Progressive 2003 Annual Report Download - page 53

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ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of Shareholders will
be held at the offices of The Progressive Corporation, 6671
Beta Drive, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143 on April 16, 2004,
at 10 a.m. eastern time.There were 4,103 shareholders of
record on December 31, 2003.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE The principal office of The Progressive
Corporation is at 6300 Wilson Mills Road,Mayfield Village,
Ohio 44143.
PHONE: [phone]
WEB SITE: progressive.com
TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER For assistance after an
accident or to report a claim, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
call: 1-800-PROGRESSIVE (1-800-776-4737).
To c heck rates available to you from Progressive and other
leading auto insurance companies,call: 1-800-PROGRESSIVE
(1-800-776-4737) or visit: progressive.com.
For 24 Hour Customer Service, call: 1-800-
PROGRESSIVE (1-800-776-4737)
COUNSEL Baker & Hostetler LLP,Cleveland,Ohio
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR If you have questions
about a specific stock ownership account, write or
call: National City Bank,Corporate Trust Operations,Dept.
5352, 410 0 W.150th St.,Cleveland,Ohio 44135. Phone: 1-800-
622-6757.
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS Progressive supports qualified
not-for-profit organizations working to reduce the human
trauma and economic cost of auto accidents.In addition,The
Progressive Insurance Foundation,established in December
2001, will contribute to qualified tax-exempt organizations
that are financially supported by Progressive employees.
COMMON SHARES The Progressive Corporation’s Common
Shares (symbol PGR) are traded on the New York Stock
Exchange. Dividends are customarily paid on the last day of
each quarter.The 2004 quarterly dividend record dates,
subject to Board approval, are as follows: March 12, June 11,
September 10 and December 10.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The Company’s Corporate
Governance guidelines and Board committee charters are
available at: progressive.com/governance, or may be
requested in print by writing to: The Progressive
Corporation, Investor Relations, 6300 Wilson Mills Road,
Box W33, Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143.
ACCOUNTING COMPLAINT PROCEDURE Any employee or
other interested party with a complaint or concern regarding
accounting,internal accounting controls or auditing matters
relating to the Company may report such complaint or
concern directly to the Chairman of the Audit Committee,
as follows:
Philip A.Laskawy,Audit Committee Chairman,c/o Ernst
& Young, 5 Times Square, New York,New York 10036, Phone:
212-773-1300,e-mail: [e-mail].
Any such complaint or concern also may be reported
anonymously over the following toll-free Alert Line: 1-800-
683-3604. The Company will not retaliate against any
individual by reason of his or her having made such
a complaint or reported such a concern in good faith.View
the complete procedures at progressive.com/governance.
WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS The Company will not
retaliate against any officer or employee of the Company
because of any lawful act done by the employee to provide
information or otherwise assist in investigations regarding
conduct that the employee reasonably believes to be a
violation of Federal Securities Laws or of any rule or
regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission or
Federal Securities Laws relating to fraud against shareholders.
View the complete Whistleblower Protections at
progressive.com/governance.
SHAREHOLDER/INVESTOR RELATIONS The Progressive
Corporation does not maintain a mailing list for distribution
of shareholders’ reports.To view Progressive’s publicly filed
documents,shareholders can access the Company’s Web site:
progressive.com/sec.To view its earnings and other releases,
access progressive.com/investors.
To request copies of public financial information on the
Company, write to: The Progressive Corporation, Investor
Relations,6300 Wilson Mills Road,Box W33,Mayfield Village,
Ohio 44143, e-mail: investor_relations
@ progressive.com or
call: 1-440-395-2258.
For financial-related information, call: 1-440-395-2222 or
e-mail: [e-mail].
For stock ownership account information,call: National City
Bank at 1-800-622-6757.
For all other Company information,call: 1-440-461-5000 or
e-mail: [e-mail].
INTERACTIVE ANNUAL REPORT The Progressive Corpor-
ation’s 2003 Annual Report,in an interactive format,can be
found at: progressive.com/annualreport.
©2004 The Progressive Corporation