SEC FORM
3
SEC Form 3
| FORM 3 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
| ONE EAST FOURTH STREET |
| SUITE 919 |
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2008
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3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
[ AFG ]
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4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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Director |
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10% Owner |
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Officer (give title below) |
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Other (specify below) |
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
| X |
Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr.
4)
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Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr.
4)
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3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
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4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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| Common Stock |
4,925 |
D |
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| Common Stock |
50,424 |
I |
#1
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| Common Stock |
3,000 |
I |
#2
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| Common Stock |
7,500 |
I |
#3
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr.
4)
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2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr.
4)
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
5)
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6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
5)
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| Date Exercisable |
Expiration Date |
Title |
Amount or Number of Shares |
| Explanation of Responses: |
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| Remarks: |
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Gregory G. Joseph
By: Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact |
05/16/2008 |
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** Signature of Reporting Person |
Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction
5
(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, Gregory G. Joseph, do hereby appoint James C. Kennedy and Karl J. Grafe,
or either of them, as my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to sign on my behalf
individually and as a Director of American Financial Group, Inc. or as a
director or executive officer of any of its subsidiaries and to file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission any schedules or other filings or amendments
thereto made by me or on behalf of American Financial Group, Inc. or any of its
subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 13(d), 13(f), 13(g), 14(d) or 16(a) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand at Cincinnati, Ohio as of
the 15th day of May, 2008.
/s/Gregory G. Joseph
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Signature
Gregory G. Joseph
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Print Name
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF HAMILTON
On this 15th day of May, 2008, Gregory G. Joseph personally appeared before me,
and acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for the purposes
therein contained.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.
Mary L. Tilley
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Notary Public
03-21-2009
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My Commission Expires:
