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


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


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><U><B>UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED</B></U><BR>
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)</FONT>


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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>UNITEDHEALTH GROUP CENTER<BR>
9900 BREN ROAD EAST</B><BR>
<u><B>MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA 55343</B></u><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)</FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>AmeriChoice Corporation 1998 Stock Plan<BR>
AmeriChoice Corporation 2002 Stock Option Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)</FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>DAVID J. LUBBEN, ESQ.<BR>
General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated<BR>
UnitedHealth Group Center<BR>
9900 Bren Road East<BR>
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343</B></FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(952)&nbsp;936-1300</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number 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>
Suite&nbsp;1500<BR>
50 South Sixth Street<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402<BR>
(612)&nbsp;340-2803</B></FONT>


<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>


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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;($.01 par value)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The number of shares being registered for each Plan is as follows: 434,253
shares for the AmeriChoice 1998 Stock Plan and 22,566 shares for the
AmeriChoice 2002 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions in accordance with the terms of the plans.</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)(1) and (c), based upon the average of the high
and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on September 20, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</B></FONT>


<P><FONT size="2">The following documents that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are hereby
incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement:

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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Our Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal
quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2002 and June&nbsp;30, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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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, May&nbsp;16, 2002 (as amended May&nbsp;17, 2002),
August&nbsp;13, 2002, August&nbsp;26, 2002 and September 20, 2002.</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
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<P><FONT size="2">All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the termination of the offering of the shares offered hereby shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document 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 other 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">The financial statements for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001 incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement from our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2001 were audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, our former
independent public accountants, as set forth in their report dated January&nbsp;24,
2002. The financial statements referred to above have been included herein in
reliance upon the authority of that firm as experts in giving such reports.

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<P><FONT size="2">We have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts, the written consent
of Arthur Andersen LLP to the incorporation by reference into this Registration
Statement of their report on such financial statements. As a result,
participants in the Plans will
not be able to sue Arthur Andersen LLP under Section&nbsp;11 of the Securities Act
of 1933 in the event the Registration Statement, as of the time it becomes
effective, contains an untrue statement or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.

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<P><FONT size="2">In addition, we have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts, a
letter from Arthur Andersen LLP stating that they are aware that we have
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the
quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2002, which includes their report dated April&nbsp;18, 2002,
covering unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information.

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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

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<P><FONT size="2">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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Articles of Amendment to Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form
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
10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999)</FONT></TD>
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Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (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 Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2
to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-55666))</FONT></TD>
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Senior Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;15, 1998, between the Company and The Bank of
New&nbsp;York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#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 Company and
The Bank of New&nbsp;York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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Officers&#146; Certificate and Company Order dated January&nbsp;17, 2002, pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;201, 301 and 303 of the senior debt securities Indenture dated as of
November&nbsp;15, 1998, as amended by Amendment dated as of November&nbsp;6, 2000, between the
Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (excluding exhibits thereto)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
dated January&nbsp;17, 2002)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"  align="center"><FONT size="2">4.8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Specimen Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated January&nbsp;17, 2002)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.9</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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 Company agrees to
furnish copies thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of the General Counsel of the Registrant</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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">15</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Information</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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of the General Counsel of the Registrant (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5 above)</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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">24</FONT></TD>
        <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 align="left"><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>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Post-Effective Amendments</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">1.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being
made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</table>

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        <TD width="10%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(i)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="86%"><FONT size="2">To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(ii)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">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; and</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">(iii)</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">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>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (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 by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="5%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">2.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top">
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">3.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">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></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">B.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 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.

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        <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">C.</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Claims for Indemnification</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
<P><FONT size="2">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions described herein, 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 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 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

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<P><FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on this
23rd day of
September, 2002.

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        <TD width="47%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="left" valign="top" COLSPAN="2"><FONT size="2">
<B>UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD VALIGN="TOP"><FONT size="2">By</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<U>/s/ William W. McGuire, M.D.</U><BR>
William W. McGuire, M.D.<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant
in the capacities indicated on the 23rd day of September, 2002.

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        <TD width="24%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="51%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/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 and Chief Executive Officer<br>
(principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Patrick J. Erlandson
<HR size="1" noshade>
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<br>
(principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>

<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>
<HR size="1" noshade>
William C. Ballard, Jr.</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Richard T. Burke</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>

<HR size="1" noshade>
Stephen J. Hemsley</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>

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James A. Johnson</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>

<HR size="1" noshade>
Thomas H. Kean</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>

<HR size="1" noshade>
Douglas W. Leatherdale</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Walter F. Mondale</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Mary O. Mundinger</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Robert L. Ryan</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>
<HR size="1" noshade>
William G. Spears</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center></center>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Gail R. Wilensky</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>
<TR>
        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><center>*</center>
<HR size="1" noshade>
Donna E. Shalala</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 width="43%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
        <TD width="52%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">*By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
/s/ David J. Lubben</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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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 valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<I>As Attorney-In-Fact</I></FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
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        <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit Number</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD nowrap align="left"><HR size="1" noshade width="100"></TD>
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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Articles of Amendment to Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(a) to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2001)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
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
10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended (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>
</TR>

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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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.4</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.2
to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-55666))</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.5</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;15, 1998, between the Company and The Bank of
New&nbsp;York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-44569))</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.6</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Amendment to Senior Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;6, 2000, between the Company and
The Bank of New&nbsp;York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
        <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">4.7</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Officers&#146; Certificate and Company Order dated January&nbsp;17, 2002, pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;201, 301 and 303 of the senior debt securities Indenture dated as of
November&nbsp;15, 1998, as amended by Amendment dated as of November&nbsp;6, 2000, between the
Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (excluding exhibits thereto)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
dated January&nbsp;17, 2002)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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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">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"  align="center"><FONT size="2">4.8</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Specimen Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated January&nbsp;17, 2002)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</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 Company agrees to
furnish copies thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of the General Counsel of the Registrant</FONT></TD>
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Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Information</FONT></TD>
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Consent of the General Counsel of the Registrant (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5 above)</FONT></TD>
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UnitedHealth Group Inc
Table of Contents
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 24, 2002
Registration No. 333-______
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 issuer 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, including Zip Code)
AmeriChoice Corporation 1998 Stock Plan
AmeriChoice Corporation 2002 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
DAVID J. LUBBEN, ESQ.
General Counsel and Secretary
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UnitedHealth Group Center
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(952) 936-1300
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
JAMES D. ALT, ESQ.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Suite 1500
50 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 340-2803
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Proposed
Proposed
Securities
Amount
Maximum
Maximum
Amount of
to be
to be
Offering Price
Aggregate
Registration
Registered
Registered(1)(2)
Per Share (3)
Offering Price (3)
Fee
Common Stock
($.01 par value)
456,819
$
89.74
$
40,994,937.06
$
3,771.53
(1)
The number of shares being registered for each Plan is as follows: 434,253
shares for the AmeriChoice 1998 Stock Plan and 22,566 shares for the
AmeriChoice 2002 Stock Option Plan.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or
issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
similar transactions in accordance with the terms of the plans.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(h)(1) and (c), based upon the average of the high
and low prices of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange on September 20, 2002.
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Part II
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5 Opinion/Consent of the General Counsel
EX-15  Re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information
EX-24  Power of Attorney
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Part II
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
The following documents that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are hereby
incorporated by reference as part of this Registration Statement:
•
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2001.
•
Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarters ended March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002.
•
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 17,
2002, March 7, 2002, May 16, 2002 (as amended May 17, 2002),
August 13, 2002, August 26, 2002 and September 20, 2002.
•
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.
All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the termination of the offering of the shares offered hereby shall be deemed to
be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to be a part
of this Registration Statement from the date of filing of such documents. Any
statement contained in a document 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 other 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.
The financial statements for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001 incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001 were audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, our former
independent public accountants, as set forth in their report dated January 24,
2002. The financial statements referred to above have been included herein in
reliance upon the authority of that firm as experts in giving such reports.
We have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts, the written consent
of Arthur Andersen LLP to the incorporation by reference into this Registration
Statement of their report on such financial statements. As a result,
participants in the Plans will
not be able to sue Arthur Andersen LLP under Section 11 of the Securities Act
of 1933 in the event the Registration Statement, as of the time it becomes
effective, contains an untrue statement or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
In addition, we have not been able to obtain, after reasonable efforts, a
letter from Arthur Andersen LLP stating that they are aware that we have
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement our Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2002, which includes their report dated April 18, 2002,
covering unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial information.
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
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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.
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 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Amendment to Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the 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, as amended (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 Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2
to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-55666))
4.5
Senior Indenture, dated as of November 15, 1998, between the Company and The Bank of
New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company'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 Company and
The Bank of New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001)
4.7
Officers' Certificate and Company Order dated January 17, 2002, pursuant to
Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the senior debt securities Indenture dated as of
November 15, 1998, as amended by Amendment dated as of November 6, 2000, between the
Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (excluding exhibits thereto)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated January 17, 2002)
4.8
Specimen Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated January 17, 2002)
4.9
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 Company agrees to
furnish copies thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
5
Opinion of the General Counsel of the Registrant
15
Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Information
23
Consent of the General Counsel of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5 above)
24
Power of Attorney
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Item 9. Undertakings
A.
Post-Effective Amendments
The 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 of 1933;
(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; 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 (1)(i) and (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 by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, 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.
Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference
The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 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.
Claims for Indemnification
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions described herein, 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 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 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 of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the 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, 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, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on this
23rd day of
September, 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, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant
in the capacities indicated on the 23rd day of September, 2002.
/s/ William W. McGuire, M.D.
William W. McGuire, M.D.
Director and 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)
*
William C. Ballard, Jr.
Director
*
Richard T. Burke
Director
*
Stephen J. Hemsley
Director
*
James A. Johnson
Director
*
Thomas H. Kean
Director
*
Douglas W. Leatherdale
Director
*
Walter F. Mondale
Director
*
Mary O. Mundinger
Director
*
Robert L. Ryan
Director
*
William G. Spears
Director
Gail R. Wilensky
Director
*
Donna E. Shalala
Director
*By:
/s/ David J. Lubben
As Attorney-In-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Amendment to Second Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the 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, as amended (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 Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2
to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-55666))
4.5
Senior Indenture, dated as of November 15, 1998, between the Company and The Bank of
New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company'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 Company and
The Bank of New York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001)
4.7
Officers' Certificate and Company Order dated January 17, 2002, pursuant to
Sections 201, 301 and 303 of the senior debt securities Indenture dated as of
November 15, 1998, as amended by Amendment dated as of November 6, 2000, between the
Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (excluding exhibits thereto)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated January 17, 2002)
4.8
Specimen Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated January 17, 2002)
4.9
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 Company agrees to
furnish copies thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
5
Opinion of the General Counsel of the Registrant
15
Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Information
23
Consent of the General Counsel of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5 above)
24
Power of Attorney