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Exhibit (10)(b)
Amendment No. 6
to
The First American Financial Corporation
1996 Stock Option Plan
This Amendment No. 6 to The First American Financial Corporation 1996 Stock
Option Plan ( the "Plan") was authorized by the Board of Directors of said
corporation on June 22, 2000. This amendment is effective as of May 12, 2000,
and is made for the purpose of reflecting the change in the name of the sponsor
of the Plan (the "Company"as defined therein) from "The First American
Financial Corporation"to "The First American Corporation,"which change became
effective on said date.
1. This Plan shall be known as "The First American Corporation 1996 Stock
Option Plan"(the "Plan).
2. All references to the name of the Plan that are made in the Plan
document and in any previous amendment thereto shall be deemed to refer
to the new name of the Plan as set forth in this Amendment No. 6.
3. Except as amended above, the Plan as in effect prior to this amendment
shall continue unchanged.
In Witness Whereof, the Company's duly authorized officers have executed this
Amendment at Santa Ana, California, on July 19, 2000.
The First American Corporation
By: /s/ Parker S. Kennedy
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Parker S. Kennedy
Its: President
By: /s/ Mark R Arnesen
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Mark R Arnesen
Its: Secretary
