Shareholder Vote

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) May 7, 2020 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $.10 Par Value   AFL   New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨ Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of Aflac Incorporated was held on May 4, 2020. Matters submitted to the shareholders and voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company's Proxy Statement, are as follows: (1) Election of 11 members to the board of directors; (2) Approval of a non-binding advisory proposal on compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in the Proxy Statement; and (3) Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2020. The shareholders approved proposals (1), (2) and (3). The total number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock entitled to vote at the meeting was 722,511,510, of which 51,017,747 directly registered shares were entitled to ten votes per share and 21,423,841 shares held in “street” or “nominee” name exercised ten votes per share. The following is a summary of the votes cast, as well as the number of abstention and broker non-votes, as to each proposal, including a separate tabulation with respect to each nominee for director. VOTES       For   Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes   (1) Election of 11 members to the board of directors:                     Daniel P. Amos   865,798,315   15,322,882   9,241,697   91,176,719     W. Paul Bowers   883,177,948   5,718,203   1,466,743   91,176,719     Toshihiko Fukuzawa   886,704,287   2,206,542   1,452,065   91,176,719     Thomas J. Kenny   886,415,363   2,319,572   1,627,959   91,176,719     Georgette D. Kiser   844,957,492   44,102,895   1,302,507   91,176,719     Karole F. Lloyd   884,364,121   4,621,227   1,377,546   91,176,719     Nobuchika Mori   886,569,007   2,153,168   1,640,719   91,176,719     Joseph L. Moskowitz   884,133,652   4,695,043   1,534,199   91,176,719     Barbara K. Rimer, DrPH   874,978,003   14,163,417   1,221,474   91,176,719     Katherine T. Rohrer   884,349,726   4,741,234   1,271,934   91,176,719     Melvin T. Stith   876,269,696   12,749,796   1,343,402   91,176,719                         (2) Non-binding advisory proposal on executive compensation   865,675,647   19,161,491   5,525,756   91,176,719                         (3) Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2020   946,089,264   33,473,234   1,977,115   0   1 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       May 7, 2020     /s/ June Howard               (June Howard)     Senior Vice President, Financial Services     Chief Accounting Officer 2