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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) December 17, 2020 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 140.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 8.01.   Other Events At its quarterly meeting held on December 17, 2020, the Board of Directors of Old Republic International Corporation declared a special, one-time cash dividend of $1.00 per common share to be paid on January 15, 2021 to shareholders of record on January 5, 2021. Additional information related to these events is contained in the attached News Release. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits     (d) Exhibits 99.1 News Release dated December 18, 2020 . 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: December 18, 2020 By: /s/   John R. Heitkamp, Jr.    John R. Heitkamp, Jr. Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel