<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000892251-19-000033.txt : 20190425
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000892251-19-000033
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190425

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:		19767390

	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 13D AMENDMENT 9 CARL H. LINDNER III
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
      </font>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 13D</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">(Rule 13d-101)</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times,
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        </font>TO 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(a)</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Amendment No. 9</font><font style="font-size:
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        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>American Financial Group, Inc.</u></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font>(Name of Issuer)</font></div>
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        </font>Karl J. Grafe, Esq.<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font>301 East Fourth Street<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
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        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>(513)&#160; 579-2540</u></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CUSIP No. 025932 10 4</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#160;1</font></div>
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          <td colspan="6" style="width: 93.6%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <br>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Carl H. Lindner III</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 0.1%; vertical-align: top;">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: right;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#9744;</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: right;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#9744;</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">SEC USE ONLY</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> </font>&#160;</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">SOURCE OF FUNDS*</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <br>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">N/A</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#9744;</font><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 144pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab"></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">U.S. Citizen</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">BENEFICIALLY</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">OWNED BY</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">SOLE VOTING POWER</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3,426,647</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <br>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">538,257</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">&#160;9</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <br>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">4,265,127</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">10</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <br>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">538,257</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</font></div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">4,803,384 </font>&#8211; See Item 5</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CERTAIN SHARES* &#160; &#160; &#9744;</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"></font><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 144pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab"> &#160; </font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">13</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <br>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5.35%</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> <br>
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            <div style="text-align: justify;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">IN</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">This Amendment No. 9 (this &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) 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, Amendment No. 6 filed
        on April 16, 2014, Amendment No. 7 filed on June 13, 2017 and Amendment No. 8 filed on September 30, 2018 (as so amended, the &#8220;Original Schedule 13D&#8221;), relating to the Common Stock, no par value per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;) issued by American
        Financial Group, Inc. (&#8220;AFG&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;).&#160; Capitalized terms used and not defined in this Amendment No. 9 have the meanings set forth in the Original Schedule 13D.</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Item 4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Purpose of Transaction.</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Item 4 of the Original 13D is amended and restated as follows:</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">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&#8217;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.</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">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.</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Item 5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Interest in
          Securities of the Issuer.</font></font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the Original 13D are amended and restated as follows:</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">As of April 23, 2019, the
          Reporting Person beneficially owned 4,803,384 shares (or approximately 5.35% of the outstanding shares) of Common Stock, which amount includes</font> 3,236,647 shares held in a trust over which he holds voting and dispositive power; 393,162
        shares held by a trust over which his spouse has voting and dispositive power; 838,480 shares held in a limited liability company over which he holds dispositive power; 145,095 shares held in two charitable foundations over which he and/or his
        spouse have or share voting and dispositive power; and 190,000 shares issuable upon exercise of employee stock options within 60 days of the date of filing.</font></div>
    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Item 5(c) of the Original 13D is amended by adding the following:</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">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="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Date</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Transaction</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Number of Shares</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Price</font><sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(3)</sup></font></div>
          </td>
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          <td style="width: 24.95%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2/23/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Disposition<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(1)</sup></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(3,868)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">n/a</font></div>
          </td>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2/25/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Gift</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(3,862)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">n/a</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 24.95%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2/26/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Acquisition<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(2)</sup></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">15,110</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">n/a</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3/18/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Gift</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(3,574)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">n/a</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3/18/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Sale</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(65,406)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">$98.0687<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(3)</sup></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3/19/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Sale</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(13,064)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">$98.128<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(3)</sup></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3/19/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Sale</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(4,594)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">$98.00</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3/20/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Sale</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(372)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">$96.00</font></div>
          </td>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3/26/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Sale</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(30,000)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">$95.991<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(3)</sup></font></div>
          </td>
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          <td style="width: 24.95%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3/27/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Sale</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(44,940)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.7%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">$96.141<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller;">(3)</sup></font></div>
          </td>
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          <td style="width: 24.95%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">4/23/2019</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 28.24%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(4)</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 23.12%; vertical-align: top; border-bottom: #000000 2px solid;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(4)</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">n/a</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">(1)</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Represents shares withheld by AFG to satisfy taxes payable in connection with the vesting of previously-awarded shares of restricted
                  stock.</font></div>
              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(2)</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Represents a grant of restricted stock pursuant to AFG&#8217;s stock incentive plan.&#160; All shares cliff-vest four years after date of grant.</font></div>
              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(3)</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Prices are the weighted average prices.</font></div>
              <div>&#160;</div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(4)</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">On April 23, 2019, a limited liability company, over which the Reporting Person shared voting and dispositive power, distributed all
                  2,324,600</font></div>
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                  distribution.</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, it is hereby certified that the information
        set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><br>
        <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><br>
        </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Dated:</font><font style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 36pt" id="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab">&#160;</font>April 25, 2019</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><u>/s/ Karl J.
                    Grafe&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <br>
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact for</font></div>
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Carl H. Lindner III</font></div>
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