Aflac Partners with ScottsMiracle-Gro for NASCAR Races in 2010

Scotts Makes Leap Back Into Sprint Cup with Sponsorship of Carl Edwards

COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, primary sponsor of Carl Edwards
and the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, has announced a partnership with
ScottsMiracle-Gro, giving the company primary sponsorship for six Sprint Cup
races in the 2010 season. The partnership extends Scotts relationship with
Carl Edwards, who earned his first Sprint Cup victory in 2005 in the
Scotts-sponsored car.

Scotts currently is the co-primary sponsor of Carl Edwards in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series.

"Aflac and Scotts are two great companies that have supported me during my
career," said Edwards. "I earned my first Cup victory in a Scotts car and am
looking forward to driving for them again in the Sprint Cup Series in 2010."

"Our involvement in NASCAR not only allows us to sponsor a premier driver in
Carl Edwards, but also affords us the opportunity to team up with premier
brands such as Scotts," said Keith Farley, Motorsports Marketing Manager at
Aflac. "This is truly a winning partnership for everyone involved."

The Scotts paint schemes will appear on the No. 99 Ford Fusion for the
following races: Daytona Shootout (February), Atlanta Motor Speedway (March),
Bristol Motor Speedway (March), Texas Motor Speedway (April), Richmond
International Raceway (May), and Charlotte Motor Speedway (May).

"The Scotts Company is thrilled to partner with Aflac, Carl Edwards and get
back into Cup racing," said Jim Shertzer, Sponsorship Manager at The Scotts
Company. "Our company has a great relationship with Carl Edwards and we're
excited to kick-off spring in Daytona in the Scotts Turf Builder car in 2010."

The 2010 season will mark the sixth consecutive season that Edwards will
compete full time in both the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series.

About Aflac
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. As 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 insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people
worldwide. Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere magazine as one of the
World's Most Ethical Companies for three consecutive years and was also named
by the Reputation Institute as the Most Reputable Company in the Global
Insurance Industry for two consecutive years. In 2009 Fortune magazine
recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for
the eleventh consecutive year. Fortune magazine also ranked Aflac No. 1 on its
global list of the Most Admired Companies in the Life and Health Insurance
category. Aflac appears on Hispanic Enterprise magazine's list of the 50 Best
Companies for Supplier Diversity and on Black Enterprise magazine's list of
the 40 Best Companies for Diversity. Aflac was also named by Forbes magazine
as America's Best-Managed Company in the Insurance category. 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.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro
With nearly $3 billion in worldwide sales and more than 8,000 associates, The
Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts
Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for
lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well.
The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S.,
the Company's Scotts®, Miracle-Gro®, and Ortho® brands are market-leading in
their categories, as is the consumer Roundup® brand, which is marketed in
North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto.
In the U.S. the company operates Scotts LawnService®, the second largest
residential lawn care service business. In Europe, the Company's brands
include Weedol®, Pathclear®, Evergreen®, Levington®, Miracle-Gro®, KB®,
Fertiligene® and Substral®. For additional information, visit us at
www.scotts.com.

About Roush Fenway Racing
Roush Fenway Racing is NASCAR's largest team operating nine motorsports teams.
Five teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Jamie
McMurray, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; three teams (with seven
drivers) in the Nationwide Series with Kenseth, Biffle, Edwards, Ragan, Erik
Darnell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Colin Braun; and one in the Camping World
Truck Series with Braun. For more information on any of the Roush Fenway
Racing teams, log on to www.RoushFenway.com. For sponsorship inquiries,
please contact Robin Johnson at (704)720-4645.

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Media Contacts:
Tim Turner
Aflac Incorporated
706.243.5594
trturner@aflac.com

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