SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report: | | June 1, 2006 |
(Date of earliest event reported): | | May 25, 2006 |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| | Delaware | | 1-6541 | | 13-2646102 |
(State or other jurisdiction of | | (Commission | | (I.R.S. Employer |
incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
667 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. | 10021-8087 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (212) 521-2000 |
NOT APPLICABLE |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. | |
On May 25, 2006 Registrant entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (the "Underwriter") and Joan H. Tisch (the "Selling Stockholder") pursuant to which the Selling Stockholder agreed to sell 21,000,000 shares of her Loews common stock (the "Shares") to the Underwriter at a price per Share of $33.50, for resale by the Underwriters pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-132334. On May 31, 2006 the sale of the Shares pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement was completed. The Registrant did not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Shares.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit Reference | | | | | |
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| | Number | | | Description | | | |
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| 10.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated May 25, 2006, among Loews Corporation, Joan H. Tisch and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | LOEWS CORPORATION |
| | (Registrant) |
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| Dated: June 1, 2006 | By: | /s/ Gary W. Garson |
| | | (Signature) |
| | | Gary W. Garson |
| | | Senior Vice President |
| | | General Counsel and Secretary |
