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UNITED STATES
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:   August 5, 2003

(Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

 

HUMANA INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware (State of Incorporation)

1-5975     (Commission     File Number)

61-0647538   (I.R.S. Employer Tax Identification No.)

 

 

500 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(502) 580-1000
(Registrant=s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 9.   Regulation FD Disclosure

          On August 5, 2003, Humana Inc. (the "Company" or "Registrant") issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference, announcing the completion of a public offering of $300 million of its 6.30 percent Senior Notes, due August 1, 2018,

SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HUMANA INC.

BY:     /s/ Arthur P. Hipwell                                    Arthur P. Hipwell         Senior Vice President         and General Counsel

 

Date:    August 5, 2003

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Number                                         Description

99                    Press Release, dated August 5, 2003, issued by the Company