FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NYSE:FAF) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NYSE:FAF) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.07. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 8, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Martha B. Wyrsch to the Company’s Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Virginia M. Ueberroth. Ms. Wyrsch has not yet been appointed to serve on any committees of the Board.A copy of the press release announcing her appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on May 8, 2018. Results of the voting at the meeting are set forth below.

Election of Class II Directors.The names of the persons who were nominated to serve as Class II directors of the Company for a three-year term are listed below, together with a tabulation of the results of the voting at the annual meeting with respect to each nominee. All Class II director nominees were elected.

Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation.At the meeting, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, with 88,362,517 votes for, 5,584,260 votes against, 405,387 votes abstaining and 8,702,965 broker non-votes.

Ratification of Independent Public Accountants.At the meeting, the stockholders of the Company also voted to ratify the Audit Committee’s selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018, with 101,097,927 votes for, 1,272,884 votes against, and 684,317 votes abstaining.

Item 5.07. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

First American Financial Corp ExhibitEX-99.1 2 faf-ex991_6.htm EX-99.1 M WYRSCH PRESS RELEASE 2018-05-09 faf-ex991_6.htm Exhibit 99.1   NEWS  FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE   First American Financial Corporation Appoints Martha B. Wyrsch to Board of Directors   SANTA ANA,…To view the full exhibit click here
About FIRST AMERICAN FINANCIAL CORPORATION (NYSE:FAF)
First American Financial Corporation is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company is engaged in the business of providing financial services. The Company’s segments include Title Insurance and Services, Specialty Insurance and corporate function. The Company’s title insurance and services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property in the United States and offers similar or related products and services internationally. The Company’s specialty insurance segment issues property and casualty insurance policies and sells home warranty products. Its corporate function consists primarily of certain financing facilities, as well as the corporate services that support the Company’s business operations. The Company’s subsidiary is First American Title Insurance Company (FATICO) and the Company’s federal savings bank subsidiary is First American Trust, FSB.