Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Stock based incentive compensation plans

11.  Stock-Based Compensation Plans

We sponsor stock-based compensation plans for our employees and directors and for the employees and agents of our subsidiaries that provide for the grant of stock options, performance shares (performance-vested shares as opposed to service-vested shares), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and deferred stock units (“DSUs”).  We issue 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,
	2015		2015
10-year LNC stock options		7,145		502,664
Performance shares		2,158		161,255
RSUs		22,868		445,438
Non-employee:
SARs		-		48,451
Agent stock options		535		90,239
Director DSUs		7,653		15,536