ALLSTATE CORP — Director's Dealing 2012

May 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ALLSTATE CORP (ALL)
CIK: 0000899051
Period of Report: 2012-05-04

Reporting Person: WALKER JOAN H (SVP Allstate Insurance Company)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-04	Common Stock	M	15000	$16.83	Acquired	36667	Direct
2012-05-04	Common Stock	S	15000	$34.283	Disposed	21667	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-04	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$16.83	M	15000	Disposed	2019-02-27	Common Stock (15000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1307	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reflects weighted average sale price for open-market sales transaction reported herein. Actual sale prices ranged from $34.280 to $34.290. The reporting person provided the issuer, and will provide any security holder of The Allstate Corporation or member of the SEC staff, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price upon request.

F2: Reflects acquisition of 7.0000 shares of The Allstate Corporation common stock since February 28, 2012 under the Allstate 401 (k) Savings Plan, pursuant to the most recent plan statement, dated May 4, 2012.

F3: Stock option award granted to reporting person on February 27, 2009; remaining increment to vest on February 27, 2013.