First American Financial Corp

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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First American Financial Corporation

Dear Fellow Stockholder,

You are cordially invited to attend our annual meeting of stockholders at 1:00 PM Pacific time, on May 12, 2026. This year’s annual meeting of stockholders will be held in a virtual-only meeting format online via live webcast using a unique link to be provided by email after registering atregister.proxypush.com/FAF.

With this letter, we are including the notice for the annual meeting, the proxy statement and the proxy card. We are also including a copy of our 2025 annual report. More information regarding how to vote, participate in, and submit questions for the annual meeting can be found in the proxy statement.

We have made arrangements for you to vote your proxy over the Internet or by telephone, as well as by mail with the traditional proxy card. The proxy card contains instructions on these methods of voting.

Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan on participating in the virtual annual meeting on May 12, 2026, we hope you will vote as soon as possible.

Thank you for your continued support of First American Financial Corporation.

This year’s meeting will be held in a virtual-only meeting format online via live webcast. To participate in the meeting, stockholders must go toregister.proxypush.com/FAF with the control number provided on their proxy card or voting instruction form and register by following the instructions. Upon completing registration, a stockholder will receive further instructions via email, including a unique link that will allow that stockholder access to the meeting. During the meeting, stockholders may vote and submit questions. For additional information on voting at or participating in the meeting online, including how to submit questions, please see “Questions and Answers” on page 76.

Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

How to vote your shares before the meeting

Your vote is very important. Please submit your vote by proxy as soon as possible via the Internet, telephone or mail. Brokers are not permitted to vote on certain proposals and may not vote on any of the proposals unless you provide voting instructions. Voting your shares will help to ensure that your interests are represented at the meeting.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 12, 2026: First American Financial Corporation’s notice of annual meeting and proxy statement, annual report and other proxy materials are available atwww.firstam.com/proxymaterials.

Meeting Contingencies

In the event of a technical malfunction or other situation that the meeting chair determines may affect the ability of the meeting to satisfy the requirements for a meeting of stockholders to be held by means of remote communication under the Delaware General Corporation Law, or that otherwise makes it advisable to adjourn the meeting, the chair of the meeting will convene the meeting at 2:00 P.M. Pacific Time on the date specified above and at our address, 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707, solely for the purpose of adjourning the meeting to reconvene at a date, time and physical or virtual location announced by the meeting chair. Under either of the foregoing circumstances, we will post information regarding the announcement on the Investors page of our website at investors.firstam.com.

Lisa W. Cornehl

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Santa Ana, California

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