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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000892251-19-000041
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190522
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190523

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:		19848040

	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-align: center; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
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        </font>Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:&#160; (<font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">513) 579-2121</font></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;">On February 26, 2019, American Financial Group, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K
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            <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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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">S. Craig Lindner</font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">73,711,748</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Kenneth C. Ambrecht</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">71,789,400</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">4,972,325</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">John B. Berding</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">70,476,965</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">6,284,760</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">67,316,866</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">9,444,859</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Virginia C. Drosos</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">74,931,750</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">1,829,975</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">James E. Evans</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">69,161,919</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">7,599,806</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Terry S. Jacobs</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">71,754,281</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,007,444</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Gregory G. Joseph</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">73,845,678</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2,916,047</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Mary Beth Martin</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">76,305,187</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">456,538</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
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          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">William W. Verity</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">67,934,412</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">8,827,313</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
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          <td style="width: 35.63%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">John I. Von Lehman</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; margin-right: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">73,364,861</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: right; text-indent: 9.6pt; margin-right: 9.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3,396,864</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 21.46%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.3pt; margin-right: 7.85pt; margin-left: 6.5pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2.</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Ratify the appointment of Ernst &amp; Young LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public
                  accounting firm for 2019.</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;">For</font></font></div>
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          <td style="width: 40.77%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <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;">Against</font></font></div>
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          <td style="width: 29.04%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <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;">Abstain</font></font></div>
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          <td style="width: 30.19%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">79,373,122</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 40.77%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2,953,821</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 29.04%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">47,777</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">3.</font></div>
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              <div style="text-align: left; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Approve, on an advisory basis, compensation of our named executive officers.</font></div>
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          <td style="width: 24.99%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <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;">For</font></font></div>
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          <td style="width: 25.01%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <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;">Against</font></font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 24.99%; vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: 2px solid black;">
            <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;">Abstain</font></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Broker</font></div>
            <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;">Non-Votes</font></font></div>
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            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">65,743,339</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25.01%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">10,891,642</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 24.99%; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">126,744</font></div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 25.01%; vertical-align: middle;">
            <div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 4.5pt; margin-right: 12.35pt; margin-left: 6.6pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">5,612,995</font></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 24pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">SIGNATURES</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;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
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            <div style="text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Date: May 23, 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-weight: bold;">AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</font></div>
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