Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Stock based incentive compensation plans

12.  Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

We sponsor two stock-based incentive plans for our employees and directors and for the employees and agents of our subsidiaries that provide for the issuance of stock options, performance shares (performance-vested shares as opposed to service-vested shares), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”).  We issue new shares to satisfy option exercises.

LNC stock-based awards granted were as follows:

	For the		For the
	Three		Nine
	Months		Months
	Ended		Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2013		2013
10-year LNC stock options		-		1,019,968
Performance shares		-		260,114
SARs		-		112,990
RSUs		5,994		559,198
Non-employee:
Agent stock options		-		82,317
Director stock options		-		58,720
Director RSUs		7,847		26,991