UNITED STATES
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): May 22, 2008
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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2775 Sanders Road |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 402-5000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Section 1 – Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On May 22, 2008, the Registrant, Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Life Insurance Company, as borrowers, entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement with the lenders party thereto; Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent; Bank of America, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as Documentation Agents; Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, Merrill Lynch Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Bank and William Street Commitment Corporation, as Co-Agents; and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. The underlying agreement has an initial term of five years expiring on May 8, 2012, with two one-year extensions that could be exercised by the Registrant in the first and second year of the facility. Pursuant to this amendment, the agreement now provides for two one-year extensions exercisable by the Registrant at the end of any of the remaining four years of the initial term of the Credit Agreement.
Allstate Life Insurance Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Allstate Insurance Company, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Description |
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Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of May 22, 2008. |
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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.
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THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION |
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/s/ JENNIFER M. HAGER |
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Name: Jennifer M. Hager |
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Title: Assistant Secretary |
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Date: May 23, 2008 |
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