Setareh Pouraghabagher - May 14, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for State Auto Financial CORP (STFC)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/Setareh Pouraghabagher by Melissa A. Centers, attorney in fact pursuant to POA filed with the Commission on 7/19/17.
Stock symbol: STFC
Transactions as of: May 14, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/17/2021, 04:09 PM
Next filing: Mar 3, 2022

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	STFC	Restricted Share Units	Award	$0	+4.11K	+35.78%	$0.00	15.6K	May 14, 2021	Common Stock	4.11K		Direct	F1, F2, F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each restricted share unit represents a right to receive either one share of STFC common stock or the cash equivalent thereof, as further described in the Outside Directors Restricted Share Unit Plan.
F2	The restricted share units become payable, in cash or common shares, at the election of the reporting person, upon the reporting person's termination of services as a director, following a 6 month vesting period.
F3	Includes restricted share units previously granted under Outside Directors Restricted Share Unit Plan and restricted share units credited with dividends, equivalent in value to those declared and paid on one share of STFC common stock; 64 restricted share units aqcuired on 6/30/20; 81 restricted share units acquired on 9/30/20; 62 restricted share units acquired on 12/31/20 and 59 restricted share units acquired on 3/31/21.