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Aflac’s Total Return

to Shareholders

2014 marked the 32

nd

consecutive

year Aflac Incorporated increased its

annual dividend. Including reinvested

cash dividends, Aflac’s total share-

holder return declined 6.3% in 2014.

This compares with a total share-

holder return of 1.9% for the S&P Life

& Health Index, 13.7% for the S&P

500 and 10.0% for the Dow Jones

Industrial Average.

For many years, we have managed

our business with a long-term view

in mind. As a result:

Over the last five years,

Aflac’s total shareholder return,

including reinvested dividends,

was 50.0%.

Over the last 10 years, Aflac’s

total return to shareholders,

including reinvested dividends,

was 90.5%.

AFL Shareholder Mix*

Number of registered shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,997

Percentage of outstanding AFL shares owned by institutional investors 66%

Percentage of outstanding AFL shares owned by individual investors 34%

*Approximate, as of 12/31/14

First Shareholders

Cost of 100 shares purchased in 1955 when Aflac was founded $1,110

Number of shares those 100 shares grew into

(after 28 stock dividends and splits) 187,980 shares

Value at 12/31/14 (excluding reinvested dividends) $11.5 million

Dividends paid in 2014 $281,970

Aflac Financial Strength*

Standard & Poor’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA-

Moody’s Investors Service Aa3

A.M. Best A+ (Superior)

Rating & Investment Information Inc. (R&I) AA-

*Ratings as of 3/1/15

Visit aflac.com and click on

Investors

to access:

Your AFL shareholder account through af

linc

®

Aflac’s financial information

A calendar of events

Dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) information

INVESTOR FACTS

Annual Cash Dividends

Paid Per Share

Aflac has increased its

annual dividend for 32

consecutive years. Total

cash dividends paid in

2014 rose 5.6% over 2013.

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12

13

14

.44

.80

.96

1.12 1.14

1.23

1.34

1.42

$1.50

.55

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