UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
March
2, 2005
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Lincoln
National Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Indiana |
1-6028 |
35-1140070 |
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(State
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incorporation) |
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1500
Market Street, West Tower, Suite 3900, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19102-2112
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(215)
448-1400
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
Check the
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Item
5.02. Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
On March 2,
2005, Thomas D. Bell and John G. Drosdick notified Lincoln National Corporation
of their decisions not to stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting
of Shareholders scheduled for May 12, 2005. The
directors decisions not to stand for re-election were not because of a
disagreement with the Company.
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
By /s/
Richard C. Vaughan
Name: Richard
C. Vaughan
Title: Executive
Vice President and
Chief
Financial Officer
Date:
March 4, 2005