0000874977-16-000195.txt : 20160509 0000874977-16-000195.hdr.sgml : 20160509 20160509153125 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000874977-16-000195 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160506 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160509 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160509 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: FIORILE MICHAEL J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001270592 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19289 FILM NUMBER: 161631445 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2016-05-06 0000874977 State Auto Financial CORP STFC 0001270592 FIORILE MICHAEL J 34 SOUTH THIRD ST. COLUMBUS OH 43215 1 0 0 0 Restricted Share Units 2016-05-06 4 A 0 2988 0 A Common Stock 2988 6319.86 D 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.. 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. 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 onone share of STFC common stock; 13.952 restricted share units acquired on 6/30/15; 13.964 restricted share units acquired on 9/30/15; 15.955 restricted share units acquired on 12/31/15; and 14.989 restricted share units acquired on 3/31/16. Michael J. Fiorile by Melissa A. Centers, attorney in fact, per POA attached. 2016-05-09 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 29th day of January, 2016.





Signature:  /s/ Michael J. Fiorile



Print Name:  Michael J. Fiorile