0000874977-15-000135.txt : 20151116 0000874977-15-000135.hdr.sgml : 20151116 20151116124932 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000874977-15-000135 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151106 FILED AS OF DATE: 20151116 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151116 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: State Auto Financial CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000874977 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 311324304 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 518 EAST BROAD STREET CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 BUSINESS PHONE: 6144645000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 518 EAST BROAD STREET CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PETRUCCI JOHN M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001184132 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19289 FILM NUMBER: 151232991 3 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0206 3 2015-11-06 0 0000874977 State Auto Financial CORP STFC 0001184132 PETRUCCI JOHN M 518 EAST BROAD STREEET COLUMBUS OH 43215 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Shares without par value 15946.733 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Incentive 33.50 2007-05-17 2016-05-16 Common Shares 2946 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 33.50 2007-05-17 2016-05-16 Common Shares 204 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 33.50 2007-05-17 2016-05-16 Common Shares 3150 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 29.53 2008-05-03 2017-05-02 Common Shares 3978 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 25.81 2009-03-06 2018-03-05 Common Shares 3499 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 14.49 2010-03-05 2019-03-04 Common Shares 3526 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 18.78 2011-03-04 2020-03-03 Common Shares 5462 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 17.03 2012-03-03 2021-03-02 Common Shares 5141 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 13.53 2013-03-01 2022-02-28 Common Shares 3657 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 16.80 2014-02-28 2023-02-28 Common Shares 3244 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 21.23 2015-03-06 2024-03-06 Common Shares 2400 D Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Non-qualified 22.72 2016-03-05 2025-03-05 Common Shares 2167 D Includes the following restricted stock awards: (i) an award of 513 shares issued on 3/5/2015 which has a 3-year cliff vest based on service only; and (ii) an award of 566 shares issued on 3/6/2014 which has a 3-year cliff vest based on service only. /s/ John M. Petrucci by Melissa A. Centers attorney in fact, per POA attached 2015-11-16 EX-24 2 attach_1.htm

POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints MELISSA A. CENTERS,  the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact

to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned,  in the undersigned's capacity

as an officer and/or director of State Auto Financial Corporation (the "Company"),

Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which

may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5,

complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file such form

with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock

exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,

in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of

the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and

shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in

such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might

or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or

revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or

such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause

to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein

granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,

in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's

responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to

the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the

Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing

delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be

executed as of this 6th day of November, 2015.





Signature:  /s/ John M. Petrucci



Print Name:     John M. Petrucci