0000921895-16-005254.txt : 20160728 0000921895-16-005254.hdr.sgml : 20160728 20160728154532 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000921895-16-005254 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160728 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160728 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000094344 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TITLE INSURANCE [6361] IRS NUMBER: 741677330 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-03837 FILM NUMBER: 161790037 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1980 POST OAK BLVD CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136258100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1980 POST OAK BLVD CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Foundation Asset Management, LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001569519 IRS NUMBER: 453914789 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 81 MAIN STREET STREET 2: SUITE 306 CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10601 BUSINESS PHONE: 9145742923 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 81 MAIN STREET STREET 2: SUITE 306 CITY: WHITE PLAINS STATE: NY ZIP: 10601 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Foundation Asset Management, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20130212 SC 13D/A 1 sc13da909647003_07282016.htm AMENDMENT NO. 9 TO THE SCHEDULE 13D sc13da909647003_07282016.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
§ 240.13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 9)1

Stewart Information Services Corporation
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

860372101
(CUSIP Number)
 
BEN BRESNAHAN
FOUNDATION ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP
81 Main Street, Suite 306
White Plains, NY 10601
(914) 574-2923

STEVE WOLOSKY, ESQ.
OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP
1325 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
(212) 451-2300
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

July 28, 2016
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.


_______________
1              The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
 
 
 

 
CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
FOUNDATION OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, LTD.
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
WC
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
CAYMAN ISLANDS
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
1,310,850
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,310,850
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,310,850
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
5.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
CO

 
2

 
CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
FOUNDATION ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
OO
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
1,310,850
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,310,850
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,310,850
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
5.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
PN

 
3

 
CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
FOUNDATION ASSET MANAGEMENT GP II, LLC
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
OO
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
1,310,850
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,310,850
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,310,850
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
5.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
OO

 
4

 
CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
DAVID CHARNEY
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
OO
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
USA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
1,310,850
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,310,850
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,310,850
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
5.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN

 
5

 
CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
SKY WILBER
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
OO, PF
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
USA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
1,000
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
1,310,850
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,000
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
1,310,850
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
1,311,850
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
5.6%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN

 
6

 
CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
ERNEST D. SMITH
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
USA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
- 0 -
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
0%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN

 
7

 
CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 
ROSLYN B. PAYNE
2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
  (a) x
  (b) o
3
SEC USE ONLY
 
4
SOURCE OF FUNDS
 
 
5
CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
¨
6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
USA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
7
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
8
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
- 0 -
9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
- 0 -
11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
- 0 -
12
CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
 
o
13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
0%
14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
 
IN

 
8

 
CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
The following constitutes Amendment No. 9 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned (“Amendment No. 9”).  This Amendment No. 9 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.

Item 2.
Identity and Background.
 
Item 2 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
 
(a)           This statement is filed by:
 
 
(i)
Foundation Offshore Master Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Offshore Master Fund”), with respect to the Shares directly owned by it;
 
 
(ii)
Foundation Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Foundation LP”), as the investment manager of the Offshore Master Fund;
 
 
(iii)
Foundation Asset Management GP II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Foundation GP”), as the general partner of Foundation LP;
 
 
(iv)
David Charney, as the managing member of each of Foundation LP and Foundation GP;
 
 
(v)
Sky Wilber, as the managing member of each of Foundation LP and Foundation GP;
 
 
(vi)
Ernest D. Smith; and
 
 
(vii)
Roslyn B. Payne.
 
Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”  Each of the Reporting Persons is party to that certain Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement, as further described in Item 6.  Accordingly, the Reporting Persons are hereby filing a joint Schedule 13D.
 
(b)           The address of the principal office of each of Foundation LP and Foundation GP and Messrs. Charney and Wilber is c/o Foundation Asset Management, LP, 81 Main Street, Suite 306, White Plains, New York 10601. The address of the principal office of the Offshore Master Fund is c/o Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 190 Elgin Avenue, Grand Cayman, KY1-9005, Cayman Islands.  The officers and directors of the Offshore Master Fund and their principal occupations and business addresses are set forth on Schedule A to the Schedule 13D and are incorporated by reference in this Item 2. The principal business address of Mr. Smith is c/o Smith-Cavin Partners LLC, 3905 State St., Ste. 7-227, Santa Barbara, California 93105. The principal business address of Mrs. Payne is c/o Jackson Street Partners, Ltd., 750 Menlo, Suite 250, Menlo Park, California 94025.
 
(c)           The principal business of the Offshore Master Fund is investing in securities.  Foundation LP is the investment manager of the Offshore Master Fund.  Foundation GP serves as the general partner of Foundation LP.  Messrs. Charney and Wilber serve as the managing members of each of Foundation LP and Foundation GP. The principal occupation of Mr. Smith is serving as a Managing Partner of Smith-Cavin Partners LLC, a Real Estate Investment Partnership with holdings in distressed properties in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and California. The principal occupation of Mrs. Payne is serving as the President of Jackson Street Partners, Ltd., a real estate venture capital and investment firm, which she co-founded, and as the owner of Dover Corporation, a company that provides equity capital for various residential developments in California.
 
 
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CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
(d)           No Reporting Person, nor any person listed on Schedule A to the Schedule 13D, incorporated herein by reference, has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
 
(e)           No Reporting Person, nor any person listed on Schedule A to the Schedule 13D, incorporated herein by reference, has during the last five years, been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
 
(f)           Messrs. Charney, Wilber and Smith and Mrs. Payne are citizens of the United States of America.  The citizenship of the persons listed on Schedule A to the Schedule 13D is set forth therein, and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction.
 
 
Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following:
 
On July 28, 2016, Foundation LP (together with its affiliates, “Foundation”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Preliminary Solicitation Statement in furtherance of seeking stockholder support to demand that the Issuer call a special meeting of the Issuer’s stockholders (the "Special Meeting"). Under the Issuer’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, a special meeting of the Issuer’s stockholders shall be called by the Issuer at the written request of stockholders owning 25% or more of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Issuer entitled to vote. If a sufficient number of stockholders support Foundation's efforts to call the Special Meeting, Foundation intends to solicit stockholder support in favor of proposals seeking to remove Malcolm S. Morris and Stewart Morris, Jr. as directors of the Issuer and electing Mr. Smith and Mrs. Payne as directors of the Issuer (the “Proposals”).
 
Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

Items 5(a) – (c) are hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
 
(a)           The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon 23,351,822 Shares outstanding as of April 27, 2016, which is the total number of Shares outstanding as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2016.
 
As of July 28, 2016, the Offshore Master Fund directly owned 1,310,850 Shares, constituting approximately 5.6% of the Shares outstanding.  Foundation LP, as the investment manager of the Offshore Master Fund, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 1,310,850 Shares owned by the Offshore Master Fund, constituting approximately 5.6% of the Shares outstanding.  Foundation GP, as the general partner of Foundation LP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the 1,310,850 Shares owned by the Offshore Master Fund, constituting approximately 5.6% of the Shares outstanding. Each of Messrs. Charney and Wilber, as the managing members of Foundation GP and Foundation LP, may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the 1,310,850 Shares owned by the Offshore Master Fund, constituting approximately 5.6% of the Shares outstanding.  As of July 28, 2016, Mr. Wilber directly owned 1,000 Shares, representing less than 1% of the Shares outstanding.
 
 
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CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
As of July 28, 2016, neither Mr. Smith nor Mrs. Payne beneficially owned any Shares.
 
(b)           By virtue of their respective positions with the Offshore Master Fund, each of Foundation GP and Foundation LP may be deemed to have sole power to vote and dispose of the Shares reported owned by the Offshore Master Fund.  By virtue of their respective positions with Foundation GP and Foundation LP, each of Messrs. Charney and Wilber may be deemed to have shared power to vote and dispose of the Shares reported owned by the Offshore Master Fund. Mr. Wilber has sole power to vote and dispose of the Shares reported owned directly by Mr. Wilber.
 
Each Reporting Person, as a member of a “group” with the other Reporting Persons for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, may be deemed the beneficial owner of the Shares directly owned by the other Reporting Persons.  Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Shares except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein.
 
(c)           The Reporting Persons have not entered into any transactions in the Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D.
 
Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following:
 
On July 28, 2016, the Reporting Persons entered into a Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed (a) to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D with respect to the securities of the Issuer and (b) to form a group for the purpose of soliciting proxies or written consents to (i) request that the Issuer call the Special Meeting to approve the Proposals and (ii) approve the Proposals at any Special Meeting called for such purpose. The Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The Offshore Master Fund has signed letter agreements, pursuant to which it and its affiliates have agreed to indemnify each of Mr. Smith and Mrs. Payne against claims arising from the solicitation of proxies from the Issuer’s stockholders in connection with the Special Meeting and any related transactions. A form of the indemnification letter agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
Other than as described herein, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the Reporting Persons, or between the Reporting Persons and any other person, with respect to the securities of the Issuer.
 
Item 7.
Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
 
Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibits:
 
 
99.1
Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreement, dated July 28, 2016.
 
 
99.2
Form of Indemnification Letter Agreement.
 
 
99.3
Form of Power of Attorney.
 
 
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CUSIP NO. 860372101
 
SIGNATURES
 
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
 
Dated: July 28, 2016

 
Foundation Offshore Master Fund, Ltd.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Sky Wilber
   
Name:
Sky Wilber
   
Title:
Director


 
Foundation Asset Management, LP
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Sky Wilber
   
Name:
Sky Wilber
   
Title:
Managing Member


 
Foundation Asset Management GP II, LLC
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Sky Wilber
   
Name:
Sky Wilber
   
Title:
Managing Member


 
/s/ David Charney
 
DAVID CHARNEY


 
/s/ Sky Wilber
 
SKY WILBER
Individually and as attorney-in-fact for Ernest D. Smith and Roslyn B. Payne

 
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EX-99.1 2 ex991to13da909647003_072816.htm JOINT FILING AND SOLICITATION AGREEMENT ex991to13da909647003_072816.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
JOINT FILING AND SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
 
WHEREAS, certain of the undersigned are stockholders, direct or beneficial, of Stewart Information Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”);
 
WHEREAS, Foundation Offshore Master Fund, Ltd., an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands, Foundation Asset Management, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Foundation Asset Management GP II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, David Charney and Sky Wilber (collectively, “Foundation”), Roslyn B. Payne and Ernest D. Smith wish to form a group for the purpose of (i) submitting a request to the Secretary of the Company that the Company call a special meeting of stockholders of the Company, (ii) soliciting written requests from the holders of 25% or more of the outstanding shares to call a special meeting of stockholders of the Company, (iii) soliciting proxies at any such special meeting for the purpose of removing certain members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) and electing Roslyn B. Payne and Ernest D. Smith, or any other person designated by Foundation, as directors of the Company to fill the vacancies, and (iv) taking such other actions as the parties deem advisable to achieve the foregoing (collectively, the “Purposes”).

NOW, IT IS AGREED, this 26th day of July 2016 by the parties hereto:
 
1.           In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), each of the undersigned (collectively, the “Group”) agrees to the joint filing on behalf of each of them of statements on Schedule 13D, and any amendments thereto, with respect to the securities of the Company.  Each member of the Group shall be responsible for the accuracy and completeness of his/her/its own disclosure therein, and is not responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the information concerning the other members, unless such member knows or has reason to know that such information is inaccurate.  Foundation or its representative shall provide each member of the Group with copies of all Schedule 13D filings and other public filings to be filed on behalf of such member prior to the filing or submission thereof.
 
2.           So long as this agreement is in effect, each of the undersigned shall provide written notice to Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP (“Olshan”) of (i) any of their purchases or sales of securities of the Company, or (ii) any securities of the Company over which they acquire or dispose of beneficial ownership.  Notice shall be given no later than 24 hours after each such transaction.
 
3.           Each of the undersigned agrees to form the Group for the Purposes described above.
 
4.           Foundation shall have the right to pre-approve all expenses incurred in connection with the Group’s activities and agrees to pay directly all such pre-approved expenses.
 
5.           Each of the undersigned agrees that any SEC filing, press release or stockholder communication proposed to be made or issued by the Group or any member of the Group in connection with the Group’s activities set forth in Section 3 shall be first approved by Foundation, or its representatives, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
 
6.           The relationship of the parties hereto shall be limited to carrying on the business of the Group in accordance with the terms of this agreement.  Such relationship shall be construed and deemed to be for the sole and limited purpose of carrying on such business as described herein.  Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize any party to act as an agent for any other party, or to create a joint venture or partnership, or to constitute an indemnification.  Nothing herein shall restrict any party’s right to purchase or sell securities of the Company, as he/she/it deems appropriate, in his/her/its sole discretion, provided that all such sales are made in compliance with all applicable securities laws.
 
 
 

 
 
7.           This agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same instrument, which may be sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart.
 
8.           In the event of any dispute arising out of the provisions of this agreement or their investment in the Company, the parties hereto consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal and State Courts in the State of New York.
 
9.           Any party hereto may terminate his/her/its obligations under this agreement on 24 hours’ written notice to all other parties, with a copy by fax to Steve Wolosky or Aneliya Crawford at Olshan, Fax No. (212) 451-2222.
 
10.           Each party acknowledges that Olshan shall act as counsel for both the Group and Foundation relating to their investment in the Company.
 
11.           Each of the undersigned parties hereby agrees that this agreement shall be filed as an exhibit to a Schedule 13D pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Exchange Act.
 
 
 

 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.
 

 
Foundation Offshore Master Fund, Ltd.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Sky Wilber
   
Name:
Sky Wilber
   
Title:
Director


 
Foundation Asset Management, LP
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Sky Wilber
   
Name:
Sky Wilber
   
Title:
Managing Member


 
Foundation Asset Management GP II, LLC
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Sky Wilber
   
Name:
Sky Wilber
   
Title:
Managing Member


 
/s/ David Charney
 
DAVID CHARNEY


 
/s/ Sky Wilber
 
SKY WILBER


 
 
/s/ Roslyn B. Payne
 
ROSLYN B. PAYNE

 
 
/s/ Ernest D. Smith
 
ERNEST D. SMITH

 

 
EX-99.2 3 ex992to13da909647003_072816.htm FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION LETTER AGREEMENT ex992to13da909647003_072816.htm
Exhibit 99.2
 

FOUNDATION OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, LTD.
c/o Foundation Asset Management, LP
81 Main Street, Suite 306
White Plains, NY 10601


 
July __, 2016
 



Re:           Stewart Information Services Corporation
 
Dear ______:
 
Thank you for agreeing to serve as a nominee for election to the Board of Directors of Stewart Information Services Corporation (the “Company”) at a special meeting of stockholders of the Company that Foundation Offshore Master Fund, Ltd. and its affiliates (collectively, the “Group”) is commencing a process in furtherance of seeking to call (the “Solicitation”).  Your outstanding qualifications, we believe, will prove a valuable asset to the Company and all of its stockholders.  This letter (“Agreement”) will set forth the terms of our agreement.
 
The members of the Group agree to jointly and severally indemnify and hold you harmless against any and all claims of any nature, whenever brought, arising from the Group Solicitation and any related transactions, irrespective of the outcome; provided, however, that you will not be entitled to indemnification for claims arising from your gross negligence, willful misconduct, intentional and material violations of law, criminal actions or material breach of the terms of this agreement; provided further, that upon your becoming a director of the Company, this indemnification shall not apply to any claims made against you in your capacity as a director of the Company.  This indemnification will include any and all losses, liabilities, damages, demands, claims, suits, actions, judgments, or causes of action, assessments, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, interest, penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees, and any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, commenced or threatened, any civil, criminal, administrative or arbitration action, or any claim whatsoever, and any and all amounts paid in settlement of any claim or litigation asserted against, resulting, imposed upon, or incurred or suffered by you, directly or indirectly, as a result of or arising from the Group Solicitation and any related transactions (each, a “Loss”).
 
In the event of a claim against you pursuant to the prior paragraph or the occurrence of a Loss, you shall give the Group prompt written notice of such claim or Loss (provided that failure to promptly notify the Group shall not relieve us from any liability which we may have on account of this Agreement, except to the extent we shall have been materially prejudiced by such failure).  Upon receipt of such written notice, the Group will provide you with counsel to represent you.  Such counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to you.  In addition, you will be reimbursed promptly for all Losses suffered by you and as incurred as provided herein.  The Group may not enter into any settlement of loss or claim without your consent unless such settlement includes a release of you from any and all liability in respect of such claim.
 
You hereby agree to keep confidential and not disclose to any party, without the consent of the Group, any confidential, proprietary or non-public information (collectively, “Information”) of the Group, its affiliates or members of its Schedule 13D group which you have heretofore obtained or may obtain in connection with your service as a nominee hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Information shall not include any information that is publicly disclosed by the Group, its affiliates or members of its Schedule 13D group or any information that you can demonstrate is now, or hereafter becomes, through no act or failure to act on your part, otherwise generally known to the public.
 
 
 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are required by applicable law, rule, regulation or legal process to disclose any Information you may do so provided that you first promptly notify the Group so that the Group or any member thereof may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy or, in the Group’s sole discretion, waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement.  In the event that no such protective order or other remedy is obtained or the Group does not waive compliance with the terms of this Agreement, you may consult with counsel at the cost of the Group and you may furnish only that portion of the Information which you are advised by counsel is legally required to be so disclosed and you will request that the party(ies) receiving such Information maintain it as confidential.

All Information, all copies thereof, and any studies, notes, records, analysis, compilations or other documents prepared by you containing such Information, shall be and remain the property of the Group and, upon the request of a representative of the Group, all such information shall be returned or, at the Group’s option, destroyed by you, with such destruction confirmed by you to the Group in writing.

This letter agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of the conflicts of laws thereof.
 

 
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If you agree to the foregoing terms, please sign below to indicate your acceptance.
 

Very truly yours,
 
FOUNDATION OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, LTD.
 
By:
 
Name:
Sky Wilber
Title:
Director


 
ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
 

 
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EX-99.3 4 ex993to13da909647003_072816.htm FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY ex993to13da909647003_072816.htm
Exhibit 99.3
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints David Charney and Sky Wilber, or either of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to take any and all action in connection with the undersigned’s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect to, securities of Stewart Information Services Corporation (the “Company”) directly or indirectly beneficially owned by Foundation Asset Management, LP or any of its affiliates (collectively, the “Foundation Group”).  Such action shall include, but not be limited to:
 
1.           executing for and on behalf of the undersigned any Schedule 13D, and amendments thereto, filed by the Foundation Group that are required to be filed under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and the rules thereunder in connection with the undersigned’s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect to, securities of the Company;
 
2.           executing for and on behalf of the undersigned all Forms 3, 4 and 5 required to be filed under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder in connection with the undersigned’s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect to, securities of the Company;
 
3.           executing for and on behalf of the undersigned all Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreements or similar documents pursuant to which the undersigned shall agree to be a member of the Foundation Group;
 
4.           performing any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such document, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
 
5.           taking any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the undersigned’s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect to, securities of the Company, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
 
The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 13(d), Section 16 or Section 14 of the Exchange Act.
 
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer a member of the Foundation Group unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this __  day of July 2016.