Company Website: http://www.stfc.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- (Business Wire)

Today the board of directors of State Auto Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: STFC) declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable March 31, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 19, 2014. This is the 91st consecutive quarterly cash dividend declared by the company's board since STFC had its initial public offering of common stock in 1991.

State Auto Financial Corporation, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a super regional property and casualty insurance holding company and is proud to be a Trusted Choice^® company partner. STFC stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, which is a segment of the NASDAQ Global Market with the highest initial listing standards of any exchange in the world.

The insurance subsidiaries of State Auto Financial Corporation are part of the State Auto Group. The State Auto Group markets its insurance products throughout the United States, through independent insurance agencies, which include retail agencies and wholesale brokers. The State Auto Group is rated A (Excellent) by the A.M. Best Company and includes State Automobile Mutual, State Auto Property & Casualty, State Auto Ohio, State Auto Wisconsin, Milbank, Meridian Security, Meridian Citizens Mutual, Patrons Mutual, Rockhill Insurance, Plaza Insurance, American Compensation and Bloomington Compensation. Additional information on State Auto Financial Corporation and the State Auto Insurance Companies can be found online at http://www.StateAuto.com/STFC.

Contacts:

State Auto Financial Corporation
Tara Shull, 614-917-4478 F 614-887-1793
Investor Relations and Finance Director
Tara.Shull@StateAuto.com
or
Kyle Anderson, 614-917-5497 M 614-477-5301
AVP/Director of Corporate Communication
Kyle.Anderson@StateAuto.com

Source: State Auto Financial Corporation