UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this 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
Imparato, William A.
c/o Park West Development Company
1515 East Missouri
Building A
Phoenex, AZ 85014
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
January 31, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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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 Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |01/14/|J* |V| | | |2,192.520* |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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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 | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option |$11.1450|01/14|J |V|9,983** |A |06/15|06/15|Common Stock|9,983**| |9,983** |D | |
(right to buy) |** |/98 | | | | |/94 |/03 | | | | | | |
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|$10.4250|01/14|J |V|3,328** |A |12/15|06/15|Common Stock|3,328**| |3,328** |D | |
|** |/98 | | | | |/94 |/04 | | | | | | |
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|$11.0230|01/14|J |V|27,500** |A |03/25|03/25|Common Stock|27,500*| |27,500** |D | |
|** |/98 | | | | |/98 |/07 | |* | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*On December 17, 1997 FNFI declared a ten percent (10%) stock dividend to all
common stock stockholders of
record as of December 29, 1997, payable on January 14, 1998. As a result, the
reporting person received an
additional 199.320 shares of FNFI common stock on January 14,
1998.
**The options listed above were adjusted to reflect the stock dividend declared
by FNFI on December 17, 1997,
payable on January 14,
1998.
