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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): September 01, 2023     STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)     Delaware 001-02658 74-1677330 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)           1360 Post Oak Blvd Suite 100   Houston , Texas   77056 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)   Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 713 625-8100     (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)   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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $1 par value   STC   The New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐     Item 8.01. OTHER EVENTS. On September 1, 2023, Stewart Information Services Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has approved an increase in the Company’s annual cash dividend, from $1.80 to $1.90 per share, payable to common stockholders beginning with the third quarterly payment of 2023. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.475 per share of the Company’s common stock for the third quarter 2023, payable September 29, 2023, to common stockholders of record on September 15, 2023‎. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.   The information in this Item 8.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto are not deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits . (d) EXHIBITS Exhibit No . Description 99.1 Press release of Stewart Information Services Corporation dated September 1, 2023, announcing an increase in its annual dividend and declaring a dividend for the third quarter 2023. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).             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 thereunto duly authorized.       STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION (Registrant)         Date: September 1, 2023 By: /s/ David C. Hisey       (David C. Hisey, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer)