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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0202 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 4/28/06 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1122304 |
| Issuer Name: AETNA INC /PA/ |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: AET |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1338682 |
| | Owner Name: Coye Molly Joel |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: HEALTH TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
| | Owner Street 2: 524 SECOND STREET |
| | Owner City: SAN FRANCISCO |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 94107 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? No |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: PHANTOM STOCK UNITS |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/28/06 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 51.948 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: COMMON SHARES |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 51.948 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 548.605 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: PHANTOM STOCK UNITS |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Footnote ID: F2 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 4/28/06 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 1,309 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: COMMON STOCK |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 1,309 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 7,309 |
| Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: UNITS GRANTED UNDER THE AETNA INC. NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PLAN (THE "PLAN"). SUBJECT TO TERMS OF PLAN, UNITS MAY BE SETTLED IN AETNA COMMON STOCK, IN CASH OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH UPON REPORTING PERSON'S RETIREMENT. |
| Footnote - F2: UNITS CONVERT TO COMMON STOCK ON A ONE FOR ONE BASIS. |
| Footnote - F3: UNITS GRANTED UNDER THE PLAN. SUBJECT TO TERMS OF PLAN, UNITS MAY BE SETTLED IN AETNA COMMON STOCK, IN CASH OR A COMBINATION OF BOTH UPON REPORTING PERSON'S RETIREMENT. |
| Footnote - F4: THE UNITS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO REFLECT THE COMPANY'S STOCK SPLIT ON FEBRUARY 17, 2006. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: MOLLY J. COYE, M.D. by Paige L. Falasco, Attorney in Fact |
| Signature Date: 5/1/06 |