---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004977-23-000118"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AFL"
cik: "0000004977"
company_name: "AFLAC INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T23:17:01.584118+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aflac shareholders elect all 11 director nominees, approve executive compensation and KPMG ratification

## Summary
- All 11 management director nominees received majority votes; no dissidents elected.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 95.0% of votes cast in favor.
- Shareholders approved an annual frequency for future say-on-pay advisory votes (962.7M for 1-year).
- Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditor for 2023 approved with 96.7% of votes cast.
- Broker non-votes totaled 85.95M shares on director elections and advisory items.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004977-23-000118
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AFL
- cik: 0000004977
- company_name: AFLAC INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497723000118/0000004977-23-000118-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497723000118/afl-20230501.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-23-000118
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-23-000118.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AFLAC INC shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-01
  source text: The shareholders approved proposals (1), (2) and (4), and approved a frequency of "every year" for proposal (3).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497723000118/0000004977-23-000118-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AFLAC INC shareholders approved Approval of a non-binding advisory proposal on compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement at the 2023-05-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-01
  source text: The shareholders approved proposals (1), (2) and (4), and approved a frequency of "every year" for proposal (3).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497723000118/0000004977-23-000118-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AFLAC INC shareholders approved A non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future say-on-pay votes at the 2023-05-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-01
  source text: The shareholders approved proposals (1), (2) and (4), and approved a frequency of "every year" for proposal (3).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497723000118/0000004977-23-000118-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AFLAC INC shareholders approved Election of 11 members to the board of directors at the 2023-05-01 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-01
  source text: The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Aflac Incorporated ("the Company") was held on May 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497723000118/0000004977-23-000118-index.htm

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