Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 2, 2009, Aetna Inc. ("Aetna") issued a press release announcing that it is revising its 2009 operating earnings per share guidance from a range of $3.85 to $3.95 to a range of $3.55 to $3.70 (1). A copy of that press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.

Senior members of Aetna's management team are currently scheduled to meet with investors and analysts from June 2, 2009 through June 18, 2009. Aetna expects discussions at those meetings to focus on its strategy, tactics and future outlook.

The information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be or be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

(1) Projected full-year 2009 operating earnings per share exclude after tax net realized capital losses of $4.8 million reported by Aetna for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Projected operating earnings per share also exclude from net income any net realized capital gains or losses and other items occurring after March 31, 2009. Aetna is not able to project the amount of future net realized capital gains or losses or other items and cannot therefore reconcile projected operating earnings per share in any period to projected net income per share. Projected full-year 2009 operating earnings assume less than 455 million weighted-average diluted shares.