form8k.htm
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) October 23,
2008
OLD
REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-10607
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36-2678171
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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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)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
140.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
On
October 23, 2008, Old Republic International Corporation announced the results
of its operations and its financial condition for the quarter ended September
30, 2008. The full text of the earnings release is included as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
99.1 Earnings Release dated October 23, 2008.
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
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Registrant
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Date:
October 23, 2008
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By:
/s/ Karl W.
Mueller
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Karl
W. Mueller
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Senior
Vice President,
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Chief
Financial Officer, and
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Chief
Accounting Officer
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INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
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Exhibits
99.1
Earnings Release dated October 23, 2008.