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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 LOGO)
Aflac Incorporated
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Georgia   001-07434   58-1167100
 
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number)   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)
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ITEM 1.01   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 Company’s 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 Company’s 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.
ITEM 2.03   Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
     See the description regarding the Company’s issuance and sale of the Notes contained in Item 1.01 above, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
         
  -   Underwriting Agreement, dated December 14, 2009, among Aflac Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co., and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
 
       
  -   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2009, between Aflac Incorporated and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (including form of 6.900% Senior Note due 2039).

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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
 
   
   December 17, 2009
  /s/ Ralph A. Rogers, Jr.
 
   
 
     (Ralph A. Rogers, Jr.)
 
  Senior Vice President, Financial Services
 
  Chief Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX:
         
  -   Underwriting Agreement, dated December 14, 2009, among Aflac Incorporated and Goldman, Sachs & Co., and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
 
       
  -   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2009, between Aflac Incorporated and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (including form of 6.900% Senior Note due 2039).

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