As in effect
3/1/61

                                   FORM 10K/A
                                  ------------

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  ------------


                       AMENDMENT TO APPLICATION OR REPORT
                 Filed Pursuant to Section 12, 13, or 15 (d) of
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


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


                                 AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                              ---

The  undersigned   registrant  hereby  amends  the  following  items,  financial

statements,  exhibits or other  portions  of its ANNUAL  REPORT FOR 2002 on Form
                                                 -----------------------

10-K as set forth in the pages attached hereto: (List all such items,  financial
----
statements, exhibits or other portions amended).



                                    FORM 11-K


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  amendment  to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                          OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                                          --------------------------------------
                                                       (Registrant)




Date: May 5, 2003                         By:         /s/ John S. Adams
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                       (Signature)
                                                    John Stuart Adams
                                                  Senior Vice President,
                                                 Chief Financial Officer





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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549


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                                    FORM 11-K


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                                  ANNUAL REPORT




                        Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934




                   For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002



                                  ------------




                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN







                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                            307 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
                             CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60601





                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------



Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Administration  Committee  has duly caused  this  Annual  Report to be signed on
behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                            THE OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION EMPLOYEES
                            SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                            (Registrant)




                             By:  /s/  A.C. Zucaro
                                ------------------------------------
                                A. C. Zucaro, Member of the
                                Administration Committee



Date:  May 5, 2003



















         OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
         EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

         REPORT ON AUDITS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  AND
            SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

         FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 AND 2001









                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN


            INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

                                  ------------



                                                                          Pages
                                                                          -----


Report of Independent Accountants                                           1

Financial Statements:

  Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
   as of December 31, 2002 and 2001                                         2

  Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
   for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001                           3

  Notes to Financial Statements                                            4-8

Supplemental Schedules:

  Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes at End of Year            9

  Schedule of Reportable Transactions for the year ended
   December 31, 2002                                                       10























Note
----
Supplemental  schedules required by the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act
of 1974 that have not been included herein are not applicable.







                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
                        ---------------------------------


To the Participants and the Administration Committee
   of the Old Republic International Corporation
   Employees Savings and Stock Ownership Plan


In our opinion,  the  accompanying  statements of net assets  available for plan
benefits and the related  statements of changes in net assets available for plan
benefits present fairly, in all material respects,  the net assets available for
plan benefits of the Old Republic  International  Corporation  Employees Savings
and Stock  Ownership  Plan (the "Plan") at December  31, 2002 and 2001,  and the
changes in net assets  available  for plan  benefits for the years then ended in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.  These  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of the  Plan's
management;  our  responsibility  is to express  an  opinion on these  financial
statements based upon our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in
accordance with auditing  standards  generally  accepted in the United States of
America,  which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain  reasonable
assurance   about  whether  the  financial   statements  are  free  of  material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the  amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements,   assessing  the
accounting  principles  used and significant  estimates made by management,  and
evaluating the overall  financial  statement  presentation.  We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Our audits  were  conducted  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental  schedules listed in the
accompanying index are presented for the purpose of additional  analysis and are
not a required  part of the basic  financial  statements  but are  supplementary
information  required by the  Department  of Labor's Rules and  Regulations  for
Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income Security Act of
1974.  These  supplemental  schedules  are  the  responsibility  of  the  Plan's
management.  The  supplemental  schedules  have been  subjected  to the auditing
procedures  applied in the audits of the basic financial  statements and, in our
opinion,  are fairly  stated in all  material  respects in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.



                                               /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



April 11, 2003
Chicago, Illinois




                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

              STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

                        As of December 31, 2002 and 2001
                        --------------------------------


                                                               2002                                          2001
                                            ------------------------------------------    ------------------------------------------
                                             Participant  Non-Participant                  Participant  Non-Participant
                                              Directed       Directed       Combined        Directed       Directed       Combined
                                               Account        Account        Account         Account        Account        Account
                                            ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
                                                                                                      
ASSETS
Investments, at fair value:
  Collective Trusts:
    Short-term Investment Fund              $          -   $          -   $          -    $          -   $     54,056   $     54,056
  Old Republic International Corporation:
    Common shares                                      -    180,793,564    180,793,564             370    191,245,614    191,245,984
  Mutual funds                                82,995,048              -     82,995,048      86,901,285              -     86,901,285
                                            ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
                                              82,995,048    180,793,564    263,788,612      86,901,655    191,299,670    278,201,325

Contributions receivable:
  Companies                                            -      5,052,584      5,052,584               -      4,843,982      4,843,982
  Employees                                      513,261              -        513,261         451,820              -        451,820
                                            ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
                                            $ 83,508,309   $185,846,148   $269,354,457    $ 87,353,475   $196,143,652   $283,497,127
                                            ============   ============   ============    ============   ============   ============


LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
  FOR PLAN BENEFITS
Unpaid withdrawal and termination benefits  $  1,167,678   $          -   $  1,167,678    $    719,416   $          -   $    719,416
Unpaid administrative expenses                         -          6,521          6,521               -         10,958         10,958
                                            ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
  Total liabilities                            1,167,678          6,521      1,174,199         719,416         10,958        730,374
                                            ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------

Net assets available for plan benefits:
  Allocated to participants                   82,340,631    185,839,627    268,180,258      86,634,059    196,132,694    282,766,753
                                            ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
Total net assets available for plan benefits  82,340,631    185,839,627    268,180,258      86,634,059    196,132,694    282,766,753
                                            ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
                                            $ 83,508,309   $185,846,148   $269,354,457    $ 87,353,475   $196,143,652   $283,497,127
                                            ============   ============   ============    ============   ============   ============


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

              STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS

                 for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
                 ----------------------------------------------


                                                              2002                                          2001
                                           ------------------------------------------    ------------------------------------------
                                            Participant  Non-Participant                  Participant  Non-Participant
                                             Directed       Directed       Combined        Directed       Directed       Combined
                                              Account        Account        Account         Account        Account        Account
                                           ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
                                                                                                     
Additions:
  Employer contributions                   $          -   $  5,002,586   $  5,002,586    $          -   $  4,861,709   $  4,861,709
  Employee contributions                     12,653,993              -     12,653,993      11,768,777              -     11,768,777
  Interfund transfers                         4,300,572     (4,300,572)             -       1,404,773     (1,404,773)            -
  Interest income                                     -            181            181             588         22,938         23,526
  Dividend income                             1,722,790      4,141,335      5,864,125       2,226,372      4,104,055      6,330,427
  Net appreciation (depreciation) in
    fair value of investments               (11,878,578)       966,090    (10,912,488)     (6,356,070)   (28,871,979)   (35,228,049)
                                           ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
                                              6,798,777      5,809,620     12,608,397       9,044,440    (21,288,050)   (12,243,610)
                                           ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------

Deductions:
  Termination and withdrawal benefits        11,033,635     15,978,796     27,012,431       9,157,619     13,734,133     22,891,752
  Administrative expenses                        58,570        123,891        182,461          67,078        128,055        195,133
                                           ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------
                                             11,092,205     16,102,687     27,194,892       9,224,697     13,862,188     23,086,885
                                           ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------

NET ADDITIONS (DEDUCTIONS)                   (4,293,428)   (10,293,067)   (14,586,495)       (180,257)   (35,150,238)   (35,330,495)

  Net assets available for plan benefits,
    beginning of year                        86,634,059    196,132,694    282,766,753      86,814,316    231,282,932    318,097,248
                                           ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------   ------------   ------------

  NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN
    BENEFITS, END OF YEAR                  $ 82,340,631   $185,839,627   $268,180,258    $ 86,634,059   $196,132,694   $282,766,753
                                           ============   ============   ============    ============   ============   ============


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

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                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                -----------------


1.       Description of Plan
         -------------------

         A.    Basis of Presentation
               ---------------------

               The  accompanying   financial  statements  of  the  Old  Republic
               International  Corporation  Employees Savings and Stock Ownership
               Plan (the Plan) include plan assets for employees of Old Republic
               International  Corporation and  participating  subsidiaries  [the
               Corporation,   the  Plan  Sponsor,   the   Company(ies)   or  the
               Employers].  These financial  statements and  accompanying  notes
               together  provide only general  information  about the Plan.  The
               Plan Agreement must be referred to for a complete  description of
               the Plan's provisions.

         B.    General
               -------

               The Plan is a defined  contribution  plan  covering a majority of
               employees of the Corporation and its  Subsidiaries and is subject
               to the provisions of the Employee  Retirement Income Security Act
               of 1974 (ERISA), as amended. Employees become participants in the
               Plan on the first January 1, they are employees and they elect to
               make contributions to the Plan.

         C.    Contributions
               -------------

               Contributions  from  employees  (savings)  are made on a post-tax
               basis and are recorded in the period in which the Companies  make
               payroll deductions from Plan participants. Participants elect the
               amount of  contribution  which  ranges  from a minimum of 1% to a
               maximum of 15% of recognized compensation as defined in the Plan.
               Any employee who does not contribute to the Plan does not receive
               a Company matching  contribution.  Only employee contributions up
               to 6% are matched.  However,  the maximum amount of  contribution
               which can be matched per  employee  cannot  exceed  $9,000 (6% of
               $150,000) per Plan year. The maximum amount which can be withheld
               is 15%,  but is limited to $30,000  (15% of  $200,000).  Prior to
               2002, the limitation was $22,500 (15% of $150,000). Contributions
               are also  subject  to other  Internal  Revenue  Code  limitations
               (including  the limits  imposed by Internal  Revenue Code Section
               415).

               Participants  direct the investment of their  contributions  into
               various  mutual  funds  offered by the Plan,  of which  there are
               currently twenty (seven new mutual funds were added in 2002).

               The  Company  matching  contribution  is based  on the  following
               formula:

               Percentage of       If the percentage increase in the Corpor-
               Recognized Compen-  ation's average operating earnings per share
               sation Contributed  for the most recent five year period is:
               ------------------  ---------------------------------------------
                                   Less Than   6.00%   9.01%    15.01%   Over
                                      6%       to 9%   to 15%   to 20%    20%
                                   ---------   -----   ------   ------   ----
                                   The Resulting Employer Matching Contribution
                                   on the First 6% of Employee Savings Will Be:
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                  1.00%               30%       40%      65%     100%     140%
               1.01 to 2.00%          28%       38%      63%      98%     138%
               2.01 to 3.00%          26%       36%      61%      96%     136%
               3.01 to 4.00%          24%       34%      59%      94%     134%
               4.01 to 5.00%          22%       32%      57%      92%     132%
               5.01 to 6.00%          20%       30%      55%      90%     130%
               6.01 to 15.00%         None      None     None     None    None
                                   ---------------------------------------------

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                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

                                -----------------


1.       Description of Plan, Continued
         ------------------------------

          *    The percentage  increase in the  Corporation's  average operating
               earnings per share is obtained by comparing  the average  diluted
               operating  earnings  per share for the  Corporation  for the five
               years ending with the calculation year, with the same average for
               the five years  ending the year  prior to the  calculation  year.
               Operating earnings per share are determined pursuant to generally
               accepted  accounting  principles  and are equal to net income per
               share   exclusive  of  realized   capital  gains  or  losses  and
               extraordinary items and income taxes applicable thereto.

          Company  matching  contributions  are  allocated on December 31, and a
          Plan participant receives a matching contribution only if:

          *    the  Companies  meet certain  minimum  profit  objectives;

          *    the  participant  completes 1,000 or more hours of service during
               the  year;  and

          *    the  participant  is employed by one of the Companies on December
               31 of that year,  died or became fully disabled  during the year,
               or retired during the year after attaining age 65.

          Additional amounts from consolidated annual net profits after taxes or
          accumulated  earnings as the Board of Directors of the  Companies  may
          determine  from  time  to  time  may be  added  to  the  contributions
          resulting  from  the  above  formula.  The  amount  of the  Companies'
          contributions are subject to the following limitations:

          *    No  contribution  shall  be made if the  Companies'  consolidated
               annual net profit  before  extraordinary  items and taxes is less
               than $2,500,000.

          *    No contribution shall be made by any Employer for any fiscal year
               which  exceeds the maximum  amount  currently  deductible by that
               Employer  under  section 404 of the Internal  Revenue  Code.

          *    No contribution shall be made by any Employer for any fiscal year
               which would cause its total  contribution to exceed the amount of
               its annual net profit before taxes and its accumulated earnings.

         D.    Employee Account
               ----------------

               When  a  plan  participant  makes  employee  contributions,   the
               contributions  are allocated to the mutual fund(s)  designated by
               the participant. These funds constitute the participants Employee
               Account (Participant Directed Account). Earnings are allocated to
               each plan participant's  Employee Account on a daily basis, based
               upon  the  performance  of  the  mutual  fund(s)  that  the  plan
               participant  selected.  Following  termination of service for any
               reason,  a plan  participant  receives  all  amounts  in  his/her
               Employee Account.

        E.     Company Account
               ---------------

               Each  year,  the  matching  contributions  and any  discretionary
               contributions    are    allocated   to   the   Company    Account
               (Non-participant  Directed  Account) of plan  participants.  If a
               plan  participant  terminates  service  with the  Companies,  the
               amount that he/she  receives from his/her Company Account depends
               upon his/her vested interest in such account.  A plan participant
               vests in  his/her  Company  Account  based on  his/her  "Years of
               Service," over a six year period beginning in 2002 (prior to 2002
               the vesting period was seven years).

               A plan participant earns a Year of Service for each calendar year
               during which he/she  completes 1,000 or more hours of service for
               the  Companies.  However,  a plan  participant  will  become 100%
               vested in his/her Company Account prior to six years (seven years
               prior to 2002) of service if:

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                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

                                -----------------


1.      Description of Plan, Continued
        ------------------------------

          *    the plan participant has reached age 65, or

          *    termination is caused by death, or

          *    termination  is caused by total and  permanent  disability  which
               renders the employee incapable of performing satisfactory service
               for the Companies.

          The amount a plan participant receives from his\her Company Account is
          also  affected by  forfeitures  and  earnings.  If a plan  participant
          terminates  service prior to full vesting,  the non-vested  portion of
          his Company Account is forfeited.  Forfeited  amounts are re-allocated
          to remaining participants who made employee  contributions,  completed
          1,000 or more hours of service for the Companies  during the year, and
          are employed by the Companies on December 31 or terminated service due
          to  retirement  on or after  age 65,  death,  or total  and  permanent
          disability. Forfeitures are allocated based upon the ratio of the plan
          participant's  recognized  compensation to the recognized compensation
          of all plan  participants.  Forfeitures  related  to the 2002 and 2001
          plan years were $2,720,864 and $815,849, respectively.

          Effective  January 1, 1989,  the Tax  Reform  Act  provided  that plan
          participants  who reach age 55 and have 10 years of  participation  in
          the Plan are  provided  with the option of  diversifying  a portion of
          their  Company   Account   balance  out  of  Company  stock  and  into
          alternative   investment  funds.   Participants   become  eligible  to
          diversify in the calendar  year  following  the calendar year in which
          they attain age 55 and have also completed 10 years of participation.

          The  following   table  shows  what   percentage  of  a  participant's
          cumulative Company Account can be diversified:

                 For the Following
                Plan Year During the             The Following Percentage
                  Election Period             After 2001       Prior to 2002
                --------------------          ----------       -------------
                First Plan Year                   25.0%             25.0%
                Second Plan Year                  25.0%             25.0%
                Third Plan Year                   25.0%             25.0%
                Fourth Plan Year                  25.0%             25.0%
                Fifth Plan Year                   50.0%             50.0%
                Sixth Plan Year                   57.5%
                Seventh Plan Year                 65.0%
                Eight Plan Year                   72.5%
                Ninth Plan Year                   80.0%
                Tenth Plan Year                   87.5%
                Eleventh Plan Year                95.0%
                Twelfth Plan Year                100.0%

          The  investment  options  available for  diversification  are the same
          mutual  funds  available  for  investment  of Employee  contributions.
          Diversified funds are included in the Participant  Directed Account in
          the financial statements.

2.      Summary of Accounting Policies
        ------------------------------

        A.     Use of Estimates
               ----------------

               The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with
               accounting  principles generally accepted in the United States of
               America  requires the Plan's  administrator to make estimates and
               assumptions  that  affect  the  reported  amounts  of assets  and
               liabilities  and disclosure of contingent  assets and liabilities
               at the date of the

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                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED

                                -----------------


2.      Summary of Accounting Policies, Continued
        -----------------------------------------

               financial  statements  and the reported  amounts of additions and
               deductions during the reporting period. Actual results can differ
               from those estimates.

        B.     Risks and Uncertainties
               -----------------------

               Besides  the  investment  of matching  contributions  into common
               stock of the  Corporation,  the Plan provides  participants  with
               various investment  alternatives for their savings  contributions
               and or diversifications.  These investment  alternatives are made
               up of various types of Fidelity  Investment's  mutual funds which
               can be equity based, fixed income based or a combination thereof.

               All of the above  investment  alternatives are exposed to various
               market  risks  including  the level of interest  rates,  economic
               conditions and individual credit profiles. Due to these risks and
               the  uncertainty  related  to  changes  in the  market  value  of
               underlying   investment   securities,   it   is   possible   that
               participants'  account  balances and the amounts  reported in the
               statements   of  net  assets   available  for  benefits  and  the
               statements  of changes in net assets  available for plan benefits
               could be materially affected.

        C.     Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
               -------------------------------------------

               The Plan's  investments are stated at fair value.  Investments in
               the Collective  Trust-Short-term  Investment Fund of the Northern
               Trust  Company  (Northern),  are valued by the  Northern  at cost
               which   approximates   fair  value,  and  consist  of  short-term
               obligations.  Shares of mutual  funds are valued at the net asset
               value of  shares  held by the  Plan at the  valuation  date.  Old
               Republic International  Corporation common shares (Company Stock)
               are stated at the closing  market value on the last  business day
               of the year.

               The  statements  of  changes  in net  assets  available  for plan
               benefits  reflect  the net  appreciation  (depreciation)  in fair
               value of the Plan's investments, which consists of realized gains
               or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on those
               investments.  For  purposes of  accounting  principles  generally
               accepted  in the  United  States  of  America,  the Plan uses the
               historical   cost  method  for   determining  the  basis  of  its
               investments, whereas, for ERISA reporting purposes, the Plan uses
               the  current  value  method  for  determining  the  basis  of its
               investments. Purchases and sales of securities are reflected on a
               trade-date  basis.  Gains or  losses on sales of  securities  are
               based on the average cost method.  Interest income is recorded as
               earned  and  dividend   income  is  recorded  as  earned  on  the
               ex-dividend date.


3.      Investments
        -----------

        The  following  presents  investments,  the  fair value of which,  are 5
        percent or more of Plan assets at December 31:

                                                    2002             2001
                                                ------------     ------------
         Mutual Funds:
           Fidelity Dividend Growth Fund              N/A         $15,360,742
           Fidelity Short-term Bond Fund         $20,724,891       20,016,358
         Old Republic International
           Corporation Common
           Stock (6,456,913 and
           6,827,775 shares,
           respectively)                         180,793,564*     191,245,984*

        *  Non-participant directed.

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                     OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
                   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTINUED
                                -----------------


3.      Investments, Continued
        ----------------------

        Net  appreciation  (depreciation)  in the fair  value  of investments is
        broken down as follows for the years ended December 31:

                                                    2002             2001
                                                ------------     ------------

         Old Republic International
           Corporation Common Stock             $    966,090     $(28,872,030)
         Mutual funds                            (11,878,578)      (6,356,019)
                                                ------------     ------------
                                                $(10,912,488)    $(35,228,049)
                                                ============     ============

4.      Parties in Interest
        -------------------

        Old  Republic International  Corporation and participating  subsidiaries
        are parties in interest. The  Plan's   Non-Participant  Directed Account
        (Company  Account)  is made  up of  the  Corporation's  common  stock as
        noted in Footnote  3. Also, office  personnel,  space and  equipment are
        furnished by the Companies at no charge to the Plan.

        Inter  Capital  Corporation  of Chicago,  an  affiliate,  is  the Plan's
        Trustee to whom trustee fees are paid and are not material.

        Fidelity  Investments  Institutional  Services  Company,  Inc. (Fidelity
        Investments),    a  subsidiary  of   FMR  Corporation,   is  the  Plan's
        custodian,  record keeper and  provider of  educational  information  to
        plan participants. All  mutual  funds are managed by subsidiaries of FMR
        Corporation.  Fees  paid  to  Fidelity  Investments  for  custodianship,
        transaction and maintenance are not material.


5.      Termination Priorities
        ----------------------

        The  Corporation  reserves  the right,  either  with  or without  formal
        action,  to terminate the Plan.  Each  Employer  reserves  the  right to
        permanently  discontinue its  contributions  to the  Plan. In  the event
        that  an  Employer  permanently  discontinues  its  contributions to the
        Plan, or the  Corporation  terminates the Plan, or the Plan is partially
        terminated  under  operation  of  law,  the  accounts  of  the  affected
        participants  shall  be fully vested and  non-forfeitable.  In addition,
        because  the Plan  is  a  defined  contribution  plan and not a  defined
        benefit plan, no termination priorities apply to the Plan under ERISA.


6.      Tax Status
        ----------

        The   Internal   Revenue    Service  on  October  21,  2002,   issued  a
        determination  letter  stating   that   the  Plan,  as  amended  through
        December 7, 2001,  was   qualified  under  Section 401 of  the  Internal
        Revenue Code and  therefore  the Plan was exempt under the provisions of
        Section  501(a).  Amendments  have  been  made  to  the Plan in order to
        comply with the Economic Growth and  Tax  Relief  Reconciliation  Act of
        2001 and other federal tax  law  changes.  These changes were  effective
        January 1, 2002. The  Plan's  Sponsor and  Tax Counsel  believe that the
        Plan is  designed and  is currently  being  operated in compliance  with
        the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code.

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                             SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES









OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS & STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
FORM 5500-ANNUAL RETURN/REPORT OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4i-SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
DECEMBER 31, 2002

                                                                    (c)
                                                DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT INCLUDING MATURITY DATE,
                                                RATE OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL, PAR OR MATURITY VALUE
                                                ---------------------------------------------------
               (b)                                            RATE OF                  SHARES, PAR,                       (e)
   IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER,                  MATURITY    INTEREST                  OR MATURITY         (d)          CURRENT
(a)LESSOR, OR SIMILAR PARTY                        DATE      DIVIDENDS    COLLATERAL      VALUE           COST           VALUE
   ------------------------------------------   ---------------------------------------------------   -------------  ------------
                                                                                                   
   MUTUAL FUNDS:
      FIDELITY FUND                                 N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        295,767 sh                     6,583,770
      FIDELITY EQUITY-INCOME FUND                   N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        202,828 sh                     8,046,170
      FIDELITY INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND           N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        236,898 sh                     1,793,319
      FIDELITY INTERMEDIATE TERM BOND FUND          N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        269,931 sh                     2,896,359
      FIDELITY CAPITAL & INCOME FUND                N/A       VARIABLE        N/A         86,420 sh                       542,715
      FIDELITY VALUE FUND                           N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        154,254 sh                     7,155,852
      FIDELITY CASH RESERVES                        N/A       VARIABLE        N/A      6,499,376 sh                     6,499,376
      SPARTAN MARKET INDEX FUND                     N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        107,178 sh                     6,481,051
      FIDELITY AGGRESSIVE GROWTH FUND               N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        220,937 sh                     2,472,282
      FIDELITY DIVERSIFIED INTERNATIONAL FUND       N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        215,102 sh                     3,691,157
      FIDELITY DIVIDEND GROWTH FUND                 N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        542,487 sh                    12,108,317
      FIDELITY SMALL CAP INDEPENDENCE FUND          N/A       VARIABLE        N/A          3,672 sh                        48,839
      FIDELITY MID-CAP STOCK FUND                   N/A       VARIABLE        N/A        232,969 sh                     3,788,070
      FIDELITY FREEDOM INCOME FUND                  N/A       VARIABLE        N/A             72 sh                           758
      FIDELITY FREEDOM 2000 FUND                    N/A       VARIABLE        N/A          3,618 sh                        39,835
      FIDELITY FREEDOM 2010 FUND                    N/A       VARIABLE        N/A          6,618 sh                        75,715
      FIDELITY FREEDOM 2020 FUND                    N/A       VARIABLE        N/A          4,358 sh                        46,365
      FIDELITY FREEDOM 2030 FUND                    N/A       VARIABLE        N/A             20 sh                           209
      FIDELITY SHORT-TERM BOND FUND                 N/A       VARIABLE        N/A      2,305,327 sh                    20,724,891
      FIDELITY FREEDOM 2040 FUND                    N/A       VARIABLE        N/A              0 sh                             0
                                                                                                                     ------------
                                                                                                                       82,995,048
                                                                                                                     ------------
  EMPLOYER SECURITIES:
      OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP.:
       COMMON STOCK                                 N/A          N/A          N/A      6,456,913 sh   $ 52,659,923    180,793,564
                                                                                                      ============   ------------

  TOTAL INVESTMENTS HELD                                                                                             $263,788,612
                                                                                                                     ============


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OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
   EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN
FORM 5500-ANNUAL RETURN/REPORT OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
SCHEDULE H, LINE 4j-SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002
------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                                                                           (h)
                                                                              (f)                     Current Value
  (a)       (b)                       (c)           (d)         (e)        Expense          (g)        of Asset on         (i)
Identity of Party or               Purchase       Selling      Lease    Incurred with     Cost of      Transaction      Net Gain
 Investment Involved                 Price         Price       Rental    Transaction       Asset          Date          or Loss
-------------------------          --------       -------      ------   --------------    -------     -------------     --------
   Description of Asset
   --------------------
                                                                                                  
Purchases of Investments
------------------------

   Old Republic International
     Corporation Common Stock
     (379,300 shares)             $11,713,177        N/A          N/A         N/A        $11,713,177     $11,713,177             -

Sales of Investments
--------------------

   Old Republic International
     Corporation Common Stock
     (750,162 shares)              $5,591,898    $23,131,686      N/A         N/A         $5,591,898     $23,131,686    $17,539,788



Notes:
-----
This  schedule  lists all  non-participant  directed  transactions  or series of
transactions which aggregate in excess of 5% of the Fund assets at the beginning
of the current year, as required by the Department of Labor.


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