<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-25-016719.txt : 20250604
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-25-016719
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250602
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250604
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250604

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Smith Joelle M
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001927987
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31666
		FILM NUMBER:		251023070

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 200
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIRST ADVANTAGE CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001210677
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				843884690
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 200
		STREET 2:		ATTN: BRET T. JARDINE, ESQ.
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		888-314-9761

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CONCOURSE PARKWAY NE, SUITE 200
		STREET 2:		ATTN: BRET T. JARDINE, ESQ.
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
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        <footnote id="F1">Reflects an adjustment ($1.50 reduction) to the original exercise price to reflect anti-dilution adjustments pursuant to the terms of the First Advantage Corporation 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended) with respect to a one-time special cash dividend of $1.50 paid by First Advantage Corporation (the &quot;Issuer&quot;) to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 21, 2023.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that was adopted by the reporting person on February 28, 2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents the weighted average price for sales of the shares. The shares were sold at prices ranging from $16.640 to $17.120 per share. The reporting person will provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, the Issuer, or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Includes an initial grant of 121,640 options that vest in equal annual installments over five years, subject to continued service through such dates, with the first vesting on January 31, 2021 and a portion of an aggregate initial grant of 121,640 options subject to performance and time-based vesting criteria, where (i) such performance-based conditions (the occurrence of a &quot;Realization Event&quot; as defined in the award agreement) have been satisfied as of the date of grant and (ii) 82,875 options have vested on January 31, 2025 based on time. The remainder of such performance-based options will, subject to the occurrence of a Realization Event, vest on January 31, 2026, while preserving the eligibility to vest earlier upon a future Realization Event.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Bret T. Jardine, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-06-04</signatureDate>
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