Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 7, 2021, Lincoln National Corporation (the "Company") announced that it has commenced offers to exchange the Company's 7.00% Capital Securities due 2066 and 6.05% Capital Securities due 2067 (collectively, the "capital securities") for newly issued subordinated notes with the same respective maturities (the "subordinated notes"), and is also soliciting consents to amend the indentures governing the capital securities to eliminate various terms and conditions and other provisions (such offers to exchange together with such consent solicitations, the "exchange offers"). The exchange offers are being made pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Company's preliminary prospectus, dated as of July 7, 2021, included in the Company's registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the issuance of the subordinated notes, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 7, 2021, but has not yet been declared effective.

Filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the press release announcing the exchange offers.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d) Exhibits



Exhibit
Number       Description

 99.1          Press Release, dated July 7, 2021.

  104        Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
             document).

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