Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Brown Randal L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WELLPOINT, INC [WLP] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief HR Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
120 MONUMENT CIRCLE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/04/2013
(Street)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/04/2013   M   53,333 A $ 76.59 83,665 D  
Common Stock 09/04/2013   M   61,867 A $ 80.81 145,532 D  
Common Stock 09/04/2013   M   58,244 A $ 70.8 203,776 D  
Common Stock 09/04/2013   M   23,872 A $ 62.06 227,648 D  
Common Stock 09/04/2013   M   13,595 A $ 65.98 241,243 D  
Common Stock 09/04/2013   M   9,252 A $ 66.23 250,495 D  
Common Stock 09/04/2013   M   3,484 A $ 61.88 253,979 D  
Common Stock 09/04/2013   S   223,647 D $ 86.86 (1) 30,332 D  
Common Stock               3,548 I IRA

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 76.59 09/04/2013   M     53,333   (2) 03/01/2016 Common Stock 53,333 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 80.81 09/04/2013   M     61,867   (3) 03/01/2017 Common Stock 61,867 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 70.8 09/04/2013   M     58,244   (4) 03/03/2015 Common Stock 58,244 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 62.06 09/04/2013   M     23,872   (5) 03/01/2017 Common Stock 23,872 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 65.98 09/04/2013   M     13,595   (6) 03/01/2018 Common Stock 13,595 $ 0 2,720 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 66.23 09/04/2013   M     9,252   (7) 03/01/2019 Common Stock 9,252 $ 0 9,254 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 61.88 09/04/2013   M     3,484   (8) 03/01/2020 Common Stock 3,484 $ 0 17,420 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Brown Randal L
120 MONUMENT CIRCLE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46204		       EVP & Chief HR Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Kathleen S. Kiefer, Attorney in fact   09/06/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $86.50 to $87.20. The price reported reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was affected.
(2) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 53,333 shares, became exercisable in one semi-annual installment of 8,888 shares and five equal semi-annual installments of 8,889 shares each beginning on September 1, 2006, which was the six-month anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
(3) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 61,867 shares, became exercisable in five equal semi-annual installments of 10,311 shares each and one semi-annual installment of 10,312 shares beginning on September 1, 2007, which was the six-month anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
(4) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 58,244 shares, became exercisable in four equal semi-annual installments of 9,707 shares each and two equal semi-annual installments of 9,708 shares each beginning on September 3, 2008, which was the six-month anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
(5) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 35,807 shares, became exercisable in one semi-annual installment of 5,967 shares and five equal semi-annual installments of 5,968 shares each beginning on September 1, 2010, which was the six-month anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
(6) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 16,315 shares, became exercisable in five equal semi-annual installments of 2,719 shares each and one semi-annual installment of 2,720 shares beginning on September 1, 2011, which was the six-month anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
(7) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 18,506 shares, became exercisable in four equal semi-annual installments of 3,084 shares each and two equal semi-annual installments of 3,085 shares each beginning on September 1, 2012, which was the six-month anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.
(8) The option, representing a right to purchase a total of 20,904 shares, became exercisable in six equal semi-annual installments of 3,484 shares each beginning on September 1, 2013, which was the six-month anniversary of the date on which the option was granted.

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