AMENDMENT TO THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AMONG GOLDMAN SACHS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST, GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC, THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY & LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK

Exhibit 99.B(h)(12)(a)

AMENDMENT TO THE

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT AMONG

XXXXXXX XXXXX VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST,

XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO. LLC,

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY &

LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK

THIS AMENDMENT TO THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 10^th day of March, 2022, by and among XXXXXXX XXXXX VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST (the “Trust”), XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO. LLC (formerly known as Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.) (the “Distributor”), THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, and LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK (collectively, the “Company”), on its own behalf and on behalf of each separate account of the Company identified herein.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Trust and Distributor have entered into a Participation Agreement with the Company, dated December 1, 2008, as amended (the "Agreement"), which is incorporated herein by reference;

WHEREAS, Article XI of said Agreement provides that the Agreement may only be amended by written agreement signed by all of the parties; and

WHEREAS, Trust, Distributor and Company desire to amend Schedules 1A and 1B of the Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound, the Agreement shall be further amended as follows:

1. Unless otherwise noted or amended herein, all terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meaning as in the Agreement.

2. Except as hereby amended, the Agreement remains in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

3. Amendment to Schedules. Schedules 1A and 1B are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the attached Schedules 1A and 1B.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

	XXXXXXX XXXXX VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
Date: 3/10/2022		By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Managing Director
	XXXXXXX XXXXX & CO. LLC
Date: 3/10/2022		By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Managing Director
	THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Date: 3/10/2022		By:	/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	SVP, Head of Funds Management
	LINCOLN LIFE & ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEW YORK
Date: 3/10/2022		By:	/s/ Xxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	SVP, Head of Funds Management

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Schedule 1

Schedule 1A

Separate Accounts of the Company Registered

Under the 1940 Act as Unit Investment Trusts

The following separate accounts of the Company are subject to the Agreement:

Name of Account	Date Established by Board of Directors of the Company	SEC 1940 Act Registration Number	Type of Product Supported by Account
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account N	November 3, 1997	811-08517	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-A	August 20, 1984	811-04160	Variable Universal Life
Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account JF-C	August 4, 1993	811-08230	Variable Universal Life
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-I	November 18, 1999	811-09779	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Life Variable Annuity Account JF-II	January 24, 1994	811-08374	Variable Annuity
Lincoln New York Account N for Variable Annuities	April 2, 2007	811-09763	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account M	November 4, 1982	811-08557	Variable Universal Life

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Schedule 1B

Variable Annuity Contracts and Variable Life Insurance Contracts Registered Under the Securities Act of 1933

The following Contracts are subject to the Agreement:

Name of Contract	Available Funds/Share Classes	1933 Act Registration Number	Type of Product Supported by Account
Lincoln ChoicePlus Assurance (A Class)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-138190	Variable Annuity
Lincoln ChoicePlus Assurance (B Class)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-149434	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Ensemble III VUL	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144272	Variable Universal Life
Lincoln Ensemble Accumulator VUL	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144271	Variable Universal Life
Lincoln Ensemble Protector VUL	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144269	Variable Universal Life
Lincoln Ensemble II VUL	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144274	Variable Universal Life
Lincoln Ensemble Exec VUL	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144273	Variable Universal Life

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Lincoln Ensemble Exec VUL 2006	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144268	Variable Universal Life
Lincoln Ensemble SVUL	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144270	Survivorship Variable Universal Life
Pilot Classic Variable Annuity	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144276	Variable Annuity
Pilot Elite Variable Annuity	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144277	Variable Annuity
Allegiance Variable Annuity	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Strategic Growth Fund/Institutional Class	333-144278	Variable Annuity
Lincoln ChoicePlus Assurance (A Class) (for New York)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-145531	Variable Annuity
Lincoln ChoicePlus Assurance (B Class) (for New York)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-149449	Variable Annuity
CVUL/CVUL Series III CVUL Series III ES	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-72875	Variable Universal Life
LCV4 ES	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-104719	Variable Universal Life
LCV5 ES/LCC VUL	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service  Class	333-125790	Variable Universal Life

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CVUL Series III ES (for New York)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-141777	Variable Universal Life
LCV4 ES (for New York)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-141773	Variable Universal Life
LCV5 ES/LCC VUL (for New York)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-141769	Variable Universal Life
Lincoln ChoicePlus Fusion	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-174367	Variable Annuity
Lincoln ChoicePlus Fusion (for New York)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class	333-176213	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Investor AdvantageSM	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio – Advisor Class	333-193272	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Investor AdvantageSM Fee-Based	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio – Advisor Class	333-193273	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Investor AdvantageSM XXX	Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Government Money Market Fund – Institutional Class Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio – Institutional Class	333-193274	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Investor AdvantageSM (For New York)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT	333-193276	Variable Annuity

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	Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio – Advisor Class
Lincoln Investor AdvantageSM Fee-Based (For New York)	All Series of Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Funds/Service Class Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio – Advisor Class	333-193277	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Investor AdvantageSM RIA (For New York)	Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Government Money Market Fund- Institutional Class Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio – Institutional Class	333-193278	Variable Annuity
Lincoln Lifegoals VUL	Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Government Money Market Fund - Service Shares Xxxxxxx Xxxxx VIT Multi-Strategy Alternatives Portfolio - Advisor Shares	333-259297	Variable Universal Life

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