Old Republic International Corporation Declares Cash Dividend on Common Stock

CHICAGO, Nov. 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE:ORI) reported today that it will pay its regular cash dividend of 17 cents per share.  The dividend is payable December 15, 2009, to shareholders of record on December 4, 2009.

2009 marks the 68th year of uninterrupted cash dividend payments, and the 28th consecutive year that Old Republic has boosted its annualized cash dividend rate.

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, principally 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 $14.3 billion and common shareholders' equity of nearly $3.9 billion or $16.54 per share.  Its current stock market valuation is approximately $2.5 billion or $10.83 per share.

For the latest news releases and other corporate documents on Old Republic International visit http://www.oldrepublic.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Old Republic International Corporation



CONTACT:  A.C. Zucaro, Chairman & CEO of Old Republic International

Corporation, [phone]; or Leslie Loyet of Financial Relations Board,

[phone], , for Old Republic International Corporation



Web Site:  http://www.oldrepublic.com/ 

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