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EXHIBIT I
 

 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-126020) pertaining to Lincoln National Corporation Employees’ Savings and Retirement Plan of our report dated June 23, 2009, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of Lincoln National Corporation Employees’ Savings and Retirement Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2008.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 23, 2009