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2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Assets: |
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Investments (Note 5) |
$ | 142,979,285 | $ | 197,843,575 | ||||
Participant loans |
8,481,508 | 8,476,490 | ||||||
Cash |
757,082 | 137,773 | ||||||
Accrued employer contribution |
24,442 | 68,870 | ||||||
Accrued participant contribution |
68 | 371,832 | ||||||
Accrued interest |
| 32,543 | ||||||
Total assets |
152,242,385 | 206,931,083 | ||||||
Liabilities: |
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Excess participant contributions payable |
136,499 | 11,706 | ||||||
Other liabilities |
33,893 | | ||||||
Total liabilities |
170,392 | 11,706 | ||||||
Net assets available for plan benefits before adjustments |
152,071,993 | 206,919,377 | ||||||
Adjustment from fair value to contract value for fully
benefit-responsive investment contracts |
1,576,832 | 60,088 | ||||||
Net assets available for plan benefits |
$ | 153,648,825 | $ | 206,979,465 | ||||
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2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Contributions and transfers: |
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Participant withholdings |
$ | 11,542,839 | $ | 10,898,888 | ||||
Participant transfers from other plans |
580,715 | 1,069,304 | ||||||
Employer matching |
4,375,523 | 4,111,018 | ||||||
Total contributions and transfers |
16,499,077 | 16,079,210 | ||||||
Dividend income |
4,728,995 | 8,671,029 | ||||||
Interest income |
775,073 | 719,954 | ||||||
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments (Note 5) |
(64,613,315 | ) | 23,455,924 | |||||
Distributions to participants |
(10,642,384 | ) | (10,775,151 | ) | ||||
Administrative fees |
(78,086 | ) | (86,447 | ) | ||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets |
(53,330,640 | ) | 38,064,519 | |||||
Net assets available for plan benefits: |
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Beginning of year |
206,979,465 | 168,914,946 | ||||||
End of year |
$ | 153,648,825 | $ | 206,979,465 | ||||
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(a) | General | ||
The Plan is subject to certain provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). | |||
Eligible employees may voluntarily participate in the Plan on the first day of the month, which coincides with or next follows the completion of thirty days of employment. | |||
The Plan is administered by a plan administrator appointed by the Pension Committee of Aflac Incorporateds Board of Directors. The majority of the Plans administrative expenses are paid by the Plan sponsor. A portion of the Plans administrative expenses is allocated to the Plan and is deducted from the investment earnings (losses) in participant accounts. Administrative fees on loans and in-service withdrawal expenses are paid directly by the requesting participant and are deducted from the loan or in-service withdrawal amount. | |||
(b) | Contributions | ||
Contributions to the Plan are made by both participants and the Company. Participants may contribute portions of their salary and bonus on a pretax basis in increments of whole percentages of up to 50% in 2008 and 2007, subject to aggregate limits imposed by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations. Aggregate limits as prescribed by the IRS were $15,500 for participants under the age of 50 and $20,500 for participants age 50 and older in 2008 and 2007. The first 1% to 6% of participants compensation contributed may be subject to a percentage matching contribution by the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, subject to certain limitations, the Companys matching contribution was 50% of the portion of the participants contributions, which were not in excess of 6% of the participants compensation. |
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(c) | Participant Accounts | ||
An account is maintained for each participant and is credited with participant contributions and investment earnings or losses thereon. Contributions may be invested in one or more of the investment funds available under the Plan at the direction of the participant. A separate account is maintained with respect to each participants interest in the Companys matching contributions. Amounts in this account are apportioned and invested in the same manner as the participants account. | |||
(d) | Vesting | ||
Participants are 100% vested in their contributions plus actual investment earnings or losses thereon. | |||
Participants become vested in the Companys matching contributions and the related earnings or losses thereon according to the following schedule. |
Years of Service | Vested Percentage | |
Less than 1 | 0% | |
1 | 20% | |
2 | 40% | |
3 | 60% | |
4 | 80% | |
5 or more | 100% |
A participants interest in the Companys matching contributions and the related earnings or losses thereon is also vested upon termination either because of death or disability or after attaining early retirement date or normal retirement age. Except as previously described, participants forfeit the portion of their interest which is not vested upon termination of employment. These forfeitures are available to reduce the Companys future matching contributions or plan expenses. At December 31, 2008, forfeited non-vested accounts totaled approximately $21,600, compared with approximately $69,900 a year ago. In 2008, forfeitures of approximately $291,900 were used to reduce matching contributions, compared with approximately $202,100 in 2007. | |||
(e) | Distributions | ||
Participants may receive a distribution equal to the vested value of their account upon death, disability, retirement, or termination of either the Plan or the participants employment. Distributions may only be made in the form of a lump-sum cash payment and/or Aflac Incorporated common stock. | |||
The Plan permits in-service withdrawals for participants who are 100% vested in the Companys contribution and have attained age 59 1/2. |
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(f) | Loans | ||
Participants are allowed to borrow funds from their accounts. The minimum amount of any loan is $1,000. Participants may have up to two active loans from their account at any time. The maximum amount of loans made to a participant from the Plan, when added together, cannot exceed the lesser of: |
a. | 50% of the participants vested benefit (as defined by the Plan document); or | ||
b. | $50,000, reduced by the amount, if any, of the highest balance of all outstanding loans to the participant during the one-year period ending on the day prior to the day on which the loan is made. |
All participant loans carry a maturity date of up to five years for general purpose loans and up to 10 years for loans made to purchase the participants principal residence from the date the loan is made and are secured by the balance in the participants account. Interest rates on participant loans are established at the prevailing prime interest rate at the time the loan is made plus 2%. The prime interest rate was 3.25% at December 31, 2008, compared with 7.25% at December 31, 2007. Participant loans are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. | |||
(g) | Transactions With Parties-in-Interest | ||
As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the statements of net assets available for plan benefits include the following investments and participant loans with parties-in-interest to the Plan. |
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Aflac Incorporated common stock |
$ | 75,719,975 | $ | 100,026,802 | ||||
Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust* |
11,343,930 | 6,544,973 | ||||||
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust |
2,151,339 | 3,562,533 | ||||||
Participant loans |
8,481,508 | 8,476,490 | ||||||
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(a) | Basis of Presentation | ||
The accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available for plan benefits have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. | |||
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the plan administrator to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. | |||
(b) | Investments | ||
Investments are stated at fair value. Investments in mutual funds and common shares are stated at fair value based upon market quotations obtained from national security exchanges. Investments in common/collective trusts are valued based on the quoted market prices of the underlying assets held in the fund, except for the Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust. | |||
The Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust, a common/collective trust, primarily holds investments in fully benefit-responsive insurance contracts that provide that the Plan may make withdrawals at contract value for benefit-responsive requirements. Accordingly, the Plans investment in units of the Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust is presented at fair value in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with an adjustment to its contract value separately disclosed, as provided in Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position (FSP) AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Investment Company Guide and Defined-Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans. The Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust funds reported fair value is determined as the sum of (a) the fair value of the investments in guaranteed insurance contracts and security-backed investment contracts that are wrapped by an insurance company, bank or other financial institution (collectively, the Investment Contracts), as determined by that funds trustee and (b) the fair value of that funds investments in externally managed collective investment funds as determined by those funds trustees. | |||
Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are calculated based on the difference between selling price and cost on an average cost basis. | |||
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for plan benefits. |
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(c) | Distributions | ||
Distributions to participants are recorded when paid. | |||
(d) | Fair Value of Financial Instruments | ||
Investments are stated at fair value. Participant loans are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. The carrying amounts for cash, receivables, and payables approximated their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. | |||
(e) | New Accounting Pronouncements | ||
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), expands disclosures about fair value measurements and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data corroborated by independent sources while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions that are not observable in an active market or are developed internally. These two types of inputs create three valuation hierarchy levels. Level 1 valuations reflect quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. Level 2 valuations reflect quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted market prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets or model-derived valuations in which all significant valuation inputs are observable in active markets. Level 3 valuations reflect valuations in which one or more of the significant valuation inputs are not observable in an active market. | |||
This standard applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value measurements. Where applicable, this standard codifies related guidance within GAAP. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 157 as of January 1, 2008. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Plans net assets available for plan benefits or the changes in net assets available for plan benefits. | |||
(f) | Reclassifications | ||
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior-year amounts to conform to reporting classifications in the current year. These reclassifications had no impact on net assets available for plan benefits or the changes in net assets available for plan benefits. |
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2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Mutual funds: |
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Davis New York Venture Fund |
$ | * | $ | 11,781,067 | ||||
Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund |
18,394,352 | 26,748,609 | ||||||
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund |
11,269,773 | 20,945,896 | ||||||
Common/collective trust funds: |
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Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust** |
11,343,930 | * | ||||||
Aflac Incorporated common stock |
75,719,975 | 100,026,802 | ||||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Aflac Incorporated common stock |
$ | (27,248,851 | ) | $ | 26,658,094 | |||
Mutual funds |
(36,088,623 | ) | (3,353,767 | ) | ||||
Common/collective trust funds |
(1,275,841 | ) | 151,597 | |||||
Total net
appreciation
(depreciation) in
fair value of
investments |
$ | (64,613,315 | ) | $ | 23,455,924 | |||
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Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||||||||||||
Assets: |
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Investments |
$ | 131,060,848 | $ | 11,918,437 | $ | | $ | 142,979,285 | ||||||||
Total assets |
$ | 131,060,848 | $ | 11,918,437 | $ | | $ | 142,979,285 | ||||||||
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2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Net assets available for plan benefits |
$ | 153,648,825 | $ | 206,979,465 | ||||
Deemed distributions |
(54,419 | ) | (59,664 | ) | ||||
Net assets available for plan benefits Form 5500 |
$ | 153,594,406 | $ | 206,919,801 | ||||
2008 | 2007 | |||||||
Increase (decrease) in net assets per statement of
changes in net assets available for plan benefits |
$ | (53,330,640 | ) | $ | 38,064,519 | |||
Deemed distributions |
(12,761 | ) | (44,526 | ) | ||||
Deemed distributions paid |
9,545 | 3,102 | ||||||
Deemed distributions written off |
8,461 | | ||||||
Net income Part II Line K Form 5500 |
$ | (53,325,395 | ) | $ | 38,023,095 | |||
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Identity of Issue and Description of Investment | Shares/Units | Current Value | ||||||
Common/Collective Trusts |
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Merrill Lynch Retirement Preservation Trust* |
11,343,930 | $ | 11,343,930 | |||||
Merrill Lynch Equity Index Trust* |
194,691 | 2,151,339 | ||||||
Total Common/Collective Trusts |
13,495,269 | |||||||
Mutual Funds |
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Davis New York Venture Fund |
310,887 | 7,414,645 | ||||||
Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund |
358,844 | 18,394,352 | ||||||
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund |
151,537 | 11,269,773 | ||||||
Columbia Acorn Fund |
113,348 | 2,007,400 | ||||||
Artio International Equity Fund Class A |
193,784 | 4,656,620 | ||||||
American Funds Growth Fund of America |
249,121 | 5,092,030 | ||||||
American Funds Europacific Growth Fund |
77,108 | 2,155,174 | ||||||
Columbia Total Return Bond Fund |
443,134 | 3,890,716 | ||||||
Managers Special Equity Fund |
15,058 | 460,163 | ||||||
Total Mutual Funds |
55,340,873 | |||||||
Aflac Incorporated common stock* |
1,651,832 | 75,719,975 | ||||||
Participant loans (2,487 loans outstanding with zero cost,
interest rates from 5.25% to 11.5% and maturity dates of
less than one year to 10 years)* |
8,427,089 | |||||||
Total |
$ | 152,983,206 | ||||||
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Aflac Incorporated 401(k) Savings and Profit Sharing Plan |
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Date:
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June 26, 2009 | By: | /s/ Casey Graves | |||||||
Casey Graves | ||||||||||
Vice President | ||||||||||
Human Resources |
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