New insider Tedrow Darrel W. claimed ownership of 34,014 shares (SEC Form 3)
| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2026 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP [ LNC ] | |||||||||||||||
| 3a. Foreign Trading Symbol
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 34,014(1) | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (2) | 02/16/2032 | Common Stock | 1,837 | $73.51 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (3) | 12/05/2032 | Common Stock | 2,164 | $37.74 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (4) | 02/15/2033 | Common Stock | 3,777 | $34.99 | D | |
| Phantom Stock Units | (5) | (5) | Common Stock | 1,844.2 | (5) | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Includes 8,985 restricted stock units ("RSUs") that vest on February 21, 2027, 8,974 RSUs that vest on February 19, 2028, 6,125 RSUs that vest on February 19, 2029, and 4,923 RSUs that vest on May 28, 2029. |
| 2. The option vested in three equal installments on February 16, 2023, 2024 and 2025. |
| 3. The option vested in full on December 5, 2025. |
| 4. The option vested in three equal installments on February 15, 2024, 2025 and 2026. |
| 5. Each Phantom Stock Unit is the equivalent of one share of LNC Common Stock. Represents stock units held in the LNC Deferred Compensation and Supplemental/Excess Retirement Plan (the "DC SERP"). The reporting person may transfer his investment in the Phantom Stock account into an alternative investment option in the DC SERP at any time. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Claire H. Hanna, Attorney-in-Fact | 06/04/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 3: SEC 1473 (03-26) | ||