As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2021

1933 Act Registration No. 033-25990

1940 Act Registration No. 811-03214

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 62

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

AMENDMENT NO. 167

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C
(Exact Name of Registrant)

Multi-Fund^®

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)

1300 South Clinton Street
Post Office Box 1110

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46801

(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (260) 455-2000

Craig T. Beazer, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
150 North Radnor Chester Road
Radnor, PA 19087

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Scott C. Durocher, Esquire

The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
350 Church Street

Hartford, Connecticut 06103

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

Title of Securities being registered:

Interests in a separate account under individual flexible
payment deferred variable annuity contracts.

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/X/ on May 1, 2021 pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

/ / on __________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

/x/ This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 (File No. 033-25990) filed on December 16, 2020.

SIGNATURES

(a) As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of this Registration Statement and has caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 62 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Fort Wayne, and the State of Indiana on this 6th day of April, 2021.

LINCOLN NATIONAL VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT C

(Registrant)

Multi-Fund^®

By: /s/ Scott C. Durocher

Scott C. Durocher

       Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

       (Title)

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

(Depositor)

By:  /s/ Carolyn E. Augur

Carolyn E. Augur

(Signature-Officer of Depositor)

Assistant Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

(Title)

(b) As required by the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in their capacities indicated on April 6, 2021.

Signature	Title
*/s/ Dennis R. Glass Dennis R. Glass	President, Director, and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)
________________________________________ Craig T. Beazer	Executive Vice President and Director
*/s/ Ellen Cooper Ellen Cooper	Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, and Director
* /s/ Randal J. Freitag Randal J. Freitag	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director (Principal Financial Officer)
* /s/ Christine A. Janofsky Christine A. Janofsky	Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller
* /s/ Keith J. Ryan Keith J. Ryan	Vice President and Director
* By/s/ Carolyn E. Augur, pursuant to a Power of Attorney        Carolyn E. Augur