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) July 23, 2003 THE FIRST AMERICAN 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.) 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, California 92707-5913 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (714) 800-3000 ----------------------------- Not Applicable. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 7. Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description ----------- ------------ 99.1 Press Release. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On July 23, 2003, The First American Corporation announced its second quarter financial results. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. In accordance with interim guidance issued by the SEC in Release Nos. 33-8216 and 34-47583, the information in this current report and the exhibit hereto is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," and is being presented under Item 9 of Form 8-K, "Regulation FD Disclosure." As such, this information is not deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is not incorporated by reference into any Securities Act registration statement unless it shall be explicitly so incorporated in such registration statement. 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 CORPORATION Date: July 23, 2003 By: /s/ Thomas A. Klemens ------------------------------------------- Name: Thomas A. Klemens Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer