Form 485BPOS LINCOLN LIFE VARIABLE

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July 25, 2025 2:38 PM EDT

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2025

1933 Act Registration No. 333-43373

1940 Act Registration No. 811-08569

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 37

and

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

AMENDMENT NO. 40

Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q
(Exact Name of Registrant)

Multi-Fund® Group

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Depositor)

1301 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(Address of Depositor’s Principal Executive Offices)

Depositor’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (260) 455-2000

Craig T. Beazer, Esquire
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
150 North Radnor Chester Road
Radnor, PA 19087

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Copy to:

Jassmin McIver-Jones, Esquire
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
1301 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

It is proposed that this filing will become effective:

/X/ immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/ / on May 1, 2025, pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485

/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

/ / on __________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485

Title of Securities being registered:
Interests in a separate account under group flexible payment deferred variable annuity contracts.

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C

Multi-Fund^®

Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q

Multi-Fund^® Group

Supplement dated July 25, 2025 to the Prospectus dated May 1, 2025

This Supplement to your prospectus outlines important changes that become effective on and after August 18, 2025. These changes are related to Appendix A – Funds Available Under The Contract. All other provisions outlined in your variable annuity prospectus, as supplemented, remain unchanged.

The following line item is added to Appendix A – Funds Available Under the Contract:

Investment Objective

Fund and Adviser/Sub-
adviser

Current
Expenses

Average Annual Total

Returns (as of 12/31/2024)

1 year

5 year

10 year

A balance between a high level of current income and growth of capital, with an emphasis on growth of capital. A fund of funds.

LVIP Structured Moderate Allocation Fund – Standard Class
advised by Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation

0.56%

9.41%

5.77%

5.60%

You can find the fund prospectus and other information about the Contract online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. You can also obtain information at no cost by contacting your registered representative or by sending an email request to [email protected].

Please retain this supplement for future reference.

Part A

The Prospectus for the Multi-Fund® Group variable annuity contract, as supplemented, is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 15, 2025, and to the definitive 497 Filing filed on May 1, 2025.

Part B

The Statement of Additional Information for the Multi-Fund® Group variable annuity contract, including the consolidated financial statements of Lincoln Life and the financial statement of Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q, is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 15, 2025, and to the definitive 497 Filing filed on May 1, 2025.

Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q

PART C - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 27. Exhibits

(a) Resolution of Board of Directors and Memorandum from the President of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company authorizing establishment of the Variable Account are incorporated herein by reference the Registration Statement on Form N-4 (File No. 333-43373) filed on December 29, 1997.

(b) Not applicable

(c) Amended and Restated Principal Underwriting Agreement between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 (File No. 333-61554) filed on December 18, 2007.

(d)(1) Allocated Group Deferred Variable Annuity Contract incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 23, 1999.

(2) Unallocated Group Deferred Variable Annuity Contract incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 23, 1999.

(3) Active Life Certificate incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 23, 1999.

(4) Section 457 Annuity Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 24, 1998.

(5) Section 403(b) Annuity Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 24, 1998.

(6) Plan-Reimbursement Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 24, 1998.

(7) Plan-Reimbursement Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 24, 1998.

(8) Individual Enrollment incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 24, 1998.

(9) Allocated Group Deferred Variable Annuity Contract incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 23, 1999.

(10) Amendment to 8/98 Group Deferred Variable Annuity Contract, Harris Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 23, 1999.

(11) Active Life Certificate incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 23, 1999.

(12) Amendment to Active Life Certificate incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 23, 1999.

(13) Amendment to 8/98 Group Deferred Variable Annuity Contract, Minimum Death Benefit incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 18, 2000.

(14) Amendment to 8/98 Active Life Certificate, Minimum Death Benefit incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 18, 2000.

(15) Subaccount Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 18, 2000.

(16) Subaccount Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 18, 2000.

(17) Subaccount Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 4, 2002.

(18) Subaccount Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 4, 2002.

(19) Section 403(b) Annuity Endorsement incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 2, 2003.

(20) Section 403(b) Annuity Endorsement (32481-G-12-08) incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 7, 2009.

(e) Application incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 11, 2001.

(f)(1) Articles of Incorporation of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-04999) filed on September 25, 1996.

(2) By-Laws of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-118478) filed on April 5, 2007.

(g) Not applicable

(h) Fund Participation Agreements and Amendments between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and:

(1) AllianceBernstein Variable Product Series Fund incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-155333) filed on April 1, 2015.

(2) American Funds Insurance Series incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-146507) filed on April 3, 2017;

(2-a) amendment no. 15 incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 on Form N-4 (File No. 333-181615) filed on April 3, 2020.

(3) Delaware VIP Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-146507) filed on April 1, 2015.

(3-a) amendment incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 40 filed on Form N-6 (File No. 333-125790) filed on April 7, 2022.

(4) Deutsche DWS Variable Series II incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-146507) filed on April 1, 2015.

(5) Fidelity Variable Insurance Products Fund incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-125790) filed on April 9, 2018.

(6) Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-146507) filed on April 1, 2016.

(7) MFS Variable Insurance Trust, MFS Variable Insurance Trust II, and III incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 (File No. 333-155333) filed on April 1, 2015; ;

(7-a) amendments incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-125790) filed on April 12, 2019.

(8) PIMCO Variable Insurance Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-125790) filed on April 9, 2018.

(i) Accounting and Financial Administration Services Agreement dated January 1, 2019 among State Street Bank and Trust Company, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York is incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-125790) filed on April 12, 2019.

(j) Rule 22c-2 Agreement between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and:

(1) American Funds Insurance Series incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (File No. 333-36304) filed on May 29, 2008.

(2) Delaware VIP Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 57 (File No. 333-36316) filed on March 30, 2012.

(3) Fidelity Variable Insurance Products incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (File No. 333-36304) filed on May 29, 2008.

(4) Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (File No. 333-36304) filed on May 29, 2008.

(5) MFS Variable Insurance Trust incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (File No. 333-36304) filed on May 29, 2008.

(k) Opinion and Consent of Mary Jo Ardington, Counsel of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company as to the legality of securities being issued incorporated herein by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (File No. 333-43373) filed on April 24, 1998.

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(l)(1) Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm filed herein.

(2) Power of Attorney - Principal Officers and Directors of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company filed herein.

(m) Not applicable

(n) Not applicable

(o) Not applicable

(p) Lincoln National Corporation Organizational Chart incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 on Form N-4 (File No. 333-212681) filed on May 31, 2024.

EX-101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

Item 28. Directors and Officers of the Depositor

The following list contains the officers and directors of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company who are engaged directly or indirectly in activities relating to Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q as well as the contracts. The list also shows The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company's executive officers.

Name	Positions and Offices with Depositor
Craig T. Beazer*	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Director
Jayson R. Bronchetti*	Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
Adam M. Cohen*	Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Ellen G. Cooper*	President and Director
Stephen B. Harris*	Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
Christopher M. Neczypor*	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Nancy A. Smith*	Senior Vice President and Secretary
Joseph D. Spada**	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer for Separate Accounts
Eric B. Wilmer***	Assistant Vice President and Director

*Principal business address is 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087

**Principal business address is 350 Church Street, Hartford, CT 06103

***Principal business address is 1301 South Harrison Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Item 29. Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control with the Depositor or Registrant

See Exhibit (p) above: Lincoln National Corporation Organization Chart

Item 30. Indemnification

a) Brief description of indemnification provisions.

In general, Article VII of the By-Laws of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Lincoln Life or Company) provides that Lincoln Life will indemnify certain persons against expenses, judgments and certain other specified costs incurred by any such person if he/she is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to a suit or proceeding because he/she was a director, officer, or employee of Lincoln Life, as long as he/she acted in good faith and in a manner he/she reasonably believed to be in the best interests of, or act opposed to the best interests of, Lincoln Life. Certain additional conditions apply to indemnification in criminal proceedings.

In particular, separate conditions govern indemnification of directors, officers, and employees of Lincoln Life in connection with suits by, or in the right of, Lincoln Life.

Please refer to Article VII of the By-Laws of Lincoln Life (Exhibit no. f(b) hereto) for the full text of the indemnification provisions. Indemnification is permitted by, and is subject to the requirements of, Indiana law.

b) Undertaking pursuant to Rule 484 of Regulation C under the Securities Act of 1933:

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions described in Item 28(a) above or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the

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opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 31. Principal Underwriter

(a) Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”) currently serves as Principal Underwriter for: Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account D; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account E; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account F; Lincoln National Flexible Premium Variable Life Account G; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account H; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account J; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account K; Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life & Annuity Variable Annuity Account L; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N; Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account R; LLANY Separate Account R for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account S; LLANY Separate Account S for Flexible Premium Variable Life Insurance; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account T; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account W; and Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y and Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account Y; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-H; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-I; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-A; Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-C; Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JL-A; Lincoln Life & Annuity Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JA-B; Lincoln Variable Insurance Products Trust; Lincoln Advisors Trust.

(b) Officers and Directors of Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc.:

Name	Positions and Offices with Underwriter
Adam M. Cohen*	Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Jason M. Gibson**	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer
Claire H. Hanna*	Secretary
John C. Kennedy*	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jared M. Nepa*	Senior Vice President and Director
Timothy J. Seifert Sr*	Senior Vice President and Director

*Principal business address is 150 N. Radnor-Chester Road, Radnor, PA 19087

**Principal business address is 1301 South Harrison Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

Item 32. Location of Accounts and Records

This information is provided in the Registrant’s most recent report on Form N-CEN.

Item 33. Management Services

Not Applicable.

Item 34. Fee Representation

Lincoln Life represents that the fees and charges deducted under the contracts, in the aggregate, are reasonable in relation to the services rendered, the expenses expected to be incurred, and the risks assumed by Lincoln Life.

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SIGNATURES

(a)

As required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, each Registrant certifies that it meets the requirements of Securities Act Rule 485(b) for effectiveness of these registration statements and has caused these Post-Effective Amendments to the registration statements to be signed on its behalf, in the City of Fort Wayne, and the State of Indiana on this 18^th day of July, 2025 at 8:35 am.

	Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C
	Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q
	(Registrants)

	By:	/s/ John D. Weber
		John D. Weber
		Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Signed on its behalf, in the City of Hartford, and the State of Connecticut on this 18^th day of July, 2025 at 7:57 am.

	The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
	(Depositor)

	By:	/s/ Matthew L. Condos
		Matthew L. Condos
		(Signature-Officer of Depositor)
		Senior Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account C (File No. 811-03214; CIK: 0000353894)


	033-25990 (Amendment No. 71)

Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account Q (File No. 811-08569; CIK: 0001048604)

333-43373 (Amendment No. 37)

(b)	As required by the Securities Act of 1933, these Amendments to the registration statements have been signed by the following persons in their capacities indicated on July 18, 2025 at 8:35 am.

Signature		Title

*/s/ Ellen G. Cooper		President and Director
Ellen G. Cooper		(Principal Executive Officer)

*/s/ Christopher M. Neczypor		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Director
Christopher M. Neczypor

*/s/ Craig T. Beazer		Executive Vice President and Director
Craig T. Beazer

*/s/ Jayson R. Bronchetti		Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, and Director
Jayson R. Bronchetti

*/s/ Adam M. Cohen		Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Adam M. Cohen		(Principal Accounting Officer)

*/s/ Eric B. Wilmer		Assistant Vice President and Director
Eric B. Wilmer