UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K/A
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 9, 2008 (April 30,
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
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240.14a-12)
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Act
(17 CRF 240.14a-12)
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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
April
30, 2008, Stewart Information Services Corporation issued a press release
regarding financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2008. On
May 9,
2008, an updated press release was issued by Stewart Information Services
Corporation regarding financial results for the three months ended March
31,
2008, and is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the release is incorporated
herein by reference. The update to first quarter earnings is related to an
agency defalcation that senior management of the Company became aware subsequent
to its earnings release dated April 30, 2008 and prior to filing its quarterly
report on Form 10-Q
for
the first quarter of 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
impact of this agency defalcation resulted in a pretax charge of $4.6 million
($3.0 million after taxes, or $0.16 per share). 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
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Updated
press release of Stewart Information Services Corporation dated
May 9,
2008, reporting updated financial results for the three months
ended March
31, 2008.
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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
(Registrant)
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By: |
/s/ Max
Crisp |
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(Max
Crisp, Executive Vice President,
Secretary,
Treasurer, Director and Principal
Financial
Officer)
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Date: May 9, 2008
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