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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report: February 8, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION</B></P>

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charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center">Ohio</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; text-align: center">0-4604</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center">31&#45;0746871</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction <BR> of incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission<BR> File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 67%; text-align: center">6200 S. Gilmore Road, Fairfield, Ohio</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; text-align: center">45014&#45;5141</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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area code: <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(513) 870-2000</FONT></P>

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last report.)</P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&#9;Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="color: black">On February 8, 2012, Cincinnati Financial
Corporation issued the attached news release titled &ldquo;</FONT>Cincinnati Financial Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011
Results<FONT STYLE="color: black">,&rdquo; furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On February 8,
2012, the company also distributed the attached information titled &ldquo;Supplemental Financial Data,&rdquo; furnished as Exhibit
99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. This report should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information
contained in the news release or supplemental financial data.</FONT></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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dated February 8, 2012, &ldquo;Cincinnati Financial Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 1.5in; text-indent: -1in"><B>Exhibit 99.2</B> &ndash; Supplemental
Financial Data for the period ending December 31, 2011 distributed February 8, 2012.</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="width: 50%">CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP>Date: February 8, 2012</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid">/S/Michael J. Sewell</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP>Michael J. Sewell, CPA</TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP>Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer</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: February 8, 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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 8, 2012, Cincinnati Financial
Corporation issued the attached news release titled "
Cincinnati Financial Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011
Results
," furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On February 8,
2012, the company also distributed the attached information titled "Supplemental Financial Data," furnished as Exhibit
99.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. This report should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information
contained in the news release or supplemental financial data.
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 99.1
– News release
dated February 8, 2012, "Cincinnati Financial Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results"
Exhibit 99.2
– Supplemental
Financial Data for the period ending December 31, 2011 distributed February 8, 2012.
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: February 8, 2012
/S/Michael J. Sewell
Michael J. Sewell, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer