X0306 4 2020-03-06 0000874977 State Auto Financial CORP STFC 0001721409 Berkey Jason Earl 518 E. BROAD STREET COLUMBUS OH 43215 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Shares without par value 2020-03-06 4 A 0 1929 31.02 A 12821.122 D Represents common shares acquired by the reporting person incident to a prior Performance Stock Unit Award issued on 3/3/17, which has a three-year performance period vesting on 12/31/19. 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 $31.02 represents the closing price of STFC's common shares on December 31, 2019.. Includes the following acquisitions: 10.212 shares acquired in 2018 and 13.746 shares acquired in 2019 as a dividend; 847.357 shares acqiured in 2018 and 724.725 shares acquired in 2019 through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and 8.244 shares acquired in 2018 and .187 shares acquired in 2019 through restricted dividend reinvestment Also includes 39.959 shares in a DRIP Account.. /s/Jason Earl Berkey by Melissa A. Centers, attorney in fact pursuant to POA filed with the Commission 11/13/17. 2020-03-09