SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): August 14, 2002
THE ST. PAUL COMPANIES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota 001-10898 41-0518860
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(State of (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
385 Washington St., St. Paul, MN 55102
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(651) 310-7911
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(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
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The following Statements Under Oath were delivered to the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, August 14,
2002:
Statement Under Oath of Principal Executive Officer
Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
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I, Jay S. Fishman, Chief Executive Officer of The St. Paul
Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), state and attest that:
(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the
covered reports of the Company, and, except as corrected or
supplemented in a subsequent covered report:
- no covered report contained an untrue statement of a
material fact as of the end of the period covered by such
report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive
proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
- no covered report omitted to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading as of the end of the period covered by such
report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive
proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the
Company's Audit Committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if
filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered
report":
- the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company, filed on
March 29, 2002 with the Commission;
- all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and
all definitive proxy materials of the Company filed with the
Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K
identified above; and
- any amendments to any of the foregoing.
Jay S. Fishman
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Jay S. Fishman this 14th day of August, 2002
August 14, 2002
Kristi L. Gilbertson
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Kristi L. Gilbertson
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: January 31, 2005
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Statement Under Oath of Principal Financial Officer
Regarding Facts and Circumstances Relating to Exchange Act Filings
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I, Thomas A. Bradley, Chief Financial Officer of The St.
Paul Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), state and attest that:
(1) To the best of my knowledge, based upon a review of the
covered reports of the Company, and, except as corrected or
supplemented in a subsequent covered report:
- no covered report contained an untrue statement of a
material fact as of the end of the period covered by such
report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive
proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed); and
- no covered report omitted to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements in the covered report, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading as of the end of the period covered by such
report (or in the case of a report on Form 8-K or definitive
proxy materials, as of the date on which it was filed).
(2) I have reviewed the contents of this statement with the
Company's Audit Committee.
(3) In this statement under oath, each of the following, if
filed on or before the date of this statement, is a "covered
report":
- the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company, filed on
March 29, 2002 with the Commission;
- all reports on Form 10-Q, all reports on Form 8-K and
all definitive proxy materials of the Company filed with the
Commission subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K
identified above; and
- any amendments to any of the foregoing.
Thomas A. Bradley
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Thomas A. Bradley this 14th day of August, 2002
August 14, 2002
Jodi Thomas
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Jodi Thomas
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: February 17, 2006
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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.
THE ST. PAUL COMPANIES, INC.
By: Bruce A. Backberg
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Bruce A. Backberg
Senior Vice President
Date: August 14, 2002