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Lincoln National's Universal Shelf Assigned Preliminary Ratings; Ratings Put On Watch Pos

Published Mar 16, 2006

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NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) March 16, 2006--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it assigned its 'A-' preliminary senior debt, 'BBB+' preliminary subordinated debt, and 'BBB' preliminary preferred stock ratings to Lincoln National Corp.'s (NYSE:LNC; A-/Watch Pos/A-2) universal shelf, which was filed on March 14, 2006. Standard&Poor's also said that it placed these ratings on CreditWatch with positive implications. "The preliminary ratings are on CreditWatch positive because the ratings on LNC and its operating subsidiaries were placed on CreditWatch positive following its Oct. 10, 2005, announcement of its intention to merge with Jefferson Pilot Corp. (NYSE:JP)," explained Standard&Poor's credit analyst Kevin Ahern. The new shelf has an undesignated notional amount in accordance with the

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LNC

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Lincoln National Corp.

GICS

Life & Health Insurance (40301020)

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Global Issuers

Country

United States

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United States

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Research Update: S&PCORRECT: Lincoln Ntl Ratings Raised, Jefferson-Pilot Ratings Lowered; All Ratings Off Watch – 2006/04/03 – US$ 225.00

S&PCORRECT: Lincoln Ntl Rtgs Raised, Jefferson-Pilot Ratings Lowered; All Rtgs Off CreditWatch – 2006/04/03 – US$ 150.00

Lincoln National Corp.'s $1B Senior Notes Issuance Assigned 'A+' Rating – 2006/04/04 – US$ 150.00

Research Update: Lincoln National Corp.'s $1B Senior Notes Issuance Rated 'A+' – 2006/04/04 – US$ 225.00

Lincoln National Corp.'s Capital Securities Assigned 'A-' Jr Sub Debt Rating – 2006/04/11 – US$ 150.00

Research Update: Lincoln National's Universal Shelf Assigned Preliminary Ratings; Ratings Placed On Watch Pos – 2006/03/16 – US$ 225.00

Lincoln National Corp. 'A-/A-2' Ratings Remain On CreditWatch Positive – 2006/01/10 – US$ 150.00

Research Update: Lincoln National Corp. 'A-/A-2' Ratings Still On CreditWatch Positive – 2006/01/10 – US$ 225.00

Lincoln National Corp. Placed On CreditWatch Positive; Jefferson-Pilot Corp. On Watch Negative – 2005/10/10 – US$ 150.00

Research Update: Lincoln National Corp. Placed On CreditWatch Positive; Jefferson-Pilot Corp. On Watch Negative – 2005/10/10 – US$ 225.00

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