Aetna Announces Authorization to Repurchase up to Additional $750M of Common Stock

Aetna AET today announced authorization for the company to repurchase up to an additional $750 million of its common stock from time to time. This authorization is in addition to the approximately $315 million of repurchase authority available under Aetna's prior authorization. The company intends to continue buying shares in the open market from time to time. At March 31, 2011, Aetna had approximately 380 million shares outstanding.