Indiana
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1-6028
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35-1140070
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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elected eleven directors, each for a term expiring at the Company's 2019 annual meeting of shareholders;
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ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent auditor for 2018;
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approved an advisory resolution regarding the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers, as disclosed in the Company's 2018 Proxy Statement; and
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approved a non-binding shareholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors amend the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company to reduce the threshold for calling special shareholder meetings from 25% to 10%.
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Aggregate Votes
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Director Nominee
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Deirdre P. Connelly
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170,767,382
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622,155
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403,400
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21,369,635
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William H. Cunningham
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166,933,265
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4,406,822
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452,849
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21,369,635
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Dennis R. Glass
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168,680,401
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2,741,355
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371,181
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21,369,635
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George W. Henderson, III
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167,262,790
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4,124,714
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405,433
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21,369,635
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Eric G. Johnson
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167,144,395
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4,263,084
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385,458
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21,369,635
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Gary C. Kelly
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169,738,180
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1,668,519
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386,237
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21,369,635
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M. Leanne Lachman
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164,026,984
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7,385,268
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380,684
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21,369,635
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Michael F. Mee
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166,137,354
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5,261,341
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394,242
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21,369,635
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Patrick S. Pittard
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165,788,563
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5,578,851
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425,522
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21,369,635
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Isaiah Tidwell
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167,225,500
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4,182,530
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384,907
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21,369,635
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Lynn M. Utter
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170,828,820
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594,827
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369,289
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21,369,635
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Aggregate Votes
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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187,249,046
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5,518,062
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395,464
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Aggregate Votes
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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158,677,879
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12,250,081
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864,732
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21,369,880
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Aggregate Votes
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For
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Against
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Abstentions
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Broker Non-Votes
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87,877,717
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82,878,008
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1,037,211
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21,369,635
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LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION
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By
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/s/ Andrea D. Goodrich
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Name:
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Andrea D. Goodrich
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Title:
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Senior Vice President and
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Secretary
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