---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000004977-24-000121"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AFL"
cik: "0000004977"
company_name: "AFLAC INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T04:21:11.866720+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aflac shareholders elect 10 directors, approve executive compensation, ratify KPMG as auditor at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- All 10 director nominees elected with over 1.35B votes for each; none close to threshold.
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 1.33B for (approx. 96% approved).
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor passed with 1.43B for (approx. 97% approved).
- Shareholder votes included 1.81B voting rights; J&A Alliance Trust controls 20% under voting restrictions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000004977-24-000121
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AFL
- cik: 0000004977
- company_name: AFLAC INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-10T23:59:59+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/4977/000000497724000121/0000004977-24-000121-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497724000121/afl-20240506.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-24-000121
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-24-000121.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000004977-24-000121.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, 2024 at the 2024-05-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-06
  source text: (3) Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2024 1,433,001,691 39,149,079 1,750,153 0
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497724000121/0000004977-24-000121-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AFLAC INC shareholders approved Election of 10 members to the board of directors at the 2024-05-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-06
  source text: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497724000121/0000004977-24-000121-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AFLAC INC shareholders approved Approval of a non-binding advisory proposal on compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2024-05-06 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-06
  source text: (2) Non-binding advisory proposal on executive compensation 1,334,880,494 49,689,770 4,452,276 84,878,383
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000000497724000121/0000004977-24-000121-index.htm

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