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68 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
MARKET PRICE OF COMMON STOCK
The following table shows the range of high and
low sales prices for the company’s stock as reported
on the New York Stock Exchange for the calendar
periods shown through February 15, 2005.
These prices do not include commissions or fees
associated with purchasing or selling this security.
High Low
2005
First Quarter
through February 15, 2005 $91.80 $85.25
2004
First Quarter $64.50 $55.45
Second Quarter $68.50 $58.61
Third Quarter $74.75 $59.34
Fourth Quarter $88.76 $64.61
2003
First Quarter $46.35 $39.20
Second Quarter $52.67 $44.10
Third Quarter $56.25 $47.25
Fourth Quarter $58.67 $47.58
As of February 15, 2005, the company had 14,227 shareholders
of record.
ACCOUNT QUESTIONS
Our transfer agent, Wells Fargo, can help you with
a variety of shareholder-related services, including:
Change of address
Lost stock certificates
Transfer of stock to another person
Additional administrative services
You can call our transfer agent toll free at:
(800) 468-9716 or locally at (651) 450-4064.
You can write them at:
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 64854
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0854
Or you can e-mail our transfer agent at:
[email protected]
INFORMATION ONLINE
You can view our annual report and obtain
more information about UnitedHealth Group
and its businesses via the Internet at:
www.unitedhealthgroup.com
INVESTOR RELATIONS
You can contact UnitedHealth Group Investor
Relations to order, without charge, financial docu-
ments such as the annual report and Form 10-K.
You can write to us at:
Investor Relations, MN008-T930
UnitedHealth Group
P.O. Box 1459
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-1459
ANNUAL MEETING
We invite UnitedHealth Group shareholders
to attend our annual meeting, which will be
held on Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at 10 a.m. CDT, at
UnitedHealth Group Center, 9900 Bren Road East,
Minnetonka, Minnesota.
DIVIDEND POLICY
UnitedHealth Group’s board of directors
established the company’s dividend policy in
August 1990. The policy requires the board
to review the company’s financial statements
following the end of each fiscal year and decide
whether it is advisable to declare a dividend on
the outstanding shares of common stock.
Shareholders of record on April 1, 2004,
received an annual dividend for 2004 of $0.03 per
share. On February 1, 2005, the board approved
an annual dividend for 2005 of $0.03 per share.
The dividend will be paid on April 18, 2005, to
shareholders of record at the close of business
on April 1, 2005.
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE — STOCK LISTING
AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The company's common stock is traded on the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the
symbol UNH. Pursuant to Section 303A.12(a)
of the NYSE listed company manual, the company
submitted an unqualified certification of its
Chief Executive Officer to the NYSE in 2004.
The company has also filed as exhibits to its
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004, the Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer certifications required
under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
INVESTOR INFORMATION