-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GIBGJvaw9tqnzf753ex9t1QIsgiCTTv1iyrOXCq3wJ0UNEL+bsi/SYeJ06X/bPWP NtbTot6mkbjb2xrIoldBKw== 0001042046-03-000102.txt : 20030424 0001042046-03-000102.hdr.sgml : 20030424 20030424170130 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001042046-03-000102 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030414 FILED AS OF DATE: 20030424 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000005016 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 310624874 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-07361 FILM NUMBER: 03662820 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE E 4TH ST CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5135792121 REPORTING-OWNER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BARRETT MICHAEL R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001228971 RELATIONSHIP: DIRECTOR FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE E 4TH ST STREET 2: STE 919 CITY: CINCINNATI STATE: OH ZIP: 45202 BUSINESS PHONE: 5135792540 3 1 mrb-afcfrm3.htm MICHAEL R. BARRETT AFC FORM 3 FILED 4/24/2003 FORM 4

FORM 3


U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to section 17(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utilities
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1.    Name and Address of Reporting Person

 Barrett          Michael               R.

2.   Date of Event
  Requiring Statement
  Month/Day/Year.

April 14, 2003

4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

  AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (AFIprJ))

   (Last)              (First             (Middle)

5. Relationship of a Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

6. If Amendment, Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)

One East Fourth Street

3.  IRS or Social Security
  Number of Reporting
  Person (Voluntary)

         Check all applicable)
__ X__  Director        ________ 10% Owner

    

Cincinnati            Ohio            45202

    

______  Officer        ________ Other (Specify
        (Give Title Below)
        

7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing
    (check applicable line)
_X__  Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____  Form filed by More than One Reporting

     (City)             (State)             (Zip)                                   Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.   Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2.   Amount of Securities
  Beneficially Owned
   (Instr. 4)

3.   Ownership
  Form: Direct
  (D) or Indirect
   (I) (Instr. 5)

4.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
     (Instr. 5)

Common Stock

0

D

    

Series J Preferred Stock

0

D

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    


 

FORM 3 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Aquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.  Title of Derivative Security
  (Instr. 3)

2.  Date Exercisable
 and Expiration
 Date
 Month/Day/Year

3.   Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying Derivative Security   (Instr. 4)

4. Conversion of
 Exercise Price
 of Derivative
 Security

5.  Ownership
 form of
 Derivative
 Security

6.  Nature of Indirect
 Beneficial Ownership
  (Instr. 5)

   

Date Exer-

Expira-tion date

   

Amount or
Number

   

 Direct (D) or
 Indirect (I)

   

   

cisable

Title

of Shares

   

  (Instr. 5)

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

Explanation of Responses:





* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v)

** Intentional mistatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.

___Karl J. Grafe______________              April 17, 2003

See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

** Signature of Reporting Person                                Date
   Michael R. Barrett

   Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact

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