Aflac Incorporated Prices $700M Of Senior Notes

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Aflac Incorporated announced today that it has priced $700 million (par value) of 10-year fixed-rate, senior notes with a coupon of 3.625%. The 10-year notes will be issued at a price of 100.00 to yield 3.625%. The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay, redeem or repurchase one or more of the parent company's ¥28.7 billion aggregate principal amount of 1.47% Samurai notes due July 2014; ¥5.5 billion aggregate principal amount of variable interest rate Samurai notes due July 2014 (which bear interest at an annual rate of 1.32% as of March 31, 2013); and $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.45% senior notes due August 2015. The balance of the net proceeds is expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including capital contributions to subsidiaries, if needed. Commenting on the pricing of the debt issue, Aflac Incorporated President and Chief Financial Officer Kriss Cloninger III commented: "This debt issuance allows us to take advantage of favorable market conditions to facilitate our repayment of outstanding debt over the next two years." Goldman Sachs & Co., Mizuho Securities USA Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC served as joint book-running managers for the transaction. Aflac Incorporated has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the offering to which this communication relates. You may obtain the registration statement and other documents that Aflac Incorporated has filed with the SEC that contain more complete information about Aflac Incorporated and this offering by contacting:
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