CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13G/A, 1999-02-12
FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 1 )*
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                        Cincinnati Financial Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                        Common Shares, Without Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                    172062101
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1998
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this schedule
is filed:

                           [   ]  Rule 13d-1 (b)
                           [ x ]  Rule 13d-1 (c)
                           [   ]  Rule 133d-1 (d)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).






SEC 1745 (2/92)                                   Page 1 of 5 pages


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CUSIP NO. 172062101                    13G                 Page  2  of  5  Pages
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   1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
           S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

                     Fifth Third Bancorp
                       31-0854434
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   2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                      (a)   [X]

                                                                      (b)   [ ]
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   3       SEC USE ONLY

                                                                                
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   4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                                 
                                                                                
                     Ohio corporation                                           
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                      5    SOLE VOTING POWER                                    
   NUMBER OF                                                                    
     SHARES                          9,311,855                                  
  BENEFICIALLY      ------- ----------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY           6    SHARED VOTING POWER                                 
      EACH                                                                      
   REPORTING                          461,069                                   
     PERSON         ------- ----------------------------------------------------
      WITH             7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER                              
                                                                                
                                      7,138,751                                 
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                       8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER                            
                                                                                
                                       676,155                                  
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    9      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                               9,772,924
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   10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

                              NOT APPLICABLE
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   11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

                               5.85%
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   12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                               HC
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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Cincinnati Financial Corporation                                     Page 3 of 5
172062101

Item 1 (a)                 Name of Issuer:

                           Cincinnati Financial Corporation

Item 1 (b)                 Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:

                           6200 South Gilmore Road
                           Fairfield, Ohio  45014-5141


Item 2 (a) - (c) Names, Addresses & Citizenship of Persons Filing:

                           Fifth Third Bancorp
                           38 Fountain Square Plaza
                           Cincinnati, Ohio  45263


Item 2 (d)                 Title of Class of Securities:

                           Common Shares, without par value

Item 2 (e)                 CUSIP Number:

                           172062101

Item 3                     Not Applicable

                           Fifth Third Bancorp is filing this statement pursuant
                           to Rule 13d-1 (c).

Item 4                     Ownership:

                           This report relates to beneficial holdings by Fifth
                           Third Bancorp, through several of its banking
                           subsidiaries, of an aggregate of 9,772,924
                           outstanding shares of the Common Stock of Cincinnati
                           Financial Corporation, no par value.

                           The following tabulations set forth the shares with
                           respect of which voting rights are held or shared and
                           those shares to which there is the power of disposal.

(a)               Amount Beneficially Owned:

                  Fifth Third Bancorp, through fiduciary accounts held in its
                  banking subsidiaries, has neither voting power nor dispositive
                  power with respect to 3,784,263 shares and are not deemed to
                  be beneficially owned.

                  The following are held in fiduciary accounts in Bancorp's
                  banking subsidiaries and are deemed to be beneficially owned:


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Cincinnati Financial Corporation                                     Page 4 of 5
172062101
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                  Powers:                                     No. of Shares

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                  Full voting; full dispositive               7,138,751
                  Full voting; shared dispositive             215,086
                  Full voting; no dispositive                 1,958,018
                  Shared voting; full dispositive             0
                  Shared voting; shared dispositive           461,069
                  Shared voting; no dispositive               0
                  No voting; full dispositive                 0
                  No voting; shared dispositive               0
                  No voting; no dispositive                   3,784,263
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         (b)      Percentage of Class:

                  Fifth Third Bancorp has aggregate beneficial ownership of
                  5.85%.

         (c)      Number of Shares as to which such Person has:

                  (i)      Sole Power to Vote or to Direct
                           the Vote                                    9,311,855

                  (ii)     Shared Power to Vote or to Direct
                           the Vote                                    461,069

                  (iii)    Sole Power to Dispose or to Direct
                           the Disposition of                          7,138,751

                  (iv)     Shared Power to Dispose or to Direct
                           the disposition of                          676,155

Item 5                     Ownership of Five Percent or Less
                           of a Class.

                           Not Applicable

Item 6                     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
                           Another Person.

                           Not Applicable

Item 7                     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
                           which acquired the Security being Reported on by the
                           Parent Holding Company.

                           Fifth Third Bancorp, as parent holding company of the
banking subsidiaries listed below, has filed this schedule. None of its
subsidiaries hold more than 5% of the outstanding stock of the Issuer, as shown
below.
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         List of Banking Subsidiaries                Federal Tax ID Number      Item 3 Classification
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         Fifth Third Bank                            31-0854433                         BK
         Fifth Third Bank of Columbus                31-1137357                         BK
         Fifth Third Bank of Northwestern Ohio       34-4208980                         BK
         Fifth Third Trust Co. & Savings Bank, FSB   59-3085783                         BK
         Fifth Third Bank of Northern Kentucky       61-0335110                         BK
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Cincinnati Financial Corporation                                     Page 5 of 5
172062101
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         Fifth Third Bank of Central Indiana         35-0545660                         BK
         Fifth Third Bank of Western Ohio            31-0676865                         BK
         Fifth Third Bank of Kentucky, Inc.          61-0290030                         BK
         Fifth Third Bank of Northeastern Ohio       34-1796329                         BK
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Items 8-9         Not Applicable


Item 10           Certification

                  By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best
of his knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do
not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect.

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


FEBRUARY 10, 1999
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Date

THE FIFTH THIRD BANCORP



By:     MICHAEL K. KEATING
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Name:  Michael K. Keating
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Title: Secretary



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