UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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) October 10, 2008
THE FIRST AMERICAN
CORPORATION
(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| California | 001-13585 | 95-1068610 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, California | 92707-5913 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (714) 250-3000
Not Applicable.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 10, 2008, the United States District Court for the Central District of California (the “Court”), entered an order providing for notice in connection with two shareholder derivative actions pertaining to The First American Corporation’s (the “Company’s”) prior stock option granting practices, Young v. Kennedy, et al., Case No. SACV06-1230 JVS (RNBx) and Larson v. Kennedy, et al., Case No. SACV07-134 JVS(ANx). The Court, on September 30, 2008, preliminarily approved of a settlement of these suits and has set a hearing date for final approval of the settlement on December 22, 2008 at 1:30 p.m.
As required by the Court’s order, a copy of the Notice of Proposed Settlement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The notice can also be viewed on the Company’s website at www.firstam.com/investors/notice.pdf, along with a copy of the related Stipulation of Settlement, which is available at www.firstam.com/investors/stipulation.pdf.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Notice of Proposed Settlement of Derivative Action. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: October 14, 2008 |
By: | /s/ Kenneth D. DeGiorgio | ||
| Name: Kenneth D. DeGiorgio | ||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||||