SEC Form 4 · accession 0000874977-15-000027

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 · 4:01 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	1,602	$0.00	A	14,333	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	6,765	A	Mar 5, 2016	Mar 4, 2025	Common Shares	6,765	6,765	D

F1Includes the following acquisitions: A Restricted Stock Grant of 1,602 shares was issued on 3/5/15 which has a 3 year cliff vest based on service only; Includes indirect holdings by spouse of 2,318.430 shares which includes 42.060 shares acquired as dividend reinvestment. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of shares held by spouse. Also includes the following acquistitions: 31.445 shares acquired in March 2014, 30.193 shares acquired in June 2014, 34.977 shares acquired in Sept 2014 and 31.649 shares acquired in Dec 2014 as dividend reinvestment; 393..692 shares acquired in June 2014 and 348.279 shares aquired in Dec 2014 under the STFC Employee Stock Purchase Plan; 3.216 shares acquired in March 2014, 3.422 shares acquired in Sept 2014 and 3.228 shares acquired in Dec 2014 through the State Auto Financial 401(k) plan; 15.174 shares acquired in Sept 2014, 8.327 shares acquired in Dec 2014 and 7.739 shares acquired in January 2015 as Restricted dividends.
F2The options vest in three equal installments beginning on March 5, 2016.
F3Field should be left blank, but due to a software defect, requires input.