Aflac Incorporated announced today that it plans to commence a public offering of two series of senior notes, with a scheduled maturity of 2020 and 2025, respectively. The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund all or a portion of the redemption price of its 8.50% senior notes due 2019, of which $850,000,000 principal amount are outstanding. The company intends to use proceeds in excess of such redemption price, if any, for general corporate purposes.

The joint active book-running managers for the transaction are Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.