---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000059558-24-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LNC"
cik: "0000059558"
company_name: "LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T08:56:09.592628+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln National shareholders approve compensation plan share increase, reject independent chair

## Summary
- Shareholders approved Amendment No. 3 to 2020 Incentive Comp Plan, increasing authorized shares by 4.5M to 16.05M.
- All 12 director nominees elected (average ~110M votes for each).
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for 2024 approved (137.7M for, 5.1M against).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with ~97.0M for, 19.0M against.
- Non-binding shareholder proposal for independent board chair failed (46.5M for, 69.8M against).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000059558-24-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LNC
- cik: 0000059558
- company_name: LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000005955824000033/0000059558-24-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000005955824000033/lnc-20240523.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059558-24-000033.txt

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