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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000059558-24-000042
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	11-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240627
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240627

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		11-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06028
		FILM NUMBER:		241075938

	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
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_35"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Washington, D.C.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">20549</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">FORM 11-K</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(Mark One)</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">                                                                                                                                                                          </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">&#91;X&#93;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">OR</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">&#91;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">&#93;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">For the transition period from __________ to ________</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Commission File Number 1-6028</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">A.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:9.05pt">Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">LNL AGENTS&#8217; </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">401(k) SAVINGS PLAN</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">B.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:9.68pt">Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Lincoln National Corporation</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">150 N. Radnor Chester Road</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Radnor, PA</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">19087</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_93"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Audited Financial Statements</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">and Supplemental Schedules</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and For the</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Year Ended December 31, 2023</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Table of Contents</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.888%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:91.596%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.204%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 2468)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Audited Financial Statements</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">2</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">3</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Notes to Financial Statements</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">4</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Supplemental Schedules</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Schedule H, Line 4a &#8211; Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">9</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Schedule H, Line 4i &#8211; Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Signature</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">11</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_101"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">To the Lincoln National Corporation Benefits Committee and Plan Participants</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Opinion on the Financial Statements</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the &#8220;financial statements&#8221;). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Basis for Opinion</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan&#8217;s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (&#8220;PCAOB&#8221;) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Supplemental Information</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The supplemental information contained in the accompanying Schedule H, Line 4a &#8211; Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions and Schedule H, Line 4i &#8211; Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan&#8217;s financial statements. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor&#8217;s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#47;s&#47; Citrin Cooperman &#38; Company, LLP</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">We have served as the Plan&#8217;s auditor since 2023.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">June 27, 2024</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_118"></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1</font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_181"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:65.011%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.568%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">As of December 31,</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2023</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments, at fair value</font></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">201,067,562&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 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0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">61,140,630&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments</font></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">246,522,264&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">237,563,361&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Notes receivable from participants</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,659,727&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,516,006&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions receivable from Plan Sponsor</font></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">155,964&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">342,136&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefits</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">248,337,955&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">239,421,503&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_202"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:81.677%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.568%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">For the</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Year Ended</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Additions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net investment income (loss)&#58; </font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net appreciation (depreciation) of investments</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">25,957,523&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest and dividends</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,026,995&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Plan Sponsor</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">998,751&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participant</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,209,351&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Rollover</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">175,777&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total contributions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,383,879&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total additions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">36,451,954&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Deductions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Benefits paid to participants</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">27,530,095&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">27,535,473&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net increase (decrease) before transfer of assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,916,481&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net transfers from (to) affiliated plans </font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(29)</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net increase (decrease)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,916,452&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Net Assets Available for Benefits</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Beginning-of-year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">239,421,503&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">End-of-year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">248,337,955&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_211"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Notes to Financial Statements</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">1.   Description of the Plan</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The following description of the LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) is a summary only&#59; a detailed Plan document can be obtained from Lincoln National Corporation (&#8220;LNC&#8221;) Human Resources. The Plan is administered by the LNC Benefits Committee (the &#8220;Plan Administrator&#8221;) in accordance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (&#8220;ERISA&#8221;). The Plan may be amended periodically in order to comply with changes in applicable laws and to make changes in Plan administration.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Eligibility</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan is a contributory, defined contribution plan that covers eligible full-time agents of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (&#8220;LNL&#8221; or the &#8220;Plan Sponsor&#8221;), Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation (&#8220;LFA&#8221;) and Lincoln Life &#38; Annuity Company of New York (&#8220;LLANY&#8221;). Effective May 6, 2024, LNL and LLANY are the only participating companies in the Plan, and no LFA agent is eligible to participate in the plan after May 5, 2024.     </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Contributions</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Participants are permitted to make pre-tax contributions or elect to reduce their eligible compensation, as defined by the Plan, to make Roth 401(k) contributions at a combined rate of at least 1% but not more than 50% of eligible earnings (15% for highly compensated agents, as defined in the Plan document), up to a maximum annual amount as determined under applicable law. Roth 401(k) contributions are includable in the participant&#8217;s gross income at the time of deferral and must be irrevocably designated as Roth 401(k) contributions.  Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year are eligible to make catch-up contributions, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service (&#8220;IRS&#8221;) and ERISA. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined contribution plans (&#8220;rollover&#8221;). Effective May 6, 2024, no LFA agent is eligible to make pre-tax contributions or Roth 401(k) contributions to the Plan after May 5, 2024.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan Sponsor matching contribution for eligible participants is equal to 50% (for participants who are not Agency Building General Agents) or 100% (for participants who are Agency Building General Agents) of each participant&#8217;s contributions, not to exceed 6% of eligible earnings. Plan Sponsor matching contributions also include catch-up contributions made by participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the Plan year. Each payroll period, the Plan Sponsor makes a non-elective contribution equal to any difference between (i) the matching contribution the Plan Sponsor would have made if a participant&#8217;s eligible earnings (net of other applicable deductions) were sufficient to make the full amount of the pre-tax and&#47;or Roth 401(k) contributions elected by the participant for that payroll period and (ii) the actual matching contribution made by the Plan Sponsor to the participant&#8217;s Plan account based on the participant&#8217;s pre-tax and&#47;or Roth 401(k) contributions made to the Plan for that payroll period.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">In addition, the Plan Sponsor makes a true-up contribution on behalf of any participant whose aggregate matching contributions and, if applicable, non-elective contributions made by the Plan Sponsor during the Plan year are less than 50% (for participants who are not Agency Building General Agents) or 100% (for participants who are Agency Building General Agents) of that participant&#8217;s pre-tax and&#47;or Roth 401(k) contributions for the Plan year not in excess of 6% of such participant&#8217;s eligible earnings for that Plan year (the &#8220;target amount&#8221;). The amount of the true-up contribution made by the Plan Sponsor is an amount which, when added to the matching and non-elective contributions made by the Plan Sponsor to the participant&#8217;s Plan account for the Plan year, will equal the target amount.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Finally, the Plan Sponsor may contribute an additional discretionary matching contribution, up to a maximum of 50%, to eligible participants who are not Agency Building General Agents. The Plan Sponsor discretionary match is an amount determined by the sole discretion of LNL&#8217;s Board of Directors. In order to receive the discretionary matching contribution, participants must have an agent relationship with LNL or an affiliate as of the last day of the year or have died, retired or became disabled during the year. The amount of the Plan Sponsor discretionary matching contribution varies according to whether certain performance-based criteria have been met, as determined by LNL&#8217;s Board of Directors. The Plan Sponsor made a discretionary matching contribution of $99,214 for the year ended December 31, 2023. Effective May 6, 2024, no discretionary matching contribution will be made by the Plan Sponsor with respect to Plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Investment Options</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Participants direct the investment of their contributions into various investment options offered by the Plan. Plan Sponsor contributions are invested in the same manner as participant elective contributions.  The Plan currently offers various mutual funds, collective investment trusts, a guaranteed investment contract issued by LNL, and LNC common stock as investment options for participants. In addition, participants have the option of utilizing a self-directed brokerage account (&#8220;brokerage account&#8221;), through which participants are able to invest in a variety of securities including mutual funds, common stock or cash and invested cash.  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Participant Accounts</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Separate accounts are maintained for each participant. Each participant&#8217;s account balance is credited with the participant&#8217;s contributions and any rollovers, the Plan Sponsor contributions, and an allocation of the Plan&#8217;s investment income or losses based upon the participant&#8217;s election of investment options.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Vesting</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Participants&#8217; contributions and earnings thereon are fully vested at all times.  Plan Sponsor contributions vest based upon years of service as defined in the Plan document as follows&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:94.305%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:21.433%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.760%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:28.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.597%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Years of Service</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Percent Vested</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#60;2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">0%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">50%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">3 or more</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">100%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Regardless of years of service, a participant&#8217;s unvested interest in their Plan Sponsor contributions shall become fully vested if the participant&#8217;s service terminates due to death, disability, or on or after attainment of normal retirement age (60 and five years of service).</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Effective May 6, 2024, an LFA agent who maintains a full-time contract with LNL or an affiliate thereof immediately prior to May 6, 2024, and who transfers to Osaic, Inc. or its affiliate in connection with the May 6, 2024 sale by LNC of LFA and its subsidiaries to Osaic, Inc., will be 100% vested in their account balance as of May 5, 2024.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Forfeitures </font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Upon a participant&#8217;s termination, the unvested portion of the participant&#8217;s account is forfeited. Forfeited non-vested amounts may be used to reduce future Plan Sponsor contributions or pay administrative expenses of the Plan. During the year ended December 31, 2023, forfeitures of $5,378 were used to pay administrative expenses of the Plan. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, unallocated forfeitures were $6,131 and $2,037, respectively.  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Notes Receivable from Participants</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Participants may borrow from their accounts a minimum of $500 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of 50% of the participant&#8217;s vested account value or $50,000, reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance in the previous 12-month period. An origination fee of $50 is deducted from the loan amount when participants take out a loan from their account. Loan terms range from 1 to 5 years or up to 20 years for the purchase of a principal residence. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Participants may have two notes outstanding at any given time. Participant loans bear interest at a rate commensurate with prevailing rates for loans of a similar type as determined by the Plan Administrator. Interest rates on outstanding participant loans ranged from 4.25% to 9.50% with maturities through 2043 as of December 31, 2023.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Benefit Payments</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Upon termination, a participant may elect to receive a lump-sum amount equal to the participant&#8217;s vested interest in his or her account balance, an installment option if certain criteria are met, or a systematic withdrawal option in the form of a series of periodic payments&#59; in case of death, the participant&#8217;s beneficiary makes that election.  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Participants with vested account balances less than $1,000 are immediately distributed as a lump sum under the terms of the Plan, without the participant&#8217;s consent, unless the participant has made a timely rollover election to an Individual Retirement Account or other qualified arrangement.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan allows for in-service withdrawals. The Plan also allows for hardship withdrawals from a participant&#8217;s pre-tax contributions and Roth 401(k) contributions.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Plan Termination</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Plan Sponsor has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, all non-vested participant account balances would become fully vested.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Basis of Presentation</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The accompanying financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (&#8220;GAAP&#8221;) and the Department of Labor&#8217;s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under ERISA. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Investments Valuation and Income Recognition</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan&#8217;s investments are primarily reported at fair value, with the exception of the Plan&#8217;s fully benefit-responsive investment contract that is reported at contract value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Contract value is the amount participants would receive if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the contract and is the relevant measure for the portion of assets attributable to fully benefit-responsive investment contracts. See Note 3 for discussion of fair value measurements.  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis.  Interest income is recorded when earned. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Notes Receivable from Participants</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Notes receivable from participants are valued at unpaid principal balance plus any accrued interest. Delinquent notes receivable are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.  No allowance for credit loss has been recorded as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. If a participant ceases to make loan repayments and the Plan Administrator deems the participant loan to be a distribution, the participant loan is reduced and a benefit payment is recorded.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Benefit Payments</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Benefits are recorded when paid.  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Administrative Expenses</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan&#8217;s administrative expenses are paid by either the Plan or the Plan Sponsor, as provided by the Plan document.   </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Accounting Estimates and Assumptions</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain amounts reported in the financial statements. Actual results may differ from those estimates. Any adjustments applied to estimated amounts are recognized in the year such adjustments are determined.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">3.   Fair Value Measurements</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan accounts for its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (&#8220;ASC&#8221;) 820, which are carried at fair value on a recurring basis in the financial statements. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires assets and liabilities measured at fair value to be categorized into one of the three levels based on the priority of inputs used in the valuation. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels are defined as follows&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">Level 1&#58;  Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices available in active markets for identical investments as of the reporting date&#59;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">Level 2&#58;  Inputs to the valuation methodology are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date, and fair value can be determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies&#59; and </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.46pt">Level 3&#58;  Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable inputs in situations where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability, and we make estimates and assumptions related to the pricing of the asset or liability, including assumptions regarding risk.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Valuation Methodologies for Investments at Fair Value</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Mutual Funds</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Mutual funds are valued at the net asset value (&#8220;NAV&#8221;) reported in the active market where the fund is traded on a daily basis.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">LNC Common Stock</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">LNC common stock is valued at the closing price on the last business day of the Plan year on the active market on which the individual security is traded.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Cash and Invested Cash</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Cash and invested cash is carried at cost, which approximates fair value, and includes all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Brokerage Account</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The brokerage account consists primarily of mutual funds, common stock, and cash and invested cash, which are valued similar to the respective valuation methodologies as disclosed above.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Collective Investment Trusts</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Collective investment trusts&#8217; fair values are determined by the administrator of the trust using the NAV as a practical expedient. There are currently no redemption restrictions on the collective investment trusts. The NAV is based on the value of the underlying assets owned by the trust, minus its liabilities and then divided by the number of shares outstanding. The NAV is quoted on a private market that is not active&#59; however, the unit price of the underlying investments is traded on an active market. There are no unfunded commitments and the collective investment trusts can be redeemed daily. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan did not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of December 31, 2023 and 2022. There were no transfers into or out of Level 3 for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The valuation methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, although the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial investments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. There have been no changes in valuation methodologies during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">The following summarizes investment information measured at fair value on a recurring basis by the fair value hierarchy levels as described above&#58;  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.570%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">As of December 31, 2023</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Quoted Prices</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">in Active</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Significant</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Markets for</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Observable</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Identical Assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Inputs</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Level 1)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Level 2)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Mutual funds</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,636,768&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8211;&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,636,768&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">LNC common stock </font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">20,137,715&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8211;&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">20,137,715&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cash and invested cash</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8211;&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">562,200&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">562,200&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Brokerage account</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">15,758,109&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,128,744&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,886,853&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments measured at fair value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">50,532,592&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,690,944&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">52,223,536&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Collective investment trusts at NAV *</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">148,844,026&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments, at fair value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">201,067,562&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.233%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.570%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">As of December 31, 2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Quoted Prices</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">in Active</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Significant</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Markets for</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Observable</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Identical Assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Inputs</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Level 1)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Level 2)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Mutual funds</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33,973,615&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8211;&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33,973,615&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">LNC common stock</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,141,961&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8211;&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,141,961&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cash and invested cash</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8211;&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">480,724&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">480,724&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Brokerage account</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">13,190,126&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,707,520&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,897,646&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments measured at fair value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">63,305,702&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,188,244&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">65,493,946&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Collective investment trusts at NAV *</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">110,928,785&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments, at fair value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">176,422,731&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.466%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:97.234%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">In accordance with Subtopic 820-10, certain investments that were measured at net value per share (or its equivalent) have not been</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">classified in the fair value hierarchy.  The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliations of the fair</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">value hierarchy to the line item presented in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">4.   LNL Investment Contract </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The LNL investment contract is a fully benefit-responsive investment contract and is reported at contract value on the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits. Benefit responsiveness is defined as the extent to which a contract&#8217;s terms and the Plan permit or require participant-initiated withdrawals at contract value. Contract value is the relevant measure for fully benefit-responsive investment contracts because this is the amount received by participants if they were to initiate permitted transactions under the terms of the Plan. Contract value represents participant contributions, plus earnings at guaranteed crediting rates, less participant withdrawals.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">The fully benefit-responsive investments have certain restrictions. For example, partial Plan termination or meaningful divestitures are events that could result in such restrictions that may affect the ability of the Plan to collect contract value. The Plan Administrator believes that the occurrence of events that would cause the Plan to enter into transactions at less than contract value is not probable. There are also </font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:110%">no events or circumstances that are probable that would allow LNL to terminate the group fixed annuity contract with the Plan and settle at an amount different from contract value.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The LNL investment contract is a group fixed annuity contract, backed by the creditworthiness of LNL, which has no maturity date.  Deposits made to the investment contract are deposited in LNL&#8217;s general account. LNL is contractually obligated to repay the principal and a specified crediting interest rate that is guaranteed to the Plan. There are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of LNL or otherwise. Participants may ordinarily direct permitted withdrawals or transfers of all or a portion of their account at contract value within reasonable time frames. Restrictions apply to the aggregate movement of funds to other investment options.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">5.   Income Tax Status</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan received a determination letter from the IRS dated September 7, 2017, stating that the Plan is qualified under section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (the &#8220;Code&#8221;) and, therefore, the related trust is exempt from taxation. Subsequent to this determination by the IRS, the Plan has been amended. However, the Plan Administrator and the Plan&#8217;s tax counsel believe the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan Administrator has concluded that as of December 31, 2023, there were no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken. The Plan recognized no interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions&#59; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan Administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to the applicable statute of limitations.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">6.   Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan&#8217;s investments represent funds invested in, or maintained by, Lincoln Financial Group Trust Company, Inc. (&#8220;LFGTC&#8221;), Lincoln Retirement Services Company, LLC (&#8220;LRSC&#8221;), Matrix Trust Company and The Charles Schwab Corporation (&#8220;Charles Schwab&#8221;).</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">LFGTC is the Plan&#8217;s Trustee&#59; LRSC, an affiliate of LNC, is the recordkeeper for the Plan&#59; Matrix Trust Company is the custodian for shares of LNC common stock and Charles Schwab is the custodian of the brokerage account assets, pursuant to its acquisition of TD Ameritrade in 2020 and subsequent transition of the Plan&#8217;s brokerage account assets from TD Ameritrade to Charles Schwab during the year ended December 31, 2023.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Therefore, these investments represent exempt party-in-interest transactions.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">All fees paid to LFGTC and LRSC for its services provided to the Plan were paid by LNC.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan invests in the LNL investment contract, which is a guaranteed investment contract in the general account of LNL. Total interest income from the LNL investment contract was $1,602,701 for the year ended December 31, 2023.  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, LFGTC held approximately 4,670,000 and 3,477,000 shares of LNC common stock, respectively, in the Lincoln Stock Fund, of which 16% and 15%</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">were the Plan&#8217;s pro-rata share, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, dividend income in the Lincoln Stock Fund was approximately $7,779,000, of which 15% was the Plan&#8217;s pro-rata share.   </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">7.   Risks and Uncertainties</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan invests in various investment securities that are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risks associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the fair values of investment securities will occur in the near term, and that such changes could materially affect participants&#8217; account balances and the amounts reported in the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The Plan&#8217;s exposure to concentrations of credit risk is dependent upon the investments selected by participants. The Plan&#8217;s investments in LNC common stock and the LNL investment contract represented 8% and 18% of the Plan&#8217;s net assets, respectively, as of December 31, 2023, and 7% and 26% of the Plan&#8217;s net assets, respectively, as of December 31, 2022.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">8.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">   </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Delinquent Participant Contributions</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">During the Plan year ended December 31, 2023, LNL failed to remit certain participant contributions aggregating $4,320 to the Plan on a timely basis as prescribed in the applicable Department of Labor regulations. Defined contribution plans must remit contributions to the Plan as soon as they can be reasonably segregated from the employer&#8217;s general assets. The Plan Sponsor computed the lost earnings on these deferrals and will make a contribution for lost earnings to the Plan.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">8</font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_220"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Supplemental Schedules</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_272"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:26.677%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.400%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.400%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.400%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.403%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">LNL Agents' 401(k) Savings Plan</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Plan Number&#58; 006</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIN&#58; 35-0472300</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Schedule H, Line 4a &#8211; Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2023</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="27" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Participant Contributions Transferred Late to Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total that Constitutes Nonexempt Prohibited Transactions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total Fully Corrected Under VFCP and PTE 2002-51</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#91; &#93; Check here if late participant loan repayments are included&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions not corrected</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions corrected outside of VFCP</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions pending correction in VFCP</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2023</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,320&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">9</font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_231"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.444%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.346%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.358%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:32.838%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.358%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:36.190%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.358%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.022%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.358%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.872%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">LNL Agents' 401(k) Savings Plan</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Plan Number&#58; 006</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIN&#58; 35-0472300</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Schedule H, Line 4i &#8211; Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="27" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">December 31, 2023</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(a)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(b)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(c)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(d)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(e)</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Identity of Issue,</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description of Investment</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Borrower,</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Including Maturity Date,</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Lessor or</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">&#160;Rate of Interest,</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Cost</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Current </font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Similar Party</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Par or Maturity Value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Value</font></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Mutual funds&#58; </font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Delaware Foundation </font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Small Cap Value Fund R-6</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,241,355&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">AllianceBernstein</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Discovery Growth Fund Class Z</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,395,413&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total mutual funds</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,636,768&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Collective investment trusts&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Acadian Asset Management</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">All Country World&#47;ex U.S. Equity</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,069,357&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Income America</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2025 Fund Fee Class 5ForLife-L</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">75,316&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Income America</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2040 Fund Fee Class 5ForLife-L</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">67,597&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">J.P. Morgan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Large Cap Growth Fund Class CF-A</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">38,058,640&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Macquarie Investment Management</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Large Cap Value Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,505,170&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Macquarie Investment Management</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Diversified Income Trust Class B</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,076,554&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">MFS</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">International Growth Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,384,688&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">PIMCO</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Diversified Real Asset Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,765,475&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement Income Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,393,609&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2020 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,026,838&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2025 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,420,841&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2030 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7,899,446&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2035 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,898,029&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2040 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,172,941&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2045 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,383,569&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2050 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,311,455&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2055 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">699,858&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2060 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">953,064&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Target Retirement 2065 Fund Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,030,330&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Global Equity All Cap&#47;ex U.S. Index Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,828,383&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Russell Small-Mid Cap Index Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,150,377&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">S&#38;P 500 Index Non Lending Series Fund Class K</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,269,477&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">State Street Global Advisors Ltd.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">U.S. Bond Index Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,403,012&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total collective investment trusts</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">148,844,026&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">LNC</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common stock</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">20,137,715&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">LNL</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investment contract - at contract value</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">45,454,702&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Matrix Trust Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cash and invested cash</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">562,200&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Charles Schwab</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Brokerage account</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,886,853&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participant loans</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Maturing through January 2043, interest </font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.50%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8211;&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,659,727&#160;</font></td><td style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">248,181,991&#160;</font></td><td style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*   </font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Represents a permitted party-in-interest</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">See Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">10</font></div></div></div><div id="if7af9a8f0fbd42469d838ceead6127c8_241"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">SIGNATURE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">THE PLAN&#58;  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrator of the LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:0pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td 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2024</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Jonmichael Daly, Chair, Lincoln National Corporation Benefits Committee</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:19.44pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Garamond',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11</font></div></div></div></body></html>
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