2011 Q4 ER 8-K
 
 
 
 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 19, 2012
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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Minnesota

 
1-10864
 
41-1321939
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 
(Commission File Number)

 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

UnitedHealth Group Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota
55343
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 936-1300
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 19, 2012, UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its fourth quarter and full year 2011 results. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The press release contains the non-GAAP financial measure adjusted fourth quarter 2011 cash flows from operating activities, which includes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services premium payment for October 2011 that the Company received in September 2011. The press release also includes non-GAAP financial measures that exclude $200 million in goodwill impairment and business line disposition charges at OptumInsight. These non-GAAP measures include fourth quarter year-over-year increase in OptumInsight revenues and full year and fourth quarter year-over-year growth in OptumInsight earnings from operations and operating margin.
The most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to these non-GAAP measures are as follows:
Fourth quarter 2011 cash flows from operating activities
$(0.4) billion

Fourth quarter year-over-year increase in OptumInsight revenues
$1 million

OptumInsight earnings from operations
 
Fourth quarter 2010 earnings (loss) from operations
$(99) million

Fourth quarter year-over-year increase in earnings from operations
$219 million

Full year 2010 earnings from operations
$84 million

Full year year-over-year increase in earnings from operations
$297 million

OptumInsight operating margin
 
Fourth quarter 2010 operating margin
(13.8
)%
Fourth quarter year-over-year increase in operating margin
30.6
 %
Full year 2010 operating margin
3.6
 %
Full year year-over-year increase in operating margin
10.7
 %
A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures is set forth in the press release.
The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
 
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated January 19, 2012

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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: January 19, 2012                 
 
 
 
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Richard N. Baer
 
 
 
 
Richard N. Baer
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Description
 
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated January 19, 2012

        

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