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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 1994
Registration Statement 33-23203
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
To
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 34-0963169
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
1985 RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN
(as amended and restated
April 24, 1992)
(Full title of the Plan)
6300 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
(216) 461-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
DAVID M. SCHNEIDER, SECRETARY
The Progressive Corporation
6300 Wilson Mills Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
(216) 461-5000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Amending the Registration Statement to remove from registration the unsold
securities offered thereby.
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
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TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8 Registration Statement (No.
33-23203) ("Registration Statement") is filed by The Progressive Corporation
("Registrant"). The Registration Statement covers 3,878,226 shares of the
Registrant's Common Shares, $1.00 par value ("Common Shares") in connection
with The Progressive Corporation 1985 Restricted Stock Plan ("Plan"). The
Registrant has issued pursuant to the Registration Statement a total of -0-
Common Shares. Pursuant to the terms of the Plan, no Common Shares may be
issued under the Plan after December 31, 1993. Accordingly, the Registrant has
terminated the offering of the balance of 3,878,226 Common Shares covered by
the Registration Statement and remaining unissued under the Plan as of December
31, 1993 (the "Unissued Shares"), and, pursuant to Undertaking A.(3) in Item 21
of the Registration Statement, hereby gives notice of its removal from
registration of the Unissued Shares.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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. 2 to Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mayfield
Village, State of Ohio, on the 25th day of May, 1994.
THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
BY: /s/ David M. Schneider
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David M. Schneider
Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement has been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 25, 1994.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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* Peter B. Lewis President, Chief Executive Officer,
-------------------------------- Chairman of the Board and Director
Peter B. Lewis (principal executive officer)
/s/ Charles B. Chokel principal financial officer
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Charles B. Chokel
/s/ Jeffrey W. Basch principal accounting officer
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Jeffrey W. Basch
* Milton N. Allen Director
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Milton N. Allen
* B. Charles Ames Director
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B. Charles Ames
* Stephen R. Hardis Director
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Stephen R. Hardis
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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* Norman S. Matthews Director
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Norman S. Matthews
* Donald B. Shackelford Director
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Donald B. Shackelford
* Paul B. Sigler Director
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Paul B. Sigler
*David M. Schneider, by signing his name hereto, does sign this document on
behalf of the persons indicated above pursuant to powers of attorney duly
executed by such persons and filed as exhibits to the Form S-8 Registration
Statement (Registration Statement No. 33-23203).
By:/s/ David M. Schneider
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David M. Schneider
Attorney-in-fact
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