C O R P O R A T E  P R O F I L E
UNITED HEALTHCARE

United HealthCare Corporation is a diversified health care management company that provides a broad spectrum of resources and services to help people achieve improved health and well-being through all stages of life. United HealthCare is organized into six business segments: Health Plans, Retiree and Senior Services, Strategic Business Services, Insurance Services, Specialized Care Services, and Knowledge and Information Services.

United HealthCare operates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, as well as internationally. The Company offers organized health systems, including HMOs, point-of-service plans, PPOs and managed indemnity programs. The Company also offers a variety of related health care management services and products such as Medicare supplemental insurance programs, managed Medicaid services, behavioral health services, workers' compensation and disability services, utilization review services, disease management programs and specialized provider networks, health information and employee assistance programs, knowledge and information services and administrative services.

I N V E S T O R  I N F O R M A T I O N

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
United HealthCare Corporation
300 Opus Center
9900 Bren Road East
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(612) 936-1300

INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Arthur Andersen LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Corporate Counsel
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

FORM 10-K
The Company has filed an annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K. Shareholders may obtain a copy of this report, without charge, by writing:

Investor Relations
United HealthCare
P.O. Box 1459, Route MN008-W213
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-1459

ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders will be held at the Lutheran Brotherhood Building, 625 Fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, May 13, 1998, at 10 a.m.

STOCK LISTING
United HealthCare's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol UNH.

The following table shows the range of high and low sales prices for the Company stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape for the calendar periods indicated through February 28, 1998. These prices do not include commissions or fees associated with the purchase or sale of this security.

High
Low


1998

First Quarter 1998
through February 28, 1998

$61.3125
$46.5625


1997

First Quarter

$55.25
$42.625

Second Quarter

56.75
43.75

Third Quarter

60.125
47.875

Fourth Quarter

54.75
42.4375


1996

First Quarter

$69.00
$56.125

Second Quarter

64.25
47.875

Third Quarter

51.125
30.00

Fourth Quarter

49.00
35.125


As of February 28, 1998, the Company had 13,660 shareholders of record.

DIVIDEND POLICY
The Company's dividend policy, established by its board of directors in August 1990, requires the board to review the Company's audited consolidated financial statements following the end of each fiscal year and make a determination as to the advisability of declaring a dividend on the corporation's outstanding shares of common stock.

Shareholders of record on April 3, 1996, received an annual dividend for 1996 of $0.03 per share, and shareholders of record on April 3, 1997, received an annual dividend for 1997 of $0.03 per share. On February 10, 1998, the Company's board of directors approved an annual dividend for 1998 of $0.03 per share to holders of the Company's common stock. This dividend will be paid on April 15, 1998, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 1998.

INTERNET ADDRESS
To access information about United HealthCare, including news releases and product and service information, visit our homepage via the Internet. Our address is www.unitedhealthcare.com.

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