Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Stock based incentive compensation plans

11.  Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

We sponsor two stock-based 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 service-vested shares), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”).  We issue new shares to satisfy option exercises.

LNC stock-based awards granted were as follows:

	For the
	Three
	Months
	Ended
	March 31,
	2014
10-year LNC stock options		476,845
Performance shares		177,315
SARs		62,887
RSUs		432,810
Non-employee:
Agent stock options		86,615
Director RSUs		8,200