Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KENNEDY PARKER S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
First American Financial Corp [FAF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2017
(Street)

SANTA ANA, CA 92707		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/01/2017   J   180,043 D (1) 2,466,686 (1) (2) I By Limited Partnership
Common Stock 11/03/2017   G V 2,052 D $ 0 2,466,686 (2) I By Limited Partnership
Common Stock 11/03/2017   G V 513 A $ 0 2,466,686 (2) I By Limited Partnership
Common Stock 01/11/2018   J   13,895 A (3) 2,466,686 (2) (3) I By Limited Partnership
Common Stock               156,935 (4) (5) (6) D  
Common Stock               27,087 I by Parent (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KENNEDY PARKER S
1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY
SANTA ANA, CA 92707		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Greg L. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact for Parker S. Kennedy   02/12/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reported securities are held by Kennedy Enterprises, L.P., a limited partnership of which the reporting person is the sole general partner. The reporting person and his wife are also limited partners of the partnership. On June 1, 2017, in connection with on-going estate planning, the partnership distributed non-issuer securities to the reporting person, his wife and some, but not all, of the other partners, which resulted in a dilution of the reporting person's interest in the partnership from approximately 18.6830% to 12.2084% and a dilution in his spouse's interest from approximately 2.3790% to 1.5546% for a collective distribution value to the two of them of approximately $6,751,102 and a deemed proportionate interest in issuer securities of approximately 339,489 after the distribution. The transaction did not result in the acquisition or disposition of any First American shares by the partnership. Pursuant to General Instruction 4(b)(iv) to Form 4 and Form 5, the reporting person is changing his method of reporting to report the entire amount of the partnership's interest in issuer securities instead of just his and his wife's proportional interests.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3) In connection with on-going estate planning by partners of Kennedy Enterprises, LLP, the partnership liquidated one of the partners by distributing non-issuer securities to that partner. The liquidation caused a recomputation of the partnership interests of the other partners, which resulted in the partnership interests of the reporting person and his spouse increasing by approximately 0.5633% for a collective value to the two of them of approximately $816,513.
(4) Includes 979 unvested Restricted Sock Units ("RSUs") acquired pursuant to an original grant of 2,671 RSUs, and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal annual increments commencing 2/25/16, the first anniversary of the grant.
(5) Includes 1,803 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 2,541 RSUs, and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting in three equal increments commencing 2/22/2017, the first anniversary of the grant.
(6) Includes 2,613 unvested RSUs acquired pursuant to an original grant of 2,536 RSUs, and shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment, vesting 2/22/2018.
(7) Pursuant to a Power of Attorney, the reporting person has investment power over these shares held by his mother in a personal account. She does not share a household with the reporting person. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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