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Annual Cash Dividends
Paid Per Share
Aflac has increased its annual
dividend for 24 consecutive years.
Total cash dividends paid in 2006
were 25.0% higher than in 2005.
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06
.112 .128 .147 .16 7 .1 9 3
.23
.30
.38
.44
$.55
Aflac Incorporated and Subsidiaries
% Change
2006 2005 2004 2006 – 2005
For the Year:
(In millions)
Total revenues $ 14,616 $ 14,363 $ 13,281 1.8%
Pretax earnings 2,264 2,226 1,773 1.7
Net earnings 1,4831,483 1,266 –
At Year-end:
(In millions)
Total investments and cash $ 51,972 $ 48,989 $ 51,955 6.1%
Total assets 59,805 56,361 59,326 6.1
Shareholders’ equity 8,341 7,927 7,576 5.2
Per Common Share:
Net earnings (basic) $ 2.99 $ 2.96 $ 2.49 1.0%
Net earnings (diluted) 2.95 2.92 2.45 1.0
Shareholders’ equity 16.93 15.89 15.04 6.5
Cash dividends paid .55 .44 .38 25.0
Supplemental Data:
Number of common shares outstanding 492,549,966 498,893,553 503,607,777
Number of registered common shareholders 82,647 80,808 78,167
Number of full-time employees 7,704 7,263 6,807
Financial Highlights
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