UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2004 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 W. Stecher Title: Chief Financial Officer Phone: (513) 870-2626 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Kenneth W. Stecher Fairfield, Ohio November 10, 2004 ---------------------- ------------------- --------------------- 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. 028-10753 Cincinnati Casualty Company 13F File No. 028-10755 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 13F File No. 028-10756 Cincinnati Life Insurance Company 13F File No. 028-10754 CinFin Capital Management 13F File No. 028-05597 1 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 ---------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 30 ---------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total 2,619,811 ---------- List of Other Included Managers: None 2 COLUMN 2 TITLE OF COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 CLASS CUSIP FMV (000) SHARES SH/PRN PUT/CALL -------- --------- --------- ---------- ------ -------- ALLTEL CORP Common 020039103 429,483 7,821,584 SH ANGEION CORP Common 03462H404 127 101,200 SH BB & T CORP Common 054937107 8,930 225,000 SH CINERGY CORP Common 172474108 3,960 100,000 SH COCA COLA COMPANY Common 191216100 5,607 140,000 SH EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION Common 30231G102 78,008 1,614,066 SH FIFTH THIRD BANCORP Common 316773100 1,337,977 27,183,604 SH FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP Common 320209109 42,113 2,465,644 SH FIRST MERIT CORPORATION Common 337915102 138,101 5,250,000 SH FORTUNE BRANDS INC Common 349631101 16,670 225,000 SH H J HEINZ COMPANY Common 423074103 5,403 150,000 SH HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES Common 431573104 25,265 500,000 SH HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC Common 446150104 3,393 136,200 SH JEFFERSON PILOT CORP Common 475070108 3,725 75,000 SH JOHNSON & JOHNSON Common 478160104 28,165 500,000 SH LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP Common 534187109 2,350 50,000 SH MEDTRONIC INC Common 585055106 9,083 175,000 SH MERCK & COMPANY Common 589331107 5,115 155,000 SH MICROSOFT CORP Common 594918104 20,738 750,000 SH MOLEX INC CLASS A Common 608554200 4,047 153,750 SH NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION Common 635405103 34,758 900,000 SH PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP Common 693475105 143,419 2,651,000 SH PFIZER INC Common 717081103 7,650 250,000 SH PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS Common 720186105 52,728 1,200,000 SH PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION Common 742718109 32,472 600,000 SH SKY FINANCIAL GROUP INC Common 83080P103 85,627 3,425,068 SH SYSCO CORP Common 871829107 14,003 468,000 SH U S BANCORP Common 902973304 56,260 1,946,700 SH WELLS FARGO & CO Common 949746101 13,417 225,000 SH WYETH Common 983024100 11,220 300,000 SH 2,619,811 59,736,816 3 COLUMN 6 INVESTMENT COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ISSUER DIS OTH MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ------ ---------- -------- ---------- ------ ---- ALLTEL CORP SOLE 7,821,584 - - ANGEION CORP SOLE 101,200 - - BB & T CORP SOLE 225,000 - - CINERGY CORP SOLE 100,000 - - COCA COLA COMPANY SOLE 140,000 - - 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 - - H J HEINZ COMPANY SOLE 150,000 - - 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 - - MERCK & COMPANY SOLE 155,000 - - MICROSOFT CORP SOLE 750,000 - - MOLEX INC CLASS A SOLE 153,750 - - NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION SOLE 900,000 - - PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP SOLE 2,651,000 - - PFIZER INC SOLE 250,000 - - PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS SOLE 1,200,000 - - PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION SOLE 600,000 - - SKY FINANCIAL GROUP INC SOLE 3,425,068 - - SYSCO CORP SOLE 468,000 - - U S BANCORP SOLE 1,946,700 - - WELLS FARGO & CO SOLE 225,000 - - WYETH SOLE 300,000 - - 59,736,816 4