8-K
filed May 6, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
ticker CINF
CIK 0000020286
dividend
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.25
Cincinnati Financial declares $0.94 quarterly dividend; annual meeting votes pass
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP
- Dividend of $0.94/share payable July 15, 2026 to holders of record June 23, 2026.
- Dividend matches prior quarter; company notes 66-year streak of increasing annual cash dividends.
- All 14 director nominees elected; say-on-pay approved with 118M for vs 4.4M against.
- Shareholder proposal on special meeting rights defeated (33.3M for, 89.2M against).
- Amended articles of incorporation approved; ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditor passed.
Key facts
Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.
Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation at the 2026-05-02 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-02
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4 — Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation For Against Abstain 118,190,863 4,425,146 263,471
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-02 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-02
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors For Against Abstain Nancy C. Benacci 122,283,443 484,793 111,258 Linda W. Clement-Holmes 118,042,388 4,653,045 184,054 Dirk J. Debbink 111,327,892 11,440,172 111,422 Steven J. Johnston 119,149,477 3,637,595 92,417 Jill P. Meyer 120,123,150 2,468,666 287,677 David P. Osborn 118,781,639 3,977,605 120,246 Gretchen W. Schar 109,970,562 12,801,800 107,128 Charles O. Schiff 119,725,489 3,098,668 55,333 Douglas S. Skidmore 112,306,913 10,462,210 110,369 Stephen M. Spray 121,928,840 848,249 102,401 John F. Steele, Jr. 118,998,686 3,766,630 114,176 Larry R. Webb 118,825,813 3,935,426 118,250 Edward S. Wilkins 122,305,985 468,952 104,558 Cheng-sheng Peter Wu 122,238,458 533,407 107,626
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP shareholders approved Amend Articles of Incorporation at the 2026-05-02 meeting.
- Proposal
- charter amendment
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-02
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2 — Amend Articles of Incorporation For Against Abstain 116,689,476 6,061,037 128,969
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP shareholders approved Ratify Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026 at the 2026-05-02 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-02
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 5 — Ratify Selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026 For Against Abstain 130,166,995 6,131,653 143,463
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP shareholders rejected Shareholder Proposal for Special Meeting Rights at the 2026-05-02 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-02
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3 — Shareholder Proposal for Special Meeting Rights For Against Abstain 33,295,658 89,213,135 369,851
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