============================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 25, 2002 --------------------- LOEWS CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-6541 13-2646102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 667 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10021-8087 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 521-2000 -------------------- NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ============================================================================== Page 1 Item 5. Other Events On January 25, 2002, Registrant's 89% owned subsidiary, CNA Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing the preliminary fourth quarter and year end results. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) Exhibits: Exhibit No. Description ---------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by CNA Financial Corporation, announcing the preliminary fourth quarter and year end results SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. LOEWS CORPORATION ---------------------- Dated: January 25, 2002 By: /s/ Barry Hirsch ---------------------- Barry Hirsch, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Page 2