Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Stock based incentive compensation plans

11. Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

We sponsor various incentive plans for our employees and directors and for the employees and agents of our subsidiaries that provide for the issuance of stock options, performance shares (performance-vested shares as opposed to time-vested shares), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and restricted stock units. We have a policy of issuing new shares to satisfy option exercises.

LNC stock-based awards granted were as follows:

		For the		For the
		Three		Six
		Months		Months
		Ended		Ended
		June 30,		June 30,
		2012		2012
Awards
10-year LNC stock options			41,536		870,210
Performance shares			15,815		294,758
SARs			-		80,225
Restricted stock units			82,004		686,230
Non-employee:
	Agent stock options		90		99,178
	Director stock options		-		51,140
	Director restricted stock units		12,218		22,346