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

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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 * Pollak Matthew Robert	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) Vice President
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 518 E. BROAD STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/24/2021
(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	2/24/2021		A(1)		1734	A	$17.01	$7273.886 (2)	D
Common Shares without par value	2/24/2021		F(1)		619	D	$17.01	6654.886 (2)	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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents common shares surrendered by the reporting person to STFC (or disposed to the issuer thereiof) for payment of tax liability incident to a prior Performance Stock Unit Award issued on 3/1/18, which has a three-year performance period, vesting on 12/31/20. Prior thereto, such disposition to the issuer had been approved by the STFC Compensation Committee pursuant to Rule 16-b-3 (e) and is therefore exempt from the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Securites Exchange Act of 1934. The price per share of $17.01 represents the closing price of STFC's common shares on 2/18/21.
(2)	Includes the following acquisitions: 571.810 shares acquired in June 2020 and 406.861 shares acquired in December 2020 under the State Auto Financial Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan; Also includes 1.129 shares acquired in June 2020; 0.864 shares acquired in September 2020 and 0.664 shares acquired in December 2020 in a DRIP Account.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pollak Matthew Robert 518 E. BROAD STREET COLUMBUS, OH 43215			Vice President

Signatures
/s/Matthew Robert Pollak by Melissa A. Centers, attorney in fact, pursuant to POA filed with commission 3-7-16.		2/25/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date