COLUMBUS, Ga., April 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated
(NYSE: AFL) announced today that its Board of Directors has decided
to hold the company's 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on
Monday, May 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ET in a virtual-only meeting format
due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and taking into
account the guidance and protocols issued by public health and
government authorities.
Shareholders of record as of the close of business on
February 25, 2020 are invited to
attend the virtual meeting at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AFL2020 and enter the 16-digit
control number included on their proxy card or notice that they
previously received. Online access to the webcast will open 15
minutes prior to the designated start time. Shareholders may submit
questions in writing through the virtual meeting platform. Those
who do not have a control number may attend as guests but will not
be able to vote shares or submit questions during the webcast.
While voting during the virtual meeting will be permitted, Aflac
Incorporated encourages shareholders to vote in advance of the
meeting. Instructions for voting follow:
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Vote BEFORE the
meeting:
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Vote by one of the
following methods by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 3,
2020 for shares held directly and by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
April 29, 2020
for shares held in a Plan:
Go to
www.proxyvote.com, or
Call
1-800-690-6903
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Vote BEFORE the
meeting:
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Mark, sign and date
your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope
we previously provided.
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Vote DURING the
meeting:
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Go to
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AFL2020.
Shareholders may
attend and vote during the virtual meeting by following the
instructions on this website.
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ABOUT AFLAC INCORPORATED
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:
AFL) is a Fortune 500 company, helping provide protection to more
than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., where it is a leading
supplemental insurer by paying cash fast when policyholders get
sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of
Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the
opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. Aflac Life
Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer
insurance in Japan where it
insures 1 in 4 households. For 14 consecutive years, Aflac
Incorporated has been recognized by Ethisphere as one of the
World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2020, Fortune included Aflac
Incorporated on its list of World's Most Admired Companies for the
19th time, and Bloomberg added Aflac Incorporated to its
Gender-Equality Index, which tracks the financial performance of
public companies committed to supporting gender equality through
policy development, representation and transparency. To find out
how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get
to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/espanol.
Analyst and investor contact - David A.
Young, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667; dyoung@aflac.com
Media contact - Catherine H.
Blades, 706.596.3014; FAX: 706.320.2288 or
cblades@aflac.com
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