Aetna to Announce First Quarter Results On April 25; Announcement Will Precede Annual Shareholders Meeting.Business Editors HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2002 Aetna Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AET AET Aetna, Inc. AET After Extra Time AET Actual Evapotranspiration AET Alliance for Environmental Technology AET Alpha-Ethyltryptamine AET Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc. ) today announced its first quarter results will be made public on Thursday, April 25, and that the first quarter results conference call will begin at 9 a.m. EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT on that day. The company will also provide full-year health segment guidance on the conference call. "At this important point in our turnaround Turnaround A situation where a company that has had poor performance for an extended period of time experiences a positive reversal. Notes: A speculator may profit from a turnaround if he or she accurately anticipates the improvement of a poorly performing company. , we want to provide our shareholders with a meaningful report on our operational progress before the April 26 Annual Meeting. We have decided, therefore, to announce our first quarter results on the preceding day," said Dr. John W. Rowe, Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . The public may access the conference call, which is available on a listen-only basis, by dialing 888-209-4007, or for international callers, 212-346-6435. The company suggests participants dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the call. Individuals who dial in will be asked to identify themselves and their affiliations. A replay of the call may be accessed at 800-633-8284, or for international callers, 858-812-6440. The replay access code is 20498041. Replays will be available beginning Thursday, April 25, at 11 a.m. EDT until Thursday, May 2, at 11 a.m. EDT. The live audio Webcast and replays are available through Aetna's Investor Information link on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at www.aetna.com. Aetna is one of the nation's leading providers of health care and related group benefits, serving 15.6 million health care members, 12.4 million dental members and 11.5 million group insurance customers, as of January 1, 2002. Information about Aetna is available at www.aetna.com. |
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