UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2009 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 February 9, 2010 -------------------------- -------------------- ------------------- 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 1 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 36 ----------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total 686,772 ----------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None 2 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 Title of Shares/ SH/ Investment Oth Issuer Class Cusip FMV (000) Principal PRN Dis Mgrs Sole Shared None 3M CO COMMON 88579Y101 12,401 150,000 SH SOLE 150,000 - - ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 2824100 11,759 217,800 SH SOLE 217,800 - - AGL RESOURCES INC COMMON 1204106 23,195 635,997 SH SOLE 635,997 - - AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 15,192 542,000 SH SOLE 542,000 - - BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 71813109 13,790 235,000 SH SOLE 235,000 - - BEST BUY CO INC COMMON 86516101 18,246 462,400 SH SOLE 462,400 - - CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 25,561 332,000 SH SOLE 332,000 - - CLOROX COMPANY COMMON 189054109 13,760 225,573 SH SOLE 225,573 - - COLGATE-PALMOLIVE CO COMMON 194162103 24,070 293,000 SH SOLE 293,000 - - CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 5,107 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 - - DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 32,489 780,800 SH SOLE 780,800 - - DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C105 21,616 1,256,000 SH SOLE 1,256,000 - - EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COMMON 291011104 11,581 271,845 SH SOLE 271,845 - - GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 31,241 823,000 SH SOLE 823,000 - - HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 438516106 37,142 947,500 SH SOLE 947,500 - - INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COMMON 459200101 22,253 170,000 SH SOLE 170,000 - - JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 27,374 425,000 SH SOLE 425,000 - - LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 24,271 794,200 SH SOLE 794,200 - - MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 27,951 447,638 SH SOLE 447,638 - - MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AM8 2,453 2,350,000 PRN SOLE - - - MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AK2 1,983 1,900,000 PRN SOLE - - - MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 30,335 689,750 SH SOLE 689,750 - - MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COMMON 589584101 16,809 780,000 SH SOLE 780,000 - - MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 17,721 610,000 SH SOLE 610,000 - - MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 26,975 885,000 SH SOLE 885,000 - - PAYCHEX INC COMMON 704326107 24,512 800,000 SH SOLE 800,000 - - PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 46,178 759,500 SH SOLE 759,500 - - PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 7,167 394,000 SH SOLE 394,000 - - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS CO COMMON 720186105 16,255 607,680 SH SOLE 607,680 - - PRAXAIR INC COMMON 74005P104 8,031 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 - - PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE COMMON 742718109 3,025 49,900 SH SOLE 49,900 - - RPM INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 749685103 16,767 824,725 SH SOLE 824,725 - - SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 1,600 78,000 SH SOLE 78,000 - - STAPLES INC COMMON 855030102 19,261 783,293 SH SOLE 783,293 - - SYSCO CORP COMMON 871829107 26,085 933,613 SH SOLE 933,613 - - VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 92343V104 22,618 682,700 SH SOLE 682,700 - - 686,772 3