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LIVE
0000731766
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC
001-10864
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP CENTER
9900 BREN ROAD EAST
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
55343
9529361300
McSweeney Erin
Officer
Common
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem Street
Smithfield
RI
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1684
822562.13
932846602
04/24/2023
NYSE
Common
04/24/2023
Stock Option Exercise
Issuer
N
923
04/24/2023
Cash
Common
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Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
28
02/22/2023
Compensation
Common
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Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
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Compensation
Common
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Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
N
432
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Compensation
Common
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Stock Option Exercise
Issuer
N
32
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Cash
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9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka
MN
55343
Common
04/21/2023
1008
488456.64
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/s/ Lisa Gerard, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Erin McSweeney