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): August 6,
2008
STEWART
INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
(EXACT
NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE
(STATE
OR OTHER
JURISDICTION)
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001-02658
(COMMISSION
FILE NO.)
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74-1677330
(I.R.S.
EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION
NO.)
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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:
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 CRF 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.13a-4))
ITEM
2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On
July
30, 2008, Stewart Information Services Corporation issued a press release
regarding financial results for the three
and
six
months
ended June 30, 2008. On August 6, 2008, an updated press release was issued
by
Stewart Information Services Corporation regarding financial results for the
three and
six
months
ended June 30, 2008, and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the release
is
incorporated herein by reference. The update to second quarter earnings is
related to the discovery of additional information subsequent to the Company’s
original earnings release on July 30, 2008 and prior to filing its quarterly
report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This additional
information connected several claims to the same series of fraudulent
transactions and resulted in the classification of the claims as a single large
title claim. The impact of this title policy claim resulted in a pretax
charge of $3.0 million ($2.0 million after taxes, or $0.11 per share) to the
three
and six
months ended June 30, 2008. This
information is not deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any
Securities Act registration statements.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d)
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1 Updated
press release of Stewart Information Services Corporation dated August 6, 2008,
reporting updated financial results for the three months and six months ended
June 30, 2008.
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.
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STEWART
INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
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By:
/S/ Max Crisp
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(Max
Crisp, Executive Vice President,
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Secretary,
Treasurer, Director and Principal
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Financial
Officer)
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Date:
August 6, 2008