SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LINDNER CARL H III

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

301 EAST FOURTH STREET

(Street)

CINCINNATI

45202

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC [ AFG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Co-CEO & Co-President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/21/2012

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/03/2012		G		18,022	D	$0.00	2,638,677	D
Common Stock	02/21/2012		G		20,913	D	$0.00	2,617,764	D
Common Stock	03/21/2012		A⁽¹⁾		55,635	A	$0.00	2,673,399	I	#1⁽²⁾
Common Stock								36,601	I	#2⁽³⁾
Common Stock								1,388,500	I	#12⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								176,166	I	#21⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								113,091	I	#22⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								146,659	I	#25⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								1,748,824	I	#26⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock								77,671	I	#27⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock								742	I	#28⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock								135,465⁽¹¹⁾	I	#29⁽¹²⁾
Common Stock	02/08/2012		G	V	17,352	D	$0.00	118,113	I	#29⁽¹²⁾
Common Stock	02/15/2012		G	V	30,470	D	$0.00	87,643	I	#29⁽¹²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Stock award from the Issuer made under 2011 Equity Bonus Plan.

2. Indirect #1: CHL III, TTEE (or his Successors) of the Carl H. Lindner III Family Trust DTD 8/29/02 as Amended.

3. Indirect #2: Martha S. Lindner, (or her Successor) of the Martha S. Lindner Family Trust DTD 8/30/02 as amended.

4. Indirect #12: Seraphim Partners LLC fka CHL Investments, LLC

5. Indirect #21: Doug Marcian, TTEE MBL Trust Dtd 10/26/05.

6. Indirect #22: Doug Marcian, TTEE GD Trust Dtd 10/26/05.

7. Indirect #25: Lou Ann Flint TTEE MBL 2009 Consolidation Trust DTD 12/22/09.

8. Indirect #26: CHL III 2010-1 Qualified Annuity Trust DTD 4/9/10.

9. Indirect #27: Lou Ann Flint TTEE MBL 2009 Trust DTD 4/13/2009.

10. Indirect #28 MBL TTEE MBL Trust DTD 1/17/2008

11. On 2/7/2012, 115,830 shares of AFG common stock were transferred for no value from an LLC owned by the Reporting Person's parent.

12. Indirect #29: Shares voting and dispositive power and holds a remainder interest in shares held by charitable lead annuity trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares.

Remarks:

	Carl H. Lindner III By: Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact	03/23/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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