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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000892251-18-000050
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180522
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180523

FILER:

	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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13653
		FILM NUMBER:		18854900

	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="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Kenneth C. Ambrecht</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 9.6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9.6pt">11,104,423</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">John B. Berding</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.6pt">69,137,967</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 9.6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9.6pt">6,346,228</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.6pt">66,345,410</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.3pt">5,091,770</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.6pt">73,920,429</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 9.6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9.6pt">1,563,766</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.3pt">5,091,770</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">James E. Evans</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.6pt">65,923,712</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 9.6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9.6pt">9,560,483</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.3pt">5,091,770</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Terry S. Jacobs</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.6pt">70,433,469</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 9.6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9.6pt">5,050,726</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.3pt">5,091,770</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Gregory G. Joseph</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.6pt">73,039,517</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 9.6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9.6pt">2,444,678</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.3pt">5,091,770</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">William W. Verity</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.6pt">60,150,128</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 9.6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9.6pt">15,334,067</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.3pt">5,091,770</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: left">John I. Von Lehman</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.6pt">66,844,579</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-RIGHT: 9.6pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9.6pt">8,639,616</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 21.46%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.5pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.85pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.3pt">5,091,770</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">2.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Ratify the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2018.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">For</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Against</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 29.04%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Abstain</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">78,736,914</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 40.77%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">1,782,487</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 29.04%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">56,564</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">3.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Approve, on an advisory basis, compensation of our named executive officers.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">For</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Against</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 24.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Abstain</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 25.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Broker</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Non-Votes</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">70,621,189</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 25.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">4,507,449</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 24.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">355,557</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 25.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.6pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 12.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.5pt">5,091,770</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">4.</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Shareholder proposal to prepare sustainability report.</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 24.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">For</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 25.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Against</div>
</td>
<td style="WIDTH: 24.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Abstain</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 25.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Broker</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Non-Votes</div>
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<tr>
<td style="WIDTH: 24.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">36,078,694</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 25.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">38,527,017</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 24.99%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center">878,484</div>
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<td style="WIDTH: 25.01%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: middle">
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 6.6pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 12.35pt; TEXT-INDENT: 4.5pt">5,091,770</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">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 thereunto duly authorized.</div>

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