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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">UNITED STATES<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
      </font>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
      </font>Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">FORM 8&#8209;K</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">CURRENT REPORT<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>May 24, 2019</u></font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Lincoln National Corporation&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</u></font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087</u></font></font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#8220;2019 Annual Meeting&#8221;) of Lincoln National Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) was held on May 24, 2019.&#160;
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">elected eleven directors, each for a term expiring at the Company&#8217;s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders;</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">156,884,737</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">1,835,545</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">312,522</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">William H. Cunningham</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">151,907,506</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">6,751,778</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">373,520</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Dennis R. Glass</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">156,419,652</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2,224,480</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">388,672</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">George W. Henderson, III</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">153,586,536</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,096,105</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">350,163</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Eric G. Johnson</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">147,395,560</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">11,289,569</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">347,675</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Gary C. Kelly</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">157,580,106</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">1,101,257</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">351,441</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">M. Leanne Lachman</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">146,266,704</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">12,418,059</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">348,041</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Michael F. Mee</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">147,189,414</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">11,464,182</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">379,208</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Patrick S. Pittard</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">150,804,300</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">7,836,790</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">391,714</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Isaiah Tidwell</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">150,537,424</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">8,126,777</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">368,603</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 29.41%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: left; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Lynn M. Utter</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">156,788,773</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">1,897,256</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">346,775</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 17.65%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,730,795</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>

    </table>
    <div><br>
    </div>
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    </div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>Item 2.</u></font> &#160;&#160;Ratification of Auditors</font></div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions were as follows:</font></div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="z8d50b1502996435a9a2c653d172c99e6" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%;">

        <tr>
          <td style="width: 100%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;" colspan="3">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 2.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Aggregate Votes</font></font></div>
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 2.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#160;</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 33.33%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">For</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 33.33%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Against</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 33.33%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Abstentions</font></font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 33.33%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">173,190,867</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 33.33%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">7,189,397</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 33.33%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">383,335</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>

    </table>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">There were no broker non-votes for this item.</font></div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>Item 3.</u></font> &#160;&#160;Advisory Resolution on Executive
        Compensation</font></div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this proposal were as follows:</font></div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="z6cd75a42589a4b5f95590c06d5ea2470" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; width: 100%;">

        <tr>
          <td style="width: 100%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;" colspan="4">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 3.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Aggregate Votes</font></font></div>
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 3.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#160;</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">For</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Against</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Abstentions</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Broker Non-Votes</font></font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">147,065,027</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">11,163,587</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">803,957</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">21,731,028</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>

    </table>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>Item 4.</u></font> &#160;&#160;Non-Binding Shareholder Proposal Regarding
        Independent Board Chairman</font></div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this non-binding proposal were as follows:</font></div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
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        <tr>
          <td style="width: 100%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;" colspan="4">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 3.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Aggregate Votes</font></font></div>
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 3.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#160;</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">For</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Against</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Abstentions</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 0.8pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Broker Non-Votes</font></font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">54,534,256</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">103,819,546</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">678,769</font></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 24, 2019
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Lincoln National Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana
1-6028
35-1140070
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(484)
            583-1400
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
        of the following provisions:
[ ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock
LNC
New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each to purchase one share of common stock
LNC.WS
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of
        this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
[ ]
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with
        any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
[ ]
Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2019 Annual Meeting") of Lincoln National Corporation (the "Company") was held on May 24, 2019. 
        At the 2019 Annual Meeting, shareholders:
·
elected eleven directors, each for a term expiring at the Company's 2020 annual meeting of shareholders;
·
ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2019;
·
approved an advisory resolution regarding the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the
                  Company's 2019 Proxy Statement;
·
did not approve a non-binding shareholder proposal to amend the Company's corporate governance documents to require an independent
                  board chairman; and
·
did not approve a non-binding shareholder proposal to amend the Company's proxy access bylaws to remove the limitation on renomination
                  of persons based on votes in a prior election.
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
156,884,737
1,835,545
312,522
21,730,795
William H. Cunningham
151,907,506
6,751,778
373,520
21,730,795
Dennis R. Glass
156,419,652
2,224,480
388,672
21,730,795
George W. Henderson, III
153,586,536
5,096,105
350,163
21,730,795
Eric G. Johnson
147,395,560
11,289,569
347,675
21,730,795
Gary C. Kelly
157,580,106
1,101,257
351,441
21,730,795
M. Leanne Lachman
146,266,704
12,418,059
348,041
21,730,795
Michael F. Mee
147,189,414
11,464,182
379,208
21,730,795
Patrick S. Pittard
150,804,300
7,836,790
391,714
21,730,795
Isaiah Tidwell
150,537,424
8,126,777
368,603
21,730,795
Lynn M. Utter
156,788,773
1,897,256
346,775
21,730,795
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
173,190,867
7,189,397
383,335
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
147,065,027
11,163,587
803,957
21,731,028
Item 4.
Non-Binding Shareholder Proposal Regarding
        Independent Board Chairman
The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this non-binding proposal were as follows:
Aggregate Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
54,534,256
103,819,546
678,769
21,731,028
Item 5.
Non-Binding Shareholder Proposal Regarding
        Amendment to Proxy Access Bylaws
The votes cast for, against, abstentions, and broker non-votes for this non-binding proposal were as follows:
Aggregate Votes
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
46,628,671
111,645,660
758,240
21,731,028
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/ Nancy A. Smith
Name:
Nancy A. Smith
Title:
Senior Vice President and
Secretary
Date:  May 28, 2019