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Issuer:     LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP (LNC)
CIK:        0000059558
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950159-23-000262
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lincoln National elects Owen Ryan to board, increasing size to 12
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- Owen Ryan elected as director effective September 11, 2023, for a term ending at 2024 annual meeting.
- Board size increased from 11 to 12; bylaw amended to authorize twelve members.
- Ryan is Chair and Co-CEO of BlackLine, with prior insurance industry experience at AEGIS Insurance.
- Board determined Ryan is independent under NYSE listing standards and qualifies for Audit/Compensation committees.
- Ryan receives pro-rated annual retainer of $275,000 ($165,000 in deferred stock units).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59558/000095015923000262/0000950159-23-000262-index.htm
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  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950159-23-000262

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