Company: CI
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001739940-25-000015
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Company: Cigna Group
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
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 support the Company’s short- and long-term strategy. 
 •The Corporate Governance Committee also considers the appropriate size of the Board and whether any vacancies on the Board are anticipated, whether due to retirement or other reasons.                                                                                                              |     | •The Corporate Governance Committee utilizes a variety of methods for identifying potential candidates, including recommendations by current directors, management, professional search firms, shareholders, or other persons. 
 •The Corporate Governance Committee may retain a third-party search firm to assist in identifying and evaluating candidates for Board membership.                                                                              
 •The Corporate Governance Committee considers suggestions for Board nominees submitted by shareholders using the same criteria as new director candidates and current director nominees.                                       |     | •Once identified, the Corporate Governance Committee reviews the candidate’s background, experiences, skills, other outside commitments, and/or prior board and committee service and considers how the candidate’s background would support the Board’s needs and oversight of the Company’s strategy, performance, culture, and risk. 
 •Candidates interview with the Chair of the Board and CEO, the Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, and the Lead Independent Director, as well as other members of the Board, as appropriate.                                                                                                                                   |     | •Following a thorough review process, the Corporate Governance Committee will recommend a candidate to the Board for consideration. |

Shareholders may recommend potential director nominees by writing to the Corporate Secretary, The Cigna Group, Two Liberty Place, 1601 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19192-1550, stating the candidate’s name and qualifications for Board membership. Information on how to nominate a director candidate for election at the 2026 annual meeting can be found under “Annual Meeting Information.”

#### Process for Director Elections
Directors are elected for one-year terms, expiring at the next annual meeting of shareholders. The Cigna Group has adopted a majority voting standard for the election of directors in uncontested elections. Under this standard, directors must receive more votes cast in favor of his or her election than against in order to be elected to the Board. Each director has agreed to tender, and not withdraw, a resignation if such director does not receive a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting. The Corporate Governance Committee will make a recommendation to the Board on whether to accept the resignation. The Board has discretion to accept or reject the resignation. A director whose resignation is under consideration will not participate in the decisions of the Corporate Governance Committee or the Board concerning the resignation. In a contested election, where the number of director nominees exceeds the number of directors