Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

13.  Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

We sponsor stock-based incentive compensation 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”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and deferred stock units (“DSUs”).  We issue new shares to satisfy option exercises and vested performance shares and RSUs.

LNC stock-based awards granted were as follows:

		For the		For the
		Three		Nine
		Months		Months
		Ended		Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
		2018		2018
10-year LNC stock options		-		481,404
Performance shares		-		156,676
RSUs		1,202		695,471
Non-employee:
SARs		-		14,692
Agent stock options		-		32,400
Director DSUs		7,184		21,682