Every material Form 8-K Lincoln Financial filed with the SEC in 2024, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Lincoln National Corporation reported a third quarter 2024 net loss available to common stockholders of $562 million, or $3.29 per diluted share, compared with net income of $819 million a year earlier. Adjusted operating income rose to $358 million, or $2.06 per diluted share, from $50 million, or $0.29, in the prior-year quarter, but the GAAP loss reflects a $446 million pre-tax charge tied to the Fortitude Re reinsurance transaction and a $381 million pre-tax charge from market risk benefits.
GAAP net loss available to common stockholders was $(562) million, or $(3.29) per diluted share, versus $819 million, or $4.79 per diluted share, in Q3 2023.
Adjusted operating income available to common stockholders was $358 million, or $2.06 per diluted share, versus $50 million, or $0.29, a year earlier.
A $(446) million pre-tax net loss, or $(2.61) per diluted share, was primarily driven by a change in the fair value of an embedded derivative related to the Fortitude Re reinsurance transaction.
Estimated RBC ratio was in excess of 420% at quarter-end, compared with 375-385% at September 30, 2023.
Lincoln National's Compensation Committee adopted an amended Severance Plan for Officers on August 22, 2024, adding the chief executive officer as a participant. If the CEO is involuntarily terminated other than for cause, the CEO would receive two times annual base salary plus target annual bonus, paid over 104 weeks. The filing describes this as a compensation change with no financial results or operating events reported.
Plan amended and restated effective August 22, 2024, adding the CEO as a participating officer
Severance equals two times the CEO's annual base salary plus target annual incentive bonus, paid over 104 weeks
Other plan terms, as described in the April 11, 2024 proxy statement, remain unchanged; the full plan is filed as Exhibit 10.1
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