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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;14, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=4><B>FORM S-8  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> UNDER  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Minnesota</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>41-1321939</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)<BR></FONT>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>UNITEDHEALTH GROUP CENTER<BR>
9900 BREN ROAD EAST<BR>
MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA 55343  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>MCM 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
MANAGED CARE SOLUTIONS 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
MCM 1995 DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
MANAGED CARE SOLUTIONS 1996 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
MANAGED CARE SOLUTIONS 1998 CEO STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
LIFEMARK CORPORATION 1999 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND OWNERSHIP PLAN<BR>
LIFEMARK CORPORATION 2000 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN<BR>
MEDICUS 1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN<BR>
MEDICUS 1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Copy to:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>DAVID J. LUBBEN, ESQ.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2><B>JAMES D. ALT, ESQ.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>General Counsel &amp; Secretary</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Dorsey &amp; Whitney LLP</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>UnitedHealth Group Incorporated</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Pillsbury Center South</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>UnitedHealth Group Center</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>220 South Sixth Street</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>9900 Bren Road East</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(612) 340-2803</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(612)936-1300</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="46%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="TOP"><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for services)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Each Class of<BR>
Securities to be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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be Registered(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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Offering Price<BR>
Per Unit(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock ($.01 par value)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>193,997</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$59.05</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$11,455,523</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="16%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$2,864</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
number of shares being registered for each Plan is as follows: 57,146 shares for the MCM 1995 Stock Option Plan, 30,249 shares for the Managed Care Solutions 1996 Stock Option
Plan, 11,203 shares for the MCM 1995 Directors' Stock Option Plan, 19,606 shares for the Managed Care Solutions 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, 22,407 shares for the Managed
Care Solutions 1998 CEO Stock Option Plan, 30,809 shares for the Lifemark Corporation 1999 Executive Stock Option and Ownership Plan, 9,336 shares for the Lifemark Corporation 2000
Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, 2,067 shares for the Medicus 1991 Stock Option Plan, and 11,174 shares for the Medicus 1994 Stock Option Plan.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><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 February&nbsp;9, 2001. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Part&nbsp;II    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference  </I></B></FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Our
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 1999.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Our
Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2000, June&nbsp;30, 2000 and September&nbsp;30,
2000.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Our
Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on March&nbsp;7, 2000 and November&nbsp;17, 2000.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (file #0-13253) filed
September&nbsp;20, 1991. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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. </FONT></P>

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

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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, settlements and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by
such person in connection with the proceeding if certain statutory standards are met. "Proceeding" means a threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative, arbitration or
investigative proceeding, including one by or in the right of the corporation. Section&nbsp;302A.521 contains detailed terms regarding such right of indemnification and reference is made thereto for
a complete statement of such indemnification rights. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&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 officers and directors insurance. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Exhibits  </I></B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>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, 1995 and Exhibit 3(a) to
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>15</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Information</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>23.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of the General Counsel of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5 above)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="12%"><FONT SIZE=2>24</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Undertakings  </I></B></FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>A.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Post-Effective Amendments</I></FONT></DD></DL>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><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
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><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></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided, however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;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></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><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.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><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></DD></DL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>B.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference</I></FONT></DD></DL>

<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'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. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>C.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><I>Claims for Indemnification</I></FONT></DD></DL>

<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
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 14th day of February, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="4%"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>By:</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM W. MCGUIRE, M.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William W. McGuire, M.D.<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 14th day of February, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="48%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM W. MCGUIRE, M.D.</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William W. McGuire</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Director and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PATRICK J. ERLANDSON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Patrick J. Erlandson</FONT></TD>
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer<BR>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William C. Ballard, Jr.</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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*</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Richard T. Burke</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="85%"><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant</FONT></TD>
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5</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 Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants</FONT></TD>
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Consent of the General Counsel of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5 above)</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2001
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 Number)
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP CENTER
9900 BREN ROAD EAST
MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA 55343
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
MCM 1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
MANAGED CARE SOLUTIONS 1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
MCM 1995 DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN
MANAGED CARE SOLUTIONS 1996 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
MANAGED CARE SOLUTIONS 1998 CEO STOCK OPTION PLAN
LIFEMARK CORPORATION 1999 EXECUTIVE STOCK OPTION AND OWNERSHIP PLAN
LIFEMARK CORPORATION 2000 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN
MEDICUS 1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN
MEDICUS 1994 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Copy to:
DAVID J. LUBBEN, ESQ.
JAMES D. ALT, ESQ.
General Counsel & Secretary
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Pillsbury Center South
UnitedHealth Group Center
220 South Sixth Street
9900 Bren Road East
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(612) 340-2803
(612)936-1300
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for services)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered
Amount to
be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Unit(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock ($.01 par value)
193,997
$59.05
$11,455,523
$2,864
(1)
The
number of shares being registered for each Plan is as follows: 57,146 shares for the MCM 1995 Stock Option Plan, 30,249 shares for the Managed Care Solutions 1996 Stock Option
Plan, 11,203 shares for the MCM 1995 Directors' Stock Option Plan, 19,606 shares for the Managed Care Solutions 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, 22,407 shares for the Managed
Care Solutions 1998 CEO Stock Option Plan, 30,809 shares for the Lifemark Corporation 1999 Executive Stock Option and Ownership Plan, 9,336 shares for the Lifemark Corporation 2000
Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, 2,067 shares for the Medicus 1991 Stock Option Plan, and 11,174 shares for the Medicus 1994 Stock Option Plan.
(2)
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 February 9, 2001.
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, 1999.
•
Our
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000 and September 30,
2000.
•
Our
Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 7, 2000 and November 17, 2000.
•
The
description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (file #0-13253) filed
September 20, 1991.
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.
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, settlements and reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees and disbursements, incurred by
such person in connection with the proceeding if certain statutory standards are met. "Proceeding" means a threatened, pending or completed civil, criminal, administrative, arbitration or
investigative proceeding, including one by or in the right of the corporation. Section 302A.521 contains detailed terms regarding such right of indemnification and reference is made thereto for
a complete statement of such indemnification rights.
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 officers and directors insurance.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
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, 1995 and Exhibit 3(a) to
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
5
Opinion of the General Counsel of the Registrant
15
Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Information
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants
23.2
Consent of the General Counsel of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5 above)
24
Power of Attorney
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.
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 14th day of February, 2001.
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 14th day of February, 2001.
/s/
WILLIAM W. MCGUIRE, M.D.
William W. McGuire
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. Hensley
Director
*
James A. Johnson
Director
*
Thomas H. Keen
Director
*
Douglas W. Leatherdale
Director
Walter F. Mondale
Director
*
Mary P. Mundinger
Director
*
Robert L. Ryan
Director
*
William G. Spears
Director
Gail R. Wilensky
Director
*By:
/s/
DAVID J. LUBBEN
As Attorney-In-Fact
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
5
Opinion of the General Counsel of the Registrant
15
Letter re Unaudited Interim Financial Information
23.1
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants
23.2
Consent of the General Counsel of the Registrant (included in Exhibit 5 above)
24
Power of Attorney
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