U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Nelson, Gary R.
c/o Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
17911 Von Karman Avenue
Suite 300
Irvine, CA 92614
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
FNF
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
July 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |07/22/|B |V|12.2405 |A |$14.62 | | |401(k) |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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|10/13/|J* | |452.9100 |D | | | | |
|94 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |26,538.8385 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Non-Qualified Stock Op|$7.50 |5/14/|A |V|5,000 |A |11/14|5/13/|Common Stock|5,000 |N/A |5,000 |D | |
tion (right to buy) | |96 | | | | |/96 |08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
Adjustment to the 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") distributions on 10/13/94 to return
a portion of the Plan contributions
necessary to keep the Plan in compliance with IRS regulations. Stock
contribution of 402.2734 shares was
reversed, and certain stock dividends in the amount of 50.6366 shares
attributed to these 401(k) shares in error
is also being adjusted.
