0000021175-18-000049.txt : 20180319 0000021175-18-000049.hdr.sgml : 20180319 20180319140806 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000021175-18-000049 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20180315 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180319 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180319 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Mense D Craig CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001308943 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05823 FILM NUMBER: 18698315 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 SOUTH WABASH AVE. CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60604 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CNA FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000021175 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 366169860 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1025 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CNA STREET 2: 333 S. WABASH CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60604 BUSINESS PHONE: 3128225000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CNA STREET 2: 333 S. WABASH CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60604 4 1 wf-form4_152148287291579.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2018-03-15 0 0000021175 CNA FINANCIAL CORP CNA 0001308943 Mense D Craig 333 S. WABASH AVE. CHICAGO IL 60604 0 1 0 0 EVP & CFO Common Stock 2018-03-15 4 A 0 37728 0 A 140626 D Common Stock 2018-03-15 4 F 0 8378 52.29 D 132248 D The Company's Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended as of January 1, 2010) provides for the issuance of CNA Financial Corporation's common stock under the Long-Term Incentive Plan based upon achievement of predetermined financial goals over a three year period. For 2015-2017 performance period, Mr. Mense was awarded 10,959 shares of CNA Financial Corporation's common stock. The Company's Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended as of January 1, 2010 and April 27, 2016) provides for the issuance of CNA Financial Corporation's common stock under the Performance Share Plan (PSP) awards based upon achievement of predetermined financial goals for the 2017 performance cycle. 26,769 PSP shares were achieved and will cliff vest on March 15, 2020. No performance share unit shall vest on such vesting date unless the reporting person has been continuously employed by CNA Financial Corporation from the grant date until such vesting date except as otherwise specified in award terms and employment agreement, if any. The Reporting Person received the CNAF shares at no cost. The Company's Incentive Compensation Plan (as amended as of January 1, 2010 and April 27, 2016) permits the withholding of shares of common stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations of the participants. Stathy Darcy by Power of Attorney for D. Craig Mense 2018-03-16 EX-24 2 mensepoaforform48-21x2017.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

    Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each
of Scott L. Weber and Stathy Darcy, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

(1)    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an
officer and/or director of CNA Financial Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules thereunder; and

(2)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be
necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file
such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any
stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
fact's discretion.

       The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be
done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges
that the forgoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

       This Power of Attorney shall supersede any existing power of attorney and shall remain
in full force and effect until a successor power of attorney is executed or the undersigned is no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in
a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 21st day of August, 2017.

                          /s/ D. Craig Mense
                        _________________________
                        Name: D. Craig Mense