Sec Form 4 Filing - McMahon Frank Vincent @ FIRST AMERICAN CORP - 2009-11-18

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 McMahon Frank Vincent 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST AMERICAN CORP [ FAF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO-Information Solutions Grp. (Last) (First) (Middle) 4 FIRST AMERICAN WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/18/2009 (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 11/18/2009 A 754 ( 1 ) A 145,545.456 D ( 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) $ 39.16 03/31/2007( 8 ) 03/31/2016 Comm on Stock 300,000 300,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other McMahon Frank Vincent 4 FIRST AMERICAN WAY SANTA ANA, CA92707 CEO-Information Solutions Grp. Signatures /s/ Stacy S. Rentner, Attorney-in-Fact for Frank Vincent McMahon 11/19/2009 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares of the issuer received in exchange for Class A common stock of First Advantage Corporation pursuant to accelerated vesting of restricted stock units in connection with the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the issuer into First Advantage Corporation on November 18, 2009. The reporting person has remitted to the issuer the after-tax benefit of such First Advantage Corporation restricted stock units. ( 2 )The consideration received in the merger was 0.58 of a common share of the issuer for each share of Class A common stock of First Advantage Corporation, plus cash in lieu of any fractional share. ( 3 )Includes 32,751 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 31,994 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/4/10, the first anniversary of the grant. ( 4 )Includes 34,056 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 40,151 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/4/09, the first anniversary of the grant. ( 5 )Includes 21,467 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 33,046 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/5/08, the first anniversary of the grant. ( 6 )Includes 14,699 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 33,334 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/31/07, the first anniversary of the grant. ( 7 )Includes 2,636.456 shares acquired in connection with the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. ( 8 )The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 3/31/07, the first anniversary of the grant.

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