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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-347130"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FA"
cik: "0001210677"
company_name: "FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP"
filed_at: "2026-08-12T21:07:17+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-12T21:08:56.449191+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Silver Lake sells 12.5M First Advantage shares at $22.20 in secondary offering

## Summary
- Selling stockholder Silver Lake to sell 12,500,000 shares at $22.20 per share; total gross proceeds ~$277.5M.
- First Advantage receives no proceeds; all proceeds go to Silver Lake.
- Offering closed Aug 12, 2026; underwritten by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.
- Silver Lake entered 30-day lock-up; up to 4.2M shares distributed to limited partners not subject to lock-up.
- No lock-up for First Advantage directors and officers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-347130
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FA
- cik: 0001210677
- company_name: FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
- filed_at: 2026-08-12T21:07:17+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000119312526347130/0001193125-26-347130-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1210677/000119312526347130/d149261d8k.htm

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