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Company will provide any of these documents in print without charge to any stockholder who makes a written
request to: Joan O. Lenahan, Corporate Secretary, Humana Inc., 500 West Main Street, 27th floor, Louisville,
Kentucky 40202. Additional information about these items can be found in, and is incorporated by reference to,
the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on April 26, 2005.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The information required by this Item is herein incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on April 26, 2005 appearing under the caption “Corporate
Governance-Audit Committee” of such Proxy Statement.
Audit Committee Composition and Independence
The information required by this Item is herein incorporated by reference from our Proxy Statement for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on April 26, 2005 appearing under the caption “Corporate
Governance-Committee Composition” of such Proxy Statement.
Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers,
violations of which should be reported to the Audit Committee. The code may be viewed on our web site at
www.humana.com.Any amendment to or waiver of the application of the Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive
Officer and Senior Financial Officers will be promptly disclosed on the Company’s web site at
www.humana.com.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
Since 1995, the Company has operated under an omnibus Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, known as
the Humana Inc. Principles of Business Ethics, which includes provisions ranging from restrictions on gifts to
conflicts of interest. All employees and directors are required to annually affirm in writing their acceptance of the
code. The Humana Inc. Principles of Business Ethics was adopted by our Board of Directors in February 2004 as
the document to comply with the New York Stock Exchange Corporate Governance Standard 303A.10. The
Humana Inc. Principles of Business Ethics are available at our web site www.humana.com and upon a written
request addressed to Humana Inc. Corporate Secretary at 500 West Main Street, 27th Floor, Louisville, Kentucky
40202. Any waiver of the application of the Humana Inc. Principles of Business Ethics to directors or executive
officers must be made by the Board of Directors and will be promptly disclosed on our web site at
www.humana.com.
Committee Charters
Charters governing the Audit Committee, Executive Committee, Investment Committee, Medical Affairs
Committee, Nominating & Governance Committee and Organization & Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors are available on our web site at www.humana.com and are also available upon a written request
addressed to Humana Inc. Corporate Secretary at 500 West Main Street, 27th Floor, Louisville, Kentucky 40202.
Corporate Governance Guidelines
The Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines, which are intended to comply with
the requirements of Section 303A.09 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual. The code was attached as Appendix
A to our Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on April 22, 2004 and is incorporated by
reference herein. The Corporate Governance Guidelines may be viewed on our web site at www.humana.com
and are also available upon a written request addressed to Humana Inc. Corporate Secretary at 500 West Main
Street, 27th Floor, Louisville, Kentucky 40202.
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