Travelers 2004 Annual Report Download - page 10

Your Dividends
The company has paid cash dividends without interruption
for 133 years. A quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share was
declared on Jan. 26, 2005, payable March 31, 2005, to
shareholders of record as of March 10, 2005.
Automatic Dividend Reinvestment Program
This program provides a convenient way for shareholders
to increase their holding of company stock. An explanatory
brochure and enrollment card may be obtained by calling our
stock transfer agent, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. at 888.326.5102,
or at the address below.
Stock Transfer Agent and Registrar
For address changes, dividend checks, direct deposits of
dividends, account consolidations, registration changes, lost
stock certificates and stock holdings, please contact:
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 64854
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0854
Toll Free: 1.888.326.5102
Outside U.S. and Canada: 651.450.4064
www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices
Financial Information Available
St. Paul Travelers makes available, free of charge on its Web
site, all of its filings that are made electronically with the SEC,
including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. To access these filings,
go to the company’s Web site (www.stpaultravelers.com) and
click on “SEC Filings” under the “Investors” heading.
Requests for additional information may be directed to:
Bruce Backberg, Corporate Secretary
The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.
385 Washington Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
The annual shareholders’ meeting will be on Tuesday, May 3,
2005, at the corporate headquarters, 385 Washington Street,
Saint Paul, Minn. A proxy statement will be mailed on or
about March 28, 2005, to each shareholder of record as
of March 11, 2005.
Stock Price and Dividend Rate
Our common stock is traded on The New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “STA.” As of March 8,
2005, St. Paul Travelers had approximately 101,243
shareholders of record of its common stock. This figure does
not represent the actual number of beneficial owners of
common stock because shares are frequently held in “street
name” by securities brokers and others for the benefit of
individual owners who may vote or dispose of the shares.
The following table sets forth the amount of cash dividends
declared per share and the high and low closing sales prices
of the common stock of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. during
2003 and the first quarter of 2004 and of St. Paul Travelers
for the second, third and fourth quarters of 2004.
Cash
Dividend
2004 High Low Declared
1st Quarter $ 43.35 $ 39.20 $ 0.50*
2nd Quarter 42.99 39.18 0.22
3rd Quarter 39.70 32.53 0.22
4th Quarter 37.54 30.99 0.22
Cash
Dividend
2003 High Low Declared
1st Quarter $ 36.66 $ 29.33 $ 0.29
2nd Quarter 38.02 32.32 0.29
3rd Quarter 38.49 34.30 0.29
4th Quarter 39.65 35.15 0.29
*Prior to the merger of The St. Paul and Travelers, The St. Paul paid
dividends at the indicated annual rate of $1.16 per share and Travelers
paid dividends at the indicated annual rate of $0.32 per share. Adjusted
for the exchange ratio in the merger, the Travelers pro forma indicated
annual dividend rate prior to merger was $0.74 per share. In connection
with the merger, on March 19, 2004, St. Paul declared a special dividend
of $0.21 per share, payable on May 14, 2004, to shareholders of record
as of the close of business on March 26, 2004.
CEO and CFO Certification
St. Paul Travelers has filed with the SEC as Exhibits 31.1 and
31.2 to its 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K the certifica-
tions of the company’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief
Financial Officer required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act and SEC Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) regarding
St. Paul Travelers financial statements, disclosure controls and
procedures and other matters. In addition, following its 2004
annual meeting of shareholders, St. Paul Travelers submitted
to the NYSE the annual certification of the company’s Chief
Executive Officer, as required under Section 303A.12(a) of
the NYSE Listed Company Manual, which certified that the
company’s Chief Executive Officer was not aware of any viola-
tion by St. Paul Travelers of the NYSE’s corporate governance
listing standards.
Shareholders’ Information
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