UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 18, 2006
THE CHUBB CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New Jersey |
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1-8661 |
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13-2595722 |
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(IRS Employer |
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15 Mountain View Road, P.O. Box 1615, Warren, New Jersey |
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07061-1615 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (908) 903-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The Chubb Corporation (the “Corporation”) adopted a Certificate of Amendment to its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective as of April 18, 2006, to increase the authorized number of shares of the Corporation’s capital stock in connection with the two-for-one stock split of the Corporation’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share, in the form of a stock dividend. The full text of the Certificate of Amendment, set forth in Exhibit 3.1 of this Form 8-K, is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03 as if fully set forth herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
3.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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April 19, 2006 |
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W. Andrew Macan |
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W. Andrew Macan |
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Vice President and Secretary |
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