UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2012 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 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 the Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Martin F. Hollenbeck Title: Chief Investment Officer Phone: (513) 870-2000 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Martin F. Hollenbeck Fairfield, Ohio November 7, 2012 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: No. File No. Name 01 028-10753 The Cincinnati Insurance Company 02 028-10754 The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company 03 028-10755 The Cincinnati Casualty Company 04 028-10756 The Cincinnati Indemnity Company 05 028-12741 The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company 06 028-14579 CSU Producer Resources, Inc. FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 69 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total 975,690 ----------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 Name of Issuer Title of Class Cusip FMV Shrs/Prn SH/PRN Put/ Investment Oth Mgrs Sole Shared None (000) Amt Call Dis 3M CO COMMON 88579Y101 17,467 189,000 SH - SOLE 189,000 - - ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824100 14,932 217,800 SH - SOLE 217,800 - - AGL RESOURCES INC COMMON 001204106 26,019 635,997 SH - SOLE 635,997 - - AMERIGAS PARTNERS-LP COMMON 030975106 345 7,900 SH - SOLE 7,900 - - AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 20,433 542,000 SH - SOLE 542,000 - - AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COMMON 053015103 5,866 100,000 SH - SOLE 100,000 - - BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 071813109 14,163 235,000 SH - SOLE 235,000 - - BLACKROCK INC COMMON 09247X101 6,241 35,000 SH - SOLE 35,000 - - BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS COMMON 096627104 1,056 37,838 SH - SOLE 37,838 - - BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP COMMON 118230101 1,880 39,201 SH - SOLE 39,201 - - CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 27,974 240,000 SH - SOLE 240,000 - - CHUBB CORP COMMON 171232101 9,714 127,350 SH - SOLE 127,350 - - CISCO SYSTEMS INC COMMON 17275R102 45,532 2,384,500 SH - SOLE 2,384,500 - - CME GROUP INC COMMON 12572Q105 21,770 380,000 SH - SOLE 380,000 - - CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 5,718 100,000 SH - SOLE 100,000 - - COPANO ENERGY LLC-UNITS COMMON 217202100 1,088 32,993 SH - SOLE 32,993 - - DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP COMMON 23311P100 817 17,600 SH - SOLE 17,600 - - DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 47,402 796,800 SH - SOLE 796,800 - - DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C204 18,487 285,333 SH - SOLE 285,333 - - EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS LP COMMON 283702108 2,009 53,980 SH - SOLE 53,980 - - EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COMMON 291011104 13,122 271,845 SH - SOLE 271,845 - - ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 29250R106 2,599 88,279 SH - SOLE 88,279 - - ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP COMMON 29273V100 3,109 68,774 SH - SOLE 68,774 - - ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP COMMON 29273R109 3,463 81,355 SH - SOLE 81,355 - - ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS COMMON 293792107 13,848 258,365 SH - SOLE 258,365 - - GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 16,498 414,000 SH - SOLE 414,000 - - GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 50,228 823,000 SH - SOLE 823,000 - - HASBRO INC COMMON 418056107 9,946 260,600 SH - SOLE 260,600 - - HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 438516106 56,613 947,500 SH - SOLE 947,500 - - INERGY LP COMMON 456615103 958 50,355 SH - SOLE 50,355 - - INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 15,421 680,700 SH - SOLE 680,700 - - INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COMMON 459200101 35,267 170,000 SH - SOLE 170,000 - - JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 20,673 300,000 SH - SOLE 300,000 - - JP MORGAN CHASE COMMON 46625H100 2,429 60,000 SH - SOLE 60,000 - - KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PRTNRS COMMON 494550106 8,220 99,641 SH - SOLE 99,641 - - LEGGETT & PLATT INC COMMON 524660107 2,380 95,000 SH - SOLE 95,000 - - LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 25,271 794,200 SH - SOLE 794,200 - - LINN ENERGY LLC-UNITS COMMON 536020100 3,805 92,265 SH - SOLE 92,265 - - MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS COMMON 559080106 4,644 53,102 SH - SOLE 53,102 - - MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 570759100 2,423 44,515 SH - SOLE 44,515 - - MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 41,071 447,638 SH - SOLE 447,638 - - MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AM8 2,357 2,350,000 PRN - SOLE - - - MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AK2 1,906 1,900,000 PRN - SOLE - - - MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COMMON 589584101 14,960 780,000 SH - SOLE 780,000 - - MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 19,971 610,000 SH - SOLE 610,000 - - MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 27,528 925,000 SH - SOLE 925,000 - - NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COMMON 655844108 21,735 341,587 SH - SOLE 341,587 - - NUSTAR ENERGY LP COMMON 67058H102 1,375 27,030 SH - SOLE 27,030 - - ONEOK PARTNERS LP COMMON 68268N103 3,483 58,531 SH - SOLE 58,531 - - PAYCHEX INC COMMON 704326107 26,632 800,000 SH - SOLE 800,000 - - PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 53,750 759,500 SH - SOLE 759,500 - - PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 9,791 394,000 SH - SOLE 394,000 - - PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP COMMON 726503105 6,166 69,909 SH - SOLE 69,909 - - PRAXAIR INC COMMON 74005P104 11,738 113,000 SH - SOLE 113,000 - - PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE COMMON 742718109 3,461 49,900 SH - SOLE 49,900 - - REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 75885Y107 1,413 60,585 SH - SOLE 60,585 - - RPM INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 749685103 23,538 824,725 SH - SOLE 824,725 - - SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 7,807 265,900 SH - SOLE 265,900 - - SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP COMMON 864482104 801 19,366 SH - SOLE 19,366 - - SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP COMMON 86764L108 1,503 32,216 SH - SOLE 32,216 - - TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP COMMON 87611X105 1,500 34,979 SH - SOLE 34,979 - - TC PIPELINES LP COMMON 87233Q108 321 7,100 SH - SOLE 7,100 - - UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 913017109 1,644 21,000 SH - SOLE 21,000 - - US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 4,631 135,000 SH - SOLE 135,000 - - VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 92343V104 31,111 682,700 SH - SOLE 682,700 - - VF CORP COMMON 918204108 21,246 133,320 SH - SOLE 133,320 - - WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 51,030 691,464 SH - SOLE 691,464 - - WESTERN GAS PARTNERS LP COMMON 958254104 1,150 22,812 SH - SOLE 22,812 - - WILLIAMS PARTNERS LP COMMON 96950F104 2,240 40,973 SH - SOLE 40,973 - - 975,690