Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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) March 31, 2006

 


FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   0-50285   61-1437565

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

One Progress Plaza, Suite 2400 St. Petersburg, Florida   33701
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (727) 214-3411

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 31, 2006, First Advantage Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to its stockholder’s agreement with The First American Corporation (“First American”) and Pequot Private Equity Fund II, L.P. (“Pequot”). The originally executed stockholders agreement provides, in part, that First American will vote as many of its shares in the Company as is necessary to ensure that the Company’s board of directors has no more than ten members and that a representative of Pequot that meets certain requirements is elected as a director of the Company or, at Pequot’s request, a board observer. On March 31, 2006, the parties entered into an amendment to the stockholder’s agreement increasing the number of permitted board members to twelve. All remaining terms of the stockholders agreement remain unchanged.

The foregoing summary of the terms of the amendment to the stockholder’s agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment.

The Company is also filing herewith the amendment to the stockholder’s agreement.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Exhibit

10.1    Amendment to Stockholder’s Agreement


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

By:

  /s/    JOHN LAMSON        

Name:

  John Lamson

Title:

  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 31, 2006

Amendment to Stockholder's Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT No. 1

TO THE STOCKHHOLDERS AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 to the Stockholders Agreement (“Stockholders Agreement”) dated December 13, 2002 by and among The First American Corporation, a California corporation, Pequot Private Equity Fund II, L.P. A Delaware limited partnership (“Pequot”) and First Advantage Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) is hereby made effective on December 1, 2005.

WHEREAS, the Stockholders Agreement stipulates in Section 5.1 that the size of the Board of Directors shall be no more than 10 directors;

WHEREAS, Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company desires to expand the size of the Board to no more than 12 directors because it is in the best interest of the Company;

WHEREAS, Pequot believes that it is in the Company’s best interest to expand the size of the Board to no more than 12 directors;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the Parties agree as follows:

Section 5.1 (a) which states in part:

“. . . ensure that the size of the board of directors of Parent, (the “Board”) shall be no more than 10 directors and . . .”

shall hereby be revised by replacing 10 with 12 and shall hereby state in the same part:

“. . ensure that the size of the board of directors of Parent, (the “Board”) shall be no more than 12 directors and . . .”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all other provisions and terms of the Stockholders Agreement shall remain in force and effect to the extent of the original intent of the provisions and terms of the Stockholders Agreement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has executed this Agreement on and as of the date herein.

 

The First American Corporation

By:

 

/s/ Kenneth D. Degiorgio

Name:

 

Kenneth D. Degiorgio

Title:

 

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Date:

 

March 31, 2006

Pequot Private Equity Fund II, L.P.

By: Pequot Capital Management, Inc.

Its: Investment Manager

By:

 

/s/ Carlos Rodrigues

Name:

 

Carlos Rodrigues

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer/ Pequot Ventures

Date:

 

March 31, 2006

First Advantage Corporation

By:

 

/s/ Julie Waters

Name:

 

Julie Waters

Title:

 

Vice President and General Counsel

Date:

 

March 31, 2006