Form 485BPOS LINCOLN LIFE VARIABLE
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E-mailAs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2026
1933 Act Registration No. 333-236907
1940 Act Registration No. 811-08517
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 16
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 1215
(Exact Name of Registered Separate Account)
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Select B-Share
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Name of Insurance Company)
(Name of Insurance Company)
1301 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(Address of Insurance Company’s Principal Executive Offices)
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
(Address of Insurance Company’s Principal Executive Offices)
Insurance Company’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)
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
150 North Radnor Chester Road
Radnor, PA 19087
Copy to:
Jassmin McIver-Jones, Esquire
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
1301 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
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:
/ / immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
/X/ on May 1, 2026, pursuant to paragraph (b)
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/ / on __________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”).
/X/ on May 1, 2026, pursuant to paragraph (b)
/ / 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
/ / on __________, pursuant to paragraph (a)(1) of Rule 485 under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”).
If appropriate, check the following box:
/ / This post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.
Check each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant:
/ / New Registrant (as applicable, a Registered Separate Account or Insurance Company that has not filed a Securities Act registration statement or amendment thereto within 3 years preceding this filing)
/ / Emerging Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”))
/ / If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act
/ / Insurance Company relying on Rule 12h-7 under the Exchange Act
/ / Smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act)
/ / Emerging Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”))
/ / If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act
/ / Insurance Company relying on Rule 12h-7 under the Exchange Act
/ / Smaller reporting company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act)
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N
Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement dated May 1, 2026
This Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement (“Rate Sheet”) provides the rates and percentages for Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM. This Rate Sheet must be retained with the current prospectus.
The rates below apply for applications signed on or after May 1, 2026.
The rates in this Rate Sheet can be superseded at any time. In the event we change our rates, the new rate sheet will become effective at least 10 days after it is filed. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your financial professional, or online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. This Rate Sheet has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
Current Initial Annual Charges
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Estate LockSM Death Benefit Rider Charge Rate |
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Lincoln ProtectedPay® and Estate LockSM Protected Lifetime Income Fee Rate |
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Enhancement Rate
6%
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Age |
PAI Rate |
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59 – 64 |
4.20% |
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65 – 69 |
5.60% |
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70 – 74 |
5.80% |
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75 – 79 |
6.00% |
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80+ |
6.25% |
In order to receive the percentages and rates indicated in this Rate Sheet, your application must be signed on and after May 1, 2026. We must receive your application in Good Order within 10 days from the date you sign your application, and the annuity must be funded within 60 calendar days. Good Order means the actual receipt by Lincoln at its Home Office of the requested transaction in writing, or by other means accepted by Lincoln, along with all the information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. Additional paperwork may be required if these conditions are not met and you still wish to purchase the annuity in order to receive the applicable rates in effect at that time.
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Select B-Share
Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement dated May 1, 2026
This Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement (“Rate Sheet”) provides the rates and percentages for the Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® rider. This Rate Sheet must be retained with the current prospectus.
The rates below apply for applications and/or election forms signed on or after May 1, 2026.
The rates in this Rate Sheet can be superseded at any time. In the event we change our rates, the new rate sheet will become effective at least 10 days after it is filed. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your financial professional, or online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. This Rate Sheet has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
Current Initial Protected Lifetime Income Fee Rate
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Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
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Current Initial Annual Charge |
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Enhancement Rate
6%
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Single Life PAI Rate |
Joint Life PAI Rate | ||
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Age |
PAI Rate |
Age |
PAI Rate |
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59 – 64 |
4.40% |
59 – 64 |
4.15% |
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65 – 69 |
6.05% |
65 – 69 |
5.50% |
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70 – 74 |
6.25% |
70 – 74 |
5.70% |
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75 – 79 |
6.45% |
75 – 79 |
5.90% |
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80+ |
6.60% |
80+ |
6.00% |
i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge Rate
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i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit for Contractowners who transition from Lincoln
ProtectedPay Select Core® |
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
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Current Initial Annual Charge |
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Single Life GIB % |
Joint Life GIB % | ||
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Age |
GIB % |
Age |
GIB % |
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Under 40 |
2.25% |
Under 40 |
2.00% |
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40 – 54 |
3.00% |
40 – 54 |
2.50% |
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55 – 58 |
3.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.75% |
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59 – 64 |
4.00% |
59 – 64 |
3.50% |
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65 – 69 |
5.00% |
65 – 69 |
4.50% |
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70 – 79 |
5.25% |
70 – 79 |
4.75% |
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80+ |
5.25% |
80+ |
4.75% |
In order to receive the percentages and rates indicated in this Rate Sheet, your application or rider election form must be signed on and after May 1, 2026. We must receive your application or rider election form in Good Order within 10 days from the date you sign your application or rider election form, and the annuity must be funded within 60 calendar days. Good Order means the actual receipt by Lincoln at its Home Office of the requested transaction in writing, or by other means accepted by Lincoln, along with all the information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. Additional paperwork may be required if these conditions are not met and you still wish to purchase the annuity in order to receive the applicable rates in effect at that time.
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N
Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement dated May 1, 2026
This Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement (“Rate Sheet”) provides the rates and percentages for the 4LATER® Select Advantage rider. This Rate Sheet must be retained with the current prospectus.
The rates below apply for applications and/or election forms signed on and after May 1, 2026.
The rates in this Rate Sheet can be superseded at any time. In the event we change our rates, the new rate sheet will become effective at least 10 days after it is filed. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your financial professional, or online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. This Rate Sheet has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
Current Initial Protected Lifetime Income Fee Rate
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Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
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Current Initial Annual Charge |
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Enhancement Rate
6%
i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge Rate
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i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit for Contractowners who transition from 4LATER®
Select Advantage |
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
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Current Initial Annual Charge |
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Single Life GIB Percentage |
Joint Life GIB Percentage | ||
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Age |
GIB Percentage |
Age |
GIB Percentage |
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Under 40 |
2.25% |
Under 40 |
2.00% |
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40 – 54 |
3.00% |
40 – 54 |
2.50% |
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55 – 58 |
3.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.75% |
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59 – 64 |
4.00% |
59 – 64 |
3.50% |
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65 – 69 |
5.00% |
65 – 69 |
4.50% |
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70 – 79 |
5.25% |
70 – 79 |
4.75% |
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80+ |
5.25% |
80+ |
4.75% |
In order to receive the rate indicated in this Rate Sheet, your 4LATER® Select Advantage application or rider election form must be signed and dated on and after May 1, 2026. We must receive your application or rider election form in Good Order within 10 days from the date you sign your application or rider election form and the annuity must be funded within 60 calendar days. Good Order means the actual receipt by Lincoln at its Home Office of the requested transaction in writing, or by other means accepted by Lincoln, along with all the information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. Additional paperwork may be required if these conditions are not met and you still wish to purchase the annuity in order to receive the applicable rates in effect at that time.
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N
Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement dated May 1, 2026
This Rate Sheet Prospectus Supplement (“Rate Sheet”) provides the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit rates and percentages that we are currently offering. This Rate Sheet must be retained with the current prospectus.
The rates below apply for applications and/or election forms signed on and after May 1, 2026.
The rates in this Rate Sheet can be superseded at any time. In the event we change our rates, the new rate sheet will become effective at least 10 days after it is filed. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your financial professional, or online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus. This Rate Sheet has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed at www.sec.gov.
i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge Rate
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Single Life |
Joint Life |
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Current Initial Annual Charge* |
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*The charge is added to the product charge which included the mortality and expense risk charge for the death benefit you have elected.
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Single Life GIB Percentage |
Joint Life GIB Percentage | ||
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Age |
GIB Percentage |
Age |
GIB Percentage |
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Under 40 |
2.25% |
Under 40 |
2.00% |
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40 – 54 |
3.00% |
40 – 54 |
2.50% |
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55 – 58 |
3.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.75% |
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59 – 64 |
4.00% |
59 – 64 |
3.50% |
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65 – 69 |
5.00% |
65 – 69 |
4.50% |
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70 – 79 |
5.25% |
70 – 79 |
4.75% |
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80+ |
5.25% |
80+ |
4.75% |
In order to receive the rate indicated in this Rate Sheet, your application or rider election form must be signed and dated on and after May 1, 2026. We must receive your application or rider election form in Good Order within 10 days from the date you sign your application or rider election form and the annuity must be funded within 60 calendar days. Good Order means the actual receipt by Lincoln at its Home Office of the requested transaction in writing, or by other means accepted by Lincoln, along with all the information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. Additional paperwork may be required if these conditions are not met and you still wish to purchase the annuity in order to receive the applicable rates in effect at that time.
*Purchasers of Lincoln SmartSecurity® Advantage (regardless of the rider effective date) may use any remaining Guaranteed Amount (if greater than the Account Value) to calculate the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit.
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Select B-Share
Individual Variable Annuity Contracts
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N
Individual Variable Annuity Contracts
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N
May 1, 2026
Home Office:
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
1301 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
www.LincolnFinancial.com
1-888-868-2583
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
1301 South Harrison Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
www.LincolnFinancial.com
1-888-868-2583
This prospectus describes individual flexible premium deferred variable annuity contracts issued by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Lincoln Life or Company). This Contract can be purchased as either a nonqualified annuity or qualified retirement annuity under Sections 408 (IRAs) and 408A (Roth IRAs) of the tax code. Generally, you do not pay federal income tax on the Contract's growth until it is paid out. You receive tax deferral for an IRA whether or not the funds are invested in an annuity contract. Further, if your Contract is a Roth IRA, you generally will not pay income tax on a distribution, provided certain conditions are met. Therefore, there should be reasons other than tax deferral for purchasing a qualified annuity contract.
This Contract is a complex investment and involves risks, including potential loss of principal.
The types of investment options offered under the Contract may include variable and fixed options. See Appendix A – Investment Options Available Under The Contract. The Contract is designed to accumulate Contract Value and to provide income over a certain period of time or for life subject to certain conditions. The benefits offered under this Contract may be a variable or fixed amount, if available, or a combination of both. This Contract also offers a Death Benefit payable upon the death of the Contractowner or Annuitant. This prospectus is used by both new purchasers and current Contractowners. Certain benefits described in this prospectus are no longer available.
If you are a new investor in the Contract, you may cancel your Contract within ten days of receiving it without paying fees or penalties. In some states, or if you are replacing an existing contract, this free look or cancellation period may be longer. Upon cancellation, you will receive either a full refund of the amount you paid with your application or your total Contract Value. You should review this prospectus and consult with your registered representative for additional information about the specific cancellation terms that may apply.
The state in which your Contract is issued will govern whether or not certain features, riders, restrictions, limitations, charges and fees will apply to your Contract. All material state variations are discussed in this prospectus, however, non-material variations may not be discussed. You should refer to your Contract regarding state-specific features. Please check with your registered representative regarding availability. This Contract is exclusively sold by one broker-dealer; so, there are no known variations in the availability of Contract features at this time.
The minimum initial Purchase Payment for the Contract is $50,000. Minimum additional Purchase Payments must be at least $100 ($25 if transmitted electronically) each, with an annual minimum amount of $300. We reserve the right to limit, restrict, or suspend Purchase Payments made to the Contract upon advance written notice.
Except as noted below, you choose whether your Contract Value accumulates on a variable or a fixed (guaranteed) basis or both. Your Contract may not offer a fixed account or if permitted by your Contract, we may discontinue accepting Purchase Payments or transfers into the fixed side of the contract at any time. If any portion of your Contract Value is in the fixed account, we promise to pay you your principal and a minimum interest rate. We may impose restrictions on the fixed account for the life of your Contract or during certain periods. A positive or negative Interest Adjustment may be applied to any withdrawal, surrender, or transfer from the fixed account before the expiration date of a Guaranteed Period. A negative Interest Adjustment will result in the loss of some or all previously-credited interest in excess of the guaranteed minimum interest rate, if any. Currently, the fixed account option is available for dollar-cost averaging (DCA) purposes only.
This Contract is not designed for short-term investing and is not appropriate for the investor who needs ready access to cash. Withdrawals could result in surrender charges, negative Interest Adjustments, taxes and tax penalties. We offer variable annuity contracts that have lower fees and that may offer different investment options, features, and optional benefits. You should carefully consider whether or not this Contract is the best product for you.
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All Purchase Payments for benefits on a variable basis will be placed in Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N (Variable Annuity Account [VAA]). The VAA supports the Contract’s variable investment options (“Subaccounts”). Each Subaccount invests in an underlying fund. See Appendix A – Investment Options Available Under the Contract. If the Subaccounts you select make money, your Contract Value goes up; if they lose money, it goes down. How much it goes up or down depends on the performance of the Subaccounts you select. We do not guarantee how any of the Subaccounts or their funds will perform.
Investors should consult a registered representative about the Contract’s features, benefits, risks, and fees and whether the Contract is appropriate for them based upon their financial situation and objectives. We do not guarantee that all of the variable or fixed investment options will always be available. Our obligations under the Contract (including under the fixed account option, if available), guarantees, or benefits of the Contract are subject to our financial strength and claims-paying ability.
Neither the U.S. Government nor any federal agency insures or guarantees your investment in the Contract. The Contracts are not bank deposits and are not endorsed by any bank or government agency. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Additional information about certain investment products, including variable annuities, has been prepared by the SEC’s staff and is available online at Investor.gov.
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Special Terms
In this prospectus, the following terms have the indicated meanings:
Access Period—Under i4LIFE® Advantage, a defined period of time during which we make Regular Income Payments to you while you still have access to your Account Value. This means that you may make withdrawals, surrender the Contract, and have a Death Benefit.
Account or Variable Annuity Account (VAA)—The segregated investment account, Account N, into which we set aside and invest the assets for the variable side of the contract offered in this prospectus.
Account Value—Under i4LIFE® Advantage, the initial Account Value is the Contract Value on the Valuation Date that i4LIFE® Advantage is effective (or initial Purchase Payment if i4LIFE® Advantage is purchased at contract issue), less any applicable premium taxes. During the Access Period, the Account Value on a Valuation Date equals the total value of all of the Contractowner's Accumulation Units plus the Contractowner's value in the fixed account, if any, reduced by Regular Income Payments, Guaranteed Income Benefit payments and withdrawals.
Account Value Step-up—(may be referred to as Account Value lock-in in marketing materials)—Under certain Living Benefit Riders, the Protected Income Base and/or Enhancement Base will automatically step up to the Contract Value on each Benefit Year anniversary, subject to certain conditions.
Accumulation Unit—A measure used to calculate Contract Value for the variable side of the contract before the selection of an Annuity Payout option and to calculate the i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value during the Access Period.
Annuitant—The person upon whose life the annuity benefit payments are based, and upon whose death a Death Benefit may be paid.
Annuity Commencement Date—The Valuation Date when funds are withdrawn or converted into Annuity Units or fixed dollar payout for payment of retirement income benefits under the Annuity Payout option you select (other than i4LIFE® Advantage) or upon beginning irrevocable withdrawals through an Automatic Withdrawal Service (state variations apply).
Annuity Payout—A regularly scheduled payment (under any of the available annuity options). Payments may be variable or fixed, or a combination of both.
Annuity Unit—A measure used to calculate the amount of Annuity Payouts for the variable side of the contract after the selection of an Annuity Payout option.
Beneficiary—The person you choose to receive any Death Benefit paid if you die before the selection of an Annuity Payout option.
Benefit Year—Under certain Living Benefit Riders, the 12-month period starting with the effective date of the rider and starting with each anniversary of the rider effective date after that.
Contract—The variable annuity contract you have entered into with Lincoln Life.
Contractowner (you, your, owner)—The person who can exercise the rights within the Contract (decides on investment allocations, transfers, payout option, designates the Beneficiary, etc.). Usually, but not always, the Contractowner is the Annuitant.
Contract Value (may be referred to as Account Value in marketing materials)—At any given time before the selection of an Annuity Payout option, the total value of all Accumulation Units of a Contract, plus the value of the fixed side of the contract, if any.
Contract Year—Each 12-month period starting with the effective date of the Contract and starting with each contract anniversary after that.
Death Benefit—Before the selection of an Annuity Payout option, the amount payable to your designated Beneficiary if the Contractowner dies. As an alternative, the Contractowner may receive a Death Benefit on the death of the Annuitant prior to the selection of an Annuity Payout option.
Enhancement—A feature under certain Living Benefit Riders in which the Protected Income Base will be increased, subject to certain conditions and limitations.
Enhancement Base—The Enhancement Base is equal to the Contract Value on the effective date of the rider, and is adjusted as set forth in this prospectus. Under the Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® rider, the Enhancement Base is the value used to calculate the amount that may be added to the Enhancement Value. Under certain other Living Benefit Riders, a value used to calculate the amount added to the Protected Income Base when an Enhancement occurs.
Enhancement Period—The period of time during which an Enhancement is in effect.
Enhancement Value—Under the Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® rider, a value to which the Protected Income Base will increase, subject to certain conditions and limitations.
Excess Withdrawals—Amounts withdrawn during a Benefit Year, in excess of specified limits under certain Living Benefit Riders, which decrease or eliminate the guarantees under the rider.
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Fee Basis Amount—Under the Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM rider, a value multiplied by the quarterly protected lifetime income fee rate to calculate the amount of the quarterly protected lifetime income charge.
Good Order—The actual receipt at our Home Office of the requested transaction in writing or by other means we accept, along with all information and supporting legal documentation necessary to complete the transaction. The forms we provide will identify the necessary documentation. We may, in our sole discretion, determine whether any particular transaction request is in Good Order, and we reserve the right to change or waive any Good Order requirements at any time.
Guaranteed Period—The period during which Contract Value in a fixed account will be credited a guaranteed interest rate.
i4LIFE® Advantage Credit—Under i4LIFE® Advantage, the additional amount credited to the Contract if both the minimum Access Period requirement and threshold value are met.
Interest Adjustment—An upward or downward adjustment, based on fluctuations in interest rates, imposed upon a transfer, withdrawal or surrender of Contract Value from the fixed account prior to the expiration of a Guaranteed Period, subject to certain exceptions.
Investment Requirements—Restrictions in how you may allocate your Subaccount investments if you own certain Living Benefit Riders.
Large Account Credit—The additional amount credited to the Contract if the applicable threshold of value in your Subaccounts is met.
Lifetime Income Period—Under i4LIFE® Advantage, the period of time following the Access Period during which we make Regular Income Payments to you for the rest of your life (and Secondary Life, if applicable). During the Lifetime Income Period, you will no longer have access to your Account Value or receive a Death Benefit.
Lincoln Life (we, us, our, Company)—The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company.
Living Benefit Rider—A general reference to optional riders that provide some type of a minimum income guarantee while you are alive. If you select a Living Benefit Rider, Excess Withdrawals may have adverse effects on the benefit, and you may be subject to Investment Requirements.
Periodic Income Commencement Date—The Valuation Date on which the amount of i4LIFE® Advantage Regular Income Payments are determined.
Protected Annual Income—The guaranteed periodic withdrawal amount available from the Contract each Benefit Year for life under certain Living Benefit Riders.
Protected Annual Income Payout Option—A payout option available under certain Living Benefit Riders in which the Contractowner (and spouse if applicable) will receive annual annuity payments equal to the Protected Annual Income amount for life.
Protected Income Base—Under certain Living Benefit Riders, the Protected Income Base is a value used to calculate your Protected Annual Income amount or the minimum payouts under your Contract at a later date.
Purchase Payments—Amounts paid into the Contract other than Large Account Credits.
Rate Sheet—A prospectus supplement, that will be filed periodically, where we declare the current protected lifetime income fee, Enhancement rate, withdrawal rates and, if applicable, Guaranteed Income Benefit percentages under certain Living Benefit Riders.
Regular Income Payments—The variable, periodic income payments paid under i4LIFE® Advantage.
Secondary Life—Under certain Living Benefit Riders, the person designated by the Contractowner upon whose life the annuity payments will also be contingent.
Subaccount—Each portion of the VAA that reflects investments in Accumulation and Annuity Units of a class of a particular fund available under the contracts. There is a separate Subaccount which corresponds to each class of a fund.
Valuation Date—Each day the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is open for trading.
Valuation Period—The period starting at the close of trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day that the NYSE is open for trading (Valuation Date) and ending at the close of such trading on the next Valuation Date.
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Overview of the Contract
Purpose of the Contract
The Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Select B-Share variable annuity contract is designed to accumulate Contract Value and to provide income over a certain period of time or for life, subject to certain conditions. The Contract can supplement your retirement income by providing a stream of income payments during the payout phase. The Contract also offers a Death Benefit payable to your designated Beneficiaries upon the death of the Contractowner or Annuitant.
This Contract may be appropriate if you have a long-term investment horizon. It is not intended for people who may need to make early or frequent withdrawals or intend to engage in frequent trading in the Subaccounts.
Phases of the Contract
Your Contract has two phases: (1) an accumulation (savings) phase, prior to the selection of an Annuity Payout option; and (2) a payout (income) phase, after the selection of an Annuity Payout option.
Accumulation (Savings) Phase. To help you accumulate assets during the accumulation phase, you can invest your payments and earnings in:
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The variable options available under the Contract, each of which has an underlying mutual fund with its own investment objective, strategies, and risks; investment adviser(s); expense ratio; and performance history; and
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A fixed account option, if available, which guarantees principal and a minimum interest rate. Currently, the fixed account option is available for dollar-cost averaging (DCA) purposes only.
Additional information about each investment option is provided in Appendix A – Investment Options Available Under the Contract.
Annuity (Income) Phase. You can elect to annuitize your Contract and turn your Contract Value into a stream of income payments (sometimes called Annuity Payouts), at which time the accumulation phase of the Contract ends. These payments may continue for a set period of years, for as long as you live, or for the longer of the two. The payments may also be fixed or variable. Variable payments will vary based on the performance of the funds that you choose.
If you annuitize, your investments will be converted to income payments and you may no longer be able to choose to make withdrawals from your Contract. All benefits during the accumulation phase (including guaranteed minimum Death Benefits and Living Benefit Riders) terminate upon annuitization.
However, several optional Living Benefit Riders offered under the Contract provide lifetime income payments that may be guaranteed, and still allow you to make withdrawals and be eligible for a Death Benefit. Withdrawals that exceed a Protected Income Amount are Excess Withdrawals that will reduce and could eliminate the income payments and other benefits of the rider, including access to a Death Benefit.
Primary Features and Options of the Contract
Accessing your money. During the accumulation phase you can surrender the Contract or withdraw part of the Contract Value. If you surrender or take an early withdrawal, you may have to pay a surrender charge and/or you may incur taxes as well as a tax penalty if you are younger than 59½. In addition, if you select the fixed account for investment (with the exception of the DCA fixed account), an Interest Adjustment, which could be positive or negative, may apply to a withdrawal, surrender, or transfer from the fixed account prior to the expiration date of a Guaranteed Period. A negative Interest Adjustment will result in the loss of some or all previously-credited interest in excess of the guaranteed minimum interest rate, if any.
Tax treatment. You can transfer money between investment options without tax implications, and earnings (if any) on your investments are generally tax-deferred. You are taxed only when: (1) you take a withdrawal or surrender; (2) you receive an income payment from the Contract; or (3) upon payment of a Death Benefit.
Death Benefits. Your Contract includes a Death Benefit that will be paid upon the death of either the Contractowner or the Annuitant. Optional Death Benefits that pay different amounts and have different fees may be available. You will incur an additional fee if you select an optional Death Benefit. There is no guarantee that any optional Death Benefit will be available in the future, as we reserve the right to discontinue them at any time.
Optional Living Benefit Riders. For an additional fee, you may be able to purchase one of the Living Benefit Riders listed below. The availability of each rider is subject to state availability. Each rider offers one of the following:
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a minimum withdrawal benefit:
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Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM; or
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Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core®*.
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a minimum Annuity Payout:
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4LATER® Select Advantage*,
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i4LIFE® Advantage,
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i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit*; and
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i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit (other versions available for applicable transitions only).
*Beginning May 18, 2026, this rider will only be available for election at the time the Contract is purchased.
The following Living Benefit Rider is no longer available:
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Lincoln Market Select® Advantage.
Living Benefit Riders provide different methods to take income from your Contract Value or receive lifetime payments and provide certain guarantees, regardless of the investment performance of the Contract. These guarantees are subject to certain conditions, as set forth elsewhere in the prospectus.
There is no guarantee that any Living Benefit Rider (except i4LIFE® Advantage) will be available in the future, as we reserve the right to discontinue them at any time. Certain Living Benefit Riders guarantee a transition to the applicable version of i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit, even if that version is no longer available for election. Excess Withdrawals under certain Living Benefit Riders may result in a reduction or premature termination of those benefits or riders. If you purchase a Living Benefit Rider (except i4LIFE® Advantage without the Guaranteed Income Benefit), you will be required to adhere to Investment Requirements, which will limit your ability to invest in certain Subaccounts offered in your Contract. (These Investment Requirements are explained in Appendix B – Investment Requirements.)
Additional Services. The additional services listed below are available under the Contract for no additional charge (unless otherwise indicated).
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Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) allows you to transfer amounts from the DCA fixed account, if available, or certain Subaccounts into other Subaccounts on a monthly basis or in accordance with other terms we make available. Interest Adjustments do not apply to transfers or withdrawals from the DCA fixed account.
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Portfolio rebalancing is an option that restores to a pre-determined level the percentage of Contract Value allocated to each Subaccount.
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Automatic Withdrawal Service (AWS) provides for an automatic periodic withdrawal of your Contract Value. Withdrawals under AWS are subject to applicable surrender charges and applicable Interest Adjustments (as well as taxes and tax penalties).
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Important Information You Should Consider About the Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Select B-Share Variable Annuity Contract
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FEES, EXPENSES, AND ADJUSTMENTS |
Location in
Prospectus | ||
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Are There
Charges or
Adjustments for
Early
Withdrawals? |
Yes:
A surrender charge may apply to a surrender or withdrawal of a Purchase Payment prior
to the
amount withdrawn, declining to 0% over that time period. For example, if you make a
withdrawal of $100,000 during the first year after your Purchase Payment, you could be
assessed a charge of up to $
be greater if there is also a negative Interest Adjustment, taxes, or tax penalties. A
surrender charge will not apply if your withdrawal is made after the 7th anniversary
since a Purchase Payment was invested. If amounts are withdrawn, surrendered, or transferred from the fixed account before the
expiration of a Guaranteed Period, an Interest Adjustment may apply, which may be
negative. A negative Interest Adjustment will result in the loss of some or all previously-
credited interest in excess of the guaranteed minimum interest rate, if any. Your loss will
be greater if you also have to pay a surrender charge, taxes, or tax penalties. |
●Fee Tables ●Fee Tables –
Examples ●Charges, Other
Deductions,
and
Adjustments –
Surrender
Charge | ||
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Transaction
Charges? |
No:
The Contract does not impose any transaction charges other than surrender charges
and Interest Adjustments. |
●Fee Tables ●Charges, Other
Deductions,
and
Adjustments | ||
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Ongoing Fees and
Expenses? |
Yes:
Minimum and Maximum Annual Fee Table. The table below describes the fees and
expenses that you may pay each year, depending on the investment options and
optional benefits you choose. Please refer to your contract specifications page in your
Contract for information about the specific fees and expenses you will pay each year
based on the options you have elected. |
●Fee Tables ●Fee Tables –
Examples ●Charges, Other
Deductions,
and
Adjustments ●Appendix A –
Investment
Options
Available
Under the
Contract | ||
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Lowest and Highest Annual Cost Table. Because your Contract is customizable, the
choices you make affect how much you will pay. To help you understand the cost of
owning your Contract, the following table shows the lowest and highest cost you could
pay each year, based on current charges. This estimate assumes that you do not take
withdrawals from the Contract, which could add surrender charges and negative
Interest Adjustments that substantially increase costs. |
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FEES, EXPENSES, AND ADJUSTMENTS |
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Lowest Annual Cost: $ |
Highest Annual Cost: $ |
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●Investment of $100,000 ●5% annual appreciation ●Least expensive fund fees and
expenses ●No optional benefits ●No surrender charges ●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals |
●Investment of $100,000 ●5% annual appreciation ●Most expensive combination of
optional benefits, fund fees and
expenses ●No surrender charges ●No additional Purchase Payments,
transfers, or withdrawals |
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RISKS |
Location in
Prospectus | ||
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Is There a Risk of
Loss From Poor
Performance? |
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●Principal Risks ●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
Account | ||
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Is This a Short-
Term Investment? |
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●Fee Tables ●Principal Risks ●Charges, Other
Deductions,
and
Adjustments ●Surrenders and
Withdrawals ●Benefits
Available
Under the
Contract ●Fixed Side of
the Contract | ||
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Risks Associated
With the
Investment
Options? |
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●Principal Risks ●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
Account ●Fixed Side of
the Contract | ||
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What are the
Risks Related to
the Insurance
Company? |
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the Contract | ||
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RESTRICTIONS |
Location in
Prospectus | ||
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Are There
Restrictions on
the Investment
Options? |
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●Principal Risks ●Investments of
the Variable
Annuity
Account ●Fixed Side of
the Contract ●Appendix A –
Investment
Options
Available
Under the
Contract | ||
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Are There any
Restrictions on
Contract
Benefits? |
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●The Contracts ●Benefits
Available
Under the
Contract ●Appendix B –
Investment
Requirements ●Appendix C –
Discontinued
Living Benefit
Riders | ||
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TAXES |
Location in
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Contract’s Tax
Implications? |
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CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
Location in
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Investment
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the Contracts | ||
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Exchange My
Contract? |
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of Existing
Insurance | ||
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Surrender charge (as a percentage of Purchase Payments surrendered/withdrawn):1 |
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Administrative Expense (Annual Account Fee):1 |
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Base Contract Expenses (as a percentage of average Contract Value)2
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Account Value Death Benefit |
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Enhanced Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit (EGMDB) |
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Estate LockSM Death Benefit:3, 4
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Optional Benefit Expenses (Protected Lifetime Income Fees) |
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
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Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM:3, 5
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Lincoln Market Select® Advantage:6
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i4LIFE® Advantage:8
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Guaranteed Maximum Annual Charge |
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Maximum |
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management fees, distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees, and other
expenses after any fee waivers or expense reimbursements.1 |
0.48
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1.46
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EXAMPLES
The following Examples are intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the variable options with the cost of investing in other annuity contracts that offer variable options. These costs include transaction expenses, contract fees, annual contract expenses, and annual fund fees and expenses.
The Examples assume all Contract Value is allocated to the variable investment options. The Examples do not reflect any Interest Adjustment. Your costs could differ from those shown below if you invest in the fixed account option (if available).
The first Example assumes that you invest $100,000 in the variable options for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, the maximum fees and expenses of any of the funds, and that Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM at the guaranteed maximum charge are in effect. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1) If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period:
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1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
The next Example assumes that you invest $100,000 in the variable options for the time periods indicated. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year, the maximum fees and expenses of any of the funds, and that i4LIFE® Advantage with the EGMDB Death Benefit and i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit at the guaranteed maximum charge are in effect. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:
1) If you surrender your Contract at the end of the applicable time period:
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1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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1 year |
3 years |
5 years |
10 years |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
For more information, see Charges, Other Deductions, and Adjustments in this prospectus, and the prospectuses for the funds. Premium taxes may also apply, although they do not appear in the examples. The examples do not reflect Large Account Credits or i4LIFE® Advantage Credits. Different fees and expenses not reflected in the examples may be imposed during a period in which Annuity Payouts are made. See Annuity Payouts. These examples should not be considered a representation of past or future expenses. Actual expenses may be more or less than those shown.
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Financial Statements
The December 31, 2025 financial statements of the VAA and the December 31, 2025 consolidated financial statements of Lincoln Life are located in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI). Instructions on how to obtain a free copy of the SAI are provided on the last page of this prospectus.
Investments of the Variable Annuity Account
You decide the Subaccount(s) to which you allocate Purchase Payments. There is a separate Subaccount which corresponds to each class of each fund available under the Contract. Contract Value allocated to a Subaccount will vary based on the investment experience of the corresponding fund in which the Subaccount invests. There is a risk of loss of the entire amount invested. You may change your allocation without penalty or charges. Shares of the funds will be sold at net asset value with no initial sales charge to the VAA in order to fund the contracts. The funds are required to redeem fund shares at net asset value upon our request.
Descriptions of the Funds
Information regarding each fund, including (1) its name, (2) its type or investment objective, (3) its investment adviser and any sub-investment adviser, (4) current expenses, and (5) performance is available in Appendix A – Investment Options Available Under the Contract. Each fund has issued a prospectus that contains more detailed information about the fund. Paper or electronic copies of the fund prospectuses may be obtained by contacting our Home Office or visiting www.lfg.com/VAprospectus.
Certain Payments We Receive with Regard to the Funds
We (and/or our affiliates) incur expenses in promoting, marketing, and administering the contracts and the underlying funds. With respect to a fund, including affiliated funds, the adviser and/or distributor, or an affiliate thereof, may make payments to us (or an affiliate) for certain services we provide on behalf of the funds. Such services include, but are not limited to, recordkeeping; aggregating and processing purchase and redemption orders; providing Contractowners with statements showing their positions within the funds; processing dividend payments; providing subaccounting services for shares held by Contractowners; and forwarding shareholder communications, such as proxies, shareholder reports, dividend and tax notices, and printing and delivering prospectuses and updates to Contractowners. It is anticipated that such payments will be based on a percentage of assets of the particular fund attributable to the contracts along with certain other variable contracts issued or administered by us (or an affiliate). These percentages are negotiated and vary with each fund. Some advisers and/or distributors may pay us significantly more than other advisers and/or distributors and the amount we receive may be substantial. These percentages currently range up to 0.30%, and as of the date of this prospectus, we were receiving payments from most fund families. We (or our affiliates) may profit from these payments. These payments may be derived, in whole or in part, from the investment advisory fee deducted from fund assets. Contractowners, through
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their indirect investment in the funds, bear the costs of these investment advisory fees (see the funds' prospectuses for more information). Additionally, a fund's adviser and/or distributor or its affiliates may provide us with certain services that assist us in the distribution of the contracts and may pay us and/or certain affiliates amounts for marketing programs and sales support, as well as amounts to participate in training and sales meetings.
In addition to the payments described above, most of the funds offered as part of this Contract make payments to us under their distribution plans (12b-1 plans) for the marketing and distribution of fund shares. The payment rates range up to 0.55% based on the amount of assets invested in those funds. Payments made out of the assets of the fund will reduce the amount of assets that otherwise would be available for investment, and will reduce the fund's investment return. The dollar amount of future asset-based fees is not predictable because these fees are a percentage of the fund's average net assets, which can fluctuate over time. If, however, the value of the fund goes up, then so would the payment to us (or our affiliates). Conversely, if the value of the funds goes down, payments to us or our affiliates would decrease.
Selection of the Funds
We select the funds offered through the Contract based on several factors, including, without limitation, asset class coverage, the strength of the manager’s reputation and tenure, brand recognition, performance, the capability and qualification of each sponsoring investment firm, and whether the fund is affiliated with us.
As noted above, a factor we may consider during the initial selection process is whether the fund (or an affiliate, investment adviser or distributor of the fund) being evaluated is an affiliate of ours and whether we are compensated for providing administrative, marketing, and/or support services that would otherwise be provided by the fund, its investment adviser or its distributor.
Some funds pay us significantly more than others and the amount we receive may be substantial. We often receive more revenue from an affiliated fund than one that is not affiliated with us. These factors give us an incentive to select a fund that yields more revenue for us or our affiliates, and this is often an affiliated fund.
We may also consider the ability of the fund to help manage volatility and our risks associated with the guarantees we provide under the Contract and under optional riders, especially the Living Benefit Riders.
We review each fund periodically after it is selected. We reserve the right to remove a fund or restrict allocation of additional Purchase Payments to a fund if we determine the fund no longer meets one or more of the factors and/or if the fund has not attracted significant Contractowner assets.
Finally, when we develop a variable annuity product in cooperation with a fund family or distributor (e.g., a “private label” product), we generally will include funds based on recommendations made by the fund family or distributor, whose selection criteria may differ from our selection criteria. Certain funds offered as part of this Contract have similar investment objectives and policies to other portfolios managed by the adviser. The investment results of the funds, however, may be higher or lower than the other portfolios that are managed by the adviser or sub-adviser. There can be no assurance, and no representation is made, that the investment results of any of the funds will be comparable to the investment results of any other portfolio managed by the adviser or sub-adviser, if applicable.
Certain funds invest their assets in other funds. As a result, you will pay fees and expenses at both fund levels. This will reduce your investment return. These arrangements are referred to as funds of funds or master-feeder funds, which may have higher expenses than funds that invest directly in debt or equity securities. An adviser affiliated with us manages some of the available funds of funds. Our affiliates may promote the benefits of such funds to Contractowners and/or suggest that Contractowners consider whether allocating some or all of their Contract Value to such portfolios is consistent with their desired investment objectives. In doing so, we may be subject to conflicts of interest insofar as we may derive greater revenues from the affiliated fund of funds than certain other funds available to you under your Contract.
Certain funds may employ risk management strategies to provide for downside protection during sharp downward movements in equity markets. These funds usually, but not always, have “Managed Risk” or “Managed Volatility” in the name of the fund. These strategies could limit the upside participation of the fund in rising equity markets relative to other funds. The Death Benefits and Living Benefit Riders offered under the Contract also provide protection in the event of a market downturn. Risk management strategies, in periods of high market volatility, could limit your participation in market gains; this may conflict with your investment objectives by limiting your ability to maximize potential growth of your Contract Value and, in turn, the value of any guaranteed benefit that is tied to investment performance.
For more information on these funds and their risk management strategies, please see the Investment Requirements section of this prospectus. You should consult with your registered representative to determine which combination of investment choices are appropriate for you.
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Fund Shares
We will purchase shares of the funds at net asset value and direct them to the appropriate Subaccounts of the VAA. We will redeem sufficient shares of the appropriate funds to pay Annuity Payouts, Death Benefits, surrender/withdrawal proceeds or for other purposes described in the Contract. If you want to transfer all or part of your investment from one Subaccount to another, we may redeem shares held in the first Subaccount and purchase shares of the other. Redeemed shares are retired, but they may be reissued later.
Shares of the funds are not sold directly to the general public. They are sold to us, and may be sold to other insurance companies, for investment of the assets of the Subaccounts established by those insurance companies to fund variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts.
Reinvestment of Dividends and Capital Gain Distributions
All dividends and capital gain distributions of the funds are automatically reinvested in shares of the distributing funds at their net asset value on the date of distribution. Dividends are not paid out to Contractowners as additional units, but are reflected as changes in unit values.
Addition, Deletion or Substitution of Investments
We reserve the right, within the law, to make certain changes to the structure and operation of the VAA at our discretion and without your consent. We may add, delete, or substitute funds for all Contractowners or only for certain classes of Contractowners. New or substitute funds may have different fees and expenses, and may only be offered to certain classes of Contractowners.
Substitutions may be made with respect to existing investments or the investment of future Purchase Payments, or both. In the event of a substitution, the Contract Value allocated to the existing fund will be allocated to the substitute fund. Any future allocations to the substitute fund will automatically be allocated according to the instructions we have on file for you unless otherwise instructed by you. If we don’t have instructions from you on file, your Purchase Payments will be allocated to the substitute fund.
We may close Subaccounts to allocations of Purchase Payments or Contract Value, or both, at any time in our sole discretion. The funds, which sell their shares to the Subaccounts pursuant to participation agreements, also may terminate these agreements and discontinue offering their shares to the Subaccounts. In the event of a fund closure, any Contract Value you have invested in the closed fund will remain in that fund until you transfer it elsewhere. Any future allocation to the closed fund will be allocated in accordance with the instructions we have on file for you unless you instruct us otherwise.
In addition, a Subaccount may become unavailable due to the liquidation of its underlying fund portfolio. To the extent permitted by applicable law, upon notice to you and unless you otherwise instruct us, we will re-allocate any Contract Value in the liquidated fund to the money market subaccount. Any future allocations to the liquidated fund will automatically be allocated according to the instructions we have on file for you unless you instruct us otherwise.
From time to time, certain underlying funds may merge with other funds. If a merger of an underlying fund occurs, the Contract Value allocated to the existing fund will be merged into the surviving underlying fund. Any future allocations, including future Purchase Payments, to the merged fund will automatically be allocated to the surviving underlying fund unless you instruct us otherwise.
We may also:
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remove, combine, or add Subaccounts and make the new Subaccounts available to you at our discretion;
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transfer assets supporting the contracts from one Subaccount to another or from the VAA to another separate account;
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combine the VAA with other separate accounts and/or create new separate accounts;
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deregister the VAA under the 1940 Act; and
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operate the VAA as a management investment company under the 1940 Act or as any other form permitted by law.
We may modify the provisions of the contracts to reflect changes to the Subaccounts and the VAA and to comply with applicable law. We will not make any changes without any necessary approval by the SEC. We will also provide you written notice.
Charges, Other Deductions, and Adjustments
We will deduct the charges described below to cover our costs and expenses, services provided and risks assumed under the contracts. We incur certain costs and expenses for the distribution and administration of the contracts and for providing the benefits payable thereunder.
Our administrative services include:
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processing applications for and issuing the contracts;
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processing purchases and redemptions of fund shares as required (including dollar cost averaging, portfolio rebalancing, and automatic withdrawal services – See Additional Services and the SAI for more information on these programs);
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maintaining records;
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administering Annuity Payouts;
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furnishing accounting and valuation services (including the calculation and monitoring of daily Subaccount values);
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reconciling and depositing cash receipts;
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providing contract confirmations;
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providing toll-free inquiry services; and
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furnishing telephone and other electronic surrenders, withdrawals and fund transfer services.
The risks we assume include:
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the risk that lifetime payments from Living Benefit Riders will exceed the Contract Value;
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the risk that Death Benefits paid will exceed the actual Contract Value;
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the risk that, if a Guaranteed Income Benefit rider is in effect, the required Regular Income Payments will exceed the Account Value;
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the risk that Annuitants upon which Annuity Payouts are based live longer than we assumed when we calculated our guaranteed rates (these rates are incorporated in the Contract and cannot be changed);
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the risk that more Contractowners than expected will qualify for waivers of the surrender charge;
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the risk that our costs in providing the services will exceed our revenues from contract charges (which we cannot change).
The amount of a charge may not necessarily correspond to the costs associated with providing the services or benefits indicated by the description of the charge. For example, the surrender charge collected may not fully cover all of the sales and distribution expenses actually incurred by us. Any remaining expenses will be paid from our general account which may consist, among other things, of proceeds derived from base contract expenses deducted from the account. We may profit from one or more of the fees and charges deducted under the Contract. We may use these profits for any corporate purpose, including financing the distribution of the contracts.
Obligations under the Contracts that are funded by our general account include 1) the obligation to make lifetime benefit payments under Living Benefit Riders that exceed the Contract Value; 2) the obligation to pay Death Benefits that exceed the Contract Value; 3) the obligation to pay Annuity Payouts that exceed the Contract Value; and 4) guarantees of principal and interest under the fixed account (if available). Payment of these benefits and obligations is subject to our claims-paying ability and financial strength. We are also responsible for providing for all of the administrative services necessary in connection with the contracts (and bearing all of the associated expenses).
Deductions from the VAA
A charge is applied to the average daily net asset value of the Subaccounts based on which Death Benefit you choose. Those charges are equal to an annual rate of:
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Guaranteed Minimum
Death Benefit (EGMDB) |
Guarantee of
Principal Death
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Account Value
Death Benefit |
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Mortality and expense risk charge |
1.20
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0.95
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0.85
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Administrative charge |
0.10
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0.10
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0.10
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1.30
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1.05
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0.95
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Surrender Charge
A surrender charge applies (except as described below) to surrenders and withdrawals of Purchase Payments that have been invested for the period below. The surrender charge is calculated separately for each Purchase Payment. The contract anniversary is the annually occurring date beginning with the effective date of the Contract. For example, if the effective date of your Contract is January 2nd, your contract anniversary would be on January 2nd of each subsequent year.
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5 |
6 |
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Surrender charge as a percentage of the surrendered or
withdrawn Purchase Payments |
7
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7
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6
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6
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5
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4
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3
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A surrender charge does not apply to:
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A surrender or withdrawal of a Purchase Payment beyond the seventh anniversary since the Purchase Payment was invested;
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Withdrawals of Contract Value during a Contract Year to the extent that the total Contract Value withdrawn during the current
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Contract Year does not exceed 10% of the current Contract Value or of the total Purchase Payments (“free amount”). This exception does not apply upon surrender of the Contract;
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A surviving spouse at the time he or she assumes ownership of the Contract as a result of the death of the original owner (however, the surrender charge schedule of the original Contract will continue to apply to the spouse's Contract);
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments as a result of admittance of the Contractowner into an accredited nursing home or equivalent health care facility, where the admittance into such facility occurs after the effective date of the Contract and the Contractowner has been confined for at least 90 consecutive days;
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A surrender of the Contract as a result of the death of the Contractowner, joint owner or Annuitant, provided the Annuitant has not been changed for any reason other than the death of a prior named Annuitant;
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Purchase Payments when used in the calculation of the initial Regular Income Payment and the initial Account Value under the i4LIFE® Advantage option or the Contract Value applied to calculate the benefit amount under any Annuity Payout option made available by us;
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Regular Income Payments made under i4LIFE® Advantage including any payments to provide periodic payments made under any Annuity Payout option made available by us;
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A surrender of the Contract or a withdrawal of Contract Value from contracts previously issued to individuals who were members of a selling group;
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments after the onset of a permanent and total disability of the Contractowner as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the tax code, if the disability occurred after the effective date of the Contract and before the 65th birthday of the Contractowner. For contracts issued in the state of New Jersey, a different definition of permanent and total disability applies;
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A surrender or withdrawal of any Purchase Payments as a result of the diagnosis of a terminal illness that is after the effective date of the Contract and results in a life expectancy of less than one year as determined by a qualified professional medical practitioner;
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Withdrawals up to the Protected Annual Income amount under applicable Living Benefit Riders, subject to certain conditions;
For purposes of calculating the surrender charge on withdrawals, we assume that:
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The free amount will be withdrawn from Purchase Payments on a first in-first out (“FIFO”) basis.
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Prior to the seventh anniversary of the Contract, any amount withdrawn above the free amount during a Contract Year will be withdrawn in the following order:
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from Purchase Payments (on a FIFO basis) until exhausted; then
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from earnings until exhausted.
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On or after the seventh anniversary of the Contract, any amount withdrawn above the free amount during a Contract Year will be withdrawn in the following order:
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from Purchase Payments (on a FIFO basis) to which a surrender charge no longer applies until exhausted; then
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from earnings and Large Account Credits, if any, until exhausted; then
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from Purchase Payments (on a FIFO basis) to which a surrender charge still applies until exhausted.
We apply the surrender charge as a percentage of Purchase Payments, which means that you would pay the same surrender charge at the time of surrender regardless of whether your Contract Value has increased or decreased. The surrender charge is calculated separately for each Purchase Payment. The surrender charges associated with surrender or withdrawal are paid to us to compensate us for the loss we experience on contract distribution costs when Contractowners surrender or withdraw before distribution costs have been recovered.
There are charges associated with surrender of a Contract or withdrawal of Contract Value. You may specify whether these charges are deducted from the amount you request to be withdrawn or from the remaining Contract Value. If the charges are deducted from the remaining Contract Value, the amount of the total withdrawal will increase according to the impact of the applicable surrender charge percentage; consequently, the dollar amount of the surrender charge associated with the withdrawal will also increase. In other words, the dollar amount deducted to cover the surrender charge is also subject to a surrender charge.
If the Contractowner is a corporation or other non-individual (non-natural person), the Annuitant or joint Annuitant will be considered the Contractowner or joint owner for purposes of determining when a surrender charge does not apply.
Administrative Expense (Annual Account Fee)
During the accumulation period, we will deduct an account fee of $35 from the Contract Value on each contract anniversary to compensate us for the administrative services provided to you; this account fee will also be deducted from the Contract Value upon surrender. This fee may be lower in certain states, if required. The account fee will be waived for any Contract with a Contract Value that is equal to or greater than $100,000 on the contract anniversary (or date of surrender). There is no account fee on those contracts previously issued to members of a selling group.
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Estate LockSM Death Benefit Charge
The Estate LockSM Death Benefit is only available in conjunction with the Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM rider, and you will pay two separate charges for the combined benefit. The charge for the Estate LockSM Death Benefit is based on the sum of all Purchase Payments portion of the current Death Benefit amount. See Protected Lifetime Income Fee - Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM Fee and Death Benefits - Estate LockSM Death Benefit. These fees are combined and added to your base contract expense. The fee will apply as long as the rider is in effect.
The initial annual charge for the Death Benefit is disclosed in a Rate Sheet prospectus supplement. The Rate Sheet indicates the current charge and the date by which your application must be signed and dated for a rider to be issued with that charge. The charge may be superseded at any time in our sole discretion and may be higher or lower than the charge on the previous Rate Sheet but will never exceed the stated guaranteed maximum annual charge stated on the Fee Table of this prospectus. Rate information for previous effective periods is included in an Appendix to this prospectus.
Any change to the charge will be disclosed in a new rate sheet at least ten days before that charge becomes effective. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your registered representative, online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus or by calling us at 1-888-868-2583.
We will deduct this charge from the Contract Value on a quarterly basis, with the first deduction occurring on the Valuation Date on or next following the three-month anniversary of the rider effective date. The quarterly charge equals the quarterly charge rate multiplied by the sum of all Purchase Payments portion of the Death Benefit on the Valuation Date the charge is deducted, prior to any additional Purchase Payments or withdrawals that may occur on that day. The deduction of the charge will be made in proportion to the value in each Subaccount and any fixed account of the Contract on the Valuation Date the charge is assessed.
The charge rate may not change prior to the 10th rider date anniversary; thereafter, the charge rate may change every year. Any increase or decrease will be effective on the rider anniversary date, but the rate will never exceed the guaranteed maximum annual charge rate. We will notify you in writing of such an increase or decrease. You may not opt out of this increase. A portion of the charge, based on the number of days the death benefit was in effect that quarter, will be deducted upon surrender of the Contract or the election of any Annuity Payout option (except i4LIFE® Advantage). The charge will not be deducted upon death.
Protected Lifetime Income Fee
A fee or expense may also be deducted in connection with any benefits added to the Contract by rider or endorsement. The deduction of a protected lifetime income fee will be noted on your quarterly statement.
The protected lifetime income fee rate for new rider elections is disclosed in a Rate Sheet prospectus supplement (except i4LIFE® Advantage without the Guaranteed Income Benefit). The Rate Sheet indicates the current rates and the date by which your application or rider election form must be signed and dated for a rider to be issued with those rates. The rates may be superseded at any time in our sole discretion and may be higher or lower than the charge rate on the previous Rate Sheet. Rate information for previous effective periods is included in an Appendix to this prospectus.
Any change to the protected lifetime income fee rate will be disclosed in a new Rate Sheet at least ten days before that rate becomes effective. Current Rate Sheets will be included with the prospectus. You can also obtain the most current Rate Sheet by contacting your registered representative, online at www.lfg.com/VAprospectus or by calling us at 1-888-868-2583.
Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM Fee. The Living Benefit portion of the Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM rider is only available when electing the Estate LockSM Death Benefit, and you will pay two separate charges for the combined benefit. The protected lifetime income fee for the Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and Estate LockSM rider is based on the current Fee Basis Amount and is separate from and in addition to the charge for the Estate LockSM rider. The fee will apply as long as the rider is in effect.
The fee:
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is based on the Fee Basis Amount (initial Purchase Payment) as increased for subsequent Purchase Payments, Account Value Step-ups, Enhancements, and as decreased for withdrawals. Withdrawals less than or equal to the Protected Annual Income amount will reduce the sum of all Purchase Payment amounts on a dollar for dollar basis. Excess Withdrawals will reduce the Fee Basis Amount in the same proportion that they reduced the Contract Value. On each Contract anniversary, the Fee Basis Amount will be increased by the amount of the Protected Income Base increase or up to the current Contract Value, whichever is greater;
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is based on the Fee Basis Amount prior to being increased to the Contract Value, if applicable; and
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rate may increase every year upon an Account Value Step-up or annually on the Benefit Year anniversary, after ten years from the rider effective date. (You may opt out of this increase – see details below.)
The charge will be deducted from the Contract Value on a quarterly basis. The first deduction of the charge will occur on the Valuation Date on or next following the three-month anniversary of the rider’s effective date. This deduction will be made in proportion to the value in each Subaccount and the fixed account, if any, on the Valuation Date the rider charge is assessed. The amount we deduct will increase or decrease as the Fee Basis Amount increases or decreases.
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Opting out of Fee Rate Increases
The protected lifetime income fee rate can change each time there is an Account Value Step-up. Since the Account Value Step-up could increase your Protected Income Base every Benefit Year, the fee rate could also increase every Benefit Year, but the rate will never exceed the stated guaranteed maximum annual fee rate. If your fee rate is increased, you may opt out of the Account Value Step-up by giving us notice within 30 days after the Benefit Year anniversary if you do not want your rate to change. If you opt out of the step-up, the fee rate, the Fee Basis Amount, and the Protected Income Base will be lowered to the value they were immediately prior to the step-up, adjusted for any additional Purchase Payments or Excess Withdrawals. This opt-out will apply only to this single Account Value Step-up, and not to any subsequent Account Value Step-ups. You will need to notify us each time thereafter (if an Account Value Step-up would cause your fee rate to increase) if you do not want the Account Value Step-up. If you opt out of an Account Value Step-up, you are still eligible for an Enhancement, if applicable, through the end of the Enhancement Period, including in the year you declined the Account Value Step-up.
After ten years from the rider effective date, the protected lifetime income fee rate may increase annually on the Benefit Year anniversary at Lincoln’s sole discretion, up to the stated guaranteed maximum charge rate. You may opt out of this fee rate increase by giving us notice within 30 days after the increase. If you opt out of this fee rate increase, you will no longer be eligible for Account Value Step-ups or Enhancements.
To opt out of any of the events discussed above, you may contact us in writing or by telephone (if you have proper authorization for telephone transactions in place).
No Opt Out of Fee Rate Increases Resulting from Purchase Payments
The protected lifetime income fee rate will increase to the then current rate not to exceed the guaranteed maximum annual fee rate, if after the first Benefit Year anniversary, cumulative Purchase Payments added to the Contract equal or exceed $100,000. You may not opt out of this protected lifetime income fee rate increase.
The charge will be discontinued upon termination of the rider. However, a portion of the rider charge, based on the number of days the rider was in effect that quarter, will be deducted upon termination of the rider (except for death), surrender of the contract, or the election of an Annuity Payout option, including i4LIFE® Advantage. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero, no further charge will be deducted.
Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® and 4LATER® Select Advantage rider (elected on and after November 28, 2022) Fees. If you elect Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® or 4LATER® Select Advantage (elected on and after November 28, 2022), there is a fee associated with the rider for as long as it is in effect.
The fee:
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is based on the Protected Income Base (initial Purchase Payment if purchased at contract issue, or Contract Value at the time of election) as increased for subsequent Purchase Payments, Account Value Step-ups, Enhancements, and as decreased for Excess Withdrawals; and
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may increase every year upon an Account Value Step-up or annually on the Benefit Year anniversary, after ten years from the rider effective date. (You may opt out of this increase – see details below.)
The charge will be deducted from the Contract Value proportionately on a quarterly basis. The first deduction of the charge will occur on the Valuation Date on or next following the three-month anniversary of the rider’s effective date. This deduction will be made in proportion to the value in each Subaccount and the fixed account, if any, on the Valuation Date the rider charge is assessed. The amount we deduct will increase or decrease as the Protected Income Base increases or decreases.
The protected lifetime income fee rate can change each time there is an Account Value Step-up. Since the Account Value Step-up could increase your Protected Income Base every Benefit Year (if all conditions are met), the fee rate could also increase every Benefit Year, but the rate will never exceed the stated guaranteed maximum annual fee rate. See Fee Tables. If your fee rate is increased, you may opt out of the Account Value Step-up by giving us notice within 30 days after the Benefit Year anniversary if you do not want your rate to change. If you opt out of the step-up, the fee rate and the Protected Income Base will be lowered to the value they were immediately prior to the step-up, adjusted for any additional Purchase Payments or Excess Withdrawals. This opt-out will only apply for this single Account Value Step-up, and not to any subsequent Account Value Step-ups. You will need to notify us each time the fee rate increases if you want to opt out of subsequent Account Value Step-ups. If you opt out of an Account Value Step-up, you are still eligible for an Enhancement, if applicable, through the end of the Enhancement Period, including in the year you declined the Account Value Step-up.
The protected lifetime income fee rate will increase to the then current rate not to exceed the guaranteed maximum annual fee rate if, after the first Benefit Year anniversary, cumulative Purchase Payments added to the Contract equal or exceed $100,000. You may not opt out of this protected lifetime income fee rate increase.
After ten years from the rider effective date, the protected lifetime income fee rate may increase annually on the Benefit Year anniversary at Lincoln’s sole discretion, up to the stated guaranteed maximum charge rate. You may opt out of this fee rate increase by giving
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us notice within 30 days after the increase. If you opt out of this fee rate increase, you may not opt in again and you will no longer be eligible for Account Value Step-ups.
The charge will be discontinued upon termination of the rider. However, a portion of the rider charge, based on the number of days the rider was in effect that quarter, will be deducted upon termination of the rider (except for death), surrender of the contract, or the election of an Annuity Payout option, including i4LIFE® Advantage. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero, no further charge will be deducted.
4LATER® Select Advantage riders (elected prior to November 28, 2022, subject to state availability) Fees. If you elect a Living Benefit Rider, there is a charge associated with that rider for as long as the rider is in effect.
The fee:
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is based on the Protected Income Base (initial Purchase Payment if purchased at contract issue, or Contract Value at the time of election) as increased for subsequent Purchase Payments, Account Value Step-ups, Enhancements, and as decreased for Excess Withdrawals; and
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may increase every Benefit Year upon an Enhancement that occurs after the tenth Benefit Year anniversary, or upon an Account Value Step-up. (You may opt out of this increase – see details below.)
The fee will be deducted from the Contract Value on a quarterly basis. The first deduction of the fee will occur on the Valuation Date on or next following the three-month anniversary of the rider’s effective date. This deduction will be made in proportion to the value in each Subaccount and fixed account, if any, of the Contract on the Valuation Date the protected lifetime income fee is assessed. The amount we deduct will increase or decrease as the Protected Income Base increases or decreases, because the fee is based on the Protected Income Base. Refer to Living Benefit Riders for a discussion and example of the impact of the changes to the Protected Income Base.
The fee rate can change each time there is an Account Value Step-up. Since the Account Value Step-up could increase your Protected Income Base every Benefit Year (if all conditions are met), the fee rate could also increase every Benefit Year, but the rate will never exceed the stated guaranteed maximum annual fee rate. See Fee Tables. If your fee rate is increased, you may opt out of the Account Value Step-up by giving us notice within 30 days after the Benefit Year anniversary if you do not want your rate to change. If you opt out of the step-up, the fee rate and the Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base, if applicable, will be lowered to the value they were immediately prior to the step-up, adjusted for any additional Purchase Payments or Excess Withdrawals. This opt out will only apply for this single Account Value Step-up, and not to any subsequent Account Value Step-Ups. You will need to notify us each time the fee rate increases if you want to opt out of subsequent Account Value Step-ups. If you opt out of an Account Value Step-up, you are still eligible for an Enhancement through the end of the Enhancement Period, including in the year you declined the Account Value Step-up.
The annual protected lifetime income fee rate will increase to the then current rate not to exceed the guaranteed maximum annual fee rate if, after the first Benefit Year anniversary, cumulative Purchase Payments added to the Contract equal or exceed $100,000. You may not opt out of this protected lifetime income fee rate increase. See Living Benefit Riders.
An Enhancement to the Protected Income Base (less Purchase Payments received in the preceding Benefit Year) occurs if a 10-year Enhancement Period is in effect (as described further in the Living Benefit Rider section). During the first ten Benefit Years, an increase in the Protected Income Base as a result of the Enhancement will not cause an increase in the annual protected lifetime income fee rate but will increase the dollar amount of the fee. After the tenth Benefit Year anniversary, if the Enhancement Period has renewed, the protected lifetime income fee may increase each time the Protected Income Base increases as a result of the Enhancement. Since the Enhancement could increase your Protected Income Base each Benefit Year, your fee rate could increase each Benefit Year, but the fee rate will never exceed the stated guaranteed maximum annual fee rate. If your fee rate is increased, you may opt out of the Enhancement by giving us notice within 30 days after the Benefit Year anniversary if you do not want your fee rate to change. If you opt out of the Enhancement, the fee rate and the Protected Income Base will return to the value they were immediately prior to the Enhancement, adjusted for additional Purchase Payments or Excess Withdrawals, if any, and the Enhancement will not be applied. This opt out will only apply for this particular Enhancement. You will need to notify us each time thereafter (if an Enhancement would cause your fee rate to increase) if you do not want the Enhancement.
The fee will be discontinued upon termination of the rider. However, a portion of the protected lifetime income fee, based on the number of days the rider was in effect that quarter, will be deducted upon termination of the rider (except for death), surrender of the Contract, or the election of an Annuity Payout option, including i4LIFE® Advantage. If the Contract Value is reduced to zero, no further fee will be deducted.
i4LIFE® Advantage Charge. While this rider is in effect, there is a daily charge for i4LIFE® Advantage that is based on your Account Value. The annual i4LIFE® Advantage charge rate is 0.40% and is added to your base contract expense.
The initial Account Value is your Contract Value on the Valuation Date i4LIFE® Advantage is effective (or your initial Purchase Payment if i4LIFE® Advantage is purchased at contract issue), less any applicable premium taxes. During the Access Period, your Account Value equals the total value of all of the Contractowner's Accumulation Units plus the Contractowner's value in the fixed account, and will be reduced by Regular Income Payments, Guaranteed Income Benefit payments, and any withdrawals.
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If i4LIFE® Advantage is elected at the time the Contract is issued, i4LIFE® Advantage and the charge will begin on the Contract's effective date. Otherwise, i4LIFE® Advantage and the charge will begin on the Periodic Income Commencement Date which is the Valuation Date on which the Regular Income Payment is determined and the beginning of the Access Period. Refer to the i4LIFE® Advantage section for explanations of the Account Value, the Access Period, the Lifetime Income Period, and the Periodic Income Commencement Date.
i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge. If you elect i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit, there is a fee associated with that rider for as long as the rider is in effect.
The Guaranteed Income Benefit charge rate is based on your Account Value and is added to the i4LIFE® Advantage charge rate.
The Guaranteed Income Benefit annual charge rate may change upon an automatic step-up of the Guaranteed Income Benefit (described later in the i4LIFE® Advantage section of this prospectus). At the time of the step-up, the Guaranteed Income Benefit charge rate will change to the current charge rate in effect at that time (if the current charge rate has changed) up to the guaranteed maximum annual charge rate. See Fee Tables.
If we automatically administer the step-up for you and your charge rate is increased, you may ask us to reverse the step-up by giving us notice within 30 days after the date on which the step-up occurred. If we receive notice of your request to reverse the step-up, on a going forward basis we will decrease the charge rate to the charge rate in effect before the step-up occurred. Any increased charges paid between the time of the step-up and the date we receive your notice to reverse the step-up will not be reimbursed. Future step-ups will continue even after you decline a current step-up. We will provide you with written notice when a step-up has resulted in an increase to the current charge rate so that you may give us timely notice if you wish to reverse a step-up.
After the Periodic Income Commencement Date, if the Guaranteed Income Benefit is terminated, the Guaranteed Income Benefit annual charge will also terminate, but the i4LIFE® Advantage charge will continue.
i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge for Contractowners who transition from a Prior Rider. If you have elected Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® or 4LATER® Select Advantage (all “Prior Riders”) you may carry over certain features of that Prior Rider to transition to the applicable version of i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit. If you make this transition, your protected lifetime income fee of the Prior Rider will be the initial charge rate for your i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit rider.
This section applies to all of the transitions listed in the following chart. The charges and calculations described earlier in the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit Charge section will not apply.
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If your Prior Rider is... |
you will transition to... |
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Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® or
4LATER® Select Advantage |
i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit |
The initial charge is a percentage of the greater of the Protected Income Base carried over from the Prior Rider or the Account Value. The charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is deducted quarterly, starting with the first three-month anniversary of the effective date of i4LIFE® Advantage and every three months thereafter. Your base contract expense also applies. The Highest Anniversary Death Benefit charge also applies, if elected, in addition to the Guarantee of Principal Death Benefit product charge. Contractowners are guaranteed that in the future the guaranteed maximum charge rate for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit will be the guaranteed maximum charge rate that was in effect at the time they purchased the Prior Rider.
If your Prior Rider is Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® or 4LATER® Select Advantage, the charge may increase upon an automatic step-up of the Guaranteed Income Benefit (described in the i4LIFE® Advantage section of this prospectus).
You may opt out of a rate increase by giving us notice within 30 days after an increase. If you opt out of a fee rate increase, you will no longer be eligible for Guaranteed Income Benefit step-ups.
For all Prior Riders, at such time, the dollar amount of the charge will increase by a two part formula: 1) the charge will increase by the same percentage that the Guaranteed Income Benefit payment increased and 2) the charge will also increase by the percentage of any increase to the Prior Rider protected lifetime income fee. (The Prior Rider fee rate continues to be used as a factor in determining the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit charge.) This means that the charge may change annually. The charge may also be reduced if a withdrawal above the Regular Income Payment is taken. The dollar amount of the protected lifetime income fee will be reduced in the same proportion that the withdrawal reduced the Account Value. The annual dollar amount is divided by four (4) to determine the quarterly charge.
The following example is intended to show how the initial i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit charge for purchasers of a Prior Rider could be calculated for a representative Contractowner, as well as the impact to the charge due to increases to the Guaranteed Income Benefit and the Prior Rider fee rate. For illustration purposes, we will assume that the example is a nonqualified contract
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and the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit is set at 4% of the Protected Income Base based upon the Contractowner’s age (see Guaranteed Income Benefit for a more detailed description). The example also assumes that the current charge rate for the Prior Rider is 1.50% (single life option). The first example demonstrates how the initial charge may be determined for an existing Contract with an Account Value and Protected Income Base. This calculation method applies to the purchase of any Prior Rider, except the initial Guaranteed Income Benefit rates and charges may vary, as set forth in the Guaranteed Income Benefit description later in this prospectus. The charges and rates shown here may be different from those that apply to your Contract. The calculation of the charge for your Contract will be based on the specific factors applicable to your Contract.
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1/1/2026 Initial i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value |
$100,000 |
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1/1/2026 Protected Income Base as of the last Valuation Date under the Prior Rider |
$125,000 |
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1/1/2026 Initial Annual Charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit ($125,000 x 1.25%). The protected
lifetime income fee for the Prior Rider is assessed against the Protected Income Base since it is larger than the
Account Value |
$1,875 |
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1/2/2026 Amount of initial i4LIFE® Advantage Regular Income Payment (an example of how the Regular Income Payment
is calculated is shown in the SAI) |
$5,173 |
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1/2/2026 Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (4% x $125,000 Protected Income Base) |
$5,000 |
The next example shows how the charge will increase if the Guaranteed Income Benefit is stepped up to 65% of the Regular Income Payment.
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1/2/2027 Recalculated Regular Income Payment (due to market gain in Account Value) |
$8,000 |
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1/2/2027 New Guaranteed Income Benefit (65% x $8,000 Regular Income Payment) |
$5,200 |
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1/2/2027 Annual Charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit ($1,875 x ($5,200/$5,000)) Prior charge x [ratio
of increased Guaranteed Income Benefit to prior Guaranteed Income Benefit] |
$1,950 |
Continuing the above example:
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1/2/2027 Annual Charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit |
$1,950 |
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1/2/2028 Recalculated Regular Income Payment (due to Account Value increase) |
$8,200 |
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1/2/2028 New Guaranteed Income Benefit (65% x $8,200 Regular Income Payment) |
$5,330 |
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Assume the Prior Rider fee rate increases from 1.50% to 1.60%. |
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1/2/2028 Annual Charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit ($1,950 x ($5,330/$5,200) x (1.60%/1.50%)) |
$2,132 |
The new annual charge for i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is $2,132, which is equal to the current annual charge of $1,950 multiplied by the percentage increase of the Guaranteed Income Benefit ($5,330/$5,200) and then multiplied by the percentage increase to the Prior Rider protected lifetime income fee (1.60%/1.50%).
If the fee rate of your Prior Rider is increased, we will notify you in writing. You may contact us in writing or at the telephone number listed on the first page of this prospectus to reverse the step-up within 30 days after the date on which the step-up occurred. If we receive this notice, we will decrease the charge rate, on a going forward basis, to the charge rate in effect before the step-up occurred. Any increased charges paid between the time of the step-up and the date we receive your notice to reverse the step-up will not be reimbursed. If the Guaranteed Income Benefit increased due to the step-up we would decrease the Guaranteed Income Benefit to the Guaranteed Income Benefit in effect before the step-up occurred, reduced by any additional withdrawals. Future step-ups as described in the rider would continue.
After the Periodic Income Commencement Date, if the Guaranteed Income Benefit is terminated, i4LIFE® Advantage will also be terminated and the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit charge will cease. A portion of the i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit charge, based on the number of days the rider was in effect that quarter, will be deducted upon termination of the rider.
Deductions for Premium Taxes
Any premium tax or other tax levied by any governmental entity as a result of the existence of the contracts or the VAA will be deducted from the Contract Value, unless the governmental entity dictates otherwise, when incurred, or at another time of our choosing.
The applicable premium tax rates that states and other governmental entities impose on the purchase of an annuity are subject to change by legislation, by administrative interpretation or by judicial action. These premium tax rates generally depend upon the law of your state of residence. The tax rates generally range from zero to 5%.
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Interest Adjustment
Subject to certain exceptions (e.g., dollar cost averaging or Regular Income Payments under i4LIFE® Advantage), a surrender, withdrawal or transfer of amounts in the fixed account before the end of a Guaranteed Period will be subject to an Interest Adjustment, which may be negative. A negative Interest Adjustment will result in the loss of some or all previously-credited interest in excess of the guaranteed minimum interest rate, if any.
A surrender, withdrawal or transfer effective upon the expiration date of the Guaranteed Period will not be subject to the Interest Adjustment. The Interest Adjustment will be applied to the amount being surrendered, withdrawn or transferred. The Interest Adjustment will be applied after the deduction of any applicable fees or charges and before any applicable transfer charges. Any transfer, withdrawal, or surrender of Contract Value from the fixed account (if available), will be increased or decreased by an Interest Adjustment, unless the transfer, withdrawal or surrender is effective:
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during the free look period (See Return Privilege).
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on the expiration date of a Guaranteed Period.
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as a result of the death of the Contractowner or Annuitant.
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subsequent to the diagnosis of a terminal illness of the Contractowner. Diagnosis of the terminal illness must be after the effective date of the Contract and result in a life expectancy of less than one year, as determined by a qualified professional medical practitioner.
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subsequent to the admittance of the Contractowner into an accredited nursing home or equivalent health care facility. Admittance into such facility must be after the effective date of the Contract and continue for 90 consecutive days prior to the surrender or withdrawal.
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subsequent to the permanent and total disability of the Contractowner if such disability begins after the effective date of the Contract and prior to the 65th birthday of the Contractowner.
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upon annuitization of the Contract.
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for transfers under a dollar cost averaging program.
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to Regular Income Payments under i4LIFE® Advantage.
These provisions may not be applicable to your Contract or available in your state. Please check with your registered representative regarding the availability of these provisions.
An Interest Adjustment may be positive or negative. A positive Interest Adjustment will result in gain by increasing the proceeds of a surrender, withdrawal, or transfer. A negative Interest Adjustment will result in loss by reducing the amount payable upon surrender, withdrawal, or transfer, but will not reduce the amount below the value it would have had if 1.50% (or the guaranteed minimum interest rate for your Contract) interest had been credited to the fixed account. In no event will a negative Interest Adjustment result in the loss of principal or guaranteed minimum interest.
Interest Adjustments are calculated pursuant to a formula. In general, the Interest Adjustment reflects the relationship between the yield rate in effect at the time a Purchase Payment or Contract Value is allocated to a fixed Guaranteed Period under the Contract and the yield rate in effect at the time of the Purchase Payment’s surrender, withdrawal or transfer. It also reflects the time remaining in the Guaranteed Period. If the yield rate at the time of the surrender, withdrawal or transfer is lower than the yield rate at the time the Purchase Payment or Contract Value was allocated, then the application of the Interest Adjustment will generally result in a higher payment at the time of the surrender, withdrawal or transfer. Similarly, if the yield rate at the time of surrender, withdrawal or transfer is higher than the yield rate at the time of the allocation of the Purchase Payment or Contract Value, then the application of the Interest Adjustment will generally result in a lower payment at the time of the surrender, withdrawal or transfer. The yield rate is published by the Federal Reserve Board.
See the SAI for more information about the Interest Adjustment, including the method of calculation and examples. You may obtain information about the current value of the Interest Adjustment by contacting our Home Office at 1-888-868-2583. Please note that Interest Adjustments fluctuate daily, and the current value quoted to you may differ from the actual value calculated at the time of an Interest Adjustment.
Other Charges and Deductions
Base contract expenses of 0.95% of the value in the VAA will be assessed on all variable Annuity Payouts, including options that may be offered that do not have a life contingency and therefore no mortality risk. This charge includes the mortality and expense risk and administrative charge. The expense risk is the risk that our costs in providing the services will exceed our revenues from contract charges. If your Contract Value had reached the $1 million threshold immediately prior to the selection of an Annuity Payout option, or prior to the Lifetime Income Period under i4LIFE® Advantage, this charge will be reduced by 0.10%.
There are additional deductions from and expenses paid out of the assets of the underlying funds that are more fully described in the prospectuses for the funds. Among these deductions and expenses are 12b-1 fees which reimburse us or an affiliate for certain expenses incurred in connection with certain administrative and distribution support services provided to the funds.
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Additional Information
The charges described previously may be reduced or eliminated for any particular contract. However, these reductions may be available only to the extent that we anticipate lower distribution and/or administrative expenses, or that we perform fewer sales or administrative services than those originally contemplated in establishing the level of those charges, or when required by law. Lower distribution and administrative expenses may be the result of economies associated with:
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the use of mass enrollment procedures,
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any other circumstances which reduce distribution or administrative expenses.
The exact amount of charges and fees applicable to a particular contract will be stated in that contract.
The Contracts
Lincoln Life and the Variable Annuity Account (VAA)
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (Lincoln Life or Company), organized in 1905, is an Indiana-domiciled insurance company, engaged primarily in the direct issuance of life insurance contracts and annuities. The address of Lincoln Life’s Home Office is 1301 South Harrison Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. Lincoln Life is wholly owned by Lincoln National Corporation (LNC), a publicly held insurance and financial services holding company incorporated in Indiana. Lincoln Life is obligated to pay all amounts promised to Contractowners under the contracts, subject to its financial strength and claims-paying ability.
On November 3, 1997, the VAA was established as an insurance company separate account under Indiana law. It is registered with the SEC as a unit investment trust under the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (1940 Act). The VAA is a segregated investment account. Income, gains and losses credited to, or charged against, the VAA reflect the VAA’s own investment experience and not the investment experience of Lincoln Life’s other assets. The assets of the VAA may not be used to pay any liabilities of Lincoln Life other than those arising from the contracts supported by the VAA.
Purchase of Contracts
If you wish to purchase a Contract, you must apply for it through a registered representative authorized by us. Certain broker-dealers may not offer all of the features discussed in this prospectus. The completed application is sent to us and we decide whether to accept or reject it. If the application is accepted, a Contract is prepared and executed by our legally authorized officers. The Contract is then sent to you either directly or through your registered representative. See Distribution of the Contracts. The purchase of multiple contracts with identical Contractowners, Annuitants and Beneficiaries will be allowed only upon Home Office approval.
When a completed application and all other information necessary for processing a purchase order is received in Good Order at our Home Office, an initial Purchase Payment will be priced no later than two business days after we receive the order. If you submit your application and/or initial Purchase Payment to your registered representative, we will not begin processing your purchase order until we receive the application and initial Purchase Payment from your registered representative’s broker-dealer. While attempting to finish an incomplete application, we may hold the initial Purchase Payment for no more than five business days unless we receive your consent to retain the payment until the application is completed. If the incomplete application cannot be completed within those five days and we have not received your consent, you will be informed of the reasons, and the Purchase Payment will be returned immediately. Once the application is complete, we will allocate your initial Purchase Payment within two business days.
Who Can Invest
To apply for a Contract, you must be of legal age in a state where the contracts may be lawfully sold and also be eligible to participate in any of the qualified or nonqualified plans for which the contracts are designed. At the time of issue, the Contractowner, joint owner and Annuitant must be under age 86. Certain Death Benefit options may not be available at all ages. Federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies each person who opens an account in an effort to help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities. When you open an account, we will ask for your name, address, date of birth, and other information that will allow us to identify you. We may also ask to see your driver's license, photo i.d., or other identifying documents.
In accordance with anti-money laundering laws and federal economic sanction policy, the Company may be required in a given instance to reject a Purchase Payment and/or freeze a Contractowner’s account. This means we could refuse to honor requests for transfers, withdrawals, surrenders or Death Benefits. Once frozen, monies would be moved from the VAA and fixed account, if any, to an interest-bearing account maintained solely for the Contractowner, and held in that account until instructions are received from the appropriate regulator.
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Do not purchase this Contract if you plan to use it, or any of its riders, for speculation, arbitrage, viatical arrangement, or other similar investment scheme. The Contract may not be resold, traded on any stock exchange, or sold on any secondary market.
If you are purchasing the Contract through a tax-favored arrangement, including traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs, you should consider carefully the costs and benefits of the Contract (including annuity income benefits) before purchasing the Contract, since the tax-favored arrangement itself provides tax-deferred growth.
Replacement of Existing Insurance
Careful consideration should be given prior to surrendering or withdrawing money from an existing insurance contract to purchase a Contract described in this prospectus. Surrender charges may be imposed on your existing contract and/or a new surrender charge period may be imposed with the purchase of, or transfer into, this Contract. The benefits offered under this Contract may be less favorable or more favorable than the benefits offered under your current contract. It also may have different charges. You should also consult with your registered representative and/or your tax advisor prior to making an exchange. Cash surrenders from an existing contract may be subject to tax and tax penalties.
Purchase Payments
You may make Purchase Payments to the Contract at any time up to age 86, prior to the selection of an Annuity Payout option, subject to certain conditions. You are not required to make any additional Purchase Payments after the initial Purchase Payment. The minimum initial Purchase Payment is $50,000. Minimum additional Purchase Payments must be at least $100 ($25 if transmitted electronically) each, with an annual minimum amount of $300. Please check with your registered representative about making additional Purchase Payments since the requirements of your state may vary.
You must obtain our approval for Purchase Payments totaling $5 million or more where the only optional benefits elected are the Account Value Death Benefit and/or i4LIFE® Advantage without the Guaranteed Income Benefit and $1 million or more for all other contracts. At the Company’s discretion, either amount may consider total Purchase Payments for all annuity contracts issued by the Company (or its affiliates) for the same Contractowner, joint owner, and/or Annuitant.
Additionally, if you elect a Living Benefit Rider, you may be subject to further restrictions in terms of your ability to make additional Purchase Payments, as more fully described below. If you stop making Purchase Payments, the Contract will remain in force, however, we may terminate the Contract as allowed by your state's non-forfeiture law for individual deferred annuities. We will not surrender your Contract if you are receiving guaranteed payments from us under one of the Living Benefit Riders. Purchase Payments may be made or, if stopped, resumed at any time until the selection of an Annuity Payout option, the surrender of the Contract, or the death of the Contractowner, whichever comes first.
After the first anniversary of a Living Benefit Rider effective date, once cumulative additional Purchase Payments exceed $100,000, additional Purchase Payments may not exceed $50,000 per Benefit Year without Home Office approval. No additional Purchase Payments are allowed:
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at any time after the Periodic Income Commencement Date if you elect any version of i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit; or
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at any time after the Periodic Income Commencement Date if you elect i4LIFE® Advantage without Guaranteed Income Benefit on a nonqualified contract
In addition to the specific Purchase Payment restrictions and limitations immediately above, upon advance written notice, we reserve the right to further limit, restrict, or suspend Purchase Payments made to the Contract. State variations may also apply.
These restrictions and limitations will limit your ability to increase your Contract Value (or Account Value under i4LIFE® Advantage with any version of Guaranteed Income Benefit) and/or increase the amount of any guaranteed benefit under a Living Benefit Rider by making additional Purchase Payments to the Contract. You should carefully consider these limitations and restrictions, and any other limitations and restrictions of the Contract, and how they may impact your long-term investment plans, especially if you intend to increase Contract Value (or Account Value under any version of i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit) by making additional Purchase Payments over a long period of time. Please contact your registered representative and refer to the Benefits Available Under the Contract section of this prospectus for additional information on any restrictions that may apply to your Living Benefit Rider. State variations may apply.
Large Account Credit
Contractowners will receive a Large Account Credit when your Contract Value reaches a threshold of $1 million. During the first Contract Year, the Large Account Credit will apply if either the cumulative Purchase Payments (decreased by withdrawals taken since the contract effective date or Regular Income Payments under i4LIFE® Advantage) or the Contract Value (or Account Value under i4LIFE® Advantage) is equal to or greater than $1 million on the quarterly Valuation Date. The amount of the Large Account Credit during the first Contract Year will be calculated by multiplying the greater of: 1) the amount of cumulative Purchase Payments (less any withdrawals since the contract effective date or Regular Income Payments under i4LIFE® Advantage); or 2) the value of the Subaccounts at the time of the credit, by 0.10% (0.0250% quarterly).
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After the first Contract Year anniversary, the Large Account Credit will apply if the Contract Value (or Account Value under i4LIFE® Advantage) equals or exceeds $1 million on the quarterly Valuation Date. The amount of the Large Account Credit will be calculated by multiplying the value of the Subaccounts at the time of the credit by 0.10% (0.0250% quarterly).
The Large Account Credit will be allocated to the Subaccounts in proportion to the Contract Value (or Account Value under i4LIFE® Advantage) in each variable Subaccount on the quarterly Valuation Date. There is no additional charge to receive this Large Account Credit, and in no case will the Large Account Credit be less than zero. The amount of any Large Account Credit received will be noted on your quarterly statement. Confirmation statements for each individual transaction will not be issued. Large Account Credits are not considered Purchase Payments.
The Large Account Credit will end on the selection of an Annuity Payout option or when the Lifetime Income Period begins under i4LIFE® Advantage.
Valuation Date
Accumulation and Annuity Units will be valued once daily at the close of regular trading (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open (Valuation Date). On any date other than a Valuation Date, the Accumulation Unit value and the Annuity Unit value will not change.
Allocation of Purchase Payments
Purchase Payments allocated to the variable side of the contract are placed into the VAA’s Subaccounts, according to your instructions. You may also allocate Purchase Payments to the fixed account, if available. In the absence of instructions accompanying a Purchase Payment or otherwise not being in Good Order, we will allocate a Purchase Payment in the same manner as your last Purchase Payment or, if not possible, contact you or your registered representative for additional information.
The minimum amount of any Purchase Payment which can be put into any one Subaccount is $20. The minimum amount of any Purchase Payment which can be put into a Guaranteed Period of the fixed account is $2,000, subject to state approval.
Purchase Payments received from you or your broker-dealer in Good Order at our Home Office prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time), will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on that Valuation Date. Purchase Payments received in Good Order after market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date. Purchase Payments submitted to your registered representative will generally not be processed by us until they are received from your registered representative’s broker-dealer. If your broker-dealer submits your Purchase Payment to us through the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) or, pursuant to terms agreeable to us, uses a proprietary order placement system to submit your Purchase Payment to us, and your Purchase Payment was placed with your broker-dealer prior to market close, then we will use the Accumulation Unit value computed on that Valuation Date when processing your Purchase Payment. Purchase Payments placed with your broker-dealer after market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date. There may be circumstances under which the New York Stock Exchange may close early (prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). In such instances, Purchase Payments received after such early market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date.
The number of Accumulation Units determined in this way is not impacted by any subsequent change in the value of an Accumulation Unit. However, the dollar value of an Accumulation Unit will vary depending not only upon how well the underlying fund’s investments perform, but also upon the expenses of the VAA and the underlying funds.
If an underlying fund imposes restrictions with respect to the acceptance of Purchase Payments, allocations or transfers, we reserve the right to reject an allocation or transfer request at any time the underlying fund notifies us of such a restriction. We will notify you if your allocation request is or becomes subject to such restrictions.
Valuation of Accumulation Units
Purchase Payments allocated to the VAA are converted into Accumulation Units. This is done by dividing the amount allocated by the value of an Accumulation Unit for the Valuation Period during which the Purchase Payments are allocated to the VAA. The Accumulation Unit value for each Subaccount was or will be established at the inception of the Subaccount. It may increase or decrease from Valuation Period to Valuation Period. Accumulation Unit values are affected by investment performance of the funds, fund expenses, and the contract charges. The Accumulation Unit value for a Subaccount for a later Valuation Period is determined as follows:
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The total value of the fund shares held in the Subaccount is calculated by multiplying the number of fund shares owned by the Subaccount at the beginning of the Valuation Period by the net asset value per share of the fund at the end of the Valuation Period, and adding any dividend or other distribution of the fund if an ex-dividend date occurs during the Valuation Period; minus
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The liabilities of the Subaccount at the end of the Valuation Period; these liabilities include daily charges imposed on the Subaccount, and may include a charge or credit with respect to any taxes paid or reserved for by us that we determine result from the operations of the VAA; and
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The result is divided by the number of Subaccount units outstanding at the beginning of the Valuation Period.
The daily charges imposed on a Subaccount for any Valuation Period are equal to the daily base contract expense multiplied by the number of calendar days in the Valuation Period. Contracts with different features have different daily charges, and therefore, will have different corresponding Accumulation Unit values on any given day. In certain circumstances (for example, when separate account assets are less than $1,000), and when permitted by law, it may be prudent for us to use a different standard industry method for this calculation, called the Net Investment Factor method. We will achieve substantially the same result using either method.
Transfers On or Before the Selection of an Annuity Payout Option
After the first 30 days from the effective date of your Contract, you may transfer all or a portion of your investment from one Subaccount to another. A transfer among Subaccounts involves the surrender of Accumulation Units in one Subaccount and the purchase of Accumulation Units in the other Subaccount. A transfer will be done using the respective Accumulation Unit values determined at the end of the Valuation Date on which the transfer request is received.
Transfers (among the Subaccounts and as permitted between the variable and fixed accounts) are limited to 12 per Contract Year unless otherwise authorized by us. This limit does not apply to transfers made under the automatic transfer programs of dollar cost averaging or portfolio rebalancing. See Additional Services and the SAI for more information on these programs. These transfer rights and restrictions also apply during the i4LIFE® Advantage Access Period (the time period during which you may make withdrawals from the i4LIFE® Advantage Account Value). See i4LIFE® Advantage.
The minimum amount which may be transferred between Subaccounts is $300 (or the entire amount in the Subaccount, if less than $300). If the transfer from a Subaccount would leave you with less than $300 in the Subaccount, we may transfer the total balance of the Subaccount.
A transfer request may be made to our Home Office in writing or by fax. A transfer request may also be made by telephone or other electronic means, provided the appropriate authorization is on file with us. Our address, telephone number, and Internet address are on the first page of this prospectus. Requests for transfers will be processed on the Valuation Date that they are received when they are received in Good Order at our Home Office before the close of the New York Stock Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). If we receive a transfer request in Good Order after market close, we will process the request using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date.
There may be circumstances under which the New York Stock Exchange may close early (prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). In such instances transfers received after such early market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date.
We may defer or reject a transfer request that is subject to a restriction imposed by an underlying fund.
After the first 30 days from the effective date of your Contract, if your Contract offers a fixed account, you may also transfer all or any part of the Contract Value from the Subaccount(s) to the fixed side of the contract, except during periods when (if permitted by your Contract) we have discontinued accepting transfers into the fixed side of the contract. The minimum amount which can be transferred to a fixed account is $2,000 or the total amount in the Subaccount if less than $2,000. However, if a transfer from a Subaccount would leave you with less than $300 in the Subaccount, we may transfer the total amount to the fixed side of the contract.
You may also transfer part of the Contract Value from a fixed account to the Subaccount(s) subject to the following restrictions:
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total fixed account transfers are limited to 25% of the value of that fixed account in any 12-month period; and
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the minimum amount that can be transferred is $300 or, if less, the amount in the fixed account.
Because of these restrictions, it may take several years to transfer all of the Contract Value in the fixed accounts to the Subaccounts. You should carefully consider whether the fixed account meets your investment criteria. Transfers of all or a portion of a fixed account (other than automatic transfer programs and i4LIFE® Advantage transfers) may be subject to Interest Adjustments, if applicable. For a description of the Interest Adjustment, see Charges, Other Deductions, and Adjustments – Interest Adjustment.
Transfers may be delayed as permitted by the 1940 Act. See Delay of Payments.
Telephone and Electronic Transactions
A surrender, withdrawal, or transfer request may be made to our Home Office in writing or by fax. These transactions may also be made by telephone or other electronic means, provided the appropriate authorization is on file with us. In order to prevent unauthorized or fraudulent transfers, we may require certain identifying information before we will act upon instructions. We may also assign the Contractowner a Personal Identification Number (PIN) to serve as identification. We will not be liable for following instructions we reasonably believe are genuine. Telephone and other electronic requests will be recorded and written confirmation of all transactions will be mailed or sent electronically to the Contractowner on the next Valuation Date.
Please note that the telephone and/or electronic devices may not always be available. Any telephone, fax machine, or other electronic device, whether it is yours, your service provider’s, or your registered representative’s, can experience outages or slowdowns for a
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variety of reasons. These outages or slowdowns may delay or prevent our processing of your request. Although we have taken precautions to limit these problems, we cannot promise complete reliability under all circumstances. If you are experiencing problems, you should make your request by writing to our Home Office.
Market Timing
Frequent, large, or short-term transfers among Subaccounts and the fixed account, such as those associated with “market timing” transactions, can affect the funds and their investment returns. Such transfers may dilute the value of the fund shares, interfere with the efficient management of the fund's portfolio, and increase brokerage and administrative costs of the funds. As an effort to protect our Contractowners and the funds from potentially harmful trading activity, we utilize certain market timing policies and procedures (the “Market Timing Procedures”). Our Market Timing Procedures are designed to detect and prevent such transfer activity among the Subaccounts and the fixed account that may affect other Contractowners or fund shareholders.
In addition, the funds may have adopted their own policies and procedures with respect to frequent purchases and redemptions of their respective shares. The prospectuses for the funds describe any such policies and procedures, which may be more or less restrictive than the frequent trading policies and procedures of other funds and the Market Timing Procedures we have adopted to discourage frequent transfers among Subaccounts. While we reserve the right to enforce these policies and procedures, Contractowners and other persons with interests under the Contract should be aware that we may not have the contractual authority or the operational capacity to apply the frequent trading policies and procedures of the funds. However, under SEC rules, we are required to: (1) enter into a written agreement with each fund or its principal underwriter that obligates us to provide to the fund promptly upon request certain information about the trading activity of individual Contractowners, and (2) execute instructions from the fund to restrict or prohibit further purchases or transfers by specific Contractowners who violate the excessive trading policies established by the fund.
You should be aware that the purchase and redemption orders received by the funds generally are “omnibus” orders from intermediaries such as retirement plans or separate accounts funding variable insurance contracts. Omnibus orders reflect the aggregation and netting of multiple orders from individual retirement plan participants and/or individual owners of variable insurance contracts. The omnibus nature of these orders may limit the funds’ ability to apply their respective disruptive trading policies and procedures. We cannot guarantee that the funds (and thus our Contractowners) will not be harmed by transfer activity relating to the retirement plans and/or other insurance companies that may invest in the funds. In addition, if a fund believes that an omnibus order we submit may reflect one or more transfer requests from Contractowners engaged in disruptive trading activity, the fund may reject the entire omnibus order.
Our Market Timing Procedures detect potential “market timers” by examining the number of transfers made by Contractowners within given periods of time. In addition, managers of the funds might contact us if they believe or suspect that there is market timing. If requested by a fund company, we may vary our Market Timing Procedures from Subaccount to Subaccount to comply with specific fund policies and procedures.
We may increase our monitoring of Contractowners who we have previously identified as market timers. When applying the parameters used to detect market timers, we will consider multiple contracts owned by the same Contractowner if that Contractowner has been identified as a market timer. For each Contractowner, we will investigate the transfer patterns that meet the parameters being used to detect potential market timers. We will also investigate any patterns of trading behavior identified by the funds that may not have been captured by our Market Timing Procedures.
Once a Contractowner has been identified as a market timer under our Market Timing Procedures, we will notify the Contractowner in writing that future transfers (among the Subaccounts and/or the fixed account) will be temporarily permitted to be made only by original signature sent to us by U.S. mail, first-class delivery for the remainder of the Contract Year (or calendar year if the Contract is an individual contract that was sold in connection with an employer sponsored plan). Overnight delivery or electronic instructions (which may include telephone, facsimile, or Internet instructions) submitted during this period will not be accepted. If overnight delivery or electronic instructions are inadvertently accepted from a Contractowner that has been identified as a market timer, upon discovery, we will reverse the transaction within 1 or 2 business days. We will impose this “original signature” restriction on that Contractowner even if we cannot identify, in the particular circumstances, any harmful effect from that Contractowner's particular transfers.
Contractowners seeking to engage in frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity may deploy a variety of strategies to avoid detection. Our ability to detect such transfer activity may be limited by operational systems and technological limitations. The identification of Contractowners determined to be engaged in such transfer activity that may adversely affect other Contractowners or fund shareholders involves judgments that are inherently subjective. We cannot guarantee that our Market Timing Procedures will detect every potential market timer. If we are unable to detect market timers, you may experience dilution in the value of your fund shares and increased brokerage and administrative costs in the funds. This may result in lower long-term returns for your investments.
Our Market Timing Procedures are applied consistently to all Contractowners. An exception for any Contractowner will be made only in the event we are required to do so by a court of law. In addition, certain funds available as investment options in your Contract may also be available as investment options for owners of other, older life insurance policies issued by us. Some of these older life insurance policies do not provide a contractual basis for us to restrict or refuse transfers which are suspected to be market timing activity.
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In addition, because other insurance companies and/or retirement plans may invest in the funds, we cannot guarantee that the funds will not suffer harm from frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity among Subaccounts and the fixed accounts of variable contracts issued by other insurance companies or among investment options available to retirement plan participants.
In our sole discretion, we may revise our Market Timing Procedures at any time without prior notice as necessary to better detect and deter frequent, large, or short-term transfer activity to comply with state or federal regulatory requirements, and/or to impose additional or alternate restrictions on market timers (such as dollar or percentage limits on transfers). If we modify our Market Timing Procedures, they will be applied uniformly to all Contractowners or as applicable to all Contractowners investing in underlying funds.
Some of the funds have reserved the right to temporarily or permanently refuse payments or transfer requests from us if, in the judgment of the fund’s investment adviser, the fund would be unable to invest effectively in accordance with its investment objective or policies, or would otherwise potentially be adversely affected. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we reserve the right to defer or reject a transfer request at any time that we are unable to purchase or redeem shares of any of the funds available through the VAA, including any refusal or restriction on purchases or redemptions of the fund shares as a result of the funds' own policies and procedures on market timing activities. If a fund refuses to accept a transfer request we have already processed, we will reverse the transaction within 1 or 2 business days. We will notify you in writing if we have reversed, restricted or refused any of your transfer requests. Some funds also may impose redemption fees on short-term trading (i.e., redemptions of mutual fund shares within a certain number of business days after purchase). We reserve the right to administer and collect any such redemption fees on behalf of the funds. You should read the funds’ prospectuses for more details on their redemption fees and their ability to refuse or restrict purchases or redemptions of their shares.
Transfers After the Selection of an Annuity Payout Option
You may transfer all or a portion of your investment in one Subaccount to another Subaccount or to the fixed side of the contract, as permitted under your Contract. Those transfers will be limited to three times per Contract Year. You may also switch from a variable Annuity Payout to a fixed Annuity Payout. You may not switch from a fixed Annuity Payout to a variable Annuity Payout. Once elected, the fixed Annuity Payout is irrevocable.
These provisions also apply during the i4LIFE® Advantage Lifetime Income Period. See i4LIFE® Advantage.
Ownership
The Contractowner on the date of issue will be the person or entity designated in the contract specifications. The Contractowner of a nonqualified contract may name a joint owner.
As Contractowner, you have all rights under the Contract. According to Indiana law, the assets of the VAA are held for the exclusive benefit of all Contractowners and their designated Beneficiaries; and the assets of the VAA are not chargeable with liabilities arising from any other business that we may conduct. We reserve the right to approve all ownership and Annuitant changes. Nonqualified contracts may not be sold, discounted, or pledged as collateral for a loan or for any other purpose. Qualified contracts are not transferable unless allowed under applicable law. Nonqualified contracts may not be collaterally assigned. Assignments may have an adverse impact on any Death Benefits or benefits offered under Living Benefit Riders in this product and may be prohibited under the terms of a particular feature. We assume no responsibility for the validity or effect of any assignment. Consult your tax advisor about the tax consequences of an assignment.
Joint Ownership
If a Contract has joint owners, the joint owners shall be treated as having equal undivided interests in the Contract. Either owner, independently of the other, may exercise any ownership rights in this Contract. Not more than two owners (an owner and joint owner) may be named and contingent owners are not permitted.
Annuitant
The following rules apply prior to the selection of an Annuity Payout option. You may name only one Annuitant (unless you are a tax-exempt entity, then you can name two joint Annuitants). You (if the Contractowner is a natural person) have the right to change the Annuitant at any time by notifying us in writing of the change. However, we reserve the right to approve all Annuitant changes. This may not be allowed if certain riders are in effect. The new Annuitant must be under age 86 as of the effective date of the change. This change may cause a reduction in the Death Benefits or benefits offered under Living Benefit Riders. See Benefits Available Under the Contract – Death Benefit and Living Benefit Riders. A contingent Annuitant may be named or changed by notifying us in writing. Contingent Annuitants are not allowed on contracts owned by non-natural owners. On or after the selection of an Annuity Payout option, the Annuitant or joint Annuitants may not be changed and contingent Annuitant designations are no longer applicable.
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Surrenders and Withdrawals
Before the selection of an Annuity Payout option, we will allow the surrender of the Contract or a withdrawal of the Contract Value upon your written request on an approved Lincoln distribution request form (available from the Home Office), by fax, or other electronic means. Withdrawal requests may be made by telephone or our website, subject to certain restrictions. All surrenders and withdrawals may be made in accordance with the rules discussed below. Surrender or withdrawal rights after the selection of an Annuity Payout option depend on the Annuity Payout option selected.
The amount available upon surrender/withdrawal is the Contract Value less any applicable charges, fees, and taxes at the end of the Valuation Period during which the written request for surrender/withdrawal is received in Good Order at the Home Office. If we receive a surrender or withdrawal request in Good Order at our Home Office before the close of the NYSE (normally 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time), we will process the request using the Accumulation Unit value computed on that Valuation Date. If we receive a surrender or withdrawal request in Good Order at our Home Office after market close, we will process the request using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date. There may be circumstances under which the NYSE may close early (prior to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time). In such instances, surrender or withdrawal requests received after such early market close will be processed using the Accumulation Unit value computed on the next Valuation Date. The minimum amount which can be withdrawn is $300. Unless a request for withdrawal specifies otherwise, withdrawals will be made from all Subaccounts within the VAA and from the fixed account in the same proportion that the amount of withdrawal bears to the total Contract Value. Surrenders and withdrawals from the fixed account may be subject to the Interest Adjustment. See Charges, Other Deductions, and Adjustments – Interest Adjustment. Unless prohibited, surrender/withdrawal payments will be mailed within seven days after we receive a valid written request at the Home Office. The payment may be postponed as permitted by the 1940 Act.
There are charges associated with surrender of a Contract or withdrawal of Contract Value. You may specify whether these charges are deducted from the amount you request to be withdrawn or from the remaining Contract Value. If the charges are deducted from the remaining Contract Value, the amount of the total withdrawal will increase according to the impact of the applicable surrender charge percentage; consequently, the dollar amount of the surrender charge associated with the withdrawal will also increase. In other words, the dollar amount deducted to cover the surrender charge is also subject to a surrender charge.
Surrenders and withdrawals may be taxable and, prior to age 59½, subject to a tax penalty. The tax consequences of a surrender/withdrawal are discussed later in this prospectus. See Federal Tax Matters – Taxation of Withdrawals and Surrenders.
If the Contract Value is greater than zero, withdrawals are taken from the Contractowner’s own money and may have a negative impact on certain optional living benefits and on certain death benefits, and the impact could be significant. A withdrawal may reduce or even terminate certain benefits.
In addition to surrender charges, withdrawals from the fixed account may be subject to an Interest Adjustment, which could have a significant negative impact.
Asset Allocation Models
You may allocate your Purchase Payment among a group of Subaccounts within an asset allocation model. Each model invests different percentages of the Contract Value in some or all of the Subaccounts currently available within your annuity contract. If you select an asset allocation model, 100% of your Contract Value (and any additional Purchase Payments you make) will be allocated among certain Subaccounts in accordance with the model’s asset allocation strategy. You may not make transfers among the Subaccounts. We will proportionately deduct any withdrawals you make from the Subaccounts in the asset allocation model. You may only choose one asset allocation model at a time, though you may change to a different asset allocation model at any time.
Your registered representative may discuss asset allocation models with you to assist in deciding to allocate your Purchase Payments among the various Subaccounts and/or the fixed account, if available. You should consult with your registered representative as to whether a model is appropriate for you.
Each of the asset allocation models seeks to meet its investment objective while avoiding excessive risk. The models also strive to achieve diversification among asset classes in order to help provide returns commensurate with a given level of risk over the long-term. There can be no assurance, however, that any of the asset allocation models will achieve its investment objective. If you are seeking a more aggressive strategy, these models may not be appropriate for you.
The asset allocation models are intended to provide a diversified investment portfolio by combining different asset classes to help it reach its stated investment goal. While diversification may help reduce overall risk, it does not eliminate the risk of loss and it does not protect against loss in a declining market.
In order to maintain the model’s specified Subaccount allocation percentages, you agree to be automatically enrolled in the portfolio rebalancing option and you thereby authorize us to automatically rebalance your Contract Value on a quarterly basis based upon your allocation instructions in effect at the time of the rebalancing. Confirmation of the rebalancing will appear on your quarterly statement. We reserve the right to change the rebalancing frequency at any time, in our sole discretion, but will not make changes more than once per calendar year. You will be notified at least 30 days prior to the date of any change in frequency.
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The models are static asset allocation models. This means that they have fixed allocations made up of underlying funds that are offered within your Contract and the percentage allocations will not change over time. Once you have selected an asset allocation model, we will not make any changes to the fund allocations within the model except for the rebalancing described above. If you wish to change your fund allocations either to new funds or to a different model, you must submit new allocation instructions to us. You may terminate a model at any time. There is no additional charge from Lincoln for participating in a model.
The election of certain Living Benefit Riders may require that you allocate Purchase Payments in accordance with Investment Requirements that may be satisfied by choosing an asset allocation model. Different requirements and/or restrictions may apply under the individual rider. See Appendix B – Investment Requirements. To the extent you are using a model to satisfy your Investment Requirements, the model is intended, in part, to reduce the risk of investment loss that may require us to use our own assets to make guaranteed payments under the Living Benefit Riders.
The models were designed and prepared by Lincoln Financial Investments Corporation (LFIC), which is an affiliate of ours, for use by Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (LFD), the principal underwriter of the contracts. LFD provides models to broker-dealers who may offer the models to their own clients. In making these models and Subaccounts available as investment options under your Contract, LFIC, LFD and the Company are not providing you with investment advice, nor are they recommending to you any particular model or Subaccount. You should consult with your registered representative to determine whether you should utilize or invest in any model or Subaccount, or whether it is suitable for you based upon your goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.
If a fund within a model closes to new investors, investors that have been invested before the fund closed may remain in the model. However, the model would no longer be offered to new investors. If a fund within a model liquidates, we may transfer assets from that Subaccount to another Subaccount after providing notice to you. If this transfer occurs, and you own a Living Benefit Rider and are subject to Investment Requirements, you may no longer comply with the Investment Requirements. See the Investment Requirements section of this prospectus for more information. If a fund within a model merges with another fund, we will add the surviving fund to the model.
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Brief Description of Restrictions /
Limitations |
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average Contract
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average Contract
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average Contract
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Standard Benefits | |||
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Name of Benefit |
Purpose |
Maximum Fee |
Brief Description of Restrictions /
Limitations |
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Name of Benefit |
Purpose |
Maximum Fee |
Brief Description of Restrictions /
Limitations |
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the Purchase
Payments portion of
the Death Benefit) |
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Option (as a percentage of
the Fee Basis
Amount) |
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Name of Benefit |
Purpose |
Maximum Fee |
Brief Description of Restrictions /
Limitations |
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Joint Life Options (as a percentage of
the Protected
Income Base) |
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Joint Life Options (as a percentage of
the Protected
Income Base) |
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percentage of
average Account
Value) |
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Joint Life Options |
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Optional Benefits – No Longer Available for Election | |||
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Name of Benefit |
Purpose |
Maximum Fee |
Brief Description of Restrictions /
Limitations |
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Option ●
Option (as a percentage of
the Protected
Income Base) |
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●Select Guaranteed
Income Benefit
riders elected prior
to 8/19/2024:
option);
(joint life option) |
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upon death of: |
and... |
and... |
Death Benefit proceeds pass to: |
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Contractowner |
There is a surviving joint owner |
The Annuitant is living or deceased |
Joint owner |
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Contractowner |
There is no surviving joint owner |
The Annuitant is living or deceased |
Designated Beneficiary |
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Contractowner |
There is no surviving joint owner
and the Beneficiary predeceases the
Contractowner |
The Annuitant is living or deceased |
Contractowner's estate |
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Annuitant |
The Contractowner is living |
There is no contingent Annuitant |
The youngest Contractowner
becomes the contingent Annuitant
and the Contract continues. The
Contractowner may waive* this
continuation and receive the Death
Benefit proceeds. |
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Annuitant |
The Contractowner is living |
The contingent Annuitant is living |
Contingent Annuitant becomes the
Annuitant and the Contract
continues |
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Annuitant |
The Contractowner is a trust or
other non-natural person** |
No contingent Annuitant allowed
with non-natural Contractowner |
Designated Beneficiary |
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Contract Value before market decline |
$100,000.00 |
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Withdrawal |
$2,400.00 |
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Contract Value after market decline |
$95,618.76 |
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Guarantee of Principal Death Benefit Value |
$97,490.03 |
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7/3/2026 Initial Deposit / Contract Value |
$10,000 |
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7/3/2030 Contract Value |
$25,000 |
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7/3/2031 Contract Value |
$23,500 |
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Abandoned Property. Every state has unclaimed property laws which generally declare annuity contracts to be abandoned after a period of inactivity of three to five years from the date a benefit is due and payable. For example, if the payment of a Death Benefit has been triggered, but, if after a thorough search, we are still unable to locate the Beneficiary of the Death Benefit, or the Beneficiary does not come forward to claim the Death Benefit in a timely manner, the Death Benefit will be “escheated”. This means that the Death Benefit will be paid to the abandoned property division or unclaimed property office of the state in which the Beneficiary or the Contractowner last resided, as shown on our books and records, or to our state of domicile. This escheatment is revocable and the state is obligated to pay the Death Benefit (without interest) if your Beneficiary steps forward to claim it with the proper documentation.
To prevent such escheatment, it is important that you update your Beneficiary designations, including addresses, if and as they change. You may update your Beneficiary designations by submitting a Beneficiary change form to our Home Office.
Additional Services
These additional services are available to you under your Contract: dollar-cost averaging (DCA), automatic withdrawal service (AWS), and portfolio rebalancing. Currently, there is no charge for these services. However, we reserve the right to impose one after appropriate notice to Contractowners. In order to take advantage of one of these services, you will need to complete the appropriate election form that is available from our Home Office or call 1-888-868-2583. These services will stop once we become aware of a pending death claim. For further detailed information on these services, please see Additional Services in the SAI.
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Contract
Value |
Protected Income Base |
Enhancement Base |
Enhancement Value |
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At issue |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
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1st Benefit Year
anniversary |
$104,000 |
$106,000 |
$100,000 |
$106,000 |
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2nd Benefit Year
anniversary |
$115,000 |
$115,000 |
$100,000 |
$112,000 |
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3rd Benefit Year
anniversary |
$116,000 |
$118,000 |
$100,000 |
$118,000 |
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Contract Value on the rider's effective date |
$200,000 |
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Protected Income Base, Enhancement Base and Enhancement
Value on the rider's effective date |
$200,000 |
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Initial Protected Annual Income amount on the rider's effective
date ($200,000 x 5%) |
$10,000 |
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Contract Value six months after rider's effective date |
$210,000 |
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Protected Income Base, Enhancement Base and Enhancement
Value six months after rider's effective date |
$200,000 |
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Withdrawal six months after rider's effective date |
$10,000 |
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Contract Value after withdrawal ($210,000 - $10,000) |
$200,000 |
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Protected Income Base, Enhancement Base and Enhancement
Value after withdrawal ($200,000 - $0) |
$200,000 |
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Contract Value on first Benefit Year anniversary |
$205,000 |
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Protected Income Base first Benefit Year anniversary |
$205,000 |
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Enhancement Value and Enhancement Base on first Benefit Year
anniversary |
$200,000 |
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Protected Annual Income amount on first Benefit Year anniversary
($205,000 x 5%) |
$10,250 |
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Contract Value = $60,000
Protected Income Base = $85,000
Enhancement Base = $85,000
Enhancement Value = $85,000
Protected Annual Income amount = $4,250 (5% of the Protected Income Base of $85,000)
Protected Income Base = $85,000
Enhancement Base = $85,000
Enhancement Value = $85,000
Contract Value reduction % due to the Excess Withdrawal = 12% ($6,690 ÷ $55,750)
Protected Income Base = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Enhancement Base = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Enhancement Value = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Protected Annual Income amount = $3,740 (5% of $74,800 Protected Income Base)
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Protected Income Base = $74,800
Enhancement Base = $74,800
Enhancement Value = $74,800
Protected Annual Income amount = $3,740 (5% x $74,800)
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Contract
Value |
Protected Income Base |
Enhancement Base |
Enhancement Value |
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At issue |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
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1st Benefit Year
anniversary |
$104,000 |
$106,000 |
$100,000 |
$106,000 |
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2nd Benefit Year
anniversary |
$115,000 |
$115,000 |
$100,000 |
$112,000 |
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3rd Benefit Year
anniversary |
$116,000 |
$118,000 |
$100,000 |
$118,000 |
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Contract Value on the rider's effective date |
$200,000 |
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Protected Income Base, Enhancement Base and Enhancement
Value on the rider's effective date |
$200,000 |
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Initial Protected Annual Income amount on the rider's effective
date ($200,000 x 5%) |
$10,000 |
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Contract Value six months after rider's effective date |
$210,000 |
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Protected Income Base, Enhancement Base and Enhancement
Value six months after rider's effective date |
$200,000 |
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Withdrawal six months after rider's effective date |
$10,000 |
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Contract Value after withdrawal ($210,000 - $10,000) |
$200,000 |
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Protected Income Base, Enhancement Base and Enhancement
Value after withdrawal ($200,000 - $0) |
$200,000 |
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Contract Value on first Benefit Year anniversary |
$205,000 |
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Protected Income Base on first Benefit Year anniversary |
$205,000 |
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Enhancement Value and Enhancement Base on first Benefit Year
anniversary |
$200,000 |
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Protected Annual Income amount on first Benefit Year anniversary
($205,000 x 5%) |
$10,250 |
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Contract Value = $60,000
Protected Income Base = $85,000
Enhancement Base = $85,000
Enhancement Value = $85,000
Protected Annual Income amount = $4,250 (5% of the Protected Income Base of $85,000)
The Contract Value is reduced by the amount of the Protected Annual Income amount of $4,250 and the Protected Income Base, Enhancement Base, and Enhancement Value are not reduced:
Protected Income Base = $85,000
Enhancement Base = $85,000
Enhancement Value = $85,000
Contract Value Reduction % due to the Excess Withdrawal = 12% ($6,690 ÷ $55,750)
Protected Income Base = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Enhancement Base = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Enhancement Value = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Protected Annual Income amount = $3,740 (5% of $74,800 Protected Income Base)
Protected Income Base = $74,800
Enhancement Base = $74,800
Enhancement Value = $74,800
Protected Annual Income amount = $3,740 (5% x $74,800)
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Contract Value = $112,000
Protected Income Base = $125,500
Enhancement Base = $125,500
Enhancement Value = $125,500
Protected Income Base = $112,950 ($125,500 x 10% = $12,550; $125,500 - $12,550 = $112,950)
Enhancement Base = $112,950 ($125,500 x 10% = $12,550; $125,500 - $12,550 = $112,950)
Enhancement Value = $112,950 ($125,500 x 10% = $12,550; $125,500 - $12,550 = $112,950)
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Additional Purchase Payment on day 30 = $15,000; Protected Income Base = $115,000; Enhancement Base = $115,000
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Contract
Value |
Protected Income Base |
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At issue |
$50,000 |
$50,000 |
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1st Benefit Year anniversary |
$54,000 |
$54,000 |
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2nd Benefit Year anniversary |
$53,900 |
$56,700 |
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Minimum Access Period |
Maximum Access Period |
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i4LIFE® Advantage (without a Guaranteed Income
Benefit) for elections on and after November 20, 2023 |
10 years |
To age 115 for nonqualified
contracts; to age 100 for
qualified contracts |
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i4LIFE® Advantage (without a Guaranteed Income
Benefit) for elections prior to November 20, 2023 |
5 years |
To age 115 for nonqualified
contracts; to age 100 for
qualified contracts |
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Select Guaranteed Income Benefit for elections on and
after August 19, 2024 |
Longer of 20 years or the difference between your age
(nearest birthday) and age 85 |
To age 115 for nonqualified
contracts; to age 100 for
qualified contracts |
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Select Guaranteed Income Benefit for elections prior to
August 19, 2024 |
Longer of 20 years or the difference between your age
(nearest birthday) and age 90 |
To age 115 for nonqualified
contracts; to age 100 for
qualified contracts |
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Tier 1 |
Tier 2 |
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Minimum Threshold Value |
$500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Credit Percentage (Annually) |
0.10% |
0.20% |
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Credit Percentage (Quarterly) |
0.025% |
0.050% |
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Account Value (equals Contract Value on the date i4LIFE®
Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit is elected) |
$100,000 |
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Protected Income Base on the date i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed
Income Benefit is elected: |
$140,000 |
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Initial Regular Income Payment |
$5,411 |
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Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (4.5% x $140,000 Protected
Income Base which is greater than $100,000 Account Value) |
$6,300 |
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i4LIFE® Account Value before market decline |
$135,000 |
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i4LIFE® Account Value after market decline |
$100,000 |
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Monthly Guaranteed Income Benefit |
$810 |
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Monthly Regular Income Payment after market decline |
$769 |
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Account Value after market decline and Guaranteed Income Benefit
payment |
$99,190 |
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8/1/2026 Amount of initial Regular Income Payment |
$4,801 |
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8/1/2026 Account Value at election of Guaranteed Income Benefit |
$100,000 |
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8/1/2026 Initial Guaranteed Income Benefit (4% x $100,000 Account Value) |
$4,000 |
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8/1/2027 Recalculated Regular Income Payment |
$6,500 |
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8/1/2027 Guaranteed Income Benefit after step-up (65% of $6,500) |
$4,225 |
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If your Prior Rider is... |
you will transition to… |
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●Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® elections on and after August 19,
2024 ●4LATER® Select Advantage elections on and after August 19, 2024 |
Select Guaranteed Income Benefit (available on and after August 19,
2024) |
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●Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core® elections prior to August 19,
2024 ●Lincoln Market Select® Advantage ●4LATER® Select Advantage elections prior to August 19, 2024 |
Select Guaranteed Income Benefit (available prior to August 19, 2024) |
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Minimum Access Period | ||
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Elections of i4LIFE® Advantage prior
to the 5th Benefit Year anniversary |
Elections of i4LIFE® Advantage on and
after the 5th Benefit Year anniversary |
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Purchasers of: ●Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core®
elections on and after August 19, 2024 ●4LATER® Select Advantage elections on
and after August 19, 2024 |
Longer of 20 years or the difference
between your age (nearest birthday) and
age 85 |
Longer of 20 years or the difference
between your age (nearest birthday) and
age 85 |
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Purchasers of: ●Lincoln ProtectedPay Select Core®
elections prior to August 19, 2024 ●Lincoln Market Select® Advantage ●4LATER® Select Advantage elections
prior to August 19, 2024 |
Longer of 20 years or the difference
between your age (nearest birthday) and
age 90 |
Longer of 20 years or the difference
between your age (nearest birthday) and
age 90 |
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i4LIFE® Advantage Guarantee of Principal Death Benefit |
$200,000 |
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Regular Income Payment |
$25,000 |
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Account Value at the time of additional withdrawal |
$150,000 |
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Additional withdrawal |
$15,000 |
($15,000/$150,000=10% withdrawal) |
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Death Benefit Value after Regular Income Payment = $200,000 - $25,000 = $175,000 | ||
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Reduction in Death Benefit value for withdrawal = $175,000 x 10% = $17,500 | ||
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Death Benefit Value after additional withdrawal = $175,000 - $17,500 = $157,500 | ||
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i4LIFE® Regular Income Payment before additional withdrawal |
$1,200 |
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Guaranteed Income Benefit before additional withdrawal |
$900 |
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Account Value at time of additional withdrawal |
$150,000 |
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Additional withdrawal |
$15,000 |
(a 10% withdrawal) |
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Reduction in Guaranteed Income Benefit for additional withdrawal = $900 x 10% = $90 | ||
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Guaranteed Income Benefit after additional withdrawal = $900 - $90 = $810 | ||
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Annuity Payouts
When you apply for a Contract, you may select any Annuity Commencement Date permitted by law, which is usually on or before the Annuitant's 99th birthday. This requires Contractowners to choose an Annuity Payout option or take irrevocable withdrawals through an Automatic Withdrawal Service, if not being taken already (state variations apply). This is not required for Contractowners who have elected i4LIFE® Advantage, any version of i4LIFE® Advantage Guaranteed Income Benefit, or the Protected Annual Income Payout Option. Your broker-dealer may recommend that you choose this at an earlier age.
The Contract provides optional forms of payouts of annuities (annuity options), each of which is payable on a variable basis, a fixed basis or a combination of both as you specify. The Contract provides that all or part of the Contract Value may be used to purchase an Annuity Payout option. The minimum rates used to purchase any of the annuity options discussed below are shown in the Contract.
You may elect Annuity Payouts in monthly, quarterly, semiannual or annual installments. If the payouts from any Subaccount would be or become less than $50, we have the right to reduce their frequency until the payouts are at least $50 each. Following are explanations of the annuity options available.
Annuity Options
The annuity options outlined below do not apply to Contractowners who have elected i4LIFE® Advantage or i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit or the Protected Annual Income Payout Option.
Life Annuity. This option offers a periodic payout during the lifetime of the Annuitant and ends with the last payout before the death of the Annuitant. This option offers the highest periodic payout since there is no guarantee of a minimum number of payouts or provision for a Death Benefit for Beneficiaries. However, there is the risk under this option that the recipient would receive no payouts if the Annuitant dies before the date set for the first payout; only one payout if death occurs before the second scheduled payout, and so on. The Annuitant must be under age 81 to elect this option.
Life Annuity with Payouts Guaranteed for Designated Period. This option guarantees periodic payouts during a designated period, usually 10 or 20 years, and then continues throughout the lifetime of the Annuitant. The designated period is selected by the Contractowner.
Joint Life Annuity. This option offers a periodic payout during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a designated joint Annuitant. The payouts continue during the lifetime of the survivor. However, under a joint life annuity, if both Annuitants die before the date set for the first payout, no payouts will be made. Only one payment would be made if both deaths occur before the second scheduled payout, and so on.
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Joint Life Annuity with Guaranteed Period. This option guarantees periodic payouts during a designated period, usually 10 or 20 years, and continues during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a designated joint Annuitant. The payouts continue during the lifetime of the survivor. The designated period is selected by the Contractowner.
Joint Life and Two Thirds to Survivor Annuity. This option provides a periodic payout during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a designated joint Annuitant. When one of the joint Annuitants dies, the survivor receives two thirds of the periodic payout made when both were alive.
Joint Life and Two-Thirds Survivor Annuity with Guaranteed Period. This option provides a periodic payout during the joint lifetime of the Annuitant and a joint Annuitant. When one of the joint Annuitants dies, the survivor receives two-thirds of the periodic payout made when both were alive. This option further provides that should one or both of the Annuitants die during the elected guaranteed period, usually 10 or 20 years, full benefit payment will continue for the rest of the guaranteed period.
Life Annuity with Unit Refund. This option offers a periodic payout during the lifetime of the Annuitant with the guarantee that upon death a payout will be made of the value of the number of Annuity Units (see Variable Annuity Payouts) equal to the excess, if any, of:
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the total amount applied under this option divided by the Annuity Unit value for the date payouts begin, minus
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the Annuity Units represented by each payout to the Annuitant multiplied by the number of payouts paid before death.
The value of the number of Annuity Units is computed on the date the death claim is approved for payment by the Home Office.
Life Annuity with Cash Refund. Fixed annuity benefit payments that will be made for the lifetime of the Annuitant with the guarantee that upon death, should (a) the total dollar amount applied to purchase this option be greater than (b) the fixed annuity benefit payment multiplied by the number of annuity benefit payments paid prior to death, then a refund payment equal to the dollar amount of (a) minus (b) will be made.
Under the annuity options listed above, you may not make withdrawals. Other options, with or without withdrawal features, may be made available by us. You may pre-select an Annuity Payout option as a method of paying the Death Benefit to a Beneficiary. If you do, the Beneficiary cannot change this payout option. You may change or revoke in writing to our Home Office, any such selection, unless such selection was made irrevocable. If you have not already chosen an Annuity Payout option, the Beneficiary may choose any Annuity Payout option. At death, options are only available to the extent they are consistent with the requirements of the Contract as well as Sections 72(s) and 401(a)(9) of the tax code, if applicable.
General Information
Any previously selected Death Benefit in effect before the selection of an Annuity Payout option will no longer be available on and after the selection of an Annuity Payout option. You may change the Annuity Commencement Date, change the annuity option or change the allocation of the investment among Subaccounts up to 30 days before the scheduled Annuity Commencement Date, upon written notice to the Home Office. You must give us at least 30 days’ notice before the date on which you want payouts to begin. We may require proof of age, sex, or survival of any payee upon whose age, sex, or survival payments depend.
Unless you select another option, the Contract automatically provides for a life annuity with Annuity Payouts guaranteed for 10 years (on a fixed, variable or combination fixed and variable basis, in proportion to the account allocations at the time of annuitization) except when a joint life payout is required by law. Under any option providing for guaranteed period payouts, the number of payouts which remain unpaid at the date of the Annuitant’s death (or surviving Annuitant’s death in case of joint life Annuity) will be paid to you or your Beneficiary as payouts become due after we are in receipt of:
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An original certified death certificate or other proof of death satisfactory to us;
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written authorization for payment; and
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all claim forms, fully completed.
Variable Annuity Payouts
Variable Annuity Payouts will be determined using:
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the Contract Value on the selection of an Annuity Payout option, less applicable premium taxes;
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the annuity tables contained in the Contract;
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the annuity option selected; and
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the investment performance of the fund(s) selected.
To determine the amount of payouts, we make this calculation:
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Determine the dollar amount of the first periodic payout; then
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Credit the Contract with a fixed number of Annuity Units equal to the first periodic payout divided by the Annuity Unit value; and
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Calculate the value of the Annuity Units each period thereafter.
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Annuity Payouts assume an investment return of 3%, 4%, 5% or 6% per year, as applied to the applicable mortality table. Some of these assumed interest rates may not be available in your state; therefore, please check with your registered representative. You may choose your assumed interest rate at the time you elect a variable Annuity Payout on the administrative form provided by us. The higher the assumed interest rate you choose, the higher your initial annuity payment will be. The amount of each payout after the initial payout will depend upon how the underlying fund(s) perform, relative to the assumed rate. If the actual net investment rate (annualized) exceeds the assumed rate, the payment will increase at a rate proportional to the amount of such excess. Conversely, if the actual net investment rate is less than the assumed rate, annuity payments will decrease. The higher the assumed interest rate, the less likely future annuity payments are to increase, or the payments will increase more slowly than if a lower assumed rate was used. There is a more complete explanation of this calculation in the SAI.
Guaranteed Periods
The fixed account is divided into separate Guaranteed Periods, which credit guaranteed interest.
You may allocate Purchase Payments to one or more Guaranteed Periods of 1 to 10 years. We may add Guaranteed Periods or discontinue accepting Purchase Payments into one or more Guaranteed Periods at any time. The minimum amount of any Purchase Payment that can be allocated to a Guaranteed Period is $2,000. Each Purchase Payment allocated to the fixed account will start its own Guaranteed Period and will earn a guaranteed interest rate. The duration of the Guaranteed Period affects the guaranteed interest rate of the fixed account. A Guaranteed Period ends on the date after the number of calendar years in the Guaranteed Period. Interest will be credited daily at a guaranteed rate that is equal to the effective annual rate determined on the first day of the Guaranteed Period. Amounts surrendered, transferred or withdrawn prior to the end of the Guaranteed Period will be subject to the Interest Adjustment.
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Each Guaranteed Period Purchase Payment will be treated separately for purposes of determining any applicable Interest Adjustment. Any amount withdrawn from a Guaranteed Period may be subject to any applicable surrender charges, account fees and premium taxes.
You may transfer amounts from the fixed account to the variable Subaccount(s) subject to the following restrictions:
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fixed account transfers are limited to 25% of the value of that fixed account in any 12-month period; and
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the minimum amount that can be transferred is $300 or, if less, the amount in the fixed account.
Because of these restrictions, it may take several years to transfer amounts from the fixed account to the variable Subaccounts. You should carefully consider whether the fixed account meets your investment criteria. Any amount withdrawn from the fixed account may be subject to any applicable surrender charges, account fees and premium taxes.
We will notify the Contractowner in writing at least 30 days prior to the expiration date for any Guaranteed Period amount. At the end of the Guaranteed Period, this fund will renew, dependent upon the state of issue, either: (1) automatically into the current duration, or (2) into a 1-year Guaranteed Period. If the current duration is unavailable at the time of renewal, you will renew into the shortest duration available at that time unless we receive, prior to the end of a Guaranteed Period, a written election by the Contractowner. The written election may request the transfer of the Guaranteed Period amount to a different Guaranteed Period or to a variable Subaccount from among those being offered by us. Transfers of any Guaranteed Period amount which become effective upon the date of expiration of the applicable Guaranteed Period are not subject to the limitation of twelve transfers per Contract Year or the additional fixed account transfer restrictions.
Small Contract Surrenders
We may surrender your Contract, in accordance with the laws of your state if:
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your Contract Value drops below certain state specified minimum amounts ($1,000 or less) for any reason, including if your Contract Value decreases due to the performance of the Subaccounts you selected;
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no Purchase Payments have been received for two (2) full, consecutive Contract Years; and
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the annuity benefit at the selection of an Annuity Payout option would be less than $20.00 per month (these requirements may differ in some states).
At least 60 days before we surrender your Contract, we will send you a letter at your last address we have on file, to inform you that your Contract will be surrendered. You will have the opportunity to make additional Purchase Payments to bring your Contract Value above the minimum level to avoid surrender. If we surrender your Contract, we will not assess any surrender charge. We will not surrender your Contract if you are receiving guaranteed payments from us under one of the Living Benefit Riders.
Delay of Payments
Contract proceeds from the VAA will be paid within seven days, except:
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when the NYSE is closed (other than weekends and holidays);
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times when market trading is restricted or the SEC declares an emergency, and we cannot value units or the funds cannot redeem shares; or
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when the SEC so orders to protect Contractowners.
Due to federal laws designed to counter terrorism and prevent money laundering by criminals, we may be required to reject a Purchase Payment and/or deny payment of a request for transfers, withdrawals, surrenders, or Death Benefits, until instructions are received from the appropriate regulator. We also may be required to provide additional information about a Contractowner's account to government regulators.
Reinvestment Privilege
You may elect to make a reinvestment purchase with any part of the proceeds of a surrender/withdrawal and we will recredit that portion of the surrender/withdrawal charges attributable to the amount returned.
This election must be made by your written authorization to us on an approved Lincoln reinvestment form and received in our Home Office within 30 days of the date of the surrender/withdrawal, and the repurchase must be of a Contract covered by this prospectus. Lincoln reserves the right to not reinstate certain riders that were in effect prior to the surrender/withdrawal. In the case of a qualified retirement plan, a representation must be made that the proceeds being used to make the purchase have retained their tax-favored status under an arrangement for which the contracts offered by this prospectus are designed. The number of Accumulation Units which will be credited when the proceeds are reinvested will be based on the value of the Accumulation Unit(s) on the next Valuation Date. This computation will occur following receipt of the proceeds and request for reinvestment at the Home Office. You may utilize the reinvestment privilege only once. For tax reporting purposes, we will treat a surrender/withdrawal and a subsequent reinvestment purchase as separate transactions (and a Form 1099 may be issued, if applicable). Any taxable distribution that is reinvested may still be reported as taxable. You should consult a tax advisor before you request a surrender/withdrawal or subsequent reinvestment purchase.
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Amendment of Contract
We reserve the right to amend the Contract to meet the requirements of the 1940 Act or other applicable federal or state laws or regulations. You will be notified in writing of any changes, modifications or waivers. Any changes are subject to prior approval of your state’s insurance department (if required).
Distribution of the Contracts
Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”) serves as Principal Underwriter of this Contract. LFD is affiliated with Lincoln Life and is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is a member of FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority). The Principal Underwriter has entered into selling agreements with broker-dealers that are unaffiliated with us (“Selling Firms”). While the Principal Underwriter has the legal authority to make payments to broker-dealers which have entered into selling agreements, we will make such payments on behalf of the Principal Underwriter in compliance with appropriate regulations. We also pay on behalf of LFD certain of its operating expenses related to the distribution of this and other of our contracts. The Principal Underwriter may also offer “non-cash compensation”, as defined under FINRA’s rules, which includes among other things, merchandise, gifts, marketing support, sponsorships, seminars, entertainment and travel expenses. You should ask your registered representative how the broker-dealer will be compensated for the sale of the Contract to you, or for any alternative proposal that may have been presented to you. You should take such compensation into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation made to you in connection with the purchase of a Contract. The following paragraphs describe how payments are made by us and the Principal Underwriter to various parties.
Compensation Paid to Selling Firms. The Principal Underwriter pays commissions to all Selling Firms. The maximum commission the Principal Underwriter pays to Selling Firms is 3.40% of Purchase Payments. Some Selling Firms may elect to receive a lower commission when a Purchase Payment is made along with an earlier quarterly payment based on Contract Value for so long as the Contract’s Selling Firm remains in effect. Upon annuitization, the maximum commission the Principal Underwriter pays to Selling Firms is 3.40% of annuitized value and/or ongoing annual compensation of up to 0.55% of annuity value or statutory reserves. LFD also acts as wholesaler of the contracts and performs certain marketing and other functions in support of the distribution and servicing of the contracts.
LFD may pay certain Selling Firms or their affiliates additional amounts for, among other things: (1) “preferred product” treatment of the contracts in their marketing programs, which may include marketing services and increased access to registered representatives; (2) sales incentives relating to the contracts; (3) costs associated with sales conferences and educational seminars for their registered representatives; (4) other sales expenses incurred by them; and (5) inclusion in the financial products the Selling Firm offers.
Lincoln Life may provide loans to broker-dealers or their affiliates to help finance marketing and distribution of the contracts, and those loans may be forgiven if aggregate sales goals are met. In addition, we may provide staffing or other administrative support and services to broker-dealers who distribute the contracts. LFD, as wholesaler, may make bonus payments to certain Selling Firms based on aggregate sales of our variable insurance contracts (including the contracts) or persistency standards.
These additional types of compensation are not offered to all Selling Firms. The terms of any particular agreement governing compensation may vary among Selling Firms and the amounts may be significant. The prospect of receiving, or the receipt of, additional compensation may provide Selling Firms and/or their registered representatives with an incentive to favor sales of the contracts over other variable annuity contracts (or other investments) with respect to which a Selling Firm receives lower levels of or no additional compensation. You may wish to take such payment arrangements into account when considering and evaluating any recommendation relating to the contracts. Additional information relating to compensation paid in 2025 is contained in the SAI.
Compensation Paid to Other Parties. Depending on the particular selling arrangements, there may be others whom LFD compensates for the distribution activities. For example, LFD may compensate certain “wholesalers”, who control access to certain selling offices, for access to those offices or for referrals, and that compensation may be separate from the compensation paid for sales of the contracts. LFD may compensate marketing organizations, associations, brokers or consultants which provide marketing assistance and other services to broker-dealers who distribute the contracts, and which may be affiliated with those broker-dealers. Commissions and other incentives or payments described above are not charged directly to Contractowners or the VAA. All compensation is paid from our resources, which include fees and charges imposed on your Contract.
Contractowner Questions
The obligations to purchasers under the contracts are those of Lincoln Life. This prospectus provides a general description of the material features of the Contract. Contracts, endorsements and riders may vary as required by state law. Questions about your Contract should be directed to us at 1-888-868-2583.
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Federal Tax Matters
Introduction
The Federal income tax treatment of the Contract is complex and sometimes uncertain. The Federal income tax rules may vary with your particular circumstances. This discussion does not include all the Federal income tax rules that may affect you and your Contract. This discussion also does not address other Federal tax consequences (including consequences of sales to foreign individuals or entities), or state or local tax consequences, associated with the Contract. As a result, you should always consult a tax advisor about the application of tax rules found in the Internal Revenue Code (“Code”), Treasury Regulations and applicable IRS guidance to your individual situation.
Nonqualified Annuities
This part of the discussion describes some of the Federal income tax rules applicable to nonqualified annuities. A nonqualified annuity is a contract not issued in connection with a qualified retirement plan, such as an IRA or a section 403(b) plan, receiving special tax treatment under the Code. We may not offer nonqualified annuities for all of our annuity products.
Tax Deferral On Earnings
Under the Code, you are generally not subject to tax on any increase in your Contract Value until you receive a Contract distribution. However, for this general rule to apply, certain requirements must be satisfied:
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An individual must own the Contract (or the Code must treat the Contract as owned by an individual).
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The investments of the VAA must be “adequately diversified” in accordance with Treasury regulations.
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Your right to choose particular investments for a Contract must be limited.
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The Annuity Commencement Date must not occur near the end of the Annuitant’s life expectancy.
Contracts Not Owned By An Individual
If a Contract is owned by an entity (rather than an individual) the Code generally does not treat it as an annuity contract for Federal income tax purposes. This means that the entity owning the Contract pays tax currently on the excess of the Contract Value over the investment in the Contract. Examples of contracts where the owner pays current tax on the Contract’s earnings, Large Account Credits if applicable, are contracts issued to a corporation or a trust. Some exceptions to the rule are:
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Contracts in which the named owner is a trust or other entity that holds the Contract as an agent for an individual; however, this exception does not apply in the case of any employer that owns a contract to provide deferred compensation for its employees;
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Immediate annuity contracts, purchased with a single premium, when the annuity starting date is no later than a year from purchase and substantially equal periodic payments are made, not less frequently than annually, during the Annuity Payout period;
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Contracts acquired by an estate of a decedent;
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Certain qualified contracts;
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Contracts purchased by employers upon the termination of certain qualified plans; and
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Certain contracts used in connection with structured settlement agreements.
Investments In The VAA Must Be Diversified
For a Contract to be treated as an annuity for Federal income tax purposes, the investments of the VAA must be “adequately diversified.” Treasury regulations define standards for determining whether the investments of the VAA are adequately diversified. If the VAA fails to comply with these diversification standards, you could be required to pay tax currently on the excess of the Contract Value over the investment in the Contract. Although we do not control the investments of the underlying investment options, we expect that the underlying investment options will comply with the Treasury regulations so that the VAA will be considered “adequately diversified.”
Restrictions
The Code limits your right to choose particular investments for the Contract. Because the IRS has issued little guidance specifying those limits, the limits are uncertain and your right to allocate Contract Values among the Subaccounts may exceed those limits. If so, you would be treated as the owner of the assets of the VAA and thus subject to current taxation on the income, Large Account Credits and gains, if applicable, from those assets. We do not know what limits may be set by the IRS in any guidance that it may issue and whether any such limits will apply to existing contracts. We reserve the right to modify the Contract without your consent in an attempt to prevent you from being considered as the owner of the assets of the VAA for purposes of the Code.
Loss Of Interest Deduction
After June 8, 1997, if a Contract is issued to a taxpayer that is not an individual, or if a Contract is held for the benefit of an entity, the entity may lose a portion of its deduction for otherwise deductible interest expenses. However, this rule does not apply to a Contract
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owned by an entity engaged in a trade or business that covers the life of one individual who is either (i) a 20% Owner of the entity, or (ii) an officer, director, or employee of the trade or business, at the time first covered by the Contract. This rule also does not apply to a Contract owned by an entity engaged in a trade or business that covers the joint lives of the 20% Owner or the entity and the Owner’s spouse at the time first covered by the Contract.
Age At Which Annuity Payouts Begin
The Code does not expressly identify a particular age by which Annuity Payouts must begin. However, those rules do require that an annuity contract provide for amortization, through Annuity Payouts, of the Contract’s Purchase Payments, Large Account Credits and earnings. As long as annuity payments begin or are scheduled to begin on a date on which the Annuitant’s remaining life expectancy is enough to allow for a sufficient Annuity Payout period, the Contract should be treated as an annuity. If the annuity contract is not treated as an annuity, you would be currently taxed on the excess of the Contract Value over the investment in the Contract.
Tax Treatment Of Payments
We make no guarantees regarding the tax treatment of any Contract or of any transaction involving a Contract. However, the rest of this discussion assumes that your Contract will be treated as an annuity under the Code and that any increase in your Contract Value will not be taxed until there is a distribution from your Contract.
Taxation Of Withdrawals And Surrenders
You will pay tax on withdrawals to the extent your Contract Value exceeds your investment in the Contract. This income (and all other income from your Contract) is considered ordinary income (and does not receive capital gains treatment and is not qualified dividend income). You will pay tax on a surrender to the extent the amount you receive exceeds your investment in the Contract. In certain circumstances, your Purchase Payments and investment in the Contract are reduced by amounts received from your Contract that were not included in income. Surrender and reinstatement of your Contract will generally be taxed as a withdrawal. If your Contract has a Living Benefit Rider, and if the guaranteed amount under that rider immediately before a withdrawal exceeds your Contract Value, the Code may require that you include those additional amounts in your income. Please consult your tax advisor.
Taxation Of Annuity Payouts, including Regular Income Payments
The Code imposes tax on a portion of each Annuity Payout (at ordinary income tax rates) and treats a portion as a nontaxable return of your investment in the Contract. We will notify you annually of the taxable amount of your Annuity Payout. Once you have recovered the total amount of the investment in the Contract, you will pay tax on the full amount of your Annuity Payouts. If Annuity Payouts end because of the Annuitant’s death and before the total amount in the Contract has been distributed, the amount not received will generally be deductible. If withdrawals, other than Regular Income Payments, are taken from i4LIFE® Advantage during the Access Period, they are taxed subject to an exclusion ratio that is determined based on the amount of the payment.
Taxation Of Death Benefits
We may distribute amounts from your Contract because of the death of a Contractowner or an Annuitant. The tax treatment of these amounts depends on whether the Contractowner or the Annuitant dies before or after the selection of an Annuity Payout option.
Death prior to the selection of an Annuity Payout option:
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If the Beneficiary receives Death Benefits under an Annuity Payout option, they are taxed in the same manner as Annuity Payouts.
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If the Beneficiary does not receive Death Benefits under an Annuity Payout option, they are taxed in the same manner as a withdrawal.
Death after the selection of an Annuity Payout option:
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If Death Benefits are received in accordance with the existing Annuity Payout option following the death of a Contractowner who is not the Annuitant, they are excludible from income in the same manner as the Annuity Payout prior to the death of the Contractowner.
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If Death Benefits are received in accordance with the existing Annuity Payout option following the death of the Annuitant (whether or not the Annuitant is also the Contractowner), the Death Benefits are excludible from income if they do not exceed the investment in the Contract not yet distributed from the Contract. All Annuity Payouts in excess of the investment in the Contract not previously received are includible in income.
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If Death Benefits are received in a lump sum, the Code imposes tax on the amount of Death Benefits which exceeds the amount of Purchase Payments not previously received.
Additional Taxes Payable On Withdrawals, Surrenders, Or Annuity Payouts
The Code may impose a 10% additional tax on any distribution from your Contract which you must include in your gross income. The 10% additional tax does not apply if one of several exceptions exists. These exceptions include withdrawals, surrenders, or Annuity Payouts that:
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you receive on or after you reach 59½,
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you receive because you became disabled (as defined in the Code),
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you receive from an immediate annuity,
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a Beneficiary receives on or after your death, or
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you receive as a series of substantially equal periodic payments based on your life or life expectancy (non-natural owners holding as agent for an individual do not qualify).
Unearned Income Medicare Contribution
Congress enacted the “Unearned Income Medicare Contribution” as a part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This tax, which affects individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds, is a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (i) the individual's “unearned income,” or (ii) the dollar amount by which the individual's modified adjusted gross income exceeds the applicable threshold. Unearned income includes the taxable portion of distributions that you take from your annuity contract. If you take a distribution from your Contract that may be subject to the tax, we will include a Distribution Code “D” in Box 7 of the Form 1099-R issued to report the distribution. Please consult your tax advisor to determine whether your annuity distributions are subject to this tax.
Special Rules If You Own More Than One Annuity Contract
In certain circumstances, you must combine some or all of the nonqualified annuity contracts you own in order to determine the amount of an Annuity Payout, a surrender, or a withdrawal that you must include in income. For example, if you purchase two or more deferred annuity contracts from the same life insurance company (or its affiliates) during any calendar year, the Code treats all such contracts as one contract. Treating two or more contracts as one contract could affect the amount of a surrender, a withdrawal or an Annuity Payout that you must include in income and the amount that might be subject to the additional tax described previously.
Loans and Assignments
Except for certain qualified contracts, the Code treats any amount received as a loan under your Contract, and any assignment or pledge (or agreement to assign or pledge) of any portion of your Contract Value, as a withdrawal of such amount or portion.
Gifting A Contract
If you transfer ownership of your Contract to a person other than to your spouse (or to your former spouse incident to divorce), and receive a payment less than your Contract’s value, you will pay tax on your Contract Value to the extent it exceeds your investment in the Contract not previously received. The new owner’s investment in the Contract would then be increased to reflect the amount included in income.
Charges for Additional Benefits
Your Contract automatically includes a basic Death Benefit and may include other optional riders. Certain enhancements to the basic Death Benefit may also be available to you. The cost of the basic Death Benefit and any additional benefit are deducted from your Contract. It is possible that the tax law may treat all or a portion of the Death Benefit and other optional protected lifetime income fees, if any, as a contract withdrawal.
Special Considerations for Same-Sex Spouses
In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held that same-sex spouses who are married under state law are treated as spouses for purposes of federal law. You are strongly encouraged to consult a tax advisor before electing spousal rights under the Contract.
Qualified Retirement Plans
We have designed the contracts for use in connection with certain types of retirement plans that receive favorable treatment under the Code. Contracts issued to or in connection with a qualified retirement plan are called “qualified contracts.” We issue contracts for use with various types of qualified retirement plans. The Federal income tax rules applicable to those plans are complex and varied. As a result, this prospectus does not attempt to provide more than general information about the use of the Contract with the various types of qualified retirement plans. Persons planning to use the Contract in connection with a qualified retirement plan should obtain advice from a competent tax advisor.
Types of Qualified Contracts and Terms of Contracts
Qualified retirement plans may include the following:
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Individual Retirement Accounts and Annuities (“Traditional IRAs”)
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Roth IRAs
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Traditional IRA that is part of a Simplified Employee Pension Plan (“SEP”)
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SIMPLE 401(k) plans (Savings Incentive Matched Plan for Employees)
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401(a) / (k) plans (qualified corporate employee pension and profit-sharing plans)
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403(a) plans (qualified annuity plans)
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403(b) plans (public school system and tax-exempt organization annuity plans)
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H.R. 10 or Keogh Plans (self-employed individual plans)
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457(b) plans (deferred compensation plans for state and local governments and tax-exempt organizations)
Our individual variable annuity products are not available for use with any of the foregoing qualified retirement plan accounts, with the exception of Traditional IRA, SEP IRA, and Roth IRA arrangements. We will amend contracts to be used with a qualified retirement plan as generally necessary to conform to the Code’s requirements for the type of plan. However, the rights of a person to any qualified retirement plan benefits may be subject to the plan’s terms and conditions, regardless of the contract’s terms and conditions. In addition, we are not bound by the terms and conditions of qualified retirement plans to the extent such terms and conditions contradict the contract, unless we consent.
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act of 2019
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act (the “SECURE Act”) was enacted on December 20, 2019. The SECURE Act made a number of significant changes to the rules that apply to qualified retirement plans and IRA’s, including the following:
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Eliminated the age 70½ limit for making contributions to an IRA. Beginning in 2020, an IRA owner can make contributions to his or her IRA at any age.
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Changed the required minimum distribution rules that apply after the death of a participant or IRA owner.
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Created the “Qualified Birth or Adoption” exception to the 10% additional tax on early distributions.
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement 2.0 (SECURE 2.0) Act of 2022
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE 2.0) Act (the “SECURE 2.0 Act”) was enacted on December 29, 2022. The SECURE 2.0 Act made specific changes to retirement plans and IRA’s, including:
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Increased the required beginning date measuring age from age 72 to 73 for any participant or IRA owner who did not attain age 72 prior to January 1, 2023. As a result, required minimum distributions are generally required to begin by April 1st of the year following the year in which the participant or IRA owner reaches age 73.
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Further increased the required beginning date measuring age to 75 by 2033.
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Created exception to the 10% additional tax for distributions for domestic violence and emergencies.
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Added provisions that permit rollover of 529 plan amounts to a Roth IRA for the beneficiary, within certain limits.
Tax Treatment of Qualified Contracts
The Federal income tax rules applicable to qualified retirement plans and qualified contracts vary with the type of plan and contract. For example:
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Federal tax rules limit the amount of Purchase Payments or contributions that can be made, and the tax deduction or exclusion that may be allowed for the contributions. These limits vary depending on the type of qualified retirement plan and the participant’s specific circumstances (e.g., the participant’s compensation).
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Minimum annual distributions are required under some qualified retirement plans once you reach age 73 or retire, if later as described below.
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Loans are allowed under certain types of qualified retirement plans, but Federal income tax rules prohibit loans under other types of qualified retirement plans. For example, Federal income tax rules permit loans under some section 403(b) plans, but prohibit loans under Traditional and Roth IRAs. If allowed, loans are subject to a variety of limitations, including restrictions as to the loan amount, the loan’s duration, the rate of interest, and the manner of repayment. Your Contract or plan may not permit loans.
Please note that qualified retirement plans such as 403(b) plans, 401(k) plans and IRAs generally defer taxation of contributions and earnings until distribution. As such, an annuity does not provide any additional tax deferral benefit beyond the qualified retirement plan itself.
Tax Treatment of Payments
The Federal income tax rules generally include distributions from a qualified contract in the participant’s income as ordinary income. These taxable distributions will include contributions that were deductible or excludible from income. Thus, under many qualified contracts, the total amount received is included in income since a deduction or exclusion from income was taken for contributions to the contract. There are exceptions. For example, you do not include amounts received from a Roth IRA in income if certain conditions are satisfied.
Required Minimum Distributions
Under most qualified plans, you must begin receiving payments from the Contract in certain minimum amounts by your “required beginning date”. Prior to the SECURE 2.0 Act, the required beginning date was April 1 of the year following the year you attain age 72
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or retired. If you did not attain age 72 prior to January 1, 2023, then your required beginning date will be April 1st of the year following the year in which you attain age 73 or retire. If you own a traditional IRA, your required beginning date under prior law was April 1st of the year following the year in which you attained age 72. If you did not attain age 72 prior to January 1, 2023, then your required beginning date will be April 1st of the year following the year in which you attain age 73. If you own a Roth IRA, you are not required to receive minimum distributions from your Roth IRA during your life.
Failure to comply with the minimum distribution rules applicable to certain qualified plans, such as Traditional IRAs, will result in the imposition of an excise tax. This excise tax is applied to the amount by which a required minimum distribution exceeds the actual distribution from the qualified plan.
Treasury regulations applicable to required minimum distributions include a rule that may impact the distribution method you have chosen and the amount of your distributions. Under these regulations, the presence of an enhanced Death Benefit, or other benefit which could provide additional value to your Contract, may require you to take additional distributions. An enhanced Death Benefit is any Death Benefit that has the potential to pay more than the Contract Value or a return of investment in the Contract. Annuity contracts inside Custodial or Trusteed IRAs will also be subject to these regulations. Please contact your tax advisor regarding any tax ramifications.
Additional Tax on Early Distributions from Qualified Retirement Plans
The Code may impose a 10% additional tax on an early distribution from a qualified contract that must be included in income. The Code does not impose the additional tax if one of several exceptions applies. The exceptions vary depending on the type of qualified contract you purchase. For example, in the case of an IRA, the 10% additional tax will not apply to any of the following withdrawals, surrenders, or Annuity Payouts:
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Distribution received on or after the Annuitant reaches 59½,
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Distribution received on or after the Annuitant’s death or because of the Annuitant’s disability (as defined in the Code),
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Distribution received as a series of substantially equal periodic payments based on the Annuitant’s life (or life expectancy),
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Distribution received as reimbursement for certain amounts paid for medical care, or
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Distribution received for a “qualified birth or adoption” event.
These exceptions, as well as certain others not described here, generally apply to taxable distributions from other qualified retirement plans. However, the specific requirements of the exception may vary.
Unearned Income Medicare Contribution
Congress enacted the “Unearned Income Medicare Contribution” as a part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. This tax affects individuals whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds certain thresholds, is a 3.8% tax on the lesser of (i) the individual’s “unearned income,” or (ii) the dollar amount by which the individual’s modified adjusted gross income exceeds the applicable threshold. Distributions that you take from your Contract are not included in the calculation of unearned income because your Contract is a qualified plan contract. However, the amount of any such distribution is included in determining whether you exceed the modified adjusted gross income threshold. Please consult your tax advisor to determine whether your annuity distributions are subject to this tax.
Transfers and Direct Rollovers
As a result of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA), you may be able to move funds between different types of qualified plans, such as 403(b) and 457(b) governmental plans, by means of a rollover or transfer. You may be able to rollover or transfer amounts between qualified plans and traditional IRAs. These rules do not apply to Roth IRAs and 457(b) non-governmental tax-exempt plans. There are special rules that apply to rollovers, direct rollovers and transfers (including rollovers or transfers of after-tax amounts). If the applicable rules are not followed, you may incur adverse Federal income tax consequences, including paying taxes which you might not otherwise have had to pay. Before we send a rollover distribution, we will provide a notice explaining tax withholding requirements (see Federal Income Tax Withholding). We are not required to send you such notice for your IRA. You should always consult your tax advisor before you move or attempt to move any funds.
The IRS issued Announcement 2014-32 confirming its intent to apply the one-rollover-per-year limitation of 408(d)(3)(B) on an aggregate basis to all IRAs that an individual owns. This means that an individual cannot make a tax-free IRA-to-IRA rollover if he or she has made such a rollover involving any of the individual’s IRAs in the current tax year. If an intended rollover does not qualify for tax-free rollover treatment, contributions to your IRA may constitute excess contributions that may exceed contribution limits. This one-rollover-per-year limitation does not apply to direct trustee-to-trustee transfers.
Direct Conversions and Recharacterizations
The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) permits direct conversions from certain qualified, retirement, 403(b) or 457(b) plans to Roth IRAs (effective for distributions after 2007). You are also permitted to recharacterize your traditional IRA contribution as a Roth IRA contribution, and to recharacterize your Roth IRA contribution as a traditional IRA contribution. The deadline for the
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recharacterization is the due date (including extensions) for your individual income tax return for the year in which the contribution was made. Upon recharacterization, you are treated as having made the contribution originally to the second IRA account. The recharacterization does not count toward the one-rollover-per-year limitation described above.
Effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2017, pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 115-97), recharacterizations are no longer allowed in the case of a conversion from a non-Roth account or annuity to a Roth IRA. This limitation applies to conversions made from pre-tax accounts under an IRA, qualified retirement plan, 403(b) plan, or 457(b) plan. Roth IRA conversions made in 2017 may be recharacterized as a contribution to a traditional IRA if the recharacterization is completed by October 15, 2018.
There are special rules that apply to conversions and recharacterizations, and if they are not followed, you may incur adverse Federal income tax consequences. You should consult your tax advisor before completing a conversion or recharacterization.
Death Benefit and IRAs
Pursuant to Treasury regulations, IRAs may not invest in life insurance contracts. We do not believe that these regulations prohibit the Death Benefit from being provided under the Contract when we issue the Contract as a Traditional or Roth IRA. However, the law is unclear and it is possible that the presence of the Death Benefit under a Contract issued as a Traditional or Roth IRA could result in increased taxes to you. Certain Death Benefit options may not be available for all of our products.
Federal Income Tax Withholding
We will withhold and remit to the IRS a part of the taxable portion of each distribution made under a Contract unless you notify us in writing prior to the distribution that tax is not to be withheld. In certain circumstances, Federal income tax rules may require us to withhold tax. At the time a withdrawal, surrender, or Annuity Payout is requested, we will give you an explanation of the withholding requirements.
Certain payments from your Contract may be considered eligible rollover distributions (even if such payments are not being rolled over). Such distributions may be subject to special tax withholding requirements. The Federal income tax withholding rules require that we withhold 20% of the eligible rollover distribution from the payment amount, unless you elect to have the amount directly transferred to certain qualified plans or contracts. The IRS requires that tax be withheld, even if you have requested otherwise. Such tax withholding requirements are generally applicable to 401(a), 403(a) or (b), HR 10, and 457(b) governmental plans and contracts used in connection with these types of plans.
Our Tax Status
Under the Code, we are not required to pay tax on investment income and realized capital gains of the VAA. We do not expect that we will incur any Federal income tax liability on the income and gains earned by the VAA. However, the Company does expect, to the extent permitted under the Code, to claim the benefit of the foreign tax credit as the owner of the assets of the VAA. Therefore, we do not impose a charge for Federal income taxes. If there are any changes in the Code that require us to pay tax on some or all of the income and gains earned by the VAA, we may impose a charge against the VAA to pay the taxes.
Changes in the Law
The above discussion is based on the Code, related regulations, and interpretations existing on the date of this prospectus. However, Congress, the IRS, and the courts may modify these authorities, sometimes retroactively.
Additional Information
Voting Rights
As required by law, we will vote the fund shares held in the VAA at meetings of the shareholders of the funds. The voting will be done according to the instructions of Contractowners who have interests in any Subaccounts which invest in classes of the funds. If the 1940 Act or any regulation under it should be amended or if present interpretations should change, and if as a result we determine that we are permitted to vote the fund shares in our own right, we may elect to do so.
The number of votes which you have the right to cast will be determined by applying your percentage interest in a Subaccount to the total number of votes attributable to the Subaccount. In determining the number of votes, fractional shares will be recognized.
Each underlying fund is subject to the laws of the state in which it is organized concerning, among other things, the matters which are subject to a shareholder vote, the number of shares which must be present in person or by proxy at a meeting of shareholders (a “quorum”), and the percentage of such shares present in person or by proxy which must vote in favor of matters presented. Because shares of the underlying fund held in the VAA are owned by us, and because under the 1940 Act we will vote all such shares in the same proportion as the voting instructions which we receive, it is important that each Contractowner provide their voting instructions to us. For funds un-affiliated with Lincoln, even though Contractowners may choose not to provide voting instruction, the shares of a
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fund to which such Contractowners would have been entitled to provide voting instruction will be voted by us in the same proportion as the voting instruction which we actually receive. For funds affiliated with Lincoln, shares of a fund to which such Contractowners would have been entitled to provide voting instruction will, once we receive a sufficient number of instructions we deem appropriate to ensure a fair representation of Contractowners eligible to vote, be voted by us in the same proportion as the voting instruction which we actually receive. As a result, the instruction of a small number of Contractowners could determine the outcome of matters subject to shareholder vote. All shares voted by us will be counted when the underlying fund determines whether any requirement for a minimum number of shares be present at such a meeting to satisfy a quorum requirement has been met. Voting instructions to abstain on any item to be voted on will be applied proportionately to reduce the number of votes eligible to be cast.
Whenever a shareholders meeting is called, we will provide or make available to each person having a voting interest in a Subaccount proxy voting material, reports and other materials relating to the funds. Since the funds engage in shared funding, other persons or entities besides Lincoln Life may vote fund shares. See Investments of the Variable Annuity Account.
Return Privilege
Within the free-look period after you receive the Contract, you may cancel it for any reason by sending us a letter of instruction, indicating your intent to exercise the free-look provision. A Contract canceled under this provision will be void. Except as explained in the following paragraph, we will return the Contract Value as of the Valuation Date on which we receive the cancellation request, plus any premium taxes which had been deducted. No surrender charges or Interest Adjustment will apply. There are no additional Investment Requirements during the free-look period other than as required under an elected optional benefit. A purchaser who participates in the VAA is subject to the risk of a market loss on the Contract Value during the free-look period.
For contracts written in those states whose laws require that we assume this market risk during the free-look period, a Contract may be canceled, subject to the conditions explained before, except that we will return the greater of the Purchase Payment(s) or Contract Value as of the Valuation Date we receive the cancellation request, plus any premium taxes that had been deducted. IRA purchasers will also receive the greater of Purchase Payments or Contract Value as of the Valuation Date on which we receive the cancellation request.
If you cancel this Contract within the free-look period, we reserve the right not to accept another application for this Contract for a period of six months.
State Regulation
As a life insurance company organized and operated under Indiana law, we are subject to provisions governing life insurers and to regulation by the Indiana Commissioner of Insurance. Our books and accounts are subject to review and examination by the Indiana Department of Insurance at all times. A full examination of our operations is conducted by that Department at least every five years.
Records and Reports
As presently required by the 1940 Act and applicable regulations, we are responsible for maintaining all records and accounts relating to the VAA. We have entered into an agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company, 2323 Grand Boulevard, 5th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108, to provide accounting services to the VAA. We will mail to you, at your last known address of record at the Home Office, at least semi-annually after the first Contract Year, reports containing information required by that Act or any other applicable law or regulation.
A written (or electronic, if elected) confirmation of each transaction will be provided to you on the next Valuation Date, except for the following transactions, which are mailed quarterly:
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deduction of any account fee or protected lifetime income fees;
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crediting of Large Account Credits, if applicable;
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any rebalancing event under Investment Requirements or the portfolio rebalancing service;
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any transfer or withdrawal under any applicable additional service: dollar cost averaging or AWS; and
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Regular Income Payments from i4LIFE® Advantage.
Other Information
You may elect to receive your prospectus, prospectus supplements, quarterly statements, and annual and semiannual reports electronically over the Internet, if you have an e-mail account and access to an Internet browser. Once you select eDelivery, via the Internet Service Center, all documents available in electronic format will no longer be sent to you in hard copy. You will receive an e-mail notification when the documents become available online. It is your responsibility to provide us with your current e-mail address. You can resume paper mailings at any time without cost, by updating your profile at the Internet Service Center, or contacting us. To learn more about this service, please log on to www.LincolnFinancial.com, select service centers and continue on through the Internet Service Center.
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Legal Proceedings
In the ordinary course of its business and otherwise, the Company and its subsidiaries or its separate accounts and Principal Underwriter may become or are involved in various pending or threatened regulatory or legal proceedings, including purported class actions, arising from the conduct of its business. In some instances, the proceedings include claims for unspecified or substantial punitive damages and similar types of relief in addition to amounts for alleged contractual liability or requests for equitable relief.
After consultation with legal counsel and a review of available facts, it is management’s opinion that the proceedings, after consideration of any reserves and rights to indemnification, ultimately will be resolved without any material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries, or the financial position of its separate accounts or Principal Underwriter. However, given the large and indeterminate amounts sought in certain of these proceedings and the inherent difficulty in predicting the outcome of such proceedings, it is reasonably possible that an adverse outcome in certain matters could be material to the Company’s operating results for any particular reporting period.
Please refer to the Statement of Additional Information for possible additional information regarding legal proceedings.
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Appendix C — Discontinued Living Benefit Riders
The Living Benefit Riders described in this Appendix are no longer available. This Appendix contains important information for Contractowners who purchased their Contract and one of the following Living Benefit Riders.
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If your Prior Rider is... |
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Lincoln Market Select® Advantage |
i4LIFE® Advantage Select Guaranteed Income Benefit |
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Additional Purchase Payment on day 30 = $15,000; Protected Income Base = $115,000; Enhancement Base = $115,000
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$53,900 |
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Contract Value on the rider’s effective date |
$200,000 |
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Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base on the rider’s
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$200,000 |
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Initial Protected Annual Income amount on the rider’s effective
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$8,000 |
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Contract Value six months after rider’s effective date |
$210,000 |
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Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base six months after
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$200,000 |
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Withdrawal six months after the rider’s effective date |
$8,000 |
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$202,000 |
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$200,000 |
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Contract Value on the first Benefit Year anniversary |
$205,000 |
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Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base on the first Benefit
Year anniversary |
$205,000 |
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anniversary ($205,000 x 4%) |
$8,200 |
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Contract Value = $60,000
Protected Income Base = $85,000
Enhancement Base = $85,000
Protected Annual Income amount = $4,250 (5% of the Protected Income Base of $85,000)
The Contract Value is reduced by the amount of the Protected Annual Income amount of $4,250 and the Protected Income Base and Enhancement Base are not reduced:
Contract Value = $55,750 ($60,000 - $4,250)
Protected Income Base = $85,000
Enhancement Base = $85,000
Protected Income Base = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Enhancement Base = $74,800 ($85,000 x 12% = $10,200; $85,000 - $10,200 = $74,800)
Protected Annual Income amount = $3,740 (5% of $74,800 Protected Income Base)
Protected Income Base = $74,800
Enhancement Base = $74,800
Protected Annual Income amount = $3,740 (5% x $74,800)
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Age |
PAI Rate |
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59 – 64 |
4.20% |
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65 – 69 |
5.60% |
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70 – 74 |
5.80% |
|
75 – 79 |
6.00% |
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80+ |
6.25% |
|
Age |
PAI Rate |
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59 – 64 |
4.25% |
|
65 – 69 |
5.85% |
|
70 – 74 |
5.95% |
|
75 – 79 |
6.20% |
|
80+ |
6.35% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
|
59 – 64 |
4.40% |
59 – 64 |
4.15% |
|
65 – 69 |
6.05% |
65 – 69 |
5.50% |
|
70 – 74 |
6.25% |
70 – 74 |
5.70% |
|
75 – 79 |
6.45% |
75 – 79 |
5.90% |
|
80+ |
6.60% |
80+ |
6.00% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
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59 – 64 |
4.50% |
59 – 64 |
4.25% |
|
65 – 69 |
6.15% |
65 – 69 |
5.60% |
|
70 – 74 |
6.35% |
70 – 74 |
5.80% |
|
75 – 79 |
6.55% |
75 – 79 |
6.00% |
|
80+ |
6.70% |
80+ |
6.10% |
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Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
|
59 – 64 |
4.25% |
59 – 64 |
4.10% |
|
65 – 69 |
6.00% |
65 – 69 |
5.50% |
|
70 – 74 |
6.15% |
70 – 74 |
5.60% |
|
75+ |
6.30% |
75+ |
5.85% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
|
59 – 64 |
4.25% |
59 – 64 |
4.10% |
|
65 – 69 |
5.85% |
65 – 69 |
5.50% |
|
70 – 74 |
6.15% |
70 – 74 |
5.60% |
|
75+ |
6.30% |
75+ |
5.85% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
|
59 – 64 |
4.25% |
59 – 64 |
4.10% |
|
65 – 69 |
6.00% |
65 – 69 |
5.50% |
|
70 – 74 |
6.05% |
70 – 74 |
5.60% |
|
75+ |
6.30% |
75+ |
5.85% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
|
59 – 64 |
4.25% |
59 – 64 |
4.10% |
|
65 – 69 |
5.65% |
65 – 69 |
5.20% |
|
70 – 74 |
6.05% |
70 – 74 |
5.60% |
|
75+ |
6.30% |
75+ |
5.85% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
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Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate |
|
59 – 64 |
4.00% |
59 – 64 |
3.60% |
|
65 – 69 |
5.50% |
65 – 69 |
5.00% |
|
70 – 74 |
5.60% |
70 – 74 |
5.10% |
|
75+ |
5.75% |
75+ |
5.25% |
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Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
|
55 – 58 |
2.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.00% |
|
59 – 64 |
3.75% |
59 – 64 |
3.25% |
|
65 – 69 |
5.00% |
65 – 69 |
4.35% |
|
70 – 74 |
5.10% |
70 – 74 |
4.45% |
|
75+ |
5.25% |
75+ |
4.75% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
|
55 – 58 |
2.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.00% |
|
59 – 64 |
3.75% |
59 – 64 |
3.25% |
|
65 – 69 |
5.00% |
65 – 69 |
4.25% |
|
70 – 74 |
5.10% |
70 – 74 |
4.35% |
|
75+ |
5.25% |
75+ |
4.75% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
|
55 – 58 |
2.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.00% |
|
59 – 64 |
3.25% |
59 – 64 |
3.00% |
|
65 – 74 |
4.75% |
65 – 74 |
4.15% |
|
75+ |
5.00% |
75+ |
4.50% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
|
55 – 58 |
2.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.00% |
|
59 – 64 |
3.25% |
59 – 64 |
3.00% |
|
65+ |
4.75% |
65+ |
4.15% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
|
55 – 58 |
2.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.00% |
|
59 – 64 |
3.25% |
59 – 64 |
3.00% |
|
65+ |
4.50% |
65+ |
4.00% |
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Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
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Age |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
Protected Annual
Income rate* |
|
55 – 58 |
2.50% |
55 – 58 |
2.25% |
|
59 – 64 |
3.50% |
59 – 64 |
3.00% |
|
65 – 69 |
4.75% |
65 – 69 |
4.25% |
|
70 – 74 |
4.75% |
70 – 74 |
4.25% |
|
75+ |
4.75% |
75+ |
4.25% |
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Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
GIB Percentage* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
GIB Percentage* |
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Under age 40 |
2.25% |
Under age 40 |
2.00% |
|
40 – 54 |
3.00% |
40 – 54 |
2.50% |
|
55 – 58 |
3.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.75% |
|
59 – 64 |
4.00% |
59 – 64 |
3.50% |
|
65 – 69 |
5.00% |
65 – 69 |
4.50% |
|
70 – 79 |
5.25% |
70 – 79 |
4.75% |
|
80+ |
5.25% |
80+ |
4.75% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
GIB Percentage* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
GIB Percentage* |
|
Under age 40 |
2.15% |
Under age 40 |
2.15% |
|
40 – 54 |
2.50% |
40 – 54 |
2.25% |
|
55 – 58 |
2.50% |
55 – 58 |
2.25% |
|
59 – 64 |
3.25% |
59 – 64 |
2.75% |
|
65 – 69 |
4.25% |
65 – 69 |
3.25% |
|
70 – 74 |
4.50% |
70 – 74 |
3.75% |
|
75 – 79 |
4.75% |
75 – 79 |
4.00% |
|
80+ |
4.75% |
80+ |
4.25% |
|
Single Life Option |
Joint Life Option | ||
|
Age |
GIB Percentage* |
Age
(younger of you and
your spouse’s age) |
GIB Percentage* |
|
Under age 40 |
2.00% |
Under age 40 |
2.00% |
|
40 – 54 |
2.25% |
40 – 54 |
2.00% |
|
55 – 58 |
2.25% |
55 – 58 |
2.00% |
|
59 – 64 |
3.00% |
59 – 64 |
2.50% |
|
65 – 69 |
3.75% |
65 – 69 |
2.75% |
|
70 – 74 |
4.00% |
70 – 74 |
3.25% |
|
75 – 79 |
4.25% |
75 – 79 |
3.50% |
|
80+ |
4.25% |
80+ |
3.75% |
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E-2
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If your rider was purchased: |
The Enhancement is… |
The Enhancement is… |
|
Prior to April 30, 2026 |
Equal to the Enhancement Value (initial Enhancement
Value = Protected Income Base, and is increased by
Enhancement Base x Enhancement Rate) |
6% |
|
If your rider was purchased: |
The Enhancement is based on the… |
…multiplied by the
Enhancement Rate of… |
|
Between July 18, 2022 and December 17, 2023 |
Enhancement Base |
6% |
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On or prior to July 17, 2022 |
Enhancement Base |
5% |
|
If your rider was purchased: |
The Enhancement is based on the… |
…multiplied by the
Enhancement Rate of… |
|
Between November 28, 2022 and April 30, 2026 |
Equal to the Enhancement Value (initial Enhancement
Value = Protected Income Base, and is increased by
Enhancement Base x Enhancement Rate) |
6% |
|
Between August 22, 2022 and November 27, 2022 |
Enhancement Base |
6% |
|
On or prior to August 21, 2022 |
Enhancement Base |
5% |
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|
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
|
Riders elected prior to April 30, 2026 |
1.50% |
N/A |
|
|
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
|
Riders elected prior to April 30, 2026 |
1.50% |
1.60% |
|
|
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
|
Riders elected between December 14, 2020 and December 17, 2023 |
1.50% |
1.60% |
|
Riders elected on or prior to December 13, 2020 |
1.25% |
1.50% |
|
|
Single
Life |
Joint
Life |
|
Riders elected between December 14, 2020 and April 30, 2026 |
1.50% |
1.60% |
|
Riders elected on or prior to December 13, 2020 |
1.25% |
1.50% |
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The SAI includes additional information about the Contract, Lincoln Life, and the VAA, and is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The SAI is dated the same date as this prospectus. We will provide the SAI without charge upon request. You may obtain a free copy of the SAI and submit inquiries by:
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Mailing: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, PO Box 2348, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2348
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Visiting: www.lfg.com/VAprospectus
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Emailing: [email protected]
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Calling: 1-888-868-2583
You may also obtain reports and other information about the VAA on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following email address: [email protected]. The SEC file numbers and the Contract’s contract identifier number are listed below.
333-236907; 811-08517
EDGAR Contract Identifier:
C000219432
STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI)
Dated May 1, 2026
Relating to Prospectus Dated May 1, 2026 for
Relating to Prospectus Dated May 1, 2026 for
Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Select B-Share
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N, Registrant
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Depositor
The SAI provides you with additional information about Lincoln Life, the VAA, and
your Contract. It is not a prospectus.
A copy of the product prospectus dated May 1, 2026, may be obtained without a charge by writing to the Home Office: Lincoln Life Customer Service, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, PO Box 2348, Fort Wayne,
IN 46801-2348, by calling: 1-888-868-2583, or by emailing: [email protected] and requesting a copy of the Lincoln ChoicePlusSM Select B-Share product prospectus.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE SAI
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Special Terms
The special terms used in this SAI are the ones defined in the prospectus.
General Information and History
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Our Financial Condition. Depending on when you purchased your Contract, you may be permitted to make allocations
to the fixed account, which is part of our general account. See The Fixed Side of the Contract.
In addition, any guarantees under the Contract that exceed your Contract Value, such as those associated with Death Benefit options and
Living Benefit Riders, are paid from our general account (not the VAA). Therefore, any amounts that we may pay under the Contract in
excess of Contract Value are subject to our financial strength and claims-paying ability and our long-term ability to make such
payments. We issue other types of insurance policies and financial products in addition to the Contract. We also pay our obligations under
these products from our assets in the general account. Moreover, unlike assets held in the VAA, the assets of the general account
are subject to the general liabilities of the Company and, therefore, to the Company’s general creditors. In the event of an insolvency or receivership, payments we make from our general account to satisfy claims under the Contract would generally receive the
same priority as our other Contractowner obligations.
The general account is subject to regulation and supervision by the Indiana Insurance
Department as well as the insurance laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which the contracts are distributed. The laws
and regulations applicable to us regulate the investments we can make with assets held in our general account. In general, those laws and regulations
determine the amount and type of investments which we can make with general account assets.
In addition, state insurance regulations require that insurance companies calculate
and establish on their financial statements, a specified amount of reserves in order to meet the contractual obligations to pay the claims
of our Contractowners. In order to meet our claims-paying obligations, we regularly monitor our reserves to ensure we hold sufficient
amounts to cover actual or expected contract and claims payments. However, it is important to note that there is no guarantee
that we will always be able to meet our claims paying obligations, and that there are risks to purchasing any insurance product.
State insurance regulators also require insurance companies to maintain a minimum
amount of capital in excess of liabilities, which acts as a cushion in the event that the insurer suffers a financial impairment, based on the inherent risks in the insurer’s operations. These risks include those associated with losses that we may incur as the result of
defaults on the payment of interest or principal on assets held in our general account, which include bonds, mortgages, general real estate
investments, and stocks, as well as the loss in value of these investments resulting from a loss in their market value.
How to Obtain More Information. We encourage both existing and prospective Contractowners to read and understand our
financial statements. We prepare our financial statements on both a statutory basis and according
to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Our audited GAAP financial statements, as well as the financial statements
of the VAA, are incorporated by reference into this SAI. See Financial Statements below. You may obtain our audited statutory financial statements and any unaudited statutory
financial statements that may be available by visiting our website at www.LincolnFinancial.com.
You also will find on our website information on ratings assigned to us by one or
more independent rating organizations. These ratings are opinions of an operating insurance company’s financial capacity to meet the obligations of its insurance and annuity contracts based on its financial strength and/or claims-paying ability.
Variable Annuity Account (VAA)
For general information and history about the VAA, see The Contracts in the prospectus. The VAA is used to support other annuity contracts offered by us in addition to the Contracts described in this prospectus. The other annuity contracts supported by the VAA generally invest in the same funds as the Contracts described in this prospectus. These other annuity contracts may have different charges that could affect the performance of their Subaccounts, and they offer different
benefits.
Investment Results
At times, the VAA may compare its investment results to various unmanaged indices
or other variable annuities in reports to shareholders, sales literature and advertisements. The results will be calculated on a total return
basis for various periods, with or without surrender charges. Results calculated without surrender charges will be higher. Total
returns include the reinvestment of all distributions, which are reflected in changes in unit value. The money market Subaccount's yield
is based upon investment performance over a 7-day period, which is then annualized.
There can be no assurance that a money market fund will be able to maintain a stable
net asset value of $1.00 per share. During periods of low interest rates, the yield of a money market fund may become extremely low
and possibly negative. In addition, if the yield of a Subaccount investing in a money market fund becomes negative, due in part to
contract fees and expenses, your Contract Value
B-2
may decline. An investment in a money market fund is not insured or guaranteed by
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The sponsor of a money market fund has no legal obligation
to provide financial support to the fund, and you should not expect that the sponsor will provide financial support to the fund
at any time. If, under SEC rules, a money market fund institutes a liquidity fee, we may assess the fee against your Contract Value if a
payment is made to you from a Subaccount investing in the money market fund.
The annual performance of the Subaccounts are based on past performance and do not indicate
or represent future performance.
Index Information
About the S&P 500 Index. The S&P 500® Index is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC or its affiliates (“SPDJI”), and has been licensed for use by Lincoln Financial Investment Corporation (“LFI”) on behalf of certain LVIP Funds (the “Funds”). S&P®, S&P 500®, US 500, The 500, iBoxx®, iTraxx® and CDS® are registered trademarks of S&P Global, Inc. or its affiliates (“S&P”) and Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”). The trademarks have been licensed to SPDJI and have been sublicensed for use for certain purposes by LFI on behalf of the Funds. It is
not possible to invest directly in an index. The Funds is not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by SPDJI, Dow Jones, S&P, any of their respective affiliates (collectively, “S&P Dow Jones Indices”). S&P Dow Jones Indices does not make any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of the Funds or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities
generally or in the Funds particularly or the ability of the S&P 500® Index to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices’ only relationship to the Funds with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service
marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or its licensors. The S&P 500® Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices without regard
to LFI or the Funds. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation to take the needs of LFI
or the owners of the Funds into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the S&P 500® Index. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices are responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of the Fund or the timing of the issuance
or sale of the Fund or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which the Fund is to be converted into cash, surrendered
or redeemed, as the case may be. S&P Dow Jones Indices have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading
of the Funds. There is no assurance that investment products based on the S&P 500® Index will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment adviser, commodity trading
advisor, commodity pool operator, broker dealer, fiduciary, promoter (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended), “expert” as enumerated within 15 U.S.C. § 77k(a) or tax advisor. Inclusion of a security, commodity, crypto currency or other asset within an index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, commodity, crypto currency
or other asset nor is it considered to be investment advice.
NEITHER S&P DOW JONES INDICES NOR A THIRD PARTY LICENSOR GUARANTEES THE ADEQUACY,
ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE S&P 500® INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS)
WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR
ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P DOW JONES INDICES MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS
TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY THE FUNDS, OWNERS OF THE FUNDS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE
USE OF THE INDEX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO
EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL,
EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR OTHERWISE. S&P DOW JONES INDICES HAS NOT REVIEWED, PREPARED AND/OR CERTIFIED ANY PORTION OF, NOR
DOES S&P DOW JONES INDICES HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER, THE FUNDS REGISTRATION STATEMENT, PROSPECTUS OR OTHER OFFERING
MATERIALS. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW
JONES INDICES AND LFI ON BEHALF OF THE FUNDS, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.
Non-Principal Risks of Investing In The Contract
Opportunity Cost. Principal amounts committed to an annuity contract are only available to choose from
investment options available in the Contract, potentially causing you an opportunity cost.
Dying early. If you die earlier than expected, your designated beneficiary may not receive the
full benefit of the future payments.
Divorce. If you get divorced, you could forfeit some or all of the value of your annuity to
your former spouse.
Affiliated Funds. We may have incentive to select affiliated funds because we receive more revenue from
an affiliated fund than a non-affiliated fund.
Fund of Funds. In some fund of funds (or master-feeder) arrangements, you may pay fees and expenses
at both fund levels, which can reduce your investment return.
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Services
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, One Commerce Square,
2005 Market Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, has audited a) the financial statements of each of the subaccounts
listed in the appendix to the opinion that comprise Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N, as of December 31, 2025, the related statements of operations and the statements of changes in net assets for each of the periods indicated in the appendix to the
opinion; and b) the consolidated financial statements of The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025 as set forth in their reports, which are included in this SAI and Registration Statement.
The aforementioned financial statements are included herein in reliance on Ernst & Young LLP's reports,
given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
Keeper of Records
All accounts, books, records and other documents which are required to be maintained
for the VAA are maintained by us or by third parties responsible to Lincoln Life. We have entered into an agreement with State
Street Bank and Trust Company, 2323 Grand Boulevard, 5th Floor, Kansas City, MO 64108, to provide accounting services to the VAA. No separate
charge against the assets of the VAA is made by us for this service.
Purchase of Securities Being Offered
The variable annuity contracts are offered to the public through licensed insurance
agents who specialize in selling our products; through independent insurance brokers; and through certain securities brokers/dealers
selected by us whose personnel are legally authorized to sell annuity products. There are no special purchase plans for any class
of prospective buyers. However, under certain limited circumstances described in the prospectus under the section Charges and Other
Deductions, any applicable account fee and/or surrender charge may be reduced or waived.
Both before and after the Annuity Commencement Date, there are exchange privileges
between Subaccounts, and from the VAA to the general account (if available) subject to restrictions set out in the prospectus.
See The Contracts, in the prospectus. No exchanges are permitted between the VAA and other separate accounts.
The offering of the contracts is continuous.
Principal Underwriter
Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. (“LFD”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation and an affiliate of
Lincoln Life as a result of common control. LFD serves as the principal underwriter (the “Principal Underwriter”) for the contracts, as described in the prospectus. The Principal Underwriter currently offers, and expects to continue
offering, the contracts to the public on a continuous basis, but reserves the right to discontinue offering the contracts at any time.
Prior to May 6, 2024, the Principal Underwriter offered the contracts through sales representatives who were registered with either Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation (“LFA”) or Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation (“LFN”) (collectively “LFN”), each an affiliate of LFD. The Principal Underwriter has also entered into selling agreements with other broker-dealers (“Selling Firms”) for the sale of the contracts. Sales representatives who are registered with Selling Firms are appointed as our insurance agents. LFD, in its capacity
as Principal Underwriter, paid to LFN and Selling Firms, sales compensation totaling $403,677,807 in 2023, $480,185,092 in 2024 and $521,290,587 in 2025, in connection with all of the contracts offered under the VAA. The Principal Underwriter retained
no underwriting commissions for the sale of the contracts. LFD maintains its principal place of business at 130 North Radnor Chester
Road, Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087.
Contract Information
Interest Adjustment Example
The Interest Adjustment is calculated by multiplying the transaction amount by:
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(1+A)n
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–1
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(1+B+K)n
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where:
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||
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A
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=
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yield rate for a U.S. Treasury security with time to maturity equal to the Subaccount’s Guaranteed Period, determined at
the beginning of the Guaranteed Period.
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B
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=
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yield rate for a U.S. Treasury security with time to maturity equal to the time remaining
in the Guaranteed Period if greater
than one year, determined at the time of surrender, withdrawal or transfer. For remaining
periods of one year or less, the
yield rate for a one year U.S. Treasury security is used.
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K
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=
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a 0.25% adjustment (unless otherwise limited by applicable state law). This adjustment
builds into the formula a factor
representing direct and indirect costs to us associated with liquidating general account
assets in order to satisfy
surrender requests. This adjustment of 0.25% has been added to the denominator of
the formula because it is anticipated
that a substantial portion of applicable general account portfolio assets will be
in relatively illiquid securities. Thus, in
addition to direct transaction costs, if such securities must be sold (e.g., because
of surrenders), the market price may be
lower. Accordingly, even if interest rates decline, there will not be a positive adjustment
until this factor is overcome, and
then any adjustment will be lower than otherwise, to compensate for this factor. Similarly,
if interest rates rise, any
negative adjustment will be greater than otherwise, to compensate for this factor.
If interest rates stay the same, there will
be no Interest Adjustment.
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|
n
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=
|
The number of years remaining in the Guaranteed Period (e.g., 1 year and 73 days =
1 + (73 divided by 365) = 1.2 years).
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|
|
|
Straight-Line interpolation is used for periods to maturity not quoted.
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Note: This example is intended to show how the Interest Adjustment calculation impacts
the surrender value of a representative contract. The surrender charges, annual account fee, adjustment factor, and guaranteed minimum
interest rate values shown here are generally different from those that apply to specific contracts, particularly those
contracts that deduct an initial sales load or pay a bonus on deposits. Calculations of the Interest Adjustment in your Contract, if applicable,
will be based on the factors applicable to your Contract. The Interest Adjustment may be referred to as a Market Value Adjustment
in your Contract.
SAMPLE CALCULATIONS FOR MALE 35 ISSUE
CASH SURRENDER VALUES
CASH SURRENDER VALUES
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Single Premium
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$50,000
|
|
Premium taxes
|
None
|
|
Withdrawals
|
None
|
|
Guaranteed Period
|
5 years
|
|
Guaranteed Interest Rate
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3.50%
|
|
Annuity Date
|
Age 70
|
|
Index Rate A
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3.50%
|
|
Index Rate B
|
4.00% End of Contract Year 1
3.50% End of Contract Year 2
3.00% End of Contract Year 3
2.00% End of Contract Year 4
|
|
Percentage adjustment to B
|
0.50%
|
|
Interest Adjustment Formula
|
(1 + Index A)n
|
-1
|
|
n = Remaining Guaranteed Period
|
(1 + Index B + % Adjustment)n
|
SURRENDER VALUE CALCULATION
|
Contract Year
|
(1)
Annuity
Value
|
(2)
1 + Interest
Adjustment Formula
|
(3)
Adjusted
Annuity
Value
|
(4)
Minimum
Value
|
(5)
Greater of
(3) & (4)
|
(6)
Surrender
Charge
|
(7)
Surrender
Value
|
|
1
|
$51,710
|
0.962268
|
$49,759
|
$50,710
|
$50,710
|
$4,250
|
$46,460
|
|
2
|
$53,480
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0.985646
|
$52,712
|
$51,431
|
$52,712
|
$4,250
|
$48,462
|
|
3
|
$55,312
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1.000000
|
$55,312
|
$52,162
|
$55,312
|
$4,000
|
$51,312
|
|
4
|
$57,208
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1.009756
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$57,766
|
$52,905
|
$57,766
|
$3,500
|
$54,266
|
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5
|
$59,170
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N/A
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$59,170
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$53,658
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$59,170
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$3,000
|
$56,170
|
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ANNUITY VALUE CALCULATION
|
Contract Year
|
BOY*
Annuity
Value
|
|
Guaranteed
Interest Rate
|
|
Annual
Account
Fee
|
|
EOY**
Annuity
Value
|
|
1
|
$50,000
|
x
|
1.035
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$51,710
|
|
2
|
$51,710
|
x
|
1.035
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$53,480
|
|
3
|
$53,480
|
x
|
1.035
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$55,312
|
|
4
|
$55,312
|
x
|
1.035
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$57,208
|
|
5
|
$57,208
|
x
|
1.035
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$59,170
|
SURRENDER CHARGE CALCULATION
|
Contract Year
|
Surrender
Charge
Factor
|
|
Deposit
|
|
Surrender
Charge
|
|
1
|
8.5%
|
x
|
$50,000
|
=
|
$4,250
|
|
2
|
8.5%
|
x
|
$50,000
|
=
|
$4,250
|
|
3
|
8.0%
|
x
|
$50,000
|
=
|
$4,000
|
|
4
|
7.0%
|
x
|
$50,000
|
=
|
$3,500
|
|
5
|
6.0%
|
x
|
$50,000
|
=
|
$3,000
|
1 + INTEREST ADJUSTMENT FORMULA CALCULATION
|
Contract Year
|
Index A
|
Index B
|
Adj Index B
|
N
|
Result
|
|
1
|
3.50
%
|
4.00
%
|
4.50
%
|
4
|
0.962268
|
|
2
|
3.50
%
|
3.50
%
|
4.00
%
|
3
|
0.985646
|
|
3
|
3.50
%
|
3.00
%
|
3.50
%
|
2
|
1.000000
|
|
4
|
3.50
%
|
2.00
%
|
2.50
%
|
1
|
1.009756
|
|
5
|
3.50
%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
MINIMUM VALUE CALCULATION
|
Contract Year
|
|
|
Minimum
Guaranteed
Interest Rate
|
|
Annual
Account
Fee
|
|
Minimum
Value
|
|
1
|
$50,000
|
x
|
1.015
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$50,710
|
|
2
|
$50,710
|
x
|
1.015
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$51,431
|
|
3
|
$51,431
|
x
|
1.015
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$52,162
|
|
4
|
$52,162
|
x
|
1.015
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$52,905
|
|
5
|
$52,905
|
x
|
1.015
|
-
|
$40
|
=
|
$53,658
|
*
BOY = beginning of year
**
EOY = end of year
Additional Services
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA)—You may systematically transfer, on a monthly basis or in accordance with other terms
we make available, amounts from certain Subaccounts, or the fixed side (if available) of the
contract into the Subaccounts or in accordance with other terms we make available. You may elect to participate in the DCA program
at the time of application or at any time before the Annuity Commencement Date by completing an election form available from us. The
minimum amount to be dollar cost averaged is $1,500 over any time period between six and 60 months. We may offer different time
periods for new Purchase Payments and for transfers of Contract Value. State variations may exist. Once elected, the program
will remain in effect until the earlier of:
●
the Annuity Commencement Date;
●
the value of the amount being DCA'd is depleted; or
●
you cancel the program by written request or by telephone if we have your telephone
authorization on file.
We reserve the right to discontinue or restrict access to this program at any time.
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A transfer made as part of this program is not considered a transfer for purposes
of limiting the number of transfers that may be made, or assessing any charges or Interest Adjustment which may apply to transfers.
Upon receipt of an additional Purchase Payment allocated to the DCA fixed account, the existing program duration will be extended
to reflect the end date of the new DCA program. However, the existing interest crediting rate will not be extended. The existing interest
crediting rate will expire at its originally scheduled expiration date and the value remaining in the DCA account from the original amount
as well as any additional Purchase Payments will be credited with interest at the standard DCA rate at the time. DCA does not
assure a profit or protect against loss.
Automatic Withdrawal Service (AWS)—AWS provides an automatic, periodic withdrawal of Contract Value to you. AWS may take
place on either a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, as selected by
the Contractowner. You may elect to participate in AWS at the time of application or at any time before the Annuity Commencement Date
by sending a written request to us. The minimum Contract Value required to establish AWS is $10,000. You may cancel or make changes
to your AWS program at any time by sending a written request to us. If telephone authorization has been elected, certain
changes may be made by telephone. Notwithstanding the requirements of the program, any withdrawal must be permitted under Section 401(a)(9)
of the IRC for qualified plans or permitted under Section 72 of the IRC for nonqualified contracts. To the extent that
withdrawals under AWS do not qualify for an exemption from the contingent deferred sales charge, we will assess any applicable
surrender charges on those withdrawals. See Surrender Charge.
Portfolio Rebalancing — Portfolio rebalancing is an option, which, if elected by the Contractowner, restores to a pre-determined level the percentage of the Contract Value (or Account Value under i4LIFE® Advantage), allocated to each variable Subaccount. This pre-determined level will be the allocation initially selected when the Contract was purchased,
unless subsequently changed. The portfolio rebalancing allocation may be changed at any time by submitting a written request
to us. If portfolio rebalancing is elected, all Purchase Payments allocated to the variable Subaccounts must be subject to portfolio rebalancing.
Portfolio rebalancing may take place on either a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual or annual basis, as selected by the Contractowner.
The Contractowner may terminate the portfolio rebalancing program or re-enroll at any time by sending a written request
to us. If telephone authorization has been elected, the Contractowner may make these elections by phone. The portfolio rebalancing program
is not available following the Annuity Commencement Date.
Please note that all of the services discussed in this section will stop once we become
aware of a pending death claim.
Other Information
Due to differences in redemption rates, tax treatment or other considerations, the
interests of policyholders under the variable life accounts could conflict with those of Contractowners under the VAA. In those cases,
where assets from variable life and variable annuity separate accounts are invested in the same fund(s) (i.e., where mixed funding
occurs), the Boards of Directors of the fund involved will monitor for any material conflicts and determine what action, if any,
should be taken. If it becomes necessary for any separate account to replace shares of any fund with another investment, that fund
may have to liquidate securities on a disadvantageous basis. Refer to the prospectus for each fund for more information about mixed funding.
Determination of Accumulation and Annuity Unit Value
A description of the days on which Accumulation and Annuity Units will be valued is
given in the prospectus. The New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) most recent announcement (which is subject to change) states that
it will be closed on weekends and on these holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Good Friday, Memorial
Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. If any of these holidays occurs on a weekend
day, the Exchange may also be closed on the business day occurring just before or just after the holiday. It may also be closed
on other days.
Since the portfolios of some of the funds and series will consist of securities primarily
listed on foreign exchanges or otherwise traded outside the United States, those securities may be traded (and the net asset
value of those funds and series and of the variable account could therefore be significantly affected) on days when the investor has no
access to those funds and series.
Annuity Payments
Variable Annuity Payouts
Variable Annuity Payouts will be determined on the basis of:
●
the dollar value of the Contract on the Annuity Commencement Date less any applicable
premium tax;
●
the annuity tables contained in the Contract;
●
the type of annuity option selected; and
●
the investment results of the fund(s) selected.
In order to determine the amount of variable Annuity Payouts, we make the following
calculation:
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●
first, we determine the dollar amount of the first payout;
●
second, we credit the Contract with a fixed number of Annuity Units based on the amount
of the first payout; and
●
third, we calculate the value of the Annuity Units each period thereafter.
These steps are explained below.
The dollar amount of the first periodic variable Annuity Payout is determined by applying
the total value of the Accumulation Units credited under the Contract valued as of the Annuity Commencement Date (less any premium
taxes) to the annuity tables contained in the Contract. The first variable Annuity Payout will be paid 14 days after the Annuity
Commencement Date. This day of the month will become the day on which all future Annuity Payouts will be paid. Amounts shown in the tables are based on the 1983 Table “a” Individual Annuity Mortality Tables, modified, with an assumed investment return at the rate
of 3%, 4%, 5% or 6% per annum, depending on the terms of your Contract. The first Annuity Payout is determined by multiplying
the benefit per $1,000 of value shown in the contract tables by the number of thousands of dollars of value accumulated under the Contract.
These annuity tables vary according to the form of annuity selected and the age of the Annuitant at the Annuity Commencement
Date. The assumed interest rate is the measuring point for subsequent Annuity Payouts. If the actual net investment rate (annualized)
exceeds the assumed interest rate, the payout will increase at a rate equal to the amount of such excess.
Conversely, if the actual rate is less than the assumed interest rate, Annuity Payouts
will decrease. If the assumed rate of interest were to be increased, Annuity Payouts would start at a higher level but would decrease
more rapidly or increase more slowly.
We may use sex-distinct annuity tables in contracts that are not associated with employer
sponsored plans and where not prohibited by law.
At an Annuity Commencement Date, the Contract is credited with Annuity Units for each
Subaccount on which variable Annuity Payouts are based. The number of Annuity Units to be credited is determined by dividing the
amount of the first periodic payout by the value of an Annuity Unit in each Subaccount selected. Although the number of Annuity
Units is fixed by this process, the value of such units will vary with the value of the underlying fund. The amount of the second and
subsequent periodic payouts is determined by multiplying the Contractowner’s fixed number of Annuity Units in each Subaccount by the appropriate Annuity Unit value for the Valuation Date ending 14 days prior to the date that payout is due.
The value of each Subaccount’s Annuity Unit will be set initially at $1.00. The Annuity Unit value for each Subaccount at the end of any Valuation Date is determined by multiplying the Subaccount Annuity Unit value for
the immediately preceding Valuation Date by the product of:
●
The net investment factor of the Subaccount for the Valuation Period for which the
Annuity Unit value is being determined, and
●
A factor to neutralize the assumed investment return in the annuity table.
The value of the Annuity Units is determined as of a Valuation Date 14 days prior
to the payment date in order to permit calculation of amounts of Annuity Payouts and mailing of checks in advance of their due dates. Such
checks will normally be issued and mailed at least three days before the due date.
Financial Statements
The December 31, 2025 financial statements of the VAA and the December 31, 2025 consolidated financial statements of Lincoln Life are incorporated into this SAI by reference to the VAA’s most recent N-VPFS (“N-VPFS”) filed with the SEC by Lincoln Life on April 8, 2026.
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Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N
PART C - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 27. Exhibits
(b) Not Applicable
(c)(1) Form of Broker-Dealer Selling Agreement among The Lincoln National Life Insurance
Company, Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York and Lincoln Financial Distributors, Inc. incorporated herein by
reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 on Form N-4 (File No. 333-181617) filed on December 13, 2024.
(19) Guaranteed Income Later Rider (22AR-707) (4LATER Select Advantage) incorporated herein
by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 36 (File No. 333-170897) filed on August 8, 2022.
(3) Third Amended and Restated Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance Agreement dated January
1, 2023, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance Company (Barbados)
Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 (File No. 333-212680) filed on April 14, 2023.
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(i) Amendment No. 1 to the Third Amended and Restated Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance
Agreement dated January 1, 2023, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance
Company (Barbados) Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 (File
No. 333-212682) filed on February 2, 2024.
(ii) Amendment No. 2 to the Third Amended and Restated Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance
Agreement dated January 1, 2023, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance
Company (Barbados) Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 (File
No. 333-212682) filed on April 10, 2025.
(iii) Amendment No. 3 to the Third Amendment and Restated Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance
Agreement dated January 1, 2023, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National
Reinsurance Company (Barbados) Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 (File
No. 333-212682) filed on April 10, 2025.
(iv) Amendment No. 4 to the Third Amended and Restated Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance
Agreement dated January 1, 2023, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance
Company (Barbados) Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (File
No. 333-212680) filed on April 9, 2026.
(v) Amendment No. 5 to the Third Amended and Restated Automatic Indemnity Reinsurance
Agreement dated January 1, 2023, between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and Lincoln National Reinsurance
Company (Barbados) Limited incorporated herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 (File
No. 333-212680) filed on April 9, 2026.
(h) Fund Participation Agreements and Amendments between The Lincoln National Life
Insurance Company and:
(9) Legg Mason Partners Variable Equity Trust, Legg Mason Partners Variable Income Trust,
Legg Mason Investor Services, LLC, and Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Agreement incorporated herein by reference
to Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-125790) filed on April 9, 2018;
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(11) MFS Variable Insurance Trust, MFS Variable Insurance Trust II and III incorporated
herein by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 on Form N-6 (File No. 333-146507) filed on April 1, 2015;
(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 Agreements between The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company and:
(m) Not applicable
(n) Not applicable
(o) Not applicable
(q) Not applicable
(r) Not applicable
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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 N as well
as the contracts. The list also shows The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company's executive officers.
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Name
|
Positions and Offices with Depositor
|
|
Craig T. Beazer*
|
Executive Vice President, General Counsel 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
|
|
John G. Morriss*
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
|
|
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
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 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
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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
(c) N/A
Item 31A. Information about Contracts with Indexed-Linked Options and Fixed Options
Subject to a Contract Adjustment
Not Applicable.
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.
B-6
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 on its behalf, in the City of Hartford, and the State of Connecticut on this 26th day of March, 2026 at 2:57 pm. |
| Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account E | ||
| Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H | ||
| Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N | ||
| (Registered Separate Accounts) | ||
| By: | /s/Kimberly A. Genovese | |
| Kimberly A. Genovese | ||
| Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | ||
| The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company | ||
| (Insurance Company) | ||
Signed on its behalf, in the City of Hartford, and the State of Connecticut on this 24th day of March, 2026 at 1:59 pm.
| By: | /s/Michelle L. Grindle | |
| Michelle L. Grindle | ||
| (Signature-Officer of Depositor) | ||
| Vice President, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company |
Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account E (File No. 811-04882; CIK: 0000804223)
033-26032 (Amendment No. 82)
Lincoln National Variable Annuity Account H (File No. 811-05721; CIK: 0000847552)
| 033-27783 (Amendment No. 81) | 333-63505 (Amendment No. 90) | 333-181615 (Amendment No. 47) |
| 333-18419 (Amendment No. 84) | 333-135219 (Amendment No. 63) | 333-212681 (Amendment No. 29) |
| 333-35780 (Amendment No. 64) | 333-170695 (Amendment No. 57) | 333-233762 (Amendment No. 12) |
| 333-35784 (Amendment No. 79) | 333-175888 (Amendment No. 36) | 333-233764 (Amendment No. 18) |
| 333-61592 (Amendment No. 81) |
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N (File No. 811-08517; CIK: 0001048606)
| 333-36316 (Amendment No. 103) | 333-172328 (Amendment No. 52) | 333-214143 (Amendment No. 33) |
| 333-36304 (Amendment No. 91) | 333-174367 (Amendment No. 40) | 333-214144 (Amendment No. 21) |
| 333-40937 (Amendment No. 97) | 333-181612 (Amendment No. 45) | 333-214235 (Amendment No. 18) |
| 333-61554 (Amendment No. 97) | 333-186894 (Amendment No. 49) | 333-236907 (Amendment No. 16) |
| 333-135039 (Amendment No. 63) | 333-193272 (Amendment No. 34) | 333-239288 (Amendment No. 12) |
| 333-138190 (Amendment No. 74) | 333-193273 (Amendment No. 26) | 333-252473 (Amendment No. 20) |
| 333-149434 (Amendment No. 45) | 333-193274 (Amendment No. 24) | 333-252653 (Amendment No. 15) |
| 333-170529 (Amendment No. 48) | 333-212680 (Amendment No. 30) | 333-252654 (Amendment No. 15) |
| 333-170897 (Amendment No. 52) | 333-212682 (Amendment No. 22) |
| (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 March 26, 2026 at 2:57 pm. |
| 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/ John G. Morriss | Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, and Director | |
| John G. Morriss | ||
| */s/ Adam M. Cohen | Senior Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Accounting Officer | |
| Adam M. Cohen | (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
| */s/ Eric B. Wilmer | Assistant Vice President and Director | |
| Eric B. Wilmer |
| * By | /s/Kimberly A. Genovese | , Pursuant to a Power of Attorney |
| Kimberly A. Genovese |
ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS
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