”) pursuant to a certificate of amendment to the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) previously filed with the Delaware Secretary of State. The Company also amended and restated its by-laws (the “Amended and Restated By-laws”) on February 13, 2023 to reflect the Name Change. Pursuant to Delaware law, a shareholder vote was not necessary to effectuate the Name Change and the Name Change does not affect the rights of the Company’s shareholders.
The Company also filed a restated certificate of incorporation (the “Restated Charter”) that combined into one document the Company’s prior restated certificate of incorporation, as amended by the Charter Amendment to reflect the Name Change. The Cigna Group’s common stock will continue to trade under its former name, Cigna Corporation, through February 22, 2023 and will begin trading under its new name, The Cigna Group, on February 23, 2023. The Company’s common stock will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CI". The Name Change does not affect the Company’s trading symbol, its CUSIP, nor the rights of its security holders, creditors, customers or suppliers.
Copies of the Charter Amendment, Restated Charter and Amended and Restated By-laws are filed as Exhibit 3.1, Exhibit 3.2 and Exhibit 3.3, respectively, with this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. Other than the Name Change, the Company did not make any changes to its certificate of incorporation or by-laws.
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Exhibit No. Description
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cigna Corporation. |
| 3.2 | Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The Cigna Group. |
| 3.3 | Amended and Restated By-laws of The Cigna Group. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE CIGNA GROUP | ||
| Date: February 13, 2023 | By: | /s/ Brian C. Evanko |
| Brian C. Evanko | ||
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||