SEC Form 4 · accession 0000874977-15-000020

State Auto Financial CORP · STFC

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — Senior Vice President

Period of report

Mar 5, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Mar 9, 2015 · 3:44 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000874977

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Shares without par value^F1	Mar 5, 2015	A	2,471	$0.00	A	17,641	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) NQ^F3,F2	$22.72	Mar 5, 2015	A	10,435	A	Mar 5, 2016	Mar 4, 2025	Common Shares	10,435	10,435	D

F1Includes the following acquisitions: A Restricted Stock Grant of 2,471 shares was issued on 3/5/15 which has a 3 year cliff vest based on service only; 48.573 shares acquired in March 2014, 46.639 shares acquired in June 2014, 54.645 shares acquired in September 2014 and 49.445 shares acquired in December 2014 under the STFC Dividend Reinvestment Plan; and 738.553 shares acquired in June 2014 and 397.488 shares acquired in December 201 through the State Auto Financial Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan; 45.301 shares acquired in 2014 as Restricted dividends.
F2The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 5, 2016.
F3Field should be left blank, but due to a software defect, requires input.