8-K

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: April 1, 2020

(Date of earliest event reported)

CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	0-4604		31-0746871
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock	CINF	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§203.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐ Emerging growth company

☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 1, 2020, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release “Cincinnati Financial Corporation Announces Location Change for 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.” The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. This report should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained in the news release.

The foregoing information is being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)     Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 - News release entitled, “Cincinnati Financial Corporation Announces Location Change for 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders”

Exhibit 104 - The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL

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: April 1, 2020	/S/ Michael J. Sewell
	Michael J. Sewell, CPA
	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer
	(Principal Accounting Officer)

EX-99.1

The Cincinnati Insurance Company nThe Cincinnati Indemnity Company The Cincinnati Casualty CompanynThe Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company The Cincinnati Life Insurance CompanynCFC Investment CompanynCSU Producer Resources Inc. Cincinnati Global Underwriting Ltd. n Cincinnati Global Underwriting Agency Ltd.

Investor Contact: Dennis E. McDaniel, 513-870-2768

CINF-IR@cinfin.com

Media Contact: Betsy E. Ertel, 513-603-5323

Media_Inquiries@cinfin.com

Cincinnati Financial Corporation Announces Location Change for

2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Cincinnati, April 1, 2020 - Cincinnati Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:CINF) today announced a change in location for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Saturday, May 2, at 9:30 a.m. ET as a virtual meeting. The company is making this change to a virtual meeting because of the emerging public health impact of the coronavirus outbreak and to support the health and wellbeing of its associates and shareholders and expects to resume its traditional in-person annual meetings next year.

The company invites shareholders of record as of March 4, 2020, to register for the meeting by 11:59 p.m., May 1, 2020, by visiting http://www.viewproxy.com/cinfin/2020:

• If you hold your shares in your name or have received a Notice of Internet Availability or Proxy Card, please click “Registration for Registered Holders” and enter your name, phone number, Control Number (found on your Notice of Internet Availability or Proxy Card) and email address.

• If you hold your shares through a bank or broker, please click “Registration for Beneficial Holders”, enter your name, email and phone number, provide proof of ownership in the form of a Control Number or bank/broker statement, and click submit. Then, if you wish to vote your shares at the Annual Meeting, please upload or email a copy of your legal proxy that you have obtained from your bank or broker to VirtualMeeting@viewproxy.com

Shareholders will visit http://www.viewproxy.com/cinfin/2020/vm to join the live, interactive virtual meeting. To be admitted to the meeting, you must enter your control number and password from your meeting registration confirmation email. Participants are encouraged to visit the website to test their systems for compatibility in advance. Shareholders may contactvirtualmeeting@viewproxy.com or call, 866-612-8937, for help resolving technical issues accessing the meeting. A listen-only webcast of the meeting is available to the public at cinfin.com/investors. A replay will be available approximately two hours after the meeting close.

Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, the company encourages all shareholders to vote and submit your proxy in advance of the meeting by one of the methods described in the Frequently Asked Questions section of its proxy statement beginning on page 72. Proxy materials are available at cinfin.com/investors, including the 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the 2020 Annual Shareholder Meeting Notice and Proxy Statement, the 2020 Annual Letter from the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officerand the Notice of Change of Location filed with the SEC earlier today.

About Cincinnati Financial

Cincinnati Financial Corporation offers primarily business, home and auto insurance, our main business, through The Cincinnati Insurance Company and its two standard market property casualty companies. The same local independent insurance agencies that market those policies may offer products of our other subsidiaries, including life insurance, fixed annuities and surplus lines property and casualty insurance. For additional information about the company, please visit cinfin.com.

Mailing Address:                            Street Address:

P.O. Box 1454966200 South Gilmore Road

Cincinnati, Ohio 45250-5496Fairfield, Ohio 45014-5141

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