Elise M. Spriggs - Dec 3, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for State Auto Financial CORP (STFC)

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/Elise M. Spriggs by Melissa A. Centers, attorney in fact pursuant to a POA filed with the Commission 4-6-16.
Stock symbol: STFC
Transactions as of: Dec 3, 2021
Transactions value $: -$97,059
Form type: 4
Date filed: 12/6/2021, 10:25 AM
Next filing: Mar 3, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	STFC	Common Shares without Par Value	Options Exercise	$73.5K	+3.32K	+41.81%	$22.17	11.2K	Dec 3, 2021	Direct	F1
transaction	STFC	Common Shares without Par Value	Sale	-$171K	-3.32K	-29.49%	$51.44	7.93K	Dec 3, 2021	Direct	F1

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	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) NQ	Options Exercise	$0	-3.32K	-100%	$0.00^*	0	Dec 3, 2021	Common Shares	3.32K	$22.17	Direct	F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Includes the following acquisition: 717.514 shares acquired in June 2021 through the STFC Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Also includes 0.504 shares acquired in a DRIP account.
F2	Field should be left blank, but due to a software defect, requires imput.