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    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report: March 2, 2012</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Date of earliest event reported)</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 5.02(e) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">On March 2, 2012, the board of directors of Cincinnati
Financial Corporation amended the Cincinnati Financial Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan of 2009 to increase the
maximum amount of awards available under the plan to $2 million from $1 million. The amendment applies to awards granted
after March 2, 2012, and does not affect any outstanding award. The plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">In accordance with general instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
furnished in this report shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; 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.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 2pt 0">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 95pt; text-indent: -59pt"><B>Exhibit 10.1</B> &ndash; Amended
Cincinnati Financial Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan of 2009</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 1pt 0 3pt">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.</P>

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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">/S/ Michael J. Sewell</TD></TR>
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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: March 2, 2012
(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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))
Item 5.02(e) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On March 2, 2012, the board of directors of Cincinnati
Financial Corporation amended the Cincinnati Financial Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan of 2009 to increase the
maximum amount of awards available under the plan to $2 million from $1 million. The amendment applies to awards granted
after March 2, 2012, and does not affect any outstanding award. The plan, as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
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 10.1
– Amended
Cincinnati Financial Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan of 2009
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: March 7, 2012
/S/ Michael J. Sewell
Michael J. Sewell, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer