SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BRUNE CATHERINE S

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION

2775 SANDERS ROAD

(Street)

NORTHBROOK

60062-6127

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALLSTATE CORP [ ALL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		SVP Allstate Insurance Company

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/14/2005		M		13,324	A	$33.38	32,243⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	02/14/2005		S		11,261	D	$53.38	20,982⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	02/14/2005		F⁽²⁾		1,520	D	$53.11	19,462⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock								11,397.6015⁽³⁾	I	by 401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$33.38	02/14/2005		M			13,324	02/07/2003⁽⁴⁾	02/07/2012	Common Stock	13,324	$33.38	13,324	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted by the reporting person on September 3, 2004.

2. Delivery of shares to issuer to pay minimum tax withholding liability incurred in connection with the exercise.

3. Reflects acquisition of 192.2085 shares of The Allstate Corporation common stock since December 27, 2004 under The Savings and Profit Sharing Fund of Allstate Employees, a 401(k) plan, pursuant to the most recent plan statement, dated February 14, 2005.

4. Option to purchase 13,324 shares of common stock exercisable in two remaining increments, each for half of the total number of said shares, such installments to vest on February 7, 2005 and February 7, 2006.

	CATHERINE S BRUNE	02/15/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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