---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000059558-26-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LNC"
cik: "0000059558"
company_name: "LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-06-01T12:00:28+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T12:06:52.967167+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lincoln National shareholders elect all 10 directors, approve say-on-pay, reject board chair proposal

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000059558-26-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LNC
- cik: 0000059558
- company_name: LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-06-01T12:00:28+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000005955826000038/0000059558-26-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000005955826000038/lnc-20260528.htm

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