=============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2000 AETNA INC. AETNA SERVICES, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Connecticut 1-11913 02-0488491 (Aetna Inc.) (Aetna Inc.) (Aetna Inc.) Connecticut 1-05704 06-0843808 (Aetna Services, Inc.) (Aetna Services, Inc.) (Aetna Services, Inc.) (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 151 Farmington Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06156 (Aetna Inc.) (Aetna Inc.) 151 Farmington Avenue Hartford, Connecticut 06156 (Aetna Services, Inc.) (Aetna Services, Inc.) (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (860) 273-0123 (Aetna Inc.) (860) 273-0123 (Aetna Services, Inc.) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events On October 31, 2000, Aetna Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aetna Inc., will be merged with and into Aetna Inc., with Aetna Inc. being the surviving entity. 2 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. AETNA INC. Date: October 30, 2000 By: /s/ Alan M. Bennett ----------------------------------- Name: Alan M. Bennett Title: Vice President and Corporate Controller AETNA SERVICES, INC. Date: October 30, 2000 By: /s/ Alan M. Bennett ----------------------------------- Name: Alan M. Bennett Title: Vice President and Corporate Controller 3