Executive Change · Reg FD Disclosure

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: January 25, 2024 (Date of earliest event reported) CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP ORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Ohio 0-4604 31-0746871 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 6200 S. Gilmore Road Fairfield, Ohio 45014‑5141 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 513 ) 870-2000 N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) 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Item 5.02(d) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On January 25, 2024, the compensation committee of the board of directors of Cincinnati Financial Corporation approved the attached forms of agreement to be used for future award grants under the Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2016 Stock Compensation Plan and the Cincinnati Financial Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan of 2009. The forms of agreement for performance-based restricted stock units and annual incentive compensation incorporate provisions for the recovery of erroneously awarded compensation as contemplated by the company's Policy For The Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation. All of the new forms of agreement incorporate other minor administrative changes. On January 26, 2024, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release “Cincinnati Financial Corporation Increases Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend.” The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. On January 26, 2024, Cincinnati Financial Corporation issued the attached news release "Cincinnati Financial Corporation Announces Executive Leadership Transition, Expands Board to 14, Appoints Two New Directors." The news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. This report should not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained in the news release. The foregoing information is being furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c)     Exhibits Exhibit 10.1 - Form of I ncentive Compensation Agreement for the C incinnati Financial Corporation Annual Incentive Compensation Plan of 2009, Amended and Restated on January 29, 2022 Exhibit 10.2 - Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (service based/cliff) for the Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2016 Stock Compensation Plan Exhibit 10.3 - Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (service based/ratable) for the Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2016 Stock Compensation Plan Exhibit 10.4 - Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (performance based) for the Cincinnati Financial Corporation 2016 Stock Compensation Plan Exhibit 99.1 –      News release entitled, “Cincinnati Financial Corporation Increases Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend" Exhibit 99.2 –      News release entitled, “Cincinnati Financial Corporation Anno unces Executive Lea dership Transition, Expands Board to 14, Appoints Two New Directors " Exhibit 104 –    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL Signature Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION Date: January 29, 2024 /S/ Michael J. Sewell Michael J. Sewell, CPA Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)