---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000074260-22-000061"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ORI"
cik: "0000074260"
company_name: "OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T22:39:15.181928+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Old Republic declares regular $0.23 dividend, $1 special dividend, and $450M buyback

## Summary
- Regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.23 per share payable Sept 15, 2022 to holders of record Sept 1.
- Special one-time cash dividend of $1.00 per share payable on same dates.
- Board authorized $450 million share repurchase program with no expiration date.
- Combined capital return totals approximately $760 million based on 309M shares outstanding.
- 41st consecutive annual regular dividend rate increase; 81st year of uninterrupted dividend payments.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000074260-22-000061
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ORI
- cik: 0000074260
- company_name: OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74260/000007426022000061/0000074260-22-000061-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74260/000007426022000061/ori-20220818.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074260-22-000061.txt

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