Current Report

 

 

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): February 19, 2008 (February 14, 2008)

 

 

STATE AUTO FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   000-19289   31-1324304

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

518 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio   43215-3976
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (614) 464-5000

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):

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Section 7. Regulation FD

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 15, 2008, State Auto Financial Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K which included as Exhibit 99.2 a transcript of a conference call conducted by the Company’s management with interested investors and financial analysts on February 14, 2008. Because that transcript contained a number of typographical errors and failed to identify a number of the participants in such call, a corrected version of such transaction is being re-furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Section 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

  Corrected transcript of conference call held by management of State Auto Financial Corporation on February 14, 2008.

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: February 19, 2008   By  

/s/ Steven E. English

    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

  Corrected transcript of conference call held by management of State Auto Financial Corporation on February 14, 2008.