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) April 24, 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 April
24, 2008, Old Republic International Corporation announced the results of its
operations and its financial condition for the quarter ended March 31,
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 April 24, 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.
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION
Registrant
Date:
April 25,
2008 By:
/s/ Karl W.
Mueller
Karl W. Mueller
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer,
and
Principal Accounting
Officer
INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
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Exhibits
99.1 Earnings
Release dated April 24, 2008.