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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * ARGYROS GEORGE L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST AMERICAN CORP [(FAF)] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 949 SOUTH COAST DRIVE, SUITE 600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/08/2005 (Street) COSTA MESA, CA 92626 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               236,134 D   Common Stock               7,900 I By GLA Financial Corp. (corp.) Common Stock               106,800 I By HBI (corp.) Common Stock               3,900 I By Trust (1) Common Stock               15,000 I By Trust for Benefit of Daughter (2) Common Stock               3,400 I By Trust for Benefit of Parents (3) Common Stock               25,200 I By Trust for Benefit of Son (4) Common Stock               125 I UGMA Custodial Account (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Nonemployee Director Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 47.49

12/08/2005

A

5,000

12/08/2006(6)

12/08/2015

Common Stock

5,000

$ 0

5,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ARGYROS GEORGE L 949 SOUTH COAST DRIVE, SUITE 600 COSTA MESA, CA 92626	X

Signatures

By: Jeffrey S. Robinson, Attorney In Fact for		12/09/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The shares are held by a revocable trust for which the reporting person's daughter serves as the trustee and for which the reporting person may be deemed to have investment control.
(2)	The shares are held by the reporting person as trustee of an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his daughter.
(3)	The shares are held by the reporting person as trustee of an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his parents.
(4)	The shares are held by the reporting person as trustee of an irrevocable trust for the benefit of his son.
(5)	The shares are held by the reporting person as custodian of a custodial account established under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, for the benefit of the reporting person's grandson.
(6)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 12/8/06, the first anniversary of the grant.

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