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) August 21, 2019
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| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Delaware | | 001-10607 | | 36-2678171 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | File Number) | | Identification No.) |
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| | 307 North Michigan Avenue | Chicago | Illinois | 60601 | |
| | (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | |
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| | (312) | 346-8100 | | | |
| | (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | |
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| | N /A | |
| | (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock / $1 par value | | ORI | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events.
At its quarterly meeting held on August 21, 2019, the Board of Directors of Old Republic International Corporation declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per common share. This dividend is payable September 16, 2019 to shareholders of record on September 6, 2019. Subject to Board approval of each quarter’s new rate, the full year’s cash dividend will amount to 80 cents per share.
At the same meeting, the Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per common share to be paid to shareholders of record on September 6, 2019, concurrently with the above noted regular cash dividend, for a total of $1.20 per share.
Additional information related to these events is contained in the attached News Release.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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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.
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| | OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION |
| | Registrant |
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| Date: August 22, 2019 | By: /s/ John R. Heitkamp, Jr. |
| | | John R. Heitkamp, Jr. |
| | | Senior Vice President, |
| | | Secretary and General Counsel |
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