SC 13D/A 1 chl13d5a.htm AFG 13D



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

Amendment No. 5

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(a)




American Financial Group, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)


Common Stock, No Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)


025932 10 4
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(CUSIP Number)


Karl J. Grafe, Esq.
One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 579-2540
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)


July 25, 2008
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [    ]


 


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CUSIP NO. 025932 10 4

13D

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

 

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION, NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

 

 

 

 

 

Carl H. Lindner

 

 

 

 

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a) [ ]

 

 

(b) [ ]

 

 

 

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS*

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

 

IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)

[ ]

 

 

 

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

 

 

 

 

United States Citizen

 
   

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH:

  

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

 

 

 

 

6,184,976

 

 

 

 

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

 

 

 

 

161,931

 

 

 

 

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

 

 

 

 

6,184,976

 

 

 

 

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

 

 

 

 

161,931

 

 

 

 

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING

 

 

PERSON

 

 

 

 

 

6,346,907

 

 

 

 

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

 

EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

[ ]

 

 

 

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

 

 

 

 

5.5%

 

 

 

 

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

 

 

 

 

 

IN

 


Item 1.     Security and Issuer.

     This Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of Carl H. Lindner relative to the no par value Common Stock ("Common Stock") issued by American Financial Group, Inc. (referred to herein as "American Financial").

     The principal executive offices of American Financial are located at One East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.


Item 2.     Identity and Background.

    (a) Carl H. Lindner

    (b) One East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

    (c) Individual Investor

    (d) None

    (e) None

    (f) United States Citizen



Item 3.     Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
 

    On July 25, 2008, the Reporting Person and his spouse transferred a total of 3,000,000 shares of AFG Common Stock to a newly formed limited liability company jointly owned by them. Two of their sons share voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock held by this limited liability company.

    Also on July 25, 2008, the Reporting Person acquired 63,206 shares of Common Stock in the Issuer's dividend reinvestment plan at a price of $27.4464 per share.


Item 4.     Purpose of Transaction.

      The Reporting Person considers his beneficial ownership of American Financial equity securities as an investment which he continues to evaluate. Although he has no present plans to do so, from time to time the Reporting Person may acquire additional American Financial equity securities or dispose of some or all of the American Financial equity securities which he beneficially owns.

     Except as set forth in this Item 4, the Reporting Person presently has no plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions specified in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule 13D.


Item 5.     Interest in Securities of the Issuer.


     As of July 28, 2008, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 6,346,907 shares (or approximately 5.5% of the outstanding shares) of American Financial Common Stock, which amount includes 13,978 shares held by his spouse, 147,952 shares held in a family trust of which his spouse is trustee, and 369,379 shares held in a charitable foundation over which shares he holds voting and dispositive power.

     The Reporting Person does not include as beneficially owned, (i) 5,000,000 shares held in a trust, the grantor of which is his spouse, and the beneficiaries of the trust are Mrs. Lindner and their sons, but for which a third party acts as trustee with voting and dispositive power, or (ii) 3,000,000 shares held in a limited liability company, for which two of his sons exercise voting and dispositive power.

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     As of July 28, 2008, and within the prior 60-day period (other than as previously reported on Schedule 13D), the Reporting Person had engaged in the following transaction.

 

 

 

 

    Date             Transaction            Price         # of Shares

 

 

 

 

7/25/2008

Transfer to LLC

n/a

(3,000,000)  

7/25/2008

DRIP purchase

$27.4464

63,206   

 

 

 

 

     To the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, other than as described herein, no transactions involving American Financial equity securities had been engaged in by the Reporting Person.


Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

     None

Item 7.   Material to be filed as Exhibits.

    (1) Power of Attorney executed in connection with filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, it is hereby certified that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:    August 4, 2008

 

   Karl J. Grafe
 

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     Karl J. Grafe, As Attorney-in-Fact for:
 

Carl H. Lindner

 

 

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

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     I, Carl H. Lindner, do hereby appoint James C. Kennedy and Karl J. Grafe, or either of them, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to sign on my behalf and to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission any schedules or other filings or amendments thereto made by me pursuant to Sections 13(d), 13(g), 14(d) and 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at Cincinnati, Ohio as of the 5th day of November 1997.

/s/ Carl H. Lindner

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Carl H. Lindner
















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