Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Stock based incentive compensation plans

12. 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		Nine
		Months		Months
		Ended		Ended
		September 30,		September 30,
		2012		2012
Awards
10-year LNC stock options			33,292		903,502
Performance shares			11,698		306,456
SARs			-		80,225
Restricted stock units			44,191		730,421
Non-employee:
	Agent stock options		-		99,113
	Director stock options		-		51,140
	Director restricted stock units		11,037		33,383