Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE:LNC) announced today that, due to
the public health impact of COVID-19, and to support the health and
well-being of its employees, shareholders, and other meeting
participants, the Board of Directors of Lincoln National
Corporation will hold the company’s 2020 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), scheduled for Thursday, June
11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EDT, in a virtual meeting format only, via
live audio webcast.
As described in the company’s proxy materials for the Annual
Meeting previously distributed, shareholders of record as of the
close of business on April 7, 2020 are entitled to attend and
participate in the Annual Meeting. The live audio webcast of the
Annual Meeting can be accessed by shareholders on the day of the
meeting at https://web.lumiagm.com/250758587.
Online access to the audio webcast will open 15 minutes prior to
the start of the Annual Meeting to allow time to log-in and test
your device’s audio system. Shareholders are encouraged to access
the meeting in advance of the designated start time.
You have the option to join the Annual Meeting as a shareholder
or as a guest. Those participants that join as a shareholder will
be required to have a control number and a meeting code. The code
for the meeting is LINCOLN2020 (case sensitive).
Attending the Annual Meeting as a
Shareholder of Record
If you were a shareholder of record as of April 7, 2020, you can
attend and participate in the Annual Meeting by accessing
https://web.lumiagm.com/250758587, clicking on “I have a control
number,” and entering your control number and meeting code,
LINCOLN2020. You must enter the control number found on your proxy
card (if you requested paper copies of the company’s proxy
materials) or Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials
you previously received.
Attending the Annual Meeting as a
Beneficial Owner of Record
If you were beneficial owner of record as of April 7, 2020, and
you wish to attend and participate in the Annual Meeting, you must
request a meeting attendance ticket in advance from your bank,
broker or other nominee through which you hold your shares.
Requests for a meeting attendance ticket, which will contain a
control number, should be made by 5:00 pm EDT on June 4, 2020, in
order to allow time for your bank, broker or other nominee to
process your request and provide you with your ticket and control
number. Once you have received your control number, at the time of
the Annual Meeting, go to https://web.lumiagm.com/250758587, click
on “I have a control number,” and enter your control number and the
meeting code, LINCOLN2020, to join the meeting.
Attending the Annual Meeting as a
Guest
Guests may go to https://web.lumiagm.com/250758587, click on
“General Access,” and answer a few brief questions to attend the
meeting. If you attend the meeting as a guest, you will not have
the ability to ask questions during the Annual Meeting.
Voting
If you are a shareholder of record, you may vote your shares in
advance of the Annual Meeting, by following the instructions in the
company’s proxy materials, or during the meeting at
https://web.lumiagm.com/250758587 by clicking on “Vote Now” and
following the instructions on the meeting platform.
If you are a beneficial shareholder, in order to vote your
shares during the Annual Meeting you will need to obtain a legal
proxy from your bank, broker or other nominee in advance of the
meeting. Once you have received a legal proxy from your bank,
broker or other nominee, you must e-mail or scan a copy of your
legal proxy to the company’s transfer agent, Equiniti, at
EQSS-ProxyTabulation@equiniti.com, with “Legal Proxy” in the
subject line. During the meeting you may then download a ballot
from the meeting platform and e-mail the completed ballot form to
EQSSProxyTabulation@equiniti.com, together with the legal proxy if
it has not already been submitted.
Whether or not shareholders plan to attend the Annual Meeting,
the company urges shareholders to vote in advance of the meeting by
one of the methods described in the proxy materials. The proxy card
included with the proxy materials previously distributed will not
be updated to reflect the change to a virtual meeting format, but
may continue to be used to vote shares in connection with the
Annual Meeting.
Submitting Questions for the Annual
Meeting
Shareholders can submit questions in advance of the Annual
Meeting by e-mailing the question to the following address
ShareholderServices@lfg.com, with “2020 ASM” in the subject line.
Shareholders can submit questions during the Annual Meeting by
logging into the meeting as a shareholder and clicking on the chat
icon toward the top of the screen on the virtual meeting
portal.
Inspecting the Shareholders’
List
Shareholders will be able to inspect the list of shareholders
entitled to notice of the Annual Meeting by following the
instructions provided on the virtual meeting portal.
Technical Assistance
Beginning 15 minutes prior to the Annual Meeting, support will
be available by calling 1-866-541-9693 should you experience any
technical difficulties in accessing the virtual meeting.
The company intends to return to an in-person annual meeting of
shareholders in 2021.
About Lincoln Financial Group
Lincoln Financial Group provides advice and solutions that help
empower people to take charge of their financial lives with
confidence and optimism. Today, more than 17 million customers
trust our retirement, insurance and wealth protection expertise to
help address their lifestyle, savings and income goals, as well as
to guard against long-term care expenses. Headquartered in Radnor,
Pennsylvania, Lincoln Financial Group is the marketing name for
Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates. The
company had $247 billion in end-of-period account values as of
March 31, 2020. Lincoln Financial Group is a committed corporate
citizen included on major sustainability indices including the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index North America and FTSE4Good. Dedicated
to diversity and inclusion, Lincoln earned perfect 100 percent
scores on the Corporate Equality Index and the Disability Equality
Index. Lincoln has also been recognized in Newsweek’s Most
Responsible Companies and is among Forbes’ World’s Best Employers,
Best Large Employers, Best Employers for Diversity, Best Employers
for Women and ranked on the JUST 100 list. Learn more at:
www.LincolnFinancial.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,
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http://newsroom.lfg.com.
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