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 22, 1999 THE FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL 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.) 114 East Fifth Street, Santa Ana, California 92701-4642 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrants telephone number, including area code (714) 558-3211 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 22, 1999. 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 FINANCIAL CORPORATION Date: April 23, 1999 By: /s/Thomas A. Klemens ----------------------- Name: Thomas A. Klemens Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer