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Issuer:     UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC (UNH)
CIK:        0000731766
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-14T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000731766-25-000134
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CEO Witty steps down; Hemsley returns; 2025 outlook suspended on higher medical costs
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- Andrew Witty resigns as CEO effective May 12, 2025, for personal reasons; stays as senior advisor.
- Steve Hemsley, CEO from 2006-2017, appointed CEO and remains Board Chair; compensation includes $1M salary and one-time $60M stock option award.
- 2025 guidance withdrawn as medical cost trends accelerate and Medicare Advantage costs exceed expectations.
- Company expects to return to 13-16% long-term growth objective in 2026.
- Hemsley's severance includes 2x salary and bonus plus 24-month option vesting, conditioned on non-compete.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000073176625000134/0000731766-25-000134-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731766/000073176625000134/unh-20250512.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000731766-25-000134

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