Aetna Form 4 AETNA / William James Casazza ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Casazza William James

(Last) (First) (Middle)

AETNA INC.

151 FARMINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

HARTFORD CT 06156

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AETNA INC /PA/ [ AET ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Exec. VP & General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/01/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/13/2015		G	V	1,698	D	$0	40,588	D
Common Stock	09/21/2015		G	V	1,270	D	$0	39,318	D
Common Stock	02/01/2016		M		44,763(1)	A	(2)	84,081	D
Common Stock	02/01/2016		F		20,085	D	$103.37	63,996	D
Common Stock								4,558.158	I	By 401(k) Plan(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Market Stock Units	(2)	02/01/2016		M			29,842	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	29,842	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents vesting of previously reported Market Stock Units granted under the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

2. Each Market Stock Unit represents a right to receive up to 1.5 shares of Aetna Inc. Common Stock net of taxes. Vesting amount was determined based on the weighted average closing stock price for the thirty trading days prior to the vesting date.

3. Represents the pro rata portion of the stock portion of Aetna Common Stock Fund held by reporting person on January 29, 2016 pursuant to Aetna Inc. 401(k) Plan. The information is based on information provided by the Plan Trustee as of that date.

4. Market Stock Units granted under the Plan.

Remarks:

	William J. Casazza by Judith H. Jones, Attorney -in-fact	02/03/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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