UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) October 15, 2004
THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION
| Ohio | 1-9518 | 34-0963169 | ||
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6300 Wilson Mills Road, Mayfield Village, Ohio
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44143 | ||||
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 440-461-5000
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| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT-99 PRESS RELEASE | ||||||||
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
On October 15, 2004, the Board of Directors of The Progressive Corporation (the “Company”) elected Patrick H. Nettles, Ph.D., to fill the current vacancy on the Company’s Board for the term ending on the date of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2007. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing Dr. Nettles’ appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Dr. Nettles and any other person pursuant to which Dr. Nettles was elected as a Director, other than the Company’s compensation arrangements and plans for non-employee Directors and the Company’s other policies and procedures which are generally applicable to Directors.
At the time of his election, Dr. Nettles was not appointed to any committee of the Board of Directors, and there is no current expectation as to which committee(s) Dr. Nettles might ultimately be appointed by the Board.
Since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, the Company and its subsidiaries have not engaged in any transactions, and there are not any currently proposed transactions, or series of similar transactions, in which Dr. Nettles had a direct or indirect material interest.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits | |||
| See exhibit index on page 4. | ||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 15, 2004 |
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| THE PROGRESSIVE CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey W. Basch | |||
| Name: | Jeffrey W. Basch | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |||
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