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1
It’s no mystery how Aflac makes a difference.
Aflac Incorporated and Subsidiaries
% Change
2008 2007 2006 2008 – 2007
For the Year:
(In millions)
Total revenues $ 16,554 $ 15,393 $ 14,616 7.5%
Pretax earnings 1,914 2,499 2,264 (23.4)
Net earnings 1,254 1,634 1,483 (23.2)
At Year-end:
(In millions)
Total investments and cash $ 68,550 $ 57,056 $ 51,972 20.1%
Total assets 79,331 65,805 59,805 20.6
Shareholders’ equity 6,639 8,795 8,341 (24.5)
Per Common Share:
Net earnings (basic) $ 2.65 $ 3.35 $ 2.99 (20.9)%
Net earnings (diluted) 2.62 3.31 2.95 (20.8)
Shareholders’ equity 14.23 18.08 16.93 (21.3)
Cash dividends paid .96 .80 .55 20.0
Supplemental Data:
Number of common shares outstanding 466,615,392 486,529,962 492,549,966
Number of registered common shareholders 83,022 80,062 82,647
Number of full-time employees 8,242 8,213 7,704
Financial Highlights
Annual Cash
Dividends Paid
Per Share
Aflac has increased its annual
dividend for 26 consecutive years.
Total cash dividends paid in 2008
were 20.0% higher than in 2007.
99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
.147 .167 .193 .23
.30
.38
.44
.55
.80
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