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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November&nbsp;13, 2001.  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM&nbsp;S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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36-3871531</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="49%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>2775 Sanders Road<BR>
Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address and zip code of principal executive office) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B> THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Michael J. McCabe,<BR>
Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
The Allstate Corporation,<BR>
2775 Sanders Road,<BR>
Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127<BR>
(847)&nbsp;402-5000<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="30%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>5,000,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$32.42(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="19%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$162,100,000(3)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="14%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$40,525(3)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>(1)Including
associated preferred share purchase rights. In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount
of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>(2)The
provisions of Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933 apply to this registration statement and the number of shares registered hereby shall automatically increase or decrease as the
result of stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits or similar transactions. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>(3)Calculated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) based on the average of the high and low prices of Allstate common stock on November 7, 2001 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange consolidated
reporting system. </FONT></P>

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by The Allstate Corporation ("Allstate") and The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees (the "Plan") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated in and made a part of this Registration Statement by reference, as of their respective dates: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>1.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Allstate's
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>2.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Plan's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 (File No.&nbsp;2-4468)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>3.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Allstate's
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>4.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Allstate's
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>5.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Allstate's
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>6.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Allstate's
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed July&nbsp;12, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>7.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Allstate's
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed September&nbsp;18, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>8.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Allstate's
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed October&nbsp;16, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>9.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of Allstate's common shares contained in Allstate's Form&nbsp;10/A filed May&nbsp;14, 2001 (File No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>10.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
description of the preferred share purchase rights contained in Item 1 of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed on February&nbsp;19, 1999 (File
No.&nbsp;1-11840)
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>11.</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>From
the date of filing of such documents, all documents filed by Allstate and the Plan with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>amendment
to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement.
Except as so modified or superseded, such statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6: Indemnification of Directors and Officers  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IV of the bylaws of Allstate provides that Allstate will indemnify all of its directors, former directors, officers and former officers, to the
fullest extent permitted under law, who were or are a party or are threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that such persons were or are directors or officers of
Allstate, against liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them. The indemnity shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which directors or officers may be entitled by law or under any articles of incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. In addition, the indemnity
shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives of directors and officers or of their estates, whether such representatives are court appointed or otherwise designated, and to the
benefit of the heirs of such directors and officers. The indemnity shall extend to and include claims for such payments arising out of any proceeding commenced or based on actions of such directors
and officers taken prior to the effectiveness of this indemnity; provided that payment of such claims had not been agreed to or denied by Allstate before such date. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
Eighth of the Allstate's restated certificate of incorporation provides that a director of Allstate shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, to the fullest extent of the Delaware General Corporation Law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under
Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may indemnify a person who was made a party to a proceeding or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation against liability actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if the person
acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. A corporation may not indemnify a director or officer in connection with a proceeding where he is adjudged liable to the corporation, unless the
court in which the proceeding is brought determines that such director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity. </FONT></P>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allstate has provided liability insurance for each director and officer for certain losses arising from claims or charges made against them while acting in their capacities as
directors or officers of Allstate. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8: Exhibits  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index of this Registration Statement, which index is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allstate
undertakes to submit The Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective September&nbsp;17, 2001) to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner, and will make all
changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section&nbsp;401 of the Internal Revenue Code. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9: Undertakings  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allstate and the Plan hereby undertake: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </FONT></DD></DL>
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however, that paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the registration statement is on Form&nbsp;S-3, Form&nbsp;S-8 or
Form&nbsp;F-3, and the information required to be included in a post- </FONT></P>

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effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by Allstate or the Plan pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allstate
and the Plan hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of Allstate's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act and each filing of the Plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>bona fide</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> offering thereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Allstate pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Allstate has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Allstate of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of Allstate in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, Allstate will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each director and/or officer of the registrant whose signature appears below hereby appoints John L. Carl, Emma M. Kalaidjian, Edward M. Liddy, Michael J.
McCabe, Barry S. Paul, Robert W. Pike, Samuel H. Pilch and James P. Zils and each of them severally, as his or her attorney-in-fact in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities stated below, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The registrant also appoints John L. Carl, Emma M. Kalaidjian, Edward M. Liddy, Michael J. McCabe, Barry S. Paul, Robert W. Pike, Samuel H. Pilch and James P. Zils
and each of them severally, as its attorney-in-fact in its name, place and stead to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;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&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Northfield, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on November&nbsp;13, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="44%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>/s/ Edward M. Liddy</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward M. Liddy</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="27%"><FONT SIZE=2>Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="24%"><FONT SIZE=2>November 13, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="44%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2> /s/ John L. Carl</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> John L. Carl</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="27%"><FONT SIZE=2>Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="24%"><FONT SIZE=2>November 13, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Samuel H. Pilch</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Samuel H. Pilch</FONT></TD>
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/s/ F. Duane Ackerman</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> F. Duane Ackerman</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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November 13, 2001</FONT></TD>
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/s/ James G. Andress</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James G. Andress</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Warren L. Batts</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Warren L. Batts</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Edward A. Brennan</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Edward A. Brennan</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James M. Denny</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ W. James Farrell</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> W. James Farrell</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Ronald T. LeMay</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ronald T. LeMay</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Michael A. Miles</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Michael A. Miles</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan hereby appoints John L. Carl, Emma M. Kalaidjian, Edward M. Liddy, Michael J. McCabe, Barry S. Paul, Robert W. Pike, Samuel H. Pilch and James P. Zils
and each of them severally, as its attorney-in-fact in its name, place and stead to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Plan.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the
employee benefit plan) have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Northfield, County of Cook, State of
Illinois, on November&nbsp;13, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2>THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING<BR>
FUND OF ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Candice Beinlich</FONT><HR NOSHADE></TD>
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Allstate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Allstate's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, File No. 1-11840)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Bylaws of Allstate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Allstate's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, File No. 1-11840)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Rights Agreement dated as of February 12, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4 to Allstate's Form 8-K filed February 19, 1999, File No. 1-11840)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Undertaking Regarding Submission to Internal Revenue Service (included in Item&nbsp;8)</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2>Acknowledgement of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP regarding unaudited interim financial information</FONT></TD>
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Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 2001.
Registration No. 333-
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
36-3871531
(State of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2775 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127
(Address and zip code of principal executive office)
THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING FUND OF ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
(Full title of the Plan)
Michael J. McCabe,
Vice President and General Counsel
The Allstate Corporation,
2775 Sanders Road,
Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127
(847) 402-5000
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(2)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share(1)
5,000,000 shares
$32.42(3)
$162,100,000(3)
$40,525(3)
(1)Including
associated preferred share purchase rights. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement also covers an indeterminate amount
of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the employee benefit plan described herein.
(2)The
provisions of Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 apply to this registration statement and the number of shares registered hereby shall automatically increase or decrease as the
result of stock splits, stock dividends, reverse stock splits or similar transactions.
(3)Calculated
pursuant to Rule 457(h) based on the average of the high and low prices of Allstate common stock on November 7, 2001 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange consolidated
reporting system.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents filed by The Allstate Corporation ("Allstate") and The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees (the "Plan") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated in and made a part of this Registration Statement by reference, as of their respective dates:
1.
Allstate's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 1-11840)
2.
The
Plan's Annual Report on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File No. 2-4468)
3.
Allstate's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001 (File No. 1-11840)
4.
Allstate's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 (File No. 1-11840)
5.
Allstate's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001 (File No. 1-11840)
6.
Allstate's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 12, 2001 (File No. 1-11840)
7.
Allstate's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 18, 2001 (File No. 1-11840)
8.
Allstate's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 16, 2001 (File No. 1-11840)
9.
The
description of Allstate's common shares contained in Allstate's Form 10/A filed May 14, 2001 (File No. 1-11840)
10.
The
description of the preferred share purchase rights contained in Item 1 of the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on February 19, 1999 (File
No. 1-11840)
11.
From
the date of filing of such documents, all documents filed by Allstate and the Plan with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
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amendment
to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold
Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or replaces such statement.
Except as so modified or superseded, such statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 6: Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Article IV of the bylaws of Allstate provides that Allstate will indemnify all of its directors, former directors, officers and former officers, to the
fullest extent permitted under law, who were or are a party or are threatened to be made a party to any proceeding by reason of the fact that such persons were or are directors or officers of
Allstate, against liabilities, expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them. The indemnity shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to
which directors or officers may be entitled by law or under any articles of incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. In addition, the indemnity
shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives of directors and officers or of their estates, whether such representatives are court appointed or otherwise designated, and to the
benefit of the heirs of such directors and officers. The indemnity shall extend to and include claims for such payments arising out of any proceeding commenced or based on actions of such directors
and officers taken prior to the effectiveness of this indemnity; provided that payment of such claims had not been agreed to or denied by Allstate before such date.
Article
Eighth of the Allstate's restated certificate of incorporation provides that a director of Allstate shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for
monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, to the fullest extent of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
Under
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, a corporation may indemnify a person who was made a party to a proceeding or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation against liability actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if the person
acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. A corporation may not indemnify a director or officer in connection with a proceeding where he is adjudged liable to the corporation, unless the
court in which the proceeding is brought determines that such director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity.
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Allstate has provided liability insurance for each director and officer for certain losses arising from claims or charges made against them while acting in their capacities as
directors or officers of Allstate.
Item 8: Exhibits
The Exhibits to this Registration Statement are listed in the Exhibit Index of this Registration Statement, which index is incorporated herein by reference.
Allstate
undertakes to submit The Plan (As Amended and Restated Effective September 17, 2001) to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner, and will make all
changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Item 9: Undertakings
Allstate and the Plan hereby undertake:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii)
To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided,
however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or
Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-
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effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by Allstate or the Plan pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
Allstate
and the Plan hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of Allstate's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act and each filing of the Plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in
the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Allstate pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, Allstate has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by Allstate of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of Allstate in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, Allstate will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each director and/or officer of the registrant whose signature appears below hereby appoints John L. Carl, Emma M. Kalaidjian, Edward M. Liddy, Michael J.
McCabe, Barry S. Paul, Robert W. Pike, Samuel H. Pilch and James P. Zils and each of them severally, as his or her attorney-in-fact in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities stated below, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The registrant also appoints John L. Carl, Emma M. Kalaidjian, Edward M. Liddy, Michael J. McCabe, Barry S. Paul, Robert W. Pike, Samuel H. Pilch and James P. Zils
and each of them severally, as its attorney-in-fact in its name, place and stead to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
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-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Northfield, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on November 13, 2001.
THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Michael J. McCabe
Name: Michael J. McCabe
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Edward M. Liddy
Edward M. Liddy
Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
November 13, 2001
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/s/ John L. Carl
John L. Carl
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
November 13, 2001
/s/ Samuel H. Pilch
Samuel H. Pilch
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
November 13, 2001
/s/ F. Duane Ackerman
F. Duane Ackerman
Director
November 13, 2001
/s/ James G. Andress
James G. Andress
Director
November 13, 2001
/s/ Warren L. Batts
Warren L. Batts
Director
November 13, 2001
/s/ Edward A. Brennan
Edward A. Brennan
Director
November 13, 2001
James M. Denny
Director
November 13, 2001
/s/ W. James Farrell
W. James Farrell
Director
November 13, 2001
/s/ Ronald T. LeMay
Ronald T. LeMay
Director
November 13, 2001
/s/ Michael A. Miles
Michael A. Miles
Director
November 13, 2001
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/s/ H. John Riley, Jr.
H. John Riley, Jr.
Director
November 13, 2001
/s/ Joshua I. Smith
Joshua I. Smith
Director
November 13, 2001
/s/ Judith A. Sprieser
Judith A. Sprieser
Director
November 13, 2001
Mary Alice Taylor
Director
November 13, 2001
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The Plan hereby appoints John L. Carl, Emma M. Kalaidjian, Edward M. Liddy, Michael J. McCabe, Barry S. Paul, Robert W. Pike, Samuel H. Pilch and James P. Zils
and each of them severally, as its attorney-in-fact in its name, place and stead to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURES
The Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the
employee benefit plan) have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Township of Northfield, County of Cook, State of
Illinois, on November 13, 2001.
THE SAVINGS AND PROFIT SHARING
FUND OF ALLSTATE EMPLOYEES
By:
/s/ Candice Beinlich
Name:
Candice Beinlich
Title:
Plan Administrator
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Allstate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Allstate's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999, File No. 1-11840)
4.2
Bylaws of Allstate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to Allstate's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, File No. 1-11840)
4.3
Rights Agreement dated as of February 12, 1999 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Allstate's Form 8-K filed February 19, 1999, File No. 1-11840)
5
Undertaking Regarding Submission to Internal Revenue Service (included in Item 8)
15
Acknowledgement of Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding unaudited interim financial information
23
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
24
Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages)