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EXHIBIT (10)(d)
Amendment No. 1
to
The First American Financial Corporation
Deferred Compensation Plan
The following amendment is hereby made to The First American Financial
Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (effective as of January 1, 1998)
(hereinafter referred to as the "Plan"). 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. Plan section 1.1, relating to the name of the Plan, is amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
1.1 Title.
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This Plan shall be known as The First American Corporation
Deferred Compensation Plan.
2. All references to the name of the Plan that are made in the introductory
paragraphs or elsewhere 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. 1.
3. Except as amended above, the Plan as in effect prior to this amendment
shall continue unchanged.
In Witness Whereof, The First American Corporation has caused its duly
authorized officers to execute this Plan amendment 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
