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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 16, 2013 (May 14, 2013)



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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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  

   Set forth below is information relating to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Registrant.
 
The Annual Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M., May 14, 2013. Represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were shares representing 356,419,393 votes, approximately 91.3% of the votes represented by issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote.

The following business was transacted:

Election of Directors
 
Over 83.9% 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
329,519,279
5,687,362
  
465,330
20,747,422
Ann E. Berman
329,625,149
5,588,084
  
458,738
20,747,422
Joseph L. Bower
325,102,337
10,165,443
  
404,191
20,747,422
Charles M. Diker
327,031,241
8,180,325
  
460,405
20,747,422
Jacob A. Frenkel
318,903,240
16,327,151
  
441,580
20,747,422
Paul J. Fribourg
322,182,300
13,056,262
  
433,409
20,747,422
Walter L. Harris
281,792,068
53,470,736
  
409,167
20,747,422
Philip A. Laskawy
292,873,883
42,331,931
  
466,157
20,747,422
Ken Miller
328,192,549
7,016,424
  
462,998
20,747,422
Gloria R. Scott
327,067,149
8,202,003
  
402,819
20,747,422
Andrew H. Tisch
302,652,460
32,588,531
  
 430,980
20,747,422
James S. Tisch
321,995,439
13,245,337
  
 431,195
20,747,422
Jonathan M. Tisch
319,087,222
16,164,618
  
 420,131
20,747,422

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
 
Approved – 323,028,897 votes, approximately 96.2% 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 April 2, 2013. 11,229,745 votes, approximately 3.3% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 1,413,329 votes, approximately 0.4% of the votes cast, abstained. In addition, there were 20,747,422 Broker Non-Votes.

Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors
 
Approved – 354,786,819 votes, approximately 99.5% of the votes cast, voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as independent auditors for the Registrant. 1,359,131 votes, approximately 0.4% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 273,443 votes, approximately 0.1% of the votes cast, abstained.


 
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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 16, 2013
By:
/s/ Gary W. Garson
   
  
Gary W. Garson
   
  
Senior Vice President
   
General Counsel
   
and Secretary

 

 
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