-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GV2FDr53IG3zwjbIuzUgY1q94zxNelepcckN15y7doaPTgVHnVZg2tKmnU16YuNU 3JctCSo1v1rui3uiwm80LQ== 0000950127-98-000168.txt : 19980408 0000950127-98-000168.hdr.sgml : 19980408 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950127-98-000168 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19980407 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 19980407 SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000036047 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: TITLE INSURANCE [6361] IRS NUMBER: 951068610 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13585 FILM NUMBER: 98589100 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 114 E FIFTH ST CITY: SANTA ANA STATE: CA ZIP: 92701-4699 BUSINESS PHONE: 7145583211 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 114 E FIFTH STREET CITY: SANTA ANA STATE: CA ZIP: 92701 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE & TRUST C DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19690515 8-K 1 CURRENT REPORT 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): APRIL 7, 1998 THE FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) CALIFORNIA 0-3658 95-1068610 - ---------- ------ ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 114 EAST FIFTH STREET, SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92701-4642 ------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (714) 558-3211 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) NOT APPLICABLE -------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. See the attached Exhibit. ITEM 7. EXHIBITS. 99 Press Release of The First American Financial Corporation dated April 7, 1998. SIGNATURE --------- 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 FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Registrant) Date: April 7, 1998 By: /S/ THOMAS A. KLEMENS --------------------------- Name: Thomas A. Klemens Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EX-99 2 PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99 Contact: Max 0. Valdes, Controller 714) 558-3211, ext. 7450 SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, APRIL 7, 1998-The First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF) announced today the issuance and sale of $100 million of 7.55 percent senior debentures, due April 1, 2028. Chase Securities Inc. and First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc., underwrote the offering. The 30-year bonds were issued at 99.456 percent of the principal amount. Net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, repayment of certain debt and the financing of the construction of new corporate facilities. The First American Financial Corporation, based in Santa Ana, California, is the nation's leading provider of real estate-related financial and information services. The corporation's subsidiaries include First American Title Insurance Company, a national and international title insurer; First American Real Estate Information Services, Inc., which offers tax monitoring, credit reporting, property data services, flood certification, field inspection services, appraisal services, mortgage loan servicing systems, and mortgage document preparation nationally; First American Home Buyers Protection Corporation, a home warranty company; and First American Capital Management, an investment advisory firm. The Corporation also operates First American Trust Company and First Security Thrift Company in Southern California. First American Financial has more than 13,000 employees in over 400 branch offices in the United States and abroad. Information about the company's subsidiaries and an archive of its press releases can be found at http://www.firstam.com on the Internet. -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----