Corporate Governance
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The Board of Directors of State Auto Financial Corporation has five standing committees:
- Audit
- Compensation
- Nominating and Governance
- Independent
- Investment
Each of these committees has adopted a charter, and each charter has been ratified by the entire board of directors. The charters are reviewed annually and amendments, if any, are posted to the website.
The board has also adopted Amended and Restated Corporate Governance Guidelines (effective March 7, 2008) and an Amended and Restated Code of Business Conduct (effective December 1, 2006) that applies to all employees and directors, and a special supplement to this code, called the Code of Ethics, as mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Code of Ethics applies to senior financial officers (as defined in the form) of STFC.
All of the documents referenced above are accessible by clicking on the name of the document. Any shareholder who desires to communicate with a director of State Auto Financial Corporation may send such communication to any or all directors through the Secretary of the Company, Jay Yano, by e-mail to Mr. Yano at jay.yano@stateauto.com or in writing to Mr. Yano at the home office, 518 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. Please designate whether such communication should be sent to a specific director or to all directors. Mr. Yano is responsible for forwarding such communication to the director or directors so designated by the shareholder.