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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing This Report:
Name: The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Address: 1300 Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Form 13F File Number: 28 - 636
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: David A. Berry
Title: Vice President
Phone: (219) 455-2326
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ David A. Berry Fort Wayne, IN October 20, 2000
David A. Berry
Vice President
Report Type (Check only one):
[ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
manager are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and
all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ x ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for
this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are
reported by other reporting manager(s).)
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 1
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 3
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 5,760
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed,
other than the manager filing this report.
No. Form 13F File Number Name
01 28-625 Lincoln National
Corporation (parent
company of The Lincoln
National Life Insurance
Company
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FORM 13F INFORMATIONAL TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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ACME COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 004631107 1609 159853 SH SOLE 159853
PEPSIAMERICAS INC CL B 71343P101 630 176852 SH SOLE 176852
TEXOIL INC COM PAR $0.01 882906506 3522 586942 SH SOLE 586942
TOTAL 3 DATA RECORDS 5760
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