CHICAGO, -- The Board of Directors of Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI - News) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on the common stock of 15 cents per share. This dividend is payable September 15, 2006, to shareholders of record on September 5, 2006.

Old Republic International has paid cash dividends on its common stock for the past 65 years without interruption, and has raised the annual payout for twenty-five consecutive years, most recently in March of this year. The Company currently has approximately 230.2 million common shares outstanding.

Source: Old Republic