---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-025407"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AFG"
cik: "0001042046"
company_name: "AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T20:40:25.622380+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AFG annual meeting elects 11 directors, ratifies auditor, approves say-on-pay

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected; Carl H. Lindner III received 73.1M votes for, 1.8M withheld.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2023: 75.5M for, 2.3M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation (say-on-pay) approved: 70.8M for, 3.9M against.
- Advisory vote on frequency: annual selected with 73.4M votes; Board will hold annual advisory votes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-025407
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AFG
- cik: 0001042046
- company_name: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000114036123025407/0001140361-23-025407-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000114036123025407/brhc20053127_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: 2. Ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. For Against Abstain 75,541,931 2,255,552 39,301
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000114036123025407/0001140361-23-025407-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: 4. Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers. One Year Two Years Three Years Abstain 73,418,440 76,579 1,347,763 70,571
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000114036123025407/0001140361-23-025407-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC shareholders approved Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: 3. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 70,834,572 3,894,655 184,126 2,923,431
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000114036123025407/0001140361-23-025407-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC shareholders approved Elect 11 directors at the 2023-05-17 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-17
  source text: 1. Elect 11 directors. For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Carl H. Lindner III 73,120,082 1,793,271 2,923,431 S. Craig Lindner 73,068,994 1,844,359 2,923,431 John B. Berding 69,899,436 5,013,917 2,923,431 James E. Evans 66,580,190 8,333,163 2,923,431 Terry S. Jacobs 70,175,571 4,737,782 2,923,431 Gregory G. Joseph 70,001,501 4,911,852 2,923,431 Mary Beth Martin 72,039,364 2,873,989 2,923,431 Amy Y. Murray 74,313,139 600,214 2,923,431 Evans N. Nwankwo 72,552,003 2,361,350 2,923,431 William W. Verity 63,485,663 11,427,690 2,923,431 John I. Von Lehman 71,823,549 3,089,804 2,923,431
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042046/000114036123025407/0001140361-23-025407-index.htm

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