Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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		Nine
		Months		Months
		Ended		Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
		2015		2015
10-year LNC stock options		-		502,664
Performance shares		-		161,255
RSUs		20,086		465,524
Non-employee:
SARs		-		48,451
Agent stock options		50		90,239
Director DSUs		9,545		25,081