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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1
to
Schedule TO
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1 or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CNA Surety Corporation
(Name of subject company (issuer))
Continental Casualty Company (Offeror)
(Names of filing persons (identifying status as offeror,
issuer or other person))
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
12612L1008
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Jonathan D. Kantor, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
CNA Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60685
(312) 822-1384
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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|TRANSACTION VALUATION* | AMOUNT OF FILING FEE |
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|Filing relates solely to preliminary | None |
|communications made before the commencement| |
|of a tender offer | |
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*Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
determined.
[ ] Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule
0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously
paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form
or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: _____________
Form or Registration No.: _____________
Filing Party: ________________________
Date Filed: _________________________
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[ ] Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the
statement relates:
[ ] third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
[ ] issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
[ ] going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
[X] amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results
of the tender offer: [ ]
May 31, 2000
Signature. After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
/JONATHAN D. KANTOR/
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(Signature)
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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(Name and title)
May 31, 2000
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(Date)
