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 31, 2019 (October 31, 2019)
 
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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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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Section 2.
 
Financial Information
Item 2.02.
 
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 31, 2019, State Auto Financial Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release disclosing the Company’s results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019 (the “Release"). The full text of the Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
The Release included a non-GAAP financial measure, net income (loss) from operations per diluted share. The Company uses net income (loss) from operations because it believes this calculation better indicates the Company’s operating performance than GAAP net income (loss) in that net income (loss) from operations excludes the sometimes volatile investment gains/losses, net of applicable federal income taxes, that can produce inconsistent results.

The Release included a non-GAAP financial measure, net income (loss) from operations per diluted share. Net income (loss) from operations differs from GAAP net income (loss) only by the exclusion of net investment gains (losses), net of applicable taxes, on investment activity for the periods being reported. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019, GAAP net income from operations was $0.34 per diluted share, respectively, while net income per share from operations was $0.44 per diluted share and $0.53 per diluted share, respectively, for the same 2018 periods. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019, net investment (loss) gain, net of applicable taxes, impacted the GAAP net income per diluted share by $(0.09) and $0.91, respectively, while net investment gain, net of applicable taxes, impacted the GAAP net income per diluted share by $0.32 and $0.33, respectively, for the same 2018 periods.
 
Management uses net income (loss) from operations because it believes this calculation better indicates the Company’s operating performance than GAAP net income (loss) in that net income (loss) from operations excludes the sometimes volatile realized capital gains/losses, net of applicable federal income taxes, that can produce inconsistent results.
Section 9.
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01.
 
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
99.1

 
Press release issued by State Auto Financial Corporation on October 31, 2019 regarding results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019




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 31, 2019
/s/ Steven E. English
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




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