================================================================================ 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) August 13, 2002 ------------------------------------- CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE 1-5823 36-6169860 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) CNA PLAZA, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60685 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (312) 822-5000 (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits The following exhibits are furnished under Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K: Exhibit 99.1 Certification dated August 13, 2002 by the chief executive officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 Exhibit 99.2 Certification dated August 13, 2002 by the chief financial officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On August 13, 2002, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company each submitted to the Commission the written certification required by 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Copies of these submissions are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto. 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 thereunto duly authorized. CNA FINANCIAL CORPORATION Date: August 13, 2002 By: /s/ Robert V. Deutsch ---------------- --------------------------- Robert V. Deutsch Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 99.1 Certification dated August 13, 2002 by the chief executive officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 Exhibit 99.2 Certification dated August 13, 2002 by the chief financial officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002