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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 11-K
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Annual Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. |
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Transition Report pursuant to Section 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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For the transition period from to . |
Commission file number 1-02658
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer
named below:
Stewart Salary Deferral Plan
1980 Post Oak Blvd
Houston, TX 77056-3899
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its
principal executive office:
Stewart Information Services Corporation
(a Delaware Corporation)
74-1677330
1980 Post Oak Blvd
Houston, Texas 77056-3899
Telephone Number - Area Code (713) 625 -8100
Required Information
The following financial statements prepared in accordance with the financial reporting
requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, signature and exhibit are
filed for the Stewart Salary Deferral Plan:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits December 31, 2009 and 2008
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits Year Ended December 31, 2009
Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2009 and 2008
Supplemental Schedules:
Supplemental Schedule H, Line 4a Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions Year
Ended December 31, 2009
Supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) December 31,
2009
Signature
Exhibit 23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Table of Contents
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Schedules not listed above are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are
required under the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. |
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EX-23.1 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Administrative Committee
Stewart Salary Deferral Plan:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the
Stewart Salary Deferral Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related
statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2009.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our responsibility is
to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. An audit includes consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plans
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and
the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2009 in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial
statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule H, line 4a schedule of delinquent
participant contributions for the year ended December 31, 2009 and schedule H, line 4i schedule
of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2009 are presented for the purpose of additional
analysis and are not a required part of the 2009 basic financial statements but is supplementary
information required by the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and
Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedules
are the responsibility of the Plans management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to
the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the 2009 basic financial statements and, in our
opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the 2009 basic financial
statements taken as a whole.
Houston, Texas
June 11, 2010
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2009 and 2008
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2009 |
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2008 |
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ASSETS: |
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Investments, at fair value |
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$ |
198,755,426 |
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182,719,407 |
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Noninterest bearing cash |
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Receivables: |
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Company contributions, net of forfeitures |
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118,747 |
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Plan participants contributions |
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489,587 |
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503,866 |
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Plan participants loan repayments |
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105,100 |
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101,308 |
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Securities sales receivable |
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68,191 |
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14,012 |
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Other plan receivable |
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18,750 |
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12,500 |
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Accrued income on investments |
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278 |
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274 |
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Total receivables |
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681,906 |
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750,707 |
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Total assets |
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199,437,332 |
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183,470,115 |
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LIABILITIES: |
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Securities purchases payable |
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605,160 |
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547,518 |
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Administrative expense payable |
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20,000 |
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12,500 |
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Excess contribution refunds |
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196,966 |
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110,424 |
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Total liabilities |
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822,126 |
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670,442 |
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Total net assets available for benefits |
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198,615,206 |
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$ |
182,799,673 |
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2009
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ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS: |
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Contributions: |
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Plan participants |
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14,090,596 |
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Rollovers |
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580,383 |
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Total contributions |
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14,670,979 |
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Net investment income: |
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Dividends and capital gains |
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2,292,948 |
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Interest |
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584,064 |
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Net appreciation of investments |
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23,111,749 |
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Total net investment income |
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25,988,761 |
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Other plan income |
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81,250 |
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Total additions to net assets |
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40,740,990 |
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DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS: |
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Benefits paid to participants |
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24,610,563 |
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Excess contribution refunds |
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196,966 |
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Administrative expenses |
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117,928 |
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Total deductions from net assets |
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24,925,457 |
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Net increase in net assets available for benefits |
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15,815,533 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS: |
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Beginning of year |
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182,799,673 |
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End of year |
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198,615,206 |
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
The Stewart Salary Deferral Plan (the Plan) is a defined contribution plan adopted effective
January 1, 1986 and sponsored by Stewart Title Guaranty Company (STG). STG is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Stewart Information Services Corporation (SISCO). The Plan is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
The Plan is administered by STG (the Plan Administrator) and Wells Fargo Bank of Texas,
N.A., the Plans trustee and record keeper (Wells Fargo). An administrative committee of
executives (the Administrative Committee) has been appointed by the Board of Directors of STG to
assist with the responsibility for overseeing the operation of the Plan, including the monitoring
of Wells Fargo.
During 2008, the Plan was amended and restated in its entirety to update for prior amendments and
conform to current regulations. In 2009, the Plan was also amended to conform to current
regulations.
The summary of significant provisions of the Plan presented below provides general information.
Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plans
provisions.
(a) Employee Participation
The Plan is made available to eligible employees of STG and its affiliates (collectively the
Company). All employees who have completed ninety days (90) of service and work a minimum
number of hours, as defined by the Plan, are eligible to participate in the Plan.
(b) Contributions
Plan participants may defer up to fifty percent (50%) of considered compensation into the
Plan, subject to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code (the IRC). A participant
may make deferrals on a pretax or after-tax basis, or a combination of both, which will be
accounted for in separate accounts. Highly compensated participants may be required to reduce the
amount of contributions made in order to permit the Plan to satisfy the nondiscrimination
requirements of Section 401(k) of the IRC. Participants may designate the extent to which such
reductions are made from pretax or after-tax accounts, subject to certain limitations. As of
December 31, 2009 and 2008, excess contribution refunds were due to Plan participants in the amount
of $196,966 and $110,424, respectively.
Participants who are age 50 or older before the close of the Plan year may elect to make a
catch-up contribution, subject to certain limitations under the IRC.
The Companys matching contribution is equal to fifty cents for each one dollar of considered
compensation contributed (other than catch-up contributions) up to a maximum of six percent (6%) of
each participants considered compensation (pretax and after-tax), subject to a maximum defined by
the Plan. The Company may utilize available forfeitures to offset matching contributions to the
Plan. On November 21, 2008, STGs Board of Directors voted to temporarily suspend the Companys
matching contributions effective January 1, 2009.
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
The Plan allows for a Company discretionary contribution as determined annually by STGs Board of
Directors. The discretionary contribution, if any, shall be calculated quarterly (or annually, if
elected) and allocated equally to all eligible participants, in accordance with the Plans
provisions. The Company may utilize available forfeitures to offset discretionary contributions to
the Plan. The Plan had no discretionary contributions during 2009.
Employees are permitted to rollover pretax or after-tax amounts with earnings held in other
qualified plans or conduit individual retirement accounts (IRAs) into the Plan, subject to the
provisions in the Plan document.
(c) Participant Accounts
Each participants account is credited with the elected deferral amount, the Companys
employer matching contribution, a Company discretionary contribution, if any, and an allocation of
Plan earnings. Net investment income (loss) is allocated to participants accounts daily based on
the proportion that each participants account balance bears to the participant account balances in
each investment fund.
(d) Investment Options
Employees may elect to have their contributions allocated among various investment options
offered by the Plan. As of December 31, 2009, the Plan offers fifteen mutual funds, one common
collective trust fund, and the SISCO Stock Fund as investment options. Certain limitations apply
under the Plan. During 2009, certain changes to investment options offered by the Plan were made.
The SISCO Stock Fund is invested primarily in SISCO common stock. The remaining portion of the fund
is invested in the Wells Fargo Short Term Investment Fund G, a common collective trust fund, which
is not available as an investment option. Wells Fargo is entitled to exercise voting rights
attributable to SISCO common stock allocated to accounts of participants and beneficiaries in
accordance with the Plan.
The Plan utilizes the Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Service Fund (the Expense
Reserve Fund), a mutual fund, for the investment of funds deposited for the payment of
administrative expenses for the Plan. This fund is nonparticipant-directed, which is not available
as an investment option by Plan participants.
(e) Vesting and Payment of Benefits
Participants in the Plan prior to January 1, 1989, are eligible to receive payment of the total
account balance upon normal retirement at age sixty-five (65), death, disability or other
termination of employment.
Participants in the Plan on or after January 1, 1989 are eligible to receive payment of the total
account balance upon normal retirement at age sixty-five (65), death or disability. Upon other
termination of employment, participants are eligible to receive payment of the total account
balance if they have
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
completed three (3) years of service. Participants who have completed less than three (3) years of
service are eligible to receive payment of all employee contributions, but forfeit Company matching
and discretionary contributions and related earnings on such contributions.
In addition, participants who have attained age 70 1/2 may elect to withdraw all or a portion of
their vested accounts while they are still employed by the Company in the form of an in-service
distribution.
Forfeited amounts may be used to reduce future Company matching or discretionary contributions, to
pay administrative expenses of the Plan, or to reinstate former participant balances. During 2009,
no forfeitures were utilized to reduce Company matching or discretionary contributions or to pay
administrative expenses of the Plan.
Distributions may be paid in a lump sum or in installments, subject to the provisions of the Plan,
including taxation. Participants with account balances greater than $1,000 may defer receipt of
their distributions until they are required by law to receive minimum required distributions. If
the participants vested account balance is $1,000 or less, payment must be made in a lump-sum
distribution. Direct rollovers from the Plan to an IRA or other qualified plan are permitted for
pretax and after-tax accounts, subject to certain limitations.
There were no amounts allocated to withdrawing participants for amounts that have been processed
and approved for payment prior to December 31, 2009 and 2008, but not yet paid as of that date.
(f) Participant Loans
A participant may borrow a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum amount equal to the lessor of $50,000
or fifty percent (50%) of the vested account balance, subject to the Plans provisions. The terms
of the loan include interest at a commercially reasonable rate similar to the prime interest rate,
as set quarterly by the Administrative Committee.
(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements are prepared using the accrual basis of accounting.
Benefits paid to participants are recorded when paid.
Loan administration fees and mutual fund redemption fees are paid from Plan assets and allocated to
the effected participant accounts. Certain investment consulting fees are paid from amounts
deposited to pay administrative expenses and thus are not allocated to participants. All
administrative expenses not paid by the Plan are paid by the Company.
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
(b) Fair Value Measurements
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820), establishes a framework for measuring
fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to
valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to
unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1
measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three
levels of the fair value hierarchy under ASC 820 are described below:
Level 1: |
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Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or
liabilities in active markets that the Plan has the ability to access. |
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Level 2: |
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Inputs to the valuation methodology include: |
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Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; |
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Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; |
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Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; |
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Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market
data by correlation or other means. |
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If the asset or liability has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2
input must be observable for substantially the full term of the
asset or liability. |
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Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value
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The assets or liabilitys fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on
the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation
techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable
inputs.
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for assets measured at fair value.
There have been no changes in the methodologies used at December 31, 2009 and 2008.
Mutual funds: Valued at the net asset value (NAV) of shares held by the Plan at year end.
Common stock: Valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual
securities are traded.
Common collective trust funds: Valued at the fair value of the underlying securities.
Participant loans: Valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net
realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its
valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of
different methodologies or
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a
different fair value measurement at the reporting date.
The following table sets forth by level, within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy, the Plans assets
at fair value as of December 31, 2009:
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Level 3 |
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Total |
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Mutual funds: |
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Equity funds - |
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Large equity funds |
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$ |
57,889,092 |
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57,889,092 |
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Small equity funds |
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19,387,636 |
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19,387,636 |
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International equity fund |
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15,369,712 |
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15,369,712 |
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Total equity funds |
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92,646,440 |
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92,646,440 |
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Balanced funds |
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38,377,488 |
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38,377,488 |
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Money market funds |
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30,898,381 |
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30,898,381 |
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Fixed income funds |
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7,126,785 |
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7,126,785 |
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Total mutual funds |
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169,049,094 |
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169,049,094 |
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Common stock |
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3,184,085 |
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3,184,085 |
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Common collective trust funds: |
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Fixed income funds |
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19,977,394 |
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19,977,394 |
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Money market fund |
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130,827 |
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130,827 |
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Total common
collective trust funds |
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20,108,221 |
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20,108,221 |
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Participant loans |
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6,414,026 |
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6,414,026 |
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Total assets at fair value |
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172,233,179 |
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$ |
20,108,221 |
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$ |
6,414,026 |
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$ |
198,755,426 |
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The following table sets forth by level, within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy, the Plans assets
at fair value as of December 31, 2008:
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Level 2 |
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Level 3 |
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Total |
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Mutual funds |
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$ |
150,019,939 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
150,019,939 |
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Common stock |
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6,352,824 |
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6,352,824 |
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Common collective trust funds |
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19,970,917 |
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19,970,917 |
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Participant loans |
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6,375,727 |
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6,375,727 |
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Total assets at fair value |
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$ |
156,372,763 |
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$ |
19,970,917 |
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$ |
6,375,727 |
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$ |
182,719,407 |
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Plans Level 3 assets
for the year ended December 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participant Loans |
|
Beginning of year |
|
$ |
6,375,727 |
|
Net appreciation of investments |
|
|
|
|
Purchases, sales, issuances, settlements and
transfers, net |
|
|
38,299 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
End of year |
|
$ |
6,414,026 |
|
|
|
|
|
(c) Investment Income
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest is recorded as
earned and dividend and capital gain income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains
(losses) on investments sold during the year and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of
investments held at year end
are combined and presented as net appreciation (depreciation) of investments.
(d) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(e) Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to
various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility. Due to the level of
risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes
in the value of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could
materially affect the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
(3) INVESTMENTS
The following table presents all Plan investments (participant-directed and non-participant
directed) which exceed 5% of the Plans net assets at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
Wells Fargo Bond Index Fund N |
|
$ |
19,977,394 |
|
|
$ |
19,649,973 |
|
Wells Fargo Advantage Cash Investment Money Market Fund I |
|
|
30,895,859 |
|
|
|
32,661,677 |
|
Wells Fargo Advantage Index Fund |
|
|
27,539,943 |
|
|
|
23,999,974 |
|
Wells Fargo Dow Jones Target 2020 Fund I |
|
|
14,872,013 |
|
|
|
13,630,975 |
|
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund |
|
|
19,231,789 |
|
|
|
14,392,730 |
|
Janus Forty Fund Class S (formerly Janus Advisor Forty Fund -
Class S) |
|
|
11,117,360 |
|
|
|
8,490,217 |
* |
Fidelity Advisor Spartan International Index Fund Class I |
|
|
15,369,712 |
|
|
|
|
* |
Fidelity Advisor Diversified International Fund Class I |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
12,784,501 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
presented for comparative purposes only |
The following table presents the net appreciation (depreciation) of all Plan investments
(participant-directed and non-participant directed) for the year ended December 31, 2009 by
investment type:
|
|
|
|
|
Mutual funds |
|
$ |
25,600,799 |
|
Common stock |
|
|
(3,292,418 |
) |
Common collective trust funds |
|
|
803,368 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net appreciation of investments |
|
$ |
23,111,749 |
|
|
|
|
|
(4) NONPARTICIPANT-DIRECTED INVESTMENTS
The Plan invests funds deposited for the payment of administrative expenses in the Expense Reserve
Fund, which is non-participant directed. The following table presents information about the net
assets relating to the nonparticipant-directed Plan investment at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in mutual funds |
|
$ |
2,522 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
Receivable for other plan income |
|
|
18,750 |
|
|
|
12,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
21,272 |
|
|
|
12,507 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrative expense payable |
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
12,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total net assets |
|
$ |
1,272 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
|
|
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
The following table presents information about the significant changes in net assets relating to
the nonparticipant-directed Plan investment for the year ended December 31, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in Net Assets: |
|
|
|
|
Interest on mutual funds |
|
$ |
15 |
|
Other plan income |
|
|
81,250 |
|
Administrative expenses |
|
|
(80,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total changes in net assets |
|
$ |
1,265 |
|
|
|
|
|
(5) RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Wells Fargo is the trustee of the Plan. Certain Plan investments are shares of mutual funds
and common collective trust funds managed by Wells Fargo. During 2009, the Plan paid administrative
expenses to Wells Fargo for loan administration fees and mutual fund redemption fees of $37,928. In
addition, receipts from Wells Fargo totaled $81,250 for 2009, including amounts receivable as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008, of $18,750 and $12,500, respectively. These transactions qualify as
party-in-interest transactions.
Dabney Investment Consulting Associates, Inc. (Dabney) is an investment advisor for the Plan.
Administrative expenses paid by the Plan to Dabney for investment consulting fees totaled $80,000
for 2009, including amounts payable as of December 31 2009 and 2008, of $20,000 and $12,500,
respectively. Therefore, these transactions qualify as party-in-interest transactions.
Certain Plan investments are shares of SISCO common stock, and thus, these transactions qualify as
party-in-interest transactions.
These transactions are covered by an exemption from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA
and the IRC.
(6) PLAN TERMINATION
The Plan Administrator has the right under the Plan to discontinue contributions at any time and to
terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. The Plan Administrator has temporarily
suspended matching contributions to the Plan effective January 1, 2009, however, has expressed no
intent to terminate the Plan. In the event of Plan termination, the net assets would be allocated
among the participants and beneficiaries of the Plan in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
(7) TAX STATUS
The Plan received its latest favorable determination letter dated August 12, 2008, in which the
Internal Revenue Service stated that the Plan, as then designed, was in compliance with the
applicable requirements of the IRC. The Plan Administrator and the Plans tax counsel believe that
the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements
of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plans financial
statements.
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STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2009 and 2008
(8) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent events have been evaluated through June 11, 2010, which is the date the financial
statements were issued.
By letter dated February 4, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) initiated a review of the
Plans operations. The DOL informed the Plans sponsor, STG, on March 22, 2010, that it had found
STG delinquent in remitting certain participants contributions to the Plan. STG responded to the
DOL in writing on March 22, 2010 of its proposed corrective action to prospectively reduce the time
to remit payroll contributions to two business days following payroll pay dates from its former
practice of two to five business days. The DOL informed STG, by letter dated April 13, 2010, that
the prospective corrective action for participant contribution remittances was sufficient and that
no further action would be taken. STG followed with a letter to the DOL on May 8, 2010 with
agreement to implement the prospective corrective action plan.
During May 2010, the Plan was amended to reduce the minimum required age for receipt of in-service
distributions from age 70 1/2 to age 59 1/2, to be effective during July 2010.
12
STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4a Schedule of Delinquent Participant Contributions
Year Ended December 31, 2009
|
|
|
Plan Sponsor Number: 74-0924290
|
|
Plan Number: 002 |
|
|
|
|
|
Participant Contributions |
|
Total that Constitute Nonexempt |
Transferred Late to Plan (including |
|
Prohibited Transactions |
Participant Loan Repayments) |
|
Corrected Outside VFCP |
$13,174,020
|
|
$ |
13,174,020 |
|
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm.
13
STEWART SALARY DEFERRAL PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2009
|
|
|
Plan Sponsor Number: 74-0924290
|
|
Plan Number: 002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Party- |
|
Identity of issuer, |
|
Description of investment including maturity |
|
|
|
|
|
in- |
|
borrower, lessor, or |
|
date, rate of interest, collateral, par or |
|
|
|
Current |
|
interest |
|
similar party |
|
maturity value |
|
Cost |
|
value |
|
|
|
|
|
Participant Directed Investments: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Bond Index Fund N |
|
** |
|
$ |
19,977,394 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Advantage Cash Investment Money
Market Fund Class I |
|
** |
|
|
30,895,859 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Advantage Index Fund Admin Class |
|
** |
|
|
27,539,943 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Dow Jones Target 2010 Fund I |
|
** |
|
|
8,113,057 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Dow Jones Target 2020 Fund I |
|
** |
|
|
14,872,013 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Dow Jones Target 2030 Fund I |
|
** |
|
|
9,318,013 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Dow Jones Target 2040 Fund I |
|
** |
|
|
4,512,125 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Dow Jones Target 2050 Fund I |
|
** |
|
|
640,246 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Dow Jones Target Today Fund I |
|
** |
|
|
922,034 |
|
|
|
Invesco AIM Investment Services, Inc. |
|
Small Cap Growth Fund Class I |
|
** |
|
|
4,166,807 |
|
|
|
Dodge & Cox Funds |
|
Stock Fund |
|
** |
|
|
19,231,789 |
|
|
|
Dreyfus Family of Funds |
|
Small Cap Stock Index Fund |
|
** |
|
|
8,514,089 |
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs Funds |
|
Small Cap Value Fund |
|
** |
|
|
6,706,740 |
|
|
|
Goldman Sachs Funds |
|
Short Duration Government Fund Class I |
|
** |
|
|
7,126,785 |
|
|
|
Janus Funds |
|
Forty Fund Class S |
|
** |
|
|
11,117,360 |
|
|
|
Fidelity Investments |
|
Advisor Spartan International Fund Class I |
|
** |
|
|
15,369,712 |
|
* |
|
Stewart Information Services Corporation |
|
Common Stock |
|
** |
|
|
3,184,085 |
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Short Term Investment Fund G |
|
** |
|
|
130,827 |
|
* |
|
Participant loans |
|
Interest rates from 4.50% to 9.75% |
|
** |
|
|
6,414,026 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-participant Directed Investment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Wells Fargo Bank of Texas, N.A. |
|
Advantage Cash Investment Money
Market Service Fund |
|
$7 |
|
|
2,522 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (Held at End of Year) |
|
|
|
$ |
198,755,426 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
A party-in-interest as defined by ERISA. |
|
** |
|
Cost information is not required as these assets are participant-directed. |
|
See accompanying report of independent registered public accounting firm. |
14
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrative Committee
of the Stewart Salary Deferral Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 11, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Larry Davis
|
|
|
|
Larry Davis, STG Senior Vice President and |
|
|
|
Chairman - Administrative Committee of the
Stewart Salary Deferral Plan |
|
15