Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

On January 6, 2021, the board of directors (the "Board") of Cigna Corporation ("Cigna") appointed George Kurian as an independent member of the Board, which appointment is effective March 1, 2021.

Mr. Kurian will participate in Cigna's non-employee director compensation program, amended and restated effective January 1, 2019, as described in Cigna's proxy statement for the 2020 annual meeting of shareholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 13, 2020. A copy of the non-employee director compensation program has been filed as Exhibit 10.17 to Cigna's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Kurian and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Kurian was selected as a director. Mr. Kurian has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The Company will file an amended Form 8-K to disclose Mr. Kurian's committee assignments once determined.

A copy of Cigna's press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Kurian is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.




Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)          Exhibits.
Exhibit No.  Description

  99.1         Press release dated January 12, 2021

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
             document)






-2-

© Edgar Online, source Glimpses