NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2006--Loews Corporation (NYSE:LTR;CG) today reported consolidated net income (including both the Loews Group and Carolina Group) for the 2006 third quarter of $635.1 million, compared to $302.2 million in the 2005 third quarter. Consolidated net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $1,744.8 million, compared to $1,084.1 million in the prior year.
Net income and earnings per share information attributable to Loews common stock and Carolina Group stock is summarized in the table below:
September 30,
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Three Months Nine Months
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(In millions, except per share
data) 2006 2005 2006 2005
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(Restated) (Restated)
Net income attributable to Loews
common stock:
Income before net investment
gains (losses) $480.8 $198.5 $1,495.1 $865.1
Net investment gains (losses) 30.7 34.0 (27.9) 38.7
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Income from continuing
operations 511.5 232.5 1,467.2 903.8
Discontinued operations, net 5.7 2.2 (1.7) 10.6
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Net income attributable to Loews
common stock 517.2 234.7 1,465.5 914.4
Net income attributable to
Carolina Group stock (a) 117.9 67.5 279.3 169.7
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Consolidated net income $635.1 $302.2 $1,744.8 $1,084.1
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Net income per share:
Loews common stock:
Income from continuing
operations $0.93 $0.42 $2.64 $1.62
Discontinued operations, net 0.01 0.02
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Net income $0.94 $0.42 $2.64 $1.64
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Carolina Group stock $1.17 $0.99 $3.16 $2.49
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Book value per share of Loews common stock at:
September 30, 2006 $29.10
December 31, 2005 $23.64
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(a) Reflects Loews Corporation's sales of 15 million shares of
Carolina Group stock in each of August and May of 2006 and 10 million
shares in November of 2005. Net income per share of Carolina Group
stock was not impacted by these sales.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared With 2005
Net income attributable to Loews common stock for the third quarter of 2006 amounted to $517.2 million, or $0.94 per share, compared to $234.7 million, or $0.42 per share in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in net income was primarily due to improved results at the Company's 89% owned subsidiary, CNA Financial Corporation and the Company's 54% owned subsidiary, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Results in 2005 for CNA included catastrophe losses of $268.3 million (after tax and minority interest) including the impact from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Dennis and Ophelia, as compared to catastrophe losses of $12.9 million (after tax and minority interest) in 2006. Results for Diamond Offshore in 2006 primarily reflect increased day rates across all rig categories.
Net income attributable to Loews common stock includes net investment gains of $30.7 million (after tax and minority interest) compared to $34.0 million (after tax and minority interest) in the comparable period of the prior year.
Net income attributable to Carolina Group stock for the third quarter of 2006 was $117.9 million or $1.17 per Carolina Group share, compared to $67.5 million, or $0.99 per Carolina Group share in the third quarter of 2005. The increase in net income attributable to Carolina Group stock for the third quarter of 2006 is primarily due to higher unit sales and reflects an increase in the amount of Carolina Group shares outstanding. The Company is issuing a separate press release reporting the results of the Carolina Group for the third quarter of 2006.
Consolidated revenues in the third quarter of 2006 amounted to $4.5 billion, compared to $4.1 billion in the comparable 2005 quarter.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared With 2005
Net income attributable to Loews common stock amounted to $1,465.5 million, or $2.64 per share, in the first nine months of 2006 compared to $914.4 million, or $1.64 per share, in the comparable period of the prior year. Net income attributable to Loews common stock includes net investment losses of $27.9 million (after tax and minority interest) compared to net investment gains of $38.7 million (after tax and minority interest) in the comparable period of the prior year. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 included a benefit of $109.2 million related to a federal income tax settlement due primarily to net refund interest and the release of federal income tax reserves at CNA. The increase in net income was primarily due to improved results at CNA and Diamond Offshore.
Net income attributable to Carolina Group stock for the first nine months of 2006 was $279.3 million or $3.16 per Carolina Group share, compared to $169.7 million, or $2.49 per Carolina Group share in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in net income attributable to Carolina Group stock is primarily due to higher effective unit prices reflecting lower sales promotion expenses (accounted for as a reduction to net sales) and reflects an increase in the amount of Carolina Group shares outstanding.
Consolidated revenues in the first nine months of 2006 amounted to $13.0 billion, compared to $11.9 billion in the comparable period of the prior year.
At September 30, 2006, there were 550,506,326 shares of Loews common stock outstanding and 108,309,871 shares of Carolina Group stock outstanding. During the three months ended September 30, 2006, the Company purchased 278,500 shares of Loews common stock at an aggregate cost of $10.4 million. Depending on market conditions, the Company from time to time purchases shares of its, and its subsidiaries', outstanding common stock in the open market or otherwise.
The Company has two classes of common stock, Carolina Group stock, a tracking stock intended to reflect the economic performance of a group of the Company's assets and liabilities, called the Carolina Group, principally consisting of the Company's subsidiary Lorillard, Inc. and Loews common stock, representing the economic performance of the Company's remaining assets, including the interest in the Carolina Group not represented by Carolina Group stock. At September 30, 2006, the outstanding Carolina Group stock represents a 62.3% economic interest in the economic performance of the Carolina Group.
A conference call to discuss the third quarter results of Loews Corporation has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, October 31, 2006. A live broadcast of the call will be available online at the Loews Corporation website (www.loews.com). Please go to the website at least ten minutes before the event begins to register and to download and install any necessary audio software. Those interested in participating in the question and answer session of the conference call should dial (877) 692-2592. An online replay will be available at the Company's website following the call.
A conference call to discuss the third quarter results of CNA has been scheduled for 10:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, October 31, 2006. A live broadcast of the call will be available online at the CNA website (http://investors.cna.com). Please go to the website at least ten minutes before the event begins to register and to download and install any necessary audio software. Those interested in participating in the question and answer session of the conference call should dial (800) 500-0177. An online replay will be available at CNA's website following the call.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected by management of the Company and CNA. A discussion of the important risk factors and other considerations that could materially impact these matters as well as the Company's overall business and financial performance can be found in the Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and readers of this release are urged to review those reports carefully when considering these forward-looking statements. Copies of these reports are available through the Company's website (www.loews.com). Given these risk factors, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Any such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.
Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries
Financial Review
September 30,
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Three Months Nine Months
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2006 2005 (f) 2006 2005 (f)
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(Restated) (Restated)
(Amounts in millions, except per share
data)
Revenues:
Insurance premiums and net
investment income (a) $2,675.4 $2,541.5 $7,689.7 $7,222.5
Manufactured products (b) 1,035.5 968.3 2,954.6 2,771.2
Other (c) 796.3 628.1 2,384.7 1,916.1
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Total 4,507.2 4,137.9 13,029.0 11,909.8
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Expenses:
Insurance claims &
policyholders' benefits 1,521.9 1,871.4 4,446.1 4,886.4
Cost of manufactured products
sold (b) (d) 598.0 562.6 1,706.0 1,662.4
Other 1,271.9 1,252.7 3,754.1 3,719.2
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Total 3,391.8 3,686.7 9,906.2 10,268.0
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1,115.4 451.2 3,122.8 1,641.8
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Income tax expense 363.6 104.6 1,035.0 446.6
Minority interest 122.4 46.6 341.3 121.7
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Total 486.0 151.2 1,376.3 568.3
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Income from continuing
operations 629.4 300.0 1,746.5 1,073.5
Discontinued operations, net 5.7 2.2 (1.7) 10.6
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Net income $635.1 $302.2 $1,744.8 $1,084.1
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Net income attributable to:
Loews common stock:
Income from continuing
operations $511.5 $232.5 $1,467.2 $903.8
Discontinued operations,
net 5.7 2.2 (1.7) 10.6
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Loews common stock 517.2 234.7 1,465.5 914.4
Carolina Group stock (e) 117.9 67.5 279.3 169.7
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$635.1 $302.2 $1,744.8 $1,084.1
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Income per share of Loews common
stock:
Income from continuing
operations $0.93 $0.42 $2.64 $1.62
Discontinued operations,
net 0.01 $0.02
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Diluted net income $0.94 $0.42 $2.64 $1.64
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Diluted net income per share of
Carolina Group stock $1.17 $0.99 $3.16 $2.49
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Weighted diluted number of
shares:
Loews common stock 551.44 558.10 555.26 557.79
Carolina Group stock 100.59 68.23 88.43 68.14
(a) Includes investment gains (losses) of $37.5, $60.0,
$(53.8) and $69.7 for the respective periods.
(b) Includes excise taxes of $185.8, $176.2, $526.4 and $511.4 paid
on sales of manufactured products for the respective periods.
(c) Includes net refund interest of $129.7 from a federal
income tax settlement in the first nine months of
2005.
(d) Includes charges of $242.8, $223.9, $696.3 and $658.2 ($149.3,
$140.8, $426.4 and $402.0 after taxes) to accrue obligations
under the State Settlement Agreements for the respective
periods.
(e) Represents 58.12%, 39.26%, 51.70% and 39.23% of the economic
interest in the Carolina Group for the respective periods.
(f) Restated to correct the accounting for the periodic
results of CNA's discontinued operations.
Loews Corporation and Subsidiaries
Additional Financial Information
September 30,
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Three Months Nine Months
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2006 2005 (g) 2006 2005 (g)
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(Restated) (Restated)
(In millions)
Revenues:
CNA Financial $2,598.4 $2,452.9 $7,600.7 $7,380.2
Lorillard (a) 1,013.4 947.3 2,889.8 2,701.3
Boardwalk Pipeline 134.9 122.3 442.4 393.0
Diamond Offshore 527.6 352.1 1,505.6 915.0
Loews Hotels 84.9 81.5 280.2 267.4
Investment income-net and other
(b)
Income (loss) from trading
portfolio 23.8 67.9 117.7 9.7
Other 86.7 53.9 246.4 173.5
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4,469.7 4,077.9 13,082.8 11,840.1
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Investment gains (losses):
CNA Financial 26.6 67.1 (62.3) 76.3
Corporate and other 10.9 (7.1) 8.5 (6.6)
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37.5 60.0 (53.8) 69.7
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Total $4,507.2 $4,137.9 $13,029.0 $11,909.8
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Income Before Taxes:
CNA Financial $431.3 $(101.0) $1,228.9 $474.2
Lorillard (c) 164.2 200.0 510.0 535.2
Boardwalk Pipeline 31.1 7.6 132.5 93.2
Diamond Offshore 221.3 118.0 667.2 215.1
Loews Hotels 6.4 5.5 39.9 45.1
Investment income-net and other
(b)
Income (loss) from trading
portfolio 23.8 67.9 117.7 9.7
Other (d) 7.9 (14.8) 23.9 (79.1)
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886.0 283.2 2,720.1 1,293.4
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Investment gains (losses):
CNA Financial 26.6 67.1 (62.3) 76.3
Corporate and other 10.8 (7.0) 8.7 (5.8)
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37.4 60.1 (53.6) 70.5
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Loews common stock 923.4 343.3 2,666.5 1,363.9
Carolina Group stock (e) 192.0 107.9 456.3 277.9
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Total $1,115.4 $451.2 $3,122.8 $1,641.8
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Net Income:
CNA Financial (f) $257.0 $(31.2) $755.5 $400.1
Lorillard (c) 100.9 125.3 312.4 326.9
Boardwalk Pipeline 15.9 4.5 68.1 56.1
Diamond Offshore 81.8 40.6 241.7 74.7
Loews Hotels 5.1 3.7 25.6 32.7
Investment income-net and other
(b)
Income (loss) from trading
portfolio 15.5 44.1 76.5 6.3
Other (d) 4.6 11.5 15.3 (31.7)
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480.8 198.5 1,495.1 865.1
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Investment gains (losses):
CNA Financial 23.8 38.6 (33.6) 42.1
Corporate and other 6.9 (4.6) 5.7 (3.4)
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30.7 34.0 (27.9) 38.7
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Income from continuing
operations 511.5 232.5 1,467.2 903.8
Discontinued operations, net 5.7 2.2 (1.7) 10.6
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Loews common stock 517.2 234.7 1,465.5 914.4
Carolina Group stock (e) 117.9 67.5 279.3 169.7
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Total $635.1 $302.2 $1,744.8 $1,084.1
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(a) Includes excise taxes of $185.8, $176.2, $526.4 and $511.4 paid on
sales of manufactured products for the respective periods.
(b) Consists primarily of corporate investment income, interest
expenses, the operations of Bulova Corporation and other
unallocated expenses.
(c) The Loews Group's intergroup interest in the earnings of the
Carolina Group declined from 60.73% in 2005 to 37.67% in 2006 due
primarily to the sales of Carolina Group stock by Loews in
November of 2005 and May and August of 2006.
(d) Includes additional interest expense of $35.5 ($23.1 after taxes)
related to charges from the early redemption of the Company's
long-term debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.
(e) Represents 58.12%, 39.26%, 51.70% and 39.23% of the economic
interest in the Carolina Group for the respective periods.
(f) Includes a benefit of $104.4, for the nine months ended September
30, 2005, relating primarily to net refund interest and the
release of federal income tax reserves.
(g) Restated to correct the accounting for the periodic
results of CNA's discontinued operations.
Carolina Group Reports Net Income for the Third Quarter of 2006
Loews Corporation (NYSE:LTR) today reported Carolina Group net income for the 2006 third quarter of $202.9 million, compared to $172.0 million in the 2005 third quarter. Net income attributable to Carolina Group stock (NYSE:CG) for the third quarter of 2006 was $117.9 million, or $1.17 per share of Carolina Group stock, compared to $67.5 million, or $0.99 per share in the comparable period of the prior year.
The increase in net income attributable to Carolina Group stock for the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the corresponding period of the prior year, is primarily due to increased unit sales and reflects an increase in the amount of Carolina Group shares outstanding. Carolina Group stock represents a 58.12% and 39.26% economic interest in the Carolina Group for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Loews Corporation sold 15 million shares of Carolina Group stock in each of August and May of 2006 and 10 million shares in November of 2005. Net income per share of Carolina Group stock was not impacted by the sale of Carolina Group shares.
Net sales for the Carolina Group were $986.0 million in the third quarter of 2006, compared to $928.4 million in the 2005 third quarter.
Carolina Group net income for the first nine months of 2006 was $540.2 million, compared to $432.6 million in the first nine months of 2005. Net income attributable to Carolina Group stock for the first nine months of 2006 was $279.3 million, or $3.16 per share of Carolina Group stock, compared to $169.7 million, or $2.49 per share in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in net income attributable to Carolina Group stock is primarily due to higher effective unit prices reflecting lower sales promotion expenses (accounted for as a reduction to net sales) and reflects the August and May of 2006 and November of 2005 sales by Loews Corporation of Carolina Group stock discussed above.
Net sales for the Carolina Group were $2.818 billion in the first nine months of 2006, compared to $2.652 billion in the comparable period of the prior year.
Results of operations of the Carolina Group include interest expense of $17.5, $22.0, $54.9 and $65.4 million, net of taxes, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, on notional intergroup debt. At September 30, 2006, $1.35 billion principal amount of notional intergroup debt was outstanding.
The Carolina Group stock, commonly called a tracking stock, is intended to reflect the economic performance of a defined group of the Company's assets and liabilities, referred to as the Carolina Group, principally consisting of the Company's subsidiary Lorillard, Inc. The Carolina Group, a notional group, is not a separate legal entity. The purpose of this financial information is to provide investors with additional information to use in analyzing the results of operations and financial condition of the Carolina Group, and this financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial information of Loews Corporation.
As of September 30, 2006 there were 108,309,871 shares of Carolina Group stock outstanding representing a 62.3% economic interest. Depending on market conditions, the Company, for the account of the Carolina Group, from time to time may purchase shares of Carolina Group stock in the open market or otherwise.
A separate press release reporting Loews Corporation's consolidated results for the third quarter of 2006 is being issued contemporaneously with this report.
A conference call to discuss the third quarter results of Loews Corporation has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, October 31, 2006. A live broadcast of the call will be available online at the Loews Corporation website (www.loews.com). Please go to the website at least ten minutes before the event begins to register and to download and install any necessary audio software. Those interested in participating in the question and answer session of the conference call should dial (877) 692-2592. An online replay will be available at the Company's website following the call.
Carolina Group
Financial Review
September 30,
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Three Months Nine Months
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2006 2005 2006 2005
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(Amounts in millions, except per
share data)
Net sales (a) $986.0 $928.4 $2,818.1 $2,651.8
Cost of sales (a) (b) 573.7 543.9 1,638.0 1,605.0
Selling, advertising and
administrative (c) 83.6 95.3 285.4 282.5
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Total operating costs and expenses 657.3 639.2 1,923.4 1,887.5
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Operating income 328.7 289.2 894.7 764.3
Investment income and other (d) (e) 29.7 20.5 77.0 51.0
Interest expense (28.3) (34.8) (89.6) (107.0)
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Income before income taxes 330.1 274.9 882.1 708.3
Income taxes 127.2 102.9 341.9 275.7
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Net income 202.9 172.0 540.2 432.6
Earnings attributable to the Loews
Group intergroup interest (f) 85.0 104.5 260.9 262.9
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Income attributable to Carolina
Group shareholders (g) $117.9 $67.5 $279.3 $169.7
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Per share of Carolina Group stock $1.17 $0.99 $3.16 $2.49
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Weighted diluted number of shares 100.59 68.23 88.43 68.14
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Notional, intergroup debt owed by the Carolina Group to the
Loews Group
September 30, 2006 $1,353.9
December 31, 2005 1,626.9
(a) Includes excise taxes of $185.8, $176.2, $526.4 and $511.4 for
the respective periods.
(b) Includes charges of $242.8, $223.9, $696.3 and $658.2 ($149.3,
$140.8, $426.4 and $402.0 after taxes) to accrue obligations
under the State Settlement Agreements for the respective
periods.
(c) Includes restructuring costs of $0.9 and $16.4 for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2006, related to early
retirement and curtailment charges for Lorillard's pension and
other postretirement benefit plans.
(d) Includes $6.1 of interest income, for the nine months ended
September 30, 2005, relating to a federal income tax settlement.
(e) Includes income from limited partnership investments of $6.2,
$6.4, $16.6 and $12.8 ($3.8, $4.0, $10.1 and $7.8 after taxes)
for the respective periods.
(f) The Loews Group's intergroup interest in the earnings of the
Carolina Group reflected share equivalents amounting to
65,445,000 shares of 173,754,871 share and share equivalents
outstanding as of September 30, 2006 and share equivalents
amounting to 105,445,000 shares of 173,625,678 share and share
equivalents outstanding as of September 30, 2005. As of
September 30, 2006, there were 108,309,871 shares of Carolina
Group stock outstanding.
(g) Represents 58.12%, 39.26%, 51.70% and 39.23% of the economic
interest in the Carolina Group for the respective periods
presented.
Carolina Group
Supplemental Information
The following information regarding unit volume shipped by Lorillard
Tobacco Company to its direct buying customers by brand follows (all
units in thousands):
September 30,
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Three Months Nine Months
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2006 2005 2006 2005
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Full Price Brands
Total Newport 8,818,802 8,304,127 24,956,957 24,429,603
Total Kent Family 155,001 180,261 460,020 543,561
Total True 133,367 148,488 389,231 436,980
Total Max 8,418 9,798 25,551 29,737
Total Satin 1,224 1,542 3,894 4,755
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Total Full Price Brands 9,116,812 8,644,216 25,835,653 25,444,636
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Price/Value Brands
Total Old Gold 212,550 221,097 607,659 633,519
Total Maverick 293,195 235,210 788,927 631,534
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Total Price/Value Brands 505,745 456,307 1,396,586 1,265,053
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Total Domestic Cigarettes 9,622,557 9,100,523 27,232,239 26,709,689
Total Puerto Rico and U.S.
Possessions 189,348 233,970 589,380 621,354
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Grand Total 9,811,905 9,334,493 27,821,619 27,331,043
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Notes:
1. This information is unaudited and is not adjusted for returns.
2. Domestic unit volume includes units sold as well as promotional
units, and excludes volumes for Puerto Rico and U.S. Possessions.
3. Unit volume for a quarter is not necessarily indicative of unit
volume for any subsequent period.
4. Unit volume is not necessarily indicative of the level of revenues
for any period.
CONTACT: Loews Corporation
Peter W. Keegan
Senior Vice President
212-521-2950
or
Candace Leeds
V.P. of Public Affairs
212-521-2416
or
Darren Daugherty
Investor Relations
212-521-2788
SOURCE: Loews Corporation