Charters Jennifer 4

What Happened

• Jennifer Charters, EVP and Chief Information Officer of Lincoln National (LNC), was awarded 18,704 restricted stock units (RSUs) on February 19, 2026. The reported acquisition price is $0.00 (standard for RSU grants); the RSUs vest on February 19, 2029 (see footnote).

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-19; Grant type: Award/Grant (code A); Shares/units: 18,704; Price: $0.00.
• Vesting: RSUs vest on February 19, 2029 (per filing footnote).
• Additional note: Filing indicates 875 shares were acquired via dividend reinvestment since the last report (footnote).
• Shares owned after transaction: total beneficial ownership not specified in the provided summary of the filing.
• Filing date: 2026-02-23 — filed within the SEC’s required timeframe (timely).

Context

• RSUs are compensation awards that convert to shares only after vesting; they are not an immediate open-market purchase and often reflect long-term incentive pay rather than a direct signal of near-term trading intentions. This grant is a routine executive compensation action rather than a sale.