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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 27, 2021

 

 

STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 

 

 

Delaware   001-02658   74-1677330

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

1360 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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  ¨

Pre-commencement communication pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value STC New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

  

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 27, 2021, Stewart Information Services Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”). Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 1, 2021 were entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting. As of April 1, 2021, 26,951,845‎ shares of the Company’s Common Stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2021 Annual Meeting. At the 2021 Annual Meeting, ‎25,148,687 shares of Common Stock were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the meeting.

 

The following three proposals, each of which is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021, were before the meeting, and they received the following votes:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Nine Directors to Serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company:

 

Name of Director Nominees  For   Withheld   Broker
Non-Votes
 
Thomas G. Apel   23,587,873    361,448    1,199,365 
C. Allen Bradley, Jr.   23,339,016    610,304    1,199,365 
Robert L. Clarke   23,435,521    513,800    1,199,365 
William S. Corey, Jr.   23,905,901    43,420    1,199,365 
Frederick H. Eppinger, Jr.   23,825,971    123,350    1,199,365 
Deborah J. Matz   23,846,276    103,045    1,199,365 
Matthew W. Morris   23,815,170    134,151    1,199,365 
Karen R. Pallotta   23,416,779    532,542    1,199,365 
Manuel Sanchez   23,448,254    501,066    1,199,365 

 

Proposal 2: Approval, on an advisory and non-binding basis, of the compensation of the ‎Company’s named ‎executive officers.‎ The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation as disclosed in the Proxy.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
23,426,752   449,690   72,879   1,199,365 

 

Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2021. The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

 

For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 
24,706,244   352,014   90,427   0 

 

 

 

 

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/ David C. Hisey
    David C. Hisey, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer
   
Date:  June 1, 2021