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Aflac has increased its annual
dividend for 28 consecutive
years. Total cash dividends paid
in 2010 rose 1.8% over 2009.
Aflac’s Total Return
to Shareholders
Aflac’s share price increased 22.0%
from the 2009 year-end price of
$46.25 to the 2010 year-end price
of $56.43. 2010 also marked the
28th consecutive year in which Aflac
Incorporated increased its annual
dividend. Including reinvested cash
dividends, Aflac’s total return to
shareholders was 24.9% in 2010.
This compares with a total return
of 25.3% for the S&P Life & Health
Index, 15.1% for the S&P 500 Index,
and 14.1% for the Dow Jones
Industrial Average.
• For the last five years, Aflac’s
total return to shareholders,
including reinvested dividends,
was 34.6%
• Over the last 10 years, our
total return to shareholders,
including reinvested dividends,
was 80.8%
AFL SHAREHOLDER MIX*
Number of registered shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,200
Percentage of outstanding AFL shares owned by institutional investors. . 67%
Percentage of outstanding AFL shares owned by individual investors. . . 33%
(includes director, employee and sales agent ownership of approximately 4%)
*Approximate, as of 12/31/10
FIRST SHAREHOLDERS
Cost of 100 shares purchased in 1955 when Aflac was founded . . . . $1,110
Number of shares those 100 shares grew into
(after 28 stock splits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,980 shares
Value at 12/31/10 (excluding dividends) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10.6 million
Dividends paid in 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $214,297
AFLAC FINANCIAL STRENGTH*
Standard & Poor’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA-
Moody’s Investors Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aa2 (Excellent)
A.M. Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A+ (Superior)
Rating and Investment Information Inc. (R&I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA-
*Ratings as of 3/1/11
Visit aflac.com and click on Investors to access your AFL account, Aflac’s financial
information, calendar of events, and dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) information
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