
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2007--Loews Corporation
(NYSE:LTR;CG) announced today the declaration of a quarterly dividend
on its Carolina Group stock, in the amount of $0.455 per share,
payable September 13, 2007 to shareholders of record as of September
4, 2007.
The Company also stated that concurrently with the declaration of
the dividend on Carolina Group stock, approximately $148,862,000 has
been applied from funds available in the Carolina Group to reduce the
principal amount of the notional intergroup debt of Carolina Group to
Loews Group, thereby bringing the principal amount of such debt to
approximately $829,105,000.
The Carolina Group stock, commonly called a tracking stock, is
intended to reflect the economic performance of a defined group of
assets and liabilities of the Company, referred to as the Carolina
Group. The principal asset attributed to the Carolina Group is the
Company's stock in its wholly-owned subsidiary Lorillard, Inc. The
Carolina Group is a notional group intended to reflect the performance
of a defined set of assets and liabilities. The Carolina Group is not
a separate legal entity.
CONTACT: Loews Corporation
Peter W. Keegan, 212-521-2950
Chief Financial Officer
or
Darren Daugherty, 212-521-2788
Investor Relations
or
Candace Leeds, 212-521-2416
Public Affairs
SOURCE: Loews Corporation