Ohio American Financial to Release 2006 2nd Quarter Results Today

Cincinnati, Ohio-based American Financial Group, Inc. expects to release its 2006 second quarter results after the market closes today, Tuesday, August 1, 2006. The earnings release will be available shortly thereafter on AFG’s website at http://www.afginc.com.

In conjunction with its earnings release, AFG will hold a conference
call to discuss 2006 second quarter results at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August 2, 2006. There are two alternative communication modes available to listen to the call.

Telephone access will be available by dialing 1 (866) 713-8562.
International dial-in is (617) 597-5310. Please dial in five to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A replay of the call will also be available two hours following the completion of the call, at approximately 12 p.m. and will run until 11:59 p.m. on August 9, 2006. To listen to the replay, dial 1(888) 286-8010. International dial-in is (617) 801-6888) and you must provide the confirmation code 94881053.

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet. To
listen to the call via the Internet, go to AFG’s website, http://www.afginc.com,
and follow the instructions at the Webcast link in the Investor Relations section.

The archived webcast will be available immediately after the call on
AFG’s website until August 9, 2006 at 11:59 p.m. Certain statements may be made on the conference call that may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Actual results could differ materially from any predictions
that may be made. Additional information regarding factors that could cause such differences appears in the press release.

SOURCE American Financial Group, Inc.

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