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style="margin-bottom:4pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></div><div 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On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into an Open Line of Credit Commitment (the "</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2021 OLC</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">") with the FHLB providing State Auto P&amp;C with a $100.0 million one-year open line of credit available for general corporate purposes. Draws under the 2021 OLC are to be funded with a daily variable rate advance with a term of no more than 180 days with interest payable monthly.  All advances under the 2021 OLC are to be fully secured by a pledge of specific investment securities of State Auto P&amp;C. 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Section 2.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Financial Information</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:6pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:504.75pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:54.25pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:394.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item&#160;2.03</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Information concerning State Auto P&amp;C&#8217;s 2021 OLC is set forth in Item&#160;1.01, which information is incorporated herein by reference.</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:331.50pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:226.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Section&#160;9.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:331.50pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:226.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item&#160;9.01.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:331.50pt"><tr><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.00pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:49.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td><td style="width:226.75pt"></td><td style="width:1.0pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(d)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibits.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:64.766%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">See Exhibit Index</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">EXHIBIT INDEX</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:14pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.130%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.462%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:74.219%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.689%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Description of Exhibit</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit1001openlineofcredi.htm">10.01</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit1001openlineofcredi.htm">Open Line of Credit dated as of April 2, 2021, between State Auto Property &amp; Casualty and Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:4pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div 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style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6pt;margin-top:9pt;padding-left:18pt;padding-right:18pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-36pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.853%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:50.290%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.510%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORPORATION</span></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date: April 6, 2021</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Melissa A. Centers</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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stfc-20210406
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 6, 2021
(April 2, 2021)
STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
000-19289
31-1324304
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
518 East Broad Street
Columbus
Ohio
43215-3976
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(
614
)
464-5000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, without par value
STFC
The NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2)
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Section 1.
Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01
Entry into a Material definitive Agreement.
State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company (the "
Company
" or "
State Auto P&C
"), a wholly owned insurance subsidiary of State Auto Financial Corporation ("
State Auto Financial
"),has an existing Blanket Security Agreement dated February 15, 2013, with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the "
FHLB
") under which the Company can elect various forms of financing. On April 2, 2021, the Company entered into an Open Line of Credit Commitment (the "
2021 OLC
") with the FHLB providing State Auto P&C with a $100.0 million one-year open line of credit available for general corporate purposes. Draws under the 2021 OLC are to be funded with a daily variable rate advance with a term of no more than 180 days with interest payable monthly.  All advances under the 2021 OLC are to be fully secured by a pledge of specific investment securities of State Auto P&C. The terms of the 2021 OLC are identical to the Company's previous Open Line of Credit Commitment with the FHLB which expired on April 2, 2021.
The 2021 OLC is undrawn as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Section 2.
Financial Information
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
Information concerning State Auto P&C's 2021 OLC is set forth in Item 1.01, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).
10.01
Open Line of Credit dated as of April 2, 2021, between State Auto Property & Casualty and Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date: April 6, 2021
/s/ Melissa A. Centers
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel