UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2013 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 May 2, 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: 47 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total 1,133,876 ----------- (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 20,093 189,000 SH - SOLE 189,000 - - ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824100 7,693 217,800 SH - SOLE 217,800 - - ABBVIE INC COMMON 00287Y109 8,882 217,800 SH - SOLE 217,800 - - AGL RESOURCES INC COMMON 001204106 26,680 635,997 SH - SOLE 635,997 - - APPLE INC COMMON 037833100 53,562 121,000 SH - SOLE 121,000 - - AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 19,886 542,000 SH - SOLE 542,000 - - AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COMMON 053015103 6,503 100,000 SH - SOLE 100,000 - - BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 071813109 17,070 235,000 SH - SOLE 235,000 - - BLACKROCK INC COMMON 09247X101 8,991 35,000 SH - SOLE 35,000 - - CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 28,517 240,000 SH - SOLE 240,000 - - CHUBB CORP COMMON 171232101 11,147 127,350 SH - SOLE 127,350 - - CISCO SYSTEMS INC COMMON 17275R102 49,824 2,384,500 SH - SOLE 2,384,500 - - CME GROUP INC COMMON 12572Q105 55,269 900,000 SH - SOLE 900,000 - - CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 6,010 100,000 SH - SOLE 100,000 - - DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 58,071 796,800 SH - SOLE 796,800 - - DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C204 20,712 285,333 SH - SOLE 285,333 - - EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COMMON 291011104 15,188 271,845 SH - SOLE 271,845 - - GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 26,332 534,000 SH - SOLE 534,000 - - GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 64,194 823,000 SH - SOLE 823,000 - - HASBRO INC COMMON 418056107 11,451 260,600 SH - SOLE 260,600 - - HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 438516106 71,394 947,500 SH - SOLE 947,500 - - INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 14,863 680,700 SH - SOLE 680,700 - - INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COMMON 459200101 36,261 170,000 SH - SOLE 170,000 - - JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 16,306 200,000 SH - SOLE 200,000 - - JP MORGAN CHASE COMMON 46625H100 2,848 60,000 SH - SOLE 60,000 - - LEGGETT & PLATT INC COMMON 524660107 3,209 95,000 SH - SOLE 95,000 - - LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 30,473 794,200 SH - SOLE 794,200 - - MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 44,625 447,638 SH - SOLE 447,638 - - MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AM8 2,350 2,350,000 PRN - SOLE - - - MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AK2 1,900 1,900,000 PRN - SOLE - - - MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COMMON 589584101 17,796 780,000 SH - SOLE 780,000 - - MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 22,430 610,000 SH - SOLE 610,000 - - MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 26,460 925,000 SH - SOLE 925,000 - - NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COMMON 655844108 40,597 526,687 SH - SOLE 526,687 - - PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 21,320 269,500 SH - SOLE 269,500 - - PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 11,371 394,000 SH - SOLE 394,000 - - PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL COMMON 718172109 35,310 380,862 SH - SOLE 380,862 - - PRAXAIR INC COMMON 74005P104 12,604 113,000 SH - SOLE 113,000 - - PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE COMMON 742718109 3,845 49,900 SH - SOLE 49,900 - - QUALCOMM INC COMMON 747525103 31,997 478,000 SH - SOLE 478,000 - - RPM INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 749685103 26,045 824,725 SH - SOLE 824,725 - - SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 8,176 265,900 SH - SOLE 265,900 - - UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 913017109 1,962 21,000 SH - SOLE 21,000 - - US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 4,581 135,000 SH - SOLE 135,000 - - VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 92343V104 33,555 682,700 SH - SOLE 682,700 - - VF CORP COMMON 918204108 42,962 256,105 SH - SOLE 256,105 - - WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 52,563 702,438 SH - SOLE 702,438 - - 1,133,876