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 28, 2012
(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.)
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:
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 30, 2012, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release “Cincinnati Financial Corporation Holds Shareholders' and Directors' Meetings.” The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Final voting results on matters properly brought before the annual meeting of shareholders are set forth below:
| Total Outstanding Shares as of Record Date: | 162,326,568 | Shares Voted at Meeting: | 138,395,580 |
Proposal 1—Election of Directors
| For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| William F. Bahl | 116,817,766 | 3,616,281 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| Steven J. Johnston | 118,945,729 | 1,488,318 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| Kenneth C. Lichtendahl | 116,835,469 | 3,598,578 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| W. Rodney McMullen | 119,468,587 | 965,460 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| Gretchen W. Price | 119,370,920 | 1,063,127 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| John J. Schiff, Jr. | 108,505,502 | 11,928,545 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| Thomas R. Schiff | 105,003,260 | 15,430,787 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| Kenneth W. Stecher | 108,738,500 | 11,695,547 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| John F. Steele, Jr. | 111,474,760 | 8,959,287 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
| E. Anthony Woods | 116,961,642 | 3,472,405 | 17,961,533 | |||||||||
Proposal 2—Ratify Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 135,627,346 | 2,625,904 | 142,330 | -0- |
Proposal 3 —Nonbinding Vote to Approve Compensation for Named Executive Officers
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 118,208,170 | 1,329,890 | 895,987 | 17,961,533 |
Proposal 4 —Adoption of the Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2012 Stock Compensation Plan
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 114,463,101 | 5,237,794 | 733,152 | 17,961,533 |
This report should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained in the news release.
The information furnished in Item 7.01 of this report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1– News release dated April 30, 2012, titled “Cincinnati Financial Corporation Holds Shareholders' and Directors' Meetings”
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: May 3, 2012 | /s/ Michael J. Sewell |
| Michael J. Sewell | |
| Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer |