Aetna Announces Appearance At Sanford C. Bernstein’s 28TH Annual Strategic Decisions Conference

HARTFORD, Conn., May 23, 2012 — Aetna (NYSE: AET) announced today that Mark T. Bertolini, chairman, chief executive officer and president, is scheduled to make a presentation at Sanford C. Bernstein’s 28th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on May 30, 2012, in New York City.

Aetna’s presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. ET.  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 website 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 presentation is encouraged to read Aetna’s annual and quarterly 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 will be available prior to the presentation via the Investor Information portion of Aetna’s website.

About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving approximately 36.1 million people with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical management capabilities, Medicaid health care management services and health information technology services. Our customers include employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.