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CORPORATE
PROFILE
The St. Paul Companies, headquartered in Saint Paul, Minn., USA,
provides commercial property-liability insurance and nonlife reinsurance
worldwide, and asset management through its subsidiary The John Nuveen
Company. The St. Paul reported 2001 revenues from continuing operations
of $8.9 billion and total assets of $38.3 billion. For more information
about The St. Paul and its products and services, visit the company’s
Web site, www.stpaul.com.
YOUR DIVIDENDS
A quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share was declared on Feb. 5,
2002, payable April 17, 2002, to shareholders of record as of March 29,
2002.
Dividends have been paid every year since 1872. During those 130 years
of uninterrupted dividend payments, total payments have been increased
in 70 years. The chart at the lower right contains dividend information
for 2001 and 2000.
AUTOMATIC DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PROGRAM
This program provides a convenient way for shareholders to increase
their holding of company stock. Approximately 46.5 percent of shareholders
of record participate.
An explanatory brochure and enrollment card may be obtained by calling
our stock transfer agent — Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. at 888-326-5102,
or contact them 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,
stock holdings and the Dividend Reinvestment Program, please contact:
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.
Shareowner Services Department
P.O. Box 64854
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0854
Telephone: 888-326-5102
www.wellsfargo.com/shareownerservices
STOCK TRADING
The company’s stock is traded nationally on the New York
Stock Exchange, where it is assigned the symbol SPC. The stock is also
listed on the London Stock Exchange. The number of holders of record,
including individual owners, of our common stock was 17,581 as of Feb.
15, 2002.
Options on the company’s stock trade on the Chicago Board Options
Exchange.
ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
The annual shareholders’ meeting will be on Tuesday, May
7, 2002, at the corporate headquarters, 385 Washington Street, Saint Paul,
Minn. A proxy statement will be sent around March 20 to each shareholder
of record on March 14, 2002.
FORM 10-K AVAILABLE
The Form 10-K report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
is available without charge to shareholders upon request. Write to our
corporate secretary: Bruce Backberg, The St. Paul Companies, 385 Washington
Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional investor relations information, shareholders may
contact Laura Gagnon, vice president – finance and investor relations
at 651-310-7696. Or, general information about the company is available
on our Web site, www.stpaul.com.
STOCK PRICE AND DIVIDEND RATE
The table below sets forth the amount of cash dividends declared
per share and the high and low closing sales prices of company stock for
each quarter during the past two years.
 2001 |
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High |
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Low |
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Cash Dividend
Declared |
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| 1st Quarter |
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$ 51.38 |
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$ 40.25 |
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$ 0.28 |
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| 2nd Quarter
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52.12 |
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41.53 |
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0.28 |
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| 3rd Quarter
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50.79 |
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33.50 |
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0.28 |
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| 4th Quarter
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51.50 |
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40.30 |
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0.28 |
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| Cash dividend paid in 2001
was $1.11. |
| 2000 |
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High |
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Low |
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Cash Dividend
Declared |
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| 1st Quarter |
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$ 34.250 |
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$ 21.750 |
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$ 0.27 |
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| 2nd Quarter
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39.188 |
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29.875 |
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0.27 |
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| 3rd Quarter
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50.625 |
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34.625 |
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0.27 |
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| 4th Quarter
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56.375 |
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44.063 |
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0.27 |
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| Cash dividend paid in 2000
was $1.07. |
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