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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u>May 26, 2017</u></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u>150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087</u></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">On May 31, 2017, Lincoln National Corporation (the "Company") filed an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") with the Secretary of State of Indiana.&#160; The shareholders approved the Amendment at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 26, 2017 (the "2017 Annual Meeting").&#160;&#160;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The Amendment eliminates the supermajority vote requirements applicable to certain sections of the Articles and replaces them with a simple majority vote standard.&#160; Those provisions include: (i) the voting rights of preferred stock (of which none is currently issued and outstanding); (ii) restrictions on the sale of common stock in The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (our primary insurance subsidiary); and (iii) shareholder's ability to amend our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"). The Company disclosed these proposed amendments to the Articles as Proposal 5(A) in its definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2017 (the "2017 Proxy Statement").&#160; These amendments required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The Amendment also permits shareholders to remove a director upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, and eliminates the provision requiring a supermajority vote to amend this section.&#160; The Company disclosed these proposed amendments to the Articles as Proposal 5(B) in the 2017 Proxy Statement.&#160; These amendments required the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the outstanding shares entitle to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The Amendment also permits shareholders to approve certain business combinations upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, and changes the provision requiring a supermajority vote to amend this section to a majority of the votes cast.&#160; The Company disclosed these proposed amendments to the Articles as Proposal 5(C) in the 2017 Proxy Statement.&#160; These amendments required the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the outstanding shares entitle to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">On May 26, 2017, subsequent to the shareholder approval of the amendments to the Articles, a corresponding amendment to Article IX of our Bylaws, allowing for a majority of shareholders to amend the Bylaws, became effective.&#160; Additionally, Article II, Section 1 was amended to remove references to the prior classified board structure.&#160;&#160;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The forgoing descriptions of these amendments to the Articles are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Articles of Amendment to the Articles dated May 26, 2017, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.&#160; The foregoing description of the amendments to the Bylaws is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendments to the Bylaws dated May 26, 2017, which are filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The 2017 Annual Meeting was held on May 26, 2017.&#160; At the 2017 Annual Meeting, shareholders:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">approved amendments to the Articles to change each supermajority vote requirement applicable to certain provisions including: (i) the voting rights of preferred stock; (ii) restrictions on the sale of common stock in The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company; and (iii) shareholder's ability to amend our Bylaws, to a majority vote requirement;</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">For each nominee, the votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes were as follows:</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Non-Votes</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Deirdre P. Connelly</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">169,991,764</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">727,783</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">326,669</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">William H. Cunningham</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">165,552,683</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">5,172,228</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">321,305</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Dennis R. Glass</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">168,952,653</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">1,600,367</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">493,196</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">George W. Henderson, III</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">167,229,386</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">3,394,303</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">422,527</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Eric G. Johnson</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">159,344,060</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">11,365,694</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">336,462</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Gary C. Kelly</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">169,994,607</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">725,605</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">326,004</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">M. Leanne Lachman</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">156,883,914</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">13,197,148</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">956,154</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Michael F. Mee</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">165,222,442</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">5,414,209</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">409,565</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Patrick S. Pittard</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">165,778,769</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">4,842,045</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">425,402</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 29.41%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Isaiah Tidwell</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">166,930,257</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">3,774,164</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">341,795</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.65%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,323</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Item 2.</u></font> &#160;&#160;Ratification of Auditors</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions were as follows:</div>

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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" colspan="3">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 2.8pt">Aggregate Votes</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 2.8pt">&#160;</div>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 33.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">For</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 33.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Against</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 33.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Abstentions</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 33.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">190,634,003</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 33.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">5,256,251</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 33.33%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">349,285</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">There were no broker non-votes for this item.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Item 3.</u></font> &#160;&#160;Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this proposal were as follows:</div>

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<td style="WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" colspan="4">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.8pt">Aggregate Votes</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.8pt">&#160;</div>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">For</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Against</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Abstentions</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Broker Non-Votes</div>
</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">155,489,586</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">14,471,008</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">1,085,322</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,623</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Item 4.</u></font> &#160;&#160;Advisory Proposal on the Frequency of Future Advisory Proposals on Executive Compensation</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory proposals on executive compensation received the following votes:</div>

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<td style="WIDTH: 100%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid" colspan="5">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.8pt">Aggregate Votes</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.8pt">&#160;</div>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 20.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">One Year</div>

<div>&#160;</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.86%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Two Years</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 20.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Three Years</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 19.64%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Abstentions</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.43%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">Broker Non-Votes</div>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 20.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">151,484,377</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 17.86%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">326,849</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 20.54%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">18,668,077</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 19.64%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">566,613</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 21.43%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0.8pt">25,193,623</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><u>Item 5.</u></font>&#160;&#160; Management Proposals to Approve Amendments to our Restated Articles of Incorporation to Remove Supermajority Vote Provisions Applicable to Certain Provisions</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Item 5(B).&#160; Amendments to the provisions regarding the removal of directors.</div>

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8‑K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 26, 2017
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Lincoln National Corporation
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Indiana
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35-1140070
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
On May 31, 2017, Lincoln National Corporation (the "Company") filed an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles") with the Secretary of State of Indiana.  The shareholders approved the Amendment at the Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 26, 2017 (the "2017 Annual Meeting").
The Amendment eliminates the supermajority vote requirements applicable to certain sections of the Articles and replaces them with a simple majority vote standard.  Those provisions include: (i) the voting rights of preferred stock (of which none is currently issued and outstanding); (ii) restrictions on the sale of common stock in The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (our primary insurance subsidiary); and (iii) shareholder's ability to amend our Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"). The Company disclosed these proposed amendments to the Articles as Proposal 5(A) in its definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2017 (the "2017 Proxy Statement").  These amendments required the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast.
The Amendment also permits shareholders to remove a director upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, and eliminates the provision requiring a supermajority vote to amend this section.  The Company disclosed these proposed amendments to the Articles as Proposal 5(B) in the 2017 Proxy Statement.  These amendments required the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the outstanding shares entitle to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
The Amendment also permits shareholders to approve certain business combinations upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast, and changes the provision requiring a supermajority vote to amend this section to a majority of the votes cast.  The Company disclosed these proposed amendments to the Articles as Proposal 5(C) in the 2017 Proxy Statement.  These amendments required the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the outstanding shares entitle to vote at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
On May 26, 2017, subsequent to the shareholder approval of the amendments to the Articles, a corresponding amendment to Article IX of our Bylaws, allowing for a majority of shareholders to amend the Bylaws, became effective.  Additionally, Article II, Section 1 was amended to remove references to the prior classified board structure.
The forgoing descriptions of these amendments to the Articles are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Articles of Amendment to the Articles dated May 26, 2017, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.  The foregoing description of the amendments to the Bylaws is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendments to the Bylaws dated May 26, 2017, which are filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2017 Annual Meeting was held on May 26, 2017.  At the 2017 Annual Meeting, shareholders:
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elected ten directors, each for a term expiring at the Company's 2018 annual meeting of shareholders;
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ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent auditor for 2017;
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approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution regarding the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the Company's 2017 Proxy Statement;
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voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers on an annual basis;
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approved amendments to the Articles to change each supermajority vote requirement applicable to certain provisions including: (i) the voting rights of preferred stock; (ii) restrictions on the sale of common stock in The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company; and (iii) shareholder's ability to amend our Bylaws, to a majority vote requirement;
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approved amendments to the Articles to change the supermajority vote requirement for shareholders to remove a director to a majority vote requirement; and
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approved amendments to the Articles to change the supermajority vote requirement for shareholders to remove a director to a majority vote requirement.
In response to the vote results, the Board of Directors has determined that advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers will be submitted to shareholders on an annual basis.
Item 1.
Election of Directors
For each nominee, the votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes were as follows:
Aggregate Votes
Director Nominee
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker
Non-Votes
Deirdre P. Connelly
169,991,764
727,783
326,669
25,193,323
William H. Cunningham
165,552,683
5,172,228
321,305
25,193,323
Dennis R. Glass
168,952,653
1,600,367
493,196
25,193,323
George W. Henderson, III
167,229,386
3,394,303
422,527
25,193,323
Eric G. Johnson
159,344,060
11,365,694
336,462
25,193,323
Gary C. Kelly
169,994,607
725,605
326,004
25,193,323
M. Leanne Lachman
156,883,914
13,197,148
956,154
25,193,323
Michael F. Mee
165,222,442
5,414,209
409,565
25,193,323
Patrick S. Pittard
165,778,769
4,842,045
425,402
25,193,323
Isaiah Tidwell
166,930,257
3,774,164
341,795
25,193,323
Item 2.
Ratification of Auditors
The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions were as follows:
Aggregate Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
190,634,003
5,256,251
349,285
There were no broker non-votes for this item.
Item 3.
Advisory Resolution on Executive Compensation
The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this proposal were as follows:
Aggregate Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
155,489,586
14,471,008
1,085,322
25,193,623
Item 4.
Advisory Proposal on the Frequency of Future Advisory Proposals on Executive Compensation
The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory proposals on executive compensation received the following votes:
Aggregate Votes
One Year
Two Years
Three Years
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
151,484,377
326,849
18,668,077
566,613
25,193,623
Item 5.
Management Proposals to Approve Amendments to our Restated Articles of Incorporation to Remove Supermajority Vote Provisions Applicable to Certain Provisions
Item 5(A).  Amendments to the provisions regarding the Voting Rights of Preferred Stock, Prohibitions regarding shares of Stock in our Subsidiary and Future Amendments to the Bylaws.
The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this proposal were as follows:
Aggregate Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
169,280,895
1,248,840
516,481
25,193,323
Item 5(B).  Amendments to the provisions regarding the removal of directors.
The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this proposal were as follows:
Aggregate Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
169,178,254
1,328,328
539,634
25,193,323
Item 5(C).  Amendments to the provisions regarding the approval of certain business combinations.
The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this proposal were as follows:
Aggregate Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
169,168,071
1,177,218
700,927
25,193,323
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Articles of Amendment to LNC's Restated Articles of Incorporation
3.2
Amendment to LNC's Amended and Restated Bylaws
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION
By
/s/ Andrea D. Goodrich
Name:
Andrea D. Goodrich
Title:
Senior Vice President and
Secretary
Date:  June 1, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
3.1
Articles of Amendment to LNC's Restated Articles of Incorporation
3.2
Amendment to LNC's Amended and Restated Bylaws