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: July 28, 2010
(Date of
earliest event reported)
CINCINNATI
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
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0-4604
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31-0746871
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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6200
S. Gilmore Road, Fairfield, Ohio
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45014-5141
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code: (513) 870-2000
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July
28, 2010, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release
titled “Cincinnati
Financial Reports Second-Quarter 2010 Results,” furnished as Exhibit 99.1
hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On July 28, 2010, the company also
distributed the attached information titled “Supplemental Financial Data,”
furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. This
report should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any
information contained in the news release or supplemental financial
data.
In
accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished
in this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 – News
release dated July 28, 2010, “Cincinnati
Financial Reports Second-Quarter 2010 Results”
Exhibit 99.2 –
Supplemental Financial Data for the period ending June 30,
2010 distributed July 28, 2010.
Signature
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.
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CINCINNATI
FINANCIAL CORPORATION
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Date:
July 28, 2010
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/S/Steven J. Johnston
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Steven
J. Johnston, FCAS, MAAA, CFA
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Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Secretary and
Treasurer
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