Exhibit 99.1
NEWS BULLETIN
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Old Republic International Corporation
307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601-5382 312/346-8100
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For Further Information:
AT OLD REPUBLIC: AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
A.C. Zucaro George Zagoudis
Chairman & CEO General Information
(312) 346-8100 (312) 640-6663
gzagoudis@financialrelationsboard.com
AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD: AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD:
Leslie Loyet Tim Grace
Analysts/Investors Media Inquiries
(312) 640-6672 (312) 640-6667
lloyet@financialrelationsboard.com tgrace@financialrelationsboard.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ORI:NYSE
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
FILES FORM 10-K WITH SEC
CHICAGO, March 31, 2005 - Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI)
today announced that it has filed its final Form 10-K annual report with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. This report is identical to the preliminary
version filed on March 15, 2005, except that it now includes the requisite
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Item 8), Management's
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, and several required
exhibits.
About Old Republic
Chicago-based Old Republic International Corporation is an insurance holding
company whose subsidiaries market, underwrite and provide risk management
services for a wide variety of coverages in the property and liability, mortgage
guaranty, and title insurance fields. One of the nation's 50 largest publicly
owned insurance organizations, Old Republic has assets of approximately $10.6
billion and shareholders' equity of $3.87 billion. Its current stock market
valuation is approximately $4.30 billion.
For the latest news releases and other corporate documents on Old Republic
International visit www.oldrepublic.com
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