Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3/a)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * OBERST STEPHEN J	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/1/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP [ORI]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE, SUITE 2300	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President /
(Street) CHICAGO, IL 60601       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY) 10/9/2019	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	6771	D
Common Stock	15858	I	By ESSOP

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
2012 Employee Stock Option	12/31/2012 (1)	3/20/2022	Common Stock	14000.0	$10.8	D
2013 Employee Stock Option	12/31/2013 (1)	3/20/2023	Common Stock	11000.0	$12.57	D
2014 Employee Stock Option	12/31/2014 (1)	3/19/2024	Common Stock	12000.0	$16.06	D
2015 Employee Stock Option	12/31/2015 (1)	3/19/2025	Common Stock	14500.0	$15.26	D
2016 Employee Stock Option	12/31/2016 (1)	3/23/2026	Common Stock	16000.0	$18.14	D
2017 Employee Stock Option	12/31/2017 (1)	3/22/2027	Common Stock	21000.0	$19.98	D
2018 Employee Stock Option	12/31/2018 (1)	2/20/2028	Common Stock	24000.0	$20.98	D
2019 Employee Stock Option	12/31/2019 (1)	3/19/2029	Common Stock	28000.0	$21.12	D
2019 Employee Stock Option(a)	12/31/2019 (1)	8/20/2029	Common Stock	15000.0	$21.99	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1)

These shares vest and become exercisable each December 31 at the rate of 10% the first year, 15% the second year, 20% the third year, 25% the fourth year and 30% the fifth year. Also, vesting shall accelerate if the optionee dies, becomes disabled, retires or a change of control of the company occurs. For those optionees over age 65 and who have been employed for 10 years or more by the company on the date of the grant, 100% of the option shares vest immediately.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
OBERST STEPHEN J 307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE SUITE 2300 CHICAGO, IL 60601			Executive Vice President

Signatures
John R. Heitkamp, Power of Attorney for Stephen J. Oberst		11/1/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date