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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001455824-09-000017.txt : 20091112
<SEC-HEADER>0001455824-09-000017.hdr.sgml : 20091111
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20091112163536
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001455824-09-000017
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20091110
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091112
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091112

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001210677
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389]
		IRS NUMBER:				611437565
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12395 FIRST AMERICAN WAY
		CITY:			POWAY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92064
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7272143426

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 CARILLON PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		ATTN: BRET T. JARDINE, ESQ.
		CITY:			ST PETERSBURG
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33716

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FirstMark Capital, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001437638
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31666
		FILM NUMBER:		091177537

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1221 SIXTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212.651.3409

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1221 SIXTH AVENUE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-11-10</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001210677</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>FADV</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001437638</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>FirstMark Capital, L.L.C.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1221 SIXTH AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10020</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Footnote 1</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-11-10</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2092130</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Investment Advisor</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">FirstMark Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;FirstMark&quot;), is an investment advisor acting on behalf of its clients' accounts. FirstMark disclaims any obligation to file this report, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that FirstMark is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;), with respect to the Issuer of such securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">FirstMark tendered 2,092,130 shares of Class A Common Stock to The First American Corporation (&quot;First American&quot;) in connection with First American's offer to exchange each share of Class A Common Stock not owned by First American for 0.58 shares of First American's Common Stock (the &quot;Exchange Offer&quot;). The Exchange Offer expired on November 10, 2009 and, on November 11, 2009, First American announced that it had accepted the tendered shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">FirstMark disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that FirstMark is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Brian Kemnpner, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-11-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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