0000950123-11-043062.txt : 20110502 0000950123-11-043062.hdr.sgml : 20110502 20110502171710 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-11-043062 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110429 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110502 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110502 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000094344 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TITLE INSURANCE [6361] IRS NUMBER: 741677330 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02658 FILM NUMBER: 11801839 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1980 POST OAK BLVD CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136258100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1980 POST OAK BLVD CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 8-K 1 h81854e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
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
April 29, 2011
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   001-02658   74-1677330
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission   (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   File Number) I   Identification No.)
     
1980 Post Oak Blvd.    
Houston, Texas   77056
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713-625-8100
N/A
(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:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.
     On May 2, 2011, Stewart Information Services Corporation announced a winning verdict in a case involving Stewart Title Guaranty Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., which was decided on April 29, 2011, by a Texas state court jury. A copy of the press release is furnished as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     (d) Exhibits.
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press Release dated May 2, 2011.

 

 

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.
         
  STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
 		  
  By:   /s/ J. Allen Berryman    
    J. Allen Berryman, Executive Vice President,   
    Secretary, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer   
 
     Date: May 2, 2011

 

 

         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
Press Release dated May 2, 2011.

 

EX-99.1 2 h81854exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS
     
 
  From:
 
  STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP.
 
  P.O. Box 2029, Houston, Texas 77252-2029
 
  http://www.stewart.com
 
  Contact: Ted C. Jones, Director-Investor Relations
 
  (713) 625-8014 ted@stewart.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Stewart Title Announces Winning Verdict
HOUSTON (May 2, 2011) — Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE: STC) today announced a winning verdict in a case involving Stewart Title Guaranty Co. and Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp. that was decided on April 29, 2011 by a Texas state court jury.
We are pleased with the verdict, and would like to express our sincere gratitude to the jurors for their hard work and dedication to public service in this trial during the past 10 weeks.
Stewart is proud of its long tradition of conservative business practices and its ongoing ability to deliver a high level of customer satisfaction and service through innovation in the real estate transaction process.
About Stewart
Stewart Title Guaranty Co. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE-STC), a customer-driven, technology-enabled, strategically competitive, real estate information, title insurance and transaction management company. Stewart provides title insurance and related information services required for settlement by the real estate and mortgage industries throughout the United States and international markets. Stewart also provides post-closing lender services, automated county clerk land records, property ownership mapping, geographic information systems, property information reports, flood certificates, document preparation, background checks and expertise in tax-deferred exchanges. More information can be found at http://www.stewart.com. Subscribe to the Stewart blog at http://blog.stewart.com or follow Stewart on Twitter @stewarttitleco.
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