SEC FORM 13F-HR

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.
The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended:09-30-2016
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 CORP
Address:P.o. Box 145496
Cincinnati, OH  45250
Form 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 this 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. HollenbeckFairfieldOH11-07-2016
[Signature][City, State][Date]
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).)
X13F 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:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File NumberName
028-10753CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO
028-10754CINCINNATI LIFE INSURANCE CO
028-10755CINCINNATI CASUALTY CO
028-10756CINCINNATI INDEMNITY CO
028-12741Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance CO
028-14579CSU Producer Resources, Inc.
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:47
Form 13F Information Table Value Total:1,801,780
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
NONE

SEC FORM 13-F Information Table

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.
The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE

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COLUMN 1COLUMN 2COLUMN 3COLUMN 4COLUMN 5COLUMN 6COLUMN 7COLUMN 8
VALUESHRS ORSH/PUT/INVESTMENTOTHERVOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUERTITLE OF CLASSCUSIP(x$1000)PRN AMTPRNCALLDISCRETIONMANAGERSOLESHAREDNONE
3M COCOMMON88579Y10133,307189,000SH SOLE 189,00000
ABBOTT LABORATORIESCOMMON00282410010,057237,800SH SOLE 237,80000
ABBVIE INCCOMMON00287Y10921,557341,800SH SOLE 341,80000
ACCENTURE PLC-CL ACOMMONG1151C10138,484315,000SH SOLE 315,00000
APPLE INCCOMMON037833100132,1551,169,000SH SOLE 1,169,00000
AT&T INCCOMMON00206R10221,605532,000SH SOLE 532,00000
BLACKROCK INCCOMMON09247X10112,68635,000SH SOLE 35,00000
CARDINAL HEALTH INCCOMMON14149Y10846,270595,500SH SOLE 595,50000
CHEVRON CORPCOMMON16676410020,481199,000SH SOLE 199,00000
CHUBB LTDCOMMONH1467J10430,521242,902SH SOLE 242,90200
CISCO SYSTEMS INCCOMMON17275R10275,6362,384,500SH SOLE 2,384,50000
CME GROUP INCCOMMON12572Q105101,907975,000SH SOLE 975,00000
CONOCOPHILLIPSCOMMON20825C10411,389262,000SH SOLE 262,00000
CUMMINS INCCOMMON2310211062,17917,000SH SOLE 17,00000
DOVER CORPCOMMON26000310858,676796,800SH SOLE 796,80000
DUKE ENERGY CORPCOMMON26441C2044,16252,000SH SOLE 52,00000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COCOMMON36960410377,0502,601,293SH SOLE 2,601,29300
GENERAL MILLS INCCOMMON37033410434,112534,000SH SOLE 534,00000
GENUINE PARTS COCOMMON37246010582,670823,000SH SOLE 823,00000
GILEAD SCIENCES INCCOMMON37555810322,747287,500SH SOLE 287,50000
HASBRO INCCOMMON41805610721,705273,600SH SOLE 273,60000
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCCOMMON438516106110,469947,500SH SOLE 947,50000
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPCOMMON45920010135,026220,500SH SOLE 220,50000
JOHNSON & JOHNSONCOMMON47816010423,626200,000SH SOLE 200,00000
JP MORGAN CHASECOMMON46625H1003,99560,000SH SOLE 60,00000
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPCOMMON53567810648,570819,200SH SOLE 819,20000
LYONDELLBASELLCOMMONN537451004,03350,000SH SOLE 50,00000
MCDONALD'S CORPCOMMON58013510151,640447,638SH SOLE 447,63800
MICROSOFT CORPCOMMON59491810453,280925,000SH SOLE 925,00000
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPCOMMON65584410857,041587,687SH SOLE 587,68700
PEPSICO INCCOMMON71344810812,998119,500SH SOLE 119,50000
PFIZER INCCOMMON71708110313,345394,000SH SOLE 394,00000
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONALCOMMON71817210980,261825,562SH SOLE 825,56200
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUPCOMMON69347510542,613473,000SH SOLE 473,00000
POLARIS INDUSTRIES INCCOMMON73106810227,878360,000SH SOLE 360,00000
PRAXAIR INCCOMMON74005P10413,654113,000SH SOLE 113,00000
PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THECOMMON7427181094,47949,900SH SOLE 49,90000
QUALCOMM INCCOMMON74752510354,971802,500SH SOLE 802,50000
RPM INTERNATIONAL INCCOMMON74968510344,304824,725SH SOLE 824,72500
SPECTRA ENERGY CORPCOMMON84756010912,748298,200SH SOLE 298,20000
THE WALT DISNEY CO.COMMON25468710637,794407,000SH SOLE 407,00000
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPCOMMON9130171092,13421,000SH SOLE 21,00000
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCCOMMON91324P10265,635468,822SH SOLE 468,82200
US BANCORPCOMMON9029733045,790135,000SH SOLE 135,00000
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCCOMMON92343V10425,299486,700SH SOLE 486,70000
VF CORPCOMMON91820410857,4191,024,420SH SOLE 1,024,42000
WAL-MART STORES INCCOMMON93114210353,422740,738SH SOLE 740,73800
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