Investor Relations

Notice to Stockholders
The acquisition of the shares of Great American Financial Resources^®, Inc. (GAFRI), that American Financial Group, Inc., (AFG), did not already own was completed on September 28, 2007.

On that date, GAFRI Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AFG, was merged into GAFRI and GAFRI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of AFG. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 17, 2007, at the effective time of the merger all shares of GAFRI common stock not owned by AFG or its subsidiaries were cancelled and converted into the right to receive $24.50 in cash, without interest.

In order to receive the merger consideration, holders of GAFRI common stock must surrender their GAFRI stock certificate(s) to American Stock Transfer Company, GAFRI's paying agent.

These are the steps to be taken by GAFRI stockholders.

• IF A BROKER HOLDS YOUR SHARES, your broker will handle the exchange for you and will provide you with any relevant instructions to be followed for effecting the exchange.
• IF YOU HOLD CERTIFICATES FOR YOUR SHARES, American Stock Transfer Company will mail to you a Letter of Transmittal, which will contain instructions for surrendering your stock certificates. Upon receipt of the Letter of Transmittal, please read and follow the instructions and submit ALL your certificates together with the Letter of Transmittal to American Stock Transfer.

If you have questions, please contact American Stock Transfer at (877) 248-6417 or www.amstock.com.

Our Parent Company
GAFRI companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, whose common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ under the symbol AFG.


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