UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2009 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 August 7, 2009 - ---------------------------------------- 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 28-10753 The Cincinnati Insurance Company 02 28-10754 The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company 03 28-10755 The Cincinnati Casualty Company 04 28-10756 The Cincinnati Indemnity Company 05 28-12741 The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company 1

FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 40 Form 13F Information Table Value Total 709,840 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None 2

COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP FMV (000) SHARES/PRINCIPAL SH/PRN - ------ --------------- --------- --------- ---------------- ------ 3M COMPANY COMMON 88579Y101 9,015 150,000 SH ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824100 10,245 217,800 SH AGL RESOURCES COMMON 001204106 20,225 635,997 SH AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 13,463 542,000 SH BAXTER INTL INC COMMON 071813109 12,446 235,000 SH BEST BUY CO INC COMMON 086516101 15,486 462,400 SH BOEING CO COMMON 097023105 4,979 117,157 SH CHEVRON CORPORATION COMMON 166764100 21,995 332,000 SH CLOROX COMPANY COMMON 189054109 12,594 225,573 SH COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CORP COMMON 194162103 20,727 293,000 SH CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 4,206 100,000 SH DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 25,837 780,800 SH DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C105 18,325 1,256,000 SH EMERSON ELECTRIC COMMON 291011104 8,808 271,845 SH EQUITY RESIDENTIAL CONVERTIBLE DEB 26884AAV5 1,756 1,850,000 PRN EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMMON 30231G102 32,023 458,060 SH GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 27,620 823,000 SH HONEYWELL INT L INC COMMON 438516106 29,752 947,500 SH IBM CORP COMMON 459200101 17,751 170,000 SH JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 51,024 898,315 SH LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 18,545 794,200 SH MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 25,735 447,638 SH MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 24,065 689,750 SH MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AK2 1,750 1,900,000 PRN MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AM8 2,165 2,350,000 PRN MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE COMMON 589584101 17,612 780,000 SH MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 13,756 610,000 SH MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 21,036 885,000 SH PAYCHEX INC COMMON 704326107 20,160 800,000 SH PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 41,742 759,500 SH PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 8,648 576,500 SH PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMMON 720186105 57,864 2,400,000 SH PRAXAIR INC COMMON 74005P104 7,107 100,000 SH PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION COMMON 742718109 2,550 49,900 SH RPM INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 749685103 11,579 824,725 SH SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 1,320 78,000 SH STAPLES INC COMMON 855030102 15,807 783,293 SH SYSCO CORP COMMON 871829107 20,988 933,613 SH VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 92343V104 20,979 682,700 SH WYETH COMMON 983024100 18,156 400,000 SH 709,840 3

COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ISSUER INVESTMENT DIS OTH MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE - ------ -------------- -------- --------- ------ ---- 3M COMPANY SOLE 150,000 -- -- ABBOTT LABORATORIES SOLE 217,800 -- -- AGL RESOURCES SOLE 635,997 -- -- AT&T INC SOLE 542,000 -- -- BAXTER INTL INC SOLE 235,000 -- -- BEST BUY CO INC SOLE 462,400 -- -- BOEING CO SOLE 117,157 -- -- CHEVRON CORPORATION SOLE 332,000 -- -- CLOROX COMPANY SOLE 225,573 -- -- COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CORP SOLE 293,000 -- -- CONOCOPHILLIPS SOLE 100,000 -- -- DOVER CORP SOLE 780,800 -- -- DUKE ENERGY CORP SOLE 1,256,000 -- -- EMERSON ELECTRIC SOLE 271,845 -- -- EQUITY RESIDENTIAL SOLE -- -- -- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION SOLE 458,060 -- -- GENUINE PARTS CO SOLE 823,000 -- -- HONEYWELL INT L INC SOLE 947,500 -- -- IBM CORP SOLE 170,000 -- -- JOHNSON & JOHNSON SOLE 898,315 -- -- LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP SOLE 794,200 -- -- MCDONALD'S CORP SOLE 447,638 -- -- MEDTRONIC INC SOLE 689,750 -- -- MEDTRONIC INC SOLE -- -- -- MEDTRONIC INC SOLE -- -- -- MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE SOLE 780,000 -- -- MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SOLE 610,000 -- -- MICROSOFT CORP SOLE 885,000 -- -- PAYCHEX INC SOLE 800,000 -- -- PEPSICO INC SOLE 759,500 -- -- PFIZER INC SOLE 576,500 -- -- PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS SOLE 2,400,000 -- -- PRAXAIR INC SOLE 100,000 -- -- PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION SOLE 49,900 -- -- RPM INTERNATIONAL INC SOLE 824,725 -- -- SPECTRA ENERGY CORP SOLE 78,000 -- -- STAPLES INC SOLE 783,293 -- -- SYSCO CORP SOLE 933,613 -- -- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC SOLE 682,700 -- -- WYETH SOLE 400,000 -- -- 4

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