OR International Corporation Form 8K Filings dated March 30, 2007
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 30, 2007
OLD
REPUBLIC
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact
name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-10607
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36-2678171
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(State
or
other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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):
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240.13e-4 (c))
Item
4.01. Changes
in
Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
(a)
Previous
independent registered public accounting firm
On
March 30, 2007, Old Republic International Corporation (“the Company”) dismissed
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as independent registered public accountant
for the audits of its Bituminous 401(k) Savings Plan, Great West Casualty
Company Profit Sharing Plan, The Republic Mortgage Insurance Company and
Affiliated Companies Profit Sharing Plan, and Old Republic International
Corporation Employees Savings and Stock Ownership Plan (collectively “the
Plans”). The decision to change independent registered public accountants was
approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of
Directors.
The
audit reports
of PwC on the financial statements of the Plans as of and for the years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2004 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer
of
opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope
or
accounting principles.
In
connection with the audits of the Plans for the two fiscal years ended December
31, 2005 and 2004 and the subsequent interim period through March 30, 2007,
there were no: (1) disagreements with PwC on any matter of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure,
which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of PwC would have
caused them to make reference in connection with their reports for such years
to
the subject matter of the disagreement, or (2) reportable events (as defined
in
Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
The
Company has
requested a letter from PwC stating its agreement with the above statements.
This letter of agreement, dated April 4, 2007, has been provided by PwC and
is
included as Exhibit 16.1 hereto.
(b)
New
independent registered public accounting firm
The
Company has
engaged Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C. to serve as independent registered public
accountant of its Plans as of March 30, 2007.
Item
9.01.
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
16.1
Letter
regarding change in certifying accountant
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:
April
4, 2007 By: /s/
Karl W.
Mueller
Karl
W.
Mueller,
Senior
Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer