---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-032022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AFL"
cik: "0000004977"
company_name: "AFLAC INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:12:22.046752+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aflac shareholders re-elect all 11 directors, approve compensation, defeat independent chairman proposal

## Summary
- All 11 board nominees elected with majority votes; highest dissent for Katherine T. Rohrer (41.9M against).
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 1.08B votes for.
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for 2026 approved with 1.17B votes for.
- Shareholder proposal for independent board chairman defeated: only 136M for vs 982M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-032022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AFL
- cik: 0000004977
- company_name: AFLAC INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+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/4977/000162828026032022/0001628280-26-032022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/4977/000162828026032022/afl-20260504.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-032022.txt

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