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Coventry Health Care Signs Definitive Agreement To Acquire First Health; Coventry Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $0.96 Per Diluted Share.


BETHESDA Bethesda, city, United States
Bethesda, uninc. city (1990 pop. 62,936), Montgomery co., W central Md., an affluent residential and commercial suburb of Washington, D.C. The area was settled in the late 17th cent.
, Md. -- --Creates a leading health benefits company with size and scale for future growth

--Leverages the complementary strengths of both companies

--Broadens the product portfolio and further diversifies the client base

--First Health shareholders will receive 0.1791 Coventry Coventry, city, England
Coventry (kŏv`əntrē, kŭv`–), city (1991 pop. 318,718) and metropolitan district, central England. Coventry is an industrial center noted for its automobile production.
 shares and $9.375 in cash per First Health share

--Immediately accretive, expected to add $0.30 - $0.36 to earnings per share in 2005

Coventry Health Care Coventry Health Care, Inc. (Coventry) (NYSE: CVH) is a managed health care company in the United States. On February 8th of 2007 Coventry agreed to acquire Concentra's Workers Compensation Managed Care Services Businesses. External links
  • Company website
, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: CVH CVH Helicopter Carrier
CVH Compound-valve-angle Hemispherical Combustion-chamber (Ford cylinder head design and family of engines)
CVH Compound Valve Angle Hemispheral Combustion Chamber
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), and First Health Group Corp. (First Health) (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: FHCC FHCC Florida Health Care Coalition
FHCC Florida Hurricane Crisis Coalition (Tallahassee, Florida)
FHCC Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Seattle, Washington)
FHCC Federal Health Care Center
) jointly announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement whereby Coventry will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of First Health for a combination of shares of Coventry's common stock and cash. The combination creates a national health benefits company capable of providing health insurance and administrative services to a broad array of commercial and government clients.

Under the terms of the agreement, and subject to regulatory reg·u·late  
tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates
1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.

2.
 approvals, Coventry will pay 0.1791 shares of Coventry common stock and $9.375 in cash, per First Health share. Based on the NYSE closing price of Coventry's shares of $52.05, the indicated combined per share consideration for each outstanding share of First Health common stock amounts to $18.70 or a total indicated purchase price of approximately $1.8 billion. Coventry expects to finance the cash consideration with a combination of existing cash balances and borrowing under a new $950 million bank commitment.

First Health, headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois Downers Grove is an affluent suburb located 19 miles (31 km) west of Chicago in DuPage County, Illinois. The population was 48,724 at the 2000 census. , is a full service national health benefits services company serving the group health, workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work.  and state public program markets. First Health offerings include a directly contracted national preferred provider organization pre·ferred provider organization
n.
Abbr. PPO A medical insurance plan in which members receive more coverage if they choose health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan.
, clinical programs, disease management, pharmacy benefit management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims.  and other healthcare administrative products. First Health generated revenues of $890.9 million in 2003.

"The combination of Coventry Health Care and First Health Group creates a truly national health benefits platform with the tools to serve our local, national and governmental clients. Coventry Health Care has built a very successful market position in 15 markets throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The acquisition of First Health enables us to extend our success far beyond our existing borders. This transforming acquisition positions Coventry to be a leader over the coming years as our clients seek an efficient solution to their health care cost challenges," said Allen Al·len , Edgar 1892-1943.

American anatomist who is noted for his studies of hormones and for the discovery (1923) of estrogen.
 Wise, 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.  of Coventry.

Dale Wolf, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, stated, "We look forward to combining the strengths of these two companies to better serve both companies' clients. First Health's national health administrative services business is highly complementary to our traditional strength in operating local health plans. We will now have the capability to target the most attractive opportunities in health insurance and administrative services from small group to national and governmental accounts nationwide."

"This merger will provide great opportunities for all of our constituents including colleagues, clients and providers and enhance efforts to secure and service a growing client base." said Edward Edward

killed his father at his mother’s instigation. [Br. Balladry: Edward in Benét, 302]

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 L. Wristen, President and Chief Executive Officer of First Health.

As a result of the transaction, the combined company will benefit from:

--The size, scale and market access needed for leadership

--A broad product portfolio creating diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s  revenues and cash flow streams

--A national presence combined with local network strength

--Operational excellence through combined management expertise

--Continued financial strength and flexibility

--Operating synergies of $100 million by the end of fiscal 2007

Transaction Summary

The transaction involves a merger of First Health into a Coventry acquisition subsidiary. Closing of the transaction, subject to regulatory approvals, approval of a majority of First Health's shareholders and other customary conditions is expected during the first quarter of 2005. The transaction is expected to be structured as a tax-free tax-free
adj.
Not subject to taxation; tax-exempt.


tax-free
Adjective

not needing to have tax paid on it: a tax-free lump sum

Adj. 1.
 reorganization. Following the transaction, First Health shareholders will have between 15.1% and 15.7% ownership on a diluted di·lute  
tr.v. di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing, di·lutes
1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 basis in the combined company. The merger agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies.

CIBC World Markets CIBC World Markets is the investment banking division of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. It helps governments, large companies, and other large institutions obtain capital and credit and is a primary dealer in U.S. Treasury securities.  Corp. and Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LEH), founded in 1850, is a diversified, global financial services firm. It is a participant in investment banking, equity and fixed income sales, research and trading, investment management, private equity, and private banking. , Inc. acted as financial advisors and Bass, Berry Berry, former province, France
Berry (bĕrē`), former province, central France. Bourges, the capital, and Châteauroux are the chief towns.
, & Sims, PLC acted as legal counsel to Coventry.

Profile of the Combined Company

The combined company will have operations in 50 states in the United States, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla.  and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). . The combined company expects to have pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts.

The phrase pro forma
 2004 revenue of $6.2 billion, and EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become  of $850.8 million. In addition, the combined company expects to achieve annual operating synergies of approximately $20-$30 million targeted for 2005, $40 -$60 million by the end of 2006, and more than $100 million by the end of 2007 (provider network savings, in-sourcing opportunities, implementation of best practices and elimination of duplicate DUPLICATE. The double of anything.
     2. It is usually applied to agreements, letters, receipts, and the like, when two originals are made of either of them. Each copy has the same effect.
 corporate costs). The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to Coventry's earnings per share, adding approximately $0.30 - $0.36 to Coventry's 2005 EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format.  guidance of $4.13 - $4.17 (excluding one-time one-time
adj.
1. or one·time
a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995.

b.
 transaction related adjustments and costs). Subsequent to closing, Coventry will have an anticipated debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.26x - 1.30x and a Debt/ Total Capitalization Total capitalization

The total long-term debt and all types of equity of a company that constitutes its capital structure.


total capitalization

See capitalization.
 ratio of 33.8% - 34.7%.

Coventry Third Quarter 2004 Results

In addition to the First Health acquisition announcement, Coventry is also reporting its third quarter earnings and introducing guidance for 2005. Operating revenues operating revenue

Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue.
 totaled $1.33 billion for the quarter, a 15.6% increase over the third quarter of 2003. Net earnings were $87.0 million, or $0.96 per diluted share, a 28.9% increase over net earnings for the third quarter of 2003 and 29.7% on a per diluted share basis. For the nine months ended September September: see month.  30, 2004, total revenues were $3.93 billion, a 18.6% increase over 2003, with net earnings of $2.71 per diluted share, a 36.2% increase over 2003.

Financial Highlights

--3rd Quarter Membership Up 4.0% over the prior year quarter

--3rd Quarter Revenues Up 15.6% over the prior year quarter

--3rd Quarter EPS Up 29.7% over the prior year quarter

--3rd Quarter Operating Margin Operating Margin

A ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency.

Calculated by:
 of 9.6%, Up 70 basis points over the prior year quarter

--3rd Quarter Annualized annualized

Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared.
 Return on Equity of 33.0%

Q4 2004 Guidance

--Total Revenues of $1.37 billion to $1.38 billion

--EPS in the range of $0.95 to $0.97

2005 Guidance

--Risk revenues in the range of $5.90 billion to $6.00 billion

--Management services revenues of $100.0 million to $105.0 million

--Medical loss ratio (MLR MLR

mixed lymphocyte reaction.

MLR Myocardial laser revascularization, see there
%) of 80.5% to 81.5% of risk revenues

--Selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) of $660.0 million to $670.0 million

--Depreciation and amortization of $20.0 million to $21.0 million

--Investment income of $43.0 million to $45.0 million

--Interest expense of $14.5 million to $14.8 million

--Tax rate of 35.8% to 36.2%

--Diluted share count of 90.5 million to 91.5 million shares

--Earnings per share (EPS) on a diluted basis of $4.13 - $4.17

Mr. Wise will host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. EST EST electroshock therapy.

EST
abbr.
electroshock therapy
 on Thursday Thursday: see week. , October October: see month.  14, 2004. To listen to the call, dial (888) 203-7337, or for international callers, (719) 955-1566. Callers will be asked to identify themselves and their affiliations. The conference call will also be broadcast over the internet at www.cvty.com. Coventry asks participants on both the call and webcast to review and be familiar with its filings with the SEC. A replay of the call will be available for one week at (888) 203-1112, or for international callers, (719) 457-0820. The access code is 932607.

Coventry Health Care is a managed health care company based in Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, just Northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from  operating health plans, insurance companies, and provider networks under the names Coventry Health Care, Coventry Health and Life, Altius Health Plans, Carelink Health Plans, Group Health Plan, HealthAmerica, HealthAssurance, HealthCare USA, OmniCare Omnicare (NYSE: OCR) is a Fortune 500 company based in Covington, Kentucky. This company provides services in skilled nursing, assisted living, and other healthcare facilities in 47 U.S. states and Canada. External links
  • Omnicare website
  • Omnicare v.
, PersonalCare, SouthCare, Southern Health and WellPath. The Company provides a full range of managed care products and services including HMO HMO health maintenance organization.

HMO
n.
A corporation that is financed by insurance premiums and has member physicians and professional staff who provide curative and preventive medicine within certain financial,
, PPO PPO
abbr.
preferred provider organization


PPO Managed care Preferred provider organization, see there Infectious disease Pleuropneumonia-like organism, see there
, POS (1) See point of sale and packet over SONET.

(2) "Parent over shoulder." See digispeak.

POS - point of sale
, Medicare Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and is now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. +Choice, and Medicaid Medicaid, national health insurance program in the United States for low-income persons; established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.  to 3.1 million members in a broad cross section of employer and government-funded groups in 15 markets throughout the Midwest Midwest or Middle West, region of the United States centered on the western Great Lakes and the upper-middle Mississippi valley. It is a somewhat imprecise term that has been applied to the northern section of the land between the Appalachians , Mid-Atlantic Adj. 1. mid-Atlantic - of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey; "mid-Atlantic states"
middle Atlantic
 and Southeast United States. More information is available on the Internet at www.cvty.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor

1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated.

2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive.
 provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. These statements relate to future events or future financial performance and may be significantly impacted by certain risks and uncertainties described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December December: see month.  31, 2003 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Additional Information About This Information

This communication is not a solicitation solicitation

In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual
 of a proxy from any security holder of First Health. Coventry and First Health intend to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC in connection with the Merger. The Form S-4 will contain a prospectus, a proxy statement Proxy Statement

A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting.
 and other documents for the stockholders' meeting of First Health at which time the proposed transaction will be considered. The Form S-4, proxy statement and prospectus will contain important information about Coventry, First Health, the Merger and related matters. Investors and stockholders should read the Form S-4, the proxy statement and prospectus and the other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger carefully before they make any decision with respect to the Merger. The Form S-4, proxy statement and prospectus, and all other documents filed with the SEC in connection with the Merger will be available when filed free of charge at the SEC's web site, www.sec.gov See .gov and GovNet.

(networking) gov - The top-level domain for US government bodies.
. In addition, all documents filed with the SEC by Coventry in connection with the Merger will be made available to investors free of charge by writing to: Coventry Health Care, Inc., 6705 Rockledge Rockledge, city (1990 pop. 16,023), Brevard co., E Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon). Rockledge grew rapidly in the late 20th cent.  Drive, Suite 900, Bethesda, Maryland 20817, Attn: Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
. All documents filed with the SEC by First Health in connection with the Merger will be made available to investors free of charge by writing to: First Health Group Corp., 3200 Highland Avenue, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, Attn: Investor Relations.

Coventry, First Health, their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from First Health's stockholders. Information concerning Coventry's directors and certain executive officers and their direct and indirect interests in Coventry is contained in its proxy statement for its 2004 annual meeting of stockholders. Information concerning First Health's directors and certain executive officers and their direct and indirect interests in First Health is contained in its proxy statement for its 2004 annual meeting of stockholders. Additional information regarding the interests of these participants in the Merger will be available in the proxy statement regarding the Merger. Investors can obtain free copies of these documents from the SEC's website.
COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
                              MEMBERSHIP
                        (Amounts in thousands)


                             September 30,   June 30,    September 30,
                                 2004          2004          2003
                             ------------- ------------- -------------
 Membership by Market:
   Delaware                           103           104           101
   Georgia                             76            80            77
   Illinois - Central                  87            86            75
   Iowa                                66            72            94
   Kansas City                        210           212           230
   Louisiana                           76            76            73
   Nebraska                            50            49            47
   North Carolina                     120           122           118
   Pennsylvania                       736           728           680
   St. Louis                          495           503           461
   Utah                               184           181           168
   Virginia                           166           163           154
   West Virginia                       77            82            75
                             ------------- ------------- -------------
         Total Membership           2,446         2,458         2,353
                             ============= ============= =============

Membership by Product:
  Risk membership:
   Commercial                       1,487         1,503         1,486
   Medicare                            68            68            64
   Medicaid                           333           334           315
                             ------------- ------------- -------------
     Total risk membership          1,888         1,905         1,865
   Non-risk membership                558           553           488
                             ------------- ------------- -------------
     Total Membership               2,446         2,458         2,353
                             ============= ============= =============

Network rental membership             574           681           719
COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
            (Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
                             (unaudited)

                           Quarters Ended         Nine Months Ended
                            September 30,           September 30,
                       ----------------------- -----------------------
                          2004        2003        2004        2003
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Operating revenues:
     Managed care
      premiums         $1,302,053  $1,126,594  $3,843,529  $3,244,884
     Management
      services             27,763      23,395      84,260      66,953
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating
 revenues               1,329,816   1,149,989   3,927,789   3,311,837
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Operating expenses:
     Medical costs      1,043,317     906,756   3,096,860   2,638,031
     Selling, general
      and
      administrative      154,034     136,859     455,705     397,579
     Depreciation and
      amortization          4,259       4,280      12,921      13,424
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total operating
 expenses               1,201,610   1,047,895   3,565,486   3,049,034
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Operating earnings        128,206     102,094     362,303     262,803
Operating earnings
 percentage of total
 revenues                     9.6%        8.9%        9.2%        7.9%

Senior notes interest
 expense, net               3,572       4,126      10,719      11,470
Other income, net          10,809       9,211      32,581      31,115
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------

Earnings before income
 taxes                    135,443     107,179     384,165     282,448

Provision for income
 taxes                     48,421      39,656     138,814     101,991
                       ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net earnings              $87,022     $67,523    $245,351    $180,457
                       =========== =========== =========== ===========


Net earnings per share,
 basic                      $0.99       $0.76       $2.79       $2.05
Net earnings per share,
 diluted                    $0.96       $0.74       $2.71       $1.99

Weighted average shares
 outstanding, basic        88,344      88,595      87,954      87,824
Weighted average shares
 outstanding, diluted      90,653      91,230      90,527      90,441


                      COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                        (Amounts in thousands)

                               September 30,  June 30,    December 31,
                                   2004         2004         2003
                               ---------------------------------------
                                (unaudited)  (unaudited)
Assets:
Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents       $398,853     $303,342     $253,331
   Short-term investments           287,141      249,159      101,191
   Accounts receivable, net          91,523       85,015       89,766
   Other receivables, net            52,240       51,764       45,335
   Deferred income taxes             35,698       37,686       36,255
   Other current assets               8,670        9,916        8,089
                               ---------------------------------------
     Total current assets           874,125      736,882      533,967

   Long-term investments            949,099      978,428    1,051,400
   Property and equipment, net       29,917       28,900       33,085
   Goodwill                         281,328      281,328      281,183
   Other intangible assets, net      26,154       26,780       27,447
   Other long-term assets            57,171       58,853       54,654
                               ---------------------------------------
     Total assets                $2,217,794   $2,111,171   $1,981,736
                               =======================================

Liabilities and Stockholders'
 Equity:
Current liabilities:
   Medical claims liabilities      $597,510     $595,720     $537,340
   Other medical liabilities         48,767       48,932       59,850
   Accounts payable and other
    accrued liabilities             198,139      199,917      183,781
   Deferred revenue                  72,720       71,244       73,909
                               ---------------------------------------
    Total current liabilities       917,136      915,813      854,880

   Senior notes                     170,500      170,500      170,500
   Other long-term liabilities       26,065       21,651       27,358
                               ---------------------------------------
    Total liabilities             1,113,701    1,107,964    1,052,738

   Stockholders' Equity:
    Total stockholders' equity    1,104,093    1,003,207      928,998
                               ---------------------------------------
   Total liabilities and
    stockholders' equity         $2,217,794   $2,111,171   $1,981,736
                               =======================================
COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.
            CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                        (Amounts in thousands)
                             (unaudited)

                                   Quarter Ended       Nine Months
                                                           Ended
                                 September 30,2004  September 30, 2004
                                 -------------------------------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net earnings                            $87,022            $245,351
  Depreciation and amortization             4,259              12,921
  Amortization of deferred
   compensation                             4,562              10,945
  Changes in assets and
   liabilities:
     Accounts receivable, net              (6,508)             (1,757)
     Medical claims liabilities             1,790              60,170
     Other medical liabilities               (165)            (11,083)
     Accounts payable and accrued
      liabilities                           5,194              28,187
     Deferred revenue                       1,476              (1,189)
  Other operating activities                4,350               3,773
                                 -------------------------------------
      Net cash flows from
       operating activities               101,980             347,318
                                 -------------------------------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Capital expenditures, net                (4,646)             (7,812)
  Payments for investments, net
   of sales and maturities                   (196)           (105,160)
  Payments for acquisitions, net
   of cash acquired                            (4)               (975)
                                 -------------------------------------
     Net cash flows from
      investing activities                 (4,846)           (113,947)
                                 -------------------------------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
  Proceeds from issuance of stock           3,438               8,886
  Payments for repurchase of
   stock                                   (5,061)            (96,602)
  Payments for fractional
   shares from stock split                      0                (133)
                                 -------------------------------------
     Net cash flows from
      financing activities                 (1,623)            (87,849)
                                 -------------------------------------

Net change in cash and cash
 equivalents for current period            95,511             145,522
Cash and cash equivalents at
 beginning of period                      303,342             253,331
                                 -------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end
 of period                               $398,853            $398,853
                                 =====================================

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and Investments:
  Cash and cash equivalents              $398,853            $398,853
  Short-term investments                  287,141             287,141
  Long-term investments                   949,099             949,099
                                 -------------------------------------
     Total cash and investments        $1,635,093          $1,635,093
                                 =====================================


COVENTRY HEALTH CARE, INC.

SELECTED OPERATING STATISTICS

(Excluding charges)
Q3 2004    Q2 2004    Q1 2004
                                       -------------------------------

Revenue PMPM
Commercial                               228.36     224.56     222.08
Medicare                                 698.82     693.74     683.12
Medicaid                                 143.87     140.61     141.49
Management  Fees                          16.68      17.06      17.28

Medical PMPM
Commercial                               182.12     177.19     176.36
Medicare                                 541.55     579.18     607.02
Medicaid                                 122.86     122.80     122.98

MLR %
Commercial                                 79.8%      78.9%      79.4%
Medicare                                   77.5%      83.5%      88.9%
Medicaid                                   85.4%      87.3%      86.9%
                                       -------------------------------
Total                                      80.1%      80.3%      81.3%

SGA % of revenues                          11.6%      11.6%      11.6%
SGA PMPM                                  21.05      20.86      20.54

Claims Statistics
Claims Inventory                        143,645    161,212    142,080
Inventory Days on Hand                      1.5        1.7        1.5
Total Medical Liabilities (000's)      $646,277   $644,652   $645,017
Days in Claims Payable                    52.69      52.64      52.39
Days in Other Medical Liabilities          4.30       4.32       4.94
Total Days in Medical Liabilities         56.99      56.96      57.33

Member Growth (a)
Same Store                              (12,000)    27,000     48,000
Acquisition                                   0          0          0


                              Total     Q4 2003    Q3 2003     Total
                               2003                            2002
                             --------  ---------  ---------  ---------

Revenue PMPM
Commercial                    206.08     209.74     208.30     183.80
Medicare                      629.52     632.22     630.56     593.29
Medicaid                      139.69     138.11     141.33     137.54
Management  Fees               17.86      18.38      17.37      17.71

Medical PMPM
Commercial                    164.59     165.28     166.36     152.12
Medicare                      527.84     556.98     507.59     509.60
Medicaid                      122.25     123.58     119.46     115.58

MLR %
Commercial                      79.9%      78.8%      79.9%      82.8%
Medicare                        83.8%      88.1%      80.5%      85.9%
Medicaid                        87.5%      89.5%      84.5%      84.0%
                             --------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Total                           81.2%      80.9%      80.5%      83.3%

SGA % of revenues               12.0%      11.9%      11.9%      12.2%
SGA PMPM                       20.60      20.69      20.51      19.56

Claims Statistics
Claims Inventory                        128,556    156,773    146,842
Inventory Days on Hand                      1.2        1.7        2.0
Total Medical Liabilities
 (000's)                               $597,190   $610,033   $558,599
Days in Claims Payable                    51.01      55.83      59.46
Days in Other Medical
 Liabilities                               5.68       6.06       7.33
Total Days in Medical
 Liabilities                              56.69      61.89      66.79

Member Growth (a)
Same Store                   157,000     36,000     42,000     51,000
Acquisition                  191,000     (6,000)   159,000    143,000


(a) Membership growth excludes network rental membership.
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