David Charney and Sky Wilber have stepped up their activist efforts with regard to Stewart Information Services Corp (NYSE:STC). According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, their fund Foundation Asset Management is seeking shareholder support to demand a special shareholder meeting, as it aims to replace two of the existing Directors with its own people. The fund currently holds 1.31 million shares of the company which account for 5.6% of its outstanding stock.
On June 14, Foundation Asset Management addressed the management of Stewart Information Services Corp (NYSE:STC) in a presentation, where it pointed out the fact that the company is lagging behind its peers as a result of poor management. The fund’s representatives proposed to either look for a new CEO or explore the possibility of a sale of the company.
Now Foundation Asset Management is looking to replace two of the company’s existing directors with Mr. Ernest D. Smith and Mrs. Roslyn B. Payne, and are calling for a special shareholder meeting. The Directors to be replaced are Malcolm S. Morris and Stewart Morris Jr. as the fund fears that their familial relationships with CEO Mathew W. Morris may have a negative impact on the company’s governance.
At the end of March, approximately 22% of Stewart Information Services Corp (NYSE:STC)’s common stock was held by 19 hedge funds in our database, unchanged during the first quarter. Phillip Goldstein, Andrew Dakos and Steven Samuels’ Bulldog Investors was among those betting on this stock, having indicated ownership of 1.13 million shares of it in its latest 13F filing. Jim Simons‘ Renaissance Technologies boosted its Stewart Information holding by 51% during the quarter, to 473,800 shares.
You can access the original SEC filing by clicking here.
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Ownership Summary Table
Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
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FOUNDATION OFFSHORE MASTER FUND, LTD | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 5.6% |
FOUNDATION ASSET MANAGEMENT | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 5.6% |
FOUNDATION ASSET MANAGEMENT GP II | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 1,310,850 | 5.6% | ||
DAVID CHARNEY | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,310,850 | 5.6% | ||
SKY WILBER | 1,311,850 | 5.6% | ||||
ERNEST D. SMITH | 0% | |||||
ROSLYN B. PAYNE | 0% |
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Page 1 of 12 – SEC Filing
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Item 2. | Identity and Background. |
| (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. |
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Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
| Item 4 is hereby amended to add the following: |
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
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Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as 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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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 |