UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): Commission File Number
March 26, 1997 1-8233
USF&G CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland 52-1220567
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
6225 Smith Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21209
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(410) 547-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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USF&G CORPORATION
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Item 5. Other Events
USF&G Corporation today announced its call for redemption on April 14, 1997
all outstanding shares of its $4.10 Series A Convertible Exchangeable Preferred
Stock ("Series A", ticker: FGpA) at a redemption price of $50.00 per share plus
$0.83 in accrued and unpaid dividends. USF&G has approximately 2.0 million
shares of the Series A outstanding. A notice of redemption has been mailed to
all record holders of the Series A.
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USF&G CORPORATION
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
USF&G CORPORATION
By: /s/DAN L. HALE
Dan L. Hale
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
March 26, 1997
