Sec Form 4 Filing - VALDES MAX O @ First American Financial Corp - 2012-04-25

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
VALDES MAX O
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
First American Financial Corp [ FAF]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
04/25/2012
(Street)
SANTA ANA, CA92707
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/25/2012 F 5 D $ 17.52 91,549 D
Common Stock 04/27/2012 S 9,414 D $ 16.785 82,135 D
Common Stock 04/27/2012 S 4,800 D $ 16.78 77,335 D ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) ( 7 )
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 20.4 12/08/2006( 8 ) 12/08/2015 Common Stock 46,581 46,581 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
VALDES MAX O
1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY
SANTA ANA, CA92707
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Signatures
/s/ Greg L. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact for Max O. Valdes 04/27/2012
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of restricted stock units.
( 2 )Includes 4,251 unvested Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") acquired in a pro rata distribution by The First American Corporation ("FAC") on account of an original grant of 8,030 FAC RSUs, of which 5,184 were unvested at the time of the distribution and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment. The vesting schedule of the FAC RSUs, vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 03/04/09, the first anniversary of the grant, has been carried over to the issuer RSUs.
( 3 )Includes 10,506 unvested RSUs acquired in a pro rata distribution by FAC on account of an original grant of 9,372 FAC RSUs on 03/04/09 and a grant of 1,084 FAC RSUs on 06/22/09, of which 8,672 were unvested at the time of the distribution and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment. The vesting schedule of each of the FAC RSUs, vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 03/04/10, the first anniversary of the grant, has been carried over to the issuer RSUs.
( 4 )Includes 17,539 unvested RSUs acquired in a pro rata distribution by FAC on account of an original grant of 12,051 FAC RSUs, of which 12,123 were unvested at the time of the distribution and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment. The vesting schedule of the FAC RSUs, vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 03/03/11, the first anniversary of the grant, has been carried over to the issuer RSUs.
( 5 )Includes 15,354 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 20,032 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in four equal increments commencing 3/3/12, the first anniversary of the grant.
( 6 )Includes 8,128 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 10,606 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in four equal increments commencing 3/31/12, the first anniversary of the grant.
( 7 )Includes 21,557 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 21,458 RSUs and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in four equal increments commencing 2/28/13, the first anniversary of the grant.
( 8 )The vesting schedule of the FAC option, vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 12/08/06, the first anniversary of the grant, has been carried over to the issuer options.

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