AET News and Press, Aetna Inc. From 03/13/18

CVS Heath ( CVS -0.8% ) and Aetna ( AET +0.2% ) report that their respective shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposed merger. In special meetings, 98% of the CVS shares voted were in favor of the tie-up while 97% of the Aetna shares voted  backed the deal. ...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. , March 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In a special meeting held today, CVS Health Corporation (NYSE: CVS) stockholders voted to approve the shares of company stock to be issued in the company's acquisition of Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET), one of the nation's leading diversified...

At today’s special meeting of Aetna (NYSE: AET ) shareholders, approximately 97 percent of the votes cast, and over 77 percent of the 326,942,525 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, voted to approve and adopt the agreement and plan of merger dated as of December 3, 2017, as it m...

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