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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 8-K Report, Corporate Update (Feb 11, 2009)

Filed February 11, 2009For Securities:UNH

Summary

UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) filed an 8-K on February 11, 2009, primarily to furnish its annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, formatted in XBRL. This filing serves as a supplemental release alongside its official Form 10-K, which was also filed on the same date. The XBRL data includes detailed Consolidated Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Changes in Shareholders' Equity, Cash Flows, and accompanying Notes. Importantly, the company explicitly advises investors that the XBRL-formatted financial information in this 8-K is unaudited and should not be relied upon for investment decisions. Investors are directed to the official, filed version of the Form 10-K for accurate and definitive financial data. This 8-K's primary purpose is to test XBRL technology and format, not to present new or audited financial results.

Key Highlights

  • 1UnitedHealth Group filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, on February 11, 2009.
  • 2This 8-K filing includes the same financial statements (Statements of Operations, Balance Sheets, Changes in Shareholders' Equity, Cash Flows, and Notes) as the Form 10-K, but formatted in XBRL.
  • 3The XBRL-formatted financial information is explicitly stated as unaudited by the company.
  • 4Investors are strongly cautioned not to rely on the XBRL data in this 8-K for investment decisions.
  • 5The primary purpose of this 8-K filing is to test the XBRL format and related technology.
  • 6This filing is intended to supplement, not replace, the official Form 10-K filing.
  • 7The XBRL data in this report will not be deemed 'filed' for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this Form 8-K filing is to provide UnitedHealth Group's annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, formatted in XBRL, primarily for testing the XBRL format and related technology. It accompanies the official Form 10-K filing.

No, investors are explicitly advised by UnitedHealth Group not to rely on the XBRL-formatted financial information in this 8-K. The company states that this data is unaudited and that investors should refer to the official filed version of the Form 10-K for accurate financial data.

The official Annual Report on Form 10-K containing the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, was filed by UnitedHealth Group on February 11, 2009, the same date as this 8-K filing.

The XBRL exhibit (Exhibit 100) includes the Consolidated Statements of Operations, Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity, Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements from the company's 2008 Annual Report.