Sec Form 4 Filing - BERDING JOHN B @ AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC - 2023-11-13

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person BERDING JOHN B 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 _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President (Last) (First) (Middle) 301 EAST FOURTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/13/2023 (Street) CINCINNATI, OH45202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 11/13/2023 I 1,170.5275 ( 1 ) A $ 107.94 43,287.6928 ( 2 ) I RASP Common Stock 57,962 D Common Stock 1,899 I By Trust Common Stock 4,559 ( 3 ) I ESPP Common Stock 1,045.2238 ( 4 ) I DRIP

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 BERDING JOHN B 301 EAST FOURTH STREET CINCINNATI, OH45202 X President Signatures John B. Berding By: Karl J. Grafe, as Attorney-in-Fact 11/15/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Under the issuer's Retirement and Savings Plan ("RASP"), the reporting person transferred funds from a mutual fund to the RASP's AFG Common Stock Fund which is a unitized fund consisting of cash and AFG common stock. The number of shares of AFG common stock attributed to the reporting person's RASP account balance with respect to the AFG Common Stock Fund is estimated based on the closing price of AFG common stock on the date of transaction. ( 2 )Represents amount held by Reporting Person in a retirement plan of the Issuer based on a statement dated 11/13/2023. ( 3 )Shares owned by the reporting Person in the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). All ESPP information reporting herein is based on a plan statement dated as of 12/31/2022. ( 4 )Shares reported reflect total ESPP DRIP shares held by reporting person based on a statement dated as of 12/31/2022.

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