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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED</B></FONT>




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<center><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></center>




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(I.R.S. employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UnitedHealth Group Center<BR>
9900 Bren Road East<BR>
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343</B>
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)</center></FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plans)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>David J. Lubben, Esq.<BR>
General Counsel &#038; Secretary<BR>
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated<BR>
UnitedHealth Group Center<BR>
9900 Bren Road East<BR>
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(952)&nbsp;936-1300</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</FONT>




<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:<BR>
<B>James D. Alt, Esq.<BR>
Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP<BR>
50 South Sixth Street, Suite&nbsp;1500<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402<BR>
(612)&nbsp;340-2600</B></FONT>




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        <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock<br>
($.01 par value)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD nowrap colspan="2" align="center"><FONT size="2">73,721,591 Shares</FONT></TD>
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        <TD colspan="2" align="center"><FONT size="2">$86.88</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,404,931,826.08</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">589,253.73</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Represents the shares of common stock of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (&#147;UHG&#148;) issuable upon the
exercise of awards pursuant to the UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2002
Plan&#148;). This registration statement relates to a total of
73,721,591 shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;) of common
stock that were reserved for issuance under outstanding awards or available for granting future awards
under the United HealthCare Corporation 1991 Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;1991 Plan&#148;), the
United HealthCare Corporation 1998 Broad-Based Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;1998 Plan&#148;) and
the UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan, as amended (the &#147;Nonemployee
Director Plan&#148; and, together with the 1991 Plan and the 1998 Plan, the &#147;Prior Plans&#148;). The Prior Plans
have been incorporated into the 2002 Plan and, following such incorporation, the shares reserved for
issuance under outstanding awards or available for the granting of future awards under the Prior Plans
are now available for issuance under the 2002 Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h)
based on the average of the high and low prices of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on May&nbsp;14, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(p), the registrant previously paid, and is offsetting against the currently due
filing fee, an aggregate filing fee of $473,159.02 previously paid in connection with the registration
of (a) 31,592,348 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under outstanding awards or available for
future grant under the 1991 Plan, (b) 12,344,763 shares reserved for issuance under outstanding awards
or available for future grant under the 1998 Plan, and (c)&nbsp;1,000,000 shares reserved for issuance under
outstanding awards or available for future grant under the Nonemployee Director Plan. The filing fees
with respect to these shares were paid in connection with the registration statements on Form&nbsp;S-8 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (x)&nbsp;with respect to the 1991 Plan, on September&nbsp;21, 2000
(File No.&nbsp;333-46284) (20,000,000 shares and filing fee of $243,460.80), September&nbsp;16, 1999 (File No.
333-87243) (5,554,172 shares and filing fee of $46,876.69) and April&nbsp;20, 1998 (File No.&nbsp;333-50461)
(6,038,176 shares and filing fee of $62,038.01); (y)&nbsp;with respect to the 1998 Plan, on June&nbsp;22, 1999
(File No.&nbsp;333-81337) (17,012,824 shares and filing fee of $156,962.44); and (z)&nbsp;with respect to the
Nonemployee Director Plan, on November&nbsp;3, 1999 (File No.&nbsp;333-90247) (1,000,000 shares and filing fee of
$6,889.19). The shares listed above reflect all UHG stock splits effective through the date of this
filing.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>




<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents that we have filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement, as of their respective dates:

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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;17, 2002,
March&nbsp;7, 2002 and May&nbsp;16, 2002; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">the description of our common stock contained in any
registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed by us under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating any such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed by us pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the date
hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all
securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document all or part of
which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.

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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></FONT>




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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></FONT>




<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act provides that a
corporation shall indemnify any person who is made or is threatened to be made
a party to any proceeding by reason of the former or present official capacity
(as defined) of such person against judgments, penalties, fines (including,
without limitation, excise taxes assessed against such person with respect to
any employee benefit plan), settlements and reasonable expenses, including
attorneys&#146; fees and disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with
the proceeding if, with respect to the acts or omissions of such person
complained of in the proceeding, such person (1)&nbsp;has not been indemnified
therefor by another organization or employee benefit plan; (2)&nbsp;acted in good
faith; (3)&nbsp;received no improper personal benefit and Section&nbsp;302A.255 (with
respect to director conflicts of interest), if applicable, has been satisfied;
(4)&nbsp;in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
the conduct was unlawful; and (5)&nbsp;reasonably believed that the conduct was in
the best interests of the corporation in the case of acts or omissions in such
person&#146;s official capacity for the corporation or reasonably believed that the
conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation in the case of
acts or omissions in such person&#146;s official capacity for other affiliated
organizations. &#147;Proceeding&#148; means a threatened, pending or completed civil,
criminal, administrative, arbitration or investigative proceeding, including
one by or in the right of the corporation.

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for the indemnification of such
persons, for such expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such
circumstances and to such extent as permitted by Section&nbsp;302A.521 of the
Minnesota Business Corporation Act. We maintain a standard policy of directors
and officers insurance.

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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B></FONT>




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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B></FONT>




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Articles of Amendment to Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Merger amending the Articles of Incorporation of
the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to
the registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 1999).</FONT></TD>
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Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to the registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
1996).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the
registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File
No.&nbsp;333-55666)).</FONT></TD>
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Senior Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;15, 1998, between the registrant and The Bank of
New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-3 (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-44569)).</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to Senior Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;6, 2000,
between the registrant and The Bank of New York (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the registrant&#146;s Quarterly
Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30,
2001).</FONT></TD>
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Pursuant to Item&nbsp;601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation&nbsp;S-K, copies of instruments defining the rights of
certain holders of long-term debt are not filed. The registrant agrees to furnish copies
thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B></FONT>




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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(a)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp; To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</font></td>
</tr>
</table>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) under the Securities Act if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective
registration statement; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;</FONT></TD>
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</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above will not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13
or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">(b)&nbsp; The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

</FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or other
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly
authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, as of the 16th day of
May, 2002.</FONT>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">UnitedHealth Group Incorporated</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By: /s/ William W. McGuire, M.D.<HR size="1" noshade>William W. McGuire, M.D.<br>Chief Executive Officer
</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</table>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 16th day of May, 2002.</FONT>

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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="2">Signature</FONT></TD>
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/s/ William W. McGuire, M.D.
<HR size="1" noshade>
William W. McGuire, M.D.
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Patrick J. Erlandson
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Patrick J. Erlandson
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/ William C. Ballard, Jr.*
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
William C. Ballard, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Richard T. Burke*
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Richard T. Burke</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ Stephen J. Hemsley*
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Stephen J. Hemsley</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ James A. Johnson*
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
James A. Johnson</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Thomas H. Kean*
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Thomas H. Kean</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Douglas W. Leatherdale*
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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Douglas W. Leatherdale</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Walter F. Mondale*
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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Walter F. Mondale</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Mary O. Mundinger*
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Mary O. Mundinger</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Director</FONT></TD>
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Robert L. Ryan</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Donna E. Shalala*
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Donna E. Shalala</FONT></TD>
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/s/ William G. Spears*
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William G. Spears</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Gail R. Wilensky*
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Gail R. Wilensky</FONT></TD>
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Articles of Amendment to Second Restated Articles of
Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year
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Articles of Merger amending the Articles of Incorporation of
the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to the
registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999).</FONT></TD>
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Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to the registrant&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
1996).</FONT></TD>
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-55666)).</FONT></TD>
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Senior Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;15, 1998, between the
registrant and The Bank of New York (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3
(SEC File No.&nbsp;333-44569)).</FONT></TD>
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Amendment to Senior Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;6, 2000,
between the registrant and The Bank of New York (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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Pursuant to Item&nbsp;601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation&nbsp;S-K, copies of
instruments defining the rights of certain holders of long-term debt
are not filed. The registrant agrees to furnish copies thereof to
the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Dorsey &#038; Whitney LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.</FONT></TD>
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UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
41-1321939
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
UnitedHealth Group Center
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
David J. Lubben, Esq.
General Counsel & Secretary
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UnitedHealth Group Center
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(Name and address of agent for service)
(952) 936-1300
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
James D. Alt, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 340-2600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
Proposed maximum
aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered(1)
offering price per share(2)
offering price(2)
registration fee(3)
Common Stock
($.01 par value)
73,721,591 Shares
$86.88
$
6,404,931,826.08
$
589,253.73
(1)
Represents the shares of common stock of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated ("UHG") issuable upon the
exercise of awards pursuant to the UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2002
Plan"). This registration statement relates to a total of
73,721,591 shares (the "Shares") of common
stock that were reserved for issuance under outstanding awards or available for granting future awards
under the United HealthCare Corporation 1991 Stock and Incentive Plan, as amended (the "1991 Plan"), the
United HealthCare Corporation 1998 Broad-Based Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the "1998 Plan") and
the UnitedHealth Group Incorporated Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan, as amended (the "Nonemployee
Director Plan" and, together with the 1991 Plan and the 1998 Plan, the "Prior Plans"). The Prior Plans
have been incorporated into the 2002 Plan and, following such incorporation, the shares reserved for
issuance under outstanding awards or available for the granting of future awards under the Prior Plans
are now available for issuance under the 2002 Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(h)
based on the average of the high and low prices of the common stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on May 14, 2002.
(3)
Pursuant to Rule 457(p), the registrant previously paid, and is offsetting against the currently due
filing fee, an aggregate filing fee of $473,159.02 previously paid in connection with the registration
of (a) 31,592,348 shares of common stock reserved for issuance under outstanding awards or available for
future grant under the 1991 Plan, (b) 12,344,763 shares reserved for issuance under outstanding awards
or available for future grant under the 1998 Plan, and (c) 1,000,000 shares reserved for issuance under
outstanding awards or available for future grant under the Nonemployee Director Plan. The filing fees
with respect to these shares were paid in connection with the registration statements on Form S-8 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (x) with respect to the 1991 Plan, on September 21, 2000
(File No. 333-46284) (20,000,000 shares and filing fee of $243,460.80), September 16, 1999 (File No.
333-87243) (5,554,172 shares and filing fee of $46,876.69) and April 20, 1998 (File No. 333-50461)
(6,038,176 shares and filing fee of $62,038.01); (y) with respect to the 1998 Plan, on June 22, 1999
(File No. 333-81337) (17,012,824 shares and filing fee of $156,962.44); and (z) with respect to the
Nonemployee Director Plan, on November 3, 1999 (File No. 333-90247) (1,000,000 shares and filing fee of
$6,889.19). The shares listed above reflect all UHG stock splits effective through the date of this
filing.
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PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
EXHIBIT INDEX
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP
Power of Attorney
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PART II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents that we have filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this registration
statement, as of their respective dates:
(a)
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001;
(b)
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2002;
(c)
our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 17, 2002,
March 7, 2002 and May 16, 2002; and
(d)
the description of our common stock contained in any
registration statement on Form 8-A filed by us under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and any amendment or report filed for the
purpose of updating any such description.
In addition, all documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the date
hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all
securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such
documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document all or part of
which is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement
to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or
superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to
constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 302A.521 of the Minnesota Business Corporation Act provides that a
corporation shall indemnify any person who is made or is threatened to be made
a party to any proceeding by reason of the former or present official capacity
(as defined) of such person against judgments, penalties, fines (including,
without limitation, excise taxes assessed against such person with respect to
any employee benefit plan), settlements and reasonable expenses, including
attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by such person in connection with
the proceeding if, with respect to the acts or omissions of such person
complained of in the proceeding, such person (1) has not been indemnified
therefor by another organization or employee benefit plan; (2) acted in good
faith; (3) received no improper personal benefit and Section 302A.255 (with
respect to director conflicts of interest), if applicable, has been satisfied;
(4) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
the conduct was unlawful; and (5) reasonably believed that the conduct was in
the best interests of the corporation in the case of acts or omissions in such
person's official capacity for the corporation or reasonably believed that the
conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation in the case of
acts or omissions in such person's official capacity for other affiliated
organizations. "Proceeding" means a threatened, pending or completed civil,
criminal, administrative, arbitration or investigative proceeding, including
one by or in the right of the corporation.
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Our Amended and Restated Bylaws provide for the indemnification of such
persons, for such expenses and liabilities, in such manner, under such
circumstances and to such extent as permitted by Section 302A.521 of the
Minnesota Business Corporation Act. We maintain a standard policy of directors
and officers insurance.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Articles of Amendment to Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2001).
4.2
Articles of Merger amending the Articles of Incorporation of
the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to
the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999).
4.3
Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to the registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1996).
4.4
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the
registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
No. 333-55666)).
4.5
Senior Indenture, dated as of November 15, 1998, between the registrant and The Bank of
New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (SEC File No. 333-44569)).
4.6
Amendment to Senior Indenture, dated as of November 6, 2000,
between the registrant and The Bank of New York (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2001).
4.7
Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, copies of instruments defining the rights of
certain holders of long-term debt are not filed. The registrant agrees to furnish copies
thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
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(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in
the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed
that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high
end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the
form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in
the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth
in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above will not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
(2)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3)  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)  The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or other
controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly
authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, as of the 16th day of
May, 2002.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
By: /s/ William W. McGuire, M.D.
William W. McGuire, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 16th day of May, 2002.
Signature
Title
/s/ William W. McGuire, M.D.
William W. McGuire, M.D.
Director, Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
/s/ Patrick J. Erlandson
Patrick J. Erlandson
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
/s/ William C. Ballard, Jr.*
Director
William C. Ballard, Jr.
/s/ Richard T. Burke*
Director
Richard T. Burke
/s/ Stephen J. Hemsley*
Director
Stephen J. Hemsley
/s/ James A. Johnson*
Director
James A. Johnson
/s/ Thomas H. Kean*
Director
Thomas H. Kean
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/s/ Douglas W. Leatherdale*
Director
Douglas W. Leatherdale
/s/ Walter F. Mondale*
Director
Walter F. Mondale
/s/ Mary O. Mundinger*
Director
Mary O. Mundinger
Director
Robert L. Ryan
/s/ Donna E. Shalala*
Director
Donna E. Shalala
/s/ William G. Spears*
Director
William G. Spears
/s/ Gail R. Wilensky*
Director
Gail R. Wilensky
*By /s/ David J. Lubben
As Attorney-in-Fact
Table of Contents
EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Articles of Amendment to Second Restated Articles of
Incorporation of the registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3(a) to registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2001).
4.2
Articles of Merger amending the Articles of Incorporation of
the registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the
registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999).
4.3
Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the registrant
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the registrant's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1996).
4.4
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-55666)).
4.5
Senior Indenture, dated as of November 15, 1998, between the
registrant and The Bank of New York (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(SEC File No. 333-44569)).
4.6
Amendment to Senior Indenture, dated as of November 6, 2000,
between the registrant and The Bank of New York (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001).
4.7
Pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, copies of
instruments defining the rights of certain holders of long-term debt
are not filed. The registrant agrees to furnish copies thereof to
the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
5.1
Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.
23.2
Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney.