<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Form 8-K</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor="#ffffff" style='font-family:"Times New Roman"'>

<div style='width:600;'>


<HR size=3 width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align=center>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=5>UNITED STATES</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=5>FORM 8-K</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=2>CURRENT REPORT</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><b><font size=2>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  November 25, 2008</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><B><font SIZE=5>LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Commission file number: 1-13990</font></p>


<div align=center>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="626" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
    <tr >
        <td width="314" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Virginia</font></b></p> </td>
        <td width="22" valign=bottom style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="290" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>54-1589611</font></b></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr >
        <td width="314" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(State of incorporation)</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" valign=bottom style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="290" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr >
        <td width="314" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" valign=bottom style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="290" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr >
        <td width="314" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>5600 Cox Road</font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Glen Allen, Virginia</font></b></p> </td>
        <td width="22" valign=bottom style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="290" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>23060</font></b></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr >
        <td width="314" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Address of principal executive offices)</font></p> </td>
        <td width="22" valign=bottom style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="290" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>(Zip Code)</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>&nbsp;</p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: </font><b><font size=2>(804) 267-8000</font></b></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>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:</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font face=Wingdings>o</font><font size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<HR size=3 width="100%" noshade color="#010101" align=center>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBStart-->
<HR noshade align="center" width="100%" size="2">
<p style='page-break-before:always'></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBEnd-->

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'>
</p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>


<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="365" style='border-collapse:collapse; '>
    <tr >
        <td width="96" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in; '>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Item 1.01.</font></b></p> </td>
        <td width="269" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in; '>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On November 25, 2008, LandAmerica Financial
Group, Inc. (&#147;LandAmerica&#148;), Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, (&#147;Fidelity&#148;), and Chicago Title Insurance
Company (&#147;Chicago&#148;, and together with Fidelity, &#147;Purchasers&#148;) entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of
November 25, 2008 (the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;), pursuant to which Chicago will acquire the capital stock of Commonwealth Land
Title Insurance Company (&#147;Commonwealth&#148;) from LandAmerica and Fidelity will acquire the capital stock of both United Capital
 Title Insurance Company (&#147;United&#148;) and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation (&#147;Lawyers&#148;, and together with Commonwealth
 and United, the &#147;Companies&#148;) from LandAmerica, for an aggregate purchase price of $298 million in cash (the &#147;Sale&#148;).</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The Purchase Agreement contains certain
covenants by LandAmerica and Purchasers, including, among others, the agreement by LandAmerica to file a petition for relief under Chapter
 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court within one business day after the date of the Purchase
 Agreement and to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the entry of an order approving the Sale (the &#147;Chapter 11 Court
Order&#148;).  </font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The obligations of LandAmerica
and the Purchasers to complete the Sale are subject to certain closing conditions, including, among others, governmental filings and
 regulatory approvals (including a final court order with respect to rehabilitation proceedings involving one or more of the Companies
approving the Sale) and expiration of applicable waiting periods shall have occurred, accuracy of the representations and warranties of
the other parties (generally subject to a material adverse effect standard), material compliance by the other parties with their
obligations under the Purchase Agreement, absence of a material adverse effect on LandAmerica, certain regulatory confirmations and
notifications with respect to the Sale, the execution and delivery of the transition services agreement and escrow agreement, the
amendment of certain LandAmerica benefit plans, the receipt of a final,
non-appealable Chapter 11 Court Order and the satisfaction of other closing conditions.  If the Sale is completed, LandAmerica and
its affiliates will provide certain services to the Companies, and the Companies will provide certain services to LandAmerica and its
 affiliates, for a transition period.  </font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the actual terms of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.  The Purchase Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms.  It is not intended to provide any other factual information about LandAmerica or Purchasers or their respective businesses or operations.  In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the
Purchase Agreement are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules provided by LandAmerica and Purchasers to each other in connection with the signing of the Purchase Agreement.  These
disclosure schedules contain information that modified, qualified and created exceptions to the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in the Purchase Agreement.  Moreover, certain representations, warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement were used for the purpose of allocating risk between LandAmerica, on the one hand, and Purchasers, on the other hand, rather than establishing matters as facts.  Accordingly, you should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement as characterizations of the actual state of facts about LandAmerica or Purchasers or their respective businesses or operations.  </font></p>


<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="279" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
    <tr >
        <td width="96" nowrap valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Item 1.03.</font></b></p> </td>
        <td width="183" nowrap valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Bankruptcy or Receivership.</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On November 26, 2008, LandAmerica and its wholly owned subsidiary, LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. (the &#147;1031 Exchange Company&#148;), filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the &#147;Bankruptcy Court&#148;).&nbsp;&nbsp;LandAmerica and the 1031 Exchange Company intend to manage their properties as &#147;debtors-in-possession&#148; under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBStart-->
<HR noshade align="center" width="100%" size="2">
<p style='page-break-before:always'></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBEnd-->


<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
    <tr >
        <td width="102" valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Item 2.04.</font></b></p> </td>
        <td  valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>


<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.5in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On November 26, 2008, LandAmerica and its
subsidiary, LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc., filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, as described in Item 1.03 above.&nbsp;&nbsp;The filing of
the bankruptcy petitions constituted an event of default under LandAmerica&#146;s (i) Revolving Credit Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, as amended, with SunTrust Bank as administrative agent for the lenders, (ii) Note Purchase and Master Shelf Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, as amended, with Prudential Investment Management, Inc.
 and the purchasers named therein, (iii) Indenture, dated November 26, 2003, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee, relating to LandAmerica&#146;s 3.125%
Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033 and (iv) Indenture, dated May 11, 2004, with JPMorgan Chase
Bank, as trustee, relating to LandAmerica&#146;s 3.25% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2034 (collectively, the &#147;Debt Agreements&#148;).&nbsp;&nbsp;As a result of such event of default, all obligations under the Debt Agreements became automatically and immediately due and payable.&nbsp;&nbsp;The principal amount of such obligations was $473.5 million as of November 26, 2008.  LandAmerica believes that any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the Debt Agreements are stayed as a result of the filing of the bankruptcy petitions. </font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-left:1in; text-indent:-1in;text-align:justify;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>


<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
    <tr >
        <td width="96" valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Item 3.01.</font></b></p> </td>
        <td  valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>
<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.57in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On November 26, 2008, LandAmerica received
notification from NYSE Regulation Inc. (the &#147;NYSE&#148;) that the NYSE had determined that the listing and trading of
LandAmerica&#146;s common stock should be suspended immediately.  The NYSE stated that its decision was reached in light of
LandAmerica&#146;s announcement that it and its subsidiary, LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc., had filed voluntary petitions
for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court, as described in Item 1.03 above.  The NYSE
also noted the abnormally low price of LandAmerica&#146;s common stock in pre-market trading on November 26, 2008, with trades as low
as $0.17 prior to the regulatory trading halt in LandAmerica&#146;s common stock at the New York Stock Exchange market open.  LandAmerica
does not intend to take any action to appeal the NYSE&#146;s decision, and
therefore it is expected that the NYSE will apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the common stock.  The
common stock is now trading over the counter under the symbol LFGRQ.</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>


<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="195" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
    <tr >
        <td width="96" nowrap valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Item 8.01.</font></b></p> </td>
        <td width="99" nowrap valign=top >
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Other Events.</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt; text-indent:0.57in;text-align:left;'><font size=2>On November 26, 2008, the Nebraska
 Department of Insurance obtained orders of rehabilitation under the Nebraska Insurance Code from the District Court of Lancaster
 County, Nebraska with respect to LandAmerica&#146;s two principal title underwriting subsidiaries, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance
Company and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation.  Pursuant to the orders of rehabilitation, the Director of Insurance for the State of
 Nebraska and her successors in office are appointed as rehabilitator for Commonwealth and Lawyers, with authority to take possession
and control of the assets of Commonwealth and Lawyers and administer them under the general supervision of the court. LandAmerica views
the rehabilitations as a temporary administrative step in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement described in Item 1.01 above.  A copy of the press release issued by
LandAmerica on November 26, 2008 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. </font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>


<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="315" style='border-collapse:collapse; '>
    <tr >
        <td width="96" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in; '>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Item 9.01.</font></b></p> </td>
        <td width="219" nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 12.0pt 0in; '>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><b><font size=2>Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>

<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="625" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=bottom style='border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:86.4%'><b><font size=1>Exhibit No.</font></b></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=bottom style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:86.4%'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=bottom style='border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:86.4%'><b><font size=1>Description</font></b></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>2.1</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2008, among Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company and LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>99.1</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Press Release dated November 26, 2008</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBStart-->
<HR noshade align="center" width="100%" size="2">
<p style='page-break-before:always'></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBEnd-->

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
<B><font SIZE=2>SIGNATURE</font></B></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>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.</font></p>


<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="625" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="312" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="3" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font SIZE=2>LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="312" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="3" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="312" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="26" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>By:</font></p> </td>
        <td width="208" valign=top style='border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>/s/ Michelle H. Gluck</font></p> </td>
        <td width="78" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="312" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="3" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:.25in;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Michelle H. Gluck</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="312" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td  colspan="3" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:.25in;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>Date:  December 1, 2008</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBStart-->
<HR noshade align="center" width="100%" size="2">
<p style='page-break-before:always'></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBEnd-->

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'>
<B><font SIZE=2>EXHIBIT INDEX</font></B></p>


<div align=left>

<table border="0" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="625" style='border-collapse:collapse'>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=bottom style='border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:86.4%'><b><font size=1>Exhibit No.</font></b></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=bottom style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:1.0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:86.4%'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=bottom style='border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;line-height:86.4%'><b><font size=1>Description</font></b></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>2.1</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2008, among Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company and LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>99.1</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'>&nbsp;</p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=2>Press Release dated November 26, 2008</font></p> </td> </tr>
    <tr style='page-break-inside:avoid'>
        <td width="74" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="19" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td>
        <td width="531" valign=top style='padding:0in .7pt 0in 0in'>
            <p style='margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;text-align:left;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p> </td> </tr></table>
</div>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:center;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:12pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=1>&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>
<!-- EEDocs PBStart-->
<!-- EEDocs PBEnd-->

<p style=' margin-bottom:0pt; margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;'><font size=2>&nbsp;</font></p>


</div>
</BODY>
</HTML>
[{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "f8klafg.htm", "secsgml_size_bytes": 34701}]
{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP INC", "cik": "0000877355", "assigned-sic": "6361", "irs-number": "541589611", "state-of-incorporation": "VA", "fiscal-year-end": "1231"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-13990", "film-number": "081223112"}, "business-address": {"street1": "5600 COX ROAD", "city": "GLEN ALLEN", "state": "VA", "zip": "23060", "phone": "8042678000"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "PO BOX 27567", "city": "RICHMOND", "state": "VA", "zip": "23261"}, "former-company": {"former-conformed-name": "LAWYERS TITLE CORP", "date-changed": "19930328"}}
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):  November 25, 2008
LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 1-13990
Virginia
54-1589611
(State of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5600 Cox Road
Glen Allen, Virginia
23060
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(804) 267-8000
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:
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 25, 2008, LandAmerica Financial
Group, Inc. ("LandAmerica"), Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, ("Fidelity"), and Chicago Title Insurance
Company ("Chicago", and together with Fidelity, "Purchasers") entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of
November 25, 2008 (the "Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which Chicago will acquire the capital stock of Commonwealth Land
Title Insurance Company ("Commonwealth") from LandAmerica and Fidelity will acquire the capital stock of both United Capital
 Title Insurance Company ("United") and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation ("Lawyers", and together with Commonwealth
 and United, the "Companies") from LandAmerica, for an aggregate purchase price of $298 million in cash (the "Sale").
The Purchase Agreement contains certain
covenants by LandAmerica and Purchasers, including, among others, the agreement by LandAmerica to file a petition for relief under Chapter
 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court within one business day after the date of the Purchase
 Agreement and to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the entry of an order approving the Sale (the "Chapter 11 Court
Order").
The obligations of LandAmerica
and the Purchasers to complete the Sale are subject to certain closing conditions, including, among others, governmental filings and
 regulatory approvals (including a final court order with respect to rehabilitation proceedings involving one or more of the Companies
approving the Sale) and expiration of applicable waiting periods shall have occurred, accuracy of the representations and warranties of
the other parties (generally subject to a material adverse effect standard), material compliance by the other parties with their
obligations under the Purchase Agreement, absence of a material adverse effect on LandAmerica, certain regulatory confirmations and
notifications with respect to the Sale, the execution and delivery of the transition services agreement and escrow agreement, the
amendment of certain LandAmerica benefit plans, the receipt of a final,
non-appealable Chapter 11 Court Order and the satisfaction of other closing conditions.  If the Sale is completed, LandAmerica and
its affiliates will provide certain services to the Companies, and the Companies will provide certain services to LandAmerica and its
 affiliates, for a transition period.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the actual terms of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.  The Purchase Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms.  It is not intended to provide any other factual information about LandAmerica or Purchasers or their respective businesses or operations.  In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the
Purchase Agreement are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules provided by LandAmerica and Purchasers to each other in connection with the signing of the Purchase Agreement.  These
disclosure schedules contain information that modified, qualified and created exceptions to the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in the Purchase Agreement.  Moreover, certain representations, warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement were used for the purpose of allocating risk between LandAmerica, on the one hand, and Purchasers, on the other hand, rather than establishing matters as facts.  Accordingly, you should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants in the Purchase Agreement as characterizations of the actual state of facts about LandAmerica or Purchasers or their respective businesses or operations.
Item 1.03.
Bankruptcy or Receivership.
On November 26, 2008, LandAmerica and its wholly owned subsidiary, LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc. (the "1031 Exchange Company"), filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (the "Bankruptcy Court").  LandAmerica and the 1031 Exchange Company intend to manage their properties as "debtors-in-possession" under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and the orders of the Bankruptcy Court.
Item 2.04.
Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement.
On November 26, 2008, LandAmerica and its
subsidiary, LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc., filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy
Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, as described in Item 1.03 above.  The filing of
the bankruptcy petitions constituted an event of default under LandAmerica's (i) Revolving Credit Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, as amended, with SunTrust Bank as administrative agent for the lenders, (ii) Note Purchase and Master Shelf Agreement, dated July 28, 2006, as amended, with Prudential Investment Management, Inc.
 and the purchasers named therein, (iii) Indenture, dated November 26, 2003, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, as trustee, relating to LandAmerica's 3.125%
Convertible Senior Debentures due 2033 and (iv) Indenture, dated May 11, 2004, with JPMorgan Chase
Bank, as trustee, relating to LandAmerica's 3.25% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2034 (collectively, the "Debt Agreements").  As a result of such event of default, all obligations under the Debt Agreements became automatically and immediately due and payable.  The principal amount of such obligations was $473.5 million as of November 26, 2008.  LandAmerica believes that any efforts to enforce payment obligations under the Debt Agreements are stayed as a result of the filing of the bankruptcy petitions.
Item 3.01.
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
On November 26, 2008, LandAmerica received
notification from NYSE Regulation Inc. (the "NYSE") that the NYSE had determined that the listing and trading of
LandAmerica's common stock should be suspended immediately.  The NYSE stated that its decision was reached in light of
LandAmerica's announcement that it and its subsidiary, LandAmerica 1031 Exchange Services, Inc., had filed voluntary petitions
for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court, as described in Item 1.03 above.  The NYSE
also noted the abnormally low price of LandAmerica's common stock in pre-market trading on November 26, 2008, with trades as low
as $0.17 prior to the regulatory trading halt in LandAmerica's common stock at the New York Stock Exchange market open.  LandAmerica
does not intend to take any action to appeal the NYSE's decision, and
therefore it is expected that the NYSE will apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist the common stock.  The
common stock is now trading over the counter under the symbol LFGRQ.
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
On November 26, 2008, the Nebraska
 Department of Insurance obtained orders of rehabilitation under the Nebraska Insurance Code from the District Court of Lancaster
 County, Nebraska with respect to LandAmerica's two principal title underwriting subsidiaries, Commonwealth Land Title Insurance
Company and Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation.  Pursuant to the orders of rehabilitation, the Director of Insurance for the State of
 Nebraska and her successors in office are appointed as rehabilitator for Commonwealth and Lawyers, with authority to take possession
and control of the assets of Commonwealth and Lawyers and administer them under the general supervision of the court. LandAmerica views
the rehabilitations as a temporary administrative step in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement described in Item 1.01 above.  A copy of the press release issued by
LandAmerica on November 26, 2008 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
2.1
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2008, among Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company and LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
99.1
Press Release dated November 26, 2008
SIGNATURE
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.
LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Michelle H. Gluck
Michelle H. Gluck
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Date:  December 1, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
2.1
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2008, among Fidelity National Title Insurance Company, Chicago Title Insurance Company and LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.
99.1
Press Release dated November 26, 2008