EX-99.(A) 3 dex99a.htm CERTIFICATE BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Certificate by Chief Executive Officer
 
EXHIBIT (99)(a)
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
In connection with the Form 10-Q of The First American Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Parker S. Kennedy, chief executive officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
1)
 
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
 
2)
 
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 
 
    
/s/ Parker S. Kennedy
    
    
Parker S. Kennedy
    
President
    
(Chief Executive Officer)
    
November 14, 2002