Aetna Announces Appearance at Merrill Lynch Health Services Investor Conference

Business Wire, Nov 22, 2006

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Ronald A. Williams, chairman and CEO of Aetna, is scheduled to make a presentation at the Merrill Lynch Health Services Investor Conference on November 29, 2006, in New York, NY.

Aetna's presentation is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time. Investors, analysts and the general public are invited to listen to this presentation over the Internet via Aetna's Investor Information link at www.aetna.com/investor. To listen to this presentation live on the Internet, visit Aetna's web site prior to the presentation to download and install any necessary audio software. A webcast replay will be available via Aetna's Investor Information link at www.aetna.com/investor, beginning approximately two hours after the event, for 14 days.

Anyone listening to the Aetna presentation is encouraged to read Aetna's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of Aetna's historical results of operations and financial condition. Information reconciling certain financial and other measures that may be disclosed in the presentation to relevant GAAP measures is available in Aetna's fourth quarter 2003 and fourth quarter 2005 Financial Supplements, first and third quarter 2006 Financial Supplements, and third quarter 2006 Guidance Summary, via the Aetna Investor Information link.

Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 29.8 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life, long-term care and disability plans, and medical management capabilities. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans and government-sponsored plans. www.aetna.com