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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):    January 17, 2002


UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota   0-10864   41-1321939
(State or other jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

UnitedHealth Group Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota

 

55343
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)    (952) 936-1300

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.    Other Events.

        On January 14, 2002, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (the "Company") agreed to sell $400,000,000 principal amount of its 5.20% Notes due January 17, 2007 (the "Notes"), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement and applicable Pricing Agreement each dated January 14, 2002, among the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Representatives of the several Underwriters. The Notes will be issued pursuant to that certain senior debt securities Indenture dated as of November 15, 1998, as amended by an Amendment to Indenture dated as of November 6, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the "Indenture"), and an Officers' Certificate and Company Order dated January 17, 2002, pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the Indenture. The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by a registration statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-66013.


Item 7.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (c)   Exhibits.

 

1.1

 

Underwriting Agreement and applicable Pricing Agreement each dated January 14, 2002, among the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several Underwriters.

 

4.1

 

Officers' Certificate and Company Order dated January 17, 2002, pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the senior debt securities Indenture dated as of November 15, 1998, as amended by Amendment dated as of November 6, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (excluding exhibits thereto).

 

4.2

 

Specimen Note.

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        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.

Date: January 17, 2002

    UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
INCORPORATED

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
DAVID J. LUBBEN      
David J. Lubben
General Counsel & Secretary

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(c) Exhibits

1.1   Underwriting Agreement and applicable Pricing Agreement each dated January 14, 2002, among the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Merrill Lynch & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representatives of the several Underwriters.

4.1

 

Officers' Certificate and Company Order dated January 17, 2002, pursuant to Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the senior debt securities Indenture dated as of November 15, 1998, as amended by Amendment dated as of November 6, 2000, between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (excluding exhibits thereto).

4.2

 

Specimen Note.

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