Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 2, 2011

LOGO

Aflac Incorporated

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Georgia   001-07434   58-1167100

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, Georgia       31999
    (Address of principal executive offices)     (Zip Code)

706.323.3431

 

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[  ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ]   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[  ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[  ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 2, 2011. 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 15 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; (3) A non-binding advisory proposal on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation; and (4) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011. The shareholders approved proposals (1), (2) and (4), and they approved a frequency of “one year” for proposal (3).

The following is a summary of the votes cast, as well as the number of abstention and broker non-votes, as to each proposal, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director.

 

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VOTES

 

     For      Against      Abstentions     

Broker

 

Non-Votes

          

(1) Election of 15 members to the board of directors:

               

     Daniel P. Amos

      677,125,371         17,016,040         696,514         71,699,274      

     John Shelby Amos II

      619,347,198         74,407,224         1,083,503         71,699,274      

     Paul S. Amos II

      681,866,703         11,868,651         1,102,571         71,699,274      

     Michael H. Armacost

      685,458,140         8,260,589         1,119,196         71,699,274      

     Kriss Cloninger III

      642,282,303         51,739,880         815,742         71,699,274      

     Elizabeth J. Hudson

      686,169,865         7,871,077         796,983         71,699,274      

     Douglas W. Johnson

      692,127,606         1,874,770         835,549         71,699,274      

     Robert B. Johnson

      691,290,461         2,696,628         850,836         71,699,274      

     Charles B. Knapp

      685,463,886         8,535,591         838,448         71,699,274      

     E. Stephen Purdom, M.D.

      686,516,719         7,626,254         694,952         71,699,274      

     Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH

      685,509,736         8,511,395         816,794         71,699,274      

     Marvin R. Schuster

      686,226,549         7,781,676         829,700         71,699,274      

     David Gary Thompson

      691,635,583         2,371,092         831,250         71,699,274      

     Robert L. Wright

      685,539,789         8,426,902         871,234         71,699,274      

     Takuro Yoshida

      692,755,815         1,379,591         702,519         71,699,274      
(2) Non-binding advisory proposal on executive compensation      680,112,319         11,045,681         3,679,925         71,699,274      
        
                                         
     1 Year      2 Years      3 Years      Abstentions     

Broker

 

Non-Votes

  
(3) Non-binding advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation      610,135,172         3,011,615         79,712,698         1,978,440         71,699,274   
        
                                         
     For      Against      Abstentions     

Broker

 

Non-Votes

          
(4) Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011      756,901,292         8,280,987         1,354,920         -      

 

 

With respect to proposal (3), the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, the Aflac Incorporated board of directors recommended that future advisory votes on executive compensation occur once per year. Shareholder votes on this matter indicate concurrence; therefore, future advisory votes on executive compensation will take place every year.

 

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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 5, 2011

      

   /s/ June Howard

          (June Howard)
      Senior Vice President, Financial Services
      Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

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