Company: CI
Filing Date: 2025-09-02
Form Type: 424B5
Source: 0001140361-25-033574
Chunk: 68

Company: Cigna Group
Filing Date: 2025-09-02
Form: 424B5
Chunk 68
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 The term business combination is broadly defined to include mergers, consolidations, sales or other dispositions of assets having a total value in excess of 10% of the consolidated assets of the corporation, and some other transactions that would increase the interested stockholder’s proportionate share ownership in the corporation. This prohibition is effective unless:

| • | the business combination is approved by the corporation’s board of directors prior to the time the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder; |

| • | the interested stockholder acquired at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation, other than stock held by directors who are also officers or by qualified employee stock plans, in the transaction in which it becomes an interested stockholder; or |

| • | the business combination is approved by a majority of the board of directors and by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. |

In general, the prohibitions do not apply to business combinations with persons who were shareholders before we became subject to Section 203. In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, subject to certain limited exceptions, a business combination with or upon a proposal by a related person (as defined therein) requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of our common stock and preferred stock entitled to vote, voting together as a single class. Such affirmative votes shall be required notwithstanding the fact that no vote may be required, or that a lesser percentage may be specified, by law or our board of directors. Special By-Laws Provisions Under our By-Laws, vacancies and newly-created directorships resulting from any increase in the size of our board may be filled by our board, even if the directors then on the board do not constitute a quorum or only one director is left in office. These provisions, together with the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control or the removal of existing management, of deterring potential acquirors from making an offer to our shareholders and of limiting any opportunity to realize premiums over the then-prevailing market prices for our common stock in connection therewith. This could be the case notwithstanding that a majority of our shareholders might benefit from such a change in control or offer. Transfer Agent and Registrar Computershare Inc. serves as the registrar and transfer agent for the common stock. Stock Exchange Listing Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock