FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION

Common Stock

This prospectus relates to the offer and sale from time to time of up to 87,450,000 shares of First Advantage Corporation common stock, par value $0.001 per share, by the selling stockholder identified in this prospectus or in supplements to this prospectus. See "Selling Stockholder." The registration of the shares of common stock to which this prospectus relates does not require the selling stockholder to sell any of its shares of our common stock.

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our common stock by the selling stockholder, but we have agreed to pay certain registration expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions. The selling stockholder may from time to time offer and sell the shares held by it directly or through underwriters, agents or broker-dealers on terms to be determined at the time of sale, as described in more detail in this prospectus. For more information, see "Plan of Distribution."