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2007 Annual Report / 2008 Shareholder Meeting Notice and Proxy Statement
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CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
P.O. BOX 145496
CINCINNATI, OH 45250-5496
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Meeting Notice and Location

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008, at 9.30 AM EDT at:
      The Cincinnati Art Museum
      953 Eden Park Drive
      Cincinnati, OH 45202
Shareholders of record as of March 5, 2008, will be eligible to vote at the meeting.
Cincinnati Art Museum
From 1-71 North or South, take Exit 2 and follow the signs to Eden Park and the Art Museum. All events will take place on the lower level near the auditorium entrance. Please do not enter through the main entrance.

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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR Mr. Larry R. Webb for a term of two years and the other listed nominees for terms of three years.
                                     
1.     Election of Directors
 
                   
 
    Nominees:                              
 
    01)   Larry R. Webb                            
 
    02)   Kenneth C. Lichtendahi                            
 
    03)   W. Rodney McMullen                            
 
    04)   Thomas R. Schiff                            
 
    05)   John F. Steele, Jr.                            
 
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the following proposals.      
 
2.     Ratifying the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2008.  
 
3.     Amending the company’s Code of Regulations to provide express authority for uncertificated shares.  
 
The designated proxies will also have the discretion to vote on such other matters as may properly come before the meeting.
 
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