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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DASBURG JOHN H   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) 08/22/2005 (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 08/22/2005   M   2,000 A $ 26.375 46,870.91 (1) D   Common Stock               10,278 (2) I By Trusts

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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)

$ 27.5

11/07/2000

11/07/2006

Common Stock

2,000

2,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 32.6875

11/02/2003

11/02/2009

Common Stock

6,000

6,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 32.8

04/01/2004

10/31/2012

Common Stock

6,000

6,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 34

11/03/2002

11/03/2008

Common Stock

6,000

6,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 35.98

05/03/2006

05/03/2015

Common Stock

4,237

4,237

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)

$ 38.96

04/01/2004

11/04/2013

Common Stock

6,000

6,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 40.1875

11/04/2001

11/04/2007

Common Stock

3,000

3,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 49.64

04/01/2004

11/06/2011

Common Stock

6,000

6,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 50.4375

04/01/2004

11/09/2010

Common Stock

6,000

6,000

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 26.375

08/22/2005

M

2,000

11/07/1996

11/07/2005

Common Stock

2,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

Bruce A. Backberg, by power of attorney		08/24/2005
**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)	Includes 2,767.91 deferred common stock units acquired pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors, including units acquired (16.01 units so acquired on 6/30/05) pursuant to dividend reinvestment features of those plans. 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 the 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. Also included in this total are 20,000 shares that were previously disclosed as indirectly owned by Mr. Dasburg through his spouse that are now held in a joint account for Mr. Dasburg and his spouse.
(2)	Includes 5,000 shares, which, as disclosed in previously filed Form 4s, are held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Dasburg's children and 5,278 shares, which are held in a foundation. Mr. Dasburg serves as trustee of those trusts and the foundation.

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