SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 19, 2003
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FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of the Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-50285 61-1437565
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(State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
805 Executive Center Drive West, Suite 300, St. Petersburg, Florida 33702
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (727) 290-1000
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Not Applicable.
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5. Other Events.
On June 19, 2003, First Advantage Corporation issued the press release
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 7. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release.
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.
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION
Date: June 19, 2003 By: /s/ John Lamson
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Name: John Lamson
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION NAMES CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Board Also Names President and Promotes Executives
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 19, 2003--First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV)
a leading national provider of enterprise and consumer screening solutions,
today announced that Akshaya Mehta has been named executive vice president and
chief operating officer.
The Board of Directors also appointed John W. Long, current chief executive
officer, to the additional post of president. Chief Financial Officer John
Lamson, and Kenneth DeGiorgio, General Counsel, have both been promoted to
executive vice presidents of First Advantage. These actions complete the
installation of the top tier executive management team for First Advantage.
Mehta, previously executive vice president and chief operating officer of
American Driving Records (ADR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Advantage
Corporation, brings 15 years of management experience and over 20 years of
technology development expertise to his new position. Prior to joining ADR in
1999, Mehta served as division vice president of product development at ADP,
vice president of development at Security Pacific Bank, and deputy head of
development at UBS London.
As COO for First Advantage, Mehta will be primarily responsible for providing
strategic direction to all business units as the newly formed corporation
completes uniting its various business lines.
Mehta earned a masters degree in computer science at the Imperial College of the
University of London after obtaining an undergraduate degree in physics from the
same university.
About First Advantage Corporation
First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV) provides best-in-class single-source
solutions for enterprise and consumer screening and risk mitigation needs,
incorporating state-of-the-art technology, proprietary systems and data
resources. Created by the merger of The First American Corporation's Screening
Technologies division with US SEARCH.com, First Advantage is a leading national
provider in the screening industry, ranking among the top three companies in
nearly all of its business lines. The company offers multiple products and
services including employment background screening, drug-free workplace
programs, physical exams and other occupational health testing, resident
screening services, motor vehicle records and consumer location services.
Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., with major offices in Los Angeles,
Concord and Sacramento, Calif.; Milwaukee; Bethesda and Rockville, Md.; Denver;
and Bangalore, India, the company has nearly 1,000 employees. Further
information about the company is available at www.FADV.com.
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