SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 1, 2001

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Indiana

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-6028			35-1140070
(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

215-448-1400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

1500 Market Street, Suite 3900, Centre Square West Tower, Philadelphia, PA 19102

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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Item 5. Other Events.

On July 30, 2001 Lincoln National Corporation issued a press release announcing the sale of Lincoln National Corporation’s reinsurance business to Swiss Re. A copy of the related Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement dated July 27, 2001 is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No.		Document
(99)		Additional Exhibits
99.1		Stock and Asset Purchase Agreement
		By and Among
		Lincoln National Corporation,
		The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Lincoln
		National Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited
		and Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. dated
		July 27, 2001

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			Lincoln National Corporation
			(Registrant)
Date  August 1, 2001			By /s/ Richard C. Vaughn
			(Signature)  Executive Vice President and                     Chief Financial Officer

 

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