-----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, FL5XIqAVu5coAEI/14Kgza8YMLU4rbPyiBilvBD4qb/TNmU7iQGNoNnvLBl3AOGZ xuS8ID0xjDIeR9QXpmpCNw== 0000950127-01-500068.txt : 20010509 0000950127-01-500068.hdr.sgml : 20010509 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950127-01-500068 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20010419 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20010507 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: 1624340 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY CITY: SANTA ANA STATE: CA ZIP: 92707 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 ala58286_8k.txt FORM 8-K 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) April 19, 2001 -------------- THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION ------------------------------ (Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Charter) California 0-3658 95-1068610 - ---------- ------ ---------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) 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) 800-3000 -------------- 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 dated April 19, 2001. 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: May 7, 2001 By: /s/ Thomas A. Klemens ----------------------------------------- Name: Thomas A. Klemens Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EX-99 2 ala58286_ex99.txt PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99 ---------- THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION TO SELL $175 MILLION OF ITS SENIOR CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES SANTA ANA, Calif., April 19, 2001 - The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF), the nation's leading, diversified provider of business information and related products and services, today announced that it has agreed to sell $175 million aggregate principal amount, with an over-allotment option of $35 million, of its 4.5 percent senior convertible debentures due 2008. The transaction was structured as a private placement pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. The senior convertible debentures will be convertible into common stock of The First American Corporation at a conversion price of $28 per share and are noncallable for three years. The offering is expected to close on April 24, 2001. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the senior convertible debentures, nor shall there be any sale of these senior convertible debentures in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. Any offer, if any at all, will be made only by means of an offering circular. The senior convertible debentures have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration. The First American Corporation, based in Santa Ana, Calif., is the nation's leading, diversified provider of business information and related products and services. The corporation's three primary business segments include: title information and services; real estate information and services, which includes mortgage information services and database information and services; and consumer information and services, which provides automotive, subprime and direct-to-consumer credit reporting; direct-to-consumer public records reporting; resident screening; pre-employment screening; property and automotive insurance tracking services; property and casualty insurance; home warranties; investment advisory; and trust and banking services. Information about the company and an archive of its press releases can be found on the Internet at www.firstam.com. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----