Lincoln Financial Group
Table of Contents
Analyst Coverage and Credit Ratings	1
Notes	2
Consolidated
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)	3
Consolidated Balance Sheets	4
Earnings, Shares and Return on Equity	5
Key Stakeholder Metrics	6
Segment and Sources of Earnings	7
Select Earnings Drivers By Segment	8
Sales By Segment	9
Operating Revenues and General and Administrative Expenses By Segment	10
Operating Commissions and Other Expenses	11
Interest Rate Yields and Spreads By Segment	12
Select Earnings and Operational Data from Business Segments
Annuities	13
Retirement Plan Services	14
Life Insurance	15
Group Protection	16
Other Operations	17
DAC & Account Value Rollforwards
Consolidated DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL Roll Forwards	18
Account Value Roll Forwards:
Annuities	19
Retirement Plan Services	20
Life Insurance	21
Other Information
Select Investment Data	22
Realized Gain (Loss) and Benefit Ratio Unlocking, After-DAC	23
Select GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations	24

	Lincoln Financial Group
	Analyst Coverage and Credit Ratings
	Firm	Analyst				Phone Number
	Autonomous Research U.S., L.P.	Erik Bass				646-561-6248
	B. Riley FBR	Randy Binner				703-312-1890
	Bank of America Merrill Lynch	Jay Cohen				646-855-5716
	Barclays Capital	Jay Gelb				212-526-1561
	Citi Research	Suneet Kamath				212-816-3457
	Credit Suisse	Andrew Kligerman				212-325-5069
	Deutsche Bank	Joshua Shanker				212-250-7127
	Dowling & Partners	Humphrey Lee				860-676-7324
	Evercore	Thomas Gallagher				212-446-9439
	Goldman Sachs	Alex Scott				917-343-7160
	J.P. Morgan Securities	Jimmy Bhullar				212-622-6397
	Janney Montgomery Scott	Bob Glasspiegel				860-724-1203
	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc.	Ryan Krueger				860-722-5930
	Morgan Stanley	Nigel Dally				212-761-4132
	RBC Capital Markets	Mark Dwelle				804-782-4008
	Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P.	John Barnidge				312-281-3412
	UBS	John Nadel				212-713-4299
	This list is provided for informational purposes only.  Lincoln Financial Group does not endorse the analyses, conclusions or recommendations contained in any report issued by these
	or any other analysts.
			Ratings as of August 1st, 2018
						Standard
			A.M Best	Fitch	Moody's	& Poor's
	Senior Debt Ratings		a-	BBB+	Baa1	A-
	Financial Strength Ratings
	Lincoln National Life Insurance Company		A+	A+	A1	AA-
	First Penn-Pacific Life Insurance Company		A	A+	A1	A-
	Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York		A+	A+	A1	AA-
	Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston		A			AA-
	Investor Inquiries May Be Directed To:
	Chris Giovanni, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
	Email:  Christopher.Giovanni@lfg.com
	Phone:  484-583-1793
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Notes
	Computations
	• The quarterly financial information for the current year may not sum to the corresponding year-to-date amount as both are rounded to millions.
	• The financial ratios reported herein are calculated using whole dollars instead of dollars rounded to millions.
	• If the effect of equity classification would result in a more dilutive Earnings Per Share (“EPS”), the numerator used in the calculation of our diluted EPS is adjusted to remove the mark-to-market
	adjustment for deferred units of LNC stock in our deferred compensation plans.  In addition, for any period where a loss from continuing operations is experienced, shares used in the diluted  EPS
	calculation represent basic shares, as using dilutive shares would be anti-dilutive to the calculation.  In these periods, we would also exclude the deferred compensation adjustment.
	• Return on equity (“ROE”) measures how efficiently we generate profits from the resources provided by our net assets.  ROE is calculated by dividing annualized net income (loss) (or adjusted income (loss)
	from operations) by average equity, excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”).  Management evaluates consolidated ROE by both including and excluding the effect
	of average goodwill.
	• Book value per share, excluding AOCI, is calculated by dividing stockholders’ equity, excluding AOCI, by common shares outstanding.  We provide book value per share, excluding AOCI, to enable
	investors to analyze the amount of our net worth that is attributable primarily to our business operations.  Management believes book value per share excluding AOCI is useful to investors because
	it eliminates the effect of items that can fluctuate significantly from period to period, primarily based on changes in interest rates.  Book value per share is the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
	• Pre-tax net margin is calculated by dividing adjusted income (loss) from operations before taxes by net revenue, which is defined as total adjusted operating revenues less interest credited.
	Definitions
	Holding company available liquidity consists of cash and invested cash, excluding cash held as collateral, and certain short-term investments that can be readily converted into cash, net of commercial
	paper outstanding.
	Sales as reported consist of the following:
	•  MoneyGuard®, our linked-benefit product – 15% of total expected premium deposits;
	•  Universal life (“UL”), indexed universal life ("IUL"), variable universal life (“VUL”) – first-year commissionable premiums plus 5% of excess premiums received;
	•  Executive Benefits – single premium bank-owned UL and VUL, 15% of single premium deposits, and corporate-owned UL and VUL, first-year commissionable premiums plus 5% of excess
	premium received;
	•  Term – 100% of annualized first-year premiums;
	•  Annuities – deposits from new and existing customers; and
	•  Group Protection – annualized first-year premiums from new policies.
	Throughout the document, “after-DAC” refers to the associated amortization expense of deferred acquisition costs (“DAC”), value of business acquired (“VOBA”), deferred sales inducements (“DSI”)
	and deferred front-end loads (“DFEL”) and changes in other contract holder funds.
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Notes
	Sources of Earnings are defined as follows:
	•  Investment spread earnings consist primarily of net investment income, net of interest credited earned on the underlying general account investments supporting our fixed products less related
	expenses.
	•  Mortality/morbidity earnings result from mortality margins, morbidity margins, and certain expense assessments and related fees that are a function of the rates priced into the product and level
	of insurance in force.
	•  Fees on Assets Under Management (“AUM”) earnings results consist primarily of asset-based fees charged based on variable account values less associated benefits and related expenses.
	•  Variable Annuity (“VA”) Riders earnings consist of fees charged to the contract holder related to guaranteed benefit rider features, less the net valuation premium and associated change in
	benefit reserves and related expenses.
	Non-GAAP Performance Measures
	Non-GAAP measures do not replace the most directly comparable GAAP measures, and we have included detailed reconciliations herein.
	We exclude the after-tax effects of the following items from GAAP net income (loss) to arrive at adjusted income (loss) from operations:
	•  Realized gains and losses associated with the following (“excluded realized gain (loss)”):
	▪  Sales or disposals and impairments of securities;
	▪  Changes in the fair value of derivatives, embedded derivatives within certain reinsurance arrangements and trading securities (“gain (loss) on the mark-to-market on certain instruments”);
	▪  Changes in the fair value of the derivatives we own to hedge our guaranteed death benefit (“GDB”) riders reflected within our variable annuities;
	▪  Changes in the fair value of the embedded derivatives of our guaranteed living benefit (“GLB”) riders reflected within variable annuity net derivative results accounted for at fair value;
	▪  Changes in the fair value of the derivatives we own to hedge our guaranteed living benefit ("GLB") riders reflected within variable annuity net derivative results;
	▪  Changes in the fair value of the embedded derivative liabilities related to index call options we may purchase in the future to hedge contract holder index allocations applicable to future
	reset periods for our indexed annuity products accounted for at fair value (“indexed annuity forward-starting option”);
	▪  Changes in the fair value of equity securities
	•  Changes in reserves resulting from benefit ratio unlocking on our GDB and GLB riders (“benefit ratio unlocking”);
	•  Income (loss) from reserve changes, net of related amortization, on business sold through reinsurance;
	•  Gains (losses) on early extinguishment of debt;
	• Losses from the impairment of intangible assets;
	•  Income (loss) from discontinued operations;
	•  Acquisition and integration costs related to mergers and acquisitions; and
	•  Income (loss) from the initial adoption of new accounting standards, regulations and policy changes including the net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
	Adjusted operating revenues represent GAAP revenues excluding the pre-tax effects of the following items:
	• Excluded realized gain (loss);
	•  Revenue adjustments from the initial adoption of new accounting standards;
	•  Amortization of DFEL arising from changes in GDB and GLB benefit ratio unlocking; and
	•  Amortization of deferred gains arising from reserve changes on business sold through reinsurance.
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	Notes
	We use our prevailing federal income tax rates of 21% and 35%, where applicable, while taking into account any permanent differences for events recognized differently in our financial statements
	and federal income tax returns when reconciling our non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measure.
	Management believes that the non-GAAP performance measures discussed above explain the results of our ongoing businesses in a manner that allows for a better understanding of the underlying
	trends in our current business as the excluded items are unpredictable and not necessarily indicative of current operating fundamentals or future performance of the business segments, and, in many
	instances, decisions regarding these items do not necessarily relate to the operations of the individual segments.  In addition, we believe that our definitions of adjusted operating revenues and adjusted
	income from operations provide investors with more valuable measures of our performance as they better reveal trends in our business.
	Prior year net flows have been restated to conform to the current year presentation, which has been modified to be consistent across our business segments.
	Statistical Supplement is Dated
	The financial data in this document is dated August 1, 2018, and has not been updated since that date.  Lincoln Financial Group does not intend to update this document.
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
	Unaudited (millions of dollars, except per share data)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Revenues
	Insurance premiums	$	801	$	774	$	874	$	777	$	1,165	45.4%	$	1,608	$	1,943	20.8%
	Fee income		1,393		1,401		1,471		1,456		1,470	5.5%		2,747		2,926	6.5%
	Net investment income		1,262		1,239		1,252		1,233		1,232	-2.4%		2,499		2,465	-1.4%
	Realized gain (loss):
	Other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”)		(4)		(8)		(2)		(2)		(1)	75.0%		(8)		(3)	62.5%
	Realized gain (loss), excluding OTTI		(6)		(48)		(63)		14		(6)	-16.7%		(41)		8	119.5%
	Total realized gain (loss)		(10)		(56)		(65)		12		(7)	30.0%		(49)		5	110.2%
	Amortization of deferred gains on business
	sold through reinsurance		4		-		-		-		-	-100.0%		22		-	-100.0%
	Other revenues		127		153		137		131		160	26.0%		250		290	16.0%
	Total revenues		3,577		3,511		3,669		3,609		4,020	12.4%		7,077		7,629	7.8%
	Expenses
	Interest credited		646		647		650		653		647	0.2%		1,293		1,300	0.5%
	Benefits		1,287		1,261		1,321		1,358		1,661	29.1%		2,578		3,019	17.1%
	Commissions and other expenses		1,034		1,020		1,108		1,057		1,177	13.8%		2,048		2,234	9.1%
	Interest and debt expense		63		63		63		91		68	7.9%		127		159	25.2%
	Strategic digitization expense		14		10		10		15		16	14.3%		23		31	34.8%
	Impairment of intangibles		-		-		905		-		-	NM		-		-	NM
	Total expenses		3,044		3,001		4,057		3,174		3,569	17.2%		6,069		6,743	11.1%
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes		533		510		(388)		435		451	-15.4%		1,008		886	-12.1%
	Federal income tax expense (benefit)		122		92		(1,204)		68		66	-45.9%		162		134	-17.3%
	Net income (loss)		411		418		816		367		385	-6.3%		846		752	-11.1%
	Adjustment for LNC stock units in our
	deferred compensation plans		1		-		2		(2)		(8)	NM		1		(10)	NM
	Net income (loss) available to common
	stockholders – diluted	$	412	$	418	$	818	$	365	$	377	-8.5%	$	847	$	742	-12.4%
	Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Diluted
	Net income (loss)	$	1.81	$	1.87	$	3.67	$	1.64	$	1.70	-6.1%	$	3.70	$	3.34	-9.7%
	ROE, including AOCI
	Net income (loss)		10.6%		10.3%		19.4%		8.8%		9.9%			11.2%		9.3%
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		As of
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change
	ASSETS
	Investments:
	Available-for-sale (“AFS”) securities:
	Corporate bonds	$	81,598	$	82,319	$	83,190	$	80,680	$	81,059	-0.7%
	U.S. government bonds		578		574		567		401		422	-27.0%
	Foreign government bonds		455		455		451		440		471	3.5%
	Mortgage-backed securities		4,028		4,037		4,065		4,037		4,121	2.3%
	Asset-backed collateralized debt obligations		703		694		808		875		1,119	59.2%
	State and municipal bonds		5,010		5,049		5,119		5,000		5,248	4.8%
	Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities		642		639		640		626		620	-3.4%
	AFS Equity securities		275		302		246		-		-	-100.0%
	Total AFS securities		93,289		94,069		95,086		92,059		93,060	-0.2%
	Trading securities		1,678		1,665		1,620		1,553		1,450	-13.6%
	Equity securities		-		-		-		112		112	NM
	Mortgage loans on real estate		10,023		10,382		10,762		11,047		12,217	21.9%
	Real estate		23		11		11		11		11	-52.2%
	Policy loans		2,416		2,417		2,399		2,389		2,508	3.8%
	Derivative investments		1,054		960		915		827		584	-44.6%
	Other investments		2,156		2,210		2,296		2,049		2,065	-4.2%
	Total investments		110,639		111,714		113,089		110,047		112,007	1.2%
	Cash and invested cash		1,978		1,965		1,628		2,257		1,775	-10.3%
	DAC and VOBA		8,555		8,543		8,403		9,289		9,904	15.8%
	Premiums and fees receivable		365		370		396		480		574	57.3%
	Accrued investment income		1,082		1,137		1,078		1,137		1,119	3.4%
	Reinsurance recoverables		5,228		5,062		4,907		5,009		17,979	243.9%
	Funds withheld reinsurance assets		607		602		593		576		572	-5.8%
	Goodwill		2,273		2,273		1,368		1,368		1,750	-23.0%
	Other assets		5,099		5,507		6,082		6,313		8,921	75.0%
	Separate account assets		135,825		139,612		144,219		142,761		144,231	6.2%
	Total assets	$	271,651	$	276,785	$	281,763	$	279,237	$	298,832	10.0%
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	Consolidated Balance Sheets
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		As of
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Liabilities
	Future contract benefits	$	22,293	$	22,547	$	22,887	$	22,923	$	33,718	51.2%
	Other contract holder funds		79,216		79,623		80,209		80,710		88,698	12.0%
	Short-term debt		450		450		450		250		-	-100.0%
	Long-term debt by rating agency leverage definitions:
	Operating (see note (2) on page 6 for details)		865		865		865		865		865	0.0%
	Financial		4,036		4,035		4,029		4,783		4,961	22.9%
	Reinsurance related embedded derivatives		53		63		57		34		25	-52.8%
	Funds withheld reinsurance liabilities		1,862		1,807		1,761		1,726		1,711	-8.1%
	Deferred gain on business sold through reinsurance		2		2		1		1		1	-50.0%
	Payables for collateral on investments		4,952		4,968		4,417		4,265		4,699	-5.1%
	Other liabilities		6,101		6,499		5,546		4,934		4,746	-22.2%
	Separate account liabilities		135,825		139,612		144,219		142,761		144,231	6.2%
	Total liabilities		255,655		260,471		264,441		263,252		283,655	11.0%
	Stockholders’ Equity
	Common stock		5,774		5,717		5,693		5,700		5,674	-1.7%
	Retained earnings		7,511		7,738		8,399		8,052		8,302	10.5%
	AOCI:
	Unrealized investment gains (losses)		3,003		3,149		3,501		2,533		1,502	-50.0%
	Foreign currency translation adjustment		(20)		(16)		(14)		(9)		(18)	10.0%
	Funded status of employee benefit plans		(272)		(274)		(257)		(291)		(283)	-4.0%
	Total AOCI		2,711		2,859		3,230		2,233		1,201	-55.7%
	Total stockholders’ equity		15,996		16,314		17,322		15,985		15,177	-5.1%
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	271,651	$	276,785	$	281,763	$	279,237	$	298,832	10.0%
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	Earnings, Shares and Return on Equity
	Unaudited (millions of dollars, except per share data)
		As of or For the Three Months Ended											As of or For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Income (Loss)
	Net income (loss)	$	411	$	418	$	816	$	367	$	385	-6.3%	$	846	$	752	-11.1%
	Pre-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations		544		566		581		512		540	-0.7%		1,030		1,051	2.0%
	After-tax adjusted income (loss) from operations (1)		419		454		440		441		454	8.4%		860		895	4.1%
	Adjusted operating tax rate		23.0%		19.8%		24.3%		13.9%		15.9%			16.5%		14.8%
	Average Stockholders’ Equity
	Average equity, including AOCI	$	15,485	$	16,155	$	16,818	$	16,653	$	15,581	0.6%	$	15,105	$	16,117	6.7%
	Average AOCI		2,279		2,785		3,044		3,052		1,717	-24.7%		1,993		2,384	19.6%
	Average equity, excluding AOCI	$	13,206	$	13,370	$	13,774	$	13,601	$	13,864	5.0%	$	13,112	$	13,733	4.7%
	ROE, excluding AOCI
	Net income (loss)		12.4%		12.5%		23.7%		10.8%		11.1%			12.9%		10.9%
	Adjusted income (loss) from operations		12.7%		13.6%		12.8%		13.0%		13.1%			13.1%		13.0%
	Per Share
	Net income (loss) (diluted)	$	1.81	$	1.87	$	3.67	$	1.64	$	1.70	-6.1%	$	3.70	$	3.34	-9.7%
	Adjusted income (loss) from operations (diluted)		1.85		2.03		1.98		1.97		2.02	9.2%		3.77		3.99	5.8%
	Dividends declared during the period		0.29		0.29		0.33		0.33		0.33	13.8%		0.58		0.66	13.8%
	Book value, including AOCI	$	71.98	$	74.31	$	79.43	$	73.09	$	69.85	-3.0%	$	71.98	$	69.85	-3.0%
	Per share impact of AOCI		12.20		13.02		14.81		10.21		5.53	-54.7%		12.20		5.53	-54.7%
	Book value, excluding AOCI	$	59.78	$	61.29	$	64.62	$	62.88	$	64.32	7.6%	$	59.78	$	64.32	7.6%
	Shares
	Repurchased during the period		3.0		2.8		1.7		-		1.5	-50.0%		5.9		1.5	-74.6%
	End-of-period – basic		222.2		219.5		218.1		218.7		217.3	-2.2%		222.2		217.3	-2.2%
	End-of-period – diluted		226.0		222.7		221.3		222.4		220.7	-2.3%		226.0		220.7	-2.3%
	Average for the period – diluted		227.3		223.9		221.9		222.3		221.6	-2.5%		228.7		221.9	-3.0%
	(1) See reconciliation to net income (loss) on page 24.
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	Key Stakeholder Metrics
	Unaudited (millions of dollars, except per share data)
		As of or For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Cash Returned to Common Stockholders
	Shares repurchased	$	200	$	200	$	125	$	-	$	100	-50.0%	$	400	$	100	-75.0%
	Common dividends		65		64		64		72		72	10.8%		131		144	9.9%
	Total cash returned to common stockholders	$	265	$	264	$	189	$	72	$	172	-35.1%	$	531	$	244	-54.0%
	Leverage Ratio
	Short-term debt	$	450	$	450	$	450	$	250	$	-	-100.0%
	Long-term debt		4,901		4,900		4,894		5,648		5,826	18.9%
	Total debt (1)		5,351		5,350		5,344		5,898		5,826	8.9%
	Less:
	Operating debt (2)		865		865		865		865		865	0.0%
	25% of capital securities		302		302		302		302		302	0.0%
	Carrying value of fair value hedges and other items		263		261		254		200		178	-32.3%
	Total numerator	$	3,921	$	3,922	$	3,923	$	4,531	$	4,481	14.3%
	Stockholders’ equity, excluding unrealized
	investment gains (losses)	$	12,993	$	13,165	$	13,821	$	13,452	$	13,675	5.2%
	Add:  25% of capital securities		302		302		302		302		302	0.0%
	Total numerator		3,921		3,922		3,923		4,531		4,481	14.3%
	Total denominator	$	17,216	$	17,389	$	18,046	$	18,285	$	18,458	7.2%
	Leverage ratio		22.8%		22.6%		21.7%		24.8%		24.3%
	Holding Company Available Liquidity	$	523	$	569	$	605	$	1,063	$	484	-7.5%
	(1) Excludes obligations under capital leases of $327 million that are reported in other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
	(2) We have categorized as operating debt the senior notes issued in October 2007 and June 2010 because the proceeds were used as a long-term structured solution to reduce the strain
	on increasing statutory reserves associated with secondary guarantee UL and term policies.
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	Segment and Sources of Earnings
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											As of or For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Income (Loss) from Operations, Pre-Tax
	Annuities	$	310	$	350	$	333	$	313	$	322	3.9%	$	590	$	635	7.6%
	Retirement Plan Services		50		48		57		48		51	2.0%		98		99	1.0%
	Life Insurance		194		175		223		172		185	-4.6%		381		357	-6.3%
	Group Protection		53		63		31		37		57	7.5%		64		94	46.9%
	Other Operations		(63)		(70)		(63)		(58)		(75)	-19.0%		(103)		(134)	-30.1%
	Adjusted income (loss) from operations, before
	income taxes	$	544	$	566	$	581	$	512	$	540	-0.7%	$	1,030	$	1,051	2.0%
	Income (Loss) from Operations, After-Tax
	Annuities	$	251	$	277	$	265	$	267	$	275	9.6%	$	532	$	542	1.9%
	Retirement Plan Services		37		35		41		43		43	16.2%		74		86	16.2%
	Life Insurance		133		121		152		144		150	12.8%		263		294	11.8%
	Group Protection		35		41		20		29		45	28.6%		42		74	76.2%
	Other Operations		(37)		(20)		(38)		(42)		(59)	-59.5%		(51)		(101)	-98.0%
	Adjusted income (loss) from operations	$	419	$	454	$	440	$	441	$	454	8.4%	$	860	$	895	4.1%
			For the Three Months Ended										For the Trailing Twelve Months
			6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18	Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Sources of Earnings, Pre-Tax
	Investment spread	$	186	$	188	$	202	$	161	$	172	-7.5%	$	763	$	724	-5.1%
	Mortality/morbidity		158		156		156		132		159	0.6%		599		604	0.8%
	Fees on AUM		230		280		249		247		256	11.3%		881		1,031	17.0%
	VA riders		33		12		37		30		28	-15.2%		134		107	-20.1%
	Total sources of earnings, before income taxes		607		636		644		570		615	1.3%		2,377		2,466	3.7%
	Other Operations		(63)		(70)		(63)		(58)		(75)	-19.0%		(242)		(269)	-11.2%
	Adjusted income (loss) from operations, before
	income taxes	$	544	$	566	$	581	$	512	$	540	-0.7%	$	2,135	$	2,197	2.9%
	Sources of Earnings, Pre-Taxes, Percentage By Component
	Investment spread		30.7%		29.6%		31.4%		28.2%		28.0%			32.1%		29.4%
	Mortality/morbidity		26.0%		24.6%		24.2%		23.1%		26.0%			25.2%		24.5%
	Fees on AUM		37.8%		43.9%		38.6%		43.4%		41.5%			37.1%		41.8%
	VA riders		5.5%		1.9%		5.8%		5.3%		4.5%			5.6%		4.3%
	Total		100.0%		100.0%		100.0%		100.0%		100.0%			100.0%		100.0%
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	Select Earnings Drivers By Segment
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Annuities
	Operating revenues	$	1,076	$	1,073	$	1,167	$	1,073	$	1,106	2.8%	$	2,138	$	2,180	2.0%
	Deposits		1,991		1,916		2,787		2,526		2,983	49.8%		4,008		5,509	37.5%
	Net flows		(887)		(841)		(222)		(606)		(126)	85.8%		(1,643)		(732)	55.4%
	Average account values		130,321		132,304		135,417		138,290		136,741	4.9%		128,990		137,532	6.6%
	Retirement Plan Services
	Operating revenues	$	290	$	291	$	302	$	292	$	292	0.7%	$	571	$	584	2.3%
	Deposits		1,978		1,908		2,426		2,360		2,217	12.1%		4,229		4,577	8.2%
	Net flows		421		442		440		463		499	18.5%		562		962	71.2%
	Average account values		61,728		63,665		66,212		68,249		68,534	11.0%		60,613		68,437	12.9%
	Life Insurance
	Operating revenues	$	1,655	$	1,614	$	1,684	$	1,660	$	1,680	1.5%	$	3,260	$	3,340	2.5%
	Deposits		1,543		1,462		1,896		1,534		1,517	-1.7%		2,959		3,051	3.1%
	Net flows		1,101		1,064		1,443		1,076		1,084	-1.5%		2,025		2,160	6.7%
	Average account values		46,842		47,547		48,481		49,165		49,548	5.8%		46,495		49,357	6.2%
	Average in-force face amount		701,592		708,148		715,924		722,585		727,577	3.7%		698,676		725,081	3.8%
	Group Protection
	Operating revenues	$	541	$	564	$	554	$	553	$	937	73.2%	$	1,082	$	1,490	37.7%
	Non-medical earned premiums		494		500		509		508		846	71.3%		988		1,354	37.0%
	Consolidated
	Adjusted operating revenues (1)	$	3,629	$	3,607	$	3,775	$	3,645	$	4,073	12.2%	$	7,206	$	7,719	7.1%
	Deposits		5,512		5,286		7,109		6,420		6,717	21.9%		11,196		13,137	17.3%
	Net flows		635		665		1,661		933		1,457	129.4%		944		2,390	153.2%
	Average account values		238,891		243,516		250,110		255,704		254,823	6.7%		236,098		255,326	8.1%
	(1) See reconciliation to total revenues on page 24.
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Sales By Segment
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Sales
	Annuities:
	With guaranteed living benefits	$	1,007	$	959	$	1,504	$	1,447	$	1,496	48.6%	$	1,913	$	2,943	53.8%
	Without guaranteed living benefits		607		573		638		587		598	-1.5%		1,156		1,185	2.5%
	Variable		1,614		1,532		2,142		2,034		2,094	29.7%		3,069		4,128	34.5%
	Fixed		377		384		645		492		889	135.8%		939		1,381	47.1%
	Total Annuities	$	1,991	$	1,916	$	2,787	$	2,526	$	2,983	49.8%	$	4,008	$	5,509	37.5%
	Retirement Plan Services:
	First-year sales	$	737	$	672	$	1,166	$	800	$	841	14.1%	$	1,537	$	1,641	6.8%
	Recurring deposits		1,241		1,236		1,260		1,560		1,376	10.9%		2,692		2,936	9.1%
	Total Retirement Plan Services	$	1,978	$	1,908	$	2,426	$	2,360	$	2,217	12.1%	$	4,229	$	4,577	8.2%
	Life Insurance:
	UL	$	14	$	10	$	11	$	10	$	10	-28.6%	$	31	$	19	-38.7%
	MoneyGuard®		80		65		64		56		57	-28.8%		139		115	-17.3%
	IUL		16		19		17		14		14	-12.5%		34		28	-17.6%
	VUL		50		45		63		58		46	-8.0%		86		104	20.9%
	Term		28		29		30		25		29	3.6%		55		54	-1.8%
	Total individual life insurance		188		168		185		163		156	-17.0%		345		320	-7.2%
	Executive Benefits		9		10		57		10		6	-33.3%		33		16	-51.5%
	Total Life Insurance	$	197	$	178	$	242	$	173	$	162	-17.8%	$	378	$	336	-11.1%
	Group Protection:
	Life	$	28	$	33	$	95	$	23	$	31	10.7%	$	51	$	53	3.9%
	Disability		32		35		108		21		38	18.8%		55		59	7.3%
	Dental		28		26		62		11		25	-10.7%		39		37	-5.1%
	Total Group Protection	$	88	$	94	$	265	$	55	$	94	6.8%	$	145	$	149	2.8%
	Percent employee-paid		40.7%		44.7%		48.0%		53.4%		39.9%			45.6%		44.9%
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Operating Revenues and General and Administrative Expenses By Segment
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Operating Revenues
	Annuities	$	1,076	$	1,073	$	1,167	$	1,073	$	1,106	2.8%	$	2,138	$	2,180	2.0%
	Retirement Plan Services		290		291		302		292		292	0.7%		571		584	2.3%
	Life Insurance		1,655		1,614		1,684		1,660		1,680	1.5%		3,260		3,340	2.5%
	Group Protection		541		564		554		553		937	73.2%		1,082		1,490	37.7%
	Other Operations		67		65		68		67		58	-13.4%		155		125	-19.4%
	Total adjusted operating revenues	$	3,629	$	3,607	$	3,775	$	3,645	$	4,073	12.2%	$	7,206	$	7,719	7.1%
	General and Administrative Expenses,
	Net of Amounts Capitalized (1)
	Annuities	$	120	$	114	$	121	$	116	$	111	-7.5%	$	232	$	227	-2.2%
	Retirement Plan Services		79		77		80		76		75	-5.1%		154		151	-1.9%
	Life Insurance		126		125		133		118		113	-10.3%		246		230	-6.5%
	Group Protection		77		85		90		80		140	81.8%		149		220	47.7%
	Other Operations		26		29		31		28		28	7.7%		49		57	16.3%
	Total	$	428	$	430	$	455	$	418	$	467	9.1%	$	830	$	885	6.6%
	General and Administrative Expenses,
	Net of Amounts Capitalized, as a Percentage
	of Operating Revenues
	Annuities		11.1%		10.6%		10.3%		10.8%		10.0%			10.8%		10.4%
	Retirement Plan Services		27.2%		26.5%		26.5%		25.9%		25.7%			26.9%		25.8%
	Life Insurance		7.6%		7.8%		7.9%		7.1%		6.7%			7.5%		6.9%
	Group Protection		14.2%		15.1%		16.2%		14.5%		14.9%			13.8%		14.8%
	Other Operations		40.8%		42.1%		47.7%		42.0%		50.2%			31.7%		45.7%
	Total		11.8%		11.9%		12.1%		11.5%		11.5%			11.5%		11.5%
	(1) See page 11 for general and administrative expenses capitalized.
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Operating Commissions and Other Expenses
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Operating Commissions and
	Other Expenses Incurred
	General and administrative expenses	$	475	$	479	$	519	$	460	$	515	8.4%	$	921	$	975	5.9%
	Commissions		576		555		623		596		623	8.2%		1,131		1,219	7.8%
	Taxes, licenses and fees		64		57		60		78		79	23.4%		134		158	17.9%
	Interest and debt expense		63		63		63		68		68	7.9%		127		136	7.1%
	Expenses associated with reserve financing
	and unrelated letters of credit		21		20		21		20		21	0.0%		42		41	-2.4%
	Total adjusted operating commissions and other
	expenses incurred		1,199		1,174		1,286		1,222		1,306	8.9%		2,355		2,529	7.4%
	Less Amounts Capitalized
	General and administrative expenses		(47)		(49)		(64)		(42)		(48)	-2.1%		(91)		(90)	1.1%
	Commissions		(280)		(254)		(308)		(289)		(292)	-4.3%		(541)		(582)	-7.6%
	Taxes, licenses and fees		(11)		(10)		(16)		(11)		(10)	9.1%		(22)		(21)	4.5%
	Total amounts capitalized		(338)		(313)		(388)		(342)		(350)	-3.6%		(654)		(693)	-6.0%
	Total expenses incurred, net of amounts
	capitalized, excluding amortization		861		861		898		880		956	11.0%		1,701		1,836	7.9%
	Amortization
	Amortization of DAC, VOBA and other intangibles		244		221		276		259		262	7.4%		482		521	8.1%
	Total adjusted operating commissions and
	other expenses	$	1,105	$	1,082	$	1,174	$	1,139	$	1,218	10.2%	$	2,183	$	2,357	8.0%
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Interest Rate Yields and Spreads By Segment
	Unaudited
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Annuities
	Earned rate on reserves		3.99%		3.94%		3.93%		3.87%		3.84%	(15)		4.03%		3.85%	(18)
	Variable investment income on reserves (1)		0.20%		0.33%		0.31%		0.08%		0.13%	(7)		0.15%		0.11%	(4)
	Net investment income yield on reserves		4.19%		4.27%		4.24%		3.95%		3.97%	(22)		4.18%		3.96%	(22)
	Interest rate credited to contract holders		2.37%		2.29%		2.27%		2.32%		2.23%	(14)		2.40%		2.27%	(13)
	Interest rate spread		1.82%		1.98%		1.97%		1.63%		1.74%	(8)		1.78%		1.69%	(9)
	Base spreads excluding variable investment income		1.62%		1.65%		1.66%		1.55%		1.61%	(1)		1.63%		1.58%	(5)
	Retirement Plan Services
	Earned rate on reserves		4.30%		4.31%		4.33%		4.28%		4.25%	(5)		4.33%		4.27%	(6)
	Variable investment income on reserves (1)		0.17%		0.15%		0.33%		0.09%		0.12%	(5)		0.13%		0.10%	(3)
	Net investment income yield on reserves		4.47%		4.46%		4.66%		4.37%		4.37%	(10)		4.46%		4.37%	(9)
	Interest rate credited to contract holders		2.91%		2.93%		2.91%		2.90%		2.90%	(1)		2.92%		2.90%	(2)
	Interest rate spread		1.56%		1.53%		1.75%		1.47%		1.47%	(9)		1.54%		1.47%	(7)
	Base spreads excluding variable investment income		1.39%		1.38%		1.42%		1.38%		1.35%	(4)		1.41%		1.37%	(4)
	Life Insurance – Interest-Sensitive
	Earned rate on reserves		5.05%		5.06%		5.06%		4.98%		4.98%	(7)		5.08%		4.98%	(10)
	Variable investment income on reserves (1)		0.44%		0.27%		0.27%		0.27%		0.16%	(28)		0.39%		0.21%	(18)
	Net investment income yield on reserves		5.49%		5.33%		5.33%		5.25%		5.14%	(35)		5.47%		5.19%	(28)
	Interest rate credited to contract holders		3.82%		3.83%		3.87%		3.83%		3.80%	(2)		3.83%		3.81%	(2)
	Interest rate spread		1.67%		1.50%		1.46%		1.42%		1.34%	(33)		1.64%		1.38%	(26)
	Base spreads excluding variable investment income		1.23%		1.23%		1.19%		1.15%		1.18%	(5)		1.25%		1.17%	(8)
	Total (2)
	Earned rate (3)		4.57%		4.52%		4.53%		4.50%		4.46%	(11)		4.59%		4.48%	(11)
	Variable investment income (1) (3)		0.35%		0.28%		0.29%		0.23%		0.17%	(18)		0.30%		0.20%	(10)
	Net investment income yield (3)		4.92%		4.80%		4.82%		4.73%		4.63%	(29)		4.89%		4.68%	(21)
	Interest rate credited to contract holders		3.22%		3.19%		3.21%		3.20%		3.16%	(6)		3.24%		3.18%	(6)
	Interest rate spread		1.70%		1.61%		1.61%		1.53%		1.47%	(23)		1.65%		1.50%	(15)
	Base spreads excluding variable investment income		1.35%		1.33%		1.32%		1.30%		1.30%	(5)		1.35%		1.30%	(5)
	(1) Variable investment income consists of commercial mortgage loan prepayment and bond make-whole premiums and investment income on alternative investments.
	(2) Includes the results of all of our business segments and Other Operations.
	(3) Includes investment yields on reserves and surplus.
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Annuities – Select Earnings and Operational Data
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		As of or For the Three Months Ended											As of or For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Income (Loss) from Operations
	Operating revenues:
	Insurance premiums	$	106	$	82	$	162	$	70	$	109	2.8%	$	230	$	180	-21.7%
	Fee income		553		574		585		586		587	6.1%		1,086		1,173	8.0%
	Net investment income		263		260		258		249		244	-7.2%		519		493	-5.0%
	Operating realized gain (loss)		45		44		44		48		48	6.7%		90		96	6.7%
	Other revenues		109		113		118		120		118	8.3%		213		238	11.7%
	Total operating revenues		1,076		1,073		1,167		1,073		1,106	2.8%		2,138		2,180	2.0%
	Operating expenses:
	Interest credited		145		145		144		148		144	-0.7%		292		291	-0.3%
	Benefits		174		135		224		145		183	5.2%		366		329	-10.1%
	Commissions incurred		222		216		254		244		265	19.4%		446		509	14.1%
	Other expenses incurred		224		220		234		232		222	-0.9%		438		454	3.7%
	Amounts capitalized		(98)		(90)		(126)		(120)		(134)	-36.7%		(194)		(254)	-30.9%
	Amortization		99		97		104		111		104	5.1%		200		216	8.0%
	Total operating expenses		766		723		834		760		784	2.3%		1,548		1,545	-0.2%
	Income (loss) from operations before taxes		310		350		333		313		322	3.9%		590		635	7.6%
	Federal income tax expense (benefit)		59		73		68		46		47	-20.3%		58		93	60.3%
	Income (loss) from operations	$	251	$	277	$	265	$	267	$	275	9.6%	$	532	$	542	1.9%
	Effective Federal Income Tax Rate		19.2%		20.8%		20.3%		14.7%		14.6%			9.9%		14.6%
	Average Equity, Excluding Goodwill and AOCI	$	4,769	$	4,982	$	5,093	$	4,954	$	5,002	4.9%	$	4,672	$	4,978	6.5%
	ROE, Excluding Goodwill and AOCI		21.0%		22.3%		20.9%		21.6%		22.0%			22.8%		21.8%
	Return on Average Account Values		77		84		78		77		81	4		82		79	(3)
	Income (Loss) from Operations
	Variable annuity		205		224		217		220		225	9.8%		445		444	-0.2%
	Fixed annuity		46		53		48		47		50	8.7%		87		98	12.6%
	Account Values
	Variable annuity account values:
	Average	$	110,832	$	112,888	$	115,981	$	118,782	$	117,177	5.7%	$	109,592	$	117,974	7.6%
	End-of-period		111,570		114,270		117,479		116,172		116,901	4.8%		111,570		116,901	4.8%
	Fixed annuity account values:
	Average		19,489		19,416		19,436		19,508		19,564	0.4%		19,398		19,558	0.8%
	End-of-period		19,459		19,394		19,537		19,457		19,655	1.0%		19,459		19,655	1.0%
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	Retirement Plan Services – Select Earnings and Operational Data
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		As of or For the Three Months Ended											As of or For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Income (Loss) from Operations
	Operating revenues:
	Fee income	$	62	$	63	$	64	$	64	$	64	3.2%	$	121	$	129	6.6%
	Net investment income		224		223		233		222		222	-0.9%		441		444	0.7%
	Other revenues		4		5		5		6		6	50.0%		9		11	22.2%
	Total operating revenues		290		291		302		292		292	0.7%		571		584	2.3%
	Operating expenses:
	Interest credited		134		136		136		137		137	2.2%		265		274	3.4%
	Benefits		-		-		-		-		-	NM		1		1	0.0%
	Commissions incurred		19		19		20		19		21	10.5%		38		40	5.3%
	Other expenses incurred		89		86		89		85		83	-6.7%		172		167	-2.9%
	Amounts capitalized		(8)		(6)		(7)		(4)		(6)	25.0%		(15)		(10)	33.3%
	Amortization		6		8		7		7		6	0.0%		12		13	8.3%
	Total operating expenses		240		243		245		244		241	0.4%		473		485	2.5%
	Income (loss) from operations before taxes		50		48		57		48		51	2.0%		98		99	1.0%
	Federal income tax expense (benefit)		13		13		16		5		8	-38.5%		24		13	-45.8%
	Income (loss) from operations	$	37	$	35	$	41	$	43	$	43	16.2%	$	74	$	86	16.2%
	Effective Federal Income Tax Rate		27.5%		27.9%		28.5%		11.4%		15.1%			25.0%		13.3%
	Average Equity, Excluding Goodwill and AOCI	$	1,218	$	1,218	$	1,227	$	1,312	$	1,302	6.9%	$	1,204	$	1,307	8.5%
	ROE, Excluding Goodwill and AOCI		12.0%		11.5%		13.3%		13.0%		13.3%			12.2%		13.1%
	Pre-tax Net Margin		32.2%		31.3%		34.4%		31.0%		32.8%			32.1%		31.9%
	Return on Average Account Values		24		22		25		25		25	1		24		25	1
	Net Flows by Market
	Small Market		137		183		279		(79)		12	-91.2%	$	(230)	$	(67)	70.9%
	Mid - Large Market		536		503		455		834		730	36.2%		1,285		1,564	21.7%
	Multi-Fund®and Other		(252)		(244)		(294)		(292)		(243)	3.6%		(493)		(535)	-8.5%
	Net Flows – Trailing Twelve Months	$	1,089	$	1,412	$	1,444	$	1,766	$	1,844	69.3%	$	1,089	$	1,844	69.3%
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Life Insurance – Select Earnings and Operational Data
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		As of or For the Three Months Ended											As of or For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Income (Loss) from Operations
	Operating revenues:
	Insurance premiums	$	199	$	191	$	199	$	196	$	205	3.0%	$	384	$	401	4.4%
	Fee income		778		764		821		805		819	5.3%		1,538		1,624	5.6%
	Net investment income		672		655		659		658		650	-3.3%		1,329		1,308	-1.6%
	Operating realized gain (loss)		(3)		(3)		(3)		(1)		(2)	33.3%		(7)		(2)	71.4%
	Other revenues		9		7		8		2		8	-11.1%		16		9	-43.8%
	Total operating revenues		1,655		1,614		1,684		1,660		1,680	1.5%		3,260		3,340	2.5%
	Operating expenses:
	Interest credited		349		350		355		354		351	0.6%		698		705	1.0%
	Benefits		807		808		779		849		840	4.1%		1,604		1,690	5.4%
	Commissions incurred		190		176		193		180		166	-12.6%		365		345	-5.5%
	Other expenses incurred		209		205		216		201		198	-5.3%		409		399	-2.4%
	Amounts capitalized		(219)		(201)		(228)		(204)		(193)	11.9%		(418)		(397)	5.0%
	Amortization		125		101		146		108		133	6.4%		221		241	9.0%
	Total operating expenses		1,461		1,439		1,461		1,488		1,495	2.3%		2,879		2,983	3.6%
	Income (loss) from operations before taxes		194		175		223		172		185	-4.6%		381		357	-6.3%
	Federal income tax expense (benefit)		61		54		71		28		35	-42.6%		118		63	-46.6%
	Income (loss) from operations	$	133	$	121	$	152	$	144	$	150	12.8%	$	263	$	294	11.8%
	Effective Federal Income Tax Rate		31.6%		30.8%		32.0%		16.2%		18.9%			31.0%		17.6%
	Average Equity, Excluding Goodwill and AOCI	$	6,762	$	6,798	$	6,804	$	7,826	$	7,954	17.6%	$	6,672	$	7,890	18.3%
	ROE, Excluding Goodwill and AOCI		7.9%		7.1%		8.9%		7.4%		7.5%			7.9%		7.5%
	Average Account Values	$	46,842	$	47,547	$	48,481	$	49,165	$	49,548	5.8%	$	46,495	$	49,357	6.2%
	In-Force Face Amount
	UL and other	$	337,971	$	338,753	$	341,044	$	340,862	$	341,663	1.1%	$	337,971	$	341,663	1.1%
	Term insurance		366,628		372,943		379,108		384,154		388,475	6.0%		366,628		388,475	6.0%
	Total in-force face amount	$	704,599	$	711,696	$	720,152	$	725,016	$	730,138	3.6%	$	704,599	$	730,138	3.6%
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Group Protection – Select Earnings and Operational Data
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Income (Loss) from Operations
	Operating revenues:
	Insurance premiums	$	494	$	500	$	509	$	508	$	846	71.3%	$	988	$	1,354	37.0%
	Net investment income		43		41		41		40		63	46.5%		87		103	18.4%
	Other revenues		4		23		4		5		28	NM		7		33	NM
	Total operating revenues		541		564		554		553		937	73.2%		1,082		1,490	37.7%
	Operating expenses:
	Interest credited		-		-		1		1		1	NM		1		2	100.0%
	Benefits		326		334		341		326		617	89.3%		676		943	39.5%
	Commissions incurred		62		62		69		66		83	33.9%		125		149	19.2%
	Other expenses incurred		99		107		120		105		176	77.8%		196		281	43.4%
	Amounts capitalized		(13)		(16)		(26)		(13)		(17)	-30.8%		(27)		(30)	-11.1%
	Amortization		14		14		18		31		20	42.9%		47		51	8.5%
	Total operating expenses		488		501		523		516		880	80.3%		1,018		1,396	37.1%
	Income (loss) from operations before taxes		53		63		31		37		57	7.5%		64		94	46.9%
	Federal income tax expense (benefit)		18		22		11		8		12	-33.3%		22		20	-9.1%
	Income (loss) from operations	$	35	$	41	$	20	$	29	$	45	28.6%	$	42	$	74	76.2%
	Effective Federal Income Tax Rate		35.0%		35.0%		35.0%		21.0%		21.0%			35.0%		21.0%
	Average Equity, Excluding Goodwill and AOCI	$	1,044	$	1,054	$	1,078	$	1,102	$	1,610	54.2%	$	1,055	$	1,356	28.5%
	ROE, Excluding Goodwill and AOCI		13.3%		15.6%		7.5%		10.5%		11.2%			7.9%		10.9%
	Loss Ratios by Product Line
	Life		66.1%		55.8%		66.2%		63.2%		68.0%			69.3%		66.1%
	Disability		65.4%		69.5%		67.8%		61.9%		76.4%			67.1%		71.6%
	Dental		68.7%		68.0%		67.5%		74.7%		73.4%			71.0%		74.0%
	Total non-medical		66.1%		63.7%		67.1%		64.3%		73.1%			68.5%		69.8%
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	Other Operations – Select Earnings and Operational Data
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Other Operations
	Operating revenues:
	Insurance premiums	$	2	$	1	$	3	$	3	$	5	150.0%	$	5	$	8	60.0%
	Net investment income		60		60		61		64		53	-11.7%		123		117	-4.9%
	Amortization of deferred gain on
	business sold through reinsurance		4		-		-		-		-	-100.0%		21		-	-100.0%
	Other revenues		1		4		4		-		-	-100.0%		6		-	-100.0%
	Total operating revenues		67		65		68		67		58	-13.4%		155		125	-19.4%
	Operating expenses:
	Interest credited		18		15		14		15		14	-22.2%		36		29	-19.4%
	Benefits		27		36		26		19		28	3.7%		54		47	-13.0%
	Commissions and other expenses		8		11		18		8		7	-12.5%		18		16	-11.1%
	Interest and debt expenses		63		63		63		68		68	7.9%		127		136	7.1%
	Strategic digitization expense		14		10		10		15		16	14.3%		23		31	34.8%
	Total operating expenses		130		135		131		125		133	2.3%		258		259	0.4%
	Income (loss) from operations before taxes		(63)		(70)		(63)		(58)		(75)	-19.0%		(103)		(134)	-30.1%
	Federal income tax expense (benefit)		(26)		(50)		(25)		(16)		(16)	38.5%		(52)		(33)	36.5%
	Income (loss) from operations	$	(37)	$	(20)	$	(38)	$	(42)	$	(59)	-59.5%	$	(51)	$	(101)	-98.0%
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	Lincoln Financial Group
	Consolidated – DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL Roll Forwards
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	DAC, VOBA and DSI
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	9,274	$	8,794	$	8,779	$	8,641	$	9,538	2.8%	$	9,377	$	8,641	-7.8%
	Deferrals		342		319		397		353		363	6.1%		668		716	7.2%
	Operating amortization		(250)		(232)		(284)		(267)		(269)	-7.6%		(494)		(535)	-8.3%
	Deferrals, net of operating amortization		92		87		113		86		94	2.2%		174		181	4.0%
	Amortization associated with benefit ratio unlocking		(6)		(7)		(6)		5		1	116.7%		(17)		6	135.3%
	Business acquired		-		-		-		-		30	NM		-		30	NM
	Adjustment related to realized (gains) losses		(10)		1		(1)		(5)		(7)	30.0%		(14)		(12)	14.3%
	Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses		(556)		(96)		(244)		811		506	191.0%		(726)		1,316	281.3%
	Balance as of end-of-period	$	8,794	$	8,779	$	8,641	$	9,538	$	10,162	15.6%	$	8,794	$	10,162	15.6%
	DFEL
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	1,796	$	1,443	$	1,545	$	1,445	$	1,877	4.5%	$	1,874	$	1,445	-22.9%
	Deferrals		196		187		203		203		207	5.6%		365		410	12.3%
	Operating amortization		(94)		(98)		(118)		(107)		(121)	-28.7%		(176)		(227)	-29.0%
	Deferrals, net of operating amortization		102		89		85		96		86	-15.7%		189		183	-3.2%
	Amortization associated with benefit ratio unlocking		(1)		(1)		(1)		1		-	100.0%		(2)		1	150.0%
	Adjustment related to realized (gains) losses		(4)		(3)		(2)		(4)		(4)	0.0%		(8)		(8)	0.0%
	Adjustment related to unrealized (gains) losses		(450)		17		(182)		339		335	174.4%		(610)		673	210.3%
	Balance as of end-of-period	$	1,443	$	1,545	$	1,445	$	1,877	$	2,294	59.0%	$	1,443	$	2,294	59.0%
	DAC, VOBA, DSI and DFEL
	Balance as of End-of-Period, After-Tax	$	4,778	$	4,702	$	4,677	$	6,052	$	6,216	30.1%	$	4,778	$	6,216	30.1%
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	Annuities – Account Value Roll Forwards
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Fixed Annuities
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	20,027	$	20,021	$	20,014	$	20,305	$	20,315	1.4%	$	19,723	$	20,305	3.0%
	Gross deposits		377		384		645		492		889	135.8%		939		1,381	47.1%
	Full surrenders and deaths		(404)		(420)		(396)		(399)		(490)	-21.3%		(747)		(890)	-19.1%
	Other contract benefits		(143)		(148)		(167)		(152)		(157)	-9.8%		(274)		(308)	-12.4%
	Net flows		(170)		(184)		82		(59)		242	242.4%		(82)		183	NM
	Contract holder assessments		(7)		(7)		(8)		(7)		(8)	-14.3%		(13)		(15)	-15.4%
	Reinvested interest credited		171		184		217		76		173	1.2%		393		249	-36.6%
	Balance as of end-of-period, gross		20,021		20,014		20,305		20,315		20,722	3.5%		20,021		20,722	3.5%
	Reinsurance ceded		(562)		(620)		(768)		(858)		(1,067)	-89.9%		(562)		(1,067)	-89.9%
	Balance as of end-of-period, net	$	19,459	$	19,394	$	19,537	$	19,457	$	19,655	1.0%	$	19,459	$	19,655	1.0%
	Variable Annuities
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	109,475	$	111,570	$	114,270	$	117,479	$	116,172	6.1%	$	105,766	$	117,479	11.1%
	Gross deposits		1,614		1,532		2,142		2,034		2,094	29.7%		3,069		4,128	34.5%
	Full surrenders and deaths		(1,474)		(1,374)		(1,492)		(1,614)		(1,545)	-4.8%		(2,913)		(3,158)	-8.4%
	Other contract benefits		(857)		(815)		(954)		(967)		(917)	-7.0%		(1,717)		(1,885)	-9.8%
	Net flows		(717)		(657)		(304)		(547)		(368)	48.7%		(1,561)		(915)	41.4%
	Contract holder assessments		(590)		(599)		(615)		(619)		(620)	-5.1%		(1,169)		(1,238)
	Change in market value and reinvestment		3,402		3,956		4,128		(141)		1,717	-49.5%		8,534		1,575	-81.5%
	Balance as of end-of-period, gross and net	$	111,570	$	114,270	$	117,479	$	116,172	$	116,901	4.8%	$	111,570	$	116,901	4.8%
	Total
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	129,502	$	131,591	$	134,284	$	137,784	$	136,487	5.4%	$	125,489	$	137,784	9.8%
	Gross deposits		1,991		1,916		2,787		2,526		2,983	49.8%		4,008		5,509	37.5%
	Full surrenders and deaths		(1,878)		(1,794)		(1,888)		(2,013)		(2,035)	-8.4%		(3,660)		(4,048)	-10.6%
	Other contract benefits		(1,000)		(963)		(1,121)		(1,119)		(1,074)	-7.4%		(1,991)		(2,193)	-10.1%
	Net flows		(887)		(841)		(222)		(606)		(126)	85.8%		(1,643)		(732)	55.4%
	Contract holder assessments		(597)		(606)		(623)		(626)		(628)	-5.2%		(1,182)		(1,253)	-6.0%
	Change in market value and reinvestment		3,573		4,140		4,345		(65)		1,890	-47.1%		8,927		1,824	-79.6%
	Balance as of end-of-period, gross		131,591		134,284		137,784		136,487		137,623	4.6%		131,591		137,623	4.6%
	Reinsurance ceded		(562)		(620)		(768)		(858)		(1,067)	-89.9%		(562)		(1,067)	-89.9%
	Balance as of end-of-period, net	$	131,029	$	133,664	$	137,016	$	135,629	$	136,556	4.2%	$	131,029	$	136,556	4.2%
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	Retirement Plan Services – Account Value Roll Forwards
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	General Account
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	18,192	$	18,413	$	18,626	$	18,724	$	18,856	3.6%	$	17,883	$	18,724	4.7%
	Gross deposits		557		415		494		459		394	-29.3%		1,267		853	-32.7%
	Withdrawals		(427)		(395)		(545)		(520)		(443)	-3.7%		(961)		(963)	-0.2%
	Net flows		130		20		(51)		(61)		(49)	NM		306		(110)	NM
	Transfers between fixed and variable accounts		(40)		59		14		60		104	NM		(40)		164	NM
	Contract holder assessments		(2)		(2)		(2)		(3)		(3)	-50.0%		(5)		(5)	0.0%
	Reinvestment interest credited		133		136		137		136		138	3.8%		269		273	1.5%
	Balance as of end-of-period	$	18,413	$	18,626	$	18,724	$	18,856	$	19,046	3.4%	$	18,413	$	19,046	3.4%
	Separate Account and Mutual Funds
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	42,541	$	44,155	$	46,203	$	48,645	$	48,854	14.8%	$	40,551	$	48,645	20.0%
	Gross deposits		1,421		1,493		1,932		1,901		1,823	28.3%		2,962		3,724	25.7%
	Withdrawals		(1,130)		(1,071)		(1,441)		(1,377)		(1,275)	-12.8%		(2,706)		(2,652)	2.0%
	Net flows		291		422		491		524		548	88.3%		256		1,072	NM
	Transfers between fixed and variable accounts		(23)		(88)		(61)		(119)		(112)	NM		(31)		(231)	NM
	Contract holder assessments		(49)		(50)		(52)		(52)		(52)	-6.1%		(95)		(105)	-10.5%
	Change in market value and reinvestment		1,395		1,764		2,064		(144)		899	-35.6%		3,474		756	-78.2%
	Balance as of end-of-period	$	44,155	$	46,203	$	48,645	$	48,854	$	50,137	13.5%	$	44,155	$	50,137	13.5%
	Total
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	60,733	$	62,568	$	64,829	$	67,369	$	67,710	11.5%	$	58,434	$	67,369	15.3%
	Gross deposits		1,978		1,908		2,426		2,360		2,217	12.1%		4,229		4,577	8.2%
	Withdrawals		(1,557)		(1,466)		(1,986)		(1,897)		(1,718)	-10.3%		(3,667)		(3,615)	1.4%
	Net flows		421		442		440		463		499	18.5%		562		962	71.2%
	Transfers between fixed and variable accounts		(63)		(29)		(47)		(59)		(8)	87.3%		(71)		(67)	5.6%
	Contract holder assessments		(51)		(52)		(54)		(55)		(55)	-7.8%		(100)		(110)	-10.0%
	Change in market value and reinvestment		1,528		1,900		2,201		(8)		1,037	-32.1%		3,743		1,029	-72.5%
	Balance as of end-of-period	$	62,568	$	64,829	$	67,369	$	67,710	$	69,183	10.6%	$	62,568	$	69,183	10.6%
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	Life Insurance – Account Value Roll Forwards
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	General Account
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	36,295	$	36,454	$	36,576	$	36,791	$	36,855	1.5%	$	36,272	$	36,791	1.4%
	Deposits		1,115		1,070		1,152		1,040		1,073	-3.8%		2,158		2,112	-2.1%
	Withdrawals and deaths		(316)		(310)		(281)		(318)		(312)	1.3%		(720)		(629)	12.6%
	Net flows		799		760		871		722		761	-4.8%		1,438		1,483	3.1%
	Contract holder assessments		(995)		(999)		(1,030)		(1,019)		(1,018)	-2.3%		(1,964)		(2,037)	-3.7%
	Reinvested interest credited		355		361		374		361		357	0.6%		708		718	1.4%
	Balance as of end-of-period, gross		36,454		36,576		36,791		36,855		36,955	1.4%		36,454		36,955	1.4%
	Reinsurance ceded		(734)		(726)		(719)		(700)		(693)	5.6%		(734)		(693)	5.6%
	Balance as of end-of-period, net	$	35,720	$	35,850	$	36,072	$	36,155	$	36,262	1.5%	$	35,720	$	36,262	1.5%
	Separate Account
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	11,772	$	12,296	$	12,916	$	13,851	$	13,987	18.8%	$	11,058	$	13,851	25.3%
	Deposits		428		392		744		494		444	3.7%		801		939	17.2%
	Withdrawals and deaths		(126)		(88)		(172)		(140)		(121)	4.0%		(214)		(262)	-22.4%
	Net flows		302		304		572		354		323	7.0%		587		677	15.3%
	Contract holder assessments		(165)		(163)		(174)		(179)		(179)	-8.5%		(317)		(358)	-12.9%
	Change in market value and reinvestment		387		479		537		(39)		289	-25.3%		968		250	-74.2%
	Balance as of end-of-period, gross		12,296		12,916		13,851		13,987		14,420	17.3%		12,296		14,420	17.3%
	Reinsurance ceded		(836)		(851)		(875)		(861)		(868)	-3.8%		(836)		(868)	-3.8%
	Balance as of end-of-period, net	$	11,460	$	12,065	$	12,976	$	13,126	$	13,552	18.3%	$	11,460	$	13,552	18.3%
	Total
	Balance as of beginning-of-period	$	48,067	$	48,750	$	49,492	$	50,642	$	50,842	5.8%	$	47,330	$	50,642	7.0%
	Deposits		1,543		1,462		1,896		1,534		1,517	-1.7%		2,959		3,051	3.1%
	Withdrawals and deaths		(442)		(398)		(453)		(458)		(433)	2.0%		(934)		(891)	4.6%
	Net flows		1,101		1,064		1,443		1,076		1,084	-1.5%		2,025		2,160	6.7%
	Contract holder assessments		(1,160)		(1,162)		(1,204)		(1,198)		(1,197)	-3.2%		(2,281)		(2,395)	-5.0%
	Change in market value and reinvestment		742		840		911		322		646	-12.9%		1,676		968	-42.2%
	Balance as of end-of-period, gross		48,750		49,492		50,642		50,842		51,375	5.4%		48,750		51,375	5.4%
	Reinsurance ceded		(1,570)		(1,577)		(1,594)		(1,561)		(1,561)	0.6%		(1,570)		(1,561)	0.6%
	Balance as of end-of-period, net	$	47,180	$	47,915	$	49,048	$	49,281	$	49,814	5.6%	$	47,180	$	49,814	5.6%
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	Select Investment Data
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		As of 6/30/17				As of 12/31/17				As of 6/30/18
		Amount		%		Amount		%		Amount		%
	AFS, Equity and Trading Securities, at Fair Value
	AFS securities:
	Corporate bonds	$	81,598		85.9%	$	83,190		85.9%	$	81,059		85.7%
	U.S. government bonds		578		0.6%		567		0.6%		422		0.4%
	Foreign government bonds		455		0.5%		451		0.5%		471		0.5%
	Mortgage-backed securities		4,028		4.2%		4,065		4.2%		4,121		4.4%
	Asset-backed collateralized debt obligations		703		0.7%		808		0.8%		1,119		1.2%
	State and municipal bonds		5,010		5.3%		5,119		5.3%		5,248		5.5%
	Hybrid and redeemable preferred securities		642		0.7%		640		0.7%		620		0.7%
	AFS Equity securities		275		0.3%		246		0.3%		-		0.0%
	Total AFS securities		93,289		98.2%		95,086		98.3%		93,060		98.4%
	Trading securities		1,678		1.8%		1,620		1.7%		1,450		1.5%
	Equity securities		-		0.0%		-		0.0%		112		0.1%
	Total AFS, Equity and trading securities	$	94,967		100.0%	$	96,706		100.0%	$	94,622		100.0%
	AFS and Trading Securities, at Amortized Cost
	Fixed maturity securities	$	87,665		99.7%	$	88,418		99.7%	$	91,387		99.9%
	Equity securities		262		0.3%		247		0.3%		110		0.1%
	Total AFS and trading securities	$	87,927		100.0%	$	88,665		100.0%	$	91,497		100.0%
	Percentage of Fixed Maturity AFS Securities, at Amortized Cost
	Investment grade				95.5%				95.6%				95.9%
	Below investment grade				4.5%				4.4%				4.1%
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	Realized Gain (Loss) and Benefit Ratio Unlocking, After-DAC
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Realized Gain (Loss), Pre-Tax
	Total adjusted operating realized gain (loss)	$	42	$	41	$	41	$	47	$	46	9.5%	$	83	$	94	13.3%
	Total excluded realized gain (loss)		(52)		(97)		(106)		(35)		(53)	-1.9%		(132)		(89)	32.6%
	Total realized gain (loss), pre-tax	$	(10)	$	(56)	$	(65)	$	12	$	(7)	30.0%	$	(49)	$	5	110.2%
	Excluded Realized Gain (Loss) Net of
	Benefit Ratio Unlocking, After-Tax
	Total excluded realized gain (loss)	$	(34)	$	(63)	$	(69)	$	(28)	$	(41)	-20.6%	$	(85)	$	(69)	18.8%
	Benefit ratio unlocking		26		30		28		(10)		7	-73.1%		71		(3)	NM
	Net gain (loss), after-tax	$	(8)	$	(33)	$	(41)	$	(38)	$	(34)	NM	$	(14)	$	(72)	NM
	Realized Gain (Loss) Net of Benefit Ratio
	Unlocking, After-Tax
	Realized gain (loss) related to investments	$	(13)	$	(13)	$	(23)	$	(15)	$	9	169.2%	$	(15)	$	(6)	60.0%
	Variable annuity net derivative results:
	Hedge program performance, including unlocking
	for GLB reserves hedged		17		(5)		(7)		(25)		(42)	NM		27		(67)	NM
	GLB non-performance risk component		(8)		(16)		(9)		5		2	125.0%		(18)		7	138.9%
	Total variable annuity net derivative results		9		(21)		(16)		(20)		(40)	NM		9		(60)	NM
	Indexed annuity forward-starting option		(4)		1		(2)		(3)		(3)	25.0%		(8)		(6)	25.0%
	Excluded realized gain (loss) net of
	benefit ratio unlocking, after-tax	$	(8)	$	(33)	$	(41)	$	(38)	$	(34)	NM	$	(14)	$	(72)	NM
	Components of Realized Gain (Loss)
	Related to Investments, After-Tax
	OTTI	$	(3)	$	(5)	$	(1)	$	(2)	$	(1)	69.6%	$	(5)	$	(2)	60.0%
	Other realized gain (loss) related to certain investments		(9)		(8)		(14)		(15)		(11)	-19.3%		(15)		(26)	-73.3%
	Gain (loss) on the mark-to-market on equity investments		-		-		-		-		2	NM		-		1	NM
	Gain (loss) on the mark-to-market on certain instruments		(1)		-		(8)		2		19	NM		5		21	NM
	Total realized gain (loss) related
	to investments, after-tax	$	(13)	$	(13)	$	(23)	$	(15)	$	9	169.2%	$	(15)	$	(6)	60.0%
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	Select GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
	Unaudited (millions of dollars)
		For the Three Months Ended											For the Six Months Ended
		6/30/17		9/30/17		12/31/17		3/31/18		6/30/18		Change	6/30/17		6/30/18		Change
	Revenues
	Total revenues	$	3,577	$	3,511	$	3,669	$	3,609	$	4,020	12.4%	$	7,077	$	7,629	7.8%
	Less:
	Excluded realized gain (loss)		(52)		(97)		(106)		(35)		(53)	-1.9%		(132)		(89)	32.6%
	Amortization of DFEL on benefit ratio unlocking		-		1		-		(1)		-	NM		2		(1)	NM
	Amortization of deferred gains arising from reserve
	changes on business sold through reinsurance		-		-		-		-		-	NM		1		-	-100.0%
	Adjusted operating revenues	$	3,629	$	3,607	$	3,775	$	3,645	$	4,073	12.2%	$	7,206	$	7,719	7.1%
	Net Income
	Net income (loss)	$	411	$	418	$	816	$	367	$	385	-6.3%	$	846	$	752	-11.1%
	Less:
	Excluded realized gain (loss)		(34)		(63)		(69)		(28)		(41)	-20.6%		(85)		(69)	18.8%
	Benefit ratio unlocking		26		30		28		(10)		7	-73.1%		71		(3)	NM
	Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act		-		-		1,322		(13)		-	NM		-		(13)	NM
	Impairment of intangibles		-		-		(905)		-		-	NM		-		-	NM
	Acquisition and integration costs related to
	mergers and acquisitions, after-tax		-		-		-		(4)		(35)	NM		-		(39)	NM
	Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt		-		(3)		-		(19)		-	NM		-		(19)	NM
	Adjusted income (loss) from operations	$	419	$	454	$	440	$	441	$	454	8.4%	$	860	$	895	4.1%
	Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share – Diluted
	Net income (loss)	$	1.81	$	1.87	$	3.67	$	1.64	$	1.70	-6.1%	$	3.70	$	3.34	-9.7%
	Less:
	Excluded realized gain (loss)		(0.16)		(0.28)		(0.31)		(0.13)		(0.19)	-18.8%		(0.38)		(0.32)	15.8%
	Benefit ratio unlocking		0.12		0.13		0.13		(0.04)		0.03	-75.0%		0.31		(0.01)	NM
	Net impact from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act		-		-		5.96		(0.06)		-	NM		-		(0.06)	NM
	Impairment of intangibles		-		-		(4.08)		-		-	NM		-		-	NM
	Acquisition and integration costs related to mergers
	and acquisitions, after-tax		-		-		-		(0.02)		(0.16)	NM		-		(0.18)	NM
	Gain (loss) on early extinguishment of debt		-		(0.01)		-		(0.08)		-	NM		-		(0.08)	NM
	Adjustment attributable to using different average
	diluted shares for adjusted income from operations
	as compared to net income		-		-		(0.01)		-		-	NM		-		-	NM
	Adjusted income (loss) from operations	$	1.85	$	2.03	$	1.98	$	1.97	$	2.02	9.2%	$	3.77	$	3.99	5.8%
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