UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 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 February 7, 2013 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: 44 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total 961,135 ----------- (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 17,549 189,000 SH - SOLE 189,000 - - ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824100 14,266 217,800 SH - SOLE 217,800 - - AGL RESOURCES INC COMMON 001204106 25,421 635,997 SH - SOLE 635,997 - - AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 18,271 542,000 SH - SOLE 542,000 - - AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COMMON 053015103 5,693 100,000 SH - SOLE 100,000 - - BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 071813109 15,665 235,000 SH - SOLE 235,000 - - BLACKROCK INC COMMON 09247X101 7,235 35,000 SH - SOLE 35,000 - - CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 25,954 240,000 SH - SOLE 240,000 - - CHUBB CORP COMMON 171232101 9,592 127,350 SH - SOLE 127,350 - - CISCO SYSTEMS INC COMMON 17275R102 46,854 2,384,500 SH - SOLE 2,384,500 - - CME GROUP INC COMMON 12572Q105 45,603 900,000 SH - SOLE 900,000 - - CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 5,799 100,000 SH - SOLE 100,000 - - DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 52,358 796,800 SH - SOLE 796,800 - - DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C204 18,204 285,333 SH - SOLE 285,333 - - EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COMMON 291011104 14,397 271,845 SH - SOLE 271,845 - - GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 21,584 534,000 SH - SOLE 534,000 - - GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 52,326 823,000 SH - SOLE 823,000 - - HASBRO INC COMMON 418056107 9,356 260,600 SH - SOLE 260,600 - - HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 438516106 60,138 947,500 SH - SOLE 947,500 - - INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 14,036 680,700 SH - SOLE 680,700 - - INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COMMON 459200101 32,564 170,000 SH - SOLE 170,000 - - JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 21,030 300,000 SH - SOLE 300,000 - - JP MORGAN CHASE COMMON 46625H100 2,638 60,000 SH - SOLE 60,000 - - LEGGETT & PLATT INC COMMON 524660107 2,586 95,000 SH - SOLE 95,000 - - LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 27,241 794,200 SH - SOLE 794,200 - - MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 39,486 447,638 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 15,795 780,000 SH - SOLE 780,000 - - MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 19,880 610,000 SH - SOLE 610,000 - - MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 24,706 925,000 SH - SOLE 925,000 - - NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COMMON 655844108 32,570 526,687 SH - SOLE 526,687 - - PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 51,973 759,500 SH - SOLE 759,500 - - PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 9,881 394,000 SH - SOLE 394,000 - - PRAXAIR INC COMMON 74005P104 12,368 113,000 SH - SOLE 113,000 - - PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE COMMON 742718109 3,388 49,900 SH - SOLE 49,900 - - QUALCOMM INC COMMON 747525103 29,569 478,000 SH - SOLE 478,000 - - RPM INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 749685103 24,214 824,725 SH - SOLE 824,725 - - SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 7,280 265,900 SH - SOLE 265,900 - - UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 913017109 1,722 21,000 SH - SOLE 21,000 - - US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 4,312 135,000 SH - SOLE 135,000 - - VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 92343V104 29,540 682,700 SH - SOLE 682,700 - - VF CORP COMMON 918204108 35,901 237,805 SH - SOLE 237,805 - - WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 47,927 702,438 SH - SOLE 702,438 - - 961,135