UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Year Ended December 31, 1999
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
One East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
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(Name and Address of Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report)
Form 13F File Number: 28-4389
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Fred J. Runk
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
(513) 579-2489
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(Name, Title and Phone Number of Person Signing
this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager)
Signature:
Fred J. Runk Cincinnati, Ohio February 10, 2000
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Fred J. Runk
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Report Type:
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
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Number of Other Included Managers: 5
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 55
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total (thousands): $1,051,677
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Name and 13F file numbers of all Institutional Investment Managers with respect
to which this schedule is filed (other than American Financial Group, Inc.):
Number 13F File Number Name of Subsidiary
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1. 28-5042 AFC Holding Company
2. 28-497 American Financial Corporation
3. 28-2414 American Premier Underwriters, Inc.
4. 28-3978 Pennsylvania Company
5. 28-498 Great American Insurance Company
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Column 4: Column 5: Column 8:
Column 2: Market Shares or Column 6: Column 7: Voting Authority
Column 1: Title of Column 3: Value Principal Investment Other ---------------------------
Name of Issuer Class CUSIP (000's) Amount Discretion Managers Sole Shared None
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HOLDINGS OF GREAT AMERICAN
INSURANCE COMPANY
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ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL A 006848 10 5 $ 1,641 25,000SH Defined 1,2,5 25,000
AMERICAN ANNUITY GROUP INC COM 023840 10 1 618,804 34,377,995SH Defined " 34,377,995
AT HOME CORP COM SER A 045919 10 7 429 10,000SH Defined " 10,000
CABLEVISION SYS CORP CL A 12686C 10 9 453 6,000SH Defined " 6,000
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL INC COM 170032 10 6 77,025 16,215,698SH Defined " 16,215,698
CLEARNET COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A NON-VTG 184902 10 4 3,348 97,400SH Defined " 97,400
COMCAST CORP CL A 200300 10 1 1,436 30,000SH Defined " 30,000
COMCAST CORP CL A SPL 200300 20 0 1,517 30,000SH Defined " 30,000
CONSECO INC COM 208464 10 7 623 35,000SH Defined " 35,000
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL B 571783 20 8 1,919 189,543SH Defined " 189,543
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL A 571783 30 7 549 39,543SH Defined " 39,543
PROVIDENT FINL GROUP INC COM 743866 10 5 186,918 5,210,271SH Defined " 5,210,271
RCN CORP COM 749361 10 1 1,019 21,000SH Defined " 21,000
SEPRACOR INC COM 817315 10 4 3,809 38,400SH Defined " 38,400
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315 10 9 779 10,778SH Defined " 10,778
UNITED STATIONERS INC COM 913004 10 7 645 22,569SH Defined " 22,569
WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322 10 3 1,874 72,423SH Defined " 72,423
HOLDINGS OF OTHER SUBSIDIARIES
OF AFG EACH HAVING LESS THAN
$100 MILLION IN 13F SECURITIES
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ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORP CL A 006848 10 5 7,323 111,600SH Defined 1,2,3,4,5 111,600
AMERICAN ANNUITY GROUP INC COM 023840 10 1 12,276 682,000SH Defined 1,2,5 682,000
AT HOME CORP COM SER A 045919 10 7 7,032 164,018SH Defined 1,2,3,4 164,018
ASTORIA FINL CORP COM 046265 10 4 957 31,450SH Defined 1,2,3,4,5 31,450
BANCO SANTANDER P R SAN JUAN COM 059646 10 9 386 25,000SH Defined 1,2,5 25,000
BERKLEY W R CORP COM 084423 10 2 660 31,630SH Defined 1,2,3,4 31,630
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122 10 8 1,284 20,000SH Defined 1,2,3,4,5 20,000
BROADWING INC COM 111620 10 0 834 22,611SH Defined 1,2,3,4 22,611
CABLEVISION SYS CORP CL A 12686C 10 9 2,620 34,700SH Defined 1,2,3,4,5 34,700
CHIQUITA BRANDS INTL INC COM 170032 10 6 36,957 7,780,597SH Defined " 7,780,597
CLEARNET COMMUNICATIONS INC CL A NON-VTG 184902 10 4 2,750 80,000SH Defined " 80,000
COMCAST CORP CL A 200300 10 1 1,868 39,000SH Defined 1,2,3,4 39,000
COMCAST CORP CL A SPL 200300 20 0 1,518 30,000SH Defined " 30,000
CONSECO INC COM 208464 10 7 2,655 149,000SH Defined 1,2,3,4,5 149,000
FIDELITY FINL OHIO INC COM 31614P 10 7 2,183 122,100SH Defined 1,2,3,4 122,100
JOHN HANCOCK BK &THRIFT OPP FD SH BEN INT 409735 10 7 440 52,200SH Defined " 52,200
HOST MARRIOTT CORP NEW COM 44107P 10 4 83 10,110SH Defined " 10,110
INTERMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 458801 10 7 776 20,000SH Defined " 20,000
JONES INTERCABLE INC CL A 480206 20 0 3,008 43,400SH Defined " 43,400
LEUCADIA NATL CORP COM 527288 10 4 609 26,352SH Defined 1,2 26,352
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL B 571783 20 8 5,404 533,801SH Defined 1,2,3,4 533,801
MARSH SUPERMARKETS INC CL A 571783 30 7 9,578 690,301SH Defined " 690,301
MELLON FINL CORP COM 58551A 10 8 3,440 101,000SH Defined " 101,000
MIRAGE RESORTS INC COM 60462E 10 4 635 42,000SH Defined " 42,000
NETBANK INC COM 640933 10 7 278 15,000SH Defined " 15,000
POPULAR INC COM 733174 10 6 5,289 189,320SH Defined 1,2,5 189,320
PROVIDENT FINL GROUP INC COM 743866 10 5 8,266 230,403SH Defined " 230,403
RCN CORP COM 749361 10 1 3,407 70,250SH Defined 1,2,3,4,5 70,250
RELIANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC COM 759464 10 0 72 10,800SH Defined 1,2,5 10,800
SEPRACOR INC COM 817315 10 4 4,037 40,700SH Defined 1,2,3,4 40,700
THERMOLASE CORP SB DB CV 144A 04 883624 AA 6 1,994 2,500,000PR Defined 1,2,5 2,500,000
TIME WARNER INC COM 887315 10 9 2,531 35,000SH Defined 1,2,3,4,5 35,000
US BANCORP DEL COM 902973 10 6 536 22,500SH Defined 1,2,3,4 22,500
UNITED ASSET MGMT CORP COM 909420 10 1 574 30,900SH Defined " 30,900
WARNER LAMBERT CO COM 934488 10 7 1,639 20,000SH Defined " 20,000
WASHINGTON MUT INC COM 939322 10 3 1,124 43,453SH Defined 1,2,5 43,453
WESTPOINT STEVENS INC COM 961238 10 2 515 29,400SH Defined 1,2,3,4 29,400
ZENITH NATL INS CORP COM 989390 10 9 13,351 647,300SH Defined " 647,300
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REPORT TOTAL $1,051,677
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