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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): February 25, 2015
 

STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 
Delaware
 
001-02658
 
74-1677330
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
 
Commission
File Number:
 
(I.R.S. Employer
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
 

 
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 8.01. Other Events.
 
On February 25, 2015, Stewart Information Services Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s cash dividend payable to shareholders of Common Stock from $0.10 per share annually to $1.00 per share to be paid quarterly at a rate of $0.25 per share beginning in the second quarter of this year.  A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The foregoing information and exhibits hereto contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  These statements are based on present expectations, and are subject to the limitations listed therein and in the Company’s other SEC reports, including that actual events or results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit No.
  
 
Description
   
99.1
  
Press release, dated February 25, 2015, relating to the announcement of the Company’s dividend


 
 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
       
STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
       
Date: February 25, 2015
     
By:
   /s/ J. Allen Berryman
 
           
Name: J. Allen Berryman
             
           
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Secretary,
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer


 
 

 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
   
99.1
  
Press release, dated February 25, 2015, relating to the announcement of the Company’s dividend