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
November 3, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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001-02658
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| 1980 Post Oak Blvd. |
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| Houston, Texas
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77056 |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713-625-8100
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(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:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On November 3, 2011, Stewart Information Services Corporation (the “Company”) announced that
Matthew W. Morris has been elected as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for
all operations. Matthew W. Morris succeeds Malcolm S. Morris and Stewart J. Morris, Jr., who had
served as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officers and who will take the posts of Vice Chairmen of
the Board of Directors (the “Board”). Matthew W. Morris previously served as Senior Executive Vice
President of the Company, and Stewart Title Company and Stewart Title Guaranty Company, both of
which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. He has been an executive of the Company since
2004. Further biographical and other information regarding Matthew W. Morris is contained in the
Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2011 and such information is incorporated herein by
this reference.
Further, the Company announced that Dr. Edward Douglas Hodo, the Company’s lead director, has been
elected Chairman of the Company’s Board. Dr. Hodo has been a member of the Board since 1988 and has
served as Lead Director of the Company since 2004.
The Company issued a press release on November 3, 2011 announcing these various changes in
management. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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Description |
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99.1
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Press Release of Stewart Information Services Corporation, dated November 3, 2011. |