FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   RUSSEL DOUGLAS K 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ST PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC [STA] (Last) (First) (Middle) THE ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC., 385 WASHINGTON STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Controller 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) ST. PAUL, MN 55102 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 16,034 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy)	11/02/1999(1)	11/02/2008	Common Stock	3,596	$ 26.14	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	09/24/2002(2)	09/24/2007	Common Stock	1,888	$ 26.72	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	01/19/2000(1)	01/19/2009	Common Stock	345	$ 29.82	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	06/30/1999(1)	06/30/2008	Common Stock	116	$ 34.17	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	01/25/2009(3)	01/25/2015	Common Stock	18,400	$ 36.97	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	01/25/2007(4)	01/24/2015	Common Stock	11,056	$ 36.97	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	06/30/2000(1)	06/30/2009	Common Stock	104	$ 38.43	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	04/27/2006(5)	04/27/2014	Common Stock	11,217	$ 42.55	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	03/22/2003(1)	03/22/2012	Common Stock	32,505	$ 42.69	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	01/18/2001(1)	01/18/2010	Common Stock	300	$ 45.97	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	07/18/2001(6)	04/18/2010	Common Stock	9,591	$ 49.42	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	06/30/2001(1)	06/30/2010	Common Stock	76	$ 52.4	D	Â
Stock Options (Right to buy)	07/16/2002(7)	01/16/2011	Common Stock	4,496	$ 59.08	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RUSSEL DOUGLAS K THE ST. PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. 385 WASHINGTON STREET ST. PAUL, MN 55102	Â	Â	  Controller	Â

Signatures

Bruce A. Backberg, Attorney-in-Fact		07/08/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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).
(7)	Option vests over five years in 20% annual increments beginning eighteen months after the date of grant. The date exercisable reported in the table is the first 20% vesting date.
(4)	The option vests in the following installments: (i) 50% of the option shares on the second anniversary of the grant date and (ii) 25% of the option shares on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date. The date exercisable reported in the table is the first 50% vesting date.
(2)	Option vests over seven years as follows: 50% after five years from the date of grant, and 25% and 25% after the sixth and seventh year after the date of grant. The date exercisable reported in the table is the first 50% vesting date.
(6)	Option vests over five years in 20% annual increments beginning fifteen months after the date of grant. The date exercisable reported in the table is the first 20% vesting date.
(3)	The option vests in the following installments: (i) 50% of the option shares on the fourth anniversary of the grant date and (ii) 50% of the option shares on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. The date exercisable reported in the table is the first 50% vesting date.
(5)	Option vests over 4 years as follows: 50% on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and 25% and 25% on the third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant. The date exercisable reported in the table is the first 50% vesting date.
(1)	Option vests over five years in 20% annual increments beginning one year after the date of grant. The date exercisable reported in the table is the first 20% vesting date.

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