Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HARTZBAND MERYL D
   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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
THE ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., 385 WASHINGTON STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2005
(Street)

ST. PAUL, MN 55102		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/03/2005   A   337.2 (1) A $ 37.07 7,056.44 (2) D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 29.54             09/25/2003 09/25/2012 Common Stock 2,167   2,167 D  
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  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HARTZBAND MERYL D
THE ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
385 WASHINGTON STREET
ST. PAUL, MN 55102		   X      

Signatures

 Anthony M. Pepper, Attorney-in-Fact   01/05/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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 337.20 shares of deferred common stock units being reported, (2) 4,159.19 shares of deferred, unissued Common Stock previously granted pursuant to the Travelers Property Casualty Corp. Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, (3) 2,027.73 shares of deferred common stock units previously granted pursuant to the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, and (4) 37.12 shares of deferred common stock units acquired on 12/31/04 pursuant to dividend reinvestment features of those plans which will be distributed as described in footnote 1 above.

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