UnitedHealth Group Board Authorizes Payment of Annual Dividend to Shareholders
MINNEAPOLIS (February 5, 2009) – UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced today that its Board of Directors, at its regular meeting on February 3, 2009, authorized payment of an annual dividend to shareholders for 2009. The dividend, $0.03 per share, will be paid on April 16, 2009, to all shareholders of record of UnitedHealth Group common stock as of the close of business on April 2, 2009.
The company also paid a $0.03 per share dividend in 2008.
About UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to making health care work better. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services through six operating businesses: UnitedHealthcare, Ovations, AmeriChoice, OptumHealth, Ingenix, and Prescription Solutions. Through its family of businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves more than 70 million individuals nationwide. Visit www.unitedhealthgroup.com for more information.
