---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-062157"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FAF"
cik: "0001472787"
company_name: "First American Financial Corp"
filed_at: "2023-11-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T06:29:53.497772+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First American Financial amends bylaws to align with DGCL and proxy rules

## Summary
- Updates align with DGCL Sections 219 and 222 regarding stockholder list and meeting adjournment.
- Amends procedural requirements for director nominations and other business, including universal proxy card rules.
- Requires stockholders soliciting proxies from others to use a proxy card color other than white.
- Includes technical and conforming revisions effective November 7, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-062157
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FAF
- cik: 0001472787
- company_name: First American Financial Corp
- filed_at: 2023-11-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017023062157/0000950170-23-062157-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017023062157/faf-20231107.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-062157
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-062157.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-062157.txt

## Key facts
- Governance Changes
  First American Financial Corp: Amended and restated bylaws effective November 7, 2023, including updates to align with DGCL, revised stockholder nomination and proposal procedures, universal proxy card rules, and other technical changes (effective 2023-11-07).
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  - Effective: 2023-11-07
  source text: On November 7, 2023, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of First American Financial Corporation (the “Company”) approved and adopted Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”), that became effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472787/000095017023062157/0000950170-23-062157-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.