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
September 14, 2006
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.) |
1500 Market Street, West Tower, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102-2112
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(215) 448-1400
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 14, 2006, the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors recommended changes to the compensation for non-employee directors, which were adopted by the Board of Directors. Beginning in 2007, our non-employee directors (except for Mr. Stonecipher, who has declined all compensation for his service as a director) will receive the following compensation:
| 1. | An annual retainer of $172,000, evenly split between cash and equity; |
| 2. | For service as a Committee Chair, an annual retainer fee of $10,000; except that the Audit Committee Chair annual retainer fee will be $20,000; |
| 3. | For service as an Audit Committee member, an additional annual retainer fee of $5,000; and |
| 4. | For service as Lead Director, the current annual retainer fee of $25,000 will be maintained. |
In addition, meeting fees may be paid in some cases for meetings which exceed the number of annually scheduled meetings ($1,100 per meeting) as determined by the Corporate Governance Committee. All fees will be payable to the directors on a quarterly basis in arrears.
Finally, the Chief Executive Officer is authorized, in his discretion, to reimburse non-employee directors for expenses reasonably incurred in attending Board or Committee meetings, including, but not limited to, expenses related to traveling to and from the meetings.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following exhibit is being included with this Form 8-K.
Exhibit Number | Description |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | Lincoln National Corporation |
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| | By: /s/ Frederick J. Crawford |
| | Frederick J. Crawford |
| | Senior Vice President and |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 15, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
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