Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER

PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Aflac Incorporated's common stock is principally traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL.

Holders

As of February 16, 2023, there were 84,297 holders of record of the Company's common stock.

Dividends

For a summary of dividends paid to shareholders in 2022 and 2021 and potential restrictions on the Company's ability to pay future dividends, see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of Item 7. MD&A.

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Stock Performance Graph

The following graph compares the five-year performance of the Company's common stock to the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) and the Standard & Poor's Life and Health Insurance Index (S&P Life and Health). The Standard & Poor's Life and Health Insurance Index includes: Aflac Incorporated, Globe Life Inc., Lincoln National Corporation, MetLife Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc.

Performance Graphic Index

December 31,


	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
Aflac Incorporated	100.00	106.21	125.92	108.82	146.43	185.03
S&P 500	100.00	95.62	125.72	148.85	191.58	156.89
S&P Life & Health Insurance	100.00	79.23	97.60	88.35	120.76	133.25

Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Parent Company repurchased shares of its common stock as follows:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased			Average Price Paid Per Share			Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs		Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 - January 31		1,933,400			$	61.87		1,933,400		53,895,617
February 1 - February 28		3,183,212			63.58			2,845,206		51,050,411
March 1 - March 31		3,233,866			61.93			3,228,600		47,821,811
April 1 - April 30		2,592,239			62.98			2,589,500		45,232,311
May 1 - May 31		4,284,400			57.22			4,284,400		40,947,911
June 1 - June 30		4,315,931			56.12			4,310,888		36,637,023
July 1 - July 31		3,670,800			55.40			3,670,800		32,966,223
August 1 - August 31		3,983,200			61.37			3,983,200		28,983,023
September 1 - September 30		3,406,571			59.47			3,403,200		25,579,823
October 1 - October 31		2,817,100			60.01			2,817,100		22,762,723
November 1 - November 30		2,867,949			69.91			2,856,100		119,906,623
December 1 - December 31		3,268,609			70.89			3,264,800		116,641,823
Total		39,557,277	(1)		$	61.29		39,187,194		116,641,823	(2)

(1) During the year ended December 31, 2022, 370,083 shares were purchased in connection with income tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of restricted-share-based awards during the period.

(2) The total remaining shares available for purchase at December 31, 2022, consisted of 16,641,823 shares related to a 100,000,000 share repurchase authorization by the board of directors announced in August 2020 and 100,000,000 shares related to a 100,000,000 share repurchase authorization by the board of directors announced in November 2022.

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