UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2010 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Cincinnati Financial Corporation Address: 6200 South Gilmore Road Fairfield, Ohio 45014 13F File Number: 028-10798 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing the Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Martin F. Hollenbeck Title: Chief Investment Officer Phone: (513) 870-2000 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Martin F. Hollenbeck Fairfield, Ohio February 7, 2011 ------------------------ --------------- ---------------- Report Type (Check only one.): [ ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [X] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager: No. File No. Name 01 28-10753 The Cincinnati Insurance Company 02 28-10754 The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company 03 28-10755 The Cincinnati Casualty Company 04 28-10756 The Cincinnati Indemnity Company 05 28-12741 The Cincinnati Specialty Underwriters Insurance Company 1 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 57 Form 13F Information Table Value Total 767,326 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: None 2 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 SH/ COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP FMV (000) SHARES/PRINCIPAL PRN INVESTMENT DIS OTH MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE 3M CO COMMON 88579Y101 16,311 189,000 SH SOLE 189,000 - - ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824100 10,435 217,800 SH SOLE 217,800 - - AGL RESOURCES INC COMMON 001204106 22,800 635,997 SH SOLE 635,997 - - AMERIGAS PARTNERS-LP COMMON 030975106 386 7,900 SH SOLE 7,900 - - AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 15,924 542,000 SH SOLE 542,000 - - AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING COMMON 053015103 4,628 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 - - BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 071813109 11,896 235,000 SH SOLE 235,000 - - BLACKROCK INC COMMON 09247X101 6,670 35,000 SH SOLE 35,000 - - BOARDWALK PIPELINE PARTNERS COMMON 096627104 492 15,800 SH SOLE 15,800 - - BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP COMMON 118230101 809 12,100 SH SOLE 12,100 - - CHEVRON CORP COMMON 166764100 30,295 332,000 SH SOLE 332,000 - - CLOROX COMPANY COMMON 189054109 19,020 300,573 SH SOLE 300,573 - - CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 6,810 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 - - COPANO ENERGY LLC-UNITS COMMON 217202100 516 15,300 SH SOLE 15,300 - - DOVER CORP COMMON 260003108 42,715 730,800 SH SOLE 730,800 - - DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C105 22,369 1,256,000 SH SOLE 1,256,000 - - EMERSON ELECTRIC CO COMMON 291011104 15,541 271,845 SH SOLE 271,845 - - ENBRIDGE ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 29250R106 1,123 18,000 SH SOLE 18,000 - - ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP COMMON 29273V100 1,090 27,900 SH SOLE 27,900 - - ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS LP COMMON 29273R109 1,586 30,600 SH SOLE 30,600 - - ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS COMMON 293792107 4,816 115,750 SH SOLE 115,750 - - GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 42,253 823,000 SH SOLE 823,000 - - HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 438516106 50,369 947,500 SH SOLE 947,500 - - INERGY LP COMMON 456615103 585 14,900 SH SOLE 14,900 - - INTEL CORP COMMON 458140100 10,109 480,700 SH SOLE 480,700 - - INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP COMMON 459200101 24,949 170,000 SH SOLE 170,000 - - JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 26,286 425,000 SH SOLE 425,000 - - KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PRTNRS COMMON 494550106 3,246 46,200 SH SOLE 46,200 - - LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 27,471 794,200 SH SOLE 794,200 - - LINN ENERGY LLC-UNITS COMMON 536020100 1,181 31,500 SH SOLE 31,500 - - MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS COMMON 559080106 1,463 25,900 SH SOLE 25,900 - - MARKWEST ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 570759100 624 14,400 SH SOLE 14,400 - - MCDONALD'S CORP COMMON 580135101 34,361 447,638 SH SOLE 447,638 - - MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 25,583 689,750 SH SOLE 689,750 - - MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AK2 1,912 1,900,000 PRN SOLE 1,900,000 - - MEDTRONIC INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 585055AM8 2,365 2,350,000 PRN SOLE 2,350,000 - - MERIDIAN BIOSCIENCE INC COMMON 589584101 18,065 780,000 SH SOLE 780,000 - - MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 20,868 610,000 SH SOLE 610,000 - - MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 24,700 885,000 SH SOLE 885,000 - - NUSTAR ENERGY LP COMMON 67058H102 827 11,900 SH SOLE 11,900 - - ONEOK PARTNERS LP COMMON 68268N103 1,145 14,400 SH SOLE 14,400 - - PAYCHEX INC COMMON 704326107 24,728 800,000 SH SOLE 800,000 - - PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 49,618 759,500 SH SOLE 759,500 - - PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 6,899 394,000 SH SOLE 394,000 - - PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LP COMMON 726503105 1,708 27,200 SH SOLE 27,200 - - PRAXAIR INC COMMON 74005P104 10,788 113,000 SH SOLE 113,000 - - PROCTER & GAMBLE CO/THE COMMON 742718109 3,210 49,900 SH SOLE 49,900 - - REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP COMMON 75885Y107 447 16,400 SH SOLE 16,400 - - RPM INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 749685103 18,226 824,725 SH SOLE 824,725 - - SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 4,896 195,900 SH SOLE 195,900 - - SUBURBAN PROPANE PARTNERS LP COMMON 864482104 466 8,300 SH SOLE 8,300 - - SUNOCO LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP COMMON 86764L108 426 5,100 SH SOLE 5,100 - - SYSCO CORP COMMON 871829107 28,771 978,613 SH SOLE 978,613 - - TC PIPELINES LP COMMON 87233Q108 369 7,100 SH SOLE 7,100 - - VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COMMON 92343V104 24,427 682,700 SH SOLE 682,700 - - WAL-MART STORES INC COMMON 931142103 37,291 691,464 SH SOLE 691,464 - - WILLIAMS PARTNERS LP COMMON 96950F104 462 9,900 SH SOLE 9,900 - - 767,326 3