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 (Date of earliest event reported) | May 3, 2006 | |||
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Ohio | 0-4604 | 31-0746871 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
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 | |||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 3, 2006, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release titled “Cincinnati Financial First-quarter Net Income at $3.13 per Share Due to Investment Sale; Operating Income* at 74 Cents per Share with Higher Catastrophe Losses,” furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On May 3, 2006, 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 May 3, 2006, “Cincinnati Financial First-quarter Net Income at $3.13 per Share Due to Investment Sale; Operating Income* at 74 Cents per Share with Higher Catastrophe Losses”
Exhibit 99.2 – Supplemental Financial Data (March 31, 2006)
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 May 3, 2006
By /s/Kenneth W. Stecher
Kenneth W. Stecher
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)