UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported) March 24, 2010
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-10607 & #160; 36-2678171
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission 0; (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) ; Identification No.)
307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(312) 346-8100
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of Old Republic International Corporation (the “Company”) on March 24, 2010, John W. Popp announced that he would not stand for re-election at the Company’s annual shareholders’ meeting on May 28, 2010. Mr. Popp is 87 and has been on the Company’s Board of Directors since 1993. His position will not be filled and instead the Board will be reduced from twelve to eleven Directors.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Registrant
Date: March 25, 2010 By: /s/ Spencer LeRoy III
Spencer LeRoy III
Senior Vice President, Secretary and
General Counsel