OCAS Ohio Casualty (MM)

The Directors of Ohio Casualty Corporation (NASDAQ:OCAS) declared on August 17, 2006, a regular dividend of $.09 per share, payable September 13, 2006, to shareholders of record on September 1, 2006. Corporate Profile Ohio Casualty Corporation is the holding company of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, which is one of six property-casualty subsidiary companies that make up Ohio Casualty Group(R). The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company was founded in 1919 and is licensed in 49 states. Ohio Casualty Group is ranked 50th among U.S. property/casualty insurance groups based on net premiums written (Best's Review, July 2006). The Group's member companies write auto, home and business insurance. Ohio Casualty Corporation trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol OCAS and had assets of approximately $5.7 billion as of June 30, 2006.