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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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EXPLANATORY NOTE: On March 28, 2013, Stewart Information Services Corporation (the “Company”) mailed the definitive proxy statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 3, 2013 to its stockholders. On page 36 of such proxy statement, certain column headings were inadvertently omitted from the table detailing termination and change in control benefits for Mr. Steven M. Lessack. The benefits amounts disclosed are correct but, to provide a more easily readable table, the Company is hereby filing the section of its proxy statement titled “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control” with a reformatted version of the table with appropriate column headings. No other changes have been made to the proxy statement.


Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

Each of the NEOs (or their beneficiaries) would be entitled to certain payments upon termination of employment. In the case of death, these would include the following “Accrued Amounts”:

 

   

Any portion of the NEO’s accrued but unpaid base salary and accrued but unused vacation time that shall have been earned prior to the termination but not yet paid;

 

   

Any short term incentive and long term incentive payments for the prior fiscal year that shall have been earned prior to the termination and not yet paid;

 

   

Any employee benefits (401(k) Plan) that have vested as of the date of termination as a result of participation in any of the Company’s benefit plans; and

 

   

Any expenses with respect to which they are entitled to reimbursement.

In the case of retirement, or involuntary termination without “Cause” or “Good Reason(1),” in exchange for a general release of claims, the NEO is generally entitled to:

 

   

Accrued Amounts;

 

   

Twelve to twenty four months of base salary (2x Base for CEO; 1x Base for all other NEOs);

 

   

An extension of medical benefits at the employee rate for up to 12 months;

 

   

All unvested long-term incentive compensation that becomes fully vested and unrestricted as a result of this type of Termination; and

 

   

Outplacement services not to exceed $10,000.

If terminated upon disability, the executive would be limited solely to the payment of the Accrued Amounts, and all unvested long-term incentive compensation would become fully vested and unrestricted.

 

(1) “Good Reason” includes, among other things (as affected by the terms and conditions of the employment agreement), the NEO’s voluntary termination of his employment agreement in the event of a breach of his employment agreement by the Company.

The following table estimates the amount that would have been payable to each Named Executive Officer upon termination of employment under each of the identified circumstances as of December 31, 2012:

 

Matthew W. Morris

  Retirement
($)
    Involuntary
Termination
Without

Cause or
Termination
for Good
Reason ($)
    For Cause
Termination
($)
  Termination
in
Connection
with a

Change in
Control ($)
    Change in
Control ($)
    Disability
($)
    Death ($)  

Cash Severance

    800,000        800,000          800,000         

Nonequity Incentive Compensation

             

Accelerated Vesting of Cash-Based Performance Units

    120,000        120,000          240,000        240,000        120,000        120,000   

Accelerated Vesting of Performance Based Restricted Stock

 

 

53,333

  

    53,000          160,000     

 

160,000

  

    53,333        53,333   

Continuation of Insurance Benefits

    23,621        23,621          23,621         

Excise Tax Gross-Up

             

Outplacement

      10,000          10,000         

Total

    996,955        1,006,955          1,233,621        400,000        196,955        173,333   


J. Allen Berryman

  Retirement
($)
    Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause or
Termination
for Good
Reason ($)
    For Cause
Termination
($)
  Termination
in
Connection
with a
Change in
Control ($)
    Change in
Control ($)
    Disability
($)
    Death ($)  

Cash Severance

    310,000        310,000          310,000         

Nonequity Incentive Compensation

             

Accelerated Vesting of Cash-Based Performance Units

    93,000        93,000          186,000        186,000        93,000        93,000   

Accelerated Vesting of Performance Based Restricted Stock

    41,333        41,333          124,000        124,000        41,333        41,333   

Continuation of Insurance Benefits

    25,824        25,824          25,824          25,824     

Excise Tax Gross-Up

             

Outplacement

      10,000          10,000         

Total

    470,157        480,157          655,824        310,000        160,157        134,333   

Glenn H. Clements

  Retirement
($)
    Involuntary
Termination
Without
Cause or
Termination
for Good
Reason ($)
    For Cause
Termination
($)
  Termination
in
Connection
with a
Change in
Control ($)
    Change in
Control ($)
    Disability
($)
    Death ($)  

Cash Severance

    400,000        400,000          400,000         

Nonequity Incentive Compensation

             

Accelerated Vesting of Cash-Based Performance Units

    120,000        120,000          240,000        240,000        120,000        120,000   

Accelerated Vesting of Performance Based Restricted Stock

    53,333        53,333          160,00        160,000        53,333        53,333   

Continuation of Insurance Benefits

    22,142        22,142             

Excise Tax Gross-Up

             

Outplacement

      10,000          10,000         

Total

    595,475        605,475          832,142        400,000        195,475        173,333   

Jason R. Nadeau

  Retirement
($)
    Involuntary
Termination
Without

Cause or
Termination
for Good
Reason ($)
    For Cause
Termination
($)
  Termination
in
Connection
with a
Change in
Control ($)
    Change in
Control ($)
    Disability
($)
    Death ($)  

Cash Severance

    350,000        350,000          350,000         

Nonequity Incentive Compensation

             

Accelerated Vesting of Cash-Based Performance Units

    105,000        105,000          210,000        210,000        105,000        105,000   

Accelerated Vesting of Performance Based Restricted Stock

    46,667        46,667          140,000        140,000        46,667        46,667   

Continuation of Insurance Benefits

    23,849        23,849          23,849          23,849     

Excise Tax Gross-Up

             

Outplacement

      10,000          10,000         

Total

    525,516        535,516          733,849        350,000        175,516        151,667   


Steven M. Lessack

  Retirement
($)
    Involuntary
Termination
Without

Cause or
Termination
for Good
Reason ($)
    For Cause
Termination
($)
  Termination
in
Connection
with a
Change in
Control ($)
    Change in
Control ($)
    Disability
($)
    Death ($)  

Cash Severance

    500,000        500,000          500,000         

Nonequity Incentive Compensation

             

Accelerated Vesting of Cash -Based

Performance Units

    120,000        120,000          240,000        240,000        120,000        120,000   

Accelerated Vesting of Performance Based Restricted Stock

    53,333        53,333          160,000        160,000        53,333        53,333   

Continuation of Insurance Benefits

    10,947        10,947          10,947          10,947     

Excise Tax Gross-Up

             

Outplacement

      10,000          10,000         

Total

    684,281        694,281          920,947        400,000        184,281        173,333