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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2(a)
(Amendment No. 8)
American Financial Group, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, No Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
025932 10 4
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(CUSIP Number)
James C. Kennedy, Esq.
One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 579-2538
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
See Item 5
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this
Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-
1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
Page 1 of 14 Pages
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CUSIP NO. 025932 10 4 13D Page 2 of 14
Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION, NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Carl H. Lindner
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States Citizen
7 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER
1,509,123 (See Item 5),
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,813,823 (See Item 5)
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
1,813,823 (See Item 5)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
3.2% (See Item 5)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP NO. 025932 10 4 13D Page 3 of 14
Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Carl H. Lindner III
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States Citizen
7 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER
4,928,328 (See Item 5)
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,359,782 (See Item 5)
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
5,359,782 (See Item 5)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.3% (See Item 5)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP NO. 025932 10 4 13D Page 4 of 14
Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
S. Craig Lindner
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States Citizen
7 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER
4,803,358 (See Item 5)
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
5,157,175 (See Item 5)
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
5,157,175 (See Item 5)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.0% (See Item 5)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP NO. 025932 10 4 13D Page 5 of 14
Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Keith E. Lindner
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States Citizen
7 NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
SOLE VOTING POWER
7,005,530 (See Item 5)
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
0
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,356,984 (See Item 5)
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
7,356,984 (See Item 5)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
12.8% (See Item 5)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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This Amendment No. 8 to Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of
Carl H. Lindner and his sons Carl H. Lindner III, S. Craig
Lindner and Keith E. Lindner (collectively the "Lindner Family"
or the "Reporting Persons"). Items not included in this
amendment are either not amended or are not applicable.
Item 1. Security and Issuer.
This Statement relates to shares of Common Stock, no par
value per share ("Common Stock"), of American Financial Group,
Inc., an Ohio corporation ("American Financial"). The principal
executive offices of American Financial are located at One East
Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
As of December 31, 1999, the Lindner Family beneficially
owned an aggregate of 19,687,764 shares (or approximately 33.7%)
of the outstanding American Financial Common Stock as follows:
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Number Percent Ownership
Holder of Shares of Class Interest (a)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Carl H. Lindner 1,813,823 (b) 3.2% 3.2%
Carl H. Lindner III 5,359,782 (c) 9.3% 10.5%
S. Craig Lindner 5,157,175 (d) 9.0% 10.3%
Keith E. Lindner 7,356,984 (e) 12.8% 10.3%
Total: 19,687,764
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(a) This column indicates the ownership percentages for Messrs.
Carl H. Lindner III, S. Craig Lindner and Keith E. Lindner
(i) before attributing the shares held in various trusts for
the benefit of the minor children of Carl H. Lindner III and
S. Craig Lindner (for which Keith E. Lindner acts as trustee
with voting and investment power) to Keith E. Lindner and
(ii) including all options, whether or not currently
exercisable.
(b) Includes 904,507 shares held by his spouse, 85,591 shares
held in a charitable foundation over which shares he holds
voting and investment power, 304,700 shares which may be
acquired within 60 days through the exercise of listed
options, and excludes 8,363,316 shares held in trusts, the
grantor of which is his spouse, and the beneficiaries of the
trust are Mrs. Lindner and their sons Carl H. Lindner III,
S. Craig Lindner and Keith E. Lindner, but for which third
parties act as trustee with voting and investment power.
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(c) Includes 19,088 shares held by a trust over which his spouse
has voting and investment power, 431,454 shares which may be
acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options
granted under the American Financial Stock Option Plan (the
"Option Plan"). Does not include 650,744 shares which are
held in various trusts for the benefit of his minor children
for which Keith E. Lindner acts as trustee with voting and
investment power.
(d) Includes 71,425 shares held by his spouse as custodian for
their minor children or in a trust over which his spouse has
voting and investment power and 353,817 shares which may be
acquired within 60 days through the exercise of options
granted under the Option Plan. Does not include 775,714
shares which are held in various trusts for the benefit of
his minor children for which Keith E. Lindner acts as
trustee with voting and investment power.
(e) This number includes 341 shares held in a trust over which
his spouse has voting and investment power, 351,454 shares
which may be acquired within 60 days through the exercise of
options granted under the Option Plan and 1,426,458 shares
(described in footnotes (c) and (d) above), which are held
in various trusts for the benefit of the minor children of
his brothers, Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner over
which Keith E. Lindner has sole voting and investment power
but no financial interest.
Not included in to the shares set forth in the foregoing
table, subsidiaries of American Financial beneficially own
18,666,614 shares of American Financial Common Stock and hold an
additional 1,366,556 shares to satisfy certain claims against the
predecessor of American Financial. As a result, these shares are
not deemed to be outstanding for purposes of determining the
ownership percentages of the Lindner Family, nor are the
Reporting Persons entitled to vote such shares.
Within the past 60 days, Carl H. Lindner entered into the
following transactions involving American Financial Common Stock:
PRICE PER SHARE
DATE Nature of NUMBER OF 100 SHARE
Transaction SHARES OPTION CONTRACT
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12/9/99 Purchase of option 2,500 3.75
12/9/99 Purchase of option 5,000 3.625
12/9/99 Purchase of option 2,500 1.625
12/9/99 Purchase of option 2,500 1.875
12/10/99 Purchase of option 7,000 4.25
12/10/99 Purchase of option 2,000 2.125
12/13/99 Purchase of option 2,000 2.1875
12/14/99 Purchase of option 11,700 2.50
12/15/99 Purchase of option 10,000 4.50
12/15/99 Purchase of option 20,000 2.6875
12/15/99 Purchase of option 15,000 2.625
12/17/99 Purchase of option 25,000 2.5625
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PRICE PER SHARE/
DATE Nature of NUMBER OF 100 SHARE
Transaction SHARES OPTION CONTRACT
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12/20/99 Purchase of option 18,000 4.50
12/20/99 Purchase of option 20,000 4.50
12/20/99 Purchase of option 2,000 4.375
12/20/99 Purchase of option 15,000 4.50
12/21/99 Purchase of option 20,000 4.50
12/21/99 Purchase of option 5,000 4.50
12/21/99 Purchase of option 50,000 2.75
12/22/99 Purchase of option 5,500 4.25
12/23/99 Purchase of option 2,000 3.00
12/23/99 Purchase of option 20,000 3.00
12/27/99 Purchase of option 15,000 5.625
12/27/99 Purchase of option 2,000 3.625
12/27/99 Purchase of option 5,000 5.125
12/27/99 Purchase of option 10,000 4.875
12/27/99 Purchase of option 5,000 3.00
12/28/99 Purchase of option 5,000 5.625
12/6/99 Purchase 12,600 26.30
12/7/99 Purchase 25,000 26.2865
12/8/99 Purchase 1,000 25.3075
12/8/99 Purchase 1,300 25.3727
12/8/99 Purchase 10,000 26.12
12/13/99 Disposed of by gift (2,368) n/a
12/16/99 Purchase 266 25.3125
12/17/99 Disposed of by gift (1,080) n/a
12/21/99 Purchase 50,000 24.9326
12/22/99 Disposed to GRAT (4,000,000)a n/a
12/22/99 Purchase 3,600 24.9950
12/22/99 Purchase 5,000 24.9332
12/22/99 Purchase 10,000 24.9325
12/22/99 Purchase 10,000 25.0575
12/23/99 Purchase 6,200 25.4331
12/23/99 Purchase 7,000 25.62
12/27/99 Purchase 300 26.2525
12/27/99 Purchase 14,700 26.31
12/28/99 Purchase 5,000 26.5575
12/28/99 Purchase 5,200 26.8082
12/28/99 Purchase 800 26.7450
12/28/99 Purchase 2,000 27.0575
12/28/99 Purchase 3,800 26.8075
12/28/99 Purchase 4,800 26.8700
12/28/99 Purchase 8,400 27.37
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(a) A trust, the grantor of which is the spouse of Carl H.
Lindner, and the beneficiaries of the trust are Mrs. Lindner and
their sons Carl H. Lindner III, S. Craig Lindner and Keith E.
Lindner, but for which a third party acts as trustee with voting
and investment power.
Except as set forth in this Item 5 and prior amendments to
this Schedule 13D, to the best knowledge and belief of the
undersigned, no transactions involving American Financial Common
Stock have been effected during the past 60 days by the Reporting
Persons.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or
Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
None.
Item 7. Material to be filed as Exhibits.
(1) Powers of Attorney executed in connection with
filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(2) Agreement required pursuant to Regulation Section
240.13d-1(f)(1) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and
belief of the undersigned, it is hereby certified that the
information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: January 4, 2000
* Carl H. Lindner
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Carl H. Lindner
* Carl H. Lindner III
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Carl H. Lindner III
* S. Craig Lindner
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S. Craig Lindner
* Keith E. Lindner
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Keith E. Lindner
* By: Karl J. Grafe
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Karl J. Grafe
Attorney-in-Fact
(AFG.#8)
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Exhibit 1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
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I, Carl H. Lindner, 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 Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer 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) and 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 5th day of November, 1997.
/s/ Carl H. Lindner
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Carl H. Lindner
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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I, Carl H. Lindner III, 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 an
officer or 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) and 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 5th day of November, 1997.
/s/ Carl H. Lindner III
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Carl H. Lindner III
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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I, S. Craig Lindner, 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 an officer or
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) and 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 5th day of November, 1997.
/s/ S. Craig Lindner
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S. Craig Lindner
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
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I, Keith E. Lindner, 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 an officer or
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) and 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 5th day of November, 1997.
/s/ Keith E. Lindner
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Keith E. Lindner
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Exhibit 2
AGREEMENT
This Agreement executed this 7th day of April, 1995, is by
and among Carl H. Lindner ("CHL"), Carl H. Lindner III (CHL III),
S. Craig Lindner ("SCL") and Keith E. Lindner ("KEL"), each an
individual, the business address of each is One East Fourth
Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. CHL, CHL III, SCL and KEL are
referred to herein collectively as the Lindner Family.
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, the Lindner
Family beneficially owns approximately 49.9% of American
Premier's outstanding Common Stock and each member of the Lindner
Family is a director and executive officer of American Premier
and AFC;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that CHL, CHL III, SCL and KEL
do hereby agree to file jointly with the Securities and Exchange
Commission any schedules or other filings or amendments thereto
made by or on behalf of any of them pursuant to Section 13(d),
13(f), 13(g), and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
/s/ Carl H. Lindner
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Carl H. Lindner
/s/ Carl H. Lindner III
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Carl H. Lindner III
/s/ S. Craig Lindner
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S. Craig Lindner
/s/ Keith E. Lindner
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Keith E. Lindner
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