---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000074260-25-000138"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ORI"
cik: "0000074260"
company_name: "OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T11:38:38.860264+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Old Republic authorizes $750M share repurchase program, succeeding $1.1B program

## Summary
- Board authorized new $750M buyback program; will start after completing ~$162M left under prior $1.10B program announced March 2024.
- Since Dec 2020, Old Republic has returned over $4.2B to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.
- Annualized regular dividend raised 9.4% to $1.16 per share, marking 44th consecutive annual increase and 84th year of uninterrupted payments.
- CEO Craig Smiddy cited confidence in balance sheet and earnings; company has retired over 20% of shares in the last three years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000074260-25-000138
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ORI
- cik: 0000074260
- company_name: OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74260/000007426025000138/0000074260-25-000138-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/74260/000007426025000138/ori-20250819.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074260-25-000138
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074260-25-000138.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000074260-25-000138.txt

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