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36
Aflac’s Total Return
to Shareholders
2015 marked the 33rd consecutive
year Aflac Incorporated increased
its annual dividend. Including
reinvested cash dividends, Aflac’s
total shareholder return increased
.5% in 2015. This compares with
a total return decline of 6.3% for
the S&P Life & Health Index and
an increase of 1.4% for the S&P
500 and .2% for the Dow Jones
Industrial Average. For many years,
we have managed our business with a
long-term view in mind. As a result:
Over the last five years, Aflac’s
total shareholder return, including
reinvested dividends, was 21.0%.
Over the last 10 years, Aflac’s total
return to shareholders, including
reinvested dividends, was 62.8%.
AFL Shareholder Mix*
Number of registered shareholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86,638
Percentage of outstanding AFL shares owned by institutional investors . . . . . . . 68%
Percentage of outstanding AFL shares owned by individual investors . . . . . . . . 32%
*Approximate as of 12/31/15
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 dividends and splits) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,980 shares
Value at 12/31/15 (excluding reinvested dividends) . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11.3 million
Dividends paid in 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $297,008
Aflac Financial Strength*
Standard & Poor’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A+
Moody’s Investors Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aa3
A.M. Best . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A+ (Superior)
Rating & Investment Information Inc. (R&I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA-
*Ratings as of 3/1/16
Visit aflac.com and click on Investors to access:
Your AFL shareholder account through aflinc®
Aflac’s financial information
A calendar of events
Dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) information
INVESTOR FACTS
Annual Cash
Dividends Paid
Per Share
Aflac has increased its
annual dividend for 33
consecutive years. Total
cash dividends paid in
2015 were 5.3% higher
than in 2014.
05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
.44
.80
.96
1.12 1.14
1.23
1.34
1.42
1.50
$1.58
.55