UnitedHealth Group Board Authorizes Payment of Quarterly Dividend to Shareholders

MINNEAPOLIS--()--UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced today that its Board of Directors, at its meeting on February 9, 2011, authorized payment of a quarterly dividend to shareholders in the first quarter of 2011. The dividend, $0.125 per share, will be paid on March 21, 2011, to all shareholders of record of UnitedHealth Group common stock as of the close of business on March 7, 2011.

About UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group is a diversified health and well-being company dedicated to making health care work better. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., UnitedHealth Group offers a broad spectrum of products and services through six operating businesses: UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual, UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement, UnitedHealthcare Community & State, OptumHealth, Ingenix and Prescription Solutions. Through its family of businesses, UnitedHealth Group serves more than 75 million individuals worldwide. Visit www.unitedhealthgroup.com for more information.

Contacts

UnitedHealth Group
Investor Contacts:
John Penshorn, 952-936-7214
or
Brett Manderfeld, 952-936-7216
or
Media:
Don Nathan, 952-936-1885

Contacts

UnitedHealth Group
Investor Contacts:
John Penshorn, 952-936-7214
or
Brett Manderfeld, 952-936-7216
or
Media:
Don Nathan, 952-936-1885