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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000892251-18-000072
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181009
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181009

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-52601
		FILM NUMBER:		181113402

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LINDNER CARL H III
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000942082
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14TH FLOOR PROVIDENT TOWER
		STREET 2:		ONE EAST FOURTH STREET
		CITY:			CINCINNATI
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			45202
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<DESCRIPTION>SCHEDULE 13/D AMENDMENT NO. 8 - CARL H. LINDNER III
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">3,385,631</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">4,294,111</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">2,324,600</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">6,618,711 </font>&#8211; See Item 5</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">CERTAIN SHARES*</font><font id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 144pt; DISPLAY: inline-block; TEXT-INDENT: 0px">&#160;</font>&#9744;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">&#160;</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">IN</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">This Amendment No. 8 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on May 11, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on September 18, 2006, Amendment No. 2 filed on August 4, 2008, Amendment No. 3 filed on August 7, 2009, Amendment No. 4 filed on April 13, 2010, Amendment No. 5 filed on October 27, 2011 and Amendment No. 6 filed on April 16, 2014, Amendment No. 7 filed on June 13, 2017 (as so amended, the "Original Schedule 13D"), relating to the Common Stock, no par value per share ("Common Stock") issued by American Financial Group, Inc. ("AFG" or the "Company").&#160; Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment No. 8&#160;have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Item 4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Purpose of Transaction.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Item 4 of the Original 13D is amended and restated as follows:</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">The Reporting Person is the Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President of AFG and also serves on the Board of Directors.&#160; In these capacities, Mr. Lindner has responsibility for AFG's management and strategic direction.&#160; Additionally, in his capacity as a shareholder of the Company, Mr. Lindner reviews his investment in the Company on a continuous basis. Mr. Lindner may from time to time acquire additional shares of Common Stock of the Company or dispose of a portion of the shares of Common Stock that he beneficially owns.&#160; Any transactions that Mr. Lindner may pursue may be made at any time and from time to time without prior notice and will depend upon a variety of factors, including, without limitation, other investment and business opportunities available to Mr. Lindner, tax and estate planning considerations and other factors.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Other than as described above in this Item 4, Mr. Lindner has no present plan or proposal relating to or that would result in any of the transactions or changes listed in Items 4(a) through 4(j) of Schedule 13D.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Item 5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Interest in Securities of the Issuer.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the Original 13D are amended and restated as follows:</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">As of June 7, 2017, the Reporting Person beneficially owned 6,618,711 shares (or approximately 7.41% of the outstanding shares) of Common Stock, which amount includes</font> 2,714,744 shares held in a trust for which he holds voting and dispositive power; 393,162 shares held by a trust over which his spouse has voting and dispositive power; 908,480 shares held in a limited liability company over which shares he holds dispositive power; 2,324,600 shares owned by a limited liability company; 107,725 shares held in a charitable foundation over which he shares voting and dispositive power with his spouse; and 170,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options within 60 days of the date of filing.</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Item 5(c) of the Original 13D is amended by adding the following:</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">Within the 60-day period preceding the date of filing of this Amendment, the Reporting Person had engaged in the following transactions.<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Date</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Transaction</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Number of Shares</div>
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<td style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Price</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8/1/2018</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Gift</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">3,344</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">n/a</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8/8/2018</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sale</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(9,889</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">)<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">(1)</sup></div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">$</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">111.9227</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8/8/2018</div>
</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sale</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(8,896</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">)<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">(1)</sup></div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">$</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">111.9317</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sale</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(23,701</div>
</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">)<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">(1)</sup></div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">$</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">111.7699</div>
</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8/9/2018</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 37.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sale</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(25,142</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">)<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">(1)</sup></div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">$</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">111.7628</div>
</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8/10/2018</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 37.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sale</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(12,924</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 2.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">
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</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">$</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">111.00</div>
</td>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8/15/2018</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 37.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sale</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(59,286</div>
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</td>
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<td style="WIDTH: 0.94%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">$</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">111.5778</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">8/15/2018</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sale</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">(60,162</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">$</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 8.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" valign="bottom">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif">111.5726</div>
</td>
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