Exhibit 99.4
CONSENT OF LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
Board of Directors
Lincoln National Corporation
1500 Market Street, Suite 3900
Centre Square - West Tower
Philadelphia, PA 19102-2112
Re: Initially Filed Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Lincoln National Corporation
Members of the Board:
We understand that Lincoln National Corporation (“Lincoln”) has determined to include our opinion letter, dated October 9, 2005, to the Board of Directors of Lincoln, in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus relating to the proposed merger involving Lincoln and Jefferson-Pilot Corporation, which Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus forms a part of the above referenced Registration Statement. In that regard, we hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter as Annex D to the above referenced Registration Statement, and to the references thereto under the captions “Summary—Opinions of our Financial Advisors - Opinions of LNC’s Financial Advisors,” “The Merger - Background of the Merger,” “The Merger—LNC’s Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation of LNC’s Board of Directors” and “The Merger—Opinions of Financial Advisors—Opinions of LNC’s Financial Advisors” in the above referenced Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood that our consent is being delivered solely in connection with the filing of the above referenced version of the Registration Statement and that our opinion is not to be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to for any other purpose, nor is it to be filed with, included in or referred to in whole or in part in any registration statement (including any subsequent amendments to the above referenced Registration Statement), proxy statement or any other document, except in accordance with our prior written consent. By giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in, or that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.
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Very truly yours, |
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/s/ LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. |
LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. |
December 8, 2005
