OMB APPROVAL -------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0101 Expires: August 31, 2003 Estimated average burden UNITED STATES hours per response.....2.0 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 SEC USE ONLY FORM 144 -------------------------- NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO. TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------------- CUSIP NUMBER ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing -------------------------- an order with a broker to execute WORK LOCATION sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker. -------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT) (b) I.R.S. IDENT. NO. (c) S.E.C. FILE NO. STEWART INFORMATION SERVICES CORPORATION 74-1677330 12688 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE (e) TELEPHONE NO. ------------------------ AREA CODE NUMBER 1980 POST OAK BLVD. HOUSTON TX 77056 713 625-8100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT (b) I.R.S. IDENT. (c) RELATIONSHIP (d) ADDRESS STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD NO. TO ISSUER MALCOLM S. MORRIS 459-68-9348 Chairman 3992 INVERNESS, HOUSTON, TX 77019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3(a) (b) (c) (d) TITLE OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH BROKER S.E.C. USE ONLY NUMBER OF SHARES AGGREGATE CLASS OF THROUGH WHOM THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE --------------- OR OTHER UNITS MARKET SECURITIES OFFERED OR EACH MARKET MAKER WHO IS BROKER-DEALER TO BE SOLD VALUE TO BE SOLD ACQUIRING THE SECURITIES FILE NUMBER (See Instr. 3(c)) (See Instr. 3(d)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common American Express 6,262 162,812 1350 A&P Financial Center Minneapolis, MN 55474 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (e) (f) (g) NUMBER OF SHARES APPROXIMATE NAME OF EACH OR OTHER UNITS DATE OF SALE SECURITIES OUTSTANDING (See instr. 3(f)) EXCHANGE (See Instr. 3(e)) (MO., DAY, YR.) (See Instr. 3(g)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17,727,000 5-6-03 N.Y.S.E. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INSTRUCTIONS: 1. (a) Name of issuer. (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number (c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any (d) Issuer's address, including zip code (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code 2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold (b) Such person's I.R.S identification number, if such person is an entity (c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10 percent stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing) (d) Such person's address, including zip code 3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount) (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER. OVER SEC 1147 (10-00) TABLE I--SECURITIES TO BE SOLD Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title of Date You Nature of Acquisition Name of Person from Amount of Date of Nature of Payment the Class Acquired Transaction Whom Acquired Securities Payment (If gift, also give Acquired date donor acquired) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Option Exercise STEWART INFORMATION 6,262 Shares NQO SERVICES CORPORATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTIONS: 1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid. 2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they are to be sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE II--SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Gross Proceeds Securities Sold ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ REMARKS: INSTRUCTIONS: See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice. MAY 1, 2003 ---------------------------------------- (DATE OF NOTICE) ATTENTION: The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. /s/ Malcolm S. Morris ---------------------------------------- Malcolm S. Morris The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed. Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures. ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)