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:  September 24, 2012

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Ohio	0-4604	31-0746871
(State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation)	(Commission  File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer  Identification No.)

 

6200 S. Gilmore Road, Fairfield, Ohio	45014-5141
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

 

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 provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))

 

 

Item 5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On September 24, 2012, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release titled “The Cincinnati Insurance Company Consolidates Executive Oversight of Insurance Operations” furnished as Exhibit 99.1 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. As referenced in the news release, Mr. Joseph’s last day of employment was September 24, 2012.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit 99.1 – News release dated September 24, 2012, “The Cincinnati Insurance Company Consolidates Executive Oversight of Insurance Operations.”

 

 

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.

 

			CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Date:	September 28, 2012		/S/ Michael J. Sewell
			Michael J. Sewell, CPA
			Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, and Treasurer