Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Announces the Termination of Definitive Merger Agreement with LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fidelity National Financial, Inc. today announced the termination of its definitive merger agreement with LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc., pursuant to its contractual due diligence termination right.

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. , is a leading provider of title insurance, specialty insurance, claims management services and information services. FNF is one of the nation's largest title insurance companies through its title insurance underwriters - Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security Union Title and Alamo Title - that issue approximately 27 percent of all title insurance policies in the United States. FNF also provides flood insurance, personal lines insurance and home warranty insurance through its specialty insurance business. FNF also is a leading provider of outsourced claims management services to large corporate and public sector entities through its minority-owned subsidiary, Sedgwick CMS. FNF is also a leading information services company in the human resource, retail and transportation markets through another minority-owned subsidiary, Ceridian Corporation. More information about FNF can be found at http://www.fnf.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future economic performance and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; continued weakness or adverse changes in the level of real estate activity, which may be caused by, among other things, high or increasing interest rates, a limited supply of mortgage funding or a weak U. S. economy; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; our dependence on operating subsidiaries as a source of cash flow; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; compliance with extensive government regulation of our operating subsidiaries; and other risks detailed in the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk Factors" and other sections of the Company's Form 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.

CONTACT: Daniel Kennedy Murphy, Senior Vice President and Treasurer,
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., +1-904-854-8120, dkmurphy@fnf.com

Web site: http://www.fnf.com/

Customers Across the Country Line up as BlackBerry Storm Blows Into Verizon Wireless Communications Stores

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Hundreds of customers lined up outside Verizon Wireless Communications Stores before the sun came up today, some braving chilly morning temperatures, to be the first to buy the new BlackBerry(R) Storm(TM), available exclusively in the U.S. from Verizon Wireless.

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Long lines formed outside Communications Stores in cities throughout Southern California, including Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Irvine, and San Diego. One customer arrived Thursday night at 11:00 p.m. and camped out to be first in line the following day. Other customers walked up to Verizon Wireless stores with coffee cups in hand as early as 4:00 a.m. Their stories and pictures, as well as downloadable photos and broadcast quality video, which will be updated throughout the day, can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

The world's first "clickable" touch screen BlackBerry is available starting today -- and selling quickly -- at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at http://www.verizonwireless.com/ for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate debit card and a new two-year customer agreement with a data plan or feature. For additional details and specifications about the BlackBerry Storm, please visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/storm.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 70.8 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 71,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

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CONTACT: Ken Muche of Verizon Wireless, +1-949-286-8193,
Ken.Muche@VerizonWireless.com

Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/

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