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Form 4 AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP For: Feb 23 Filed by: LINDNER CARL H III

February 25, 2015 4:18 PM EST
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LINDNER CARL H III
(Last) (First) (Middle)
301 EAST FOURTH STREET
(Street)
CINCINNATI OH 45202
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC [ AFG ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Co-CEO & Co-President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2015
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/23/2015   A (1)   11,880 A $ 0 4,112,133 I #1 (2)
Common Stock               37,443 I #2 (3)
Common Stock               1,348,500 I #12 (4)
Common Stock               176,166 I #21 (5)
Common Stock               33,091 I #22 (6)
Common Stock               56,709 I #25 (7)
Common Stock               1,516,741 I #26 (8)
Common Stock               167,621 I #27 (9)
Common Stock               1,584 I #28 (10)
Common Stock               2,346,609 I #29 (11)
Common Stock               110,589 I #30 (12)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option Grant $ 63.15 02/23/2015   A     50,000   (13) 02/23/2025 Common 50,000 $ 0 50,000 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents the grant of restricted stock from the Issuer that vests four years from the date of grant.
2. Indirect #1: CHL III, TTEE (or his Successors) of the Carl H. Lindner III Family Trust DTD 8/29/02 as Amended.
3. Indirect #2: Martha S. Lindner, (or her Successor) of the Martha S. Lindner Family Trust DTD 8/30/02 as amended.
4. Indirect #12: Seraphim Partners LLC fka CHL Investments, LLC
5. Indirect #21: Doug Marcian, TTEE MBL Trust Dtd 10/26/05.
6. Indirect #22: Doug Marcian, TTEE GD Trust Dtd 10/26/05.
7. Indirect #25: Lou Ann Flint TTEE MBL 2009 Consolidation Trust DTD 12/22/09.
8. Indirect #26: CHL III 2010-1 Qualified Annuity Trust DTD 4/9/10.
9. Indirect #27: Lou Ann Flint TTEE MBL 2009 Trust DTD 4/13/2009.
10. Indirect #28 MBL TTEE MBL Trust DTD 1/17/2008
11. Indirect #29: Shares voting and dispositive power and holds a remainder interest in shares held directly or indirectly by a charitable lead annuity trust. The reporting person disclaims beneficial interest of the shares held by the trust except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares.
12. Indirect #30: Martha S. Lindner TTEE Carl H. Lindner Dynasty Trust DTD 12/21/12
13. These Employee Stock Options become exercisable in five equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
Carl H. Lindner III By: Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact 02/25/2015
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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