UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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CVS Health Corporation

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 4, 2018.

CVS HEALTH CORPORATION





CVS HEALTH CORPORATION
C/O EQ SHAREOWNER SERVICES
P.O. BOX 64945
ST. PAUL, MN 55164-0945
Meeting Information
Meeting Type:

Annual Meeting

For holders as of: April 10, 2018
Date: June 4, 2018          Time: 8:00 A.M., EDT
Location: CVS Health Corporation
Customer Support Center
One CVS Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895
Directions:  www.cvshealth.com/contact or
call 401-765-1500

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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR
the following proposal:
1.        Election of Directors
Nominees:
1a.        Richard M. Bracken
1b. C. David Brown II
1c. Alecia A. DeCoudreaux
1d. Nancy-Ann M. DeParle
1e. David W. Dorman
1f. Anne M. Finucane
1g. Larry J. Merlo
1h. Jean-Pierre Millon
1i. Mary L. Schapiro
1j. Richard J. Swift
1k. William C. Weldon
1l. Tony L. White


The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:
2.        Proposal to ratify appointment of independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.
3.   Say on Pay - an advisory vote on the approval of executive compensation.
4. Proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the ownership threshold for our stockholders’ right to call special meetings.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal:
5. Stockholder proposal regarding executive pay confidential voting.
NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies may vote on such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.