---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000059558-25-000026"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LNC"
cik: "0000059558"
company_name: "LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T16:19:40.437605+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln National elects James Morris to board; board size increased to 11

## Summary
- James Morris elected to the Board effective March 3, 2025; term ends at 2025 annual meeting.
- Morris is retired Chairman, President & CEO of Pacific Life Insurance Company (2007-2022).
- Morris appointed to the Compensation and Finance Committees of the Board.
- Board size increased from 10 to 11 directors via bylaw amendment effective March 3, 2025.
- Morris determined independent under NYSE listing standards.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000059558-25-000026
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LNC
- cik: 0000059558
- company_name: LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000005955825000026/0000059558-25-000026-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000005955825000026/lnc-20250303.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059558-25-000026
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059558-25-000026.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059558-25-000026.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Morris was elected as Director at LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 3, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lincoln National Corporation (the “Corporation” or “LNC”) approved an increase to the size of the Board effective the same date (as further discussed below under Item 5.03) and elected James Morris to serve as a new director on the Board effective March 3, 2025, for a term to end at the Corporation’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000005955825000026/0000059558-25-000026-index.htm

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