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Old Republic Declares Regular Third Quarter Cash Dividend Of 18.25 Cents Per Share

August 21, 2014

CHICAGO, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) yesterday declared a quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of 18.25 cents per share.  This dividend is payable September 15, 2014, to shareholders of record on September 5, 2014.  Subject to Board approval of each quarter's new rate, the full year's cash dividend will amount to 72 cents per share compared to 71 cents paid in 2013. 

This latest dividend increase marks the 33rd consecutive year that Old Republic has boosted its cash dividend rate, and 2014 becomes the 73rd year of uninterrupted cash dividend payments.

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 $17.1 billion and common shareholders' equity of nearly $3.9 billion or $15.29 per share.  Its current stock market valuation is approximately $3.9 billion or $14.94 per share.

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

SOURCE Old Republic International Corporation

AT OLD REPUBLIC: A.C. Zucaro, Chairman & CEO, (312) 346-8100 or AT FINANCIAL RELATIONS BOARD: Scott Eckstein, Analysts/Investors, (212) 827-3766, seckstein@mww.com