8-K

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				UNITED STATES
		      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
			  Washington, D. C.   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) August 18, 2005
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			   OHIO CASUALTY CORPORATION
	    (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

	  OHIO                        0-5544                 31-0783294
(State or other jurisdiction       (Commission             (IRS Employee
     of incorporation)            File Number)          Identification No.)

		    9450 Seward Road, Fairfield, Ohio  45014
	       (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

				(513) 603-2400
	       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

				Not Applicable
	  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 8.01.  Other Events
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    (a)  On August 18, 2005, Ohio Casualty Corporation (the "Corporation")
	 issued a press release announcing that the directors of the
	 Corporation have declared a quarterly dividend of $.06 per share,
	 payable September 12, 2005 to shareholders of record on September 1,
	 2005.

    (b)  The press release issued on August 18, 2005 also states that the
	 directors of the Corporation have authorized the repurchase of up to
	 four million shares of the Corporation's common shares.  Pursuant to
	 the authorization, the Corporation may purchase shares from time to
	 time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions and
	 the purchases will be funded from available working capital.

    The press release was posted on the Corporation's website at
    http://www.ocas.com and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and hereby
    incorporated by reference.


ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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    (c)    Exhibits

	   Exhibit No.     Description
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	       99          Press release dated August 18, 2005 issued by Ohio
			   Casualty Corporation and posted on the
			   Corporation's website at http://www.ocas.com.





				 SIGNATURE

	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.



					OHIO CASUALTY CORPORATION
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					       (Registrant)




August 18, 2005                         /s/Debra K. Crane
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					Debra K. Crane, Senior Vice President,
					  General Counsel and Secretary



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				Exhibit Index
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			  Current Report on Form 8-K
			    Dated August 18, 2005


Exhibit No.     Description
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    99          Press release dated August 18, 2005 issued by Ohio Casualty
		Corporation and posted on the Corporation's website at
		http://www.ocas.com.






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EX-99

                                                      Exhibit 99


Analyst contact:
Dennis E. McDaniel
Vice President Investor Relations
513-603-2197
dennis.mcdaniel@ocas.com

Media contact:
Cindy L. Denney
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Communications
513-603-2074 (ofc.), 513-703-7372 (cell)
cindy.denney@ocas.com


For Immediate Release


      OHIO CASUALTY CORPORATION DECLARES DIVIDEND, ANNOUNCES
                      SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

FAIRFIELD, Ohio, August 18, 2005  --- Ohio Casualty Corporation (NASDAQ:OCAS)
today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly
dividend of $.06 per share, payable September 12, 2005, to shareholders of
record on September 1, 2005.

In addition, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to four million shares
of the Corporation's common stock, effective immediately.  Purchases may be
made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to
time and will be funded from available working capital.

"We believe that both the newly announced share repurchase program and the
dividend declaration, which we resumed last quarter, are positive actions for
our shareholders," noted Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Dan
R. Carmichael, CPCU. "These actions by our Board reflect the Corporation's
strong capital position, significant financial flexibility and outlook for
continued positive operating performance."

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.  The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company was
founded in 1919 and is licensed in 49 states.  Ohio Casualty Group is ranked
47th among U.S. property/casualty insurance groups based on net premiums
written (Best's Review, July 2005).  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, 2005.