Company: CI
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001739940-25-000015
Chunk: 13

Company: Cigna Group
Filing Date: 2025-03-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 13
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| Board Leadership Structure                         |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 29 |
| Board Evaluations and Board Effectiveness          |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 30 |
| Responsibilities of the Board                      |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 32 |
| Board Meetings and Committees                      |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 36 |
| Codes of Ethics                                    |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 40 |
| Environmental,Social andGovernance                 |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 40 |
| Human Capital Management                           |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 41 |
| Community Programs                                 |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 43 |
| Lobbying Activity and Political Contributions      |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 44 |
| Certain Transactions                               |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 44 |
| Non-Employee Director Compensation                 |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 45 |
| Overview                                           |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 45 |
| Director Compensation Program                      |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 45 |
| Director Compensation Table for2024                |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 47 |
| Director Ownership                                 |     |                                                                                                                                                                |     | 48 |

#### Corporate Governance Matters
Election of Directors (Proposal 1)

| The Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders voteFOReach of the nominees. |

Our Board has nominated the eleven directors named in this Proxy Statement for election at the Annual Meeting. Our Board is composed of individuals with expertise in fields relevant to The Cigna Group business; experience from different professions and industries; a broad range of age, race and ethnicity, gender, and global experience; and a range of tenures. Together, this diverse mix of skills and experience effectively supports our strategy.

The role of the Board, its leadership structure, and its governance practices are described in “Corporate Governance Policies and Practices” below. This section identifies the director expectations and qualifications considered by the Board and the Corporate Governance Committee in selecting and nominating directors, describes the process for director nominations and elections, and presents the biographies, skills, and qualifications of the director nominees.

#### Director Expectations and Qualifications
The Corporate Governance Committee, in consultation with the Board, has identified individual director expectations and qualifications that it believes every member of the Board should have. In addition, the Corporate Governance Committee has identified areas of expertise that are directly relevant to The Cigna Group business strategy in the short and long term