UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 14A

 

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Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement and 2007 Annual Report

 

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ATTN: INVESTOR RELATIONS/SHAREHOLDER

SERVICES

2775 SANDERS ROAD, SUITE F3SE

NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-0158

 

 

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION

 

 

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Many shareholder meetings have attendance requirements including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the meeting you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.

 

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* The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees

With respect to any shares held in The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees, your voting instructions must be received no later than 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time on May 12, 2008. We cannot give assurance that voting instructions received later than 11:59 P.M., Eastern Time on May 12, 2008 will be honored.

 

 

 


Meeting Location

The Allstate Corporation’s 2008 annual meeting

of stockholders is to be held on Tuesday, May 20,

2008 at 11:00 a.m. local time at:

 

Harris Bank

115 South LaSalle

Chicago, IL 60603

 

Registration and seating will began at 9:45 a.m.

 

Attendance Requirements - Each stockholder may be  asked  to  present  picture  identification  and proof of stock ownership. Stockholders holding Allstate stock through a bank, brokerage or other nominee account will need to bring their account statement showing ownership as of the record date, March 24, 2008.

 

 

For  meeting  directions,  please  call  Investor

Relations/Shareholder Services: 800-416-8803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voting items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board recommends a vote “FOR” all Nominees for Director.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Election of Directors

 

 

 

 

Nominees:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1a)  F. Duane Ackerman

 

 

 

 

(1b)  Robert D. Beyer

 

 

 

 

(1c)  W. James Farrell

 

 

 

 

(1d)  Jack M. Greenberg

 

 

 

 

(1e)  Ronald T. LeMay

 

 

 

 

(1f)  J. Christopher Reyes

 

 

 

 

(1g) H. John Riley, Jr.

 

 

 

 

(1h)  Joshua I. Smith

 

 

 

 

(1i)  Judith A. Sprieser

 

 

 

 

(1j)  Mary AliceTaylor

 

 

 

 

(1k) Thomas J. Wilson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board recommends a vote “FOR” Item 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.  Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Allstate’s independent registered public accountant for 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Board recommends a vote “AGAINST” Items 3, 4 and 5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.  Stockholder proposal calling for cumulative voting in the election of directors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  Stockholder proposal seeking the right to call special shareholder meetings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.  Stockholder proposal seeking an advisory resolution to ratify compensation of the named executive officers.