Exhibit 10.33
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (TRANCHE 4 OF 4)
     PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 24, 2007 (the “Agreement”), by and
between Cincinnati Financial Corporation (the “Issuer”), and UBS AG, London
Branch (“UBS”) acting through UBS Securities LLC (“Agent”) as agent.
W I T N E S S E T H
     WHEREAS, the Issuer has publicly announced its intention to repurchase
shares of its common stock, par value $2.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), from
time to time (the “Repurchase Program”); and
     WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to enter into the Agreement with UBS in order
to effect the Repurchase Program;
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the covenants and
agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
     Section 1. Definitions.
     As used herein the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
     “Announcement Date” means in respect of a Merger Event, the date of the
first public announcement of a firm intention to merge or to make an offer that
leads to the Merger Event, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
     “Bankruptcy” means the Issuer is dissolved (other than pursuant to a
consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes insolvent or is unable to
pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its
debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment, arrangement or
composition with or for the benefit of its creditors; (4) institutes or has
instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other
similar law affecting creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its
winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition
instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (A) results in a
judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the
making of an order for its winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not dismissed,
discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution
or presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution passed for its winding-up,
official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an
administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian
or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets;
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party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress,
execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or
sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party
maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed
or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter; (8) causes or is subject
to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any
jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in clauses
(1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9) takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating
its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts.
     “Bloomberg Screen Volume at Price Page” shall mean the display designated
as page “CINF Equity AQR” on the Bloomberg Financial Service or such page as may
replace the Volume at Price page on that service for the purpose of displaying
daily volume and volume-weighted trading prices of equity securities during the
normal trading hours of 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York Time or, if such
service does not then publish daily volume and volume-weighted trading prices of
the Common Stock, such other page and services selected by the Calculation Agent
that reports daily volume and weighted trading prices of the Common Stock.
     “Borrowed Shares” means, as of any date, the number of Shares borrowed by
UBS in connection with this Transaction, as determined by the Calculation Agent.
     “Calculation Agent” shall mean UBS Securities LLC.
     “Calculation Date” means the first Trading Day after the Last Averaging
Date.
     “Closing Price” of the Common Stock on any day shall mean the last reported
sales price regular way on such day or, in case no such sales price is reported
on such day, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices regular
way of the Common Stock, in each case on the Exchange, or, if not then traded on
the Exchange, the principal securities exchange or quotation system on which the
Common Stock is then listed or admitted to trading, or, if not then listed or
admitted to trading on a securities exchange or quotation system, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices of the Common Stock in the over-the-counter
market on the day in question as reported by the National Quotations Bureau
Incorporated, or a similarly generally accepted reporting service, or, if not so
available in such manner, as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member
firm selected by the Calculation Agent.
     “Combined Consideration” means New Shares in combination with Other
Consideration.
     “Cross Default” means the occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event
of default or other similar condition or event (however described) in respect of
the Issuer under one or more agreements or instruments relating to the payment
of money in an aggregate amount of not less than $10 million which has resulted
in such agreement or instrument becoming, or becoming capable at such time of
being declared, due and payable before it would otherwise have been due and
payable or (2) a default by the Issuer in making one or more payments on the due
date thereof in an aggregate amount of not less than $10 million

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under such agreements or instruments (after giving effect to any applicable
notice requirement or grace period).
     “Determined Amount” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3(d).
     “Discount” means the product of (a) 1.30%, and (b) the arithmetic average
of daily volume-weighted average prices of Shares on each Trading Day from the
First Averaging Date up to and including the Last Averaging Date, as listed on
Bloomberg Screen Volume at Price Page.
     “Dividend Amount” shall mean, as of each of the dates set out below (each a
“Dividend Adjustment Date”), the amount set forth opposite such Dividend
Adjustment Date:

          Dividend Adjustment Date   Dividend Amount
The date immediately preceding the ex-dividend date for the Issuer’s regularly
scheduled fourth quarter 2007 dividend, (such ex-dividend date currently
anticipated to be December 20, 2007)
  $ 0.355  

     “Dividend Event” means the payment of an ordinary or extraordinary dividend
of distribution by the Issuer in any of the time periods specified above with a
value, as determined by the Calculation Agent in good faith, that exceeds the
amount specified above for such period by $0.01 or more.
     “Early Closure” means the closure on any Trading Day of the Exchange or any
Related Exchange(s) prior to its regularly scheduled closing time.
     “Excess Shares” means the number of Shares (if any) equal to (a)(i) the
Settlement Amount divided by (ii) the Reference Price minus (b) the Determined
Amount.
     “Exchange” means the NASDAQ Global Select Market or any successor thereto
or any substitute exchange or quotation system to which trading in the Shares
has temporarily relocated (provided that the Calculation Agent has determined
that there is comparable liquidity relative to the Shares on such temporary
substitute exchange or quotation system as on the original Exchange).
     “Exchange Disruption” means any event (other than an Early Closure) that
disrupts or impairs (as determined by the Calculation Agent) the ability of
market participants in general (i) to effect transactions in, or obtain market
values for, the Shares on the Exchange, or (ii) to effect transactions in, or
obtain market values for, futures or options contracts relating to the Shares on
the Related Exchange(s).

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     “Execution Period” shall mean the period commencing on the First Averaging
Date and ending on the earliest of (i) the Last Averaging Date, (ii) the
Termination Date or (iii) the Termination Event Termination Date.
     “Failure to Pay or Deliver” means failure by the Issuer to make, when due,
any payment under this Agreement or any delivery of Shares under this Agreement
required to be made by it if such failure is not remedied on or before the third
Trading Day after notice of such failure is given to the Issuer by UBS or the
Agent.
     “Final VWAP-Minus Price” means (i) the arithmetic average of daily
volume-weighted average prices of Shares on each Trading Day from the First
Averaging Date up to and including the Last Averaging Date, as listed on
Bloomberg Screen Volume at Price Page, minus (ii) the Discount.
     “First Averaging Date” means October 25, 2007; provided, however, that the
First Averaging Date may be extended by the Calculation Agent in its discretion
by one Trading Day for each Scheduled Trading Day following the date hereof and
prior to the First Averaging Date that ceases to be a Scheduled Trading Day or
is not a Trading Day due to the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event.
     “Hedge Account Shares” means, as of any date, the Number of Shares minus
the Borrowed Shares.
     “Last Averaging Date” means a trading day between and including
December 19, 2007 and January 30, 2008, as determined by UBS; provided, however,
that each of such dates may be extended by the Calculation Agent in its
discretion by one Trading Day for each Scheduled Trading Day during the
Execution Period that ceases to be a Scheduled Trading Day or is not a Trading
Day due to the occurrence of a Market Disruption Event. Notice of the Last
Averaging Date shall be given by UBS not later than 8:00 pm New York time on the
Trading Day following the Last Averaging Date. Notice shall be irrevocable once
provided to Issuer. If no notice is provided, then the Last Averaging Date shall
be January 30, 2008.
     “Market Disruption Event” means the occurrence or existence of (i) a
Trading Disruption, (ii) an Exchange Disruption or (iii) an Early Closure, which
in each case the Calculation Agent determines is material.
     “Merger Event” means, in respect of any relevant Shares, any
(i) reclassification or change of such Shares that results in a transfer of or
an irrevocable commitment to transfer all of such Shares outstanding,
(ii) consolidation, amalgamation or merger of the Issuer with or into another
entity (other than a consolidation, amalgamation or merger in which such Issuer
is the continuing entity and which does not result in any such reclassification
or change of all of such Shares outstanding) or (iii) other takeover offer for
such Shares that results in a transfer or an irrevocable commitment to transfer
all such Shares (other than such Shares owned or controlled by the offeror), in
each case if the Merger Date is on or before the Last Averaging Date.

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     “Net Share Settlement” shall mean settlement by the Issuer of its
obligations hereunder in accordance with Section 3(c).
     “New Shares” means shares (whether of the offeror or a third party).
     “Number of Shares” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.
     “Other Consideration” means cash and/or any securities (other than New
Shares) or assets (whether of the offeror or a third party).
     “Payment Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3(b).
     “Principal Account” means the notional principal account referred to in
Section 3(a).
     “Purchase Price” means the product of (a) the Number of Shares and (b) the
Closing Price of the Common Stock on October 24, 2007.
     “Purchasing Date” means any Trading Day during the Execution Period.
     “Reference Price” means the Closing Price of the Common Stock on the last
Trading Day of the Execution Period.
     “Related Exchange(s)” means each exchange or quotation system where trading
has a material effect (as determined by the Calculation Agent) on the overall
market for futures or options contracts relating to the Shares.
     “Scheduled Trading Day” means any day on which the Exchange and each
Related Exchange are scheduled to be open for trading for their respective
regular trading sessions.
     “Settlement Amount” shall mean (i) in the case of the Issuer, the amount of
any negative balance in the Principal Account as of the Calculation Date, and
(ii) in the case of UBS, the amount of any positive balance in the Principal
Account as of the Calculation Date, in each case as determined by the
Calculation Agent, and as adjusted by the Calculation Agent to reflect the
accrual of interest thereon at the rate set forth for that day opposite the
caption “Open” under the caption “Federal Funds” as displayed on Bloomberg Page
BTMM, from and excluding the third Trading Day following the Calculation Date
hereunder to and including the actual Payment Date, if the Payment Date occurs
following the third Trading Day following the Calculation Date hereunder.
     “Share-for-Combined” means, in respect of a Merger Event, that the
consideration for the relevant Shares consists of Combined Consideration.
     “Share-for-Other” means, in respect of a Merger Event, that the
consideration for the relevant Shares consists solely of Other Consideration.

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     “Share-for-Share” means, in respect of a Merger Event, that the
consideration for the relevant Shares consists (or, at the option of the holder
of such Shares, may consist) solely of New Shares.
     “Shelf Registration” means a registration statement in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to UBS for an offering to be made on a continuous basis
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, registering UBS’s resale, in any
manner or manners designated by UBS, of all the Stock Settlement Shares, any
Make-Whole Shares, and any other Shares held by UBS in connection with this
transaction which, in the opinion of counsel to UBS, are required to be included
in the Shelf Registration to be resold by UBS to the public.
     “Short Squeeze” shall mean a situation where (i) UBS has determined, in its
judgment, that it is unable to hedge its exposure to the transaction
contemplated hereby because of the lack of sufficient shares of Common Stock
being made available for borrowing from lenders, including without limitation
UBS’s being required to redeliver shares of Common Stock to any lender at the
demand of such lender and not being able to meet such obligation in full in a
timely manner by reasonable efforts to borrow shares of Common Stock from
another lender or lenders, or (ii) UBS would incur a cost to borrow shares of
Common Stock to hedge its exposure to the transaction contemplated hereby that
is greater than a rate equal to 50 basis points per annum.
     “Stock Settlement Amount” shall mean (i) in the case that the Issuer is
required to pay the Settlement Amount to UBS and has elected to pay the
Settlement Amount by delivery of shares of Common Stock to UBS pursuant to
Section 3(c), an amount, determined by the Calculation Agent, equal to the
Settlement Amount to be paid by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3(b), divided by
the Reference Price, and (ii) in the case that UBS is required to pay the
Settlement Amount to the Issuer and the Issuer has elected to require UBS to
satisfy the obligation by delivery of shares of Common Stock to the Issuer
pursuant to Section 3(h), an amount, determined by the Calculation Agent, equal
to the Settlement Amount to be paid by UBS pursuant to Section 3(b), divided by
the weighted average price per share actually paid by UBS to purchase such Stock
Settlement Shares.
     “Stock Settlement Shares” shall mean such whole number of shares included
in the Stock Settlement Amount.
     “Termination Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(b).
     “Termination Event” shall mean the occurrence of a (i) Bankruptcy,
(ii) Cross Default, (iii) Failure to Pay or Deliver, (iv) Short Squeeze or
(v) Dividend Event.
     “Termination Event Termination Date” has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 8 below.
     “Trading Day” shall mean any day on which the Common Stock is traded on the
Exchange or, if not then traded on the Exchange, the principal securities
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system on which such securities are then traded or, if not then traded on a
securities exchange or quotation system, in the over-the-counter market, and on
which no Market Disruption Event occurs.
     “Trading Disruption” means any suspension of or limitation imposed on
trading by the Exchange or Related Exchange or otherwise and whether by reason
of movements in price exceeding limits permitted by the Exchange or Related
Exchange or otherwise (i) relating to the Shares on the Exchange or (ii) in
futures or options contracts relating to the Shares on any Related Exchange.
     Section 2. Purchase and Sale.
     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, UBS agrees to sell to
the Issuer, and the Issuer agrees to purchase from UBS, 1,000,000 shares (the
“Number of Shares”) of Common Stock (the “Shares”) at a purchase price per Share
equal to the Closing Price of the Common Stock on October 24, 2007 or on such
other date and at such other time as the parties may mutually agree (the
“Execution Date”). At 4:00 P.M. on the third Trading Day after the Execution
Date (the “Settlement Date”), UBS shall deliver or cause to be delivered the
Shares through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company to the Issuer
against payment by the Issuer of the Purchase Price by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. The parties understand and agree that the delivery
of the Shares by or on behalf of UBS upon the payment of the aggregate Purchase
Price by the Issuer is irrevocable and that as of the Settlement Date the Issuer
will be the sole beneficial owner of the Shares for all purposes.
     As compensation to UBS for its commitment and services hereunder, the
Issuer on the Settlement Date will pay to UBS by wire transfer of immediately
available funds an additional amount equal to $143,642.36. This amount payable
to UBS shall not be subject to refund.
     Section 3. Settlement.
     (a) On the Settlement Date, the Calculation Agent shall establish a
notional Principal Account in an amount equal to the Purchase Price. The
Calculation Agent shall adjust the Principal Account daily as follows:
The Principal Account shall be reduced on the third day following the Last
Averaging Date in an amount equal to the product of (x) the Number of Shares and
(y) the Final VWAP-Minus Price.
On the first Trading Day immediately following the last day of the Execution
Period, the Calculation Agent will calculate the Settlement Amount and, if
applicable, the Stock Settlement Amount, notify (the “Settlement Amount
Notification”) the Issuer of the Settlement Amount and, if applicable, the Stock
Settlement Amount and provide a schedule of its calculations thereof. The
Calculation Agent shall respond promptly to all questions raised by the Issuer
relating to such calculations. If the Issuer objects to the calculation of the
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Amount, the Issuer shall promptly notify the Calculation Agent, and the Issuer
and UBS agree to use their good faith best efforts to reach an agreement as to
the Settlement Amount. In the further event that the Issuer and UBS are not able
to reach an agreement, the Issuer and UBS shall appoint a third party with
sufficient expertise to determine the calculation of the Settlement Amount, and
such calculations shall be binding on both parties.
     (b) On the third Trading Day immediately following the Calculation Date
(the “Payment Date”), if the Settlement Amount is positive, UBS shall pay the
Settlement Amount to the Issuer and, if the Settlement Amount is negative, the
Issuer shall pay the absolute value of such Settlement Amount to UBS. Except as
provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section, all payments to be made
under this Section 3 shall be made on the Payment Date by wire transfer of
immediately available funds.
     (c) If the Issuer is required to pay the Settlement Amount to UBS pursuant
to paragraph (b) of this Section, the Issuer may, at its option, satisfy the
obligation by the delivery to UBS of a number of whole shares of Common Stock
(and a payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any) equal to the Stock
Settlement Amount. In order to exercise this option, the Issuer must (each, a
“Condition on Net Share Settlement”) (i) notify UBS of its election to have any
Settlement Amount payable in shares of Common Stock no later than 10 days prior
to December 19, 2007 (the “Stock Election Notice”), (ii) enter into a
registration rights agreement with UBS in form and substance acceptable to UBS
(the “Registration Rights Agreement”) not later than 7 days prior to
December 19, 2007, which agreement will contain, among other things, customary
representations and warranties and indemnification and other rights, including
rights to customary opinions of counsel and accountant’s “comfort letters,”
relating to the registration of the Stock Settlement Shares, the Make-whole
Shares and any additional shares of Common Stock as to which UBS is named as a
selling securityholder in the Shelf Registration (the “Registered Shares”);
(iii) the Shelf Registration shall have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission not less than five Trading Days prior to December 19, 2007;
and (iv) maintain the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration until all
Registered Shares have been sold by UBS. Subject to paragraph 3(g) below, if any
of the conditions in the preceding sentence are not met, the provisions of this
paragraph (c) shall be inoperative and the Issuer shall be obligated to pay any
applicable Settlement Amount by wire transfer of immediately available funds. If
the Issuer complies with all of its obligations under this paragraph (c), then
at 9:30 A.M. on the Payment Date, the Issuer shall deliver to UBS (i) a
certificate or certificates representing the fully paid and nonassessable Stock
Settlement Shares, in such denominations and in such names as UBS may specify
and (ii) the cash payment, if any, in lieu of fractional shares by wire transfer
of immediately available funds. The parties understand and agree that the
deliveries made pursuant to the preceding sentence and the following paragraph
shall be irrevocable and shall satisfy in full the Issuer’s obligations under
this Section 3.
If the Issuer delivers Stock Settlement Shares to UBS pursuant to this paragraph
(c) and within ten Trading Days after the Payment Date, UBS resells all or any
portion of the Stock Settlement Shares and the net proceeds received by UBS upon
resale of such shares exceeds the Settlement Amount (or if less than all of the
Stock Settlement Shares are resold, the applicable pro rata portion of the
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difference to the Issuer; provided that UBS may, at its option, satisfy its
obligation under this sentence by returning to the Issuer any portion of the
Stock Settlement Shares that would, if sold, have resulted in net proceeds in
excess of the Settlement Amount. In the event that such net proceeds are less
than the Settlement Amount (or if less than all of the Stock Settlement Shares
are resold, the applicable pro rata portion of the Settlement Amount), the
Issuer shall pay in cash or additional shares of Common Stock (the “Make-whole
Shares”) such difference (the “Make-whole Amount”) to UBS promptly after receipt
of notice thereof. In the event that Issuer elects to pay the Make-whole Amount
in additional shares of Common Stock, the requirements set forth in this
paragraph (c) with respect to payment of the Settlement Amount in Shares,
including Make-whole requirements, shall apply, such that UBS shall pay to the
Issuer any such excess and the Issuer shall pay to UBS in cash or Make-Whole
Shares any additional Make-Whole Amount. In calculating the net proceeds from
the resale of any Stock Settlement Shares there shall be deducted from such
proceeds any amount equal to the customary underwriting discount or commission
for underwritten offerings of common stock by companies comparable to the Issuer
multiplied by the total number of Shares sold for the account of UBS pursuant to
a Shelf Registration.
     (d) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, if Issuer
exercises its right pursuant to Section 3(c) above, Issuer shall not be obliged
to deliver, in connection with this Agreement, in excess of 3,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, as recalculated from time to time (the “Determined Amount”). In
the event that, but for this Section 3, Issuer would be obliged to deliver a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Determined Amount plus the Excess
Shares, Issuer agrees to (x) satisfy its remaining obligation by cash payment
or; (y) (i) use its best efforts to increase its number of authorized shares,
thereby increasing the Determined Amount, to the extent necessary so that, but
for this Section 3, the number of shares of Common Stock Issuer would be obliged
to deliver does not exceed the (recalculated) Determined Amount and
(ii) allocate such newly authorized shares of Common Stock in satisfaction of
Issuer’s delivery obligations under this Agreement in priority to any other use
of such Common Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation of Issuer to so
use its best efforts is an ongoing obligation.
     (e) Issuer hereby represents and warrants that it will:
(i) calculate the Determined Amount based on the maximum amount able to be
calculated in accordance with EITF 00-19 or any successor financial statement
guidance; and
(ii) in respect of all equity derivative transactions in respect of which
Issuer’s equity securities constitute (all or part of) the instruments
underlying such transactions (the “Derivative Trades”), use the same methodology
to derive the Determined Amount (howsoever described) applicable to each
Derivative Trade as is used to derive the Determined Amount for this Agreement.
     (f) UBS agrees that, in respect of any obligations Issuer has duly elected
be satisfied pursuant to Section 3(c) above, in the event of Issuer’s
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shall not have rights in bankruptcy that rank senior to the rights in bankruptcy
of common shareholders of Issuer.
     (g) If the Issuer has used its best efforts to satisfy the Conditions on
Net Share Settlement but has been unable to because the Shelf Registration is
not declared effective by the SEC within the time set out in paragraph 3(c) (or,
where UBS has previously agreed to extend such period based on a request by the
Issuer pursuant to paragraph 3(g)(ii), within such period as extended pursuant
to paragraph 3(g)(ii)), then the Issuer may elect to:
          (i) deliver the relevant number of Shares to UBS in which case:
               (A) the day on which the Issuer makes such an election to deliver
such Shares is the “Issuer Election Date”, and
               (B) Issuer shall withdraw any Registration Statement filed with
the SEC in connection with the Shares, and
               (C) Issuer will enter into a private placement purchase agreement
with UBS in form and substance acceptable to UBS no later than the next Trading
Day following the Issuer Election Date, and
               (D) Issuer shall deliver to UBS such Shares on the Settlement
Date which, for the purposes of this paragraph 3(g)(i)(D), shall be the third
Trading Day following the Issuer Election Date, and
               (E) in addition to any Make-whole Amount payable by Issuer
pursuant to paragraph 3(c) herein, Issuer shall deliver to UBS such additional
Shares until UBS has realized actual net proceeds upon resale of such Shares
equal to the Settlement Amount. At its election, UBS may by a written notice to
Issuer retain a number of Shares delivered by Issuer pursuant to this paragraph
3(g)(i). If UBS so elects, UBS shall be deemed to have sold each such retained
Share for an amount equal to the price per Share obtained by UBS for the last
Share sold by UBS prior to sending written notice of its intention to retain
Shares to Issuer. In no event will UBS be obligated to exercise its right to
retain Shares; or
          (ii) request UBS to extend the period within which the Registration
Statement is to be declared effective by the SEC for a further period specified
in writing by UBS at the time of such extension.
     (h) If UBS is required to pay the Settlement Amount to the Issuer pursuant
to paragraph (b) of this Section, the Issuer may, at its option, elect that UBS
satisfy the obligation by the delivery to the Issuer of a number of whole shares
of Common Stock (and a payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares, if any)
equal to the Stock Settlement Amount. In order to exercise this option, the
Issuer must notify UBS of its election to have any Settlement Amount payable in
shares of Common Stock no later than 15 days prior to the Payment Date (the
“Stock Election Notice”). If the condition in the preceding sentence is not met,
the provisions of this paragraph (h) shall be inoperative and UBS shall be
obligated to pay any applicable Settlement Amount by wire transfer of
immediately available funds. If the Issuer complies with all of its obligations
under this paragraph (h), then at 9:30 A.M. on the Payment Date, UBS shall
deliver to the Issuer (i) a certificate or certificates representing the fully
paid and nonassessable Stock Settlement Shares, and (ii) the cash payment, if
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fractional shares by wire transfer of immediately available funds. The parties
understand and agree that the deliveries made pursuant to the preceding sentence
shall be irrevocable and shall satisfy in full UBS’ obligations under this
Section 3.
     Section 4. Anti-dilution Adjustments.
     (a) Subdivisions and Combinations of Common Stock. In the event that the
outstanding shares of the Common Stock shall be subdivided or split into a
greater number of shares of Common Stock where the effective date of such
subdivision or the record date for such split occurs during the Execution
Period, the number of shares of Common Stock referred to herein shall be deemed
to be proportionately increased and the Final VWAP-Minus Price and Discount
shall be deemed to be proportionately decreased; conversely, in case outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall each be combined into a smaller number of shares of
Common Stock through a combination of shares of Common Stock or a reverse stock
split where the effective date of such combination or the record date for such
reverse stock split occurs during the Execution Period, the number of shares of
Common Stock referred to herein shall be deemed to be proportionately decreased
and the Final VWAP-Minus Price and Discount shall be deemed to be
proportionately increased. Any adjustment pursuant to this paragraph (a) shall
become effective (i) in the case of a subdivision or combination of the Common
Stock, at the close of business on the record date for such subdivision or
combination or (ii) in the case of a stock split or reverse stock split, at the
split, at the close of business on the record date for such stock split or
reverse stock split.
     (b) Merger Events. In respect of each Merger Event, UBS and the Issuer or
the person formed by such consolidation or resulting from such merger or which
acquired such assets or which acquires the Issuer’s Common Stock, as the case
may be, shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to give
appropriate effect to such transaction. In the event that the parties are unable
to reach an agreement ten (10) Trading Days prior to the effective date of such
transaction (the “Termination Date”), (i) the Execution Period shall terminate
on the Termination Date, (ii) the Principal Account shall be reduced on such
date by an amount equal to the product of (x) an amount equal to the cash and
fair market value (as determined by the Issuer’s Board of Directors whose good
faith determination shall be conclusive and binding) of the securities and/or
property payable or distributable upon such transaction in respect of one share
of Common Stock and (y) the number of Borrowed Shares as of such date, and
(iii) the Settlement Amount shall be further adjusted by the Calculation Agent
by the amount that the Calculation Agent reasonably determines in good faith to
be UBS’s total losses and costs in connection with the early termination of this
Agreement, including any loss of bargain, cost of funding, or loss or cost
incurred as a result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or
reestablishing any hedge or related trading position.
If payment is required of Issuer in connection with a Merger Event, the Issuer
shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to elect (the “Extraordinary
Transaction Election”) to satisfy any such payment obligation by Net Share
Settlement of this Transaction PROVIDED THAT, in connection with a
“Share-for-Combined” Merger Event or “Share-for-Other” Merger Event, the
Extraordinary Transaction Election is available to satisfy only the percentage
of such payment obligation equal to the percentage of the non-cash consideration
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Combined Consideration (in the case of a “Share-for-Combined” Merger Event) or
total Other Consideration (in the case of a “Share-for-Other” Merger Event). The
remaining percentage of such payment obligation must be satisfied in cash. The
Issuer shall make any election to settle the Transaction by way of Net Share
Settlement within two Trading Days of the Announcement Date but in any event not
less than twenty Trading Days prior to the effective date of such merger.
     (c) Tender Offers. In the event an offer is made to the holders of Common
Stock to tender shares of Common Stock for cash, UBS may, in its discretion (i)
accelerate the Last Averaging Date or (ii) adjust the Number of Shares. UBS
shall notify the Issuer in writing as to the terms of any adjustment made
pursuant to this Section 4(c) no later than 5 days after the tender offer is
made.
     (d) Other Events. In the event of any corporate event involving the Issuer
or the Common Stock not specifically addressed in subsections (a), (b) or (c) of
this Section 4 or in the event that the Calculation Agent, in its good faith
judgment, determines that the adjustments described in subsections (a), (b) or
(c) of this Section 4 will not result in an equitable adjustment of the terms of
the transaction described herein, and provided that, in each case, such
corporate event impacts the rights or obligations of a holder of Common Stock,
the terms of the transaction described herein shall be subject to adjustment by
the Calculation Agent (including, without limitation, the First Averaging Date,
the Last Averaging Date and the Number of Shares) as in the exercise of its good
faith judgment it deems appropriate under the circumstances in order to result
in an equitable adjustment to this transaction. In the event that the Issuer
objects to the adjustments, the Issuer shall promptly so notify the Calculation
Agent and UBS, and the Issuer and UBS agree to use their good faith best efforts
to reach an agreement as to the adjustment. In the further event that the Issuer
and UBS are not able to reach an agreement, the Issuer and UBS shall appoint a
third party with sufficient expertise to determine the adjustment and such
adjustment shall be binding on both parties.
     Section 5. Acknowledgement.
     The Issuer acknowledges and agrees that it is not relying, and has not
relied, upon UBS or Agent with respect to the legal, accounting, tax or other
implications of this Agreement and that it has conducted its own analysis of the
legal, accounting, tax and other implications of this Agreement. The Issuer
further acknowledges and agrees that neither UBS nor Agent have acted as its
advisor in any capacity in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Issuer acknowledges that neither UBS nor
Agent is acting as the agent for the Issuer in effecting any purchase of Common
Stock pursuant to this Agreement. The Issuer understands and acknowledges that
UBS and its affiliates may from time to time effect transactions, for their own
account or the account of customers, and hold positions, in securities or
options on securities of the Issuer and that UBS and its affiliates may continue
to conduct such transactions during the Execution Period. The Issuer understands
and acknowledges that UBS and its affiliates intend to engage in hedging
activity that could affect the market for such securities and/or the Common
Stock that is the subject of this transaction, and consequently the cost or
proceeds to the Issuer hereunder.

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     Section 6. Representations and Warranties.
     (a) The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to UBS that:
          (i) it has (or, in the case of the Registration Rights Agreement, will
have when and if executed) all power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and the Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby;
          (ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and
delivered by the Issuer and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation
of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equity principles;
          (iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, when and if executed and
delivered pursuant to Section 3(c) hereof, shall have been duly authorized,
validly executed and delivered by the Issuer and shall constitute a valid and
legally binding obligation of the Issuer enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles;
          (iv) if Stock Settlement Shares are delivered pursuant to Section 3(c)
or Section 3(g), as the case may be, the Stock Settlement Shares, when delivered
to UBS or to the Issuer, as the case may be, will have been duly authorized and
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of
preemptive and other rights;
          (v) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the
delivery of the Stock Settlement Shares pursuant to Section 3(c) or
Section 3(g), as the case may be, are consistent with the authorization of the
Repurchase Program;
          (vi) the Issuer is not entering into this Agreement to facilitate a
distribution of the Common Stock (or any security convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock) or in connection with a future issuance of
securities;
          (vii) the Issuer is not entering into this Agreement to create actual
or apparent trading activity in the Common Stock (or any security convertible
into or exchangeable for Common Stock) or to raise or depress the price of the
Common Stock (or any security convertible into or exchangeable for Common
Stock);
          (viii) as of the date hereof and as of the date of any Stock Election
Notice hereunder, (i) none of the Issuer and its executive officers and
directors is, or will be, as the case may be, aware of any material nonpublic
information regarding the Issuer or the Common Stock and (ii) all reports and
other documents filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, when considered as
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amend inconsistent statements contained in any earlier such reports and
documents), do not or will not, as the case may be, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading;
          (ix) the repurchase of the Shares by the Issuer, the compliance by the
Issuer with all of the provisions of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or result in a breach
(each, a “Breach”) of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default
(each a “Default”) under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement
or any other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries is a party (collectively, “Contracts”) or by which the Issuer or
any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of
the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject (except such Breach or Default
as would not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the ability
of the Issuer to perform its obligations under any Contract), nor will such
action result in any violation of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries is subject,
nor will such action result in any violation of the Certificate of Incorporation
or By-laws of the Issuer or any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any
court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any
of its properties; and
          (x) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or
qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of its properties is required for the
repurchase of the Shares by the Issuer, the compliance by the Issuer with all
the terms of this Agreement, or the consummation by the Issuer of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than the registration of the
Stock Settlement Shares and any Make-whole Shares under the Securities Act in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3(c), which registration shall be
completed not less than five Trading Days prior to December 19, 2007, and such
authorizations, orders, registrations and qualifications as may be required
under state securities or blue sky laws in connection with the resale by UBS of
the Registered Shares.
     (b) UBS hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer:
          (i) it has all power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
the Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby;
          (ii) this Agreement has been duly authorized, validly executed and
delivered by UBS and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of UBS
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
and to general equity principles; and
          (iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, when and if executed and
delivered pursuant to Section 3(c) hereof, shall have been duly authorized,
validly executed and delivered by UBS and shall constitute a valid and legally
binding obligation of UBS enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject, as
to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,

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fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity
principles.
     (c) The Issuer and UBS hereto acknowledge that this transaction is not
secured by any collateral that would otherwise secure the obligations of the
Issuer.
     Section 7. Indemnification.
     In the event that UBS becomes involved in any capacity in any action,
proceeding or investigation brought by or against any person in connection with
any matter referred to in this Agreement, the Issuer periodically will reimburse
UBS for its legal and other expenses (including the cost of any investigation
and preparation) incurred in connection therewith. The Issuer also will
indemnify and hold UBS harmless against any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities to which UBS may become subject in connection with any matter
referred to in this Agreement, except to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability results from the gross negligence or bad faith of UBS in
effecting the transactions which are the subject of this Agreement. If for any
reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to UBS or insufficient to
hold it harmless, then the Issuer shall contribute to the amount paid or payable
by UBS as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Issuer on the
one hand and UBS on the other hand in the matters contemplated by this Agreement
as well as the relative fault of the Issuer and UBS with respect to such loss,
claim, damage or liability and any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative benefits to the Issuer, on the one hand, and UBS, on the other hand,
shall be in the same proportion as the aggregate Purchase Price bears to the
commissions received by UBS pursuant to the last paragraph of Section 2. The
reimbursement, indemnity and contribution obligations of the Issuer under this
Section 7 shall be in addition to any liability which the Issuer may otherwise
have, shall extend upon the same terms and conditions to any affiliate of UBS
and the partners, directors, officers, agents, employees and controlling persons
(if any), as the case may be, of UBS and any such affiliate and shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives of the Issuer, UBS, any such affiliate and any such person. The
Issuer also agrees that neither UBS nor any of such affiliates, partners,
directors, officers, agents, employees or controlling persons shall have any
liability to the Issuer for or, in connection with any matter referred to in
this Agreement except to the extent that any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or expenses incurred by the Issuer result from the gross negligence
or bad faith of UBS in effecting the transactions that are the subject of this
Agreement. The foregoing provisions shall survive any termination or completion
of this Agreement.
     Section 8. Termination Event.
     Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event and so long as such Termination
Event shall be continuing, UBS may, in its discretion, by notice to the Issuer
(the date of such notice and the notice referred to in the succeeding clause
being referred to herein as the “Notice Date”), direct that the Execution Period
shall forthwith terminate on the date specified in such notice (the “Termination
Event Termination Date”). In such an event, (i) the Execution Period

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shall terminate on the Termination Event Termination Date, (ii) the Principal
Account shall be reduced on such date by an amount equal to the sum of (A) the
product of (x) the number of Hedge Account Shares and (y) the arithmetic average
of daily volume-weighted average prices of Shares in each Trading Day from the
First Averaging Date up to and excluding the Notice Date, as listed on Bloomberg
Screen Volume at Price Page and (B) the total purchase price paid by UBS for the
Shares of Common Stock that are purchased by UBS during the period commencing on
and including the Notice Date to and including the Termination Event Termination
Date in order to cover the remaining number of Borrowed Shares, (iii) the
Principal Account shall be increased to reflect an appropriate accrual of
interest at the Federal Funds Open Rate, as determined by the Calculation Agent,
to reflect interest earned by UBS in respect of the aggregate Purchase Price
received from the Issuer, (iv) the Principal Account shall be decreased to
reflect UBS’s actual cost of borrowing shares of Common Stock to hedge its
obligations hereunder, and (v) the Settlement Amount shall be further adjusted
by the amount that UBS reasonably determines in good faith to be its total
losses and costs in connection with the early termination of this Agreement,
including any loss of bargain, cost of funding, or loss or cost incurred as a
result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or reestablishing any hedge or
related trading position.
     Section 9. Miscellaneous.
     (a) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and obligations
set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated.
     (b) Assignment. Neither the rights under this Agreement nor the obligations
created by this Agreement shall be assignable or delegable, in whole or in part,
by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), and any attempt to assign or
delegate any rights or obligations arising under this Agreement without such
consent shall be void.
     (c) Waivers, etc. No failure or delay on the part of either party in
exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any
abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power,
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
right or power. No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this
Agreement nor consent to any departure by either party therefrom shall in any
event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and, in the case of a
waiver or consent, shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
purpose for which given.
     (d) Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure solely
to the benefit of, the Issuer, UBS and, to the extent provided in Section 7
hereof, the affiliates, partners, directors, officers, agents, employees and
controlling persons, if any, of UBS, and their respective successors, assigns,
heirs and personal representatives, and no other person shall acquire any rights
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     (e) Rights of Set-Off. In addition to any rights of set-off a party may
have as a matter of law or otherwise, upon occurrence of an Event of Default
with respect to the Issuer, UBS shall have the right, without prior notice to
the Issuer or any other person, to (i) set off any obligation of the Issuer
owing to UBS or any affiliate of UBS against any obligations of UBS or any
affiliate of UBS owing to the Issuer, or (ii) for the purpose of cross-currency
set-off, convert any obligation to another currency at the market rate
determined by UBS, or (iii) if an obligation is unascertained, in good faith
estimate that obligation and set off in respect of the estimate, subject to the
relevant party accounting to the other when the obligation is ascertained.
Nothing in this Section 9(e) will have the effect of creating a charge or other
security interest.
     (f) Changes of Law. If, due to any change in applicable law or regulations
or the interpretation thereof by any court of law or other body having
jurisdiction subsequent to the date of this Agreement, performance of any
provision of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby shall become
impracticable or impossible, the parties hereto shall use their best efforts to
find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the
same result as contemplated by such provision.
     (g) Confidentiality. Subject to Section 5(a), to any contrary requirement
of law and to the right of each party to enforce its rights hereunder in any
legal action, each party shall keep strictly confidential and shall cause its
employees and agents to keep strictly confidential the terms of this Agreement
and any information of or concerning the other party which it or any of its
agents or employees may acquire pursuant to, or in the course of performing its
obligations under, any provision of this Agreement. In the event disclosure is
permitted pursuant to the preceding sentence, the disclosing party shall
(i) provide prior notice of such disclosure to the other party, (ii) use its
best efforts to minimize the extent of such disclosure and (iii) comply with all
reasonable requests of the other party to minimize the extent of such
disclosure. This Section 9(g) shall not prevent either party from disclosing
information as necessary to third-party advisors in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby provided that such advisors agree in writing to
be bound by this Section 9(g) as if a party hereto.
     (h) Agent. UBS Securities LLC shall act as “agent” for UBS and the Issuer
within the meaning of Rule 15a-6 under the Exchange Act. The Agent is not a
principal to this Agreement and shall have no responsibility or liability to UBS
or the Issuer in respect of this Agreement, including, without limitation, in
respect of the failure of UBS or the Issuer to pay or perform under this
Agreement. Each of UBS and the Issuer agrees to proceed solely against the other
to collect or recover any securities or money owing to it in connection with or
as a result of this Agreement. The Agent shall otherwise have no liability in
respect of this Agreement, except for its gross negligence or willful misconduct
in performing its duties as Agent hereunder. As a broker-dealer registered with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, UBS Securities LLC, in its capacity as
agent, will be responsible for (i) effecting the transaction contemplated in
this Agreement, (ii) issuing all required notices, confirmations and statements
to Buyer and Seller and (iii) maintaining books and records relating to this
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     (i) Headings. Descriptive headings herein are for convenience only and
shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this
Agreement.
     (j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in
counterparts, and each such executed counterpart shall be, and shall be deemed
to be, an original instrument and all such counterparts, taken together, shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
     (k) Notices. All notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals and
other communications provided for herein shall be validly given, made or served
if in writing and delivered personally, by telegram, by telecopy or sent by
overnight courier, postage prepaid, to:
UBS AG, London Branch at:
c/o UBS Securities LLC
299 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10171
Attention of: Paul Stowell and Sanjeet Dewal
Fax Number: 212-821-4610
With a copy to such address to attention of:
Legal and External Affairs
the Issuer at:
Cincinnati Financial Corporation
6200 South Gilmore Road
Fairfield, OH 45014
Attention of: Martin F. Hollenbeck, Investment Department
Fax Number: 513-870-0609
With a copy to such address to attention of:
Legal Department—Corporate Division
or to such other address as any party may, from time to time, designate in a
written notice given in a like manner. Notice given by telegram or telecopy
shall be deemed delivered when evidence of the transmission is received by the
sender and shall be confirmed in writing by overnight courier, postage prepaid.
Notice given by overnight courier as set out above shall be deemed delivered the
business day after the date the same is mailed.

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     (l) Account Details.
UBS:
Cash Payments for Stock Purchase
Citibank, New York
ABA# 021 000 089
A/C# 4065 2556
UBS Securities, LLC
Cash Payments for Settlement
UBS AG Stamford
f/o UBS AG London Branch
ABA# 026-007-993
AC# 101-WA-140007-000
Issuer:
(To be provided)
     (m) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without reference
to conflict of law principles. Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the
extent permitted under applicable law to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
federal and state courts located in the Borough of Manhattan, State of New York.
Each party waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right
it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, UBS and the Issuer have caused this Agreement to be
duly authorized, executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

            UBS AG, LONDON BRANCH
      By:           Name:           Title:                 By:           Name:  
        Title:           UBS SECURITIES LLC
      By:           Name:           Title:                 By:           Name:  
        Title:           CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
      By:           Name:           Title:        

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