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LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2008--Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) announced that the date of its annual stockholders' meeting will be Thursday, April 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. The record date for the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders will be February 27, 2008. The company will web cast its annual stockholders' meeting for those unable to attend the event in person.

Humana also announced that it will implement the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's new Notice and Access rule. The rule allows companies to furnish proxy materials to stockholders via the Internet as an alternative to the traditional approach of delivering a printed set to each shareholder. The proxy statement for the 2008 annual meeting and the 2007 Annual Report to Stockholders will be available via the Internet. Humana stockholders also may obtain hard copies of the company's proxy materials for the 2008 annual meeting free of charge by following the instructions provided on the company's website or in the "Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials" that will be mailed to stockholders on March 11, 2008.

The web cast of the company's annual meeting of stockholders may be accessed via the Humana's Investor Relations page at www.humana.com. The company suggests web participants sign on approximately 15 minutes in advance of the scheduled meeting time. The company also suggests web participants visit the site well in advance of the meeting to run a system test and to download any free software needed to view the presentation.

For those unable to listen to the live event, the virtual presentation archive will be available in the Presentations section of the Investor Relations page at www.humana.com, approximately two hours following the live web cast.

About Humana

Humana Inc., headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is one of the nation's largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies, with approximately 11.5 million medical members. Humana is a full-service benefits solutions company, offering a wide array of health and supplemental benefit plans for employer groups, government programs and individuals.

Over its 47-year history, Humana has consistently seized opportunities to meet changing customer needs. Today, the company is a leader in consumer engagement, providing guidance that leads to lower costs and a better health plan experience throughout its diversified customer portfolio.

More information regarding Humana is available to investors via the Investor Relations page of the company's web site at www.humana.com, including copies of:

• Annual reports to stockholders;
• Securities and Exchange Commission filings;
• Most recent investor conference presentations;
• Quarterly earnings news releases;
• Replay of most recent earnings release conference calls;
• Calendar of events (includes upcoming earnings conference call dates and times, as well as planned interaction with research analysts and institutional investors);
• Corporate Governance information.

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CONTACT:
Humana Investor Relations
Regina Nethery, 502-580-3644
Rnethery@humana.com
or
Humana Corporate Communications
Tom Noland, 502-580-3674
Tnoland@humana.com

SOURCE: Humana Inc.