Aflac Incorporated to Voluntarily Withdraw Trading on NYSE Arca
COLUMBUS, Ga., Dec 01, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Aflac Incorporated
(NYSE: AFL) announced today that it plans to voluntarily withdraw its common
stock from listing on NYSE Arca, Inc., formerly the Pacific Exchange. Aflac's
equity securities will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
The decision to voluntarily withdraw listing from NYSE Arca, Inc. was made
to eliminate duplicative administrative requirements inherent with dual
listings as a result of the NYSE Group's recent merger with Archipelago
Holdings, the parent company of NYSE Arca. NYSE Arca will continue trading
Aflac's common stock on an unlisted trading privilege basis.
For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the
opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting
medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of
guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one
insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in Japan.
Aflac's insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people
worldwide. Aflac has been included in Fortune magazine's listing of America's
Most Admired Companies for six consecutive years. In January 2006, Aflac was
included in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in
America for the eighth consecutive year. Aflac was also included in Fortune
magazine's list of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities in August 2005, and in
September 2005, Aflac Japan was named the Life Insurance Company of the Year
at the Asia Insurance Industry Awards, sponsored by the Asia Insurance Review.
Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com.
Analyst and investor contact -
Kenneth S. Janke Jr.,
800.235.2667 - option 3,
FAX: 706.324.6330,
or kjanke@aflac.com
Media contact -
Laura Kane, 706.596.3493,
FAX: 706.320.2288,
or lkane@aflac.com.
SOURCE Aflac Incorporated
http://www.aflac.com/