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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): May 7, 2026

 

STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

Delaware   001-02658   74-1677330
(STATE OR OTHER
JURISDICTION)
  (COMMISSION FILE NO.)   (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.)

 

1360 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77056

(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (713) 625-8100

 

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:

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  ¨ Pre-commencement communications 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§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 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 7, 2026, Stewart Information Services Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2026 were entitled to vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting. As of March 9, 2026, 30,502,735‎ shares of the Company’s Common Stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting. At the 2026 Annual Meeting, 26,970,271 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 March 25, 2026, were before the meeting, and they received the following votes:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Ten Directors to Serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company:

 

   For  Against  Abstentions  Broker
Non-Votes
Thomas G. Apel  24,556,728  479,156  9,488  1,924,899
C. Allen Bradley, Jr.  24,616,792  419,078  9,501  1,924,899
Robert L. Clarke  24,497,879  537,991  9,501  1,924,899
William S. Corey, Jr.  24,854,411  181,442  9,518  1,924,899
Frederick H. Eppinger, Jr.  24,754,228  281,743  9,391  1,924,899
Deborah J. Matz  24,761,870  270,153  13,348  1,924,899
Matthew W. Morris  24,814,292  220,697  10,382  1,924,899
Karen R. Pallotta  24,660,844  371,159  13,367  1,924,899
Manolo Sanchez  24,759,622  271,944  13,805  1,924,899
Helen Vaid  24,847,851  184,661  12,859  1,924,899

 

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  Abstentions  Broker Non-
Votes
‎24,641,639  ‎387,384  ‎16,348  ‎1,924,899

 

 

Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2026. The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

 

For  Against  Abstentions  Broker Non-
Votes
‎26,650,612  ‎231,338  ‎88,321  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
(Registrant)
   
   
  By: /s/ Elizabeth K. Giddens
  Elizabeth K. Giddens,
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

Date: May 11, 2026

 

 

 


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