8-K 1 niehoff.txt =============================================================================== 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) September 13, 2001 ---------------------- CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 1-5823 36-6169860 --------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) CNA Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60685 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (312) 822-5000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) =============================================================================== Item 5. Other Events On September 13, 2001, CNA Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing it is extending the expiration date for its pending rights offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Not applicable. (b) Not applicable. (c) A list of exhibits filed herewith is contained on the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURES 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. CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION Dated: September 13, 2001 /s/ Robert V. Deutsch ---------------------------------- By: Robert V. Deutsch Its: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 CNA Financial Corporation press release, issued September 13, 2001, extending the expiration date of CNA's pending rights offering.