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: October 27, 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.)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
October 27, 2010, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news
release titled “Cincinnati Financial
Reports Third-Quarter 2010 Results,” furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
incorporated herein by reference. On October 27, 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
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Exhibit 99.1 –
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News release
dated October 27, 2010, “Cincinnati Financial Reports Third-Quarter
2010 Results”
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Exhibit 99.2 –
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Supplemental
Financial Data for the period ending September 30,
2010 distributed October 27,
2010.
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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:
October 27, 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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