Lincoln 8K
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

                 October 31, 2006                 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                  Lincoln National Corporation              
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
           Indiana          
    1-6028    
   35-1140070    
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)

 
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, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 31, 2006, the registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the registrant’s statistical supplement for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information, including exhibits attached hereto, furnished under this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  
Exhibits.
 
The following exhibits are being furnished with this Form 8-K.
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 
 
 
 
99.2
 
 
 

 


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/ Douglas N. Miller
 
Name: Douglas N. Miller
 
Title: Vice President and
 
Chief Accounting Officer
 
Date: October 31, 2006



EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit
Number
 
 
Description
 
 
99.1
 
 
 
 
99.2