Aflac Inc. Files 8-K on Shareholder Vote Matters

TL;DR

Aflac filed an 8-K on shareholder vote matters from May 6th.

AI Summary

Aflac Incorporated filed an 8-K on May 10, 2024, reporting on a submission of matters to a vote of security holders that occurred on May 6, 2024. The filing details corporate governance and shareholder voting information for the company, incorporated in Georgia.

Why It Matters

This filing provides transparency into Aflac's corporate governance and shareholder engagement processes, which can influence investor confidence and stock performance.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing is a routine disclosure of corporate governance matters and does not indicate any immediate financial distress or significant operational changes.

Key Players & Entities

• Aflac Incorporated (company) — Registrant
• May 9, 2024 (date) — Date of Report
• May 6, 2024 (date) — Date of earliest event reported
• Georgia (location) — State of incorporation
• 58-1167100 (identifier) — IRS Employer Identification No.
• 1932 Wynnton Road (address) — Principal executive offices
• Columbus (location) — City of principal executive offices
• 31999 (zip_code) — Zip code of principal executive offices
• 706.323.3431 (phone_number) — Business phone number

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Filing Documents

• afl-20240506.htm (8-K) — 53KB
• afl-20240506_g1.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 26KB
• 0000004977-24-000121.txt ( ) — 276KB
• afl-20240506.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• afl-20240506_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 14KB
• afl-20240506_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 26KB
• afl-20240506_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 15KB
• afl-20240506_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Aflac Incorporated (the "Company") was held on May 6, 2024. Matters submitted to the shareholders and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company's Proxy Statement, are as follows: (1) Election of 10 members to the board of directors; (2) Approval of a non-binding advisory proposal on compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement; and (3) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2024. The shareholders approved proposals (1), (2) and (3). The total number of shares of the Company's Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting was 575,408,110, of which 91,187,460 directly registered shares were entitled to ten votes per share and 46,191,885 shares held in "street" or "nominee" name exercised ten votes per share. The total number of voting rights represented at the meeting was 1,811,822,215. The shares owned by J&A Alliance Trust (the "Trust") represented, in aggregate, 20% of the total voting power of the Company's Common Stock. The Shareholders Agreement, entered into on February 28, 2019, by the Company, Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd., J&A Alliance Holdings Corporation, solely in its capacity as trustee of the Trust, and General Incorporated Association J&A Alliance, provides voting restrictions that require the Trust to vote (i) all shares representing voting rights in excess of 20% of the voting rights in the Company and (ii) all of its shares in connection with a change in control transaction, in each case, in a manner proportionally equal to votes of shares not beneficially owned by the Trust. For more information about the forgoing, please see the Company's Proxy Statement. The following is a summary of the votes cast, as well as the number of abstention and broker non-vot

SIGNATURES

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. Aflac Incorporated May 9, 2024 /s/ Robin L. Blackmon (Robin L. Blackmon) Senior Vice President, Financial Services Chief Accounting Officer 2

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