SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SCHEDULE 13G
(Amendment No. 1)
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
First American Financial
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
318522307
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1999
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[x] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 318522307 Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC
13-3174112
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2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New York
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NUMBER 5) SOLE VOTING POWER
OF 27,111
SHARES -----------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6) SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY None
EACH -----------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON None
WITH -----------------------------------------------
8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,015,896
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9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,015,896
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10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
[ ]
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11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.2%
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12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
BD
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Schedule 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
First American Financial
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
114 East Fifth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
1775 Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
New York
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
318522307
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant toss.ss.240.13d-1(b), or
240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [x] Broker or Dealer Registered Under Section 15 of the
Act (15 U.S.C. 78o)
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78c)
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of
the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c)
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under section 8 of
the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-8)
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser in accordance with ss.
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)
(f) [ ] Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company or control person in
accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
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(h) [ ] Savings Association as defined in ss.3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)
(i) [ ] Church plan that is excluded from the definition of
an investment company under ss.3(c)(15) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3)
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(ii)(J)
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned: 4,015,896
(b) Percent of class: 6.2%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
27,111
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
None
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: None
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 4,015,896
The shares reported include 3,928,152 shares held in customer accounts over
which members and/or employees of the Reporting Person have discretionary
authority to dispose of or direct the disposition of the shares, 60,633 shares
held in accounts owned by the members of the Reporting Person and their
families, and 27,111 shares held in the account of the profit-sharing plan of
the Reporting Person (the "Profit-Sharing Plan")."
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
The owners of the accounts (including the Profit-Sharing Plan)
in which the shares reported on this schedule are held have the right to receive
or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, such securities.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
Company.
Not applicable
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not applicable
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not applicable
Item 10. Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the
effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities
and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purposes or effect.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of
the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this Statement is true, complete and correct.
February 14, 2000
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Date
/s/ Walter Weadock
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Signature
Walter Weadock, Member
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Name/Title
