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, 2012 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 3, 2012 ------------------------ --------------- -------------- 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 06 28-14579 CSU Producer Resources, Inc. 1 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 ------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 67 ------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total 875,982 ------- (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 CO COMMON 88579Y101 16,934 189,000 SH ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824100 14,042 217,800 SH AGL RESOURCES INC COMMON 001204106 24,645 635,997 SH AMERIGAS PARTNERS-LP COMMON 030975106 322 7,900 SH AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 19,328 542,000 SH AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COMMON 053015103 5,566 100,000 SH BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 071813109 12,490 235,000 SH BLACKROCK INC COMMON 09247X101 5,944 35,000 SH BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS COMMON 096627104 1,045 37,838 SH BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP COMMON 118230101 2,045 39,201 SH CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 25,320 240,000 SH CHUBB CORP COMMON 171232101 5,019 68,923 SH CISCO SYSTEMS INC COMMON 17275R102 30,640 1,784,500 SH CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 5,588 100,000 SH COPANO ENERGY LLC-UNITS COMMON 217202100 917 32,993 SH DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP COMMON 23311P100 742 17,600 SH DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 42,716 796,800 SH DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C105 19,739 856,000 SH EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS LP COMMON 283702108 1,825 53,980 SH EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COMMON 291011104 12,663 271,845 SH ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 29250R106 2,716 88,279 SH ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP COMMON 29273V100 2,821 68,774 SH ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP COMMON 29273R109 3,595 81,355 SH ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS COMMON 293792107 13,239 258,365 SH GENERAL MILLS INC COMMON 370334104 15,956 414,000 SH GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 49,586 823,000 SH HASBRO INC COMMON 418056107 8,827 260,600 SH HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 438516106 52,908 947,500 SH INERGY LP COMMON 456615103 938 50,355 SH INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 18,141 680,700 SH INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COMMON 459200101 33,249 170,000 SH JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 20,268 300,000 SH JP MORGAN CHASE COMMON 46625H100 2,144 60,000 SH KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PRTNRS COMMON 494550106 7,830 99,641 SH LEGGETT & PLATT INC COMMON 524660107 2,007 95,000 SH LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 24,882 794,200 SH LINN ENERGY LLC-UNITS COMMON 536020100 3,515 92,265 SH MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS COMMON 559080106 3,751 53,102 SH MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 570759100 2,195 44,515 SH MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 39,629 447,638 SH MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AM8 2,356 2,350,000 PRN MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AK2 1,905 1,900,000 PRN MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COMMON 589584101 15,959 780,000 SH MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 20,179 610,000 SH MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 28,296 925,000 SH NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COMMON 655844108 15,603 217,409 SH NUSTAR ENERGY LP COMMON 67058H102 1,457 27,030 SH ONEOK PARTNERS LP COMMON 68268N103 3,146 58,531 SH PAYCHEX INC COMMON 704326107 25,128 800,000 SH PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 53,666 759,500 SH PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 9,062 394,000 SH PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP COMMON 726503105 5,649 69,909 SH PRAXAIR INC COMMON 74005P104 12,286 113,000 SH PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE COMMON 742718109 3,056 49,900 SH REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 75885Y107 1,440 60,585 SH RPM INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 749685103 22,433 824,725 SH SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 7,727 265,900 SH SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP COMMON 864482104 575 13,928 SH SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP COMMON 86764L108 1,168 32,216 SH TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP COMMON 87611X105 1,247 34,979 SH TC PIPELINES LP COMMON 87233Q108 306 7,100 SH UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COMMON 913017109 1,586 21,000 SH US BANCORP COMMON 902973304 4,342 135,000 SH VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 92343V104 30,339 682,700 SH WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 48,209 691,464 SH WESTERN GAS PARTNERS LP COMMON 958254104 995 22,812 SH WILLIAMS PARTNERS LP COMMON 96950F104 2,140 40,973 SH 875,982 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 Issuer Investment Dis Oth Mgrs Sole Shared None 3M CO SOLE 189,000 - - ABBOTT LABORATORIES SOLE 217,800 - - AGL RESOURCES INC SOLE 635,997 - - AMERIGAS PARTNERS-LP SOLE 7,900 - - AT&T INC SOLE 542,000 - - AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING SOLE 100,000 - - BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC SOLE 235,000 - - BLACKROCK INC SOLE 35,000 - - BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS SOLE 37,838 - - BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP SOLE 39,201 - - CHEVRON CORP SOLE 240,000 - - CHUBB CORP SOLE 68,923 - - CISCO SYSTEMS INC SOLE 1,784,500 - - CONOCOPHILLIPS SOLE 100,000 - - COPANO ENERGY LLC-UNITS SOLE 32,993 - - DCP MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP SOLE 17,600 - - DOVER CORP SOLE 796,800 - - DUKE ENERGY CORP SOLE 856,000 - - EL PASO PIPELINE PARTNERS LP SOLE 53,980 - - EMERSON ELECTRIC CO SOLE 271,845 - - ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS LP SOLE 88,279 - - ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP SOLE 68,774 - - ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP SOLE 81,355 - - ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS SOLE 258,365 - - GENERAL MILLS INC SOLE 414,000 - - GENUINE PARTS CO SOLE 823,000 - - HASBRO INC SOLE 260,600 - - HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC SOLE 947,500 - - INERGY LP SOLE 50,355 - - INTEL CORP SOLE 680,700 - - INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP SOLE 170,000 - - JOHNSON & JOHNSON SOLE 300,000 - - JP MORGAN CHASE SOLE 60,000 - - KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PRTNRS SOLE 99,641 - - LEGGETT & PLATT INC SOLE 95,000 - - LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP SOLE 794,200 - - LINN ENERGY LLC-UNITS SOLE 92,265 - - MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS SOLE 53,102 - - MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP SOLE 44,515 - - MCDONALD'S CORP SOLE 447,638 - - MEDTRONIC INC SOLE - - - MEDTRONIC INC SOLE - - - MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC SOLE 780,000 - - MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC SOLE 610,000 - - MICROSOFT CORP SOLE 925,000 - - NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP SOLE 217,409 - - NUSTAR ENERGY LP SOLE 27,030 - - ONEOK PARTNERS LP SOLE 58,531 - - PAYCHEX INC SOLE 800,000 - - PEPSICO INC SOLE 759,500 - - PFIZER INC SOLE 394,000 - - PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP SOLE 69,909 - - PRAXAIR INC SOLE 113,000 - - PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE SOLE 49,900 - - REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP SOLE 60,585 - - RPM INTERNATIONAL INC SOLE 824,725 - - SPECTRA ENERGY CORP SOLE 265,900 - - SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP SOLE 13,928 - - SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP SOLE 32,216 - - TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP SOLE 34,979 - - TC PIPELINES LP SOLE 7,100 - - UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP SOLE 21,000 - - US BANCORP SOLE 135,000 - - VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC SOLE 682,700 - - WAL-MART STORES INC SOLE 691,464 - - WESTERN GAS PARTNERS LP SOLE 22,812 - - WILLIAMS PARTNERS LP SOLE 40,973 - -