SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DISHAROON LESLIE B

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THE ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.

385 WASHINGTON STREET

(Street)

ST. PAUL

55102

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ST PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC [ STA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/01/2004		A		642.77⁽¹⁾	A	$33.06	18,585.25⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								478	I	By spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$37.4							07/28/2005	07/28/2014	Common Stock	3,889		3,889	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$37.87							04/24/2004	04/24/2013	Common Stock	2,167		2,167	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$42.53							07/12/2003	07/12/2012	Common Stock	2,167		2,167	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These are deferred common stock units acquired pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The deferred common stock units are converted into shares of Company common stock on a one-for-one basis upon distribution. Distribution of shares of common stock occurs six months after a director's service on the Board terminates or upon another date or dates designated by the director pursuant to the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

2. Includes (1) the 642.77 shares of deferred common stock units being reported, (2) 5,663.15 shares of deferred, unissued Common Stock previously granted pursuant to the Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, (3) 1,868.55 shares of deferred common stock units previously granted pursuant to the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and (4) 82.78 shares of deferred common stock units acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment features of those plans which will be distributed as described in footnote 1 above.

	Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact	10/05/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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