UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported) | May 15, 2014 (May 13, 2014) |
LOEWS CORPORATION |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-6541 | 13-2646102 | ||||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||
of incorporation) | 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.) |
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Set forth below is information relating to the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Registrant.
The Annual Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M., May 13, 2014. Represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were shares representing 356,063,256 votes, approximately 92% of the votes represented by issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote.
The following business was transacted:
Election of Directors
Over 85% of the votes cast for directors were voted for the election of the following directors. The number of votes for, against and abstained and all shares as to which brokers indicated that they did not have the authority to vote (“Broker Non-Votes”) with respect to each director were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||
Lawrence S. Bacow | 332,303,997 | 780,431 | 434,924 | 22,543,904 | |
Ann E. Berman | 332,338,586 | 750,711 | 430,055 | 22,543,904 | |
Joseph L. Bower | 330,522,801 | 2,697,013 | 299,538 | 22,543,904 | |
Charles M. Diker | 331,066,140 | 2,161,255 | 291,957 | 22,543,904 | |
Jacob A. Frenkel | 285,592,857 | 47,617,193 | 309,302 | 22,543,904 | |
Paul J. Fribourg | 320,276,736 | 12,771,313 | 471,303 | 22,543,904 | |
Walter L. Harris | 284,536,930 | 48,674,211 | 308,211 | 22,543,904 | |
Philip A. Laskawy | 330,281,348 | 2,928,785 | 309,219 | 22,543,904 | |
Ken Miller | 332,356,311 | 732,682 | 430,359 | 22,543,904 | |
Andrew H. Tisch | 300,432,737 | 32,181,452 | 905,163 | 22,543,904 | |
James S. Tisch | 324,549,239 | 8,495,386 | 474,727 | 22,543,904 | |
Jonathan M. Tisch | 320,613,705 | 12,430,659 | 474,988 | 22,543,904 | |
Anthony Welters | 331,530,914 | 1,499,122 | 489,316 | 22,543,904 |
Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
Approved – 320,194,783 votes, approximately 96.0% of the votes cast, voted, in an advisory vote, to approve the compensation of the executive officers of the Registrant named in its proxy statement dated March 31, 2014. 11,404,584 votes, approximately 3.4% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 1,919,985 votes, approximately 0.6% of the votes cast, abstained. In addition, there were 22,543,904 Broker Non-Votes.
Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors
Approved – 354,230,121 votes, approximately 99.5% of the votes cast, voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as independent auditors for the Registrant. 1,573,849 votes, approximately 0.4% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 259,286 votes, approximately 0.1% of the votes cast, abstained.
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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) | ||
Dated: May 15, 2014 | By: | /s/ Gary W. Garson |
Gary W. Garson | ||
Senior Vice President | ||
General Counsel | ||
and Secretary |
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