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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 16, 2001
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(Date of earliest event reported)
FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware 333-65837 86-0498599
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1 A - 17911 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92614
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(949) 622-4333
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed, since last report.)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Announcement of Plans for Secondary Public Offering of Common Stock
On January 16, 2001, Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (the
"Registrant") announced that it plans to make a public offering of 6,000,000
shares of its common stock ( the "Offering"). The Registrant will make the
Offering under the Registrant's effective S-3 Shelf Registration filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Shelf Registration") covering the
issuance from time to time of up to $400 million of various securities of the
Company, including, among other securities, the Registrant's common stock. Any
offer, if at all, will be made only by means of a prospectus, including a
prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement.
Copies of a prospectus with respect to this offering may be obtained from
Merrill Lynch & Co., c/o Prospectus Dept., 4 World Financial Center, Street
Level, New York, NY 10080.
The net proceeds from this Offering will be used primarily to repay
indebtedness under the Registrant's existing $800 million syndicated credit
agreement. Merrill Lynch & Co. will serve as the lead manager, with Bear,
Stearns & Co., Lehman Brothers and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray serving as
co-managers. The underwriters will be granted an over-allotment option of up to
900,000 shares. The Registrant expects to price the equity offering during the
week of January 22, 2001.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated January 16, 2001
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 16, 2001 FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL, INC.
/s/ ALAN L. STINSON
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Alan L. Stinson
Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated January 16, 2001
