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) December 14, 2009
Aflac Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Georgia
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001-07434
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58-1167100 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer |
of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.) |
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1932 Wynnton Road, Columbus, Georgia
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31999 |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
706.323.3431
(Registrants 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:
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ITEM 1.01 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On December 17, 2009, Aflac Incorporated (the Company) issued $400 million aggregate
principal amount of its 6.900% Senior Notes due 2039 (the Notes) in a public offering pursuant to
the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-159111) (the Registration Statement),
prospectus dated May 11, 2009, and related prospectus supplement dated December 14, 2009. The sale
of the Notes was made pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement, dated December 14, 2009,
among the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. The Company anticipates
using the net proceeds from the sale of these Notes for debt repayment and general corporate
purposes.
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.900% per annum and mature on December 17, 2039.
Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 17 and December 17 each year,
beginning on June 17, 2010. The Notes will be redeemable at the option of the Company in whole at
any time or in part from time to time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the
aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed or (ii) an amount equal to the sum of the
present values of the remaining scheduled payments for principal and interest on the Notes to be
redeemed, discounted to the redemption date; plus in each case accrued and unpaid interest. The
Notes are general unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with any of the
Companys existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness.
The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated as of May 21, 2009 (the Base Indenture),
between the Company, as issuer, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
(the Trustee), as supplemented by a second supplemental indenture, dated as of December 17, 2009
(the Supplemental Indenture and, together with the Base Indenture, the Indenture), between the
Company and the Trustee. The Indenture provides for customary events of default, including, among
other things, nonpayment, failure to comply with the other agreements in the Indenture for a period
of 90 days, and certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization.
The description of the Indenture set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to
the full text of each of the Base Indenture, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to our
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2009, and
the Supplemental Indenture (including the form of Notes included therein), a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the issuance and sale by the Company of the Notes, the Company is filing
exhibits as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K that are to be incorporated by reference in
their entirety into the Registration Statement.
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ITEM 2.03 |
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
See the description regarding the Companys issuance and sale of the Notes contained in Item
1.01 above, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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