0001209191-12-030020.txt : 20120523 0001209191-12-030020.hdr.sgml : 20120523 20120523170527 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-12-030020 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120516 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120523 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120523 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERDING JOHN B CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001196316 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13653 FILM NUMBER: 12864852 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 250 EAST FIFTH STREET CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001042046 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 311544320 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1208 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP TOWER STREET 2: 301 E. 4TH STREET CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5135792121 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP TOWER STREET 2: 301 E. 4TH STREET CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970709 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION X0205 3 2012-05-16 0 0001042046 AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC AFG 0001196316 BERDING JOHN B 301 EAST FOURTH STREET 27TH FLOOR CINCINNATI OH 45202 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 117598 D Common Stock 23746 I ESPP Common Stock 1144.484 I 401(k) Stock Option Grant 20.28 2015-02-24 Common Stock 52500 D Stock Option Grant 26.89 2016-02-22 Common Stock 52500 D Stock Option Grant 36.57 2017-02-22 Common Stock 43750 D Stock Option Grant 28.61 2017-09-05 Common Stock 20000 D Stock Option Grant 27.20 2018-02-21 Common Stock 50000 D Stock Option Grant 19.10 2019-02-12 Common Stock 25000 D Stock Option Grant 24.83 2020-02-11 Common Stock 25000 D Stock Option Grant 34.34 2021-02-16 Common Stock 27500 D Stock Option Grant 38.11 2022-02-23 Common Stock 30000 D Phantom Stock 38.92 Common Stock 982.422 D Includes 115,348 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to Issuer's stock incentive plan. Shares owned by the Reporting Person in the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). The ESPP information reported herein is based on a plan statement dated as of April 30, 2012. Represents shares held in the Issuer's 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan. The number of shares of Common Stock is based on a Plan Statement dated as of April 30, 2012. These Employee Stock Options were granted under the Issuer's Stock Option Plan and 2005 Stock Incentive Plan and become exercisable in five equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Represents amounts held by the Reporting Person in a retirement plan of the Issuer at April 30, 2012. Each share is the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock. The Reporting Person's account balance is distributed in cash following termination of employment. John B. Berding By: Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact 2012-05-23 EX-24.3_425686 2 poa.txt POA DOCUMENT POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Karl J. Grafe and Mark A. Weiss as the true and lawful attorney or attorneys-in-fact, with the full power of substitution and revocation, for the undersigned and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to execute, on behalf of the undersigned, any and all statements or reports under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, no par value, of American Financial Group, Inc., including, without limitation, all initial statements of beneficial ownership on Form 3, all statements of changes in beneficial ownership on Form 4 and all annual statements of changes in beneficial ownership of securities on Form 5, all successor or similar forms and any and all other documents that may be required, from time to time, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, to execute any and all amendments or supplements to any such statements, reports or forms, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any of them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the responsibilities of the undersigned to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other legal requirement. This Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact. /s/ John B. Berding ---------------------- John B. Berding Date: May 16, 2012