Aetna Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Proposed Acquisition by CVS Health

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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 may be amended from time to time, pursuant to which CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has agreed to acquire Aetna. Under the agreement, upon completion of the transaction Aetna shareholders will receive $145 in cash and 0.8378 of a CVS Health share for each Aetna share, which was valued at $207.94 in the aggregate based on the closing price of CVS Health stock on December 1, 2017.