Lincoln National’s Owen Ryan acquires 1.12K stock units

Q: How many LNC phantom stock units did director Owen Ryan acquire?

Owen Ryan acquired 1,117.73 Phantom Stock Units on September 30, 2026, at a reported price of $40.26 per unit.

The phantom units are payable solely in LNC common shares at resignation or retirement.

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Lincoln National Corp. (LNC) director Owen Ryan acquired 1,117.73 Phantom Stock Units on September 30, 2026, as quarterly board retainer and fees accrued under the directors’ deferred compensation plan. The reported price was $40.26 per unit. Each unit equals one LNC common share; Ryan held 26,031.80 units after the transaction, including 240.90 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since his last report. The units are payable solely in common shares at resignation or retirement.

Insider Trade Summary

Grant/Award: 1,117.73 shares

Grant/Award 1 txn

Insider Ryan Owen

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Phantom Stock Unit ^{F1, F2, F3}	1,117.73	$40.26	$45K

Holdings After Transaction: Phantom Stock Unit — 26,031.8 contracts (Direct)

Footnotes (3)

F1. Each Phantom Stock Unit is the equivalent of one share of LNC Common Stock.
F2. Quarterly payment of board retainer and fees in shares of phantom stock accrued under the LNC Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors (the "Directors' DCP") in the LNC Stock Fund investment account, which are payable solely in shares of LNC Common Stock at resignation or retirement. The reporting person may transfer his/her phantom stock unit holdings into an alternative investment account in the Directors' DCP at any time.
F3. Includes 240.90 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the reporting person's last report.

Key Figures

Phantom Stock Units acquired: 1,117.73 units Reported price per Phantom Stock Unit: $40.26 per unit Phantom Stock Units held after transaction: 26,031.80 units +2 more

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Phantom Stock Units acquired 1,117.73 units September 30, 2026

Reported price per Phantom Stock Unit $40.26 per unit Transaction reported for September 30, 2026

Phantom Stock Units held after transaction 26,031.80 units Following the September 30, 2026 transaction

Shares from dividend reinvestment 240.90 shares Acquired since the reporting person’s last report

Phantom Stock Unit equivalence 1 LNC common share per unit Each Phantom Stock Unit is equivalent to one LNC common share

Key Terms

Phantom Stock Unit, LNC Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors, Stock Fund investment account, dividend reinvestment

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Phantom Stock Unit financial

"Each Phantom Stock Unit is the equivalent of one share of LNC Common Stock."

LNC Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors financial

"accrued under the LNC Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors"

Stock Fund investment account financial

"in the LNC Stock Fund investment account"

dividend reinvestment financial

"shares acquired through dividend reinvestment"

Dividend reinvestment is when the money earned from a company's profit sharing, called dividends, is automatically used to buy more shares of that company instead of being received as cash. This process helps investors grow their holdings over time without extra effort, much like using earned interest to buy more of a savings account. It encourages long-term investment growth by continuously increasing the amount of shares owned.

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How many LNC phantom stock units did director Owen Ryan acquire?

Owen Ryan acquired 1,117.73 Phantom Stock Units on September 30, 2026, at a reported price of $40.26 per unit.

When are Owen Ryan’s LNC phantom stock units payable?

The units are payable solely in LNC common shares at resignation or retirement. Owen Ryan may transfer phantom stock unit holdings into an alternative investment account in the Directors’ DCP at any time.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ryan Owen

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

150 N. RADNOR CHESTER ROAD

(Street)

RADNOR

PENNSYLVANIA

19087

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP [ LNC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Phantom Stock Unit	⁽¹⁾	09/30/2026		A		1,117.73		⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	1,117.73	$40.26	26,031.8⁽³⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each Phantom Stock Unit is the equivalent of one share of LNC Common Stock.

2. Quarterly payment of board retainer and fees in shares of phantom stock accrued under the LNC Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-employee Directors (the "Directors' DCP") in the LNC Stock Fund investment account, which are payable solely in shares of LNC Common Stock at resignation or retirement. The reporting person may transfer his/her phantom stock unit holdings into an alternative investment account in the Directors' DCP at any time.

3. Includes 240.90 shares acquired through dividend reinvestment since the reporting person's last report.

Remarks:

	/s/ Claire H. Hanna, Attorney-in-Fact	10/02/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)

Source: View Original Filing on SEC EDGAR