SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Seaton Mark Edward

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY

(Street)

SANTA ANA

92707

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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)
	Senior Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/30/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/30/2011		F		34	D	$16.57	6,666	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 93 unvested restricted stock units ("RSUs") acquired on June 1, 2010 in a pro rata distribution by The First American Corporation ("FAC") on account of an original grant of 197 FAC RSUs, of which 79 were unvested at the time of the distribution. The vesting schedule of the FAC RSUs, vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 03/30/08, the first anniversary of the grant, has been carried over to the issuer RSUs.

2. Includes 685 RSUs acquired on June 1, 2010 in a pro rata distribution by FAC on account of an original grant of 719 FAC RSUs, of which 436 were unvested at the time of the distribution. The vesting schedule of the FAC RSUs, vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 03/20/09, the first anniversary of the grant, has been carried over to the issuer RSUs.

3. Includes 533 RSUs acquired on June 1, 2010 in a pro rata distribution by FAC on account of an original grant of 381 FAC RSUs, of which 305 were unvested at the time of the distribution. The vesting schedule of the FAC RSUs, vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 03/20/10, the first anniversary of the grant, has been carried over to the issuer RSUs.

4. Includes 536 RSUs acquired on June 1, 2010 in a pro rata distribution by FAC on account of an original grant of 287 FAC RSUs, all of which were unvested at the time of the distribution. The vesting schedule of the FAC RSUs, vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 03/22/11, the first anniversary of the grant, has been carried over to the issuer RSUs.

5. Includes 3,130 shares acquired pursuant to a grant of RSUs vesting in four equal increments commencing 3/3/12, the first anniversary of the grant.

6. Payment of tax liability by withholding securities incident to the vesting of restricted stock units.

	/s/ Greg L. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark E. Seaton	03/31/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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