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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 8, 2012



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.)



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 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  

Set forth below is information relating to the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Registrant.
 
The Annual Meeting was called to order at 11:00 A.M., May 8, 2012. Represented at the meeting, in person or by proxy, were shares representing 370,478,521 votes, approximately 93.4% of the votes represented by issued and outstanding shares entitled to vote.

The following business was transacted:

Election of Directors

Over 85.5% 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
345,695,629
  
1,139,740
  
166,379
23,476,773
  
Ann E. Berman
345,700,032
  
1,069,048
  
232,668
23,476,773
  
Joseph L. Bower
342,578,494
  
4,254,570
  
168,684
23,476,773
  
Charles M. Diker
343,170,741
  
3,588,852
  
242,155
23,476,773
  
Jacob A. Frenkel
336,105,889
  
10,728,799
  
167,060
23,476,773
  
Paul J. Fribourg
339,590,327
  
7,243,711
  
167,710
23,476,773
  
Walter L. Harris
296,885,164
  
49,948,407
  
168,177
23,476,773
  
Philip A. Laskawy
304,584,221
  
42,250,338
  
167,189
23,476,773
  
Ken Miller
345,631,145
  
1,137,239
  
233,364
23,476,773
  
Gloria R. Scott
344,525,009
  
2,310,203
  
166,536
23,476,773
  
Andrew H. Tisch
330,878,640
  
16,034,867
  
  88,241
23,476,773
  
James S. Tisch
338,599,473
  
8,322,190
  
  80,085
23,476,773
  
Jonathan M. Tisch
335,970,469
  
10,941,183
  
  90,096
23,476,773
  

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

Approved – 340,527,188 votes, approximately 98.1% 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 26, 2012. 5,163,964 votes, approximately 1.5% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 1,310,596 votes, approximately 0.4% of the votes cast, abstained. In addition, there were 23,476,773 Broker Non-Votes.

Approval of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan

Approved – 338,569,414 votes, approximately 97.6% of the votes cast, voted to approve the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan. 8,100,827 votes, approximately 2.3% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 331,507 votes, approximately 0.1% of the votes cast, abstained. In addition, there were 23,476,773 Broker Non-Votes.

Approval of the Registrant’s Incentive Compensation Plan for Executive Officers

Approved – 342,138,288 votes, approximately 98.6% of the votes cast, voted to approve the Registrant’s Incentive Compensation Plan for Executive Officers. 4,545,020 votes, approximately 1.3% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 318,440 votes, approximately 0.1% of the votes cast, abstained. In addition, there were 23,476,773 Broker Non-Votes.

Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Auditors

Approved – 368,064,082 votes, approximately 99.3% of the votes cast, voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as independent auditors for the Registrant. 2,308,661 votes, approximately 0.6% of the votes cast, voted against, and shares representing 105,778 votes, approximately 0.02% 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 11, 2012
By:
/s/ Gary W. Garson
   
  
Gary W. Garson
   
  
Senior Vice President
   
General Counsel
   
and Secretary

 
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