Cincinnati Financial Corporation

2008 Second-quarter Letter to Shareholders

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Cash Dividend Declared

Cincinnati Financial Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend

Cincinnati, May 23, 2008 — Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) today announced that the executive committee of its board of directors has declared a 39 cents per share regular quarterly cash dividend payable July 15, 2008, to shareholders of record on June 20, 2008.

The current dividend level reflects the 9.9 percent increase in the quarterly dividend rate declared in February, setting the stage for 2008 to become the 48th year of consecutive increases in the indicated annual cash dividend.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John J. Schiff, Jr., CPCU commented, "Our board of directors believes we have the operating strength to maintain our outstanding dividend record. We plan to increase shareholder value over the long term by continuing to focus on strong agency relationships, front-line underwriting, quality claims service, solid policy reserves and total return investing."




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