Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Fitch Clyde Howard Jr	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol State Auto Financial CORP [ STFC ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Sales Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 518 E. BROAD STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/6/2014
(Street) COLUMBUS, OH 43215 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Shares without par value	3/6/2014		A		1783	A	$0	17951.326   (1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) NQ	$21.23	3/6/2014		A		7561		3/6/2015   (2)	3/5/2024	Common Stock	7561	$0   (3)	7561	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Includes the following acquisitions: A Restricted Stock Grant of 1,783 shares was issued on 3/6/14 which has a 3 year cliff vest based on service only; 81.135 shares acquired in March 2013 and 78.765 shares acquired in June 2013 under the STFC Dividend Reinvestment Plan; 1.609 shares acquired in March 2013, 1.54 share acquired in June 2013, 1.359 shares acquired in September 2013 and 1.326 shares acquired in December 2013 under the STFC Restricted Reinvestment Plan; and 817.751 shares acquired in June 2013 and 679.830 shares acquired in December 2013 through the STFC Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
( 2)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 6, 2015.
( 3)	Field should be left blank, but due to a software defect, requires input.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Fitch Clyde Howard Jr 518 E. BROAD STREET COLUMBUS, OH 43215			SVP, Chief Sales Officer

Signatures
Clyde H. Fitch, Jr. by James A. Yano, attorney in fact pursuant to a POA filed with the Commission on 11-13-07.		3/10/2014
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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