Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
WILSON THOMAS J
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALLSTATE CORP [ALL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION, 2775 SANDERS ROAD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2012
(Street)

NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-6127
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/22/2012   M   35,434 A $ 0 (1) 41,596.509 D  
Common Stock 02/22/2012   F   11,663 D $ 31.56 29,933.509 (2) D  
Common Stock               4,726 (3) I By 401(k) Plan
Common Stock               179,880 (4) I By GRAT

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 31.56 02/21/2012   A   444,060     (5) 02/21/2022 Common Stock 444,060 $ 0 444,060 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) 02/22/2012   M     35,434   (1)   (1) Common Stock 35,434 $ 0 35,435 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WILSON THOMAS J
C/O THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION
2775 SANDERS ROAD
NORTHBROOK, IL 60062-6127
  X     Chairman, President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Katherine A. Smith, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Wilson   02/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Conversion of previously awarded restricted stock units into an equal number of common shares, without the payment of any consideration, pursuant to The Allstate Corporation 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Remaining restricted stock units will convert 25% on February 22, 2013 and 25% on February 22, 2014.
(2) Form also reflects 75.095 shares acquired during period of January 7, 2011 through January 6, 2012 through the Shareowner Service Plus Plan, which reinvests dividends paid on The Allstate Corporation common shares.
(3) Reflects acquisition of 297.3995 shares of The Allstate Corporation common stock since February 16, 2011 under the Allstate 401(k) Savings Plan, pursuant to the most recent plan statement, dated February 16, 2012.
(4) In August 2011, the reporting person contributed 179,880 shares of Allstate common stock previously reported as directly held to a grantor retained annuity trust.
(5) Option exercisable in three increments with 50% vesting on February 21, 2014, 25% vesting on February 21, 2015, and the remaining 25% vesting on February 21, 2016.

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