OMB APPROVAL -------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0006 Expires: October 31, 2003 Estimated average burden hours per response....23.3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2004 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: -------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Cincinnati Financial Corporation ------------------------------------------ Address: 6200 South Gilmore Road ------------------------------------------ Fairfield, Ohio 45014 ------------------------------------------ Form 13F File Number: 028-10798 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Kenneth W. Stecher -------------------------------------------- Title: Chief Financial Officer -------------------------------------------- Phone: (513) 870-2626 -------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Kenneth W. Stecher Fairfield, Ohio August 12, 2004 ---------------------- ------------------------- --------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: Cincinnati Insurance Company 13F File No. 028-10753 Cincinnati Casualty Company 13F File No. 028-10755 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 13F File No. 028-10756 Cincinnati Life Insurance Company 13F File No. 028-10754 CinFin Capital Management 13F File No. 028-05597 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ----------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 29 ----------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 4,420,616 ----------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY ISSUER CLASS CUSIP [x$1000] PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ALLTEL CORP Common 020039103 395,929 7,821,584 SH SOLE 7,821,584 -- -- CINERGY CORP Common 172474108 3,800 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 -- -- PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS Common 720186105 51,240 1,200,000 SH SOLE 1,200,000 -- -- BB & T CORP Common 054937107 8,318 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 -- -- FIFTH THIRD BANCORP Common 316773100 3,171,271 58,967,474 SH SOLE 58,967,474 -- -- FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP Common 320209109 43,691 2,465,644 SH SOLE 2,465,644 -- -- FIRST MERIT CORPORATION Common 337915102 164,813 6,250,000 SH SOLE 6,250,000 -- -- HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC Common 446150104 3,130 136,200 SH SOLE 136,200 -- -- JEFFERSON PILOT CORP Common 475070108 3,810 75,000 SH SOLE 75,000 -- -- LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP Common 534187109 2,363 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 -- -- NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION Common 635405103 31,509 900,000 SH SOLE 900,000 -- -- PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP Common 693475105 140,715 2,651,000 SH SOLE 2,651,000 -- -- SKY FINANCIAL GROUP INC Common 83080P103 84,702 3,425,068 SH SOLE 3,425,068 -- -- U S BANCORP Common 902973304 53,651 1,946,700 SH SOLE 1,946,700 -- -- WELLS FARGO & CO Common 949746101 12,877 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 -- -- ANGEION CORP Common 03462H404 172 101,200 SH SOLE 101,200 -- -- COCA COLA COMPANY Common 191216100 7,067 140,000 SH SOLE 140,000 -- -- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION Common 30231G102 71,681 1,614,066 SH SOLE 1,614,066 -- -- FORTUNE BRANDS INC Common 349631101 16,972 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 -- -- H J HEINZ COMPANY Common 423074103 5,880 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 -- -- HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES Common 431573104 30,225 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 -- -- JOHNSON & JOHNSON Common 478160104 27,850 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 -- -- MEDTRONIC INC Common 585055106 8,526 175,000 SH SOLE 175,000 -- -- MERCK & COMPANY Common 589331107 7,363 155,000 SH SOLE 155,000 -- -- MOLEX INC CLASS A Common 608554200 4,194 153,750 SH SOLE 153,750 -- -- PFIZER INC Common 717081103 8,570 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 -- -- PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION Common 742718109 32,664 600,000 SH SOLE 600,000 -- -- SYSCO CORP Common 871829107 16,787 468,000 SH SOLE 468,000 -- -- WYETH Common 983024100 10,848 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 -- -- 4,420,616 91,770,686 91,770,686