UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2005 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: Kenneth S. Miller Title: Sr. Vice President Phone: (513) 870-2633 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/Kenneth S. Miller Fairfield, Ohio October 24, 2005 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: Cincinnati Insurance Company 13F File No. 28-10753 Cincinnati Casualty Company 13F File No. 28-10755 Cincinnati Indemnity Company 13F File No. 28-10756 Cincinnati Life Insurance Company 13F File No. 28-10754 CinFin Capital Management 13F File No. 28-5597 1 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 29 Form 13F Information Table Value Total 2,424,529 List of Other Included Managers: None 2 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ NAMES OF TITLE OF VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY ISSUER CLASS CUSIP [x$1000] PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACCO BRANDS CORP COMMON 00081T108 1,492 52,878 SH SOLE 52,878 -- -- ALLTEL CORP COMMON 020039103 509,263 7,821,584 SH SOLE 7,821,584 -- -- ARCHSTONE-SMITH TRUST COMMON 039583109 3,010 75,500 SH SOLE 75,500 -- -- BB & T CORP COMMON 054937107 8,786 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 -- -- CINERGY CORP COMMON 172474108 4,441 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 -- -- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMMON 30231G102 102,558 1,614,066 SH SOLE 1,614,066 -- -- FIFTH THIRD BANCORP COMMON 316773100 998,997 27,183,604 SH SOLE 27,183,604 -- -- FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP COMMON 320209109 45,886 2,465,644 SH SOLE 2,465,644 -- -- FIRST MERIT CORPORATION COMMON 337915102 140,648 5,250,000 SH SOLE 5,250,000 -- -- FORTUNE BRANDS INC COMMON 349631101 18,299 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 -- -- HILLENBRAND INDUSTRIES COMMON 431573104 23,525 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 -- -- HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC COMMON 446150104 3,060 136,200 SH SOLE 136,200 -- -- JEFFERSON PILOT CORP COMMON 475070108 3,838 75,000 SH SOLE 75,000 -- -- JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 31,640 500,000 SH SOLE 500,000 -- -- LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP COMMON 534187109 2,601 50,000 SH SOLE 50,000 -- -- MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 9,384 175,000 SH SOLE 175,000 -- -- MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 19,298 750,000 SH SOLE 750,000 -- -- NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION COMMON 635405103 30,096 900,000 SH SOLE 900,000 -- -- PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP COMMON 693475105 153,811 2,651,000 SH SOLE 2,651,000 -- -- PEOPLES COMMUNITY BANCORP COMMON 71086E107 2,135 100,000 SH SOLE 100,000 -- -- PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 6,243 250,000 SH SOLE 250,000 -- -- PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMMON 720186105 63,438 2,520,400 SH SOLE 2,520,400 -- -- PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION COMMON 742718109 35,676 600,000 SH SOLE 600,000 -- -- SKY FINANCIAL GROUP INC COMMON 83080P103 96,279 3,425,068 SH SOLE 3,425,068 -- -- SYSCO CORP COMMON 871829107 14,681 468,000 SH SOLE 468,000 -- -- U S BANCORP COMMON 902973304 65,544 2,334,200 SH SOLE 2,334,200 -- -- WACHOVIA CORP. COMMON 929903102 2,841 59,700 SH SOLE 59,700 -- -- WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 949746101 13,178 225,000 SH SOLE 225,000 -- -- WYETH COMMON 983024100 13,881 300,000 SH SOLE 300,000 -- -- 2,424,529 61,032,844 61,032,844 3