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*
(Street)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2022
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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 |
| X |
Officer (give title below) |
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Other (specify below) |
| Senior VP & General Counsel |
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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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2.
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 |
6,432 |
D |
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| Common Stock |
8,900 |
I |
By Trust |
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: |
| Remarks: |
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Mark A. Weiss, by Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact |
12/02/2022 |
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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). |
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see
Instruction 6 for procedure. |
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints Karl J. Grafe as the true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with the full
power of substitution and revocation, for the undersigned and in the name, place
and stead of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, to execute, on behalf
of the undersigned, any and all statements or reports under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the beneficial
ownership of shares of Common Stock, no par value, of American Financial Group,
Inc., including, without limitation, all initial statements of beneficial
ownership on Form 3, all statements of changes in beneficial ownership on Form 4
and all annual statements of changes in beneficial ownership of securities on
Form 5, all successor or similar forms and any and all other documents that may
be required, from time to time, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, to execute any and all amendments or supplements to any such
statements, reports or forms, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney or attorneys-in-fact, and each of them,
full power and authority to do so and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorney or attorneys-in-fact or any of
them or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, and each of
them, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming any of the responsibilities of the undersigned to comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any other legal requirement. This
Power of Attorney shall remain in effect until revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 14th day of November, 2022.
/s/ Mark A. Weiss
Signature
Mark A. Weiss
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Print Name
STATE OF OHIO
COUNTY OF HAMILTON
On this 14th day of November, 2022, Mark A. Weiss 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.
/s/ John S. Fronduti
Notary Public
My Commission has no expiration date
Sec. 147.03.R.C.
