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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000059558-26-000024
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260424
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260424

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-283057
		FILM NUMBER:		26890480

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	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="i1b9226bbbac4404582af696edb485346_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Filed Pursuant to Rule 433 </font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Registration Nos. 333-283057</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">and 333-163855</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">April 24, 2026</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The following information is an updated Notice of Fund Changes relating to the Investment Lineup under the LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). For more information about each of the investment options offered under the Plan (except for the LNC Stock Fund), you should log on to your account at LincolnFinancial.com</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">or contact the Lincoln Customer Contact Center at 800-234-3500.     </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</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><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 7pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#91;LINCOLN FINANCIAL LOGO&#93;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Lincoln Financial</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">150 N. Radnor Chester Road</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Radnor, PA 19087</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 7pt 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">LincolnFinancial.com</font></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:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">April 24, 2026</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">IMPORTANT NOTICE</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">On February 9, 2026 you received a Notice of Fund Changes (&#8220;Notice&#8221;) regarding fund changes that were to take place on March 11, 2026. We are reissuing that Notice in order to correct the CUSIP number listed under the </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Income America 2045 Fund</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">. The correct CUSIP number should be </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">97184T381</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Please </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">disregard and destroy the Notice you received on February 9, 2026</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> and refer only to the below Notice for accurate information regarding the fund changes that took place on March 11, 2026.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Notice of Fund Changes (&#8220;Notice&#8221;) for&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">LNL Agents&#8217; 401(k) Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(the &#8220;Plan&#8221;)</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dear Plan Participant&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">This Notice gives you an overview of upcoming changes to the Plan, the timing of those changes, and the actions you may wish to consider as a result of such changes. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">The investment options offered under the Plan are changing as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:9.67pt">Income America 2045 Fund 5ForLife-L</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Effective </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">March 11, 2026</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, the Income America 2045 Fund 5ForLife-L (&#8220;2045 Fund&#8221;) will be added to the investment line up under the Plan.  The 2045 Fund, designed for those participants whose retirement is more than 20 years away, invests in a diversified portfolio of both passive and actively managed mutual funds, exchange traded funds, other collective investment trusts, stable value products, general account annuity contracts and money market funds. The 2045 Fund will follow a glide path that becomes more conservative over time. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Note</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, for complete details and product disclosures for Income America 5ForLife go to </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">https&#58;&#47;&#47;visit.lfg.com&#47;DC-IAPPT-BRC001</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">1</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></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:17.169%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.515%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.515%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.515%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.515%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.553%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.393%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.553%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.515%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.757%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">New Fund</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Fund Name</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Total annual operating expenses %</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Total annual operating expenses $</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Net operating expenses %</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Net operating expenses $</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1-yr return %</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">5-yr return %</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10-yr return %</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Since inception return %</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Inception date</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Income America 2045 Fund 5ForLife-L<br></font><font style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(97184T381)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">0.83%</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$8.30</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">0.83%</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$8.30</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">---</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">---</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">---</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">---</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">---</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Reminder&#58;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">  Although Income America 5ForLife is a target date fund series, it does </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">not</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%"> replace the State Street Target Retirement Non-Lending Series currently offered under the Plan. In addition, the qualified default investment alternative (&#8220;QDIA&#8221;) for the Plan will continue to be the State Street Target Retirement Non-Lending Series </font><font style="color:#221e1f;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">Fund that most closely matches the year you attain age 65. </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">If you have questions regarding the Plan&#8217;s QDIA or would like a copy of the most recent QDIA Notice, please contact the Lincoln Customer Contact Center at 800-234-3500. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Actions to consider </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Take a few minutes to review your investment portfolio, including making a determination as to whether the Income America 2045 Fund might be more applicable to your age and situation. Make any changes you feel would be helpful to meet your retirement savings goals. Information about making a change can be found in the section entitled &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Questions&#63;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; below. </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;JPMCB Large Cap Growth</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Effective </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">March 11, 2026</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, the JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund will change from CF-A Class to a newly created CF-E Class. This fund-class change will result in lower fees.  Any account balances you have in, or future contributions going to, JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund CF-A Class as of the close of business on March 11, 2026 will automatically be mapped (or transferred) to JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund CF-E Class </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">so you do not need to take any action</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.  </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For purposes of clarity, the terms &#8220;mapped&#8221; and &#8220;mapping&#8221; refer to your future contributions, while &#8220;transferred&#8221; and &#8220;transfer&#8221; refer to your existing account balances.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following fund, currently available as an investment option, will be removed from the fund lineup on the effective date stated above. Any existing assets and&#47;or future contribution investment elections remaining in the fund at that time will automatically be mapped (or transferred) as shown in the following chart. Any contributions or rollovers received on or after </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">March 11, 2026</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">, that are directed to the fund being removed, will be mapped as shown in the chart below.</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:25.342%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:25.342%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.611%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:26.305%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">If you are currently invested in the following fund being </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">removed</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">&#58;</font></div></td><td colspan="6" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Your balance and investment election will be transferred to the new fund being </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline">added</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">&#58;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">20261K404</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund CF-A Class</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">20261K701</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund CF-E Class</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#333333;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Prior to investing in a collective investment trust option, an investor should consider carefully the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the offeror of the collective investment trust.</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Actions to consider </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Take a few minutes to review your investment portfolio. Make any changes you feel are necessary to meet your retirement savings goals. If you don&#8217;t want the investment of your existing account or future contributions to be mapped (or transferred) to the JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund CF-E Class, you may change your investment elections and&#47;or make a reallocation on your own by initiating a transfer </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">prior to 4&#58;00 p.m. ET on</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">March 11, 2026</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Note that you cannot choose to keep any investments in, or transfer any investments to, the JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund CF-A Class.  Information about making a change can be found in the section entitled &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Questions&#63;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221; below.  </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Please be sure to make any changes prior to 4&#58;00 p.m. ET on March 11, 2026 if you do not want the mapping (or transfer) to occur.  </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Of course, you could also wait until after the automatic mapping (or transfer) occurs if you wish to exchange funds or change where your future contributions are invested. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Any transactions requested on March 11, 2026 (such as fund transfers, loans, or distribution transactions) will not be processed while the fund change is being made but will process normally once the fund change is completed. Your account will remain fully invested during the change.  </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">If you are also a participant in any of Lincoln&#8217;s non-qualified deferred compensation plans administered by Nolan Financial Group that utilize the same fund options as the Plan, please note that this same fund change will impact the non-qualified plans at the same time.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><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:15.911%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.392%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.392%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.392%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.438%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.531%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.531%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.531%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.438%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.444%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">NEW FUND<br></font><font style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Fund Name</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Total annual operating expenses<br>%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Total annual operating expenses<br>$</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Net operating expenses<br>%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Net operating expenses $</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1-yr return %</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">5-yr return %</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10-yr return %</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Since inception return %</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Inception date</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund CF-E Class<br></font><font style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(20261K701)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">0.35%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$3.50</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">0.35%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$3.50</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">14.07%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">---</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">---</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">17.37%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">11&#47;4&#47;2024</font></td></tr></table></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:15.938%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.409%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.409%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.409%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.454%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.543%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.543%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.543%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.454%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.298%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">REMOVED FUND<br></font><font style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Fund Name</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Total annual operating expenses<br>%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Total annual operating expenses<br>$</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Net operating expenses<br>%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Net operating expenses $</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">1-yr return %</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">5-yr return %</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">10-yr return %</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Since inception return %</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#bfbfbf;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-right:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Inception date</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">JPMCB Large Cap Growth Fund CF-A Class<br></font><font style="font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">(20261K404)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">0.39%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$3.90</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">0.39%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">$3.90</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">14.02%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">13.09%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">---</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-left:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">18.20%</font></td><td colspan="3" 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