ST PAUL COMPANIES INC /MN/
SC 13D/A, 2000-09-11
FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No. 2)


                           Select Comfort Corporation
                           --------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   81616X 10 3
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                Bruce A. Backberg
                              Senior Vice President
                          The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
                              385 Washington Street
                            St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
                                 (651) 310-7916
                                 --------------
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


                                September 8, 2000
                                -----------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following
box: / /


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CUSIP NO. 81616X 10 3              SCHEDULE 13D                  Page 2 of 11
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C>
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             1               NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
                             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
                             The St. Paul Companies, Inc.
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             2               CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                             Not Applicable                      (a) / /
                                                                 (b) / /
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             3               SEC USE ONLY
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             4               SOURCE OF FUNDS
                             WC
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             5               CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR
                             2(e) / /
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             6               CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                             Minnesota corporation
---------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
         NUMBER OF                     7            SOLE VOTING POWER
          SHARES                                             0
                             ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY                    8            SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED BY                                            6,197,495 (see Item 5)
           EACH
                             ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
         REPORTING                     9            SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
          PERSON                                             0
           WITH
                             ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      10            SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                             6,197,495 (see Item 5)
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            11               AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                             6,197,495 (see Item 5)
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            12               CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES / /
                             Not Applicable
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            13               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
                             34.4%
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            14               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                             HC, IC and CO
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</TABLE>


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CUSIP NO. 81616X 10 3              SCHEDULE 13D                  Page 3 of 11
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S><C>
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             1               NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
                             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (entities only)
                             St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             2               CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
                             Not Applicable                      (a) / /
                                                                 (b) / /
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             3               SEC USE ONLY
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             4               SOURCE OF FUNDS
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             5               CHECK BOX IF  DISCLOSURE  OF LEGAL  PROCEEDINGS  IS  REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR
                             2(e) / /
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             6               CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                             Minnesota corporation
---------------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
         NUMBER OF                     7            SOLE VOTING POWER
          SHARES                                             0
                             ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
       BENEFICIALLY                    8            SHARED VOTING POWER
         OWNED BY                                            6,197,495 (see Item 5)
           EACH
                             ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
         REPORTING                     9            SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
          PERSON                                             0
           WITH
                             ---------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      10            SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                                             6,197,495 (see Item 5)
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            11               AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                             6,197,495 (see Item 5)
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            12               CHECK BOX If THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW 11 EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
                             Not Applicable
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            13               PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
                             34.4%
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            14               TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
                             IC and CO
---------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


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ITEM 1.    SECURITY AND ISSUER.

         This Statement on Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value
$.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Select Comfort Corporation, a Minnesota
corporation ("Select Comfort"). The address of the principal executive offices
of Select Comfort is 10400 Viking Drive, Suite 400, Eden Prairie, Minnesota
55344.

ITEM 2.    IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

         (a) This statement is filed by and on behalf of The St. Paul Companies,
Inc. ("The St. Paul") and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company ("F&M").
The St. Paul and F&M are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the
"Reporting Persons."

         (b) The principal business address of each of the Reporting Persons is
385 Washington Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102.

         (c) Each of the Reporting Persons is a Minnesota corporation and is
principally engaged in the insurance business.

         (d) None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).

         (e) None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been
a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or
mandating activities subject to, United States federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

         (f)      Not applicable

         Information called for by Items 2-6 of this Schedule 13D concerning the
directors and executive officers of each of the Reporting Persons is set forth
in Exhibit 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 3.    SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

         On September 8, 2000, St. Paul Venture Capital V, LLC ("SPVC V"), a
subsidiary of each of the Reporting Persons, purchased in an open market
brokerage transaction 225,000 shares of Common Stock of Select Comfort at a
purchase price of $2.91 per share (including brokers' commissions), an
aggregate purchase price of $653,906.25. Corporate funds of SPVC V were used
to purchase the 225,000 shares.

         From August 1, 2000 to August 18, 2000, SPVC V purchased in open market
brokerage transactions an aggregate of 75,000 shares of Common Stock of Select
Comfort for an aggregate purchase price of $210,311.50. Corporate funds of SPVC
V were used to purchase all of these shares.


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         No funds used to purchase any of the shares of Common Stock reported on
this statement were borrowed.

ITEM 4.    PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

         On September 8, 2000, SPVC V purchased in an open market brokerage
transaction 225,000 shares of Common Stock of Select Comfort at a purchase price
of $2.91 per share (including brokers' commissions), an aggregate purchase price
of $653,906.25. Corporate funds of SPVC V were used to purchase the 225,000
shares.

         From August 1, 2000 to August 18, 2000, SPVC V purchased in open
market brokerage transactions an aggregate of 75,000 shares of Common Stock
of Select Comfort for an aggregate purchase price of $210,311.50. Corporate
funds of SPVC V were used to purchase all of these shares.

         No funds used to purchase any of the shares of Common Stock reported on
this statement were borrowed.

         The Reporting Persons or their affiliates may from time to time
purchase shares of Common Stock, either in brokerage transactions, in the
over-the-counter market or in privately negotiated transactions. Any decision to
increase their holdings in Select Comfort will depend, however, on numerous
factors, including without limitation the price of the shares of Common Stock,
the terms and conditions relating to their purchase and sale and the prospects
and profitability of Select Comfort, and general economic conditions and stock
and money market conditions. At any time, the Reporting Persons may also
determine to dispose of some or all of the Common Stock, depending on various
similar considerations.

         Except as otherwise provided in this Item 4 and other than as to
matters that Patrick A. Hopf, as Chairman of the Board of Select Comfort, may
consider and discuss with other Select Comfort officers and board members from
time to time, none of the Reporting Persons or any of their affiliates has any
present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in:

         -        the acquisition by any person of additional securities of
                  Select Comfort or the disposition of securities of Select
                  Comfort;

         -        an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
                  reorganization or liquidation, involving Select Comfort;

         -        a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of Select
                  Comfort;

         -        any change in the present board of directors or management of
                  Select Comfort, including any plans or proposals to change the
                  number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies
                  on the board;

         -        any material change in the present capitalization or dividend
                  policy of Select Comfort;

         -        any other material change in Select Comfort's business or
                  corporate structure;


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         -        changes in Select Comfort's certificate of incorporation,
                  bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or other actions
                  which may impede the acquisition of control of Select Comfort
                  by any person;

         -        causing a class of securities of Select Comfort to be delisted
                  from a national securities exchange or to cease to be
                  authorized to be quoted in an inter-dealer quotation system of
                  a registered national securities association;

         -        a class of equity securities of Select Comfort becoming
                  eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section
                  12(g)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or

         -        any action similar to any of those listed above.

ITEM 5.    INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         (a) 1. Amount beneficially owned: As of September 8, 2000, each of the
Reporting Persons may be deemed to have owned beneficially 6,197,495 shares of
Common Stock of Select Comfort. F&M is a wholly owned subsidiary of The St.
Paul. F&M is the 99% owner of St. Paul Venture Capital IV, LLC ("SPVC IV") and
St. Paul Venture Capital V, LLC ("SPVC V"). F&M is the record owner of 4,806,022
shares of Common Stock and 59,769 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
of outstanding warrants which are exercisable within 60 days. F&M also
beneficially owns, through its 99% ownership interest in SPVC IV, 321,017 shares
of Common Stock and 10,648 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
outstanding warrants and options which are exercisable within 60 days. In
addition, F&M beneficially owns, through its 99% ownership interest in SPVC V,
875,900 shares of Common Stock and 124,139 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of outstanding options which are exercisable within 60 days. By virtue
of the affiliate relationships between the Reporting Persons, each Reporting
Person may be deemed to own beneficially all of the shares described in this
Schedule 13D. Hence, each Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own
6,197,495 shares of the Common Stock of Select Comfort.

         2. Percent of class: The St. Paul: 34.4% and F&M: 34.4%. The foregoing
percentages are calculated based on the 17,824,764 shares of Common Stock
reported to be outstanding by Select Comfort on its most recently filed
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2000.

         (b) Number of shares as to which each of the Reporting Persons has:

<TABLE>

<S>                                                                              <C>
             (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote...................            0

             (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote.................    6,197,495

             (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of......            0

             (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of....    6,197,495
</TABLE>


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         (c) During the past 60 days, SPVC V has purchased the following number
of shares of Common Stock in open market brokerage transactions for the prices
per share (including brokerage commissions) and on the dates indicated below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
                             DATE                            NUMBER OF SHARES                PRICE PER SHARE
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
<S>                                                    <C>                             <C>
                        August 1, 2000                            45,000                          $2.67
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
                        August 3, 2000                             2,500                          $2.75
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
                        August 9, 2000                             5,000                          $2.75
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
                        August 10, 2000                            2,500                          $2.75
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
                        August 11, 2000                           15,000                          $3.08
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
                        August 18, 2000                            5,000                          $3.25
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
                       September 8, 2000                         225,000                          $2.91
           ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- -------------------------------
</TABLE>

         (d)      Not applicable.

         (e)      Not applicable.

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
        SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         In connection with previous financings, Select Comfort has granted F&M
warrants to purchase 59,769 shares of Common Stock and SPVC IV warrants to
purchase 7,954 shares of Common Stock. Forms of these warrants are attached as
exhibits to this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by this reference. In
addition, Patrick A. Hopf, Chairman of the Board of Select Comfort and President
of St. Paul Venture Capital, Inc., which is the manager of SPVC IV and SPVC V,
has transferred to SPVC IV options to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock
(2,694 shares of which are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days
of September 8, 2000) and to SPVC V options to purchase 374,000 shares of Common
Stock (124,139 shares of which are currently exercisable or exercisable within
60 days of September 8, 2000), which options Mr. Hopf received from Select
Comfort as compensation for his director and officer services. Forms of these
options are attached as exhibits to this Schedule 13D and are incorporated
herein by this reference.

         Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, the
Reporting Persons have entered into an agreement with respect to the joint
filing of this Schedule 13D, and any amendment or amendments hereto, a copy of
which has been filed as Exhibit 2 to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated
herein by this reference.

         Except as described herein and in Exhibit 1 to this Schedule 13D, there
are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the
persons named in Item 2 or between the Reporting Persons and any other person
with respect to any securities of Select Comfort.

ITEM 7.    MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

               Exhibit 1      Information concerning directors and executive
                              officers of The St. Paul Companies, Inc. and St.
                              Paul Fire and Marine Insurance


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                              Company

               Exhibit 2      Agreement between The St. Paul Companies, Inc. and
                              St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company

               Exhibit 3      Form of Warrant issued in connection with the sale
                              of Convertible Preferred Stock, Series E

               Exhibit 4      Form of Warrant issued in connection with the
                              November 1996 Bridge Financing

               Exhibit 5      Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
                              dated December 28, 1995

               Exhibit 6      First Amendment to Series E Stock Purchase
                              Agreement and Amended and Restated Registration
                              Rights Agreement dated April 25, 1996

               Exhibit 7      Second Amendment to Amended and Restated
                              Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November
                              1, 1996

               Exhibit 8      Second (sic) Amendment to Amended and Restated
                              Registration Rights Agreement dated March 24, 1997

               Exhibit 9      Form of Performance Based Stock Option Agreement
                              under the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan


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                                   SIGNATURES


     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

September 11, 2000

THE ST. PAUL COMPANIES, INC.


         By:      /s/ Bruce A. Backberg
                  ---------------------------------
                  Bruce A. Backberg
         Its:     Senior Vice President


ST. PAUL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY


         By:      /s/ Bruce A. Backberg
                  ---------------------------------
                  Bruce A. Backberg
         Its:     Senior Vice President


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

  Exhibit No.                               Description                                      Method of Filing
  -----------                               -----------                                      ----------------
<S>              <C>                                                                 <C>
         1       Information concerning directors and executive officers of The      Filed herewith
                 St. Paul Companies, Inc. and St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance
                 Company.............................................................

         2       Agreement between The St. Paul Companies, Inc. and St. Paul Fire    Filed herewith
                 and Marine Insurance Company........................................

         3        Form of Warrant issued in connection with the sale of Convertible   Incorporated by reference to
                  Preferred Stock, Series E.......................................... Exhibit 4.2 contained in Select
                                                                                      Comfort's Registration Statement
                                                                                      on Form S-1, as amended (File
                                                                                      No. 333-62793)

         4        Form of Warrant issued in connection with the November 1996 Bridge  Incorporated by reference to
                  Financing.......................................................... Exhibit 4.3 contained in Select
                                                                                      Comfort's Registration Statement
                                                                                      on Form S-1, as amended (File
                                                                                      No. 333-62793)

         5        Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated            Incorporated by reference to
                  December 28, 1995.................................................. Exhibit 4.4 contained in Select
                                                                                      Comfort's Registration Statement
                                                                                      on Form S-1, as amended (File
                                                                                      No. 333-62793)

         6        First Amendment to Series E Stock Purchase Agreement and Amended    Incorporated by reference to
                  and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated April 25, 1996.... Exhibit 4.5 contained in Select
                                                                                      Comfort's Registration Statement
                                                                                      on Form S-1, as amended (File
                                                                                      No. 333-62793)

         7        Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Registration Rights        Incorporated by reference to
                  Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996............................. Exhibit 4.6 contained in Select
                                                                                      Comfort's Registration Statement
                                                                                      on Form S-1, as amended (File
                                                                                      No. 333-62793)


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         8        Second (sic) Amendment to Amended and Restated Registration Rights  Incorporated by reference to
                  Agreement dated March 24, 1997..................................... Exhibit 4.7 contained in Select
                                                                                      Comfort's Registration Statement
                                                                                      on Form S-1, as amended (File
                                                                                      No. 333-62793)

         9        Form of Performance Based Stock Option Agreement under the 1997      Incorporated by reference to
                  Stock Incentive Plan...............................................  Exhibit 10.17 contained in
                                                                                       Select Comfort's Registration
                                                                                       Statement on Form S-1, as
                                                                                       amended (File No. 333-62793)
</TABLE>


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