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Lincoln Financial

One season of the Lincoln Financial record. The family page shows the latest season.

Vote records reported
269,481year to 30 June 2025
Against management
7.8%20,492 of 263,459 marked votes
Say-on-pay support
86.2%for, of for + against + abstain
Shareholder-proposal support
37.5%for, of for + against + abstain
86.7% for8.5% against4.8% other7.8% against management271,244 votes

foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management

For the year to 30 June 2025, Lincoln Financial reported 269,481 vote records on Form N-PX. 20,492 of the 263,459 votes that were marked for or against management went against management: 7.8%, close to the median of the fund families tracked here (7.6%).

Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 3.7%. The two figures differ when the votes against management fall on larger or smaller holdings than the rest.

On pay and on shareholder proposals: it voted for 86.2% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median of the fund families tracked here: 88.8%) and it voted for 37.5% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median of the fund families tracked here: 29.5%).

By category, votes against management were most frequent in DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (57.9% of 1,033), ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE (51.8% of 2,002) and OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (47.6% of 2,238).

Compared with other filers

Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 60 families with at least 25 vote records in the season.

year to 30 June 2025This familyMedian familyAll filers pooled
Against-management share7.8%7.6%9.7%
Say-on-pay support rate86.2%88.8%84.3%
Shareholder-proposal support rate37.5%29.5%33.0%
Shares on loan, share of shares held0.00%0.85%2.20%
Largest families, year to 30 June 2026Against managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal support
Vanguard20.1%94.1%42.0%
BlackRock and iShares7.5%88.3%11.9%
Fidelity6.0%94.7%27.6%
Dimensional16.4%78.9%57.4%
State Street and SPDR16.9%77.1%50.4%

Votes by category

Filers choose one or more categories for each vote, so a vote can appear in more than one row. Category names are printed as Form N-PX defines them.

Category (as the form names it)VotesForAgainstAgainst managementSplit
DIRECTOR ELECTIONS152,033136,4336,6866.6%
SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES13,85611,1511,78911.3%
AUDIT-RELATED19,93719,4802210.6%
INVESTMENT COMPANY MATTERS8800.0%
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES90366518527.6%
EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS3,3813,1242303.8%
CAPITAL STRUCTURE23,61620,5612,7187.1%
COMPENSATION20,83616,6083,93313.8%
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE36,35030,0344,4328.0%
ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE2,0142631,74051.8%
HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE67820547041.9%
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION1,04419983757.9%
OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES2,2588091,42647.6%
OTHER2,3751,10387912.9%

By season

SeasonVote recordsAgainst managementSay-on-pay supportShareholder-proposal supportSplit
year to 30 June 2024242,6239.7%86.7%37.6%
year to 30 June 2025269,4817.8%86.2%37.5%
year to 30 June 2026238,5628.6%86.3%28.4%

Say-on-pay votes against management

Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Lincoln Financial voted against management on 127 of the 2,792 it marked either way (4.5%) in the year to 30 June 2025. The 40 companies with the most reporting filers are listed.

A further 3 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.

Shareholder proposals it supported

Of 1,459 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Lincoln Financial voted for 611 (41.9%). The 40 at the companies with the most reporting filers are listed. Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.

CompanyMeetingProposal
Meta Platforms, Inc.28 May 2025A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of voting results based on class of shares.
Meta Platforms, Inc.28 May 2025A shareholder proposal regarding report on hate targeting marginalized communities.
Meta Platforms, Inc.28 May 2025A shareholder proposal regarding dual class capital structure.
The Charles Schwab Corporation22 May 2025Stockholder proposal requesting declassification of the board of directors
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION1 May 2025Shareholder proposal regarding support simple majority vote
United Parcel Service, Inc.8 May 2025To take steps to reduce the voting power of UPS class A stock from 10 votes per share to one vote per share.
Boston Scientific Corporation1 May 2025Stockholder proposal titled "Support Simple Majority Vote."
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated14 May 2025Shareholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding excessive golden parachutes.
The Travelers Companies, Inc.21 May 2025Shareholder proposal relating to ratification of golden parachutes, if presented at the Annual Meeting of...
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.23 Jan 2025Shareholder Proposal to Amend the Bylaws to Repeal any Amendments Adopted after September 17, 2023
Otis Worldwide Corporation15 May 2025Shareholder proposal regarding reporting on political contributions and expenditures
Airbnb, Inc.4 Jun 2025To consider one stockholder proposal regarding voting disclosure
Yum! Brands, Inc.15 May 2025Shareholder Proposal Regarding Workplace Safety Policies and Practices.
Delta Air Lines, Inc.19 Jun 2025A shareholder proposal requesting the ability for shareholders to act by written consent.
Cintas Corporation29 Oct 2024A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of key diversity and inclusion metric
Cintas Corporation29 Oct 2024A shareholder proposal regarding political disclosure
Cintas Corporation29 Oct 2024A shareholder proposal regarding disclosure of managing climate risk through science-based targets and...
Agilent Technologies, Inc.13 Mar 2025Declassify the Board of Directors
WEC Energy Group, Inc.8 May 2025Stockholder proposal to support simple majority vote
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.7 May 2025Declassify the Board of Directors
HCA Healthcare, Inc.24 Apr 2025Stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding lavish golden parachutes.
Church & Dwight Co., Inc.1 May 2025Stockholder Proposal - Support Special Shareholder Meeting Improvement.
IQVIA Holdings Inc.24 Apr 2025If properly presented, a stockholder proposal concerning special stockholder meetings.
Lennar Corporation9 Apr 2025Vote on a stockholder proposal on an Independent Board Chairman.
Snowflake Inc.2 Jul 2024To consider and vote on, if properly presented at the meeting, a non-binding stockholder proposal...
Keysight Technologies, Inc.20 Mar 2025Declassify the Board of Directors
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated15 May 2025Stockholder proposal, as described in the accompanying proxy statement
ORGANON & CO.10 Jun 2025Corporate governance
CoStar Group, Inc.26 Jun 2025Stockholder proposal regarding support for transparency in political spending
Regions Financial Corporation16 Apr 2025Shareholder Proposal Relating to Simple Majority Vote.
CDW Corporation20 May 2025To consider and act upon the stockholder proposal, if properly presented at the meeting, regarding...
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.12 Jun 2025Vote on a stockholder proposal to give shareholders the ability to call for a special shareholder meeting.
HubSpot, Inc.4 Jun 2025Adopt Simple Majority Vote
ANSYS, Inc.27 Jun 2025Stockholder Proposal Requesting Support for Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.14 May 2025To approve a stockholder proposal regarding simple majority vote.
CMS Energy Corporation2 May 2025Vote on a Shareholder Proposal: Support Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Shareholder Meeting.
Teradyne, Inc.9 May 2025To vote on a shareholder proposal requiring the Company to prepare a report about political contributions...
Hologic, Inc.26 Feb 2025Advisory approval of a stockholder proposal to replace the supermajority voting provisions in our charter...
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.6 May 2025Shareholder proposal regarding shareholder approval requirement for excessive golden parachutes
Albemarle Corporation6 May 2025Shareholder proposal regarding simple majority vote.

Shares on loan

Lincoln Financial reported no shares on loan for the year to 30 June 2025. Shares lent out at the record date cannot be voted by the lender, which is why Form N-PX asks for the figure. More on lending and votes.

Questions

How did Lincoln Financial vote on executive pay?

In the year to 30 June 2025 Lincoln Financial reported 12,940 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 11,151 were for (86.2%), 1,789 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 127 of the 2,792 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 3 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.

How often does Lincoln Financial vote against management?

7.8% of the time in the year to 30 June 2025: 20,492 of the 263,459 votes it marked as for or against management. Form N-PX asks each filer to state, vote by vote, whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; this figure counts those marks.

Did Lincoln Financial support shareholder proposals on climate?

In the category ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE it reported 1,779 votes on proposals from security holders in the year to 30 June 2025 and voted for 65 of them (3.7%). Across every category it voted for 37.5% of security-holder proposals. Filers choose the category for each vote, so the same proposal can sit in different categories in different filings.

Is this the result of the meetings?

No. Form N-PX shows how this filer voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or whether a proposal was approved. Companies report certified results separately, on Form 8-K.

Where does the data come from?

From the Form N-PX filings of the registrants and managers grouped under this family on the SEC's EDGAR system, read as filed. The SEC does not verify the contents. Amended filings (N-PX/A) replace the filings they amend. Data on this page runs through 23 Sep 2026.

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Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings of the filers grouped under Lincoln Financial, read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.