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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001341004-16-001540
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160706
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160706
GROUP MEMBERS:		GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			National Interstate CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001301106
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				341607394
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-80324
		FILM NUMBER:		161752548

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3250 INTERSTATE DRIVE
		CITY:			RICHFIELD
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44286
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(330) 659-8900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3250 INTERSTATE DRIVE
		CITY:			RICHFIELD
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44286

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001042046
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				311544320
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP TOWER
		STREET 2:		301 E. 4TH STREET
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5135792121

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP TOWER
		STREET 2:		301 E. 4TH STREET
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970709
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">SOLE VOTING POWER</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">10,200,000</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;8&#160; </font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">0</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;9&#160; </font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">10,200,000</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">10&#160; </font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">0</font></div>
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<td nowrap valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">11&#160; </font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">10,200,000</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">12</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES</font></div>

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<td valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">13</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">51.2%</font></div>
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<td nowrap valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">14&#160; </font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;1</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*</font></div>

<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">(a) &#160; <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: wingdings; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">o </font></font></div>

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<td valign="top" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;3</font></div>
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<td valign="top" width="95%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 0.75pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">SEC USE ONLY</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">SOURCE OF FUNDS*</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SHARES</font></div>

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<td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 1pt solid; BORDER-TOP: black 0.75pt solid">
<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;7</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">SOLE VOTING POWER</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">&#160;8</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 9pt">SHARED VOTING POWER</font></div>

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<div style="TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">American Financial Group, Inc. (&#8220;AFG&#8221; or &#8220;we&#8221;) is pleased to provide the special committee (the &#8220;Special Committee&#8221;) of the Board of Directors of National Interstate Corporation (&#8220;National Interstate&#8221;) with its further increased offer for its wholly-owned subsidiary, Great American Insurance Company (&#8220;GAIC&#8221;), to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of National Interstate that are not currently owned by GAIC at a purchase price of $32.00 per share in cash.&#160;&#160;This represents our best and final offer, and we will offer no further increases from this price.&#160;&#160;This is a full and fair price offer that will provide upfront liquidity to, and for the benefit of, National Interstate&#8217;s shareholders.&#160;&#160;As previously communicated, the proposed transaction will not be subject to a financing condition.</font></div>

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