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

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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 18, 2025, there were 78,663 holders of record of the Company's common stock.

Dividends

For a summary of dividends paid to shareholders in 2024 and 2023 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 (S&P 500) Index and the Standard & Poor's 500 Life and Health Insurance (S&P 500 Life and Health Insurance) Index. The S&P 500 Life and Health Insurance Index includes: Aflac Incorporated, Globe Life Inc., MetLife Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc.

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Performance Graphic Index

December 31,

201920202021202220232024
Aflac Incorporated100.0086.42116.29146.94172.49220.92
S&P 500100.00118.40152.39124.79157.59197.02
S&P 500 Life & Health Insurance100.0090.52123.73136.53142.87171.87

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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, 2024, the Parent Company repurchased shares of its common stock as follows:

PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid Per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 1 - January 310$0.00077,745,381
February 1 - February 295,308,57078.584,859,80372,885,578
March 1 - March 314,424,65783.344,416,65668,468,922
April 1 - April 302,674,13083.182,665,23665,803,686
May 1 - May 313,680,82686.253,678,43062,125,256
June 1 - June 302,956,25088.722,944,02659,181,230
July 1 - July 311,385,91791.091,385,91757,795,313
August 1 - August 311,684,841104.591,684,84156,110,472
September 1 - September 301,821,000109.151,810,62954,299,843
October 1 - October 311,710,909112.021,710,90952,588,934
November 1 - November 301,369,301110.151,369,30151,219,633
December 1 - December 313,905,910104.463,902,07947,317,554
Total30,922,311(1)$91.8430,427,82747,317,554(2)

(1) During the year ended December 31, 2024, 494,484 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, 2024, consisted of shares related to a 100,000,000 share repurchase authorization by the board of directors announced in November 2022.

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