Current Report Filing (8-k)

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) October 1, 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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or By-laws; Change in Fiscal Year

Effective October 1, 2019, the Board of Directors of Old Republic International Corporation (the “Company”) has adopted the Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (the “By-laws”). The amendments to the By-laws include the following changes:


•	Clarifying the responsibilities of the Chairman of the Board and eliminating that position as an officer position of the Company


•	Requiring the appointment of a Lead Independent Director in the event that the Chairman of the Board is not independent under applicable standards


•	Clarifying the role of the Lead Independent Director


•	Clarifying the responsibilities and authority of the Chief Executive Officer.


•	Eliminating the position of Executive Vice Chairman

All of the changes reflected in the amendments to the By-laws are intended to align with the changes in senior management previously announced by the Company.

The foregoing description of the amendments to the By-laws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the By-laws which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Amended and Restated By-laws of Old Republic International Corporation

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: October 2, 2019	By: /s/ John R. Heitkamp, Jr.
		John R. Heitkamp, Jr.
		Senior Vice President,
		Secretary and General Counsel