UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2004 If amended report check here: Institutional Investment Manager Filing This Report: Name: St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. Address: 385 Washington Street St. Paul, MN 55102-1396 13F File Number: 28-62 The Institutional Investment Manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct, and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Bruce Backberg Title: Corporate Secretary Phone: (651) 310-7916 Signature, Place and Date of signing: /s/ Bruce Backberg, St. Paul, Minnesota, November 10, 2004 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT [ ] 13F NOTICE [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 53 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 1,658,585 List of Other Included Managers: No. 13F Filing Number Name 01 28-29 ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE TITLE OF VALUE SHARES SH/ PUT/ INVESTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER CLASS CUSIP (X$1000) PRN/AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ABBEY NATL PLC PFD PREF 002920809 852 32,000 SH SHARED 32,000 ASCENTIAL SOFTWARE CORP COMM 04362P207 11 819 SH SHARED 819 BLACKROCK INVT QULTY MUN TR COMM 09247D105 3,379 231,900 SH SHARED 231,900 BLACKROCK MUN TARGET TRM TR COMM 09247M105 293 27,500 SH SHARED 27,500 BOEING COMPANY COMM 097023105 72 1,400 SH SHARED 1,400 CHECKERS DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT COMM 162809305 425 36,150 SH SHARED 36,150 CITIGROUP INC COMM 172967101 3,832 86,856 SH SHARED 86,856 CITIGROUP INVST CORP LOAN FD COMM 17307C107 19,440 1,333,334 SH SHARED 1,333,334 CONSECO INC SER B 5.50% PREF 208464867 645 29,800 SH SHARED 29,800 CRIIMI MAE PFD B CONV$25 PREF 226603207 90 3,400 SH SHARED 3,400 DOBSON COMMUNICATIONS CORP COMM 256069105 317 238,140 SH SHARED 238,140 DYAX CORP COMM 26746E103 2 255 SH SHARED 255 EMMIS COMMS CORP SER A PREF 291525202 221 5,300 SH SHARED 5,300 (R) FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE COMM 313586109 6 101 SH SHARED 101 FORD MOTOR CO CAP TR II 6.50% PREF 345395206 1,084 30,000 SH SHARED 30,000 GEN MOTORS CORP 6.25 PREF 370442717 1,990 83,000 SH SHARED 83,000 GEN MOTORS CORP 5.25 PREF 370442733 929 42,100 SH SHARED 26,100 GENVEC INC COMM 37246C109 592 229,380 SH SHARED 229,380 GREAT ATL & PAC COMM 390064103 (84) (10,000) SH SHARED (10,000) HAYES LEMMERZ INTL INC COMM 420781304 442 43,523 SH SHARED 43,523 IMPAX LABORATORIES INC COMM 45256B101 1,705 111,000 SH SHARED 111,000 INSURED MUN INCOME FD COMM 45809F104 1,173 87,100 SH SHARED 87,100 MCI INC COM STK COMM 552691107 1,362 81,293 SH SHARED 81,293 MEDIWARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS COMM 584946107 1,364 116,110 SH SHARED 116,110 MUNIENHANCED FUND COMM 626243109 1,031 95,600 SH SHARED 95,600 MUNIVEST FUND COMM 626295109 1,746 188,600 SH SHARED 188,600 MUNIYIELD INSURED FD INC MUT FD COMM 62630E107 652 44,800 SH SHARED 44,800 MUNIYIELD QUALITY FD II INC COMM 62630T104 2,262 180,400 SH SHARED 180,400 NATL WESTMINSTER BK PLC SER C PREF 638539882 15,146 575,000 SH SHARED 575,000 NUVEEN INVESTMENTS INC COMM 67090F106 1,695 81,510 SH SHARED 81,510 NUVEEN INVESTMENTS INC COMM 67090F106 256,272 12,325,800 SH SHARED 12,325,800 NUVEEN INVESTMENTS INC COMM 67090F106 1,268,270 60,999,414 SH SOLE 60,999,414 NUVEEN QUAL INCM MUN FD INC COMM 670977107 1,077 74,300 SH SHARED 74,300 OMNICARE CAP TR I PREF 68214L201 1,779 60,200 SH SHARED 54,200 ON2 TECHNOLOGIES INC COMM 68338A107 117 177,450 SH SHARED 177,450 PARAMETRIC TECHNOLOGY CORP. COMM 699173100 10 1,916 SH SHARED 1,916 PAYLESS SHOES COMM 704379106 (67) (5,000) SH SHARED (5,000) PHARMION CORP COMM 71715B409 107 2,074 SH SHARED 2,074 PHASE FORWARD INC COMM 71721R406 1,670 269,589 SH SHARED 269,589 ROYAL BK OF SCOTLAND PLC 8.0 PREF 780097861 2,118 83,700 SH SHARED 83,700 ST PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES COMM 792860108 164 4,967 SH SHARED 4,967 ST PAUL TRAVELERS COMPANIES COMM 792860108 26,369 797,600 SH SOLE 797,600 SALTON INC COMM 795757103 (131) (10,000) SH SHARED (10,000) SELECT COMFORT COMMON STOCK COMM 81616X103 1,343 73,816 SH SHARED 73,816 SPACEHAB INC COMM 846243103 392 157,000 SH SHARED 157,000 TESORO PETROLEUM CORP COMM 881609101 (146) (10,000) SH SHARED (10,000) (R) TRANSCEND SERVICES INC COMM 893929208 618 200,000 SH SHARED 200,000 TRANSMONTAIGNE INC COMM 893934109 3,320 570,507 SH SHARED 570,507 VIVUS, INC. COMM 928551100 1 165 SH SHARED 165 WALTER INDUSTRIES INC COMM 93317Q105 14 854 SH SHARED 854 WESTCO INTERNATIONAL COMM 95082P105 11,283 465,290 SH SHARED 465,290 CENT EURO MEDIA COM STK COMM G20045202 154 9,300 SH SHARED 9,300 MAX RE CAPITAL LTD COMM G6052F103 21,177 1,058,833 SH SHARED 1,058,833