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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report: March 31, 2004
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(Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2004
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LOEWS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-6541 13-2646102
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(Commission (IRS Employer
File Number Identification No.)
667 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021-8087
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 521-2000
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 CNA Financial Corporation press release, issued
March 30, 2004.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 30, 2004, CNA Financial Corporation, a 90% owned subsidiary, issued
a press release stating that the previously announced sale of its individual
life insurance business to Swill Re Life & Health Inc., initially expected to
close on March 31, 2004, is now anticipated to be completed on April 30, 2004.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information in this Report (including the exhibit) is being furnished
and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information in this Report shall not be
deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
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
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(Registrant)
Dated: March 31, 2004 By: /s/ Gary W. Garson
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Gary W. Garson
Senior Vice President
General Counsel and Secretary
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