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EXHIBIT (10)(a)
Amendment No. 1
to
The First American Financial Corporation
Pension Restoration Plan
The following amendment is hereby made to The First American Financial
Corporation Pension Restoration Plan (effective as of January 1, 1994)
(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 Adoption and Name of Plan
Effective as of January 1, 1994, The First American
Corporation (the "Company") establishes this
restoration retirement plan to be known as The First
American Corporation Pension Restoration Plan (the
"Plan"), for eligible executives of Employers.
Capitalized terms used in this Article shall have the
meanings set forth in Article 2 of this Plan.
2. All references to the name of the Plan that are made in the Plan document
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
