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  WASHINGTON, DC 20549
  FORM 8-K
  CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2018
  Lincoln National Corporation
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  Indiana
  1-6028
  35-1140070
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  150 N. Radnor Chester Road
  (Commission
  File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  Radnor, PA
  19087
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (484) 583-1400
  Not Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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  Item 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Changes in Fiscal Year.
  On and effective November 7, 2018, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Lincoln National Corporation ("LNC" or the "Company"), upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, approved and adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (the "Bylaws"), to reduce the percentage of outstanding stock required for shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders from 25 percent to 10 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.  Article 1, Section 2 of the Bylaws permits one or more record holders of shares of outstanding stock of the Company representing in aggregate at least 10 percent of the total number of shares of outstanding stock entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the proposed special meeting to call a special meeting of stockholders, subject to the requirements set forth in the Bylaws.
  The foregoing summary of the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  3.1
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of LNC
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  3.1
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of LNC
  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.
  Date: November 13, 2018
  Lincoln National Corporation
  By: /s/ Nancy A. Smith
  Name: Nancy A. Smith
  Title:   Senior Vice President and Secretary