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Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Item&#160;2.04</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;">Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;-sec-extract:summary;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">On March 19, 2020, State Auto Property &amp; Casualty Insurance Company ("</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">State Auto P&amp;C</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">") entered into a short-term loan arrangement with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the "</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">FHLB</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">") in the principal amount of $60.0 million.  This loan arrangement, known as a REPO based advance, was for general corporate purposes and was intended to provide additional liquidity to State Auto P&amp;C.  The REPO based advance was repaid in full on September 22, 2020, and this loan arrangement was terminated.</span></div><div style="margin-top:4.5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;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><td colspan="3" style="height:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:12pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;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><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 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style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">See Exhibit Index</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">EXHIBIT INDEX</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:14pt;margin-bottom:11pt;"><table 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style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Description of Exhibit</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:center;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" 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style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:center;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:6pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;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-indent:-36pt;padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);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 style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;vertical-align:top;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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORPORATION</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Date: October 7, 2020</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:justify;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">/s/ Melissa A. Centers</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:justify;vertical-align:top;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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stfc-20201007
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):
October 7, 2020
(September 22, 2020)
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.)
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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)
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Section 2.
Financial Information
Item 2.04
Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.
On March 19, 2020, State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company ("
State Auto P&C
") entered into a short-term loan arrangement with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (the "
FHLB
") in the principal amount of $60.0 million.  This loan arrangement, known as a REPO based advance, was for general corporate purposes and was intended to provide additional liquidity to State Auto P&C.  The REPO based advance was repaid in full on September 22, 2020, and this loan arrangement was terminated.
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).
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: October 7, 2020
/s/ Melissa A. Centers
Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel