Edgar Filing: CHANDLER THEODORE L

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

CHANDLER THEODORE L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP INC [LFG]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 5600 COX ROAD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/14/2008

(Street)

GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/14/2008		A		17,400 ⁽¹⁾	A	$ 0	127,880	D
Common Stock								333.0068	I	By 401(k) plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Deferred Stock Units

$ 0 ⁽²⁾

03/14/2008

J⁽²⁾

23.5614

08/08/1988⁽²⁾

Common Stock

23.5614

$ 35.02

11,478.5774

Deferred Stock Units

$ 0 ⁽²⁾

03/14/2008

J⁽²⁾

74.5685

08/08/1988⁽²⁾

Common Stock

74.5685

$ 35.02

11,553.1459

Phantom Stock

$ 0

03/14/2008

12,600 ⁽³⁾

02/28/2009

02/28/2012

Common Stock

12,600

$ 0

12,600

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CHANDLER THEODORE L LANDAMERICA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 5600 COX ROAD GLEN ALLEN, VA 23060	X		Chairman & CEO

Signatures

By: Anna M. King For: Theodore L. Chandler, Jr.		03/18/2008
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This number represents the total number of restricted shares awarded on March 14, 2008. The restricted shares awarded are vested in 25% increments beginning on February 28, 2009, and each February 28th thereafter for the remaining three years.
(2)	The deferred stock units were acquired under company deferral plans as a result of a dividend paid by the issuer. There is no conversion or exercise price of derivative security (Box 2), or no exercisable or expiration date (Box 6) for this transaction.
(3)	This number represents the total number of phantom stock awarded on March 14, 2008. Phantom stock is representative of one share of the issuer's stock and will vest in 25 percent increments and be payable in cash determined by the closing price of the issuer's stock on February 28, 2009, and each February 28th thereafter for the remaining three years.

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