Aflac's 2016 Proxy

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AFLAC INCORPORATED
PROXY STATEMENT
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD MONDAY, MAY 2, 2016
SOLICITATION AND REVOCATION OF
PROXY
This Proxy Statement is furnished to shareholders in
connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board
of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Monday, May 2,
2016, and any adjournment thereof, for the purposes
set forth in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting
of Shareholders and described in detail herein. The
Annual Meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the Columbus
Museum (in the Patrick Theatre), 1251 Wynnton Road,
Columbus, Georgia, directions to which may be
obtained by calling (800) 227-4756.
The mailing address of our principal executive offices is
Aflac Incorporated, 1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus,
Georgia 31999.
All properly executed proxies returned to the Company
will be voted in accordance with the instructions
contained thereon. With respect to proxies returned by
shareholders of record to the Company with no voting
instructions indicated, the proxies will be voted FOR the
election of all Director nominees named in this Proxy
Statement, FOR approval of Proposals 2 and 3, and
according to the discretion of the proxy holders on any
other matters that may properly come before the Annual
Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof.
Shareholders of record may also submit their proxies
via the internet or by telephone in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the enclosed proxy, or vote in
person at the Annual Meeting. Any proxy may be
revoked by the shareholder at any time before it is
exercised by giving written notice to that effect to the
Secretary of the Company or by submission of a later-
dated proxy or subsequent internet or telephonic proxy.
Shareholders who attend the Annual Meeting may
revoke any proxy previously granted and vote in person
orally or by written ballot.
This Proxy Statement and the accompanying proxy are
being delivered to shareholders on or about March 17,
2016.
Solicitation of Proxies
The Company will pay the cost of soliciting proxies. The
Company will make arrangements with brokerage firms,
custodians, and other fiduciaries to send proxy
materials to their principals by mail and by electronic
transmission, and the Company will reimburse these
entities for mailing and related expenses incurred. In
addition to solicitation by mail and electronic
transmission, certain officers and other employees of
the Company may solicit proxies by telephone and by
personal contacts. However, they will not receive
additional compensation (outside of their regular
compensation) for doing so. In addition, the Company
has retained Georgeson LLC to assist in the solicitation
of proxies for a fee of $9,500, plus reimbursement of
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
Proxy Materials and Annual Report
As permitted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) rules, we are making these proxy
materials available to our shareholders via the internet.
Accordingly, we have mailed to most of our
shareholders a notice about the internet availability of
this Proxy Statement and the Company’s 2015 Year in
Review and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2015 (together, the “Annual
Report”) instead of a paper copy of those documents.
The notice contains instructions on how to access those
documents over the internet, how to vote online at
and how to request and receive a paper
copy of our proxy materials, including this Proxy
Statement and our Annual Report. Shareholders who
select the online access option to the Proxy Statement,
Annual Report, and other account mailings through
aflinc ® , the Company’s secure online account
management system, will receive electronic notice of
availability of these proxy materials. All shareholders
who do not receive a notice and did not already elect
online access will receive a paper copy of the proxy
materials by mail. We believe this process will conserve
natural resources and reduce the costs of printing and
distributing our proxy materials.
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