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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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iCommon Stock, $.10 Par Value
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 21, 2022, Aflac Incorporated (the
“Company”) entered into an employment letter of agreement (the “LOA”) and a consulting agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Eric M. Kirsch, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Investment Officer and President of Aflac Global Investments.
Pursuant to the terms of the LOA, Mr. Kirsch will retire from service as an employee of the Company on March 31, 2023. Mr. Kirsch will continue to serve as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Investment Officer of the Company and President of Aflac Global Investments through December 31, 2022, then serve as Executive Vice President of the
Company from January 1, 2023 through termination of his employment agreement on March 31, 2023. Between October 31, 2022 and March 31, 2023, Mr. Kirsch’s annualized base salary will be $725,000.00. Mr. Kirsch will continue to be eligible to receive the discretionary bonus under the Company’s Management Incentive Plan (MIP) with respect to his employment during 2022 at a target level of 200% of his 2022 base salary, and, in 2023, a discretionary bonus of $600,000.00. Mr. Kirsch will also receive a retirement allowance of $58,000.00 net of taxes. Mr. Kirsch’s Performance Restricted Awards will continue to vest based on the
Company’s actual performance.
Beginning April 1, 2023, Mr. Kirsch’s Consulting Agreement will become effective. It will have a twelve (12) month term terminating on March 31, 2024. Under the terms of the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Kirsch will provide transition advice and services and will be paid an annual fee equal to $750,000.00, payable quarterly in arrears. The Consulting Agreement may be terminated by Mr. Kirsch on 30 days’ notice and by the Company on 30 days’ notice with good cause. Mr. Kirsch will be subject to, among other things, certain confidentiality, non-compete and non-solicitation obligations.
On October
24, 2022, the Company entered into amendments to the employment agreements of Fred Crawford, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Max Broden, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and Audrey Boone Tillman, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company (collectively and individually referred to herein as “Employee”).
The amendment to each Employee’s employment agreement modifies the definition of “Good Reason” to limit the bases for the Employee to assert Good Reason outside the context of
a change in control by removing diminution of duties, assignment of significantly inconsistent duties, and material breach by the Company from the definition of Good Reason.
The amendment for each Employee became effective as of October 24, 2022.
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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.
