U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[_] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[_] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sprenger Gordon M.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, 800 East 28th Street, Rought 16500
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(Street)
Minneapolice MN 55407
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
THE ST. PAUL COMPANIES, INC. (SPC)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
December 31, 2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Title if applicable: Director
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5.
Amount of 6.
4. Securities Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially ship
2a. 3. or Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7.
Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) at End Direct Nature of
2. Execution Code ------------------------------ of Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction Date, if (Instr. 8) (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date any ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/yy) (mm/dd/yy) (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
FORM 5 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- Execution action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Date, if Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Following In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date any(Month/ (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Reported direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ Day/Year) 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Tran(s) (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ -------- Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Phantom $0.00 01/17/02 J 130.24 Common 130.24 $40.5977 D
Stock Stock
Units (1)
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Phantom $0.00 04/17/02 J 110.39 Common 110.39 $49.9518 D
Stock Stock
Units (1)
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Phantom $0.00 07/17/02 J 185.59 Common 185.59 $30.6492 D
Stock Stock
Units (1)
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Phantom $0.00 10/17/02 J 169.33 Common 169.33 $33.9650 20,001.71 D
Stock Stock
Units (1)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These are phantom shares acquired through dividend reinvestment under the Company's Deferred Stock Plan for Non-Employee
Directors. Distributions must be received by the reporting person in stock according to an election previously made by the
reporting person, approved by the Company's Board Governance Committee, and kept on file by the Company. Acquisitions are
exempt under Rule 16-3(d).
By: /s/ Gordon M. Sprenger 021403
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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