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: | | December 17, 2007 |
(Date of earliest event reported): | | December 17, 2007 |
(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 or organization) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
667 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. | 10065-8087 |
(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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. | |
On December 17, 2007, the registrant issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had approved a plan, to spin off its entire ownership interest in its subsidiary, Lorillard, Inc., to holders of the registrant’s Carolina Group stock and Loews common stock in a tax free transaction, subject to certain conditions.
A copy of the registrant’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information under Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit Reference | Exhibit |
| | Number | | | Description | |
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| 99.1 | Loews Corporation press release, issued December 17, 2007, announcing the approval of a plan to spin off Lorillard, Inc. |
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: December 17, 2007 | By: | /s/ Gary W. Garson |
| | | Gary W. Garson |
| | | Senior Vice President |
| | | General Counsel |
| | | and Secretary |
