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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:
     
May 12, 2010

(Date of earliest event reported):
     
May 11, 2010




LOEWS CORPORATION
(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.    
10065-8068
(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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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  

Set forth below is information relating to the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Registrant.
 
The Annual Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M., May 11, 2010.  Represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were shares representing 387,185,777 votes, approximately 91.8% of the votes represented by issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote.

The following business was transacted:

Election of Directors
 
Over 76% 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
     
                                                
  
Ann E. Berman
360,752,743
3,518,253
  
258,204
22,656,577
Joseph L. Bower
335,284,281
28,985,001
  
259,918
22,656,577
Charles M. Diker
360,733,591
3,534,836
  
260,773
22,656,577
Jacob A. Frenkel
359,418,753
4,845,510
  
264,937
22,656,577
Paul J. Fribourg
344,271,573
20,002,867
  
254,760
22,656,577
Walter L. Harris
277,693,014
86,430,987
  
405,199
22,656,577
Philip A. Laskawy
336,886,548
27,378,250
  
264,402
22,656,577
Ken Miller
360,974,856
3,278,087
  
276,257
22,656,577
Gloria R. Scott
357,118,570
7,136,170
  
274,460
22,656,577
Andrew H. Tisch
358,542,510
5,761,146
  
225,544
22,656,577
James S. Tisch
358,785,850
5,518,933
  
224,417
22,656,577
Jonathan M. Tisch
359,718,862
4,598,194
  
212,144
22,656,577

Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors
 
Approved – 384,736,809 votes, approximately 99.4% of the votes cast, voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as independent auditors for the Company. 2,023,678 votes, approximately 0.5% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 425,290 votes, approximately 0.1% of the votes cast, abstained.

Shareholder Proposal Relating to Cumulative Voting
 
Rejected – 301,458,510 votes, approximately 82.7% of the votes cast, voted against this shareholder proposal. 62,200,940 votes, approximately 17.1% of the votes cast, were cast for, and shares representing 869,750 votes, approximately 0.2% of the votes cast, abstained. In addition, there were 22,656,577 Broker Non-Votes.

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)
   
    
   
    
   
    
Dated:  May 12, 2010
By:
/s/ Gary W. Garson
   
  
Gary W. Garson
   
  
Senior Vice President
   
General Counsel
   
and Secretary