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We are providing this Proxy Statement in connection with the solicitation by our Board of Directors (our “Board”) of proxies to be voted at our 2020 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders (our “Annual Meeting”), which will be held virtually at
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/L2020
, on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time.
Our mailing address is 667 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10065-8087. Please note that throughout this Proxy Statement we refer to Loews Corporation as “we,” “us,”
“our,” “Loews” or the “company.”
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Proposal
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Recommendation
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Proposal 1:
Elect the twelve directors listed below
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Proposal 2:
Approve on an advisory
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Ratify the appointment
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Consider shareholder
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Ann E. Berman
Retired Senior Advisor to the President, Harvard University
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Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
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Venture Partner, Quantum Energy Partners
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Managing Partner, Diker Management, LLC, Chairman, Cantel Medical Corp.
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Chairman, President and CEO, Continental Grain Company
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Retired Chief Human Resources Officer, General Electric Company
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Office of the President, Co-Chairman of the Board, Loews Corporation
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Office of the President, President and Chief Executive Officer, Loews Corporation
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The Board has determined that all of our directors and nominees (other than the members of our Office of the President) are independent under our
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proxies will be voted for the election of a substitute nominee or nominees recommended by our Nominating and Governance Committee and approved by our Board; or
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diversity guidelines or rules. Rather, our Board and its Nominating and Governance Committee believe that Loews is best served by directors with a wide range of perspectives, professional experiences, skills and other individual qualities
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interest group, have a reputation for integrity and be willing to make a significant commitment to fulfilling the duties of a director.
Our Nominating and Governance Committee will screen and evaluate all recommended director nominees (including those validly proposed by shareholders) based on
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during the past three years the director has been an employee, or an immediate family member has been an executive officer, of Loews;
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the director or an immediate family member received, during any twelve-month period within the past three years, more than $120,000 in direct compensation from Loews,
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the director is a current partner or employee or an immediate family member is a current partner of a firm that is Loews’s internal or external auditor, an immediate family
member is a current employee of such a firm and personally works on the company’s audit or, within the last three years, the director or an immediate family member was a partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on
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for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three years, exceeded the greater of $1 million or 2% of the other company’s consolidated gross revenues.
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Retired advisor to the President of Harvard University. Ms. Berman is also a director of Eaton Vance Corporation and Cantel Medical Corp.
EXPERIENCE:
Ms.
Berman’s experience, including having served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Harvard University, has provided her with a deep knowledge of the complex financial issues faced by large institutions such as Loews.
In addition, her past service on the board of the Harvard Management Company, which oversees the management of Harvard’s endowment, gives her extensive experience in dealing with large and diverse investment portfolios such as those
maintained by Loews and its subsidiaries. This knowledge and experience are valuable to our Board and qualifies her to serve as one of the two financial experts on our Board’s Audit Committee.
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A faculty member of Harvard Business School since 1963, Professor Bower has been the Donald K. David Professor Emeritus of Business Administration since 2014.
Professor Bower is also a director of Anika Therapeutics, Inc. and New America High Income Fund, Inc.
EXPERIENCE:
Professor
Bower served as a Professor of Business Administration for over 55 years. For many years his scholarship has had a particular emphasis on corporate management, organization and leadership. His study and knowledge in this area serve to
enhance our Board’s ability to fulfill its oversight responsibility with respect to Loews’s management.
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Venture Partner at Quantum Energy Partners, a private equity fund specializing in investments in energy businesses, since 2015. Mr. Davidson served as
Chief Executive Officer of Noble Energy Inc., an independent producer of oil and natural gas, from 2000 through 2014, and was Chairman of the Board of Noble until his retirement in 2015. Mr. Davidson was also a director, from 2016, and
Chairman of the Board, from 2018, of Jagged Peak Energy, Inc. until 2020.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Davidson has worked in the oil and gas industry for over 45 years, including as Chief Executive Officer of Noble. His extensive experience with oil and gas operations, as well as management of a large, complex,
multinational organization, give him knowledge and insights that are valuable to our Board, particularly in overseeing the business of our energy industry subsidiaries, Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. and Boardwalk Pipelines.
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Managing Partner of Diker Management LLC, a registered investment adviser. Mr. Diker is also Chairman of the Board of Cantel Medical Corp.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr.
Diker has had wide-ranging experience in the investment advisory field, as well as in the management or on the boards of several operating businesses. This combination of experiences as an investment professional and a key executive at
operating companies is a valuable attribute Mr. Diker brings to our Board, particularly in light of Loews’s varied investment and business interests.
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Grain Company, an international agribusiness and investment company. Mr. Fribourg is also
a director of Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Restaurant Brands International, Inc., and Bunge Limited. He was a director of Apollo Global Management, LLC from 2011 to 2018.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr.
Fribourg has had extensive and practical hands-on experience as the Chief Executive Officer of Continental Grain Company, a major industrial company with broad international operations. This background gives Mr. Fribourg particular
insight into many of the business decisions that come before our Board.
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From 2014 until 2019, President and Chief Executive Officer of FOJP Service Corporation, a provider of risk management services to hospitals, long-term care
facilities and social service agencies in New York City, and Hospitals Insurance Company, a provider of insurance coverages and services to hospitals, long-term care facilities, physicians and healthcare professionals in New York State. Mr.
Harris is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Watford Holdings Ltd.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Harris
has extensive experience and knowledge regarding the commercial insurance industry, which is particularly valuable to our Board in light of Loews’s significant interest in the insurance industry as represented by one of our principal
subsidiaries, CNA.
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Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young LLP, an international accounting firm. Mr. Laskawy is also a director of Henry Schein, Inc.,
Covetrus, Inc. and Lazard Ltd.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Laskawy
brings to our Board extensive knowledge of and skills in financial and accounting matters, having served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of one of the largest public accounting firms in the United States. This qualifies him to serve
as one of the two financial experts on our Board’s Audit Committee. Mr. Laskawy’s knowledge and skills are especially valuable to our Board in understanding and dealing with complex financial and accounting issues.
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EXPERIENCE:
Ms.
Peters’ experience during her 38-year career at General Electric, in which she held positions of increasing responsibility and which culminated in her serving as the chief human resources officer and a member of the senior leadership team,
has provided her with deep domain expertise in talent management, operational optimization, executive compensation and leadership development at the highest level that serve our Board extremely well.
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Andrew H. Tisch
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Co-Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Executive Committee and a member of the Office of the President of Loews. Mr. Tisch is also a director of our
subsidiaries, CNA, Diamond Offshore and the general partner of Boardwalk Pipelines. He was also a director of K12 Inc. from 2001 to 2017.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Tisch
has served as a member of Loews’s Office of the President since 1999 and, prior to that time, had served the company in a number of other executive positions. This experience has provided him with broad knowledge of and insight into Loews
and its operations and businesses and has enabled him to be instrumental in providing our company with strategic direction and operational oversight. Our Board and its Nominating and Governance Committee believe that his direct experience
in managing Loews’s business, as well as his institutional knowledge, is of critical importance to our Board in fulfilling its responsibilities.
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James S. Tisch
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DIRECTOR SINCE:
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President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Office of the President of Loews. Mr. Tisch is also a director of General Electric Company, and our
subsidiary, CNA, and Chairman of the Board of our subsidiary, Diamond Offshore.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr.
Tisch has served as a member of Loews’s Office of the President since 1999 and, prior to that time, had served the company in a number of other executive positions, giving him extensive knowledge of Loews, its operations and the businesses
in which it is engaged, and enabling him to be instrumental in. providing our company with both strategic direction and day-to-day operational oversight. Our Board and its Nominating and Governance Committee believe that his direct
experience in managing Loews’s business, as well as his institutional knowledge, is of critical importance to our Board in fulfilling its responsibilities.
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Jonathan M. Tisch
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DIRECTOR SINCE:
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Co-Chairman of the Board and a member of the Office of the President of Loews, and Chairman and, since 2016, Chief Executive Officer of our subsidiary, Loews
Hotels.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Tisch
has served as a member of Loews’s Office of the President since 1999 and, prior to that time, had served the company in a number of other executive positions. This experience has provided him with broad knowledge of and insight into Loews
and its operations and businesses and has enabled him to be instrumental in providing our company with strategic direction and operational oversight. Our Board and its Nominating and Governance Committee believe that his direct experience
in managing the Loews Hotels business, as well as his institutional knowledge, is of critical importance to our Board in fulfilling its responsibilities.
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Executive Chairman of Black Ivy Group, LLC, a values-driven investment company that builds and grows commercial enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa, since 2013. Mr.
Welters served as Senior Advisor to the Office of the Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated from 2014 until his retirement in 2016. He is also an attorney. Mr. Welters is also a director of the Carlyle Group and was a
director of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. from 1997 until 2016 and of C.R. Bard, Inc. from 1999 to 2017.
EXPERIENCE:
Mr.
Welters’ experience as a senior executive at a large, complex health insurance company, as well as his service as a director of several public companies and his work with numerous educational and philanthropic organizations, give him a
range of knowledge and skills that are extremely valuable to our Board.
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GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS
The following governance documents are available on our website in the “Investors/Media” section under “Governance” at
www.loews.com
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CHAIR:
Walter Harris
OTHER MEMBERS:
Ann E. Berman
Joseph L. Bower
Charles M. Diker
Paul J. Fribourg
Philip A. Laskawy
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Each of the members is an independent director and satisfies the additional independence and other requirements for Audit Committee members provided for in the
listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Additionally, Ms. Berman and Mr. Laskawy have been designated as “audit committee financial experts” under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The Audit Committee assists our Board in fulfilling its responsibility to oversee:
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the integrity of our financial statements;
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our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
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the qualifications and independence of our independent auditors;
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the performance of our internal audit function and independent auditors;
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our systems of disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial
reporting; and
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with ethical standards adopted by Loews.
Our Audit Committee has sole authority to appoint, retain, compensate, evaluate and terminate our independent auditors and to approve all engagement fees and terms for our independent auditors.
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CHAIR:
Joseph L. Bower
OTHER MEMBERS:
Charles D. Davidson
Charles M. Diker
Paul J. Fribourg
Susan P. Peters
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Each of the members is an independent director and satisfies the additional independence requirements for Compensation Committee members provided for in the
listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The Compensation Committee assists our Board in discharging its responsibilities relating to compensation of our executive officers. These responsibilities include:
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reviewing our general compensation philosophy for executive officers;
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overseeing the
development and implementation of executive compensation programs; and
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reviewing compensation levels, including incentive and equity-based compensation, for executive officers, directors and Board committee members.
Our Compensation Committee determines and approves compensation for our executive officers and administers our incentive and equity-based compensation plans.
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NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
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CHAIR:
Paul J. Fribourg
OTHER MEMBERS:
Joseph L. Bower
Anthony Welters
Walter L. Harris
2019 MEETINGS HELD:
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Each of the members is an independent director.
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PRIMARY ROLE
The Nominating and Governance Committee identifies individuals qualified to become members of our Board and recommends to our Board a slate of director
nominees for election at our annual meetings of shareholders. It also recommends directors for membership on our Board committees.
The Nominating and Governance Committee also develops and recommends to our Board a set of corporate governance principles, which are detailed in our
Corporate Governance Guidelines.
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BOARD
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As part of its oversight responsibility, our Board has Loews’s management provide periodic reports to
systematically identify the principal risks facing the company and its subsidiaries, identify and evaluate policies and practices that promote a culture that actively balances risk and reward, and evaluate risk management practices. These
reports enable non-management directors to conduct meaningful and substantive discussions concerning these issues with senior management through the conduit of the lead director and during full Board deliberations.
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OFFICE OF
PRESIDENT
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LEAD INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR
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AUDIT COMMITTEE
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MANAGEMENT
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RISK COUNCIL
Chair:
Chief Financial Officer
Other Members:
Representatives of
Different Functional Areas
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The Risk Council assists Loews’s management in reporting appropriate information and analysis regarding enterprise risk management to
our Board. It reviews Loews’s enterprise risk management framework, including the strategies, policies, procedures and systems established by Loews management and each of its subsidiaries to identify, assess, measure and manage the material
risks facing Loews and its subsidiaries, and periodically reports to our Office of the President, Board and Audit Committee.
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Board Governance Information
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Name
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Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
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Stock
Awards
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(1)
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Option/SAR
Awards
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(2)
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Total
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Ann E. Berman
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125,000
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100,000
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0
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225,000
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Joseph L. Bower
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165,000
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100,000
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0
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265,000
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Charles D. Davidson
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110,000
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100,000
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0
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210,000
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Charles M. Diker
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135,000
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100,000
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0
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235,000
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Jacob A. Frenkel
(3)
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40,797
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0
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0
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40,797
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Paul J. Fribourg
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185,000
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100,000
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0
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285,000
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Walter L. Harris
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175,000
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100,000
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0
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275,000
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Philip A. Laskawy
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125,000
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100,000
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0
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225,000
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Susan P. Peters
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107,500
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100,000
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0
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207,500
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Anthony Welters
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110,000
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100,000
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0
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210,000
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These amounts represent the grant date fair value of RSUs, calculated in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) ASC Topic 718. At December 31, 2019, the aggregate number of RSUs
outstanding for each non-management director was 1,979.
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Prior to 2016, our non-management directors were granted stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) under the Loews Corporation Stock Option Plan (our “Stock Option Plan”). At December 31, 2019, the aggregate number
of SAR awards outstanding for each non-management director (or former director) was as follows: Ann E. Berman, 42,000; Joseph L. Bower, 48,000; Charles D. Davidson, 9,000; Charles M. Diker, 48,000; Jacob A. Frenkel, 48,000; Paul J.
Fribourg, 48,000; Walter L. Harris, 48,000; Philip A. Laskawy, 48,000; Susan P. Peters, 0; and Anthony Welters, 20,250.
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Mr. Frenkel served as a director until our 2019 annual meeting of shareholders. Amounts included in the table reflect his compensation for his service prior to that meeting.
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Stock Ownership
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Name and Add
ress
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Amount Beneficially Owned
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Percent of Class
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The Vanguard Group
100 Vanguard Blvd.
Malvern, PA 19355
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28,341,315
(1)
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9.5
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.
270 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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18,213,650
(2)
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6.1
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BlackRock, Inc.
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
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17,868,271
(3)
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6.0
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James S. Tisch
c/o Barry L. Bloom
655 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10065
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16,898,858
(4)
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6.0
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Andrew H. Tisch
c/o Barry L. Bloom
655 Madison Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10065
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15,908,762
(5)
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5.6
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(1) |
This information is based on a Schedule 13G report filed by The Vanguard Group, as an investment advisor, on February 12, 2020. According to the report, The Vanguard Group has sole voting power with respect to
379,091 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 27,879,402 shares. The report was filed by The Vanguard Group on behalf of itself and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company and Vanguard Investments
Australia, Ltd.
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(2) |
This information is based on a Schedule 13G report filed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. on January 15, 2020. According to the report, JPMorgan Chase & Co. has sole voting power with respect to 17,926,940
shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 18,209,244 shares. The report was filed by JPMorgan Chase & Co. on behalf of itself and its wholly owned subsidiaries, J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.; JPMorgan Chase Bank,
National Association; JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited; J.P. Morgan Trust Company of Delaware; and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
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(3) |
This information is based on a Schedule 13G report filed by BlackRock, Inc. on February 5, 2020. According to the report, BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting power with respect to 15,221,710 shares and sole
dispositive power with respect to 17,868,271 shares. The report was filed by BlackRock, Inc. on behalf of itself and its wholly owned subsidiaries, BlackRock Life Limited, BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock Advisors, LLC,
BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V., BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association, BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd., BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz
AG, BlackRock Investment Management, LLC, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited, BlackRock (Luxembourg) S.A., BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited, BlackRock Advisors (UK)
Limited, BlackRock Fund Advisors, BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited, BlackRock (Singapore) Limited and BlackRock Fund Managers Ltd.
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The amount beneficially owned includes 12,677,653 shares held by trusts of which he is trustee, 70,000 shares held by trusts of which he and his wife are trustees, 3,081,627 shares held by trusts of which his
wife is trustee, 1,060,000 shares held by a charitable foundation of which he is a director, 22 shares which he had the right to acquire upon exercise of SARs which were then exercisable and 9,556 shares underlying vested RSUs of which
he deferred receipt that could be delivered to him within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if his service with the Company terminated during that time. He has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 12,677,653 shares.
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The amount beneficially owned includes 14,809,184 shares held by trusts of which he is trustee, 1,090,000 shares held by a charitable foundation of which he is a director, 22 shares which he had the right to
acquire upon exercise of SARs which were then exercisable and 9,556 shares underlying vested RSUs of which he deferred receipt that could be delivered to him within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if his service with the Company terminated
during that time. He has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 14,809,184 shares.
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Name
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Amount Beneficially Owned
(1)
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(2)
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Percent of Class
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Ann E. Berman
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8,648
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(3)
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*
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Joseph L. Bower
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16,129
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(4)
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*
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Charles D. Davidson
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18,615
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(5)
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*
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Charles M. Diker
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11,704
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(6)
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*
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David B. Edelson
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22,836
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(7)
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*
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Paul J. Fribourg
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8,733
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(8)
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*
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Walter L. Harris
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14,704
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(9)
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*
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Philip A. Laskawy
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13,453
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(10)
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*
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Susan P. Peters
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3,938
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(11)
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*
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Kenneth I. Siegel
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0
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*
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Andrew H. Tisch
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15,908,762
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(12)
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5.6%
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James S. Tisch
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16,898,858
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(13)
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6.0%
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Jonathan M. Tisch
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10,010,882
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(14)
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3.5%
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Anthony Welters
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11,622
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(15)
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*
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All executive officers and directors as a group
(16 persons including those listed above)
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42,975,156
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(16)
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15.2%
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(1) |
Except as otherwise indicated, the persons listed as beneficial owners of the shares have sole voting and investment power with respect to those shares.
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(2) |
The number of shares included for shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan is the number of shares each person would have received had such person exercised his or her
SARs, based on the fair market value per share of $35.09 for our common stock, calculated under the terms of our Stock Option Plan, on March 17, 2020.
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(3) |
Includes: (i) 3 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; (ii) 6,666 shares underlying vested RSUs of which the director deferred receipt
that could be delivered to the director within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if the director’s service as a director terminated during that time; and (iii) 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 17,
2020.
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(4) |
Includes: (i) 88 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; (ii) 2,557 shares underlying vested RSUs of which the director deferred receipt
that could be delivered to the director within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if the director’s service as a director terminated during that time; and (iii) 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 17,
2020.
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(5) |
Includes: (i) 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 17, 2020.
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(6) |
Includes: (i) 88 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; and (ii) 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of
March 17, 2020.
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(7) |
Includes 17 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable. In addition, Mr. Edelson owns beneficially 2,000 shares of CNA Financial Corporation,
an 89% owned subsidiary of the company.
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(8) |
Includes: (i) 88 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; (ii) 6,666 shares underlying vested RSUs of which the director deferred receipt
that could be delivered to the director within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if the director’s service as a director terminated during that time; and (iii) 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 17,
2020.
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(9) |
Includes: (i) 88 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; and (ii) 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of
March 17, 2020. In addition, Mr. Harris owns beneficially 1,830 shares of CNA.
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(10) |
Includes: (i) 88 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; (ii) 4,109 shares underlying vested RSUs of which the director deferred receipt
that could be delivered to the director within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if the director’s service as a director terminated during that time; (iii) 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 17, 2020;
and (iv) 6,000 shares owned beneficially by Mr. Laskawy’s wife.
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(11) |
Includes 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 17, 2020.
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(12) |
Includes: (i) 22 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; (ii) 9,556 shares underlying RSUs of which Mr. Andrew Tisch deferred receipt that
could be delivered to him within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if his service with the Company terminated during that time; (iii) 14,809,184 shares held by trusts of which Mr. Andrew Tisch is the managing trustee or trustee (inclusive of
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(13) |
Includes: (i) 22 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; (ii) 9,556 shares underlying RSUs of which Mr. James Tisch deferred receipt that
could be delivered to him within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if his service with the Company terminated during that time; (iii) 12,747,653 shares held by trusts of which Mr. James Tisch is the managing trustee or trustee (inclusive of
5,621,842 shares held in trust for his benefit); (iv) 1,060,000 shares held by a charitable foundation as to which Mr. James Tisch has shared voting and investment power; and (v) 3,081,627 shares held by trusts which his wife is the
trustee. In addition, Mr. James Tisch owns beneficially 5,000 shares of Diamond Offshore. He is also the managing trustee and beneficiary of a trust that owns beneficially 106,100 shares of CNA.
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(14) |
Includes: (i) 22 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable; (ii) 9,683,932 shares held by trusts of which Mr. Jonathan Tisch is the managing
trustee or trustee (inclusive of 4,459,638 shares held in trust for his benefit); (iii) 21,928 shares held by a charitable foundation as to which Mr. Jonathan Tisch is the sole trustee; and (iv) 305,000 shares held by charitable
foundations as to which Mr. Jonathan Tisch has shared voting and investment power.
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(15) |
Includes: (i) 4,109 shares underlying vested RSUs of which the director deferred receipt that could be delivered to the director within 60 days of March 17, 2020 if the director’s service as a director
terminated during that time and (ii) 1,979 shares underlying unvested RSUs that will vest within 60 days of March 17, 2020.
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(16) |
Includes 526 shares issuable upon the exercise of SARs granted under our Stock Option Plan that are currently exercisable.
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Proposal No. 2: Advisory Resolution to Approve Executive Compensation
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Accordingly, our Board recommends a vote
FOR
the following resolution:
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OUR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS FOR 2019 WERE:
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James S. Tisch
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David B. Edelson
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Andrew H. Tisch
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Jonathan M. Tisch
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Kenneth I. Siegel
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President and Chief Executive Officer, Office of the President
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Office of the President, Co-Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Executive Committee
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Office of the President, Co-Chairman of the Board, Loews Corporation; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Loews Hotels
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Senior Vice President
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CNA Financial Corporation is a property
and casualty insurer
(89% ownership interest)
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Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. is a provider of offshore drilling services worldwide
(53% ownership interest)
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Boardwalk Pipelines is a provider of natural gas and liquids transportation and storage services
(100% ownership interest)
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Loews Hotels is an operator and manager of hotels (100% ownership interest)
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Altium Packaging (formerly known as Consolidated Container Company) is a manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging
(99% ownership interest)
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Motivating superior long-term financial performance and the creation of shareholder value;
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Discouraging unreasonable risk taking;
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Aligning compensation with our long-term strategy and focus and the interests of our shareholders;
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Providing market-competitive compensation;
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Avoiding excessive compensation; and
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Attracting and retaining high-caliber executive talent.
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the Compensation Committee’s ability to exercise negative discretion in determining cash incentive compensation;
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setting what we believe to be reasonable, but achievable, performance targets for both cash incentive compensation and stock-based awards; and
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generally not paying cash incentive compensation in excess of pre-established target levels set by the Compensation Committee.
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Base Salary
17.1%
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Cash Incentive Compensation
67.1%
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Stock-Based Awards
15.8%
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Incentive Compensation: 82.9%
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Base Salary
18.4% – 21.2%
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Cash Incentive Compensation
59.2% – 68.3%
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Stock-Based Awards
13.4% – 19.6%
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Incentive Compensation: 78.8% – 81.6%
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SAY ON PAY VOTE APPROVAL
In the last five years, we received an average approval of approximately 91% in our annual advisory vote of shareholders on our executive compensation program.
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maintain a fully independent Compensation Committee, which oversees all aspects of our executive compensation and monitors, reviews and approves all executive compensation
decisions;
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structure our cash incentive compensation awards to executive officers so that the Compensation Committee may exercise negative discretion over these awards;
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structure our executive officers’ stock-based compensation to be performance-based;
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have a clawback policy that allows for the recoupment of incentive compensation;
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do not have employment agreements with, or guarantee compensation to, any of our executive officers;
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do not maintain agreements with any of our executive officers to pay severance upon a change in control; and
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conduct an annual advisory vote of shareholders on our executive compensation practices. We have received a large majority advisory vote in favor of our executive pay program
every year since implementing this vote.
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base salary;
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performance-based cash incentive compensation awards;
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performance-based stock-based awards; and
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retirement, medical and related benefits.
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Defining Performance-based Income
Performance-based income is defined in our Incentive Compensation Plan as our consolidated net income as adjusted by the Compensation Committee under the
terms of our Incentive Compensation Plan to account for specific factors that may impact our business, but which the Compensation Committee deems reasonable and appropriate to exclude or include in determining performance for incentive
compensation purposes. The Compensation Committee may take into account, among other things, the potential impact on our earnings of realized and unrealized investment gains and losses, accounting changes, acquisitions and dispositions,
charges relating to litigation, charges relating to reserve strengthening and adverse development associated with prior accident years at CNA, catastrophes and changes in legislation or regulation.
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STEP 1
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Establish annual performance bonus pool
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First quarter of each year
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First, the Compensation Committee establishes an annual performance bonus pool expressed as a percentage of our performance-based income for that year.
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The performance bonus pool is not an expectation of the bonus amounts that will, in fact, be paid; rather, it sets the outer limit of
compensation that can be paid to all executive officers in our incentive compensation program for the year.
The Committee allocates a portion of the performance bonus pool to each of the named executive officers and other executive officers who
participate in the incentive compensation program.
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Establish Target Award
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First quarter of each year
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Then, the Compensation Committee establishes a target award (expressed as a dollar amount) for each participant, based on an assessment of the individual’s expected
performance.
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The intention is that the incentive compensation award will not exceed the target award (even if the portion of the performance bonus pool
allocated to a participant is in excess of the established target), except based on the Compensation Committee’s discretion.
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STEP 3
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Establish Maximum Award
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First quarter of each year
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Next, the Compensation Committee establishes a maximum award (expressed as a dollar amount) for each participant, to cap the amount in excess of the target that the Committee may in its
discretion award any participant.
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A participant’s award cannot exceed the portion of the performance bonus pool allocated to the participant, and also cannot exceed the maximum
award amount established by the Committee. In addition, it has been the practice of the Compensation Committee to retain negative discretion in the payment of awards, which allows the Committee to reduce or eliminate any award at its
discretion.
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Define Performance-based Income
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First quarter of each year
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The Compensation Committee determines what adjustments should be made to our consolidated net income for the year to account for factors that would not be appropriate
to include when determining performance for incentive compensation purposes.
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However, by reserving the ability to exercise negative discretion to reduce an award otherwise earned, the Committee retains the ability to
take into account these excluded items and other factors it deems relevant.
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STEP 5
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Calculate Performance-based Income and Conduct Participant Performance Assessment
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First quarter of following year
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After the fiscal year ends, the amount of performance-based income earned for the year is determined. Once this has been determined, the Compensation Committee reviews and re-assesses each
participant’s performance in the context of our financial performance and seeking to achieve the goals of our compensation philosophy.
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Based upon this review and re-assessment, the Committee awards incentive compensation out of each executive’s pre-allocated percentage of the performance bonus pool.
The Committee, in its discretion, then determines whether to award incentive compensation that meets or exceeds the target award (up to the
maximum award established for that individual) or that is lower than the target award. Historically, the Committee has exercised its negative discretion to limit awards paid to the pre-established target amounts.
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In allocating the performance bonus pool and establishing the target and maximum awards for each named executive officer, the Compensation
Committee took into account:
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our compensation philosophy and objectives, which aim to reasonably reward superior performance while eschewing formula-driven criteria, which have the potential of providing unreasonably high
compensation levels;
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the
individual’s duties, past and expected performance of those duties and compensation history; and
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our goals of increasing shareholder value over the long
term.
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Negative discretion
An integral part of the implementation of the cash incentive compensation program by the Compensation Committee is the ability to use negative discretion for the award to
each executive officer, allowing the Committee to reduce or eliminate any award notwithstanding the level of performance-based income. This gives the Committee the flexibility to appropriately evaluate the performance of each executive
officer considering not only the level of performance-based income, but also Loews’s consolidated net income and the individual’s performance.
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Name
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Share of 4%
Bonus Pool Allocated
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Target Award
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Maximum Award
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James S. Tisch
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19.1
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$3,825,000
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$5,000,000
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David B. Edelson
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18.1
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3,625,000
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4,750,000
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Andrew H. Tisch
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13.6
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2,725,000
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4,000,000
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Jonathan M. Tisch
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15.5
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3,100,000
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4,500,000
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Kenneth I. Siegel
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17.2
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3,450,000
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4,500,000
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Adjustment identifie
d i
n
first quarter 2019
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Rationale for exclusion
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The effect of accounting changes
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This item was excluded because:
•
by its nature it is not a cash item;
•
it is not within the control of the company or any named executive officer;
and
•
it has the possibility of increasing or decreasing net income in ways that
may not be predictable when performance-based income is established.
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Net losses attributed to the impairment of goodwill or long-lived assets
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This item was excluded because:
•
it is not a cash item;
•
under generally accepted accounting principles, goodwill and long-lived assets are accounted for using an
impairment-based model under which the carrying value is subject to reduction, resulting in charges to income, based on a decline in fair value, but the carrying value cannot be increased in subsequent periods if fair values rise; and
•
doing so encourages management to approach impairment decisions objectively
and impartially.
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Any net income or loss attributable to the impact of reserve strengthening and adverse dividend or premium development associated with asbestos and environmental pollution reserves at
CNA for accident years prior to 2000, and any favorable or unfavorable income statement impact of applying retroactive insurance accounting to the losses ceded in connection with CNA’s 2010 loss portfolio transfer
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In 2010, CNA entered into a loss portfolio transfer transaction under which substantially all of its estimated legacy asbestos and environmental pollution liabilities were ceded to a reinsurer. Accordingly, the
Compensation Committee determined that any remaining charges related to this pre-2001 legacy business, as well as any net income which may result from the reinsurance benefits relating to the loss portfolio transfer transaction, should not
be considered when measuring current performance.
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Charges relating to reserve strengthening and adverse dividend or premium development at
CNA associated with accident years prior to 2000 related to mass tort claims
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The Compensation Committee decided to exclude these charges because it believes that the impact of these claims is not an appropriate measure of current performance.
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Charges relating to net reserve strengthening relating to CNA’s long-term care or benefit settlement option liabilities or relating to a charge recognized in connection with a
disposition (or proposed disposition), a loss portfolio transfer or other transaction that is intended to fix or limit CNA’s exposure to its run-off Life & Group business
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CNA’s individual and group long-term care businesses are in run-off and its payout annuity business was in run-off prior to its disposition in 2014. The Compensation Committee determined that any charges from a
transaction that would substantially mitigate CNA’s exposure to these legacy businesses should not be taken into account in measuring current performance.
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Realized gains and losses
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The Compensation Committee decided to exclude both realized gains and realized losses because the decision to realize a gain or a loss can be a discretionary decision. Accordingly, by excluding realized gains
and losses, any implication that an individual could be wrongly motivated in taking or failing to take a gain or loss in an effort to impact consolidated net income would be removed. In addition, a significant component of the company’s
realized investment gains and losses in recent years has included “other-than-temporary impairments” of investment securities. As is the case with respect to impairments of goodwill or long-lived assets, these impairments can only result in
charges; any subsequent increase in the market value of an impaired security can be recognized only if that security is sold.
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Adjustment identifie
d i
n
first quarter 2019
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Rationale for exclusion
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Catastrophe losses of CNA in excess of, but not less than, CNA’s budgeted amount
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The Compensation Committee excluded this item because the level of catastrophes that impact a property and casualty insurer is, of course, unpredictable and, accordingly, not an appropriate way to measure
performance. On the other hand, performance-based income should not be increased just because of a low level of catastrophes in any year. The Compensation Committee determined that the amount for catastrophe losses budgeted at the beginning
of the year — which at times has been higher or lower than the actual level of catastrophe losses — is preferable for measuring performance.
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Charges relating to the disposition, by judgment or settlement, of smoking- and health-related litigation
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The company’s former subsidiary, Lorillard, Inc., has been subject to numerous claims for damages related to its cigarette business allegedly resulting from actions taken many years ago. In connection with the
2008 disposition of Lorillard, Lorillard indemnified the company from any and all claims relating to the operation of its business, including smoking and health claims. In light of this, the Compensation Committee determined that any
charges of this nature would not be appropriate in determining performance-based income.
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Any net income or loss attributable to changes in deferred income tax assets and liabilities resulting from a change in income tax rates in 2019
|
Several of Loews’s subsidiaries, by the nature of their business, recognize significant deferred income tax assets and liabilities, which have accumulated over many years. A change in the income tax rate could
have a significant impact on these deferred tax items and on Loews’s net income since the impact in the year of this change would involve the entire historical balance of deferred tax assets or liabilities. The Compensation Committee
determined to exclude this item since any change in income tax rates is, of course, unpredictable and not within the company’s control, and the resulting impact on net income and loss would not be a suitable indication of performance.
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Any gain or loss on disposal of discontinued operations (but not income from operations of the discontinued operations)
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The Compensation Committee determined to exclude both gains and losses from the disposal of discontinued operations in the belief that the results from a disposition, whether positive or negative, relate to the
generally multi-year holding period of the asset disposed of, even though recognized in the year of disposal. Therefore, any such gains or losses could distort net income in the year of disposition.
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50% on the second anniversary of the grant date; and
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50% on the third anniversary of the grant date.
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its compensation philosophy in favor of fair and consistent pay levels and against excessive or unreasonable compensation levels;
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an emphasis on consistent, long-term, superior performance by the individual;
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its evaluation of the performance of each named executive officer based on direct observation, since each named executive officer regularly reports to the Board on the
operations of the company and its subsidiaries; and
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for each named executive officer other than the Chief Executive Officer, executive sessions with the Chief Executive Officer in which each named executive officer’s performance
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Chief Executive Officer
In making its determination regarding the grant and payment of an incentive compensation award for 2019 to our Chief Executive Officer, James S. Tisch, the
Compensation Committee first considered the overall performance of the company and its principal subsidiaries. The Committee also considered, among other things, its compensation philosophy against excessive or unreasonable compensation
levels and its emphasis on consistent, long-term, superior performance by the individual.
Based on these considerations, at the beginning of 2019, the Compensation Committee modestly increased Mr. Tisch’s target bonus level, but did not increase his
maximum bonus level for 2019. The Committee also retained negative discretion to reduce any award to what it determines is a reasonable level under the circumstances.
The Compensation Committee evaluated Mr. Tisch’s performance in 2019 and during recent prior years, considering the overall state of the markets in which Loews
and its subsidiaries operate and the financial markets generally. This is consistent with the Committee’s philosophy of evaluating performance over the longer term to encourage and reward long-term value creation and to discourage
unreasonable risk-taking. The Committee considered Mr. Tisch’s ability to demonstrate leadership, maintain stability and encourage prudent growth, cost-cutting initiatives and other strategies at Loews and our subsidiaries, and to prudently
allocate the company’s capital to take advantage of market opportunities and protect against known risks.
The Compensation Committee noted the following accomplishments under Mr. Tisch’s leadership:
◾
Loews’s book value per share (excluding accumulated other comprehensive income) increased approximately 25% during the past five years;
◾
the
company repurchased more than 21.5 million shares, or 6.9%, of its common stock in 2019 and has repurchased more than 83.3 million shares, or 22.3%, of its common stock over the past five years, while consistently maintaining a very
strong liquidity position; and
◾
the leadership teams at Loews’s principal operating subsidiaries remained focused and motivated to drive the most value from their
respective companies, helped in part by the leadership of the company’s Chief Executive Officer and our other named executive officers.
As a result of these efforts, the underlying businesses of Loews’s subsidiaries have remained strong, even in certain challenging operating
environments. For example:
◾
CNA has maintained an extremely strong capital position,
which has allowed it to pay substantial dividends to its shareholders, including the company, in recent years;
◾
Diamond Offshore has been able to obtain new contracts
despite the difficult environment presented by the protracted industry downturn;
◾
Boardwalk Pipelines has made important progress re-contracting expiring contracts, increased its operating results and decreased its leverage;
◾
Loews Hotels has continued to execute its long-term
growth strategy and improve the operations of its portfolio of hotels and resorts; and
◾
Altium
Packaging has grown through accretive acquisitions, diversifying its product mix.
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The
Compensation Committee determined in the first quarter of 2020, based upon his leadership and accomplishments discussed above, to award Mr. Tisch incentive compensation for 2019 equal to his target award, which is a modest increase from
last year. This award is approximately 39.3% of the amount allocated to him from the performance bonus pool based on the level of performance-based income for the year.
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Similar to our Chief Executive Officer, each of our other named executive officers was granted a cash incentive compensation award in the first quarter of 2019
that was paid in the first quarter of 2020.
Consistent with the Compensation Committee’s philosophy of targeting overall compensation that does not fluctuate substantially year over year, the target
levels for the awards for our other named executive officers, in the aggregate, did not change significantly compared to last year, and the maximum level for each other named executive officer was unchanged.
In making its determination regarding the payment of these awards to these executives, the Compensation Committee considered many of the same factors described
above that it considered for our Chief Executive Officer. Based on its evaluation of each executive’s performance, including the input and recommendation of the Chief Executive Officer, the Committee, in the first quarter of 2020, awarded
each of these other named executive officers incentive compensation equal to their target amount for 2019.
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These incentive compensation awards
amounted to approximately 39.3% of the total amount available in the performance bonus pool for each of the other named executive officers and are consistent with the Committee’s philosophy in favor of rewarding consistent, long-term
superior performance, but against excessive or unreasonable compensation.
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PRSU Determination:
Based on all factors reviewed, in the first
quarter of 2019, the Committee awarded 18,795 PRSUs, representing a grant date value of $900,000, to each member of our Office of the President and 14,827 PRSUs, representing a grant date fair value of $710,000, to each of our other named
executive officers. The grant date fair value for these awards for 2019 was unchanged from the grant date fair value of the PRSU awards made to our executive officers for 2018. For 2019, performance-based income amounted to $3.75 per share,
resulting in 100% of these PRSUs being earned by each of our named executive officers in the first quarter of 2020; however, these PRSUs still remain subject to their time-vesting provisions, with 50% of these PRSUs vesting in 2021 and 50%
vesting in 2022.
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Our programs appropriately balance the three primary components of our executives’ compensation: base salary, cash incentive compensation and equity-based incentive
compensation.
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The Compensation Committee establishes reasonable, but achievable, performance targets for cash and equity-based incentive compensation in order to motivate our executives to
create value for our shareholders over the long term while exercising prudent risk management.
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Awards of cash and equity-based incentive compensation are capped, and the Compensation Committee has the authority to exercise negative discretion with respect to payouts of
cash incentive compensation, limiting excessive rewards for short-term results.
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Each member of our Office of the President owns, and has owned for many years, a significant amount of our common stock, which strongly aligns their interests with those of our
shareholders and encourages a focus on long-term results.
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Our clawback policy, described below, allows for the recoupment of incentive compensation payments and awards if an executive officer’s conduct leads to a restatement of our
financial results, which mitigates risk.
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Year
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Salary
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Stock
Awards
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(1)
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SAR
Awards
|
(2)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan Compensation
|
(
(3)
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Change
in Pension
Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
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(4)
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All Other
Compensation
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SEC Total
|
SEC Total
Without
Change in Pension
Value
|
(5)
|
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James S. Tisch
President and Chief Executive Officer, Office of the President
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2019
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$975,000
|
$900,000
|
$15,001
|
$3,825,000
|
$3,574,257
|
$23,614
|
(6)(7)
|
$9,312,872
|
$5,738,615
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2018
|
975,000
|
900,000
|
75,008
|
3,725,000
|
0
|
39,561
|
5,714,569
|
5,714,569
|
||||||
2017
|
975,000
|
900,000
|
168,332
|
3,600,000
|
792,894
|
91,547
|
6,527,773
|
5,734,879
|
||||||
David B. Edelson
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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2019
|
975,000
|
710,000
|
0
|
3,625,000
|
610,744
|
16,200
|
(7)
|
5,936,944
|
5,326,200
|
|||||
2018
|
975,000
|
710,000
|
0
|
3,525,000
|
299,784
|
16,000
|
5,525,784
|
5,226,000
|
||||||
2017
|
975,000
|
710,000
|
0
|
3,400,000
|
473,923
|
24,350
|
5,583,273
|
5,109,350
|
||||||
Andrew H. Tisch
Co-Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Executive Committee, Office of the President
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2019
|
975,000
|
900,000
|
15,001
|
2,725,000
|
2,663,868
|
26,958
|
(6)(7)
|
7,305,827
|
4,641,959
|
|||||
2018
|
975,000
|
900,000
|
29,153
|
2,525,000
|
0
|
37,436
|
4,466,589
|
4,466,589
|
||||||
2017
|
975,000
|
900,000
|
22,444
|
2,900,000
|
488,906
|
97,935
|
5,384,285
|
4,895,379
|
||||||
Jonathan M. Tisch
Co-Chairman of the Board, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Loews Hotels, Office of the President
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2019
|
975,000
|
900,000
|
0
|
3,100,000
|
2,970,145
|
43,643
|
(6)(7)
|
7,988,788
|
5,018,643
|
|||||
2018
|
975,000
|
900,000
|
0
|
3,000,000
|
0
|
40,214
|
4,915,214
|
4,915,214
|
||||||
2017
|
975,000
|
900,000
|
0
|
2,900,000
|
712,317
|
56,017
|
5,543,334
|
4,831,017
|
||||||
Kenneth I. Siegel
Senior Vice President
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||||||||||||||
2019
|
975,000
|
710,000
|
15,001
|
3,450,000
|
353,762
|
16,200
|
(7)
|
5,519,963
|
5,166,201
|
|||||
2018
|
975,000
|
710,000
|
29,153
|
3,250,000
|
249,413
|
16,000
|
5,229,566
|
4,980,153
|
||||||
2017
|
975,000
|
710,000
|
22,444
|
3,075,000
|
303,955
|
24,350
|
5,110,749
|
4,806,794
|
(1)
|
These amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 of PRSUs granted pursuant to our Incentive Compensation Plan.
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These amounts represent the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 of awards of SARs granted pursuant to Diamond Offshore’s stock option plan as compensation for service
by James S. Tisch, as chairman of the board, and by Andrew H. Tisch and Kenneth I. Siegel, as directors, of Diamond Offshore. The aggregate grant date fair value of these awards was estimated using the Black-Scholes pricing model
assuming, with respect to the awards granted in 2019, 2018 and 2017: (a) an expected life of seven years for each award year; (b) an
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These amounts represent awards under our Incentive Compensation Plan for the years indicated, which were paid to the named executive officers in February of the following years.
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These amounts represent the actuarial increase, if any, in the present value of retirement benefits of each named executive officer under our retirement plans and, with respect to James S. Tisch, Andrew H.
Tisch and Jonathan M. Tisch, supplemental retirement agreements as of December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017 over the value of those benefits as of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively, all as determined using the same interest rate
and other assumptions as those used in our financial statements in those respective years. The changes from year to year primarily represent changes in actuarial pension assumptions and, to a lesser extent, increases in service, age and
compensation. For an estimate of the pension benefits accrued for and which may become payable to the named executive officers and the assumptions used in calculating those amounts, please see the 2019 Pension Benefits table on page 49
of this Proxy Statement.
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We have included this column to show how year over year changes in pension value impact total compensation as determined under SEC rules. The amounts reported in this column are calculated by subtracting the
amounts reported in the Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings column from the amounts reported in the table’s SEC Total column. The amounts reported in this column in some cases differ substantially
from, and are not a substitute for, the amounts reported in the table’s SEC Total column.
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Includes the portion of the expense of a car and driver we provide to each member of our Office of the President attributable to personal use during 2019, as follows: (a) $7,414 for James S. Tisch; (b) $10,758
for Andrew H. Tisch; and (c) $27,443 for Jonathan M. Tisch. These amounts represent approximately 5%, 12% and 24% of our annual costs associated with the car and driver provided for James S. Tisch, Andrew H. Tisch and Jonathan M. Tisch,
respectively, in 2019.
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Includes: (a) $11,200, representing our contributions under our Employee Savings Plan for 2019; and (b) $5,000, representing additional cash compensation paid or applied to the cost of benefit choices under
our flexible benefits plan, which may include, among other things, premiums on medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance policies, for 2019.
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Grant Date
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards
(1)
|
Estimated Future Payouts Under
Equity Incentive Plan Awards
(2)
|
Closing
Market Price
on Date of
Grant
|
Grant Date
Fair Value of
Stock and
Options
Awards
|
||||||
Target
|
Maximum
|
Threshold
|
Target
|
Maximum
|
||||||
James S. Tisch
|
||||||||||
02/11/19
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9,397.5
|
18,795
|
18,795
|
$44.56
|
$900,000
|
|||||
02/11/19
|
$3,825,000
|
$5,000,000
|
||||||||
David B. Edelson
|
||||||||||
02/11/19
|
7,413.5
|
14,827
|
14,827
|
44.56
|
710,000
|
|||||
02/11/19
|
3,625,000
|
4,750,000
|
||||||||
Andrew H. Tisch
|
||||||||||
02/11/19
|
9,397.5
|
18,795
|
18,795
|
44.56
|
900,000
|
|||||
02/11/19
|
2,725,000
|
4,000,000
|
||||||||
Jonathan M. Tisch
|
||||||||||
02/11/19
|
9,397.5
|
18,795
|
18,795
|
44.56
|
900,000
|
|||||
02/11/19
|
3,100,000
|
4,500,000
|
||||||||
Kenneth I. Siegel
|
||||||||||
02/11/19
|
7,413.5
|
14,827
|
14,827
|
44.56
|
710,000
|
|||||
02/11/19
|
3,450,000
|
4,500,000
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(1) |
These amounts represent target and maximum awards established under our Incentive Compensation Plan. The actual amount of each award authorized for payment by our Compensation Committee in February 2020 is
included in the 2019 Summary Compensation Table above under the heading “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation.” Cash awards under our Incentive Compensation Plan are not subject to thresholds, but instead consist of an amount equal to
a proportion of that percentage of our performance-based income established by our Compensation Committee as our annual performance goal, subject to the target and maximum amounts set forth on the table above. Please read our
“Compensation Discussion and Analysis” under the heading “Compensation Program Structure and Process — Cash Incentive Compensation Awards,” on page 26, for more information concerning awards under our Incentive Compensation Plan.
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These amounts represent threshold, target and maximum awards of PRSUs granted under our Incentive Compensation Plan. The actual grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 of each
award authorized for issuance by our Compensation Committee in February 2019 is included in the Summary Compensation Table above under the heading “Stock Awards.” Please read our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” under the heading
“Compensation Program Structure and Process — Performance-Based Stock-Based Awards,” on page 30, for more information concerning awards under our Incentive Compensation Plan.
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Grant Date
|
Action Date
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All Other Option/SAR
Awards: Number of
Securities Underlying Options/SARs
|
(1)
|
Exercise or Base Price
of Option/SAR Awards
|
(2)
|
Closing Market Price
on Date of Grant
|
(3)
|
Grant Date Fair
Value of Stock and Option/SAR Awards
|
James S. Tisch
|
||||||||
01/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
$9.54
|
$9.44
|
$3,723
|
|||
04/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
10.49
|
11.24
|
4,034
|
|||
07/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
8.69
|
9.03
|
4,105
|
|||
10/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
5.54
|
5.22
|
3,139
|
|||
Andrew H. Tisch
|
||||||||
01/01/19
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10/26/18
|
1,000
|
$9.54
|
$9.44
|
$3,723
|
|||
04/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
10.49
|
11.24
|
4,034
|
|||
07/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
8.69
|
9.03
|
4,105
|
|||
10/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
5.54
|
5.22
|
3,139
|
|||
Kenneth I. Siegel
|
||||||||
01/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
$9.54
|
$9.44
|
$3,723
|
|||
04/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
10.49
|
11.24
|
4,034
|
|||
07/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
8.69
|
9.03
|
4,105
|
|||
10/01/19
|
10/26/18
|
1,000
|
5.54
|
5.22
|
3,139
|
(1) |
These amounts represent awards of SARs granted to Kenneth I. Siegel, Andrew H. Tisch and James S. Tisch by Diamond Offshore under its stock option plan. In October 2018 Diamond Offshore’s board of directors
established an annual award to its non-management directors, which was granted in four increments over the course of 2019. Each SAR reported above vested and became exercisable with respect to 100% of its underlying securities on the
date it was granted.
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(2) |
The exercise prices were calculated in accordance with Diamond Offshore’s stock option plan by averaging the high and low sales prices of Diamond Offshore’s common stock as traded on The New York Stock
Exchange on the business day immediately preceding the grant date.
|
(3) |
If the New York Stock Exchange was not open for trading on any grant date, the price in this column for that grant date reflects the closing market price on the last trading day prior to that grant date.
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Stock Awards
(2)
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Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs
Exercisable
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs Unexercisable
|
Options/SAR
Exercise Price
|
Options/SAR
Expiration Date
|
Number of Shares
or Units of Stock
that Have Not
Vested
|
Market Value of
Shares or Units of
Stock that Have Not
Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
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James S. Tisch
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15,000
|
0
|
37.92
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.26
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
33.12
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.82
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.81
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.14
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
42.02
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
35.04
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.86
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.41
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.80
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.14
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.93
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.89
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
44.44
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
46.99
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
46.58
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.37
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.83
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.98
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
40.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
40.61
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
38.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
35.52
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
28,917
|
$1,517,858
|
18,795
|
$986,550
|
(1) |
Each SAR award reported above vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 25% of its underlying securities per year over the first four years of its term, and commenced vesting nine years prior to the
expiration date reported for such SAR award.
|
(2) |
PRSU awards vest 50% on the second anniversary and 50% on the third anniversary of their grant date. PRSUs granted on February 13, 2017 and February 12, 2018 are no longer subject to a performance condition
and are therefore reported in the first two columns under Stock Awards. PRSUs granted on February 11, 2019 are subject to a performance condition and are therefore reported in the last two columns under Stock Awards.
|
Loews Corporation
2020 Proxy
|
41
|
Executive Compensation Tables
|
Option/SAR Awards
(1)
|
Stock Awards
(2)
|
|||||||
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs
Exercisable
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs Unexercisable
|
Options/SAR
Exercise Price
|
Options/SAR
Expiration Date
|
Number of Shares
or Units of Stock
that Have Not
Vested
|
Market Value of
Shares or Units of
Stock that Have Not
Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
|
|
David B. Edelson
|
||||||||
11,250
|
0
|
39.81
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
43.14
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
42.02
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
35.04
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
37.86
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
39.41
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
39.80
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
41.14
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
41.93
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
43.89
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
44.44
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
46.99
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
46.58
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
43.37
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
43.83
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
41.98
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
40.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
40.61
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
38.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
35.52
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
22,811
|
$1,197,363
|
14,827
|
$778,269
|
(1) |
Each SAR award reported above vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 25% of its underlying securities per year over the first four years of its term, and commenced vesting nine years prior to the
expiration date reported for such SAR award.
|
(2) |
PRSU awards vest 50% on the second anniversary and 50% on the third anniversary of their grant date. PRSUs granted on February 13, 2017 and February 12, 2018 are no longer subject to a performance condition
and are therefore reported in the first two columns under Stock Awards. PRSUs granted on February 11, 2019 are subject to a performance condition and are therefore reported in the last two columns under Stock Awards.
|
42
|
Loews Corporation
2020 Proxy
|
Executive Compensation Tables
|
Option/SAR Awards
(1)
|
Stock Awards
(2)
|
|||||||
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options/SARs
Exercisable
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs Unexercisable
|
Options/SAR
Exercise Price
|
Options/SAR
Expiration Date
|
Number of Shares
or Units of Stock
that Have Not
Vested
|
Market Value of
Shares or Units of
Stock that Have Not
Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
|
|
Andrew H. Tisch
|
||||||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.92
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.26
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
33.12
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.82
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.81
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.14
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
42.02
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
35.04
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.86
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.41
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.80
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.14
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.93
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.89
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
44.44
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
46.99
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
46.58
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.37
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.83
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.98
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
40.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
40.61
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
38.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
35.52
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
28,917
|
$1,517,858
|
18,795
|
$986,550
|
(1) |
Each SAR award reported above vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 25% of its underlying securities per year over the first four years of its term, and commenced vesting nine years prior to the
expiration date reported for such SAR award.
|
(2) |
PRSU awards vest 50% on the second anniversary and 50% on the third anniversary of their grant date. PRSUs granted on February 13, 2017 and February 12, 2018 are no longer subject to a performance condition
and are therefore reported in the first two columns under Stock Awards. PRSUs granted on February 11, 2019 are subject to a performance condition and are therefore reported in the last two columns under Stock Awards.
|
Loews Corporation
2020 Proxy
|
43
|
Executive Compensation Tables
|
Option/SAR Awards
(1)
|
Stock Awards
(2)
|
|||||||
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs
Exercisable
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs Unexercisable
|
Options/SAR
Exercise Price
|
Options/SAR
Expiration Date
|
Number of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not
Vested
|
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
|
|
Jonathan M. Tisch
|
||||||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.92
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.26
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
33.12
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.82
|
01/12/20
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.81
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.14
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
42.02
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
35.04
|
01/11/21
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
37.86
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.41
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
39.80
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.14
|
01/10/22
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.93
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.89
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
44.44
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
46.99
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
46.58
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.37
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
43.83
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
41.98
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
40.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
40.61
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
38.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
15,000
|
0
|
35.52
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
28,917
|
$1,517,858
|
18,795
|
$986,550
|
(1) |
Each SAR award reported above vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 25% of its underlying securities per year over the first four years of its term, and commenced vesting nine years prior to the
expiration date reported for such SAR award.
|
(2) |
PRSU awards vest 50% on the second anniversary and 50% on the third anniversary of their grant date. PRSUs granted on February 13, 2017 and February 12, 2018 are no longer subject to a performance condition
and are therefore reported in the first two columns under Stock Awards. PRSUs granted on February 11, 2019 are subject to a performance condition and are therefore reported in the last two columns under Stock Awards.
|
44
|
Loews Corporation
2020 Proxy
|
Executive Compensation Tables
|
Option/SAR Awards
(1)
|
Stock Awards
(2)
|
|||||||
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs
Exercisable
|
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options/SARs Unexercisable
|
Options/SAR
Exercise Price
|
Options/SAR
Expiration Date
|
Number of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested
|
Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock that Have Not Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
|
Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have Not
Vested
|
|
Kenneth I. Siegel
|
||||||||
11,250
|
0
|
41.93
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
43.89
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
44.44
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
46.99
|
01/08/23
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
46.58
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
43.37
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
43.83
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
11,250
|
0
|
41.98
|
01/14/24
|
|||||
5,625
|
0
|
40.46
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
5,625
|
0
|
40.61
|
01/09/25
|
|||||
22,811
|
$1,197,363
|
14,827
|
$778,269
|
(1) |
Each SAR award reported above vests and becomes exercisable with respect to 25% of its underlying securities per year over the first four years of its term, and commenced vesting nine years prior to the
expiration date reported for such SAR award.
|
(2) |
PRSU awards vest 50% on the second anniversary and 50% on the third anniversary of their grant date. PRSUs granted on February 13, 2017 and February 12, 2018 are no longer subject to a performance condition
and are therefore reported in the first two columns under Stock Awards. PRSUs granted on February 11, 2019 are subject to a performance condition and are therefore reported in the last two columns under Stock Awards.
|
Loews Corporation
2020 Proxy
|
45
|
Executive Compensation Tables
|
Option/SAR Awards
(1)
|
|||
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options/SARs Exercisable
|
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options/SARs Unexercisable
|
Options/SAR
Exercise Price
|
Options/SAR
Expiration Date
|
James S. Tisch
|
|||
7,500
|
0
|
99.16
|
01/04/20
|
7,500
|
0
|
87.65
|
04/01/20
|
7,500
|
0
|
61.79
|
07/01/20
|
7,500
|
0
|
68.52
|
10/01/20
|
7,500
|
0
|
66.38
|
01/03/21
|
7,500
|
0
|
78.90
|
04/01/21
|
7,500
|
0
|
70.38
|
07/01/21
|
7,500
|
0
|
55.64
|
10/01/21
|
7,500
|
0
|
55.72
|
01/03/22
|
7,500
|
0
|
66.68
|
04/02/22
|
7,500
|
0
|
59.19
|
07/02/22
|
7,500
|
0
|
66.04
|
10/01/22
|
7,500
|
0
|
67.47
|
01/02/23
|
7,500
|
0
|
69.71
|
04/01/23
|
7,500
|
0
|
68.62
|
07/01/23
|
7,500
|
0
|
62.31
|
10/01/23
|
7,500
|
0
|
56.55
|
01/02/24
|
7,500
|
0
|
48.36
|
04/01/24
|
7,500
|
0
|
49.57
|
07/01/24
|
7,500
|
0
|
34.54
|
10/01/24
|
7,500
|
0
|
37.16
|
01/02/25
|
7,500
|
0
|
26.69
|
04/01/25
|
7,500
|
0
|
25.88
|
07/01/25
|
7,500
|
0
|
17.56
|
10/01/25
|
7,500
|
0
|
20.93
|
01/04/26
|
7,500
|
0
|
21.54
|
04/01/26
|
7,500
|
0
|
24.02
|
07/01/26
|
7,500
|
0
|
17.67
|
10/03/26
|
7,500
|
0
|
17.89
|
01/01/27
|
7,500
|
0
|
16.61
|
04/01/27
|
7,500
|
0
|
10.97
|
07/01/27
|
7,500
|
0
|
14.34
|
10/01/27
|
7,500
|
0
|
18.41
|
01/01/28
|
1,000
|
0
|
14.49
|
04/01/28
|
1,000
|
0
|
21.21
|
07/01/28
|
1,000
|
0
|
20.11
|
10/01/28
|
1,000
|
0
|
9.54
|
01/01/29
|
1,000
|
0
|
10.49
|
04/01/29
|
1,000
|
0
|
8.69
|
07/01/29
|
1,000
|
0
|
5.54
|
10/01/29
|
(1)
|
Each SAR reported above vested and became exercisable with respect to 100% of its underlying securities on the date it was granted.
|
46 |
Loews Corporation
2020 Proxy
|
Executive Compensation Tables
|
Option/SAR Awards
(1)
|
|||
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options/SARs Exercisable
|
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options/SARs Unexercisable
|
Options/SAR
Exercise Price
|
Options/SAR
Expiration Date
|
Andrew H. Tisch
|
|||
500
|
0
|
$70.38
|
07/01/21
|
500
|
0
|
55.64
|
10/01/21
|
1,000
|
0
|
55.72
|
01/03/22
|
1,000
|
0
|
66.68
|
04/02/22
|
1,000
|
0
|
59.19
|
07/02/22
|
1,000
|
0
|
66.04
|
10/01/22
|
1,000
|
0
|
67.47
|
01/02/23
|
1,000
|
0
|
69.71
|
04/01/23
|
1,000
|
0
|
68.62
|
07/01/23
|
1,000
|
0
|
62.31
|
10/01/23
|
1,000
|
0
|
56.55
|
01/02/24
|
1,000
|
0
|
48.36
|
04/01/24
|
1,000
|
0
|
49.57
|
07/01/24
|
1,000
|
0
|
34.54
|
10/01/24
|
1,000
|
0
|
37.16
|
01/02/25
|
1,000
|
0
|
26.69
|
04/01/25
|
1,000
|
0
|
25.88
|
07/01/25
|
1,000
|
0
|
17.56
|
10/01/25
|
1,000
|
0
|
20.93
|
01/04/26
|
1,000
|
0
|
21.54
|
04/01/26
|
1,000
|
0
|
24.02
|
07/01/26
|
1,000
|
0
|
17.67
|
10/03/26
|
1,000
|
0
|
17.89
|
01/01/27
|
1,000
|
0
|
16.61
|
04/01/27
|
1,000
|
0
|
10.97
|
07/01/27
|
1,000
|
0
|
14.34
|
10/01/27
|
1,000
|
0
|
18.41
|
01/01/28
|
1,000
|
0
|
14.49
|
04/01/28
|
1,000
|
0
|
21.21
|
07/01/28
|
1,000
|
0
|
20.11
|
10/01/28
|
1,000
|
0
|
9.54
|
01/01/29
|
1,000
|
0
|
10.49
|
04/01/29
|
1,000
|
0
|
8.69
|
07/01/29
|
1,000
|
0
|
5.54
|
10/01/29
|
(1) |
Each SAR reported above vested and became exercisable with respect to 100% of its underlying securities on the date it was granted.
|
Loews Corporation
2020 Proxy
|
47
|
Executive Compensation Tables
|
Option/SAR Awards
(1)
|
|||
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options/SARs Exercisable
|
Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options/SARs Unexercisable
|
Options/SAR
Exercise Price
|
Options/SAR
Expiration Date
|
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1,000
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0
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$48.36
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04/01/24
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1,000
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0
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49.57
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07/01/24
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1,000
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0
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34.54
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10/01/24
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1,000
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0
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37.16
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01/02/25
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1,000
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0
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26.69
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04/01/25
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1,000
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0
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25.88
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07/01/25
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1,000
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0
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17.56
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10/01/25
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1,000
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0
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20.93
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01/04/26
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1,000
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0
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21.54
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04/01/26
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1,000
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0
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24.02
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07/01/26
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1,000
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0
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17.67
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10/03/26
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1,000
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0
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17.89
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01/01/27
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1,000
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0
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16.61
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04/01/27
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1,000
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0
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10.97
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07/01/27
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1,000
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0
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14.34
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10/01/27
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1,000
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0
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18.41
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01/01/28
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1,000
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0
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14.49
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04/01/28
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1,000
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0
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21.21
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07/01/28
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1,000
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0
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20.11
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10/01/28
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1,000
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0
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9.54
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01/01/29
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1,000
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0
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10.49
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04/01/29
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1,000
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0
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8.69
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07/01/29
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1,000
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0
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5.54
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10/01/29
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Acquired on Exercise
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Value Realized
on Exercise
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Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting
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Value Realized
on Vesting
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James S. Tisch
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22,916
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$1,025,033
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22,508
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$1,053,262
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David B. Edelson
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30,713
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1,476,874
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17,898
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837,632
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Andrew H. Tisch
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22,916
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1,025,033
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22,508
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1,053,262
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Jonathan M. Tisch
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22,916
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1,025,033
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22,508
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1,053,262
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Kenneth I. Siegel
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7,156
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368,480
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17,898
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837,632
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a “pay-based credit” based on a
specified percentage of the participant’s annual compensation, which was determined based on the participant’s years of service, and
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an “interest credit” based on a
specified interest rate, which is determined annually for all participants.
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Plan Name
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Number of Years
Credited Service
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Present Value of
Accumulated Benefit
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(1)
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Payments During
Last Fiscal Year
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James S. Tisch
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Qualified Retirement Plan
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42
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$1,717,505
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$0
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Benefit Equalization Plan
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42
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28,164,700
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0
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Supplemental Benefit
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1,428,753
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0
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David B. Edelson
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Qualified Retirement Plan
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14
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271,370
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0
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Benefit Equalization Plan
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14
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4,358,446
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0
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Andrew H. Tisch
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Qualified Retirement Plan
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46
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1,749,505
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0
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Benefit Equalization Plan
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46
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24,100,807
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0
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Supplemental Benefit
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1,437,381
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0
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Jonathan M. Tisch
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Qualified Retirement Plan
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40
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1,436,327
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0
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Benefit Equalization Plan
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40
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22,584,840
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0
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Supplemental Benefit
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1,428,753
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0
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Kenneth I. Siegel
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Qualified Retirement Plan
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10
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96,118
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0
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Benefit Equalization Plan
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10
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2,499,871
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0
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Assuming (a) benefit commencement at a normal retirement date age of 65 for David B. Edelson and Kenneth I. Siegel, and current age for Andrew H. Tisch, Jonathan M. Tisch and James S. Tisch, who are currently
eligible for an unreduced benefit; (b) a discount rate of 3.1% for the Benefit Equalization Plan and 3.2% for the Qualified Retirement Plan; and (c) interest credits of 3.0% for 2020 and future years. Other interest rate and mortality
rate assumptions used are consistent with those used in our financial statements.
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Executive
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Last Fiscal Year
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Company
Contributions in
Last Fiscal Year
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Aggregate
Earnings in
Last Fiscal Year
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Aggregate Withdrawals/
Distributions
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Aggregate
Balance at Last
Fiscal Year-End
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David B. Edelson
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$0
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$0
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$32,943
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(1)
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$0
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$799,087
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(2)
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Pursuant to applicable SEC rules, amounts included in Aggregate Earnings in Last Fiscal Year are not reported as compensation in the 2019 Summary Compensation Table as they were not accrued at an above-market
interest rate.
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$431,250 of contributions made by Mr. Edelson since he became a named executive officer included in Aggregate Balance at Last Fiscal Year-End were reported as compensation in Summary Compensation Tables for
previous years. All other contributions, and all earnings, were not reported as compensation in Summary Compensation Tables for previous years pursuant to applicable SEC rules.
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Executive
Contributions in
Last Fiscal Year
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Company
Contributions in
Last Fiscal Year
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Aggregate
Earnings in
Last Fiscal Year
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Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
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Aggregate
Balance at Last
Fiscal Year-End
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David B. Edelson
(1)
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$176,250
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$0
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$77,808
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$0
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$570,701
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Mr. Edelson’s contributions in last fiscal year of $176,250 are reported as compensation in the 2019 Summary Compensation Table, and $316,750 of his contributions from previous years included in Aggregate
Balance at Last Fiscal Year-End were reported in Summary Compensation Tables for previous years. Pursuant to applicable SEC rules, earnings are not reported as compensation in Summary Compensation Tables (for the last fiscal year nor
for previous years) as they were not accrued at above-market interest rates.
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(in thousands)
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2019
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2018
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Audit Fees
(1)
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$20,007
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$20,403
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Audit Related Fees
(2)
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734
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795
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Tax Fees
(3)
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33
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20
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All Other Fees
(4)
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17
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18
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Total
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$20,791
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$21,236
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(1) |
Includes the aggregate fees and expenses for the audit of our and our subsidiaries’ annual financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, statutory filings and the reviews of our and their
quarterly financial statements.
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Includes the aggregate fees and expenses for services that were reasonably related to the performance of the audit or reviews of our and our subsidiaries’ financial statements and not included under “Audit
Fees” above, including, principally, consents and comfort letters and the audit of employee benefit plans.
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Includes the aggregate fees and expenses for tax compliance and tax planning services.
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Includes the aggregate fees and expenses for products and services, other than those services described above.
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Our Board recommends a vote
FOR
Proposal No. 3.
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Audit Committee Report
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Walter L. Harris, Chairman
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Ann E. Berman
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Joseph L. Bower
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Charles M. Diker
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Paul J. Fribourg
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Philip A. Laskawy
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Proposal No. 4: Shareholder Proposal regarding Certain Political Contributions Disclosures
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While our shareholders voted on and soundly rejected a substantially identical proposal in 2019, we recognized during our shareholder engagement that there was interest in more
information about our public policy engagement and political activities. As a result, Loews prepared and made public a statement describing those activities across the Loews enterprise (parent company and subsidiaries). That statement
can be found at:
loews.com/fileStore/political-activities-disclosure.pdf
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As disclosed, our Board and management team oversee our public policy engagement and political activities at the parent company, and the boards and management teams of our
subsidiaries are responsible for establishing tailored policies and practices for their businesses.
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Loews and its subsidiaries comply with all federal, state and local laws pertaining to political contributions, which already include appropriate disclosure requirements.
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Loews does not typically make political contributions and does not instruct its subsidiaries to do so. During the past several years, political contributions made by Loews and
its subsidiaries have been
de minimis
—less than 0.003% of our consolidated annual operating expenditures.
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Loews’s subsidiaries operate in highly regulated industries in which decisions of federal, state and local governments can impact their businesses. Our Board recognizes that it
is important for Loews and its subsidiaries to have flexibility to appropriately evaluate and engage in the public policymaking process. All activities are conducted in compliance with applicable law and are monitored as part of our
robust enterprise risk management programs.
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Given the small amount of political contributions reflecting fairly minimal activities and the existing disclosure requirements, we believe the report is unnecessary. In
addition, adoption of this proposal would cause Loews and its subsidiaries to incur competitive harm without commensurate benefit to Loews shareholders. The requested report could put Loews and its subsidiaries at a disadvantage
relative to their competitors, who are not required to disclose this information beyond what is required by applicable law, by revealing confidential information about the long-term strategies and priorities of Loews and its
subsidiaries.
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Our Board recommends a vote
AGAINST
Proposal No. 4.
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Internet:
go to
www.proxyvote.com
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Telephone:
call 1-800-690-6903
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Mail:
if you received a paper copy of the proxy materials by mail, you can vote by signing, dating and mailing the proxy card in the
enclosed self-addressed envelope
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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VOTE BY INTERNET
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Before The Meeting
- Go to
www.proxyvote.com
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LOEWS CORPORATION
667 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10065-8087
ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS
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Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May
11, 2020. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
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During The Meeting
- Go to
www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/L2020
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You may attend the meeting via the Internet and vote during the meeting. Have the information that is printed in the box marked by the
arrow available and follow the instructions.
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VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
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Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May 11, 2020. Have your proxy card in hand when
you call and then follow the instructions.
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VOTE BY MAIL
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Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way,
Edgewood, NY 11717.
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TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:
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Election of Directors
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Abstain
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Ann E. Berman
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Susan P. Peters
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Andrew H. Tisch
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* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
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