Company: AFGC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001140361-25-012231
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Company: AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC
Filing Date: 2025-04-04
Form: DEF 14A
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.) Filed by the Registrant ☒ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant ☐ Check the appropriate box: ☐ Preliminary Proxy Statement ☐ Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) ☒ Definitive Proxy Statement ☐ Definitive Additional Materials ☐ Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12 AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):

| ☒ |     | No fee required.                                                                                     |
| ☐ |     | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. |
| ☐ |     | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.                                                      |

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Notice of 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Dear Shareholder: Our annual meeting of shareholders will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio for the following purposes:

| Items |     |                                                                                                                                     |
| 1     |     | To elect 12 directors;                                                                                                              |
| 2     |     | To ratify the appointment of our independent registered public accounting firm;                                                     |
| 3     |     | To approve on an advisory basis our named executive officer compensation; and                                                       |
| 4     |     | To approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated 2015 Stock Incentive Plan solely to add non-employee Directors as participants. |

Shareholders will also transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement of the meeting. The 2025 annual meeting of shareholders will be a virtual meeting conducted via webcast. You will be able to participate in the virtual meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AFG2025. You may vote if you were a shareholder of record at the close of business on March 28,