Q1 2006 St. Paul Travelers Earnings Conference Call - Research and Markets Offers a Transcript of 'St. Paul Travelers' Conference Call

May 2, 2006

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2006--The St. Paul Travelers (NYSE:STA) Corporate Conference Call took place on 2-May-069:00am ET.

The Co. reported that during 1Q06 it posted record quarterly operating income of $1.011b or $1.41 per diluted share. The Co. is increasing annual guidance for 2006 by 100 BP to an operating ROE in the range of 14.5-15.5%, which translates into diluted EPS in the range of $4.70-5.00.

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http://www.researchandmarkets.com/transcripts/86792

This document provides verbatim text of the conference call.

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