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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-20-010293
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200430
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200430
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20200430

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13653
		FILM NUMBER:		20836028

	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; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">SCHEDULE 14A</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )</div>
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      <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#9744; Preliminary Proxy Statement</div>
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      <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#9746; Definitive Additional Materials</div>
      <div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#9744; Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 24pt; font-weight: bold;">American Financial Group, Inc.</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">American Financial Group, Inc.</div>
      <div style="text-align: center;">Great American Insurance Group Tower</div>
      <div style="text-align: center;">301 East Fourth Street</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ANNUAL MEETING OF</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020</div>
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      <div><font style="color: #000000;">On April 3, 2020, American Financial Group, Inc. (&#8220;AFG&#8221;) filed a definitive proxy statement
          (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held on </font>Wednesday, May
          20, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time<font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;). On April 30, 2020, AFG issued a press release concerning its intention </font>to adjourn its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held
          on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 11:00 a.m., Eastern time and to reconvene the adjourned meeting promptly after adjournment exclusively in a virtual format<font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, in response to the continued public health precautions
            regarding in-person gatherings given the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and to support the health and well-being of AFG&#8217;s shareholders, employees and directors.</font></div>
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      <div style="color: #000000;">The record date to determine shareholders who are entitled to attend or vote at the meeting has not changed. To participate, shareholders of record as of
        the close of business on March 27, 2020 may access the Annual Meeting audio webcast at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AFG2020. Shareholders of record may log in as a shareholder, following the instructions below, or as a guest.&#160; The Company
        encourages shareholders to vote in advance of the Annual Meeting by internet, phone, or mail.&#160; The proxy card included with the Annual Meeting proxy materials will not be updated to reflect the information above and may continue to be used to vote
        shares in connection with the Annual Meeting.</div>
      <div>&#160;</div>
      <div style="color: #000000;">If your shares are registered directly in your name with Broadridge, Inc., our stock transfer agent, you are considered the shareholder of record with
        respect to those shares. To be admitted to the Annual Meeting as a shareholder, you will need to enter your unique 16-digit control number which can be found on your proxy card or notice previously distributed.&#160; If you hold shares through an
        intermediary, such as a bank or broker, and would like to login as a shareholder to vote or ask questions in the Annual Meeting, you will need to obtain your 16-digit control number from the intermediary.&#160; No unique control number is required if
        you log in as a guest; however, you will not able to ask questions or vote your shares.</div>
      <div>&#160;</div>
      <div style="color: #000000;">If you access the Annual Meeting as a shareholder and wish to submit a question, you may do so during the meeting by typing your question into the &#8220;Ask a
        Question&#8221; field, and clicking &#8220;Submit.&#8221; We will answer questions pertinent to the business of the meeting and company matters as time allows during the meeting. Questions that are substantially similar may be grouped and answered once to avoid
        repetition.</div>
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      <div style="font-size: 12pt;"><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">This notice should be read in conjunction with the proxy statement and
          original notice.&#160; Access to the Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time will be available at: </font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;"><u>www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AFG2020</u></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">.&#160; AFG&#8217;s 2019 Annual Report and 2020 Proxy Statement are available on the &#8220;Investor Relations&#8221; webpage of www.AFGinc.com and at www.proxyvote.com.</font></div>
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