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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: August 2, 2016
(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:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 2, 2016, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release titled “ The Cincinnati Insurance Company Adds Expertise to the Cincinnati Re Team,” 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 releases 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

Exhibit 99.1 – News release dated August 2, 2016, “The Cincinnati Insurance Company Adds Expertise to the Cincinnati Re Team”



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: August 2, 2016
/S/Michael J. Sewell
 
Michael J. Sewell, CPA
 
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer