Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

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):

November 11, 2009

FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-31666   61-1437565

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

12395 First American Way

Poway, CA 92064

(Address of principal executive offices)

(727) 214-3411

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously announced, The First American Corporation (“First American”) has reported that, promptly following the completion of the subsequent offering period on November 17, 2009 of its exchange offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock (the “Class A Shares”) of First Advantage Corporation (the “Company”) that First American does not already own for 0.58 of a common share of First American for each Class A Share, First American intends to cause the Company to be merged with a subsidiary of First American (the “Merger”).

On November 11, 2009, Parker Kennedy, J. David Chatham, Barry Connelly, Jill Kanin-Lovers, Frank V. McMahon, Anand Nallathambi, Donald Nickelson, Donald Robert, D. Van Skilling and David Walker, constituting the entire board of directors of the Company, each tendered their respective resignations as a director of the Company, to become effective as of the effective time of the Merger.


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.

Date: November 17, 2009

 

FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION
By:   /s/ John Lamson
 

Name: John Lamson

Title:   Executive Vice President and

            Chief Financial Officer