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Pricing Supplement No. 42 Filing under Rule 424(b)
(3)
Dated January 6, 1994 Registration File No. 33-
33931
(to Prospectus dated May 16,
1990 and Prospectus Supplement
dated March 15, 1991)
$200,000,000
The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
Medium-Term Notes, Series A
Principal Amount: $1,200,000
Fixed Interest Rate: 6.17%
Stated Maturity: January 15, 2001
Issue Price (as a percentage of
principal amount): 100%
Selling Agent's Commission (%): .60%
Net Proceeds to the Company (%): 99.40%
Settlement Date (original
issue date): January 13, 1994
Selling Agent: Goldman, Sachs & Co.
As of the date of this Pricing Supplement, the
aggregate initial public offering price of the Debt
Securities (as defined in the Prospectus) which has been
sold (including the Notes to which this Pricing Supplement
relates) is $200,000,000.
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES, INC.
