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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP | d306163dex991.htm |
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 5, 2016
Lincoln National Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Indiana | 1-6028 | 35-1140070 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer 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)) |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On December 5, 2016, Lincoln National Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it has commenced cash tender offers to purchase (i) up to $175,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 8.75% Senior Notes due 2019 and (ii) up to $150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.15% Senior Notes due 2036. The tender offers are being made exclusively pursuant to an offer to purchase dated December 5, 2016 and related letter of transmittal, which set forth the terms and conditions of the tender offers.
Furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the press release announcing the tender offers.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 5, 2016 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION | ||
| /s/ Randal J. Freitag | ||
| By: | Randal J. Freitag | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: December 5, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 5, 2016 | |