X0303 5 2008-12-31 0 0 0 0001042046 AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC AFG 0000942082 LINDNER CARL H III ONE EAST FOURTH STREET CINCINNATI OH 45202 1 1 0 0 Co-CEO & Co-President Common Stock 2008-12-19 5 G 0 44944 0.00 D 5322740 I #1 Common Stock 33188 I #2 Common Stock 37176.88 I #4 Common Stock 10 I #6 Common Stock 129151 I #7 Common Stock 191202 I #8 Common Stock 10055 I #9 Common Stock 20402 I #11 Common Stock 1468500 I #12 Common Stock 2376 I #14 Common Stock 30457 I #15 Common Stock 35220 I #19 Common Stock 293091 I #20 Common Stock 293091 I #21 Common Stock 293091 I #22 Common Stock 22051 I #23 Indirect #1: CHL III, TTEE of the Second Amended & Restate CHL III Family Trust DTD 3/11/94. (c3) Indirect #2: Martha S. Lindner, (or her Successor) o the Martha S. Lindner Family Trust DTD 8/30/02 as amended. (c3) Indirect #4: The Company's Retirement and Savings Plans. The number of shares of Common Stock which would be represented by the value of the Reporting Person's Company Securities Funds account in the Issuer's Retirement and Savings Plan is based on a statement dated as of 12/31/08. Indirect #6: CDL (c3) Indirect #7: Keith E. Lindner TTEE, CDL Trust C/U Irrevocable Trust Agreement DTD 11/1/82. (c3) Indirect #8: Keith E. Lindner TTEE, MLB Trust C/U Irrevocable Trust Agreement DTD 11/1/82. (c3) Indirect #9: Keith E. Lindner TTEE, CDL Withdrawal Trust C/U Irrevocable Trust Agreement DTD 7/1/83. (c3) Indirect #11: Keith E. Lindner TTEE, CDL Trust C/U Irrevocable Trust Agreement DTD 7/1/83. (c3) Indirect #12: CHL Investments, LLC (c3) Indirect #14: CHL III, custodian of a minor. (c3) Indirect #15: KEL TTEE, MBL Trust C/U Irrevocable Trust Agreement DTD 7/1/83. (c3) Indirect #19: CDL TTEE of the CDL TR Dtd 11/22/06. (c3) Indirect #20: SCL TTEE CDL Trust DTD 10/26/05. (c3) Indirect #21: SCL TTEE MBL Trust Dtd 10/26/05. (c3) Indirect #22: SCL TTEE GD Trust Dtd 10/26/05. (c3) Indirect #23: KEL TTEE CDL Withdrawal Trust C/U Irrevocable Trust Agreement DTD 11/1/82. (c3) Carl H. Lindner III By: Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact 2009-02-13