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 21, 2015
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)


(484) 583-1400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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:

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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)  The 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Lincoln National Corporation ("LNC") was held on May 21, 2015.

(b)  Shareholders voted on the matters set forth below.

Item 1.   Election of Directors

The nominees for election to the Board of Directors were elected, each for a one-year term.  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
George W. Henderson, III
191,524,209
1,152,795
1,390,318
28,240,867
Eric G. Johnson
189,858,317
2,831,711
1,377,294
28,240,867
M. Leanne Lachman
188,571,684
2,984,623
2,511,015
28,240,867
Isaiah Tidwell
190,713,607
1,914,425
1,439,290
28,240,867

Item 2.   Ratification of Auditors

The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as LNC's independent registered public accounting firm for 2015 was approved.  The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions were as follows:

Aggregate Votes
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
219,126,004
1,740,213
1,441,972

There were no broker non-votes for this item.

Item 3.   Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

The resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of LNC's executive officers named in the proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was approved.  The votes cast for and against this proposal, as well as the abstentions, were as follows:

Aggregate Votes
 
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
186,053,013
5,833,282
2,181,027
28,240,867
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


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/ Randal J. Freitag
 
 
Name:  Randal J. Freitag
 
 
Title:  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  May 22, 2015