<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-18-034855.txt : 20181130
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-18-034855
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181128
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181130
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181130

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Lynch Karen S
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001333760

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-01011
		FILM NUMBER:		181211876

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		151 FARMINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		RW61
		CITY:			HARTFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06156

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Rohan Karen
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050721

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CVS HEALTH Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000064803
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-DRUG STORES AND PROPRIETARY STORES [5912]
		IRS NUMBER:				050494040
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CVS DR.
		CITY:			WOONSOCKET
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02895
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4017651500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE CVS DR.
		CITY:			WOONSOCKET
		STATE:			RI
		ZIP:			02895

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CVS CAREMARK CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070509

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CVS/CAREMARK CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20070322

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CVS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970128
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        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 3, 2017 (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), by and among CVS Health Corporation (&quot;CVS Health&quot;), Hudson Merger Sub Corp. (the &quot;Merger Sub&quot;), a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS Health, and Aetna Inc. (&quot;Aetna&quot;), on November 28, 2018 (the &quot;Closing Date&quot;) the Merger Sub merged with and into Aetna (the &quot;Merger&quot;), with Aetna continuing as the surviving company of the Merger and as a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS Health.  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date each share of Aetna common stock held by the reporting person was converted into the right to receive 0.8378 of a share of common stock of CVS Health and $145.00 in cash.  The closing price of CVS Health's common stock on November 28, 2018 was $80.27 per share.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes (1) 80,722 CVS Health Restricted Stock Units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) that were converted from Aetna Performance Stock Units (&quot;PSUs&quot;) granted under the Aetna Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the &quot;Plan&quot;) pursuant to the Merger Agreement and that vest on February 19, 2019; (2) 35,946 CVS Health RSUs that were converted from Aetna PSUs granted under the Plan pursuant to the Merger Agreement and that vest on February 17, 2020; and (3) 84,547 CVS Health RSUs that were converted from Aetna RSUs granted under the Plan pursuant to the Merger Agreement and that vest in three equal annual installments beginning on December 2, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Consists of CVS RSUs awarded pursuant to the Plan.  Restrictions lapse on 11/28/2021.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents unvested Stock Appreciation Rights (&quot;SARs&quot;) granted under the Plan on February 17, 2017 that were converted into CVS Health SARs pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.  These SARs vest in two substantally equal annual installments beginning on February 17, 2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents unvested Stock Appreciation Rights (&quot;SARs&quot;) granted under the Plan on February 19, 2016 that were converted into CVS Health SARs pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.  These SARs vest on February 19, 2019.</footnote>
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