Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Mucci Richard L.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/19/2018		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP [LNC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
150 NORTH RADNOR CHESTER ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, President GP
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RADNOR, PA 19087		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 27,608
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 08/13/2024 Common Stock 14,007 $ 51.72 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 02/25/2025 Common Stock 14,231 $ 58.26 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 02/24/2026 Common Stock 19,892 $ 35.5 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 02/22/2027 Common Stock 10,016 $ 71.7 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 02/21/2028 Common Stock 10,405 $ 78.32 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mucci Richard L.
150 NORTH RADNOR CHESTER ROAD
RADNOR, PA 19087		       EVP, President GP  

Signatures

/s/ Nancy A. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact 07/30/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The option vested in three equal installments on August 13, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(2) The option vested in three equal installments on February 25, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(3) The option vests in three equal annual installments on February 24, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
(4) The option vests in three equal annual installments on February 22, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
(5) The option vests in three equal annual installments on February 21, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

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