UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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CVS Health Corporation

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 16, 2019.

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: March 21, 2019
Date: May 16, 2019          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
each of the Nominees:
1.        Election of Directors
Nominees:
1a.        Fernando Aguirre
1b. Mark T. Bertolini
1c. Richard M. Bracken
1d. C. David Brown II
1e. Alecia A. DeCoudreaux
1f. Nancy-Ann M. DeParle
1g. David W. Dorman
1h. Roger N. Farah
1i. Anne M. Finucane
1j. Edward J. Ludwig
1k. Larry J. Merlo
1l. Jean-Pierre Millon


           1m.        Mary L. Schapiro
1n. Richard J. Swift
1o. William C. Weldon
1p. 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 2019.
3.   Say on Pay, a proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal:
4. Stockholder proposal regarding exclusion of legal or compliance costs from financial performance adjustments for executive compensation.
NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies may vote on such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.