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) August 21, 2019

OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-10607	36-2678171
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

307 North Michigan Avenue	Chicago	Illinois	60601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(312)	346-8100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N /A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock / $1 par value	ORI	New York Stock Exchange

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Old Republic International Corporation today announced several changes in its senior executive ranks effective October 1, 2019.

Stephen J. Oberst (51), currently President and Chief Executive Officer of its flagship Old Republic Risk Management Underwriting Division, will become ORI’s Executive Vice President and join its senior policy-making Office of the Chief Executive Officer. He joins ORI’s most senior executive ranks on the strength of 30 years in the insurance industry of which 20 have been with the Company.

Terri E. Minik (49) will succeed Stephen Oberst as President of Old Republic Risk Management, retaining her position as Chief Operating Officer. Ms. Minik has 27 years of experience in insurance and risk management, the past 9 with the Company.

W. Todd Gray (51), the Company’s Senior Vice President and Treasurer, has also been named to the Company’s Office of the Chief Executive Officer.

A full text of the Company’s announcement is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 News Release dated August 21, 2019

104 Cover page Interactive Data file (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

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: August 22, 2019	By: /s/  John R. Heitkamp, Jr.
		John R. Heitkamp, Jr.
		Senior Vice President,
		Secretary and General Counsel