LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP

We are a holding company that operates multiple insurance and retirement businesses through subsidiary companies. We sell a wide range of wealth accumulation, wealth protection, group protection and retirement products and solutions through our four business segments:

•Annuities

•Life Insurance

•Group Protection

•Retirement Plan Services

We also have Other Operations, which includes the financial results for operations that are not directly related to the business segments. See “Part I – Item 1. Business” in our 2024 Form 10-K for a discussion of our business segments and products.

In this report, in addition to providing consolidated net income (loss), we also provide income (loss) from operations because we believe it is a meaningful measure of the profitability of our business segments and Other Operations. Income (loss) from operations is the financial performance measure we use to evaluate and assess the results of our segments and Other Operations. Accordingly, we define and report income (loss) from operations by segment in Note 16. Our management believes that income (loss) from operations explains the results of our ongoing businesses in a manner that allows for a better understanding of the underlying trends in and performance of our current businesses. Certain items are excluded from income (loss) from operations because they are not necessarily indicative of current operating fundamentals or future performance of the business segments, and, in most instances, decisions regarding these items do not necessarily relate to the operations of the individual segments.

We provide information about our business segments’ and Other Operations’ operating revenue and expense line items, key drivers of changes and historical details underlying the line items below. For factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth, see “Forward-Looking Statements – Cautionary Language” above and “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2024 Form 10-K.

On June 5, 2025, we closed our previously announced stock sale transaction pursuant to the purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Bain Capital Prairie, LLC (the “Buyer”), a newly formed subsidiary of Bain Capital, under which we agreed to sell shares representing 9.9% of our outstanding common stock on a post-issuance basis to the Buyer. Under the final terms, Lincoln sold approximately 18.8 million shares of its common stock for aggregate consideration of $825 million. The transaction provided us with capital that we expect to deploy toward our strategic priorities, including growing spread-based earnings, advancing our portfolio management efforts and asset sourcing capabilities and optimizing our legacy life portfolio. For additional information on the Bain Capital transaction, see Note 15.

Industry trends and significant operational matters are described in “Part II – Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Introduction – Executive Summary” of our 2024 Form 10-K, which is further updated by the discussion that follows.

Interest Rate Environment

During the third quarter of 2025, the Federal Reserve announced a 25 basis point reduction in the federal funds rate target range to 4.00% to 4.25%, as the labor market shows signs of softening while acknowledging inflation and economic outlook uncertainty remain somewhat elevated. In October 2025, the Federal Reserve announced an additional 25 basis point reduction, setting the federal funds rate target range to 3.75% to 4.00%. In addition, the Federal Reserve announced that it will end the balance sheet reduction program, which began in 2022, effective December 1, 2025. The Federal Reserve noted that it will continue to monitor economic data and adjust its stance on monetary policy if risks emerge that could negatively impact the attainment of its goal of maximum employment and inflation at 2% over the long term.

Risks related to changes in interest rates are disclosed in our 2024 Form 10-K in “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors – Market Conditions – Changes in interest rates and sustained low interest rates may cause interest rate spreads to decrease, impacting our profitability, and make it more challenging to meet certain statutory requirements,” “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors – Market Conditions – Increases in interest rates and sustained high interest rates may negatively affect our profitability, capital position and the value of our investment portfolio and may also result in increased contract withdrawals and surrenders” and “Part II – Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk – Interest Rate Risk.”