13F-HR 1 l35436ee13fvhr.txt FORM 13F-HR UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2008 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: ________ This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: The Cincinnati Insurance Company Address: 6200 South Gilmore Road Fairfield, Ohio 45014 13F File Number: 028-10753 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. Person Signing the Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Kenneth W. Stecher Title: Chief Executive Officer Phone: (513) 870-2000 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Kenneth W. Stecher Fairfield, Ohio February 11, 2009 ----------------------------------- Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) List of other Managers Reporting for this Manager: N/A FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers 1 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total 56 Form 13F Information Table Value Total 1,702,188 (thousands) List of Other Included Managers
No. File No. Name --- --------- -------------------------------- 01 028-10798 Cincinnati Financial Corporation
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COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 SHARES/ INVESTMENT COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP FMV (000) PRINCIPAL SH/PRN DIS OTH MGRS SOLE SHARED NONE ---------------------------- --------------- --------- --------- ---------- ------ ------------ -------- -------- --------- -------- 3M COMPANY COMMON 88579Y101 20,053 348,500 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 348,500 -- ABBOTT LABORATORIES COMMON 002824100 41,479 777,200 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 777,200 -- AGL RESOURCES COMMON 001204106 20,309 647,800 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 647,800 -- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN COMMON 01881G106 42,590 2,048,600 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 2,048,600 -- ARTHUR J GALLAGHER COMMON 363576109 3,401 131,246 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 131,246 -- ASPEN INSURANCE CONVERTIBLE PFD G05384113 6,720 160,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- AT&T INC COMMON 00206R102 25,023 878,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 878,000 -- AVERY DENNISON CORP COMMON 053611109 17,090 522,138 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 522,138 -- BB & T CORP COMMON 054937107 5,184 188,800 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 188,800 -- BOEING CO COMMON 097023105 16,552 387,898 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 387,898 -- BOSTON PROPERTIES INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 10112RAK0 4,938 6,250,000 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- CHEVRON CORPORATION COMMON 166764100 73,112 988,400 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 988,400 -- CLOROX COMPANY COMMON 189054109 10,434 187,792 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 187,792 -- CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 20825C104 18,130 350,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 350,000 -- DIEBOLD INC. COMMON 253651103 18,042 642,300 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 642,300 -- DUKE ENERGY CORP COMMON 26441C105 29,206 1,945,800 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,945,800 -- EQUITABLE RESOURCES INC COMMON 294549100 20,130 600,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 600,000 -- EQUITY RESIDENTIAL CONVERTIBLE DEB 26884AAV5 4,021 4,800,000 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION COMMON 30231G102 213,529 2,674,800 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 2,674,800 -- FERRO CORPORATION CV DEB CONVERTIBLE DEB 315405AL4 2,540 5,250,000 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- FORTUNE BRANDS INC COMMON 349631101 14,448 350,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 350,000 -- GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COMMON 369604103 27,622 1,705,085 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,705,085 -- GENUINE PARTS CO COMMON 372460105 42,858 1,132,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,132,000 -- HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC CONVERTIBLE PFD 446150401 11,513 15,034 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- HUTCHINSON TECH CONVERTIBLE DEB 448407AF3 800 2,500,000 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS COMMON 452308109 17,981 513,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 513,000 -- JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 478160104 144,112 2,408,685 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 2,408,685 -- KEYCORP INC. CONVERTIBLE PFD 493267405 2,504 35,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- LEGGETT & PLATT INC COMMON 524660107 17,713 1,166,100 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,166,100 -- LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORP COMMON 535678106 15,612 705,800 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 705,800 -- MEDTRONIC INC COMMON 585055106 17,603 560,250 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 560,250 -- MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 595017104 17,382 890,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 890,000 -- MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 594918104 1,944 100,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 100,000 -- NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANCORP 6% CV TR PFD CONVERTIBLE PFD 64944P307 2,943 95,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- NORAM ENERGY CORP CV DEB CONVERTIBLE DEB 655419AC3 9,907 10,652,650 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- OMNICARE INC CONVERTIBLE DEB 681904AL2 4,013 7,150,000 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- -- PARTNERRE LTD COMMON G6852T105 2,479 34,784 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 34,784 -- PAYCHEX INC COMMON 704326107 10,512 400,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 400,000 -- PEPSICO INC COMMON 713448108 65,204 1,190,500 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,190,500 -- PFIZER INC COMMON 717081103 31,878 1,800,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,800,000 -- PIEDMONT NATURAL GAS COMMON 720186105 51,123 1,614,253 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,614,253 -- PITNEY BOWES INC COMMON 724479100 18,677 733,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 733,000 -- PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP COMMON 693475105 39,200 800,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 800,000 -- PPG INDUSTRIES INC COMMON 693506107 16,887 398,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 398,000 -- PRAXAIR INC COMMON 74005P104 7,420 125,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 125,000 -- PROCTER & GAMBLE CORPORATION COMMON 742718109 280,572 4,538,535 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 4,538,535 -- RPM INTERNATIONAL INC COMMON 749685103 17,487 1,315,800 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,315,800 -- SEACOR SMITH INC NOTES CONVERTIBLE DEB 811904AH4 3,026 3,000,000 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- SPECTRA ENERGY CORP COMMON 847560109 12,952 822,900 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 822,900 -- SYSCO CORP COMMON 871829107 2,455 107,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 107,000 -- THE STANLEY WORKS COMMON 854616109 18,056 529,500 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 529,500 -- U S BANCORP COMMON 902973304 10,179 407,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 407,000 -- VORNADO REALTY TRUST CONVERTIBLE DEB 929043AE7 7,362 9,290,000 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 949746101 38,324 1,300,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 1,300,000 -- WEST PHARMACEUTICAL CONVERTIBLE DEB 955306AA3 3,738 5,200,000 PRN SHARED-OTHER 01 -- -- WYETH COMMON 983024100 123,220 3,285,000 SH SHARED-OTHER 01 -- 3,285,000 -- 1,702,188
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