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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1997
Registration No. 333-01745
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
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 of (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)
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)446-7870
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Copies to:
R. Steven Kestner Keith L. Kearney
Baker & Hostetler LLP Davis Polk & Wardwell
3200 National City Center 450 Lexington Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114 New York, New York 10017
Amending the Registration Statement to remove from registration the unsold
securities offered thereby.
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The offering of Debt Securities of The Progressive Corporation, an
Ohio corporation (the "Company") pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (Commission File No. 333-01745) (the "Registration Statement") has been
terminated. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement
hereby deregisters and withdraws from registration under the Securities Act of
1933 a total of $100,000,000 of Debt Securities of the Company which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
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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-3 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Mayfield Village, State
of Ohio, on April 30, 1997.
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, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by
the following persons in the capacities indicated below on April 30, 1997.
Signature Title
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PETER B. LEWIS* Chairman, President, Director and
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Peter B. Lewis
CHARLES B. CHOKEL* Treasurer and Principal
- ---------------------------------- Financial Officer
Charles B. Chokel
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
Director
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Charles A. Davis
STEPHEN R. HARDIS* Director
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Stephen R. Hardis
JANET HILL* Director
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Janet Hill
NORMAN S. MATTHEWS* Director
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Norman S. Matthews
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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 a power of attorney duly
executed by such persons and filed as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement.
/s/ David M. Schneider
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David M. Schneider,
Attorney-in-fact
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