# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0002092168
**File Stem:** 0001214659-25-015107
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
**Character Count:** 8277
**Document Hash:** f750b02261228d6981ee9b2a99536800
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001214659-25-015107.hdr.sgml**: 20251020

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001214659-25-015107

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251013

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251020

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251020

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Morriss John G
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002092168

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-06028
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251404042

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 150 N. RADNOR CHESTER ROAD
- **CITY:** RADNOR
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19087
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000059558
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** LIFE INSURANCE [6311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 351140070
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** IN
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 150 N RADNOR CHESTER RD
- **CITY:** RADNOR
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19087
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 4845831400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 150 N RADNOR CHESTER RD
- **CITY:** RADNOR
- **STATE:** PA
- **ZIP:** 19087

## Ex-24

```
<pre>
                                SECTION 16 POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Nancy A. Smith and Claire H. Hanna, signing individually, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as a director and/or officer of Lincoln National Corporation (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned,
including but not limited to preparing, executing and submitting a Form ID,
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,
or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;

(3)	act as an account administrator for the undersigned's Electronic Data
Gathering and Retrieval ("EDGAR") account, including: (i) appointing, removing
and replacing account administrators, account users, technical administrators
and delegated entities; (ii) maintaining the security of the undersigned's EDGAR
account, including modification of access codes; (iii) maintaining, modifying
and certifying the accuracy of information on the undersigned's EDGAR account
dashboard; and (iv) taking any other actions contemplated by Rule 10 of
Regulation S-T with respect to account administrators;

(4)	cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of the
undersigned's EDGAR account administrators and, pursuant to that delegation,
authorize the Company's EDGAR account administrators to appoint, remove or
replace users for the undersigned's EDGAR account; and

(5)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the forgoing
which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorneys-in-fact may approve in such
attorneys-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or such
attorneys-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This power of attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this power of attorney to be
executed as of this 6th day of October, 2025.

                                                        /s/ John G. Morriss
                                                        Signature

                                                        John G. Morriss
                                                        Print Name

STATE OF New York )
		  )SS.:
COUNTY OF New York)

This power of attorney was acknowledged before me on October 06, 2025, by
John G. Morriss.

/s/ Jonathan E. Contreras
NOTARY PUBLIC

[NOTARY SEAL]

    </pre>
```

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

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Morriss John G<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>150 N. RADNOR CHESTER ROAD<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>RADNOR, PA 19087<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP [ LNC ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2025-10-13 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_EVP, Chief Investment Officer_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| No securities beneficially owned | 0 | D |  |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

---

**Signature:** /s/ Claire H. Hanna, Attorney-in-Fact  
**Date:** 2025-10-20

### Remarks:

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.**