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, 2005 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: Kenneth S. Miller Title: Sr. Vice President Phone: (513) 870-2633 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/Kenneth S. Miller Fairfield, Ohio January 24, 2005 -------------------- --------------- --------------- 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: Cincinnati Insurance Company 13F File No. 28-10753 Cincinnati Casualty Company 13F File No. 28-10755 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 13F File No. 28-10756 Cincinnati Life Insurance Company 13F File No. 28-10754 CinFin Capital Management 13F File No. 28-5597 1 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 --------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 28 --------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total 2,436,478 --------- List of Other Included Managers: None 2 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 SH/PRN PUT/CALL ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP FMV (000) SHARES ALLTEL CORP COMMON 020039103 493,542 7,821,584 SH ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST COMMON 039583109 3,163 75,500 SH BB & T CORP COMMON 054937107 9,430 225,000 SH CINERGY CORP COMMON 172474108 4,246 100,000 SH EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMMON 30231G102 90,662 1,614,066 SH FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COMMON 316773100 1,025,366 27,183,604 SH FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP COMMON 320209109 43,198 2,465,644 SH FIRST MERIT CORPORATION COMMON 337915102 136,028 5,250,000 SH FORTUNE BRANDS INC COMMON 349631101 17,555 225,000 SH HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES COMMON 431573104 24,705 500,000 SH HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC COMMON 446150104 3,235 136,200 SH JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMON 475070108 4,270 75,000 SH JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 30,050 500,000 SH LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP COMMON 534187109 2,652 50,000 SH MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 10,075 175,000 SH MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 19,613 750,000 SH NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION COMMON 635405103 30,213 900,000 SH PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP COMMON 693475105 163,911 2,651,000 SH PEOPLES COMMUNITY BANCORP COMMON 71086E107 1,980 100,000 SH PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 11,660 500,000 SH PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMMON 720186105 60,893 2,520,400 SH PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION COMMON 742718109 34,728 600,000 SH SKY FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON 83080P103 95,285 3,425,068 SH SYSCO CORP COMMON 871829107 14,531 468,000 SH U S BANCORP COMMON 902973304 69,769 2,334,200 SH WACHOVIA CORP. COMMON 929903102 3,156 59,700 SH WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 949746101 14,137 225,000 SH WYETH COMMON 983024100 18,428 400,000 SH 2,436,478 61,329,966 3 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 INVESTMENT SHARED ISSUER DIS OTH MGRS SOLE NONE ALLTEL CORP SOLE 7,821,584 - - ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST SOLE 75,500 - - BB & T CORP SOLE 225,000 - - CINERGY CORP SOLE 100,000 - - EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION SOLE 1,614,066 - - FIFTH THIRD BANCORP SOLE 27,183,604 - - FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP SOLE 2,465,644 - - FIRST MERIT CORPORATION SOLE 5,250,000 - - FORTUNE BRANDS INC SOLE 225,000 - - HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES SOLE 500,000 - - HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC SOLE 136,200 - - JEFFERSON PILOT CORP SOLE 75,000 - - JOHNSON & JOHNSON SOLE 500,000 - - LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP SOLE 50,000 - - MEDTRONIC INC SOLE 175,000 - - MICROSOFT CORP SOLE 750,000 - - NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION SOLE 900,000 - - PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP SOLE 2,651,000 - - PEOPLES COMMUNITY BANCORP SOLE 100,000 - - PFIZER INC SOLE 500,000 - - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS SOLE 2,520,400 - - PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION SOLE 600,000 - - SKY FINANCIAL GROUP INC SOLE 3,425,068 - - SYSCO CORP SOLE 468,000 - - U S BANCORP SOLE 2,334,200 - - WACHOVIA CORP. SOLE 59,700 - - WELLS FARGO & CO SOLE 225,000 - - WYETH SOLE 400,000 - - 61,329,966 4