8-K
filed June 1, 2026, 8:00 AM ET
ticker LNC
CIK 0000059558
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Lincoln National shareholders elect all 10 directors, approve say-on-pay, reject board chair proposal
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
- All 10 director nominees elected; top vote-getter James Morris received 141,173,189 votes for.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor approved: 167,591,614 for, 3,365,510 against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed: 101,944,594 for, 41,153,657 against (approx 71% support excluding broker non-votes).
- Non-binding shareholder proposal for independent board chair rejected: 40,910,999 for, 102,198,953 against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP shareholders rejected Non-Binding Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair at the 2026-05-28 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-28
Exact text from the filing
The non-binding shareholder proposal to amend the Company’s corporate governance documents to require an independent board chairman was not approved based on the following votes: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 40,910,999 102,198,953 942,785 27,410,909
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-28
Exact text from the filing
The ten nominees for election to the Board were elected, each for a term expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, based upon the following votes: Director Nominee For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Deirdre P. Connelly 139,549,226 4,214,652 288,859 27,410,909
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of Independent Auditor at the 2026-05-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-28
Exact text from the filing
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent auditor for 2026 was approved based on the following votes: For Against Abstentions 167,591,614 3,365,510 506,522
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP shareholders approved Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-28
Exact text from the filing
The proposal to approve an advisory resolution regarding the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company’s 2026 Proxy Statement, was approved based on the following votes: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 101,944,594 41,153,657 954,486 27,410,909
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