As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 24, 2009

Registration Number 333-50935

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO

 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

485 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

VICTORIA FINANCIAL CORPORATION 401(k) PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

 

Matthew S. Furman, Esq.
Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
385 Washington Street

St. Paul, MN 55102

(917) 778-6828

(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):

 

 

 

 

DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

 

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 relates to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the “Registration Statement”), File No. 333-50935, which originally registered 10,000 shares of common stock of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. (now known as The Travelers Companies, Inc.) for issuance pursuant to the Victoria Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan (the “Plan”).  In addition, the Registration Statement covered an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan.  The Plan has terminated and this Post-Effective Amendment is filed to deregister the 3,000 remaining shares and related plan interests registered, but not issued, under the Registration Statement following termination of the Plan.

 

Item 8.    Exhibits

 

The following is a complete list of Exhibits filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-8:

 

Exhibit		Description
24		Powers of Attorney.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on November 24, 2009.

 

	THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Matthew S. Furman
	Name:	Matthew S. Furman
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

 

Date: November 24, 2009		/s/ Jay S. Fishman
		Jay S. Fishman, Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: November 24, 2009		/s/ Jay S. Benet
		Jay S. Benet, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 24, 2009		/s/ Douglas K. Russell
		Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Alan L. Beller, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		John H. Dasburg, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Janet M. Dolan, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Kenneth M. Duberstein, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Lawrence G. Graev, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Patricia L. Higgins, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Thomas R. Hodgson, Director

 

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Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Cleve L. Killingsworth, Jr., Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Robert I. Lipp, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Blythe J. McGarvie, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		By:	*
		Laurie J. Thomsen, Director
Date: November 24, 2009		*By:	/s/ Matthew S. Furman
		Matthew S. Furman, Attorney-in-fact

 

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