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Issuer:     AFLAC INC (AFL)
CIK:        0000004977
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-02-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000004977-22-000020
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Aflac amends restricted stock agreements and bylaws; lowers US retirement vesting hurdle to 10 yrs at age 55
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- Board amended US restricted stock forms, reducing retirement service requirement from 15 to 10 years after age 55.
- Amendments clarify forfeiture of performance shares if performance goals not met or deemed unattainable by Compensation Committee.
- Japan form unchanged: retirement definition remains voluntary termination after age 60.
- Amendments applied retroactively to outstanding performance-based restricted stock grants made on Feb 11, 2021.
- Bylaws amended to remove board age limits, clarify Executive Committee composition, and allow CEO to appoint certain officers.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497722000020/0000004977-22-000020-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497722000020/afl-20220210.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-22-000020

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