UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 10, 2020 (July 8, 2020)

CVS HEALTH CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-01011	05-0494040
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, Rhode Island	02895
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	(401) 765-1500
Former name or former address, if changed since last report:	N/A

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	CVS	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company	☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.	☐

Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On July 8, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CVS Health Corporation (the “Company”) adopted and approved, effective immediately, the amended and restated By-laws of the Company (the “Amended and Restated By-laws”) in order to, among other things:

• revise and update the timing and information requirements of the advance notice provisions for director nominations and stockholder proposals;
• revise and update the requirements and procedures for stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders and to act by written consent;
• clarify the procedures for stockholder meetings, including those held solely by means of remote communication;
• clarify the powers of the presiding person of a stockholder meeting to adjourn or recess a meeting and to regulate the conduct of such meeting;
• allow for special meetings of the Board with less than two days’ notice;
• add emergency by-laws allowing the Board to operate with reduced procedural requirements and take other necessary actions during an emergency condition; and
• make certain other updates, clarifications and ministerial and conforming changes.

The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated By-laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated By-laws, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits.

The exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K are as follows:

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit	Description
3.1	By-laws of CVS Health Corporation, as amended and restated.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
Date: July 10, 2020	By:	/s/ Colleen M. McIntosh
		Colleen M. McIntosh
		Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer