Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LINDNER CARL H
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC [AFG] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ONE EAST FOURTH STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2006
(Street)

CINCINNATI, OH 45202		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/21/2006   J V 170 (1) A $ 0 (1) 170 D  
Common Stock 01/16/2006   G V 2,548 D $ 0 6,767,807 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 01/20/2006   G V 107,512 D $ 0 6,660,295 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 01/25/2006   P V 25,586 (3) A $ 36.384 6,685,880 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 01/27/2006   G V 19,669 D $ 0 6,666,213 I Indirect #1 (3)
Common Stock 02/03/2006   G V 1,276 D $ 0 6,664,937 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 02/07/2006   G V 13,272 D $ 0 6,651,665 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 02/20/2006   G V 2,527 D $ 0 6,649,138 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 02/24/2006   G V 21,244 D $ 0 6,627,894 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 03/02/2006   G V 31,330 D $ 0 6,596,564 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 03/03/2006   G V 72,219 D $ 0 6,524,345 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 03/06/2006   G V 10,404 D $ 0 6,513,941 I Indirect #1 (2)
Common Stock 01/25/2006   P V 2,788.161 (3) A $ 36.384 740,565 (4) I Indirect #2 (5)
Common Stock 01/25/2006   P V 5,100.356 (3) A $ 36.384 1,354,710 I Indirect #3 (6)
Common Stock 01/25/2006   P V 10.388 (3) A $ 36.384 2,759 I Indirect #4 (7)
Common Stock               2,517,993 (4) I Indirect #8 (8)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LINDNER CARL H
ONE EAST FOURTH STREET
CINCINNATI, OH 45202		   X   X   Chairman of the Board  

Signatures

 Carl H. Lindner, By: Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact   03/23/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Distribution from the Reporting Person's retirement account.
(2) Indirect #1: By Carl H. Lindner Jr., et al., TTEE for the CHL Amended and Restated Family Trust dated 12/23/83.
(3) These are shares issued through the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.
(4) On Januay 16, 2006, Indirect #8 transferred 159,236 shares of AFG Common Stock to Indirect #2.
(5) Indirect #2: By Edyth B. Lindner, Spouse.
(6) Indirect #3: EBL TTEE of the Edyth B. Lindner Family Trust dated 4/13/04.
(7) Indirect #4: By Carl H. Lindner, Jr., et al, Trustee for the CHL Amended and Restated Family Trust dated 1/22/82.
(8) Indirect #8: By Joseph A. Pedoto, TTEE of the Edyth B. Lindner 2005-1 Qualified Annuity Trust dated 4/26/2005.

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