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) March 31, 2005


                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         Delaware                      001-10607                  36-2678171
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                    File Number)            Identification No.)


               307 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (312) 346-8100
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 8.01.  Other Events
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On March 31, 2005, Old Republic International Corporation announced it has filed
its final Form 10-K annual report with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission.
This report is identical  to the  preliminary  version  filed on March 15, 2005,
except that it now  includes  the  requisite  Report of  Independent  Registered
Public  Accounting Firm (Item 8),  Management's Report on Internal  Control over
Financial Reporting, and several required exhibits.





Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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            (c) Exhibits

             99.1  Press Release dated March 31, 2005.








                                   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: March 31, 2005                By: /s/ A.C. Zucaro
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                                            A.C. Zucaro
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer








                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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         Exhibits

99.1     Press Release dated March 31, 2005.