First Advantage Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2026

First Advantage Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (678) 868-4151

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On August 10, 2026, First Advantage Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that certain investment funds of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. and its affiliates (the “Selling Stockholder”) intends to offer for sale in an underwritten secondary offering shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Offering”).

The Company subsequently issued a press release announcing the pricing of the previously announced Offering. On August 10, 2026, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) by and among the Company, the Selling Stockholder and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, relating to the Offering of 12,500,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-298190), filed on August 10, 2026. The Company did not sell any Shares in the Offering. The Offering closed on August 12, 2026. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the Offering.

The description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1. Copies of the press releases relating to the launch and pricing of the Offering are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

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.