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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) February 5, 2025 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 5, 2025, Aflac Incorporated (the "Company") issued a press release dated February 5, 2025 in which it reported the Company's 2024 fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. In addition, a copy of the Company's fourth quarter supplemental earnings materials is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. On February 5, 2025, the Company posted to its investor relations website at investors.aflac.com a video presentation by Max Brodén, the Company's Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, discussing the Company's 2024 fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results. A copy of the transcript of Mr. Brodén's comments from the Investor Update and a copy of the Investor Presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.3 and Exhibit 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. The Investor Update and the Investor Presentation should be read in conjunction with the press release. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Exhibit Title or Description 99.1 Press release of Aflac Incorporated dated February 5, 2025 99.2 Financial Supplement for Fourth Quarter 2024 99.3 Transcript of comments in video presentation by Max Brodén, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aflac Incorporated. 99.4 Slides referenced in video presentation by Max Brodén, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aflac Incorporated. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) 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 February 5, 2025     /s/ Robin L. Blackmon     (Robin L. Blackmon)     Senior Vice President, Financial Services     Chief Accounting Officer 2