UNITED STATES
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): June 14, 2021
 
FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-34580	26-1911571	
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value	FAF	The New York Stock Exchange	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
First American Financial Corporation (the “Company”) has reached a settlement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the previously disclosed information security incident that occurred during the second quarter of 2019 and which was the subject of the Wells Notice disclosed by the Company in October 2020.  Under the terms of the settlement, which resolves the matter, the Company consented to the entry of an order finding a violation of Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which requires issuers of registered securities to maintain effective disclosure controls.  No other violations of the securities laws are alleged in the order.  The order requires the Company to pay a civil penalty of $487,616 and to cease and desist from committing or causing any violations of Rule 13a-15.  The Company neither admits nor denies the findings in the order, other than with respect to the SEC’s jurisdiction.
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
Number	 	Description	
104	 	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)	

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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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 	 	FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION	
 	 	 	 	
Date:  June 14, 2021	 	By:	/s/ Kenneth D. DeGiorgio	
 	 	 	Name:	Kenneth D. DeGiorgio	
 	 	 	Title:	President	
 
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