Common Contracts

275,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 8.00% CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES DUE 2012 UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT dated April 23, 2009 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

Underwriting Agreement • April 29th, 2009 • Old Republic International Corp • Surety insurance • New York

• Contract Type
  Underwriting Agreement
• Filed
  April 29th, 2009
• Company
  Old Republic International Corp
• Industry
  Surety insurance
• Jurisdiction
  New York

confirmation from the Secretary’s Office of the SEC received at ___a.m. on the date hereof, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or notice objecting to its use pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) has been issued by the Commission.

NEWELL RUBBERMAID INC. $300,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT

Underwriting Agreement • March 30th, 2009 • Newell Rubbermaid Inc • Plastics products, nec • New York

• Contract Type
  Underwriting Agreement
• Filed
  March 30th, 2009
• Company
  Newell Rubbermaid Inc
• Industry
  Plastics products, nec
• Jurisdiction
  New York

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. As Representatives of the several Underwriters c/o MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED One Bryant Park New York, NY 10036