Paul M. Stachura - 31 Dec 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for State Auto Financial CORP

Role: Senior Vice President
Signature: /s/Paul L. Stachura, by Melissa A. Centers, attorney in fact pursuant to POA filed with Commission 11-16-15.
Issuer symbol: N/A
Transactions as of: 31 Dec 2021
Net transactions value: -$56,652
Form type: 4
Filing time: 03 Jan 2022, 15:55:57 UTC
Previous filing: 06 Dec 2021
Next filing: 03 Mar 2022
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	STFC	Common Shares without Par Value	Tax liability	$56,652	-1,096	-13%	$51.69	7,177	31 Dec 2021	Direct	F1, F2

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents common shares surrendered by the reporting person to STFC (or disposed to the issuer thereof) for payment of tax liability incident to a prior stock award of 10,000 common shares in which 2,500 shares vested out of the 10,000 shares on 12/31/21. Prior thereto, such disposition to the issuer had been approved by the STFC Compensation Committee pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e) and is therefore exempt from the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The price per share of $51.69 represents the closing price of STFC's common shares on December 31, 2021.
F2	Includes the following acquisition: 0.527 shares acquired in December 2021 through a DRIP Account.

Content

Represents common shares surrendered by the reporting person to STFC (or disposed to the issuer thereof) for payment of tax liability incident to a prior stock award of 10,000 common shares in which 2,500 shares vested out of the 10,000 shares on 12/31/21. Prior thereto, such disposition to the issuer had been approved by the STFC Compensation Committee pursuant to Rule 16b-3(e) and is therefore exempt from the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The price per share of $51.69 represents the closing price of STFC's common shares on December 31, 2021.

Includes the following acquisition: 0.527 shares acquired in December 2021 through a DRIP Account.