Loews Corporation (NYSE:LTR) today reported Carolina Group net
income for the 2006 second quarter of $187.2 million, compared to
$142.1 million in the 2005 second quarter. Net income attributable
to Carolina Group stock (NYSE:CG) for the second quarter of 2006
was $93.8 million, or $1.09 per share of Carolina Group stock,
compared to $55.7 million, or $0.82 per share in the comparable
period of the prior year. The increase in net income attributable
to Carolina Group stock for the second quarter of 2006, as compared
to the corresponding period of the prior year, is primarily due to
higher effective unit prices reflecting lower sales promotion
expenses (accounted for as a reduction to net sales) and reflects
an increase in the amount of Carolina Group shares outstanding.
Carolina Group stock represents a 50.09% and 39.22% economic
interest in the Carolina Group for the three months ended June 30,
2006 and 2005, respectively. Loews Corporation sold 15 million
shares of Carolina Group stock in May of 2006 and 10 million shares
in November of 2005. Net income per share of Carolina Group stock
was not impacted by the sale of Carolina Group shares. Net sales
for the Carolina Group were $977.3 million in the second quarter of
2006, compared to $928.3 million in the 2005 second quarter.
Carolina Group net income for the first half of 2006 was $337.3
million, compared to $260.6 million in the 2005 first half. Net
income attributable to Carolina Group stock for the first half of
2006 was $161.4 million, or $1.96 per share of Carolina Group
stock, compared to $102.2 million, or $1.50 per share in the
comparable period of the prior year. The increase in net income
attributable to Carolina Group stock is primarily due to higher
effective unit prices reflecting lower sales promotion expenses
(accounted for as a reduction to net sales) and reflects the May of
2006 and November of 2005 sales by Loews Corporation of Carolina
Group stock discussed above. Net sales for the Carolina Group were
$1.832 billion in the first half of 2006, compared to $1.723
billion in the comparable period of the prior year. Results of
operations of the Carolina Group include interest expense of $18.1,
$21.0, $37.4 and $43.4 million, net of taxes, for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, on notional
intergroup debt. At June 30, 2006, $1.46 billion principal amount
of notional intergroup debt was outstanding. The Carolina Group
stock, commonly called a tracking stock, is intended to reflect the
economic performance of a defined group of the Company's assets and
liabilities, referred to as the Carolina Group, principally
consisting of the Company's subsidiary Lorillard, Inc. The Carolina
Group, a notional group, is not a separate legal entity. The
purpose of this financial information is to provide investors with
additional information to use in analyzing the results of
operations and financial condition of the Carolina Group, and this
financial information should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial information of Loews Corporation. As of June
30, 2006 there were 93,291,246 shares of Carolina Group stock
outstanding representing a 53.7% economic interest. Depending on
market conditions, the Company, for the account of the Carolina
Group, from time to time may purchase shares of Carolina Group
stock in the open market or otherwise. A separate press release
reporting Loews Corporation's consolidated results for the second
quarter of 2006 is being issued contemporaneously with this report.
A conference call to discuss the second quarter results of Loews
Corporation has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. EDT, Tuesday, August
1, 2006. A live broadcast of the call will be available online at
the Loews Corporation website (www.loews.com). Please go to the
website at least ten minutes before the event begins to register
and to download and install any necessary audio software. Those
interested in participating in the question and answer session of
the conference call should dial (877) 692-2592. An online replay
will be available at the Company's website following the call. -0-
*T Carolina Group Financial Review June 30,
-------------------------------------------- Three Months Six
Months -------------------------------------------- 2006 2005 2006
2005 -------------------------------------------- (Amounts in
millions, except per share data) Net sales (a) $977.3 $928.3
$1,832.1 $1,723.4 Cost of sales (a) (b) 552.6 574.4 1,064.3 1,061.1
Selling, advertising and administrative (c) 108.9 97.2 201.8 187.2
-------------------------------------------- Total operating costs
and expenses 661.5 671.6 1,266.1 1,248.3
-------------------------------------------- Operating income 315.8
256.7 566.0 475.1 Investment income and other (d) (e) 21.3 18.3
47.3 30.5 Interest expense (29.8) (35.6) (61.3) (72.2)
-------------------------------------------- Income before income
taxes 307.3 239.4 552.0 433.4 Income taxes 120.1 97.3 214.7 172.8
-------------------------------------------- Net income 187.2 142.1
337.3 260.6 Earnings attributable to the Loews Group intergroup
interest (f) 93.4 86.4 175.9 158.4
-------------------------------------------- Income attributable to
Carolina Group shareholders (g) $93.8 $55.7 $161.4 $102.2
============================================ Per share of Carolina
Group stock $1.09 $0.82 $1.96 $1.50
============================================ Weighted diluted
number of shares 86.11 68.10 82.24 68.08
============================================ Notional, intergroup
debt owed by the Carolina Group to the Loews Group June 30, 2006
$1,462.3 December 31, 2005 1,626.9 (a) Includes excise taxes of
$176.7, $179.0, $340.6 and $335.2 for the respective periods. (b)
Includes charges of $236.5, $235.6, $453.5 and $434.3 ($144.0,
$139.8, $277.1 and $261.2 after taxes) to accrue obligations under
the State Settlement Agreements for the respective periods. (c)
Includes restructuring costs of $15.5 for the three and six months
ended June 30, 2006, related to early retirement and curtailment
charges for Lorillard's pension and other postretirement benefit
plans. (d) Includes $6.1 of interest income, in the second quarter
of 2005, relating to a federal income tax settlement. (e) Includes
income from limited partnership investments of $3.8, $2.5, $10.4
and $6.4 ($2.3, $1.4, $6.3 and $3.8 after taxes) for the respective
periods. (f) The Loews Group's intergroup interest in the earnings
of the Carolina Group reflected share equivalents amounting to
80,445,000 shares of 173,736,246 share and share equivalents
outstanding as of June 30, 2006 and share equivalents amounting to
105,445,000 shares of 173,478,759 share and share equivalents as of
June 30, 2005. As of June 30, 2006, there were 93,291,246 shares of
Carolina Group stock outstanding. (g) Represents 50.09%, 39.22%,
47.85% and 39.21% of the economic interest in the Carolina Group
for the respective periods presented. Carolina Group Supplemental
Information The following information regarding unit volume shipped
by Lorillard Tobacco Company to its direct buying customers by
brand follows (all units in thousands): June 30,
-------------------------------------------- Three Months Six
Months -------------------------------------------- 2006 2005 2006
2005 -------------------------------------------- Full Price Brands
Total Newport 8,360,490 8,603,782 16,138,155 16,125,476 Total Kent
Family 159,003 188,805 305,019 363,300 Total True 134,946 150,900
255,864 288,492 Total Max 8,976 10,348 17,133 19,939 Total Satin
1,482 1,617 2,670 3,213
-------------------------------------------- Total Full Price
Brands 8,664,897 8,955,452 16,718,841 16,800,420
-------------------------------------------- Price/Value Brands
Total Old Gold 211,293 221,103 395,109 412,422 Total Maverick
265,380 218,892 495,732 396,324
-------------------------------------------- Total Price/Value
Brands 476,673 439,995 890,841 808,746
-------------------------------------------- Total Domestic
Cigarettes 9,141,570 9,395,447 17,609,682 17,609,166 Total Puerto
Rico and U.S. Possessions 212,064 220,620 400,032 387,384
-------------------------------------------- Grand Total 9,353,634
9,616,067 18,009,714 17,996,550
============================================ Notes: 1. This
information is unaudited and is not adjusted for returns. 2.
Domestic unit volume includes units sold as well as promotional
units, and excludes volumes for Puerto Rico and U.S. Possessions.
3. Unit volume for a quarter is not necessarily indicative of unit
volume for any subsequent period. 4. Unit volume is not necessarily
indicative of the level of revenues for any period. *T
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