SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 11-K

 

(Mark One)

 

 

x

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

 

For  the transition period from                to                

Commission file number   001-10898

A.                                   Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:

St. Paul Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan
385 Washington Street
St. Paul, MN 55102

B.                                     Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:

 The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.
385 Washington Street
St. Paul, MN 55102

 

 




 

REQUIRED INFORMATION

The St. Paul Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan (the “Plan”) is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Form 11-K has included for filing herewith the Plan financial statements and schedule prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA.

Financial Statements and Schedule

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

1

 

 

 

Financial Statements:

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

2

 

 

 

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

 

for the Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

3

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

4-12

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule*:

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

 

as of December 31, 2005

 

13-14

 

 

 

Signature

 

15

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

16

 

*  Schedules required by Form 5500, which are not applicable, have not been included.

 




Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Plan Administrative Committee and Plan Participants
St. Paul Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan:

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the St. Paul Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan (the Plan) (formerly The St. Paul Savings Plus Plan) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s administrator. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the St. Paul Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2005 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s administrator. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

 

Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 22, 2006

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ST. PAUL TRAVELERS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
(Formerly The St. Paul Savings Plus Plan)

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock

 

$

167,179,808

 

$

 

Common stock

 

770,393,619

 

 

Mutual funds

 

1,248,940,766

 

487,562,857

 

Common trust funds

 

34,871,551

 

127,703,392

 

Fidelity BrokerageLink

 

20,826,179

 

9,372,305

 

Insurance company investments

 

443,448,254

 

 

Guaranteed investment contracts

 

2,897,725

 

 

Participant loans

 

45,518,102

 

11,333,352

 

Short-term investments

 

12,310,048

 

 

Total investments

 

2,746,386,052

 

635,971,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contributions

 

63,087,503

 

 

Investments sold but not delivered

 

1,934,598

 

 

Accrued interest and dividends

 

16,330

 

 

Total receivables

 

65,038,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

2,989,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

2,814,413,674

 

635,971,906

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

257,138

 

 

Other payables

 

3,082,951

 

16,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

3,340,089

 

16,578

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

2,811,073,585

 

$

635,955,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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ST. PAUL TRAVELERS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
(Formerly The St. Paul Savings Plus Plan)

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Years Ended December 31, 2005 and 2004

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to net assets attributed to:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment income:

 

 

 

 

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investments

 

$

104,846,995

 

$

35,257,764

 

Interest

 

8,066,031

 

2,925,563

 

Preferred dividends

 

1,423,665

 

 

Common dividends

 

43,189,324

 

13,811,890

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total investment income

 

157,526,015

 

51,995,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

 

 

Employer

 

63,087,866

 

 

Employee

 

61,448,321

 

38,357,289

 

Rollover

 

7,233,842

 

5,530,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total contributions

 

131,770,029

 

43,887,348

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total additions

 

289,296,044

 

95,882,565

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

 

 

 

 

 

Paid to participants in cash

 

92,226,483

 

74,748,997

 

Common stock distributed at fair value

 

5,627,085

 

 

Administrative expenses

 

744,899

 

139,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total deductions

 

98,598,467

 

74,888,602

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase before transfers

 

190,697,577

 

20,993,963

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer from the Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan

 

1,619,406,252

 

 

Transfer from The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
Stock Ownership Plan

 

365,014,428

 

33,137,145

 

Transfer to The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
Stock Ownership Plan

 

 

(10,688,417

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Transfers

 

1,984,420,680

 

22,448,728

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase

 

2,175,118,257

 

43,442,691

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits:

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

635,955,328

 

592,512,637

 

End of year

 

$

2,811,073,585

 

$

635,955,328

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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ST. PAUL TRAVELERS 401(k) SAVINGS PLAN
(Formerly The St. Paul Savings Plus Plan)

Notes to Financial Statements

Note 1                               Description of the Plan

The following brief description of the St. Paul Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan document and the employee benefits program manual for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

General and Merger

The Plan is a defined contribution 401(k) plan, which provides retirement and other benefits to eligible employees of participating companies. The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. and participating affiliated employers, (collectively the “Company”) currently participate in the Plan. The Company has appointed the Administrative Committee as the delegated authority for administrative matters involving the Plan and the Investment Committee as the delegated authority for management and control of the assets of the Plan (including the designation of investment funds). Fidelity Management Trust Company (“FMTC”) is the trustee for the trust maintained in connection with the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

On April 1, 2004, Travelers Property Casualty Corp. (TPC) merged with a subsidiary of The St. Paul Companies, Inc., (SPC) as a result of which TPC became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the merger, the name of SPC changed from “The St. Paul Companies, Inc.” to “The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.”  Accordingly, SPC stock has since been referred to as St. Paul Travelers stock (called the “Company” stock herein).

Effective at the close of August 31, 2005, the Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan and The St. Paul Companies, Inc. Stock Ownership Plan merged into the St. Paul Companies, Inc. Savings Plus Plan, which was then renamed the St. Paul Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan. All assets of the Plan were consolidated under one trust with FMTC by September 6, 2005.

Participation

Prior to the April 1, 2004 corporate merger involving  SPC and TPC, all employees of participating companies, as defined by the Plan, were eligible to participate immediately upon employment (except part-time employees of TPC, who were eligible to participate on the first January 1 or July 1 after completing a year of service). Employees hired on or after April 1, 2004 participated in the Travelers 401(k) Savings Plan until it was merged into the Plan, at which time they became participants of the Plan.

Employee Contributions

Eligible employees who elect to participate in the Plan may contribute up to 50% of their eligible compensation as pre-tax contributions into the Plan (subject to statutory limitations of $14,000 and $13,000 for 2005 and 2004, respectively) as defined by the Plan. A participant who is, or will be, age 50 or older by the end of the year, can make additional catch-up contributions to a limit of $4,000 and $3,000 for 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Plan’s participants are not required or permitted to make after-tax contributions however after-tax rollover contributions are permitted.

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Employer Contributions

In 2005, the Company matched 100% of a Plan participant’s pre-tax contributions, up to the first 5% of annual eligible pay, subject to a maximum annual match amount of $5,000. The Company-matching contribution is made once a year and is initially invested in the St. Paul Travelers Common Stock Fund. Once deposited, the Plan participant’s may immediately transfer those funds into other investment options. Employer contributions totaling $61,836,997 for plan year 2005 were made into the Plan on January 25, 2006. Except for cases of retirement, termination due to disability, or death, this matching contribution was made only to participants employed on the last working day of December 2005.

The Aetna Supplemental Company Contribution was established under the Travelers 401(k) Plan in conjunction with the April 2, 1996 acquisition by Travelers Insurance Group Holdings Inc. of the outstanding capital stock of Travelers Casualty and Surety Company (formerly Aetna Casualty and Surety Company) and The Standard Fire Insurance Company. It provides a fixed annual contribution into the Plan for eligible employees (“Aetna Participants”). The contribution amount for each Aetna Participant is fixed for each year the employee remains actively employed with the Company. In the year an employee terminates employment, retires, becomes disabled or dies, the contribution will be prorated to reflect the number of full months worked. The Aetna Participants are fully vested in this supplemental account. The Aetna Supplemental Company Contribution was added to the Plan at the time of the plan merger. The 2005 Aetna Supplemental Company Contribution in the amount of $1,250,506, was a receivable to the Plan as of December 31, 2005, and was made on February 3, 2006.

In 2004, the Company matched 100% of a Plan participant’s pre-tax contributions, up to the first 6% of annual eligible pay in The St. Paul Companies, Inc. Stock Ownership Plan (SOP). Shares of the Company’s preferred stock or common stock were allocated to eligible participants semi-annually based on their contributions through June 30 and December 31. This matching allocation was made in the form of preferred stock, to the extent available in the SOP, and in the Company’s common stock if preferred stock was not available. Except for cases of retirement, permanent and total disability, or death, this matching allocation was made only to participants employed on the last working day of June or December, respectively.

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Participant Accounts

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution, employer contributions and allocations of Plan earnings as defined by the Plan. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

Participants may elect to have their contributions invested in the funds listed in the Plan’s provisions as they choose and may also transfer their balances daily within these funds.

Rollover Contributions

The Plan allows for rollover contributions to be made to the Plan by eligible employees. These rollover contributions are eligible distributions from other tax-qualified plans of previous employers or individual retirement accounts or annuities that participants elect to have invested in the Plan either by a direct rollover to the Plan or by a distribution followed by a contribution within sixty days of receipt.

Vesting

Participants are 100% vested in their contributions and related earnings. The merger involving SPC and TPC was considered a change in control for purpose of the SOP and the Plan. Therefore, all SPC contributions allocated to active participants in the SOP on April 1, 2004 and to all participants in the Plan on April 1, 2004 became fully vested on that date. Company contributions allocated to participants after April 1, 2004 vest after three years of service. Participants also become vested in full if they reach 62 while employed, terminate employment due to a disability, die prior to termination of employment, or upon termination of the Plan.

Forfeitures are transferred to a forfeiture account, which is maintained for the Plan as a whole and is not attributable to any given participant. The balance of the forfeiture account may be used to correct errors in the accounts of other participants, restore prior forfeitures, pay Plan administrative expenses or reduce contributions to the Plan, as directed by the Company. At December 31, 2005 and 2004, the forfeited nonvested account totaled $2,240,629 and $250,809, respectively. Forfeitures used totaled $102,538  and $64,224 for 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Voting Rights

Each participant is entitled to exercise voting rights attributable to the shares of Company common and preferred stock allocated to his or her account and will be notified prior to the time that such rights are to be exercised. FMTC will vote shares for which no directions have been timely received, and shares not credited to any participant’s account, in proportion to the vote cast by participants who have timely responded.  The Plan holds shares of Citigroup, Inc. common stock as a result of a prior spin-off of the Travelers 401(k) Plan from a plan maintained by Citigroup, Inc., and such shares are voted in the same manner as described above for Company shares.

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Diversification

In 2005, under the Plan, participants are allowed full diversification rights with respect to Company shares credited to their accounts.

Beginning November 15, 2004, participants in the SOP were granted investment diversification rights with respect to Company shares credited to their accounts. In 2004, diversifications were made through transfers out of the SOP for investment in the Plan. Prior to November 15, 2004, participants who had attained age 55 may have elected to diversify a portion of their Company share balance, once a year for six years, up to a maximum amount.

Participant Loans

Participants may request to receive as a loan from the Plan up to 50% of their vested account balance subject to a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of $50,000. Loans are made at the current prime interest rate plus 1% and must be repaid by payroll deduction over a maximum period of five years (twenty years if the loan is designated as a primary residence loan). Beginning September 1, 2005, a one-time set-up fee of $35 per loan will be charged against the participant’s account. In addition, ongoing quarterly loan maintenance fees of $3.75 per loan will be charged against the participant’s account for each calendar quarter in which a balance on such loan is outstanding. Prior to September 1, 2005 a one-time set-up fee of $75 per loan was charged against the participant’s account. At December 31, 2005 there were 7,868 outstanding loans totaling $45,518,102.

Distributions

A participant or beneficiary may receive distributions from his/her vested account under the Plan upon any termination of employment, retirement, or death in the form of a lump-sum payment, or, if the vested account balance is greater than $1,000, in installments.

Participants are allowed to take distributions from vested accounts after age 59½. Prior to that age, distributions are allowed from selected accounts in the event of a defined financial hardship to the extent necessary to satisfy the financial need or for any reason from a rollover, after-tax or certain predecessor accounts. Any hardship withdrawal prior to age 59½ from an account that holds 401(k) contributions generally is limited to the amount of 401(k) contributions made to such account, reduced by prior withdrawals from the account.

To the extent an account is invested in Company preferred or common shares, a withdrawal can be in the form of common shares or cash. Company preferred shares are converted to common shares as necessary to make any distribution in the form of shares. To the extent an account is invested in Citigroup, Inc. common shares, a withdrawal can be in the form of common shares or cash. Any hardship withdrawal prior to age 59½ is in cash.

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Fidelity BrokerageLink Fees

The Fidelity BrokerageLink investment option allows a participant to establish a brokerage account with Fidelity, which provides the opportunity to select from thousands of mutual funds, stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, U.S. Treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities. In 2004, the  BrokerageLink account had an annual fee of $100, which was paid by the participant. In 2005, there was no BrokerageLink account fees charged to participants.

Administrative Expenses

The majority of administrative expenses of the Plan are paid by the participants of the Plan.

Note 2                                                    Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Plan financial statements were prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, changes therein, and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

Risks and Uncertainties

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.

The Plan provides for investment in the Company’s preferred and common stock funds and other common stock. At December 31, 2005, approximately 17% of the Plan’s total assets were invested in the common stock and preferred stock of the Company. At December 31, 2005, approximately 17% of the Plan’s total assets were invested in the Citigroup, Inc. common stock. The underlying value of the Company common stock and preferred stock and Citigroup, Inc. common stock are entirely dependent upon the performance of the Company and Citigroup, Inc. and the market’s evaluation of such performance.

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Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

Plan investments are stated at fair value, except for short-term money market investments which are valued at cost plus accrued interest which approximates fair value.

Participant loans are carried at unpaid principal amounts.

Preferred stock is based on a valuation model provided by an independent appraiser.

Common stock traded on national securities exchanges are valued at their closing market prices. When no trades are reported, stocks are valued at the most recent bid quotation. Securities traded in the over-the counter market are valued at their last sale or bid price.

The shares of the commingled funds are valued at the net asset value per share as reported by the sponsor of the commingled fund.

Mutual funds are valued at their quoted market price.

Insurance contracts and guaranteed investment contracts with insurance companies are presented at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made under the contract plus earnings less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses.

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Payment of Benefits

Benefit payments are recorded when paid.

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Note 3                Investments

The following table presents investments. Investments that represent 5 percent or more of the Plan’s net assets (at the beginning of the year) available for benefits are separately identified.

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Investments at Quoted Fair Value:

 

 

 

 

 

 Common Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc., 9,706,297 shares

 

$

471,046,593

 

$

 

St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc., 6,701,299 shares

 

299,347,026

 

 

 

 

770,393,619

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at Estimated Fair Value:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock:

 

 

 

 

 

St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc., Series B Convertible, 464,517 shares

 

167,179,808

 

 

Mutual Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

American Funds Growth Fund of America — Class R5, 7,403,931 shares

 

228,411,281

 

 

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund — Plus Class, 1,814,568 shares

 

206,878,843

 

 

Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund,
12,920,656 and 7,495,278 shares, respectively

 

140,835,154

 

83,497,400

 

Fidelity Diversified International Fund,
4,083,013 and 1,663,874 shares, respectively

 

132,861,242

 

47,653,352

 

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund, 2,830,339 shares

 

 

118,053,444

 

Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio—Investor Class, 3,634,179 shares

 

120,473,020

 

-

 

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund—Trust Class
2,238,166 and 1,168,356 shares, respectively

 

108,662,949

 

49,853,745

 

American Funds American Mutual Fund—Class R5,
3,546,780 shares

 

93,173,909

 

 

Fidelity Puritan Fund,
4,651,285 and 4,300,968 shares, respectively

 

87,118,576

 

81,503,353

 

Fidelity Equity-Income Fund, 763,478 shares

 

 

40,296,394

 

Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Fund - Class A, 1,084,380 shares

 

 

37,042,421

 

Other

 

130,525,792

 

29,662,748

 

Total Mutual Funds

 

1,248,940,766

 

487,562,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Trust Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

Fidelity U.S. Equity Index Commingled Pool, 2,025,383 shares

 

 

75,789,846

 

Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II - Class 1 Fund,
34,871,551 and 51,913,546 shares, respectively

 

34,871,551

 

51,913,546

 

Total Common Collective Trust Funds

 

34,871,551

 

127,703,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fidelity BrokerageLink

 

20,826,179

 

9,372,305

 

 

 

1,471,818,304

 

624,638,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at Contract Value:

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Company Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

Monumental Life Insurance, MDA00583TR, 4.02%

 

144,464,534

 

 

Pacific Life Insurance Company, G-26926-01, 5.17%

 

116,419,135

 

 

IXIS Financial Products, Inc., 1923-01, 5.11%

 

116,333,930

 

 

SEI Stable Asset Fund, 191-574, 4.50%

 

38,342,371

 

 

Other

 

27,888,284

 

 

Total Insurance Company Investments

 

443,448,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term Investments, 4.09%

 

12,310,048

 

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts

 

2,897,725

 

 

 

 

458,656,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participant Loans, at Cost

 

45,518,102

 

11,333,352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments

 

$

2,746,386,052

 

$

635,971,906

 

 

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The Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated in value as follows:

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

Preferred stock

 

$

9,322,589

 

$

 

Common stock

 

64,716,002

 

 

Mutual and common trust funds

 

30,330,537

 

34,488,165

 

Fidelity BrokerageLink

 

477,867

 

769,599

 

Net appreciation in fair value of investment

 

$

104,846,995

 

$

35,257,764

 

 

Note 4                                                    Investment Contracts with Insurance Companies

Insurance company investments and guaranteed investment contracts which have contract provisions that require withdrawals at contract value for benefit payments, loans or transfers are carried at contract value on the statement of net assets available for benefits. Contract value represents contributions made under the contracts, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Participants may direct the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. The investment contracts are benefit-responsive and there are no reserves against contract value for credit risk of the contract issuer or otherwise. The credited interest rates at December 31, 2005 for the contracts ranged from 3.27% to 5.17%. The fair value of insurance company investments and guaranteed investment contracts as of December 31, 2005 totaled $442,881,133.

Note 5                                                           Party-in-Interest Transactions

Transactions resulting in Plan assets being transferred to or used by a related party are prohibited under ERISA unless a specific exemption applied. Fidelity Management Trust Company (Fidelity) is a party-in-interest as defined by ERISA as a result of being trustee of the Plan. The Plan invests in funds managed by Fidelity. The Plan also engages in transactions involving the acquisition or disposition of common stock and preferred stock of the Company, a party-in-interest with respect to the Plan. These transactions are covered by an exemption from the “prohibited transactions” provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.

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Note 6                                                    Plan Termination

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. Upon such termination, the Plan administrator would direct the Plan trustee to distribute participant account balances. Upon termination of the Plan or change in control of the Company (as defined), participant account balances would vest in full.

Note 7                                              Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the Company by letter dated December 31, 2003, that the Plan as designed is in accordance with applicable Section 401-1(b)(3) and the Trust is qualified under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. The plan administrator and the plan’s legal counsel believe that the plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. However on May 26, 2006, the Plan filed with the IRS for a current determination letter. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.

Note 8                                              Subseqent Event

On January 31, 2006, Discover Re, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, joined the Plan. Discover Re participant’s investment account balances were liquidated and the cash and participant loans were transferred into the Plan on February 1, 2006.

Note 9                                              Accounting Polices Not Yet Adopted

In December 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued staff position (FSP) No. AAG INV-1 and SOP 94-4-1, Reporting of Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contracts Held by Certain Investment Companies Subject to the AICPA Investment Company Guide and Defined —Contribution Health and Welfare and Pension Plans. This FSP requires the Plan to value the holdings of benefit responsive investment contracts at fair value. Current reporting of this type of investment is at contract value. This FSP is effective for financial statement periods ending after December 15, 2006 at which time the Plan will adopt it. The Plan does not expect the adoption of this FSP to have significant effect on the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits.

 

 

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Schedule 1

Schedule H, Line 4i-Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Number of

 

 

 

Identity of Issue

 

Rate

 

Date

 

Shares/Units

 

Current Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc., Series B Convertible

 

 

 

 

 

464,517

 

$

167,179,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

9,706,297

 

471,046,593

 

*St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

6,701,299

 

299,347,026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

770,393,619

 

Mutual Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American Funds Growth Fund of America—Class R5

 

 

 

 

 

7,403,931

 

228,411,281

 

Vanguard Institutional Index Fund—Plus Class

 

 

 

 

 

1,814,568

 

206,878,843

 

*Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund

 

 

 

 

 

12,920,656

 

140,835,154

 

*Fidelity Diversified International Fund

 

 

 

 

 

4,083,013

 

132,861,242

 

Rainier Small/Mid Cap Equity Portfolio—Investor Class

 

 

 

 

 

3,634,179

 

120,473,020

 

Neuberger Berman Genesis Fund—Trust Class

 

 

 

 

 

2,238,166

 

108,662,949

 

American Funds American Mutual Fund—Class R5

 

 

 

 

 

3,546,780

 

93,173,909

 

*Fidelity Puritan Fund

 

 

 

 

 

4,651,285

 

87,118,576

 

Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Fund

 

 

 

 

 

2,238,087

 

26,342,286

 

Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund—Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

23,692,223

 

23,692,223

 

Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund

 

 

 

 

 

1,531,843

 

19,255,265

 

Goldman Sachs Mid Cap Value Fund—Institutional Class

 

 

 

 

 

457,380

 

16,113,491

 

Vanguard Target Retirement 2015 Fund

 

 

 

 

 

1,077,621

 

12,349,542

 

Baron Growth Fund

 

 

 

 

 

254,990

 

11,576,551

 

Pacific Capital Small Cap Fund—Class A

 

 

 

 

 

452,788

 

7,665,702

 

Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund

 

 

 

 

 

558,608

 

5,831,866

 

Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Fund

 

 

 

 

 

323,130

 

3,961,573

 

Vanguard Target Retirement 2005 Fund

 

 

 

 

 

341,930

 

3,737,293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,248,940,766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Trust Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Fidelity Managed Income Portfolio II - Class 1 Fund

 

 

 

 

 

34,871,551

 

34,871,551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Fidelity BrokerageLink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,826,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity

 

Number of

 

 

 

Identity of Issue

 

Rate

 

Date

 

Shares/Units

 

Current Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance Company Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monumental Life Insurance, MDA00583TR

 

4.02

%

Various

 

144,464,534

 

144,464,534

 

Pacific Life Insurance Company, G-26926-01

 

5.17

%

Various

 

116,419,135

 

116,419,135

 

IXIS Financial Products, Inc., 1923-01

 

5.11

%

Various

 

116,333,930

 

116,333,930

 

SEI Stable Asset Fund, 191-574

 

4.50

%

Various

 

38,342,371

 

38,342,371

 

*Travelers Life & Annuity, GR-18384

 

3.27

%

Various

 

22,144,876

 

22,144,876

 

Principal Life Insurance, 6-10058-003

 

5.10

%

Various

 

5,743,408

 

5,743,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

443,448,254

 

Guaranteed Investment Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Travelers GIC—2002

 

5.08

%

1/1/07

 

782,135

 

782,135

 

*Travelers GIC—2003

 

4.08

%

1/1/08

 

1,292,984

 

1,292,984

 

*Travelers GIC—2004

 

3.80

%

1/1/09

 

822,606

 

822,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,897,725

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Participant Loans

 

7,868 loans, 4.5% to 11.5%, with the exception

 

 

 

 

of home loans (20 years), 5 year maximum term

 

 

45,518,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Fidelity Management Trust Company, Institutional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Portfolio, MM Fund Class 1 Shares

 

4.09%

 

due on demand

12,310,048

 

12,310,048

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

$2,746,386,052

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Parties-in-interest as defined by ERISA.

See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm

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SIGNATURE

      The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

June 22, 2006

 

ST. PAUL TRAVELERS 401(k)
SAVINGS PLAN
(The Plan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ John P. Clifford, Jr

 

 

 

 

John P. Clifford, Jr

 

 

 

 

Senior Vice President, Human Resources and
Plan Administrator
Member of the Administrative
Committee for the St. Paul Travelers 401(k) Savings
Plan

 

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number

 

Description

23.1

 

Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

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