As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10, 2007
File No. 001-33662
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Amendment No. 5
 
to
 
Form 10
 
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
     
Delaware   26-1336998
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
1300 MoPac Expressway South
Austin, Texas 78746
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip code)
 
(512) 433-5200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
 
 
Copies to:
 
     
David M. Grimm
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
Forestar Real Estate Group
1300 MoPac Expressway South, Suite 3S
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 433-5200
  Stephen W. Hamilton, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
1440 New York Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20005-2111
(202) 371-7000
 
 
 
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of each class to be so registered
 
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered
 
Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share   New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights   New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   None
 
 
 
 
 


 

Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.

Cross-Reference Sheet Between the Information Statement and Items of Form 10
Information Included in the Information Statement that is Incorporated by Reference
into the Registration Statement on Form 10
 
             
Item No.
 
Item Caption
 
Location in Information Statement
 
 
1.
    Business   Summary; Risk Factors; Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements; Description of Our Business; Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; and Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions
 
1A.
    Risk Factors   Risk Factors; and Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
 
2.
    Financial Information   Summary; Risk Factors; Capitalization; Selected Historical Financial Information; and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
3.
    Properties   Description of Our Business — Facilities
 
4.
    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management   Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
 
5.
    Directors and Executive Officers   Management
 
6.
    Executive Compensation   Management
 
7.
    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence   Summary; Risk Factors; Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Management; and Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions
 
8.
    Legal Proceedings   Description of Our Business — Legal Proceedings
 
9.
    Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters   Summary; The Spin-off; Risk Factors; Dividend Policy; and Description of Our Capital Stock
 
10.
    Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities   Not applicable
 
11.
    Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered   Description of Our Capital Stock
 
12.
    Indemnification of Directors and Officers   Indemnification of Directors and Officers
 
13.
    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   Summary; Selected Historical Financial Information; Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations; Pro Forma Financial Information; and Index to Financial Statements
 
14.
    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure   Not applicable
 
15.
    Financial Statements and Exhibits   Index to Financial Statements
 
(a) List of Financial Statements and Schedules
 
The following financial statements are included in the information statement and filed as part of this Registration Statement on Form 10:
 
(1) Annual Financial Statements of Forestar Real Estate Group LLC, including Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
(2) Interim Financial Statements of Forestar Real Estate Group LLC


 

The following financial statement schedules are included in the information statement and filed as part of this Registration Statement on Form 10 for the years 2006, 2005 and 2004:
 
Schedule III — Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation
 
Schedules not mentioned above have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or the information is otherwise included in the financial statements or notes thereto.
 
(b) Exhibits:
 
See the attached index list following the signature page.


 

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 5 to its Form 10 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
 
  By:  /s/ James M. DeCosmo
Name: James M. DeCosmo
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
 
Date: December 10, 2007


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
  2 .1   Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement among the Registrant, Guaranty Financial Group Inc. (“Guaranty”), and Temple-Inland Inc.**
  3 .1   Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
  3 .2   Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
  4 .1   Specimen Certificate for shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Registrant
  4 .2   Form of Stockholder Rights Agreement between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent
  4 .3   Form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
  10 .1   Form of Tax Matters Agreement among the Registrant, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland Inc.**
  10 .2   Form of Employee Matters Agreement among the Registrant, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland Inc.**
  10 .3   Form of Master Transition Services Agreement among the Registrant, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland Inc.**
  10 .4   Form of Forestar Real Estate Group Retirement Savings Plan
  10 .5†      Form of Forestar Real Estate Group Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan
  10 .6†   Form of Forestar Real Estate Group 2007 Stock Incentive Plan
  10 .7†   Form of Forestar Real Estate Group Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan
  10 .8   Intentionally omitted
  10 .9†   Form of Indemnification Agreement to be entered into between the Registrant and each of its directors
  10 .10†   Form of Change in Control Agreement between the Registrant and its named executive officers**
  10 .11†   Employment Agreement between the Registrant and James M. DeCosmo dated August 9, 2007**
  21 .1   List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
  99 .1   Information Statement of Forestar Real Estate Group, subject to completion, dated as of December 10, 2007
  99 .2   Investor Presentation of Forestar Real Estate Group**
 
 
* To be filed by amendment.
 
** Previously filed.
 
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
          Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “GCL”), does hereby certify as follows:
          (1) The name of the Corporation is Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. The Corporation was originally formed as Temple-Inland Real Estate Group LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company, on December 28, 2005, and converted to a corporation on October 31, 2007. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 31, 2007 under the name of Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
          (2) This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and by the sole stockholder of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the GCL.
          (3) This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and integrates and further amends the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as heretofore amended or supplemented.
          (4) The text of the certificate of incorporation is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I
     The name of the corporation (hereinafter called the “Corporation”) is Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
ARTICLE II
     The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the city of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

 


 

ARTICLE III
     The purposes of the Corporation are to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
ARTICLE IV
      Section 1. The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 225,000,000, consisting of (1) 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock”), and (2) 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Stock”). The consideration for the issuance of the shares shall be paid to or received by the Corporation in full before the issuance and shall not be less than the par value per share. The consideration shall be as permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware. In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the Board of Directors as to the value of such consideration shall be conclusive. Upon payment of such consideration, such shares shall be deemed to be fully paid and nonassessable. In the case of a stock dividend, that part of the surplus of the Corporation that is transferred to stated capital upon the issuance of shares as a stock dividend shall be deemed to be consideration for such issuance.
      Section 2. The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions from time to time adopted, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for the issuance of serial Preferred Stock. Before any shares of any such series are issued, the Board of Directors shall fix and state, and hereby is expressly empowered to fix, by resolution or resolutions, the designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of each such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereon, including but not limited to, determination of any of the following:
     (a) the designation of such series, the number of shares to constitute such series and the stated value thereof if different from the par value thereof;
     (b) whether the shares of such series shall have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights, which may be full or limited;
     (c) the dividends, if any, payable on such series, whether any such dividends shall be cumulative, and, if so, from what dates, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, the preference or relation that such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class;
     (d) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation, other than as set forth in Section 4 of this Article IV, and, if so, the times, prices and other terms and conditions of such redemption;
     (e) the amount or amounts payable upon shares of such series upon, and the rights of the holders of such series in, the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or upon any distribution of the assets, of the Corporation;
     (f) whether the shares of such series shall be subject to the operation of a retirement or sinking fund and, if so, the extent to and manner in which any such retirement or sinking

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fund shall be applied to the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series for retirement or other corporate purposes and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;
     (g) whether the shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class or any other class or classes of securities and, if so, the price or prices or the rate or rates of conversion or exchange and the method, if any, of adjusting the same, and any other terms and conditions of conversion or exchange;
     (h) the limitations and restrictions, if any, to be effective while any shares of such series are outstanding upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and upon the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Corporation of, the Common Stock or shares of stock of any other class or any other series of this class;
     (i) the conditions or restrictions, if any, upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or upon the issue of any additional stock, including additional shares of such series or of any other series of this class or of any other class; and
     (j) any other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof.
     The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. All shares of any one series of Preferred Stock shall be identical in all respects with all other shares of such series, except that shares of any one series issued at different times may differ as to the dates from which dividends thereon shall be cumulative. The Board of Directors may increase the number of shares of the Preferred Stock designated for any existing series by a resolution adding to such series authorized and unissued shares of the Preferred Stock not designated for any other series. The Board of Directors may decrease the number of shares of Preferred Stock designated for any existing series by a resolution subtracting from such series unissued shares of the Preferred Stock designated for such series, and the shares so subtracted shall become authorized, unissued, and undesignated shares of the Preferred Stock.
      Section 3. Each holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Common Stock held of record on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote. Subject to the provisions of law and the rights of the Preferred Stock and any other class or series of stock having a preference as to dividends over the Common Stock then outstanding, dividends may be paid on the Common Stock out of assets legally available for dividends, but only at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors shall determine and declare. Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, after any preferential amounts to be distributed to the holders of the Preferred Stock and any other class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock then outstanding have been paid or declared and set apart for payment, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by them, respectively.
      Section 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of any resolution or resolutions of the Board of

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Directors adopted pursuant to this Article IV creating any series of Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, outstanding shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock of the Corporation, shall always be subject to redemption by the Corporation, by action of the Board of Directors, if in the judgment of the Board of Directors such action should be taken, pursuant to Section 151(b) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or by any other applicable provision of law), to the extent necessary to prevent the loss or secure the reinstatement of any license or franchise from any governmental agency held by the Corporation or any Subsidiary to conduct any portion of the business of the Corporation or such Subsidiary, which license or franchise is conditioned upon some or all of the holders of the Corporation’s stock of any class or series possessing prescribed qualifications. The terms and conditions of such redemption shall be as follows:
     (a) the redemption price of the shares to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 4 shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of such shares;
     (b) the redemption price of such shares may be paid in cash, Redemption Securities or any combination thereof;
     (c) if less than all the shares held by Disqualified Holders are to be redeemed, the shares to be redeemed shall be selected in such manner as shall be determined by the Board of Directors, which may include selection first of the most recently purchased shares thereof, selection by lot or selection in any other manner determined by the Board of Directors;
     (d) at least 30 days written notice of the Redemption Date shall be given to the record holders of the shares selected to be redeemed (unless waived in writing by any such holder), provided that the Redemption Date may be the date on which written notice shall be given to record holders if the cash or Redemption Securities necessary to effect the redemption shall have been deposited in trust for the benefit of such record holders and subject to immediate withdrawal by them upon surrender of the stock certificates for their shares to be redeemed;
     (e) from and after the Redemption Date, any and all rights of whatever nature, which may be held by the owners of shares selected for redemption (including without limitation any rights to vote or participate in dividends declared on stock of the same class or series as such shares), shall cease and terminate and they shall thenceforth be entitled only to receive the cash or Redemption Securities payable upon redemption; and
     (f) such other terms and conditions as the Board of Directors shall determine.
     For purposes of this Section 4:
     (i) “Disqualified Holder” shall mean any holder of shares of stock of the Corporation of any class or series whose holding of such stock may result in the loss of any license or franchise from any governmental agency held by the Corporation or any Subsidiary to conduct any portion of the business of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.
     (ii) “Fair Market Value” of a share of the Corporation’s stock of any class or series shall mean the average (unweighted) Closing Price for such a share for each of the 45 most recent days on which shares of stock of such class or series shall have been traded preceding the day on which notice of redemption shall be given pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 4; provided, however, that if shares of stock of such class or series are not traded on any

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registered securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market, “Fair Market Value” shall be determined by the Board of Directors in good faith; and provided further, however, that “Fair Market Value” as to any stockholder who purchased his stock within 120 days of a Redemption Date need not (unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors) exceed the purchase price paid by him. “Closing Price” on any day means the reported last sales price regular way or, in case no such sale takes place, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices regular way on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape, or, if stock of the class or series in question is not quoted on such Composite Tape, on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if such stock is not listed on such Exchange, on the principal United States registered securities exchange on which such stock is listed, or, if such stock is not listed on any such exchange, the highest closing sales price or bid quotation for such stock on the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotations System or any system then in use, or if no such prices or quotations are available, the fair market value on the day in question as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.
     (iii) “Redemption Date” shall mean the date fixed by the Board of Directors for the redemption of any shares of stock of the Corporation pursuant to this Section 4.
     (iv) “Redemption Securities” shall mean any debt or equity securities of the Corporation, any Subsidiary or any other corporation, or any combination thereof, having such terms and conditions as shall be approved by the Board of Directors and which, together with any cash to be paid as part of the redemption price, in the opinion of any nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Board of Directors (which may be a firm that provides other investment banking, brokerage or other services to the Corporation), has a value, at the time notice of redemption is given pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section 4, at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the shares to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 4 (assuming, in the case of Redemption Securities to be publicly traded, such Redemption Securities were fully distributed and subject only to normal trading activity).
     (v) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation more than 50% of whose outstanding stock having ordinary voting power in the election of directors is owned by the Corporation, by a Subsidiary or by the Corporation and one or more Subsidiaries.
ARTICLE V
      Section 1. Except as otherwise fixed by or pursuant to the provisions of Article IV hereof relating to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, the number of the directors of the Corporation shall be fixed from time to time by or pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation. The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of the Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation pursuant to the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation or any resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such class or series of stock adopted by the Board of Directors, shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, as shall be provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation, one class to be originally elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2008, another class to be originally elected for a term expiring at the

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annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2009, and another class to be originally elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2010, with each class to hold office until its successors are elected and qualified. At each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, the date of which shall be fixed by or pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election. The election of directors need not be by written ballot. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
      Section 2. Advance notice of nominations for the election of directors shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
      Section 3. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed by or pursuant to the provisions of Article IV hereof relating to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors may be filled by the Board of Directors, or as otherwise provided in the Bylaws, and any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or other cause shall only be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining director, or as otherwise provided in the Bylaws. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence of this Section 3 shall be appointed to the class of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified, or as otherwise provided in the Bylaws.
      Section 4. Subject to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, any director may be removed from office only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class. For purposes of this Section 4, “cause” shall mean the willful and continuous failure of a director to substantially perform such director’s duties to the Corporation (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness) or the willful engaging by a director in gross misconduct materially and demonstrably injurious to the Corporation.
ARTICLE VI
     Subject to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders. Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of the Preferred Stock or any other class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, special

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meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Board of Directors pursuant to a resolution approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors or as otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.
ARTICLE VII
     In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, repeal, alter or amend the Bylaws of the Corporation by the vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. In addition to any requirements of law and any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors adopted pursuant to Article IV of this Certificate of Incorporation (and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or any such resolution or resolutions), Bylaws of the Corporation may be adopted, repealed, altered or amended by the stockholders of the Corporation only by the affirmative vote of the holders of 80% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class and cast at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose (provided that notice of such proposed adoption, repeal, alteration or amendment is included in the notice of such meeting).
ARTICLE VIII
     In addition to any requirements of law and any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors adopted pursuant to Article IV of this Certificate of Incorporation (and notwithstanding the fact that a lesser percentage may be specified by law, this Certificate of Incorporation or any such resolution or resolutions), the affirmative vote of the holders of 80% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, alter or repeal, or adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article VIII or Articles V, VI, or VII, or Section 4 of Article IV, of this Certificate of Incorporation. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article VIII, the Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are subject to this reservation.
ARTICLE IX
     No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall be liable to the extent provided by applicable law (i) for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article IX shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of

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any director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such director occurring prior to such amendment.
      In Witness Whereof, the undersigned duly authorized officer of Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. has executed this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation this ______ day of _________ 2007, and Does H ereby Certify under penalties of perjury that the facts stated in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are true.
         
     
        
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
      Section 1. Registered Office . The registered office of Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (hereinafter called the Company) in the State of Delaware shall be at 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, and the registered agent in charge thereof shall be Corporation Service Company.
      Section 2. Other Offices . The Company may also have an office or offices, and keep the books and records of the Company, except as may otherwise be required by law, at such other place or places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Company require.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
      Section 1. Place of Meeting . All meetings of the stockholders of the Company shall be held at the office of the Company or at such other places, within or without the State of Delaware, as may from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors or the Chairman of the Board.
      Section 2. Annual Meeting . The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting shall be held on such date and at such hour as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.
      Section 3. Special Meetings . Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called only by (i) the Chairman of the Board or (ii) the Secretary of the Company at the request in writing of a majority of the entire Board of Directors. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at such place and on such date and at such time as fixed by the appropriate person calling such special meeting of the stockholders. Only such business as is specified in the notice of any special meeting of the stockholders shall come before such meeting.

 


 

      Section 4. Notice of Meetings . Except as otherwise provided by law, written notice of each meeting of the stockholders, whether annual or special, shall be given, either by personal delivery or by mail, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to notice of the meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Company. Each such notice shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, and the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be given to any stockholder who shall attend such meeting in person or by proxy without protesting, at the commencement of the meeting, the lack of proper notice to such stockholder, or who shall waive notice thereof as provided in Article X of these Bylaws.
      Section 5. Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders entitled to vote, which if any vote is to be taken by classes shall mean the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders of each such class, present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders.
      Section 6. Adjournments . In the absence of a quorum, the holders of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders, present in person or by proxy, may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice to the stockholders, until a quorum is present, if the time and place to which it is adjourned are announced at such meeting, unless the adjournment is for more than 30 days or, after adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum may be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called.
      Section 7. Order of Business . At each meeting of the stockholders, one of the following persons, in the order in which they are listed (and in the absence of the first, the next, and so on), shall serve as chairman of the meeting: Chairman of the Board, Vice-Chairmen of the Board (in the order of their seniority if more than one), Chief Executive Officer, President, Vice Presidents (in the order of their seniority if more than one) and Secretary. The order of business at each such meeting shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting. The chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts and things as are necessary or desirable for the proper conduct of the meeting, including, without limitation, the establishment of procedures for the maintenance of order and safety, limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments on the affairs of the Company, restrictions on entry to such meeting after the time prescribed for the commencement thereof, and the opening and closing of the voting polls.
      Section 8. List of Stockholders . It shall be the duty of the Secretary or other officer of the Company who has charge of the stock ledger to prepare and make, at least 10 days before each meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the

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stockholders entitled to vote thereat, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in such stockholder’s name. Such list shall be produced and kept available at the times and places required by law.
      Section 9. Voting . Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, each stockholder of record of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock of the Company as to dividends or upon liquidation shall be entitled on each matter submitted to a vote at each meeting of stockholders to such number of votes for each share of such stock as may be fixed in the Certificate of Incorporation or in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issuance of such stock, and each stockholder of record of Common Stock shall be entitled at each meeting of stockholders to one vote for each share of such stock, in each case, registered in such stockholder’s name on the books of the Company:
  (1)   on the date fixed pursuant to Section 6 of Article VII of these Bylaws as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting; or
 
  (2)   if no such record date shall have been so fixed, then at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of such meeting is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.
Each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders may authorize not in excess of three persons to act for such stockholder by a proxy signed by such stockholder or such stockholder’s attorney-in-fact. Any such proxy shall be delivered to the secretary of such meeting at or prior to the time designated for holding such meeting, but in any event not later than the time designated in the order of business for so delivering such proxies. No such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.
At each meeting of the stockholders, all corporate actions to be taken by vote of the stockholders (except as otherwise required by law and except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation) shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, present in person or represented by proxy, and where a separate vote by class is required, a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders of such class, present in person or represented by proxy, shall be the act of such class.
Unless required by law or determined by the chairman of the meeting to be advisable, the vote on any matter, including the election of directors, need not be by written ballot. In the case of a vote by written ballot, each ballot shall be signed by the stockholder voting, or by such stockholder’s proxy, and shall state the number of shares voted.

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      Section 10. Inspectors . Either the Board of Directors or, in the absence of a designation of inspectors by the Board, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders may, in its or such person’s discretion, appoint one or more inspectors to act at any meeting of stockholders. Such inspectors shall perform such duties as shall be specified by the Board or the chairman of the meeting. Inspectors need not be stockholders. No director or nominee for the office of director shall be appointed such inspector.
      Section 11. Advance Notification . At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder. For business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, if such business relates to the election of directors of the Company, the procedures in Article III, Section 3 must be complied with. If such business relates to any other matter, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Company, not less than 75 days nor more than 100 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders of the Company; provided, that the first such anniversary date occurring after the effective date of these Bylaws shall be deemed to be May 15, 2008, and provided, further however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date (including any change in a date designated by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 2 of this Article II) more than 50 days prior to such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the meeting was made, whichever first occurs. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting (a) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (b) the name and address, as they appear on the Company’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business, (c) the class and number of shares of the Company that are beneficially owned by the stockholder, and (d) any material interest of the stockholder in such business. Notwithstanding anything in the Bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11 and except that any stockholder proposal that complies with Rule 14a-8 of the proxy rules (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is to be included in the Company’s proxy statement for an annual meeting of the stockholders shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this Section 11.
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declare to the meeting that any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.
ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
      Section 1. General Powers . The business and affairs of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Company and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or by these Bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.
      Section 2. Number, Qualification and Election .
     (a)  Number . Except as otherwise fixed by or pursuant to the provisions of Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company relating to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, the number of the directors of the Company shall be as specified from time to time by vote of a majority of the entire Board of Directors, but not less than three.
     (b)  Division into Classes . The directors, other than those who may be elected by the holders of shares of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock of the Company as to dividends or upon liquidation pursuant to the terms of Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation or any resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such shares adopted by the Board of Directors, shall be classified, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into three classes. The number of directors at any time constituting the entire Board of Directors shall as nearly as possible be divided equally among the three classes in such manner as shall be determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, with each class to hold office until its successors are elected. At each annual meeting of the stockholders of the Company the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election.
     Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock of the Company as to dividends or upon liquidation, at each annual meeting of the stockholders, there shall be elected the directors of the class the term of office of which shall then expire.
     (c)  Election . Except as provided in Section 14 of this Article, the persons receiving a plurality of the votes cast, up to the number of directors to be elected in such election, shall be deemed elected.

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      Section 3. Notification of Nominations . Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors. Nominations for election to the Board of Directors of the Company at a meeting of stockholders may be made by the Board of Directors or by any stockholder of the Company entitled to vote for the election of directors at such meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3. Nominations with respect to an election of directors to be held at an annual meeting, other than those nominations made by or on behalf of the Board of Directors, shall be made by notice in writing delivered or mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary, and received not less than 75 days nor more than 100 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders of the Company; provided, that the first such anniversary date occurring after the effective date of these Bylaws shall be deemed to be May 15, 2008, and provided, further however, that in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date (including any change in a date designated by the Board pursuant to Section 2 of Article II) more than 50 days prior to such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting was made, whichever first occurs. Nominations with respect to an election of directors to be held at a special meeting of stockholders, other than nominations made by or on behalf of the Board of Directors, shall be made by notice in writing delivered or mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary and received no later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made, whichever first occurs. Each notice under this Section 3 shall set forth (a) as to each proposed nominee (i) the name, age, business address and, if known, residence address of each such nominee, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of each such nominee, (iii) the number of shares of stock of the Company that are beneficially owned by each such nominee, and (iv) any other information concerning the nominee that must be disclosed as to nominees in proxy solicitations pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (including such person’s written consent to be named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected); and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Company’s books, of such stockholder, and (ii) the class and number of shares of the Company which are beneficially owned by such stockholder. The Company may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Company.
     The chairman of the meeting may, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he should so determine, he shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
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entire Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board, and, except as so provided, the vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board. In the absence of a quorum, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting to another time and place. Notice of any adjourned meeting shall be given as set forth in Section 8 of this Article III. At any adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally called and noticed.
      Section 5. Place of Meeting . The Board of Directors may hold its meetings at such place or places within or without the State of Delaware as the Board may from time to time determine or as shall be specified or fixed in the respective notices or waivers of notice thereof.
      Section 6. Regular Meetings . Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places as the Board shall from time to time by resolution determine. If any day fixed for a regular meeting shall be a legal holiday under the laws of the place where the meeting is to be held, the meeting that would otherwise be held on that day shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day not a legal holiday.
      Section 7. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairman of the Board or by the Secretary upon the request of a majority of the directors.
      Section 8. Notice of Meetings . Notice of regular meetings of the Board of Directors or of any adjourned meeting thereof need not be given. Notice of each special meeting of the Board shall be mailed to each director, addressed to such director at such director’s residence or usual place of business, at least two days before the day on which the meeting is to be held or shall be sent to such director at such place by telegraph or be given personally or by telephone, not later than the day before the meeting is to be held, but notice need not be given to any director who shall, either before or after the meeting, submit a signed waiver of such notice or who shall attend such meeting without protesting, prior to or at its commencement, the lack of notice to such director. Every such notice shall state the time and place but need not state the purpose of the meeting.
      Section 9. Rules and Regulations . The Board of Directors may adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or these Bylaws for the conduct of its meetings and management of the affairs of the Company as the Board may deem proper.
      Section 10. Participation in Meeting by Means of Communications Equipment . Any one or more members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may participate in any meeting of the Board or of any such committee by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all

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persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
      Section 11. Action Without Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all of the members of the Board or of any such committee consent thereto in writing and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or of such committee.
      Section 12. Resignations . Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Chairman of the Board or to the Secretary. A resignation is effective when the resignation is delivered unless the resignation specifies (a) a later effective date or (b) an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events (including but not limited to a failure to receive a majority of the votes cast in an election and the acceptance of the resignation by the Board of Directors).
      Section 13. Removal of Directors . Directors may be removed only as provided in Section 4 of Article V of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
      Section 14. Vacancies . Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock of the Company as to dividends or upon liquidation, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or other cause, shall only be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or by a sole remaining director, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors shall be filled by the Board of Directors, or if not so filled, by the stockholders at the next annual meeting thereof or at a special meeting called for that purpose in accordance with Section 3 of Article II of these Bylaws. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence of this Section 14 shall be appointed to the class of directors in which the new directorship was created or the vacancy occurred and shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified.
      Section 15. Compensation . Each director who shall not at the time also be a salaried officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to as an “outside director”), in consideration of such person serving as a director, shall be entitled to receive from the Company such amount per annum and such fees for attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors or of committees of the Board, or both, as the Board shall from time to time determine. In addition, each director, whether or not an outside director, shall be entitled to receive from the Company reimbursement for the reasonable expenses incurred by such person in connection with the performance of such person’s duties as a director. Nothing contained in this Section shall preclude any director from serving the Company or any of its subsidiaries in any other capacity and receiving proper compensation therefor.

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ARTICLE IV
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMITTEES
      Section 1. Executive Committee . The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, designate annually three or more of its members to constitute members or alternate members of an Executive Committee, which Committee shall have and may exercise, between meetings of the Board, all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Company, including, if such Committee is so empowered and authorized by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, the power and authority to declare a dividend and to authorize the issuance of stock, and may authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers which may require it, except that the Executive Committee shall not have such power or authority in reference to:
  (a)   amending the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company;
 
  (b)   adopting an agreement of merger or consolidation involving the Company;
 
  (c)   recommending to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company;
 
  (d)   recommending to the stockholders a dissolution of the Company or a revocation of a dissolution;
 
  (e)   adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw;
 
  (f)   filling vacancies on the Board or on any committee of the Board, including the Executive Committee;
 
  (g)   fixing the compensation of directors for serving on the Board or on any committee of the Board, including the Executive Committee; or
 
  (h)   amending or repealing any resolution of the Board that by its terms may be amended or repealed only by the Board.
The Board shall have power at any time to change the membership of the Executive Committee, to increase or decrease (but not below the number three (3)) the membership of the Executive Committee, to designate alternate members who may replace absent or disqualified members of it, to fill all vacancies in it and to discharge it or any member thereof, either with or without cause.
      SECTION 2. Other Committees . The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the entire Board, designate from among its members one or more other committees, each of which shall, except as otherwise prescribed by law,

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have such authority of the Board as may be specified in the resolution of the Board designating such committee. A majority of all the members of such committee may determine its action and fix the time and place of its meetings, unless the Board shall otherwise provide. The Board shall have power at any time to change the membership of, to increase or decrease the membership of, to fill all vacancies in and to discharge any such committee, or any member thereof, either with or without cause.
      Section 3. Procedure; Meetings; Quorum . Regular meetings of the Executive Committee or any other committee of the Board of Directors, of which no notice shall be necessary, may be held at such times and places as shall be fixed by resolution adopted by a majority of the members thereof. Special meetings of the Executive Committee or any other committee of the Board shall be called at the request of any member thereof. Notice of each special meeting of the Executive Committee or any other committee of the Board shall be sent by mail, telegraph or telephone, or be delivered personally to each member thereof not later than the day before the day on which the meeting is to be held, but notice need not be given to any member who shall, either before or after the meeting, submit a signed waiver of such notice or who shall attend such meeting without protesting, prior to or at its commencement, the lack of such notice to such member. Any special meeting of the Executive Committee or any other committee of the Board shall be a legal meeting without any notice thereof having been given, if all the members thereof shall be present thereat. Notice of any adjourned meeting of any committee of the Board need not be given. The Executive Committee or any other committee of the Board may adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or these Bylaws for the conduct of its meetings as the Executive Committee or any other committee of the Board may deem proper. A majority of the Executive Committee or any other committee of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting, and the vote of a majority of the members thereof present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member, the remaining members, whether or not a quorum, may fill a vacancy. The Executive Committee or any other committee of the Board of Directors shall keep written minutes of its proceedings, a copy of which is to be filed with the Secretary of the Company, and shall report on such proceedings to the Board.

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ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
      Section 1. Number; Term of Office; Compensation . The officers of the Company shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Financial Officer and/or a Treasurer, a Secretary, one or more Vice Presidents, which may be designated as Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President, and one or more of whom may be designated as Group Vice Presidents, or such other designation as deemed appropriate, from time to time, by the Board of Directors, and such other officers or agents with such titles and such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, each to have such authority, functions or duties as in these Bylaws provided or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and each to hold office for such term as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and as to those offices as determined to be mandatory under the provisions hereof until such person’s successor shall have been chosen and shall qualify, all until any of such person’s death or resignation or until such person’s removal in the manner hereinafter provided. The Chairman of the Board and any Vice-Chairman of the Board shall be elected from among the directors. One person may hold the offices and perform the duties of any two or more of said officers; provided, however, that no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity if such instrument is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or these Bylaws to be executed, acknowledged or verified by two or more officers. The Board may from time to time authorize any officer to appoint and remove any such other officers and agents and to prescribe their powers and duties. The Board may require any officer or agent to give security for the faithful performance of such person’s duties. The Board shall establish the salaries of the officers of the Company.
      Section 2. Removal . Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board of Directors at any meeting thereof called for the purpose, or, except in the case of any officer elected by the Board, by any committee or superior officer upon whom such power may be conferred by the Board.
      Section 3. Resignation . Subject at all times to the right of removal as provided in Section 2 of this Article V, any officer may resign at any time by giving notice to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board or the Secretary of the Company. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at any later date specified therein; provided that the Chairman of the Board or, in the event of the resignation of the Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors may designate an effective date for such resignation which is earlier than the date specified in such notice but which is not earlier than the date of receipt of such notice; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

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      Section 4. Vacancies . A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal or any other cause may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for election to such office.
      Section 5. Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall have general supervision and direction of the business and affairs of the Company (subject to the control of the Board of Directors) and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer may sign and execute in the name of the Company deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments authorized by the Board or any committee thereof empowered to authorize the same. The Chief Executive Officer, or his or the Board’s designee, shall vote all securities held by the Company.
      Section 6. Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer of the Company shall have general supervision over the financial operations of the Company, subject to the direction of the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors. The Chief Financial Officer may sign and execute in the name of the Company deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments authorized by the Board or any committee thereof empowered to authorize the same.
      Section 7. Vice Presidents . Each Vice President shall have such powers and duties as shall be prescribed by the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors. Any Vice President may sign and execute in the name of the Company deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments authorized by the Board or any committee thereof empowered to authorize the same.
      Section 8. Treasurer . The Treasurer shall perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer, and shall have such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to the Treasurer by the Chief Financial Officer, the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors.
     The Treasurer shall serve as Chief Financial Officer if no other person is elected to the office of Chief Financial Officer.
      Section 9. Secretary . It shall be the duty of the Secretary to act as secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors, and of the stockholders and to attend and record the proceedings of such meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose; the Secretary shall see that all notices required to be given by the Company are duly given and served; the Secretary shall be custodian of the seal of the Company and shall affix the seal or cause to be affixed to all certificates of stock of the Company (unless the seal of the Company on such certificates shall be a facsimile, as hereinafter provided) and to all documents, the execution of which on behalf of the Company under its seal is duly authorized in accordance with the provision of these Bylaws. The Secretary shall have charge of the stock ledger and also of the other books, records and papers of the Company and shall see that the reports, statements and other documents required by law are properly kept and filed; and shall in general perform all the duties incident to the

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office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to such person by the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors.
      Section 10. Assistant Treasurers and Assistant Secretaries . The Assistant Treasurers and the Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties as shall be assigned to them by the Treasurer or Secretary, respectively, or by the Chairman of the Board or the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION
      Section 1. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings Other Than Those by or in the Right of the Company . Subject to Section 3 of this Article VI, the Company shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company, or is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any such subsidiary or another corporation, savings and loan association, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
      Section 2. Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company . Subject to Section 3 of this Article VI, the Company shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company, or is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of any such subsidiary or another corporation, savings and loan association, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense

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or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
      Section 3. Authorization of Indemnification . Any indemnification under this Article VI (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Company only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer or employee is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 1 or Section 2 of this Article VI, as the case may be. Such determination shall be made (i) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) if such a quorum is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable a quorum of disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the stockholders. To the extent, however, that a director, officer or employee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.
      Section 4. Good Faith Defined . For purposes of any determination under Section 3 of this Article VI, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, if his action is based on the records or books of account of the Company or another enterprise, or on information supplied to him by the officers of the Company or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Company or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Company or another enterprise. The terms “another enterprise” or “other enterprise” as used in this Article VI shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enter price of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent. The provisions of this Section 4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article VI, as the case may be.

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      Section 5. Indemnification by a Court . Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VI, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director, officer or employee may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Sections 1 and 2 of this Article VI. The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director, officer or employee is proper in the circumstances because he has met the applicable standards of conduct set forth in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article VI, as the case may be. Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 3 of this Article VI nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director, officer or employee seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct. Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 5 shall be given to the Company promptly upon the filing of such application.
      Section 6. Expenses Payable in Advance . Expenses incurred in defending or investigating a threatened or pending action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer or employee to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized in this Article VI.
      Section 7. Non-exclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, contract, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or pursuant to the direction (howsoever embodied) of any court of competent jurisdiction or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Company that indemnification of the persons specified in Sections 1 and 2 of this Article VI shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law. The provisions of this Article VI shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article VI but whom the Company has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or otherwise.
      Section 8. Insurance . The Company may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, savings and loan association, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power or the obligation to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this Article VI.

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      Section 9. Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Article VI, references to “the Company” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees, so that any person who is or was a director, officer or employee of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director, officer or employee of such constituent corporation or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of any such subsidiary or another corporation, savings and loan association, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued. For purposes of this Article VI, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer or employee of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer or employee with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Article VI.
      Section 10. Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses . The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer or employee and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
ARTICLE VII
CAPITAL STOCK
      Section 1. Certificates for Shares . Shares of the capital stock of the Company may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Each stockholder, upon written request to the transfer agent or registrar of the Company, shall be entitled to a certificate representing the capital stock of the Company in such form as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors. Certificates representing shares of stock of each class shall be issued in consecutive order and shall be numbered in the order of their issue, shall be signed by, or in the name of, the Company by the Chairman of the Board, the President, or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer of the Company, and sealed with the seal of the Company, which may be by a facsimile thereof. Any or all such signatures may be facsimiles if countersigned by a transfer agent or registrar.

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Although any officer, transfer agent or registrar whose manual or facsimile signature is affixed to such a certificate ceases to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate has been issued, it may nevertheless be issued by the Company with the same effect as if such officer, transfer agent or registrar were still such at the date of its issue. Absent a specific request for such a certificate by the registered owner or transferee thereof, all shares may be uncertificated upon the original issuance thereof by the Company or upon surrender of the certificate representing such shares to the Company or its transfer agent.
     The stock ledger and blank share certificates shall be kept by the Secretary or by a transfer agent or by a registrar or by any other officer or agent designated by the Board.
      Section 2. Transfer of Shares . Transfers of shares of stock of each class of the Company shall be made only on the books of the Company by the holder thereof, or by such holder’s attorney there unto authorized by a power of attorney duly executed and filed with the Secretary of the Company or a transfer agent for such stock, if any, and on surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares properly endorsed or accompanied by a duly executed stock transfer power or other evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer and the payment of all taxes thereon. The person in whose name shares stand on the books of the Company shall be deemed the owner thereof for all purposes as regards the Company; provided, however, that whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security and not absolutely, and written notice thereof shall be given to the Secretary or to such transfer agent, such fact shall be stated in the entry of the transfer. No transfer of shares shall be valid as against the Company, its stockholders and creditors for any purpose, except to render the transferee liable for the debts of the Company to the extent provided by law, until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Company by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.
      Section 3. Addresses of Stockholders . Each stockholder shall designate to the Secretary or transfer agent of the Company an address at which notices of meetings and all other corporate notices may be served or mailed to such person, and, if any stockholder shall fail to designate such address, corporate notices may be served upon such person by mail directed to such person at such person’s post office address, if any, as the same appears on the share record books of the Company or at such person’s last known post office address.
      Section 4. Lost, Destroyed and Mutilated Certificates . The holder of any share of stock of the Company shall immediately notify the Company of any loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of the certificate therefor. The Company may issue uncertificated shares, or if requested by the registered owner a new certificate or cause a new certificate to be issued, in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed. The Board of Directors, or a committee designated thereby, or the transfer agents and

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registrars for the stock, may, in their discretion, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such person’s legal representative, to give the Company a bond in such sum and with such surety or sureties as they may direct to indemnify the Company and said transfer agents and registrars against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.
      Section 5. Regulations . The Board of Directors may make such additional rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue and transfer of certificates representing shares of stock of each class of the Company and may make such rules and take such action as it may deem expedient concerning the issue of certificates in lieu of certificates claimed to have been lost, destroyed, stolen or mutilated.
      Section 6. Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record . In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournments thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
ARTICLE VIII
SEAL
     The Board of Directors shall provide a corporate seal, which shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the full name of the Company and the words and figures “Corporate Seal Delaware ___”, or such other words or figures as the Board of Directors may approve and adopt. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced. Unless otherwise provided in these Bylaws or by law, it shall not be mandatory that the corporate seal or its facsimile be impressed or affixed on any document executed on behalf of the Company.
ARTICLE IX
FISCAL YEAR
     The fiscal year of the Company shall end at the close of business on December 31 in each year.

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ARTICLE X
WAIVER OF NOTICE
     Whenever any notice whatsoever is required to be given by these Bylaws, by the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or by law, the person entitled thereto may, either before or after the meeting or other matter in respect of which such notice is to be given, waive such notice in writing, which writing shall be filed with or entered upon the records of the meeting or the records kept with respect to such other matter, as the case may be, and in such event such notice need not be given to such person and such waiver shall be deemed equivalent to such notice.
ARTICLE XI
AMENDMENTS
     Any Bylaw (other than this Bylaw) may be adopted, repealed, altered or amended by a majority of the entire Board of Directors at any meeting thereof, provided that such proposed action in respect thereof shall be stated in the notice of such meeting and any such action by the Board of Directors shall be effective without the necessity for any approval or ratification by the stockholders of the Company. The stockholders of the Company shall have the power to amend, alter or repeal any provision of these Bylaws only to the extent and in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
ARTICLE XII
AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
      Section 1. Validity . Except as otherwise provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation and except as otherwise provided in this Bylaw, if Section 2 is satisfied, no contract or transaction between the Company and any of its directors, officers or security holders, or any corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which any of such directors, officers or security holders are directly or indirectly financially interested, shall be void or voidable solely because of this relationship, or solely because of the presence of the director, officer or security holder at the meeting authorizing the contract or transaction, or solely because of his or their participation in the authorization of such contract or transaction or vote at the meeting therefor, whether or not such participation or vote was necessary for the authorization of such contract or transaction.
      Section 2. Disclosure, Approval; Fairness . Section 1 shall apply only if:

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  A.   the material facts as to the relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known:
  (i)   to the board of directors (or committee thereof) and it nevertheless in good faith authorizes or ratifies the contract or transaction by a majority of the directors present, each such interested director to be counted in determining whether a quorum is present but not in calculating the majority necessary to carry the vote; or
 
  (ii)   to the stockholders and they nevertheless authorize or ratify the contract or transaction by a majority of the shares present at a meeting considering such contract or transaction, each such interested person (stockholder) to be counted in determining whether a quorum is present and for voting purposes; or
  B.   the contract or transaction is fair to the Company as of the time it is authorized or ratified by the board of directors (or committee thereof) or the stockholders.
      Section 3. Nonexclusive . This provision shall not be construed to invalidate a contract or transaction which would be valid in the absence of this provision.
ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
      Section 1. Execution of Documents . The Board of Directors shall designate the officers, employees and agents of the Company who shall have power to execute and deliver deeds, contracts, mortgages, bonds, debentures, checks, drafts and other orders for the payment of money and other documents for and in the name of the Company and may authorize such officers, employees and agents to delegate such power (including authority to redelegate) by written instrument to other officers, employees or agents of the Company. Such delegation may be by resolution or otherwise and the authority granted shall be general or confined to specific matters, all as the Board may determine. In the absence of such designation referred to in the first sentence of this Section, the officers of the Company shall have such power so referred to, to the extent incident to the normal performance of their duties.
      Section 2. Deposits . All funds of the Company not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Company or otherwise as the Board of Directors or any officer of the Company to whom power in that respect shall have been delegated by the Board shall select.
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indebtedness of the Company, shall be signed on behalf of the Company in such manner as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof empowered to authorize the same.
      Section 4. Proxies in Respect of Stock or Other Securities of Other Corporations . The Board of Directors shall designate the officers of the Company who shall have authority from time to time to appoint an agent or agents of the Company to exercise in the name and on behalf of the Company the powers and rights which the Company may have as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation, and to vote or consent in respect of such stock or securities; such designated officers may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of exercising such powers and rights; and such designated officers may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Company and under its corporate seal, or otherwise, such written proxies, powers of attorney or other instruments as they may deem necessary or proper in order that the Company may exercise its said powers and rights.
ADOPTED as of this ___ day of                      2007.
         
     
                                                                                
                       , Secretary   
     
 

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Exhibit 4.1
(FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP LOGO)
                 
                 
 
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
          PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: TODD DeROSSETT 931-490-1720  
 
711 ARMSTRONG LANE
          PROOF OF: OCTOBER 31, 2007  
 
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE 38401
          FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.  
 
(931) 388-3003
          TSB 28556 FC  
                 
 
SALES: JAYNE DICKINSON 708-385-9112
          OPERATOR:            AP             
                 
 
7 / LIVE JOBS / F / FORESTAR 28556 FC
          Rev. 1  
                 
COLORS SELECTED FOR PRINTING : Logo Prints PMS 5615 AT 60% AND BLACK. Background prints PMS 5665 at 50%. Intaglio prints in SC-4 olive.
COLOR: This proof was printed from a digital file or artwork on a graphics quality, color laser printer. It is a good representation of the color as it will appear on the final product. However, it is not an exact color rendition, and the final printed product may appear slightly different from the proof due to the difference between the dyes and printing ink.
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Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
     The Corporation will furnish without charge to each shareholder who so requests a full statement of the designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Corporation and the variations in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of any series of preferred stock, so far as the same have been fixed and determined, and the authority of the board of directors to fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of any series of preferred stock. Such requests may be made to the Corporation or to the transfer agent.
ABBREVIATIONS
     The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
                     
TEN COM
    as tenants in common       UNIF GIFT MIN ACT —                        Custodian                     
TEN ENT
    as tenants by the entireties                (Cust)                           (Minor)
JT TEN
    as joint tenants with right of           under Uniform Gifts to Minors
 
      survivorship and not as tenants           Act                                                               
 
      in common                               (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________________________________________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
     
PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
   
     
 
(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)
 
 
 
Shares of the Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint
 
Attorney to transfer the said Shares on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated                                          
         
 
      Signature(s):
 
  X    
 
  X    
 
  NOTICE:   THE SIGNATURE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
Signature(s) Guaranteed
         
By 
   
 
    
THE SIGNATURE(S) MUST BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.    
                 
                 
 
AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY
          PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: TODD DeROSSETT 931-490-1720  
 
711 ARMSTRONG LANE
          PROOF OF: OCTOBER 29, 2007  
 
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE 38401
          FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.  
 
(931) 388-3003
          TSB 28556 BK  
                 
 
SALES: JAYNE DICKINSON 708-385-9112
          OPERATOR:            ANTHONY             
                 
 
7 / LIVE JOBS / F / FORESTAR 28556 BK
          NEW  
                 
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Exhibit 4.2
FORM OF
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
between
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
and
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.,
as Rights Agent
Dated as of [                      ], 2007

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
        Page
Section 1.
  Certain Definitions     1  
 
           
Section 2.
  Appointment of Rights Agent     5  
 
           
Section 3.
  Issuance of Rights Certificates     6  
 
           
Section 4.
  Form of Rights Certificates     8  
 
           
Section 5.
  Countersignature and Registration     9  
 
           
Section 6.
  Transfer, Split-Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates     10  
 
           
Section 7.
  Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights     11  
 
           
Section 8.
  Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates     13  
 
           
Section 9.
  Reservation and Availability of Capital Stock     13  
 
           
Section 10.
  Preferred Stock Record Date     15  
 
           
Section 11.
  Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number and Kind of Shares or Number of Rights     15  
 
           
Section 12.
  Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number of Shares     23  
 
           
Section 13.
  Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets Cash Flow or Earning Power     24  
 
           
Section 14.
  Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares     26  
 
           
Section 15.
  Rights of Action     27  
 
           
Section 16.
  Agreement of Rights Holders     28  
 
           
Section 17.
  Rights Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder     28  
 
           
Section 18.
  Concerning the Rights Agent     29  
 
           
Section 19.
  Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent     29  
 
           
Section 20.
  Duties of Rights Agent     30  
 
           
Section 21.
  Change of Rights Agent     32  


 

             
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Section 22.
  Issuance of New Rights Certificates     33  
 
           
Section 23.
  Redemption and Termination     33  
 
           
Section 24.
  Exchange     34  
 
           
Section 25.
  Notice of Certain Events     35  
 
           
Section 26.
  Notices     36  
 
           
Section 27.
  Supplements and Amendments     37  
 
           
Section 28.
  Successors     37  
 
           
Section 29.
  Determinations and Actions by the Board of Directors, etc     38  
 
           
Section 30.
  Benefits of this Agreement     38  
 
           
Section 31.
  Severability     38  
 
           
Section 32.
  Governing Law     39  
 
           
Section 33.
  Counterparts     39  
 
           
Section 34.
  Descriptive Headings     39  
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A — Form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights
Exhibit B — Form of Rights Certificates
Exhibit C — Form of Summary of Rights

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RIGHTS AGREEMENT
          RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated as of [                      ], 2007 (the “Agreement”), between Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. [, a New York banking corporation] (the “Rights Agent”).
WITNESSETH
          WHEREAS, on [___], 2007 (the “Rights Dividend Declaration Date”), the Board of Directors of the Company authorized and declared a dividend distribution of one Right (as hereinafter defined) for each share of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) outstanding at the close of business on [___], 2007 (the “Record Date”), and has authorized the issuance of one Right (as such number may hereinafter be adjusted pursuant to the provisions of Section 11(p) hereof) for each share of Common Stock of the Company issued between the Record Date (whether originally issued or delivered from the Company’s treasury) and the Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined), each Right initially representing the right to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Preferred Stock”) having the rights, powers and preferences set forth in the form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights attached hereto as Exhibit A, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth (the “Rights”);
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
          Section 1. Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
               (a) “Acquiring Person” shall mean any Person who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, shall be the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, but shall not include (i) the Company, (ii) any Subsidiary of the Company, (iii) any employee benefit plan of the Company, or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan, or (iv) any Person who becomes the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding as a result of a reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding due to the repurchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company unless and until such Person, after becoming aware that such Person has become the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, acquires beneficial ownership of additional shares of Common Stock representing one percent (1%) or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, (v) any such Person who has reported or is required to report such ownership (but less than 20%) on Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report) or on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report) which Schedule 13D does not state any intention to or reserve the right to control or influence

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the management or policies of the Company or engage in any of the actions specified in Item 4 of such schedule (other than the disposition of the Common Stock) and, within 10 Business Days of being requested by the Company to advise it regarding the same, certifies to the Company that such Person acquired shares of Common Stock in excess of 19.9% inadvertently or without knowledge of the terms of the Rights and who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates, thereafter does not acquire additional shares of Common Stock while the Beneficial Owner of 20% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding; provided , however , that if the Person requested to so certify fails to do so within 10 Business Days or breaches or violates such certification, then such Person shall become an Acquiring Person immediately after such 10-Business-Day period or such breach or violation, or (vi) until the completion of the spin-off distribution of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock by Temple-Inland Inc. to its stockholders, Temple-Inland Inc. or any of its subsidiaries.
               (b) “Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
               (c) “Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
               (d) A Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of, and shall be deemed to “beneficially own,” any securities:
               (i) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, owns or has the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or upon the satisfaction of one or more conditions (whether or not within the control of such Person), compliance with regulatory requirements or otherwise) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, other rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided , however , that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of, or to “beneficially own,” (A) securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange, (B) securities issuable upon exercise of Rights at any time prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as hereinafter defined), or (C) securities issuable upon exercise of Rights from and after the occurrence of a Triggering Event which Rights were acquired by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates prior to the Distribution Date (as hereinafter defined) or pursuant to Section 3(a) or Section 22 hereof (the “Original Rights”) or pursuant to Section 11(i) hereof in connection with an adjustment made with respect to any Original Rights;
               (ii) that such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right to vote or

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dispose of or has “beneficial ownership” of (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act), including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing; provided , however , that a Person shall not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of, or to “beneficially own,” any security under this subparagraph (ii) as a result of an agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) to vote such security if such agreement, arrangement or understanding: (A) arises solely from a revocable proxy given in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, and (B) is not reportable by such Person on Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report); or
               (iii) that are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof) with which such Person (or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing), for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy as described in the proviso to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph (d)) or disposing of any voting securities of the Company;
provided , however , that nothing in this paragraph (d) shall cause a Person engaged in business as an underwriter of securities to be the “Beneficial Owner” of, or to “beneficially own,” any securities acquired through such Person’s participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting until the expiration of forty days after the date of such acquisition, and then only if such securities continue to be owned by such Person at such expiration of forty days.
               (e) “Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
               (f) “Close of business” on any given date shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on such date; provided , however , that if such date is not a Business Day, it shall mean 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the next succeeding Business Day.
               (g) “Common Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company, or any other shares of capital stock of the Company into which such stock shall be reclassified or changed, except that “Common Stock” when used with reference to any Person other than the Company shall mean the capital stock of such Person with the greatest voting power, or the equity securities or other equity interest having power to control or direct the management, of such Person.
               (h) “Common Stock Equivalents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.

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               (i) “Current Market Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(d)(i) hereof.
               (j) “Current Value” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.
               (k) “Distribution Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.
               (l) “Equivalent Preferred Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(b) hereof.
               (m) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
               (n) “Exchange Ratio” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 24 hereof.
               (o) “Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.
               (p) “Final Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof.
               (q) “Person” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, association, syndicate or other entity and includes, without limitation, an unincorporated group of persons who, by formal or informal agreement or arrangement (whether or not in writing), have embarked on a common purpose or act.
               (r) “Preferred Stock” shall mean shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company, and, to the extent that there are not a sufficient number of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock authorized to permit the full exercise of the Rights, any other series of preferred stock of the Company designated for such purpose containing terms substantially similar to the terms of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.
               (s) “Principal Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13(b) hereof.
               (t) “Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.
               (u) “Qualified Offer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof.
               (v) “Record Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.

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               (w) “Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
               (x) “Rights Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in the parties clause at the beginning of this Agreement.
               (y) “Rights Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.
               (z) “Rights Dividend Declaration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
               (aa) “Section 11(a)(ii) Event” shall mean any event described in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof.
               (bb) “Section 13 Event” shall mean any event described in clauses (x), (y) or (z) of Section 13(a) hereof.
               (cc) “Spread” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.
               (dd) “Stock Acquisition Date” shall mean the first date of public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include, without limitation, a report filed or amended pursuant to Section 13(d) under the Exchange Act) by the Company or an Acquiring Person that an Acquiring Person has become such other than pursuant to a Qualified Offer.
               (ee) “Subsidiary” shall mean, with reference to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which an amount of voting securities sufficient to elect at least a majority of the directors (or members of a similar governing body) of such corporation or other entity is beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, or otherwise controlled by such Person.
               (ff) “Substitution Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) hereof.
               (gg) “Summary of Rights” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) hereof.
               (hh) “Trading Day” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(d)(i) hereof.
               (ii) “Triggering Event” shall mean any Section 11(a)(ii) Event or any Section 13 Event.
          Section 2. Appointment of Rights Agent . The Company hereby appoints the Rights Agent to act as rights agent for the Company and the holders of the Rights (who, in accordance with Section 3 hereof, shall prior to the Distribution Date also

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be the holders of the Common Stock) in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The Company may from time to time appoint such co-rights agents as it may deem necessary or desirable.
          Section 3. Issuance of Rights Certificates .
               (a) Until the earlier of (i) the close of business on the tenth Business Day (or such specified or unspecified later date as may be determined by the Board before the occurrence of the Distribution Date) after the Stock Acquisition Date (or, if the tenth Business Day (or such later date) after the Stock Acquisition Date occurs before the Record Date, the close of business on the Record Date), or (ii) the close of business on the tenth Business Day (or such specified or unspecified later date as may be determined by the Board before the occurrence of the Distribution Date) after the date that a tender or exchange offer by any Person (other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company, or any Person or entity organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan) is first commenced within the meaning of Rule 14d-2(a) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act if, upon consummation thereof, such Person would become an Acquiring Person, in either instance other than pursuant to a Qualified Offer (the earlier of (i) and (ii) being herein referred to as the “Distribution Date”), (x) the Rights will be evidenced (subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section 3) by the balance indicated in the book entry account system of the transfer agent for the Common Stock registered in the names of the holders of the Common Stock (which shares of Common Stock shall also be deemed to represent certificates for Rights) or, in the case of certificated shares, the certificates for the Common Stock registered in the names of the holders of the Common Stock (which certificates for Common Stock shall also be deemed to be certificates for Rights), and not by separate certificates, and (y) the Rights will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of the underlying shares of Common Stock (including a transfer to the Company). As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent will send by first-class, insured, postage-prepaid mail, to each record holder of the Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date, at the address of such holder shown on the records of the Company, one or more rights certificates, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto (the “Rights Certificates”), evidencing one Right for each share of Common Stock so held, subject to adjustment as provided herein. In the event that an adjustment in the number of Rights per share of Common Stock has been made pursuant to Section 11(p) hereof, at the time of distribution of the Rights Certificates, the Company shall make the necessary and appropriate rounding adjustments (in accordance with Section 14(a) hereof) so that Rights Certificates representing only whole numbers of Rights are distributed and cash is paid in lieu of any fractional Rights. As of and after the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced solely by such Rights Certificates.
               (b) The Company will make available, as promptly as practicable following the Record Date, a copy of a Summary of Rights, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Summary of Rights”) to any holder of Rights who may so request from time to time prior to the Expiration Date (as such term is defined in Section 7(a) hereof). With respect to the Common Stock outstanding as of the

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Record Date, or issued subsequent to the Record Date, unless and until the Distribution Date shall occur, the Rights will be evidenced by the balances indicated in the book entry account system of the transfer agent for the Common Stock or, in the case of certificated shares, such certificates for the Common Stock and the registered holders of the Common Stock shall also be the registered holders of the associated Rights. Until the earlier of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date, the transfer of any shares of Common Stock in respect of which Rights have been issued shall also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with such shares of Common Stock.
               (c) Rights shall be issued in respect of all shares of Common Stock that are issued (whether originally issued or from the Company’s treasury) after the Record Date but prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date and shall bear the following legends:
          (i) Confirmation and account statements sent to holders of shares of Common Stock in book-entry form (which shares of Common Stock shall also be deemed to represent certificates for Rights) shall bear the following legend:
     The shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (the “Company”) entitles the holder hereof to certain Rights as set forth in the Rights Agreement between the Company and the Rights Agent thereunder (the “Rights Agent”), dated as of [                      ], 2007, as it may be amended, restated, renewed or extended from time to time (the “Rights Agreement”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal offices of the Rights Agent. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement, such Rights will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be evidenced by the shares to which this statement relates. The Rights Agent will mail to the holder of shares to which this statement relates a copy of the Rights Agreement, as in effect on the date of mailing, without charge, promptly after receipt of a written request therefor. Under certain circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement, Rights beneficially owned (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) by any Person who is, was or becomes an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement), whether currently held by or on behalf of such Person or by any subsequent holder, may become null and void.
With respect to shares of Common Stock in book-entry form for which there has been sent a confirmation or account statement containing the foregoing legend, until the earlier of (i) the Distribution Date or (ii) the Expiration Date, the Rights associated with the

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Common Stock represented by such shares of Common Stock shall be evidenced by such shares of Common Stock alone and registered holders of Common Stock shall also be the registered holders of the associated Rights, and the transfer of any of such shares of Common Stock shall also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with such shares of Common Stock.
          (ii) In the case of certificated shares, certificates representing shares of Common Stock (which certificates shall also be deemed to be certificates for Rights) shall bear the following legend if such certificates are issued after the Record Date but prior to the earlier of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date:
     This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain Rights as set forth in the Rights Agreement between Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (the “Company”) and the Rights Agent thereunder (the “Rights Agent”), dated as of [                      ], 2007 (the “Rights Agreement”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal offices of the Company. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement, such Rights will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be evidenced by this certificate. The Company will mail to the holder of this certificate a copy of the Rights Agreement, as in effect on the date of mailing, without charge, promptly after receipt of a written request therefor. Under certain circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement, Rights issued to, or held by, any Person who is, was or becomes an Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement), whether currently held by or on behalf of such Person or by any subsequent holder, may become null and void.
          With respect to such certificates containing the foregoing legend, until the earlier of (i) the Distribution Date or (ii) the Expiration Date, the Rights associated with the Common Stock represented by such certificates shall be evidenced by such certificates alone and registered holders of Common Stock shall also be the registered holders of the associated Rights, and the transfer of any of such certificates shall also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Stock represented by such certificates.
          Section 4. Form of Rights Certificates .
               (a) The Rights Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase and of assignment to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange on

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which the Rights may from time to time be listed, or to conform to usage. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 and Section 22 hereof, the Rights Certificates, whenever distributed, shall be dated as of the Record Date and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as shall be set forth therein at the price set forth therein (such exercise price per one one-thousandth of a share, the “Purchase Price”), but the amount and type of securities purchasable upon the exercise of each Right and the Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein.
               (b) Any Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 3(a), Section 11(i) or Section 22 hereof that represents Rights beneficially owned by: (i) an Acquiring Person or any Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom such Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) regarding the transferred Rights or (B) a transfer that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of Section 7(e) hereof, and any Rights Certificate issued pursuant to Section 6 or Section 11 hereof upon transfer, exchange, replacement or adjustment of any other Rights Certificate referred to in this sentence, shall contain (to the extent feasible) the following legend:
The Rights represented by this Rights Certificate are or were beneficially owned by a Person who was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement). Accordingly, this Rights Certificate and the Rights represented hereby may become null and void in the circumstances specified in Section 7(e) of the Rights Agreement.
          Section 5. Countersignature and Registration .
               (a) The Rights Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by its Chief Executive Officer, President or any Vice President, either manually or by facsimile signature, and shall have affixed thereto the Company’s seal or a facsimile thereof that shall be attested by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company, either manually or by facsimile signature. The Rights Certificates shall be countersigned by the Rights Agent, either manually or by facsimile signature and shall not be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Rights Certificates shall cease to be such officer of the Company before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Rights Certificates, nevertheless, may be countersigned by the Rights Agent and issued and delivered by the Company with the same force and effect as though

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the person who signed such Rights Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Rights Certificates may be signed on behalf of the Company by any person who, at the actual date of the execution of such Rights Certificate, shall be a proper officer of the Company to sign such Rights Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this Rights Agreement any such person was not such an officer.
               (b) Following the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent will keep, or cause to be kept, at its principal office or offices designated as the appropriate place for surrender of Rights Certificates upon exercise or transfer, books for registration and transfer of the Rights Certificates issued hereunder. Such books shall show the names and addresses of the respective holders of the Rights Certificates, the number of Rights evidenced on its face by each of the Rights Certificates and the date of each of the Rights Certificates.
          Section 6. Transfer, Split-Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates .
               (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 4(b), Section 7(e) and Section 14 hereof, at any time after the close of business on the Distribution Date, and at or prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date, any Rights Certificate or Certificates (other than Rights Certificates representing Rights that may have been exchanged pursuant to Section 24 hereof) may be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged for another Rights Certificate or Certificates, entitling the registered holder to purchase a like number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or, following a Triggering Event, Common Stock, other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as the Rights Certificate or Certificates surrendered then entitles such holder (or former holder in the case of a transfer) to purchase. Any registered holder desiring to transfer, split up, combine or exchange any Rights Certificate or Certificates shall make such request in writing delivered to the Rights Agent, and shall surrender the Rights Certificate or Certificates to be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose. Neither the Rights Agent nor the Company shall be obligated to take any action whatsoever with respect to the transfer of any such surrendered Rights Certificate until the registered holder shall have completed and signed the certificate contained in the form of assignment on the reverse side of such Rights Certificate and shall have provided such additional evidence of the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates or Associates thereof as the Company shall reasonably request. Thereupon the Rights Agent shall, subject to Section 4(b), Section 7(e), Section 14 and Section 24 hereof, countersign and deliver to the Person entitled thereto a Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested. The Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, split up, combination or exchange of Rights Certificates.
               (b) Upon receipt by the Company and the Rights Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Rights Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security

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reasonably satisfactory to them, and reimbursement to the Company and the Rights Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender to the Rights Agent and cancellation of the Rights Certificate if mutilated, the Company will execute and deliver a new Rights Certificate of like tenor to the Rights Agent for countersignature and delivery to the registered owner in lieu of the Rights Certificate so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated.
          Section 7. Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights .
               (a) Subject to Section 7(e) hereof, at any time after the Distribution Date the registered holder of any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby (except as otherwise provided herein including, without limitation, the restrictions on exercisability set forth in Section 9(c), Section 11(a)(iii) and Section 23(a) hereof) in whole or in part upon surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form of election to purchase and the certificate on the reverse side thereof duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, together with payment of the aggregate Purchase Price with respect to the total number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or other securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) as to which such surrendered Rights are then exercisable, at or prior to the earlier of (i) 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on [                      ], 2017 (the “Final Expiration Date”) or (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed or exchanged as provided in Section 23 and Section 24 hereof (the earlier of (i) and (ii) being herein referred to as the “Expiration Date”).
               (b) The Purchase Price for each one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock pursuant to the exercise of a Right initially shall be $[___], and shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Section 11 and Section 13(a) hereof and shall be payable in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
               (c) Upon receipt of a Rights Certificate representing exercisable Rights, with the form of election to purchase and the certificate duly executed, accompanied by payment, with respect to each Right so exercised, of the Purchase Price per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (or other shares, securities, cash or other assets, as the case may be) to be purchased as set forth below and an amount equal to any applicable transfer tax, the Rights Agent shall, subject to Section 20(k) hereof, thereupon promptly (i) (A) requisition from any transfer agent of the shares of Preferred Stock (or make available, if the Rights Agent is the transfer agent for such shares) certificates for the total number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock to be purchased and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes its transfer agent to comply with all such requests, or (B) if the Company shall have elected to deposit the total number of shares of Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights hereunder with a depositary agent, requisition from the depositary agent depositary receipts representing such number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as are to be purchased (in which case certificates for the shares of Preferred Stock represented by such receipts shall be deposited by the transfer agent with the depositary agent) and the Company will direct the depositary agent to comply with such request, (ii) requisition from the Company the amount of cash, if any, to be paid in lieu of fractional shares in accordance

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with Section 14 hereof, (iii) after receipt of such certificates or depositary receipts, cause the same to be delivered to or, upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be designated by such holder, and (iv) after receipt thereof, deliver such cash, if any, to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate. The payment of the Purchase Price (as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii) hereof) shall be made in cash or by certified bank check or bank draft payable to the order of the Company. In the event that the Company is obligated to issue other securities (including Common Stock) of the Company, pay cash and/or distribute other property pursuant to Section 11(a) hereof, the Company will make all arrangements necessary so that such other securities, cash and/or other property are available for distribution by the Rights Agent, if and when appropriate. The Company reserves the right to require prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event that, upon any exercise of Rights, a number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock would be issued.
               (d) In case the registered holder of any Rights Certificate shall exercise less than all the Rights evidenced thereby, a new Rights Certificate evidencing the Rights remaining unexercised shall be issued by the Rights Agent and delivered to, or upon the order of, the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be designated by such holder, subject to the provisions of Section 14 hereof.
               (e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, from and after the first occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event, any Rights beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or an Associate or Affiliate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of an Acquiring Person (or of any such Associate or Affiliate) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding regarding the transferred Rights or (B) a transfer that the Board of Directors of the Company has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding that has as a primary purpose or effect the avoidance of this Section 7(e), shall become null and void without any further action and no holder of such Rights shall have any rights whatsoever with respect to such Rights, whether under any provision of this Agreement or otherwise. The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to insure that the provisions of this Section 7(e) and Section 4(b) hereof are complied with, but shall have no liability to any holder of Rights Certificates or any other Person as a result of its failure to make any determinations with respect to an Acquiring Person or any of its Affiliates, Associates or transferees hereunder.
               (f) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Rights Agent nor the Company shall be obligated to undertake any action with respect to a registered holder upon the occurrence of any purported exercise as set forth in this Section 7 unless such registered holder shall have (i) completed and signed the

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certificate contained in the form of election to purchase set forth on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate surrendered for such exercise, and (ii) provided such additional evidence of the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) or Affiliates or Associates thereof as the Company shall reasonably request.
               (g) A committee of the Board of Directors of the Company shall periodically review this Agreement in order to consider whether the maintenance of this Agreement continues to be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. The committee shall consist of independent directors of the Company and shall conduct such review when, as and in such manner as the committee deems appropriate, after giving due regard to all relevant circumstances; provided, however, that the committee shall take such action at least once every three years. Following each such review, the committee will report its conclusions to the Board, including any recommendation in light thereof as to whether this Agreement should be maintained, modified, terminated or the Rights redeemed. The committee is authorized to retain such legal counsel, financial advisors and other advisors as the committee deems appropriate in order to assist the committee in carrying out its foregoing responsibilities under this Agreement.
          Section 8. Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates .
          All Rights Certificates surrendered for the purpose of exercise, transfer, split-up, combination or exchange shall, if surrendered to the Company or any of its agents, be delivered to the Rights Agent for cancellation or in cancelled form, or, if surrendered to the Rights Agent, shall be cancelled by it, and no Rights Certificates shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall deliver to the Rights Agent for cancellation and retirement, and the Rights Agent shall so cancel and retire, any other Rights Certificate purchased or acquired by the Company otherwise than upon the exercise thereof. The Rights Agent shall deliver all cancelled Rights Certificates to the Company, or shall, at the written request of the Company, destroy such cancelled Rights Certificates, and in such case shall deliver a certificate of destruction thereof to the Company.
          Section 9. Reservation and Availability of Capital Stock .
               (a) The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, out of its authorized and unissued shares of Common Stock and/or other securities or out of its authorized and issued shares held in its treasury), the number of shares of Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Common Stock and/or other securities) that, as provided in this Agreement including Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights.
               (b) So long as the shares of Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Common Stock and/or other securities) issuable and deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights may be listed on any national securities exchange, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause, from and after such time as the

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Rights become exercisable, all shares reserved for such issuance to be listed on such exchange upon official notice of issuance upon such exercise.
               (c) The Company shall use its best efforts to (i) file, as soon as practicable following the earliest date after the first occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event on which the consideration to be delivered by the Company upon exercise of the Rights has been determined in accordance with Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, a registration statement under the Act, with respect to the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, (ii) cause such registration statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing, and (iii) cause such registration statement to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Act) until the earlier of (A) the date as of which the Rights are no longer exercisable for such securities, and (B) the date of the expiration of the Rights. The Company will also take such action as may be appropriate under, or to ensure compliance with, the securities or “blue sky” laws of the various states in connection with the exercisability of the Rights. The Company may temporarily suspend, for a period of time not to exceed ninety (90) days after the date set forth in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 9(c), the exercisability of the Rights in order to prepare and file such registration statement and permit it to become effective. Upon any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension has been rescinded. In addition, if the Company shall determine that a registration statement is required following the Distribution Date, the Company may temporarily suspend the exercisability of the Rights until such time as a registration statement has been declared effective. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable in any jurisdiction if the requisite qualification in such jurisdiction shall not have been obtained, the exercise thereof shall not be permitted under applicable law, or a registration statement shall not have been declared effective.
               (d) The Company covenants and agrees that it will take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (and, following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, Common Stock and/or other securities) delivered upon exercise of Rights shall, at the time of delivery of the certificates for such shares (subject to payment of the Purchase Price), be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable.
               (e) The Company further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state transfer taxes and charges that may be payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of the Rights Certificates and of any certificates for a number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) upon the exercise of Rights. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any transfer tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer or delivery of Rights Certificates to a Person other than, or the issuance or delivery of a number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) in respect of a name other than that of the registered holder of the Rights Certificates evidencing Rights surrendered for exercise, nor shall the Company be required to issue or deliver any certificates (or

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make any entries in the book entry account system of the transfer agent) for a number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) in a name other than that of the registered holder upon the exercise of any Rights until such tax shall have been paid (any such tax being payable by the holder of such Rights Certificates at the time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax is due.
          Section 10. Preferred Stock Record Date . Each person in whose name any certificate or entry in the book entry account system of the transfer agent for a number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) is issued upon the exercise of Rights shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such fractional shares of Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) represented thereby on, and such certificate or entry in the book account system shall be dated, the date upon which the Rights Certificate evidencing such Rights was duly surrendered and payment of the Purchase Price (and all applicable transfer taxes) was made; provided , however , that if the date of such surrender and payment is a date upon which the Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) transfer books of the Company are closed, such Person shall be deemed to have become the record holder of such shares (fractional or otherwise) on, and such certificate or entry in the book entry account system shall be dated, the next succeeding Business Day on which the Preferred Stock (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) transfer books of the Company are open. Prior to the exercise of the Rights evidenced thereby, the holder of a Rights Certificate shall not be entitled to any rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to shares for which the Rights shall be exercisable, including, without limitation, the right to vote, to receive dividends or other distributions or to exercise any preemptive rights, and shall not be entitled to receive any notice of any proceedings of the Company, except as provided herein.
          Section 11. Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number and Kind of Shares or Number of Rights . The Purchase Price, the number and kind of shares covered by each Right and the number of Rights outstanding are subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 11.
          (a) (i) In the event the Company shall at any time after the date of this Agreement (A) declare a dividend on the Preferred Stock payable in shares of Preferred Stock, (B) subdivide the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, (C) combine the outstanding Preferred Stock into a smaller number of shares, or (D) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Preferred Stock (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation), except as otherwise provided in this Section 11(a) and Section 7(e) hereof, the Purchase Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification, and the number and kind of shares of Preferred Stock or capital stock, as the case may be, issuable on such date, shall be proportionately adjusted so that the holder of any Right exercised after such time shall be entitled to receive, upon payment of the

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Purchase Price then in effect, the aggregate number and kind of shares of Preferred Stock or capital stock, as the case may be, which, if such Right had been exercised immediately prior to such date and at a time when the Preferred Stock transfer books of the Company were open, such holder would have owned upon such exercise and been entitled to receive by virtue of such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification. If an event occurs that would require an adjustment under both this Section 11(a)(i) and Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, the adjustment provided for in this Section 11(a)(i) shall be in addition to, and shall be made prior to, any adjustment required pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) hereof.
               (ii) In the event any Person shall, at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date, become an Acquiring Person, unless the event causing such Person to become an Acquiring Person is a transaction set forth in Section 13(a) hereof, or is an acquisition of shares of Common Stock pursuant to a tender offer or an exchange offer for all outstanding shares of Common Stock at a price and on terms determined by at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are not officers of the Company and who are not representatives, nominees, Affiliates or Associates of an Acquiring Person, after receiving advice from one or more investment banking firms, to be (a) at a price that is fair to stockholders and not inadequate (taking into account all factors that such members of the Board deem relevant, including, without limitation, prices that could reasonably be achieved if the Company or its assets were sold on an orderly basis designed to realize maximum value) and (b) otherwise in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders (a “Qualified Offer”) then, promptly following the occurrence of such event, proper provision shall be made so that each holder of a Right (except as provided below and in Section 7(e) hereof) shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon exercise thereof at the then current Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in lieu of a number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock of the Company as shall equal the result obtained by (x) multiplying the then current Purchase Price by the then number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event, and (y) dividing that product (which, following such first occurrence, shall thereafter be referred to as the “Purchase Price” for each Right and for all purposes of this Agreement) by 50% of the Current Market Price (determined pursuant to Section 11(d) hereof) per share of Common Stock on the date of such first occurrence (such number of shares, the “Adjustment Shares”).
               (iii) In the event that the number of shares of Common Stock authorized by the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, but not outstanding or reserved for issuance for purposes other than upon exercise of the Rights, is not sufficient to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with the foregoing

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subparagraph (ii) of this Section 11(a), the Company shall (A) determine the value of the Adjustment Shares issuable upon the exercise of a Right (the “Current Value”), and (B) with respect to each Right (subject to Section 7(e) hereof), make adequate provision to substitute for the Adjustment Shares, upon the exercise of a Right and payment of the applicable Purchase Price, (1) cash, (2) a reduction in the Purchase Price, (3) Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company (including, without limitation, shares, or units of shares, of preferred stock, such as the Preferred Stock, that the Board has deemed to have essentially the same value or economic rights as shares of Common Stock (such shares of preferred stock being referred to as “Common Stock Equivalents”)), (4) debt securities of the Company, (5) other assets, or (6) any combination of the foregoing, having an aggregate value equal to the Current Value (less the amount of any reduction in the Purchase Price), where such aggregate value has been determined by the Board based upon the advice of a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Board; provided , however , that if the Company shall not have made adequate provision to deliver value pursuant to clause (B) above within thirty (30) days following the later of (x) the first occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event and (y) the date on which the Company’s right of redemption pursuant to Section 23(a) expires (the later of (x) and (y) being referred to herein as the “Section 11(a)(ii) Trigger Date”), then the Company shall be obligated to deliver, upon the surrender for exercise of a Right and without requiring payment of the Purchase Price, shares of Common Stock (to the extent available) and then, if necessary, cash, which shares and/or cash have an aggregate value equal to the Spread. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “Spread” shall mean the excess of (i) the Current Value over (ii) the Purchase Price. If the Board determines in good faith that it is likely that sufficient additional shares of Common Stock could be authorized for issuance upon exercise in full of the Rights, the thirty (30) day period set forth above may be extended to the extent necessary, but not more than ninety (90) days after the Section 11(a)(ii) Trigger Date, in order that the Company may seek stockholder approval for the authorization of such additional shares (such thirty (30) day period, as it may be extended, is herein called the “Substitution Period”). To the extent that the Company determines that action should be taken pursuant to the first and/or third sentences of this Section 11(a)(iii), the Company (1) shall provide, subject to Section 7(e) hereof, that such action shall apply uniformly to all outstanding Rights, and (2) may suspend the exercisability of the Rights until the expiration of the Substitution Period in order to seek such stockholder approval for such authorization of additional shares and/or to decide the appropriate form of distribution to be made pursuant to such first sentence and to determine the value thereof. In the event of any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no

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longer in effect. For purposes of this Section 11(a)(iii), the value of each Adjustment Share shall be the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on the Section 11(a)(ii) Trigger Date and the per share or per unit value of any Common Stock Equivalent shall be deemed to equal the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock on such date.
               (b) In case the Company shall fix a record date for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to all holders of Preferred Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase (for a period expiring within forty-five (45) calendar days after such record date) Preferred Stock (or shares having the same rights, privileges and preferences as the shares of Preferred Stock (“Equivalent Preferred Stock”)) or securities convertible into Preferred Stock or Equivalent Preferred Stock at a price per share of Preferred Stock or per share of Equivalent Preferred Stock (or having a conversion price per share, if a security convertible into Preferred Stock or Equivalent Preferred Stock) less than the Current Market Price (as determined pursuant to Section 11(d) hereof) per share of Preferred Stock on such record date, the Purchase Price to be in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding on such record date, plus the number of shares of Preferred Stock that the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock and/or Equivalent Preferred Stock so to be offered (and/or the aggregate initial conversion price of the convertible securities so to be offered) would purchase at such Current Market Price, and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding on such record date, plus the number of additional shares of Preferred Stock and/or Equivalent Preferred Stock to be offered for subscription or purchase (or into which the convertible securities so to be offered are initially convertible). In case such subscription price may be paid by delivery of consideration, part or all of which may be in a form other than cash, the value of such consideration shall be as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of the Rights. Shares of Preferred Stock owned by or held for the account of the Company shall not be deemed outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed, and in the event that such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to be the Purchase Price that would then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed.
               (c) In case the Company shall fix a record date for a distribution to all holders of Preferred Stock (including any such distribution made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation), cash (other than a regular quarterly cash dividend out of the earnings or retained earnings of the Company), assets (other than a dividend payable in Preferred Stock, but including any dividend payable in stock other than Preferred Stock) or evidences of indebtedness, or of subscription rights or warrants (excluding those referred to in Section 11(b) hereof), the Purchase Price to be in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Current Market Price (as determined pursuant to Section

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11(d) hereof) per share of Preferred Stock on such record date, less the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent) of the portion of the cash, assets or evidences of indebtedness so to be distributed or of such subscription rights or warrants applicable to a share of Preferred Stock, and the denominator of which shall be such Current Market Price (as determined pursuant to Section 11(d) hereof) per share of Preferred Stock. Such adjustments shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed, and in the event that such distribution is not so made, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to be the Purchase Price that would have been in effect if such record date had not been fixed.
          (d) (i) For the purpose of any computation hereunder, other than computations made pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices per share of such Common Stock for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to such date, and for purposes of computations made pursuant to Section 11(a)(iii) hereof, the Current Market Price per share of Common Stock on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices per share of such Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive Trading Days immediately following such date; provided , however , that in the event that the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock is determined during a period following the announcement by the issuer of such Common Stock of (A) a dividend or distribution on such Common Stock payable in shares of such Common Stock or securities convertible into shares of such Common Stock (other than the Rights), or (B) any subdivision, combination or reclassification of such Common Stock, and the ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall not have occurred prior to the commencement of the requisite thirty (30) Trading Day or ten (10) Trading Day period, as set forth above, then, and in each such case, the Current Market Price shall be properly adjusted to take into account ex-dividend trading. The closing price for each day shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading or, if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market or such other system then in use, or, if on any such date the shares of Common Stock are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Common Stock selected by the Board. If on any such date no market maker is making a market in the Common Stock, the fair value of such shares on such date

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as determined in good faith by the Board shall be used. The term “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if the shares of Common Stock are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, a Business Day. If the Common Stock is not publicly held or not so listed or traded, Current Market Price per share shall mean the fair value per share as determined in good faith by the Board, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be conclusive for all purposes.
               (ii) For the purpose of any computation hereunder, the Current Market Price per share of Preferred Stock shall be determined in the same manner as set forth above for the Common Stock in clause (i) of this Section 11(d) (other than the last sentence thereof). If the Current Market Price per share of Preferred Stock cannot be determined in the manner provided above or if the Preferred Stock is not publicly held or listed or traded in a manner described in clause (i) of this Section 11(d), the Current Market Price per share of Preferred Stock shall be conclusively deemed to be an amount equal to 1,000 (as such number may be appropriately adjusted for such events as stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations with respect to the Common Stock occurring after the date of this Agreement) multiplied by the Current Market Price per share of the Common Stock. If neither the Common Stock nor the Preferred Stock is publicly held or so listed or traded, Current Market Price per share of the Preferred Stock shall mean the fair value per share as determined in good faith by the Board, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be conclusive for all purposes.
               (e) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment in the Purchase Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least one percent (1%) in the Purchase Price; provided , however , that any adjustments that by reason of this Section 11(e) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All calculations under this Section 11 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest ten-thousandth of a share of Common Stock or other share or one ten-millionth of a share of Preferred Stock, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 11(e), any adjustment required by this Section 11 shall be made no later than the earlier of (i) two years from the date of the transaction that mandates such adjustment, or (ii) the Expiration Date.
               (f) If as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 11(a)(ii) or Section 13(a) hereof, the holder of any Right thereafter exercised shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock other than Preferred Stock, thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of any Right and the Purchase Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the

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Preferred Stock contained in Sections 11(a), (b), (c), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (m), and the provisions of Sections 7, 9, 10, 13 and 14 hereof with respect to the Preferred Stock shall apply on like terms to any such other shares.
               (g) All Rights originally issued by the Company subsequent to any adjustment made to the Purchase Price hereunder shall evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Purchase Price, the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock purchasable from time to time hereunder upon exercise of the Rights, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.
               (h) Unless the Company shall have exercised its election as provided in Section 11(i), upon each adjustment of the Purchase Price as a result of the calculations made in Sections 11(b) and (c), each Right outstanding immediately prior to the making of such adjustment shall thereafter evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Purchase Price, that number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock (calculated to the nearest one ten-millionth) obtained by (i) multiplying (x) the number of one one-thousandths of a share covered by a Right immediately prior to this adjustment, by (y) the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment of the Purchase Price, and (ii) dividing the product so obtained by the Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment of the Purchase Price.
               (i) The Company may elect on or after the date of any adjustment of the Purchase Price to adjust the number of Rights, in lieu of any adjustment in the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock purchasable upon the exercise of a Right. Each of the Rights outstanding after the adjustment in the number of Rights shall be exercisable for the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment. Each Right held of record prior to such adjustment of the number of Rights shall become that number of Rights (calculated to the nearest one ten-thousandth) obtained by dividing the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to adjustment of the Purchase Price by the Purchase Price in effect immediately after adjustment of the Purchase Price. The Company shall make a public announcement of its election to adjust the number of Rights, indicating the record date for the adjustment, and, if known at the time, the amount of the adjustment to be made. This record date may be the date on which the Purchase Price is adjusted or any day thereafter, but, if the Rights Certificates have been issued, shall be at least ten (10) days later than the date of the public announcement. If Rights Certificates have been issued, upon each adjustment of the number of Rights pursuant to this Section 11(i), the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, cause to be distributed to holders of record of Rights Certificates on such record date Rights Certificates evidencing, subject to Section 14 hereof, the additional Rights to which such holders shall be entitled as a result of such adjustment, or, at the option of the Company, shall cause to be distributed to such holders of record in substitution and replacement for the Rights Certificates held by such holders prior to the date of adjustment, and upon surrender thereof, if required by the Company, new Rights Certificates evidencing all the Rights to which such holders shall be entitled after such adjustment. Rights Certificates so to be distributed shall be issued, executed and countersigned in the manner provided for herein (and may bear, at the option of the Company, the adjusted Purchase Price) and

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shall be registered in the names of the holders of record of Rights Certificates on the record date specified in the public announcement.
               (j) Irrespective of any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price or the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Rights, the Rights Certificates theretofore and thereafter issued may continue to express the Purchase Price per one one-thousandth of a share and the number of one one-thousandths of a share that were expressed in the initial Rights Certificates issued hereunder.
               (k) Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the Purchase Price below the then stated value, if any, of the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights, the Company shall take any corporate action that may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable such number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock at such adjusted Purchase Price.
               (l) In any case in which this Section 11 shall require that an adjustment in the Purchase Price be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event the issuance to the holder of any Right exercised after such record date the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock and other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock and other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the Purchase Price in effect prior to such adjustment; provided , however , that the Company shall deliver to such holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder’s right to receive such additional shares (fractional or otherwise) or securities upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
               (m) Anything in this Section 11 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled to make such reductions in the Purchase Price, in addition to those adjustments expressly required by this Section 11, as and to the extent that in their good faith judgment the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine to be advisable in order that any (i) consolidation or subdivision of the Preferred Stock, (ii) issuance wholly for cash of any shares of Preferred Stock at less than the Current Market Price, (iii) issuance wholly for cash of shares of Preferred Stock or securities that by their terms are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Preferred Stock, (iv) stock dividends or (v) issuance of rights, options or warrants referred to in this Section 11, hereafter made by the Company to holders of its Preferred Stock shall not be taxable to such stockholders.
               (n) The Company covenants and agrees that it shall not, at any time after the Distribution Date, (i) consolidate with any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction that complies with Section 11(o) hereof), (ii) merge with or into any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company in a

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transaction that complies with Section 11(o) hereof), or (iii) other than pursuant to a pro rata dividend and/or distribution to all of the then current holders of Common Stock, sell or transfer (or permit any Subsidiary to sell or transfer), in one transaction, or a series of related transactions, assets, cash flow or earning power aggregating more than 50% of the assets, cash flow or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other Person or Persons (other than the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries in one or more transactions each of which complies with Section 11(o) hereof), if (x) at the time of or immediately after such consolidation, merger or sale there are any rights, warrants or other instruments or securities outstanding or agreements in effect that would substantially diminish or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights or (y) prior to, simultaneously with or immediately after such consolidation, merger or sale, the stockholders of the Person who constitutes, or would constitute, the “Principal Party” for purposes of Section 13(a) hereof shall have received a distribution of Rights previously owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates and Associates.
               (o) The Company covenants and agrees that, after the Distribution Date, it will not, except as permitted by Section 23, Section 24 or Section 27 hereof, take (or permit any Subsidiary to take) any action if at the time such action is taken it is reasonably foreseeable that such action will diminish substantially or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights.
               (p) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the Company shall at any time after the Rights Dividend Declaration Date and prior to the Distribution Date (i) declare a dividend on the outstanding shares of Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding shares of Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the number of Rights associated with each share of Common Stock then outstanding, or issued or delivered thereafter but prior to the Distribution Date, shall be proportionately adjusted so that the number of Rights thereafter associated with each share of Common Stock following any such event shall equal the result obtained by multiplying the number of Rights associated with each share of Common Stock immediately prior to such event by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the occurrence of the event and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the occurrence of such event.
          Section 12. Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number of Shares . Whenever an adjustment is made as provided in Section 11 and Section 13 hereof, the Company shall (a) promptly prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment and a brief statement of the facts accounting for such adjustment, (b) promptly file with the Rights Agent, and with each transfer agent for the Preferred Stock and the Common Stock, a copy of such certificate and (c) if a Distribution Date has occurred, mail a brief summary thereof to each holder of a Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 25 hereof. The Rights Agent shall be fully protected in relying on any such certificate and on any adjustment therein contained.

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          Section 13. Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets Cash Flow or Earning Power .
               (a) In the event that, following the Stock Acquisition Date, directly or indirectly, (x) the Company shall consolidate with, or merge with and into, any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction that complies with Section 11(o) hereof), and the Company shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger, (y) any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction that complies with Section 11(o) hereof) shall consolidate with, or merge with or into, the Company, and the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation of such consolidation or merger and, in connection with such consolidation or merger, all or part of the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of any other Person or cash or any other property, or (z) the Company shall, other than pursuant to pro rata dividend and/or distribution to all of the then current holders of Common Stock, sell or otherwise transfer (or one or more of its Subsidiaries shall sell or otherwise transfer), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, assets, cash flow or earning power aggregating more than 50% of the assets, cash flow or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any Person or Persons (other than the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in one or more transactions each of which complies with Section 11(o) hereof), then, and in each such case (except as may be contemplated by Section 13(d) hereof), proper provision shall be made so that: (i) each holder of a Right, except as provided in Section 7(e) hereof, shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at the then current Purchase Price in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, such number of validly authorized and issued, fully paid, non-assessable and freely tradable shares of Common Stock of the Principal Party (as such term is hereinafter defined), not subject to any liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal or other adverse claims, as shall be equal to the result obtained by (1) multiplying the then current Purchase Price by the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock for which a Right is exercisable immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Section 13 Event (or, if a Section 11(a)(ii) Event has occurred prior to the first occurrence of a Section 13 Event, multiplying the number of such one one-thousandths of a share for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to the first occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event by the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such first occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event), and (2) dividing that product (which, following the first occurrence of a Section 13 Event, shall be referred to as the “Purchase Price” for each Right and for all purposes of this Agreement) by 50% of the Current Market Price (determined pursuant to Section 11(d)(i) hereof) per share of the Common Stock of such Principal Party on the date of consummation of such Section 13 Event; (ii) such Principal Party shall thereafter be liable for, and shall assume, by virtue of such Section 13 Event, all the obligations and duties of the Company pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) the term “Company” shall thereafter be deemed to refer to such Principal Party, it being specifically intended that the provisions of Section 11 hereof shall apply only to such Principal Party following the first occurrence of a Section 13 Event; (iv) such Principal Party shall take such steps (including, but not limited to, the reservation of a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock) in connection with the consummation of any such transaction as may be necessary to assure that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as

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reasonably may be, in relation to its shares of Common Stock thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights; and (v) the provisions of Section 11(a)(ii) hereof shall be of no effect following the first occurrence of any Section 13 Event.
               (b) “Principal Party” shall mean:
               (i) in the case of any transaction described in clause (x) or (y) of the first sentence of Section 13(a), the Person that is the issuer of any securities into which shares of Common Stock of the Company are converted in such merger or consolidation, and if no securities are so issued, the Person that is the other party to such merger or consolidation; and
               (ii) in the case of any transaction described in clause (z) of the first sentence of Section 13(a), the Person that is the party receiving the greatest portion of the assets, cash flow or earning power transferred pursuant to such transaction or transactions;
provided , however , that in any such case, (1) if the Common Stock of such Person is not at such time and has not been continuously over the preceding twelve (12) month period registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and such Person is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of another Person the Common Stock of which is and has been so registered, “Principal Party” shall refer to such other Person; and (2) in case such Person is a Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of more than one Person, the Common Stock of two or more of which are and have been so registered, “Principal Party” shall refer to whichever of such Persons is the issuer of the Common Stock having the greatest aggregate market value.
               (c) The Company shall not consummate any such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer unless the Principal Party shall have a sufficient number of authorized shares of its Common Stock that have not been issued or reserved for issuance to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with this Section 13 and unless prior thereto the Company and such Principal Party shall have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement providing for the terms set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 13 and further providing that, as soon as practicable after the date of any consolidation, merger or sale of assets mentioned in paragraph (a) of this Section 13, the Principal Party will:
               (i) prepare and file a registration statement under the Act, with respect to the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, and will use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to (A) become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and (B) remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Act) until the Expiration Date;
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exercise of the Rights, including but not limited to the registration or qualification of such securities under all requisite securities laws of jurisdictions of the various states and the listing of such securities on such exchanges and trading markets as may be necessary or appropriate; and
               (iii) deliver to holders of the Rights historical financial statements for the Principal Party and each of its Affiliates that comply in all respects with the requirements for registration on Form 10 under the Exchange Act.
The provisions of this Section 13 shall similarly apply to successive mergers or consolidations or sales or other transfers. In the event that a Section 13 Event shall occur at any time after the occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event, the Rights that have not theretofore been exercised shall thereafter become exercisable in the manner described in Section 13(a).
               (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Section 13 shall not be applicable to a transaction described in subparagraphs (x) and (y) of Section 13(a) if (i) such transaction is consummated with a Person or Persons who acquired shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Qualified Offer (or a wholly owned subsidiary of any such Person or Persons), (ii) the price per share of Common Stock offered in such transaction is not less than the price per share of Common Stock paid to all holders of shares of Common Stock whose shares were purchased pursuant to the Qualified Offer and (iii) the form of consideration being offered to the remaining holders of shares of Common Stock pursuant to such transaction is the same as the form of consideration paid pursuant to the Qualified Offer. Upon consummation of any such transaction contemplated by this Section 13(d), all Rights hereunder shall expire.
          Section 14. Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares .
               (a) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of Rights, except prior to the Distribution Date as provided in Section 11(p) hereof, or to distribute Rights Certificates that evidence fractional Rights. In lieu of such fractional Rights, the Company shall pay to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates with regard to which such fractional Rights would otherwise be issuable, an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of a whole Right. For purposes of this Section 14(a), the current market value of a whole Right shall be the closing price of the Rights for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which such fractional Rights would have been otherwise issuable. The closing price of the Rights for any day shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Rights are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Rights are listed or admitted to trading, or if the Rights are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the

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last quoted price or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market or such other system then in use or, if on any such date the Rights are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Rights, selected by the Board of Directors of the Company. If on any such date no such market maker is making a market in the Rights, the fair value of the Rights on such date as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company shall be used.
               (b) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock) upon exercise of the Rights or to distribute certificates that evidence fractional shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock). In lieu of fractional shares of Preferred Stock that are not integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, the Company may pay to the registered holders of Rights Certificates at the time such Rights are exercised as herein provided an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock. For purposes of this Section 14(b), the current market value of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock shall be one one-thousandth of the closing price of a share of Preferred Stock (as determined pursuant to Section 11(d)(ii) hereof) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise.
               (c) Following the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Company shall not be required to issue fractions of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Rights or to distribute certificates that evidence fractional shares of Common Stock. In lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock, the Company may pay to the registered holders of Rights Certificates at the time such Rights are exercised as herein provided an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of one (1) share of Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 14(c), the current market value of one share of Common Stock shall be the closing price per share of Common Stock (as determined pursuant to Section 11(d)(i) hereof) on the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise.
               (d) The holder of a Right by the acceptance of the Rights expressly waives such holder’s right to receive any fractional Rights or any fractional shares upon exercise of a Right, except as permitted by this Section 14.
          Section 15. Rights of Action . All rights of action in respect of this Agreement are vested in the respective registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of the Common Stock); and any registered holder of any Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of the Common Stock), without the consent of the Rights Agent or of the holder of any other Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of the Common Stock), may, in the holder’s own behalf and for the holder’s own benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company to enforce, or otherwise act in respect of, the holder’s right to exercise the Rights evidenced by such Rights

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Certificate in the manner provided in such Rights Certificate and in this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing or any remedies available to the holders of Rights, it is specifically acknowledged that the holders of Rights would not have an adequate remedy at law for any breach of this Agreement and shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations hereunder and injunctive relief against actual or threatened violations of the obligations hereunder of any Person subject to this Agreement.
          Section 16. Agreement of Rights Holders . Every holder of a Right by accepting the same consents and agrees with the Company and the Rights Agent and with every other holder of a Right that:
               (a) prior to the Distribution Date, the Rights will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of shares of Common Stock;
               (b) after the Distribution Date, the Rights Certificates are transferable only on the registry books of the Rights Agent if surrendered at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purposes, duly endorsed or accompanied by a proper instrument of transfer and with the appropriate forms and certificates fully executed;
               (c) subject to Section 6(a) and Section 7(f) hereof, the Company and the Rights Agent may deem and treat the person in whose name a Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, the associated balance indicated in the book entry account system of the transfer agent for the Common Stock or, in the case of certificated shares, the associated Common Stock certificate) is registered as the absolute owner thereof and of the Rights evidenced thereby (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing on the Rights Certificates or the associated balance indicated in the book entry account system of the transfer agent for the Common Stock or, in the case of certificated shares, the associated Common Stock certificate made by anyone other than the Company or the Rights Agent) for all purposes whatsoever, and neither the Company nor the Rights Agent, subject to the last sentence of Section 7(e) hereof, shall be required to be affected by any notice to the contrary; and
               (d) notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Rights Agent shall have any liability to any holder of a Right or other Person as a result of its inability to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement by reason of any preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree or ruling issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or commission, or any statute, rule, regulation or executive order promulgated or enacted by any governmental authority, prohibiting or otherwise restraining performance of such obligation; provided , however , the Company must use its best efforts to have any such order, decree or ruling lifted or otherwise overturned as soon as possible.
          Section 17. Rights Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder . No holder, as such, of any Rights Certificate shall be entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of the number of one one-thousandths of a share of

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Preferred Stock or any other securities of the Company that may at any time be issuable on the exercise of the Rights represented thereby, nor shall anything contained herein or in any Rights Certificate be construed to confer upon the holder of any Rights Certificate, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided in Section 25 hereof), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate shall have been exercised in accordance with the provisions hereof.
          Section 18. Concerning the Rights Agent .
               (a) The Company agrees to pay to the Rights Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder and, from time to time, on demand of the Rights Agent, its reasonable expenses and counsel fees and disbursements and other disbursements incurred in the administration and execution of this Agreement and the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, or expense, incurred without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, each as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, on the part of the Rights Agent, for anything done or omitted by the Rights Agent in connection with the acceptance and administration of this Agreement or the performance of the Rights Agent’s duties hereunder, including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability in the premises.
               (b) The Rights Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in connection with its administration of this Agreement or the performance of the Rights Agent’s duties hereunder in reliance upon any Rights Certificate or the balance indicated in the book entry account system of the transfer agent for the Common Stock or, in the case of certificated shares, certificate for Common Stock or for other securities of the Company, instrument of assignment or transfer, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter, notice, direction, consent, certificate, statement, or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to be signed, executed and, where necessary, verified or acknowledged, by the proper Person or Persons.
          Section 19. Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent .
               (a) Any Person into which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the corporate trust, stock transfer or other stockholder services business of the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; but only if such Person would be eligible for appointment as a successor Rights

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Agent under the provisions of Section 21 hereof. In case at the time such successor Rights Agent shall succeed to the agency created by this Agreement, any of the Rights Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, any such successor Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature of a predecessor Rights Agent and deliver such Rights Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any of the Rights Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in the name of the predecessor or in the name of the successor Rights Agent; and in all such cases such Rights Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Rights Certificates and in this Agreement.
               (b) In case at any time the name of the Rights Agent shall be changed and at such time any of the Rights Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, the Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature under its prior name and deliver Rights Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any of the Rights Certificates shall not have been countersigned, the Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in its prior name or in its changed name; and in all such cases such Rights Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Rights Certificates and in this Agreement.
          Section 20. Duties of Rights Agent . The Rights Agent undertakes the duties and obligations imposed by this Agreement upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the holders of Rights Certificates, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound:
               (a) The Rights Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be legal counsel for the Company), and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent as to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.
               (b) Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Agreement the Rights Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter (including, without limitation, the identity of any Acquiring Person and the determination of Current Market Price) be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company and delivered to the Rights Agent; and such certificate shall be full authorization to the Rights Agent for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it under the provisions of this Agreement in reliance upon such certificate.
               (c) The Rights Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, each as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

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               (d) The Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Agreement or in the Rights Certificates or be required to verify the same (except as to its countersignature on such Rights Certificates), but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only.
               (e) The Rights Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof (except the due execution hereof by the Rights Agent) or in respect of the validity or execution of any Rights Certificate (except its countersignature thereof); nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Agreement or in any Rights Certificate; nor shall it be responsible for any adjustment required under the provisions of Section 11, Section 13 or Section 24 hereof or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment (except with respect to the exercise of Rights evidenced by Rights Certificates after actual notice of any such adjustment); nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement or any Rights Certificate or as to whether any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock will, when so issued, be validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
               (f) The Company agrees that it will perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Rights Agent of the provisions of this Agreement.
               (g) The Rights Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company, and to apply to such officers for advice or instructions in connection with its duties, and it shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with instructions of any such officer.
               (h) The Rights Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of the Rights Agent may buy, sell or deal in any of the Rights or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Rights Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude the Rights Agent from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.
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any act, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Company resulting from any such act, default, neglect or misconduct; provided , however , reasonable care was exercised in the selection and continued employment thereof.
               (j) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder (other than internal costs incurred by the Rights Agent in providing services to the Company in the ordinary course of its business as Rights Agent) or in the exercise of its rights if there shall be reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
               (k) If, with respect to any Rights Certificate surrendered to the Rights Agent for exercise or transfer, the certificate attached to the form of assignment or form of election to purchase, as the case may be, has either not been completed or indicates an affirmative response to clause 1 and/or 2 thereof, the Rights Agent shall not take any further action with respect to such requested exercise or transfer without first consulting with the Company.
          Section 21. Change of Rights Agent . The Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Agreement upon thirty (30) days’ notice in writing mailed to the Company, and to each transfer agent of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock, by registered or certified mail, and, if such resignation occurs after the Distribution Date, to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates by first-class mail. The Company may remove the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent upon thirty (30) days’ notice in writing, mailed to the Rights Agent or successor Rights Agent, as the case may be, and to each transfer agent of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock, by registered or certified mail, and, if such removal occurs after the Distribution Date, to the holders of the Rights Certificates by first-class mail. If the Rights Agent shall resign or be removed or shall otherwise become incapable of acting, the Company shall appoint a successor to the Rights Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after giving notice of such removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by the holder of a Rights Certificate (who shall, with such notice, submit his Rights Certificate for inspection by the Company), then any registered holder of any Rights Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such a court, shall be (a) a legal business entity organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, in good standing, having an office in the State of New York, that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust, stock transfer or stockholder services powers and that has at the time of its appointment as Rights Agent a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 or (b) an affiliate of a legal business entity described in clause (a) of this sentence. After appointment, the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights Agent without further act or deed; but the predecessor Rights

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Agent shall deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent any property at the time held by it hereunder, and execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for the purpose. Not later than the effective date of any such appointment, the Company shall file notice thereof in writing with the predecessor Rights Agent and each transfer agent of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock, and, if such appointment occurs after the Distribution Date, mail a notice thereof in writing to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates. Failure to give any notice provided for in this Section 21, however, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the appointment of the successor Rights Agent, as the case may be.
          Section 22. Issuance of New Rights Certificates . Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Agreement or of the Rights to the contrary, the Company may, at its option, issue new Rights Certificates evidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by the Board of Directors to reflect any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price and the number or kind or class of shares or other securities or property purchasable under the Rights Certificates made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, in connection with the issuance or sale of shares of Common Stock following the Distribution Date and prior to the redemption or expiration of the Rights, the Company (a) shall, with respect to shares of Common Stock so issued or sold pursuant to the exercise of stock options or under any employee plan or arrangement, granted or awarded as of the Distribution Date, or upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of securities hereinafter issued by the Company, and (b) may, in any other case, if deemed necessary or appropriate by the Board of Directors of the Company, issue Rights Certificates representing the appropriate number of Rights in connection with such issuance or sale; provided , however , that (i) no such Rights Certificate shall be issued if, and to the extent that, the Company shall be advised by counsel that such issuance would create a significant risk of material adverse tax consequences to the Company or the Person to whom such Rights Certificate would be issued, and (ii) no such Rights Certificate shall be issued if, and to the extent that, appropriate adjustment shall otherwise have been made in lieu of the issuance thereof.
          Section 23. Redemption and Termination .
               (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may, at its option, at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the close of business on the tenth Business Day (or such specified or unspecified later date as may be determined by the Board before the Rights cease to be redeemable) following the Stock Acquisition Date (or, if the Stock Acquisition Date shall have occurred prior to the Record Date, the close of business on the tenth Business Day following the Record Date), or (ii) the Final Expiration Date, redeem all but not less than all of the then outstanding Rights at a redemption price of $.001 per Right, as such amount may be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof (such redemption price being hereinafter referred to as the “Redemption Price”). Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable after the first occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event until such time as the Company’s right of redemption hereunder has expired. The Company may, at its option, pay the Redemption

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Price in cash, shares of Common Stock (based on the Current Market Price, as defined in Section 11(d)(i) hereof, of the Common Stock at the time of redemption) or any other form of consideration deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors. The redemption of the Rights by action of the Board of Directors may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may establish.
               (b) Immediately upon the effectiveness of the action of the Board of Directors of the Company ordering the redemption of the Rights (or, if the resolution of the Board of Directors electing to redeem the Rights states that the redemption will not be effective until the occurrence of a specified future time or event, upon the occurrence of such future time or event), and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right thereafter of the holders of Rights shall be to receive the Redemption Price for each Right so held. The Company shall promptly give notice of any such redemption to the Rights Agent and the holders of the then outstanding Rights by mailing such notice to all such holders at each holder’s last address as it appears upon the registry books of the Rights Agent or, prior to the Distribution Date, on the registry books of the transfer agent for the Common Stock; provided , however , that the failure to give, or any defect in, any such notice shall not affect the validity of such redemption. Any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of redemption will state the method by which the payment of the Redemption Price will be made.
          Section 24. Exchange .
               (a) The Board of Directors of the Company may, at its option, at any time after any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, exchange all or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (which shall not include Rights that have become void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof) for Common Stock at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per Right, appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof (such exchange ratio being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Ratio”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company shall not be empowered to effect such exchange at any time after any Person (other than the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or any such Subsidiary, or any entity holding Common Stock for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan, or, until the completion of the spin-off distribution of all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock by Temple-Inland, Inc. to its stockholders, Temple-Inland Inc.), together with all Affiliates and Associates of such Person, becomes the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding.
               (b) Immediately upon the action of the Board of Directors of the Company ordering the exchange of any Rights pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section 24 and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise such Rights shall terminate and the only right thereafter of a holder of such Rights shall be to receive that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of such Rights held

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by such holder multiplied by the Exchange Ratio. The Company shall promptly give public notice of any such exchange; provided , however , that the failure to give, or any defect in, such notice shall not affect the validity of such exchange. The Company promptly shall mail a notice of any such exchange to all of the holders of such Rights at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights Agent. Any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of exchange will state the method by which the exchange of the Common Stock for Rights will be effected and, in the event of any partial exchange, the number of Rights that will be exchanged. Any partial exchange shall be effected pro rata based on the number of Rights (other than Rights that have become void pursuant to the provisions of Section 7(e) hereof) held by each holder of Rights.
               (c) In any exchange pursuant to this Section 24, the Company, at its option, may substitute Preferred Stock (or Equivalent Preferred Stock, as such term is defined in paragraph (b) of Section 11 hereof) for Common Stock exchangeable for Rights, at the initial rate of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (or Equivalent Preferred Stock) for each share of Common Stock, as appropriately adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock dividends and other similar transactions after the date hereof.
               (d) In the event that there shall not be sufficient shares of Common Stock issued but not outstanding or authorized but unissued to permit any exchange of Rights as contemplated in accordance with this Section 24, the Company shall take all such action as may be necessary to authorize additional shares of Common Stock for issuance upon exchange of the Rights.
               (e) The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of shares of Common Stock or, in the case of certificated shares, to distribute certificates that evidence fractional shares of Common Stock. In lieu of such fractional shares of Common Stock, there shall be paid to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates with regard to which such fractional shares of Common Stock would otherwise be issuable, an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of a whole share of Common Stock. For the purposes of this subsection (e), the current market value of a whole share of Common Stock shall be the closing price of a share of Common Stock (as determined pursuant to the second sentence of Section 11(d)(i) hereof) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of exchange pursuant to this Section 24.
          Section 25. Notice of Certain Events .
               (a) In case the Company shall propose, at any time after the Distribution Date, (i) to pay any dividend payable in stock of any class to the holders of Preferred Stock or to make any other distribution to the holders of Preferred Stock (other than a regular quarterly cash dividend out of earnings or retained earnings of the Company), or (ii) to offer to the holders of Preferred Stock rights or warrants to subscribe for or to purchase any additional shares of Preferred Stock or shares of stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options, or (iii) to effect any reclassification of its Preferred Stock (other than a reclassification involving only the subdivision of

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outstanding shares of Preferred Stock), or (iv) to effect any consolidation or merger into or with any other Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company in a transaction that complies with Section 11(o) hereof), or, other than pursuant to a pro rata dividend and/or distribution to all of the then current holders of Common Stock, to effect any sale or other transfer (or to permit one or more of its Subsidiaries to effect any sale or other transfer), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of more than 50% of the assets, cash flow or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other Person or Persons (other than the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries in one or more transactions each of which complies with Section 11(o) hereof), or (v) to effect the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, then, in each such case, the Company shall give to each holder of a Rights Certificate, to the extent feasible and in accordance with Section 26 hereof, a notice of such proposed action, that shall specify the record date for the purposes of such stock dividend, distribution of rights or warrants, or the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up is to take place and the date of participation therein by the holders of the shares of Preferred Stock, if any such date is to be fixed, and such notice shall be so given in the case of any action covered by clause (i) or (ii) above at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date for determining holders of the shares of Preferred Stock for purposes of such action, and in the case of any such other action, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of the taking of such proposed action or the date of participation therein by the holders of the shares of Preferred Stock, whichever shall be the earlier.
               (b) In case any of the events set forth in Section 11(a)(ii) hereof shall occur, then, in any such case, (i) the Company shall as soon as practicable thereafter give to each holder of a Rights Certificate, to the extent feasible and in accordance with Section 26 hereof, a notice of the occurrence of such event, which shall specify the event and the consequences of the event to holders of Rights under Section 11(a)(ii) hereof, and (ii) all references in the preceding paragraph to Preferred Stock shall be deemed thereafter to refer to Common Stock and/or, if appropriate, other securities.
          Section 26. Notices . Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Rights Agent or by the holder of any Rights Certificate to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Rights Agent with the Company) as follows:
Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
1300 MoPac Expressway South
Austin, Texas 78746
Attention: Corporate Secretary
          Subject to the provisions of Section 21, any notice or demand authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Company or by the holder of any Rights Certificate to or on the Rights Agent shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Rights Agent with the Company) as follows:

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Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
Attention: Corporate Trust Department
          Notices or demands authorized by this Agreement to be given or made by the Company or the Rights Agent to the holder of any Rights Certificate (or, if prior to the Distribution Date, to the holder of shares of Common Stock) shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such holder at the address of such holder as shown on the registry books of the Company.
          Section 27. Supplements and Amendments . Prior to the Distribution Date, the Company and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend any provision of this Agreement without the approval of any holders of shares of Common Stock. From and after the Distribution Date, the Company and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend this Agreement without the approval of any holders of Rights Certificates in order (i) to cure any ambiguity, (ii) to correct or supplement any provision contained herein that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions herein, (iii) to shorten or lengthen any time period hereunder or (iv) to change or supplement the provisions hereunder in any manner that the Company may deem necessary or desirable and that shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of Rights Certificates (other than an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person); provided , this Agreement may not be supplemented or amended to lengthen, pursuant to clause (iii) of this sentence (A) a time period relating to when the Rights may be redeemed at such time as the Rights are not then redeemable, or (B) any other time period unless such lengthening is for the purpose of protecting, enhancing or clarifying the rights of, and/or the benefits to the holders of the Rights (other than an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person). Upon the delivery of a certificate from an appropriate officer of the Company that states that the proposed supplement or amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section 27, the Rights Agent shall execute such supplement or amendment. Prior to the Distribution Date, the interests of the holders of Rights shall be deemed coincident with the interests of the holder of Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement may not be amended (other than pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) of the first sentence of this Section 27) at a time when the Rights are not redeemable.
     Section 28. Successors . All the covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Rights Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns hereunder.

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          Section 29. Determinations and Actions by the Board of Directors, etc.
               (a) For all purposes of this Agreement, any calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock or any other class of capital stock outstanding at any particular time, including for purposes of determining the particular percentage of such outstanding shares of Common Stock of which any Person is the Beneficial Owner, shall be made in accordance with the last sentence of Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
               (b) The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the exclusive power and authority to administer this Agreement and to exercise all rights and powers specifically granted to the Board or to the Company, or as may be necessary or advisable in the administration of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the right and power to (i) interpret the provisions of this Agreement, and (ii) make all determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Agreement (including a determination to redeem or not redeem the Rights or to amend the Agreement). All such actions, calculations, interpretations and determinations (including, for purposes of clause (y) below, all omissions with respect to the foregoing) that are done or made by the Board in good faith, shall (x) be final, conclusive and binding on the Company, the Rights Agent, the holders of the Rights and all other parties, and (y) not subject the Board, or any of the directors on the Board, to any liability to the holders of the Rights.
          Section 30. Benefits of this Agreement . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, registered holders of the Common Stock) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Agreement; but this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, registered holders of the Common Stock).
          Section 31. Severability . If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if any such term, provision, covenant or restriction is held by such court or authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable and the Board of Directors of the Company determines in its good faith judgment that severing the invalid language from this Agreement would adversely affect the purpose or effect of this Agreement, the right of redemption set forth in Section 23 hereof shall be reinstated and shall not expire until the close of business on the tenth Business Day following the date of such determination by the Board of Directors. Without limiting the foregoing, if any provision requiring a specific group of directors to act is held to by any court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, such determination shall then be made by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with applicable law and the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws.

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          Section 32. Governing Law . This Agreement, each Right and each Rights Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State.
          Section 33. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
          Section 34. Descriptive Headings . Descriptive headings of the several sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
                     
Attest:     FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
 
                   
By
          By        
 
 
 
         
 
   
 
  Name:           Name:    
 
  Title:           Title:    
 
                   
Attest:     COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
 
                   
By
          By        
 
 
 
 
         
 
   
 
  Name:           Name:    
 
  Title:           Title:    

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Exhibit A
FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION, PREFERENCES AND
RIGHTS OF SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
of
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware
          We, James M. DeCosmo, President and Chief Executive Officer, and David M. Grimm, Secretary, of Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 thereof, DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
          That pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors on November 28, 2007, adopted the following resolution establishing the terms of a series of shares of Preferred Stock designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (none of which were outstanding at such time):
     RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board does hereby create, authorize and provide for the issuance, upon the exercise of the Rights, of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, having the designation and relative rights, preferences and limitations that are set forth in the Certificate of Designation concerning the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Rights Agreement, which Certificate of Designation is hereby approved
          The designation and amount thereof and the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are hereby fixed as follows:
          Section 1. Designation and Amount . The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 200,000.

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          Section 2. Dividends and Distributions .
                    (A) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock ranking prior and superior to the shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the fifteenth day of March, June, September, and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $[            ] or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”) since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after [            ], 2007 (the “Rights Declaration Date”) (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
                    (B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in Paragraph (A) above immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $ [       ] per share on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall

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nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
                    (C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be no more than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
          Section 3. Voting Rights . The holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:
                    (A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
                    (B) Except as otherwise provided herein or by law, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred

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Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
                    (C) (i) If at any time dividends on any Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal to six (6) quarterly dividends thereon, the occurrence of such contingency shall mark the beginning of a period (herein called a “default period”) that shall extend until such time when all accrued and unpaid dividends for all previous quarterly dividend periods and for the current quarterly dividend period on all shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock then outstanding shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment. During each default period, all holders of Preferred Stock (including holders of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock) with dividends in arrears in an amount equal to six (6) quarterly dividends thereon, voting as a class, irrespective of series, shall have the right to elect two (2) directors.
                         (ii) During any default period, such voting right of the holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock may be exercised initially at a special meeting called pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of this Section 3(C) or at any annual meeting of stockholders, and thereafter at annual meetings of stockholders, provided that neither such voting right nor the right of the holders of any other series of Preferred Stock, if any, to increase, in certain cases, the authorized number of directors shall be exercised unless the holders of ten percent (10%) in number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding shall be present in person or by proxy. The absence of a quorum of the holders of Common Stock shall not affect the exercise by the holders of Preferred Stock of such voting right. At any meeting at which the holders of Preferred Stock shall exercise such voting right initially during an existing default period, they shall have the right, voting as a class, to elect directors to fill such vacancies, if any, in the Board of Directors as may then exist up to two (2) directors or, if such right is exercised at an annual meeting, to elect two (2) directors. If the number that may be so elected at any special meeting does not amount to the required number, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have the right to make such increase in the number of directors as shall be necessary to permit the election by them of the required number. After the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect directors in any default period and during the continuance of such period, the number of directors shall not be increased or decreased except by vote of the holders of Preferred Stock as herein provided or pursuant to the rights of any equity securities ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

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                         (iii) Unless the holders of Preferred Stock shall, during an existing default period, have previously exercised their right to elect directors, the Board of Directors may order, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate not less than ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, irrespective of series, may request, the calling of a special meeting of the holders of Preferred Stock, which meeting shall thereupon be called by the President, a Vice President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Notice of such meeting and of any annual meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote pursuant to this Paragraph (C)(iii) shall be given to each holder of record of Preferred Stock by mailing a copy of such notice to him at his last address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. Such meeting shall be called for a time not earlier than 20 days and not later than 60 days after such order or request or in default of the calling of such meeting within 60 days after such order or request, such meeting may be called on similar notice by any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate not less than ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph (C)(iii), no such special meeting shall be called during the period within 60 days immediately preceding the date fixed for the next annual meeting of the stockholders.
                         (iv) In any default period, the holders of Common Stock, and other classes of stock of the Corporation if applicable, shall continue to be entitled to elect the whole number of directors until the holders of Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect two (2) directors voting as a class, after the exercise of which right (x) the directors so elected by the holders of Preferred Stock shall continue in office until their successors shall have been elected by such holders or until the expiration of the default period, and (y) any vacancy in the Board of Directors may (except as provided in Paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3) be filled by vote of a majority of the remaining directors theretofore elected by the holders of the class of stock that elected the director whose office shall have become vacant. References in this Paragraph (C) to directors elected by the holders of a particular class of stock shall include directors elected by such directors to fill vacancies as provided in clause (y) of the foregoing sentence.
                         (v) Immediately upon the expiration of a default period, (x) the right of the holders of Preferred Stock as a class to elect directors shall cease, (y) the term of any directors elected by the holders of Preferred Stock as a class shall terminate, and (z) the number of directors shall be such number as may be provided for in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws irrespective

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of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3 (such number being subject, however, to change thereafter in any manner provided by law or in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws). Any vacancies in the Board of Directors effected by the provisions of clauses (y) and (z) in the preceding sentence may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors.
                    (D) Except as set forth herein, holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.
          Section 4. Certain Restrictions .
                    (A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
                         (i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock;
                         (ii) declare or pay dividends on or make any other distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;
                         (iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such parity stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock; or

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                         (iv) purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
                    (B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under Paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.
          Section 5. Reacquired Shares . Any shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein.
          Section 6. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up .
                    (A) Upon any liquidation (voluntary or otherwise), dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall have received an amount equal to $1,000 per share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment (the “Series A Liquidation Preference”). Following the payment of the full amount of the Series A Liquidation Preference, no additional distributions shall be made to the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall have received an amount per share (the “Common Adjustment”) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Series A Liquidation Preference by (ii) 1,000 (as appropriately adjusted as set forth in subparagraph (C) below to reflect such events as stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations with respect to the Common Stock) (such number in clause (ii), the “Adjustment Number”). Following the payment of the full amount of the Series A Liquidation Preference and the Common

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Adjustment in respect of all outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and Common Stock, respectively, holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and holders of shares of Common Stock shall receive their ratable and proportionate share of the remaining assets to be distributed in the ratio of the Adjustment Number to 1 with respect to such Preferred Stock and Common Stock, on a per share basis, respectively.
                    (B) In the event, however, that there are not sufficient assets available to permit payment in full of the Series A Liquidation Preference and the liquidation preferences of all other series of preferred stock, if any, that rank on a parity with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, then such remaining assets shall be distributed ratably to the holders of such parity shares in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences. In the event, however, that there are not sufficient assets available to permit payment in full of the Common Adjustment, then such remaining assets shall be distributed ratably to the holders of Common Stock.
                    (C) In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Adjustment Number in effect immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such Adjustment Number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
          Section 7. Consolidation, Merger, etc . In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case the shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed in an amount per share (subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth) equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the

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number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
          Section 8. No Redemption . The shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.
          Section 9. Ranking . The Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, unless the terms of any such series shall provide otherwise.
          Section 10. Amendment . At any time when any shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock are outstanding, neither the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation nor this Certificate of Designation shall be amended in any manner that would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class.
          Section 11. Fractional Shares . Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share that shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed and subscribed this Certificate and do affirm the foregoing as true under the penalties of perjury this [     ] day of [           ] , 2007.
         
     
  By:      
    Name:   James M. DeCosmo   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
Attest:
 
   
By:        
  Name:   David M. Grimm     
  Title:   Secretary     
 

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Exhibit B
[Form of Rights Certificate]
Certificate No. R-                        Rights
NOT EXERCISABLE AFTER [                      ], 2017 OR EARLIER IF REDEMPTION OR EXCHANGE OCCURS AS PROVIDED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT. THE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION AT $.001 PER RIGHT AND TO EXCHANGE ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT. IF THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED BY THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY A PERSON WHO WAS OR BECAME AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT), THIS RIGHTS CERTIFICATE AND THE RIGHTS REPRESENTED HEREBY MAY BECOME NULL AND VOID IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN SECTION 7(e) OF THE RIGHTS AGREEMENT.
Rights Certificate
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
          This certifies that [                                           ], or registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Rights set forth above, each of which entitles the owner thereof, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Rights Agreement, dated as of [                      ], 2007 (the “Rights Agreement”), between Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a New York corporation (the “Rights Agent”), to purchase from the Company at any time prior to 5:00 P.M. New York City time on [                                           ], 2017 at the office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, or its successors as Rights Agent, one one-thousandth of a fully paid, non-assessable share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) of the Company, at a purchase price of $[                      ] per one one-thousandth of a share (the “Purchase Price”), upon presentation and surrender of this Rights Certificate with the Form of Election to Purchase and related Certificate duly executed. The number of Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate (and the number of shares that may be purchased upon exercise thereof) set forth above, and the Purchase Price per share set forth above, are the number and Purchase Price as of [                      ], 2007, based on the Preferred Stock as constituted at such date. The Company reserves the right to require prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement) that a number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock will be issued.
          Upon the occurrence of a Section 11(a)(ii) Event (as such term is defined in the Rights Agreement), if the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate are beneficially owned by (i) an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such

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Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined in the Rights Agreement), (ii) a transferee of any such Acquiring Person, Associate or Affiliate, or (iii) under certain circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement, a transferee of a person who, after such transfer, became an Acquiring Person, or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, such Rights shall become null and void and no holder hereof shall have any right with respect to such Rights from and after the occurrence of such Section 11(a)(ii) Event.
          As provided in the Rights Agreement, the Purchase Price and the number and kind of shares of Preferred Stock or other securities, that may be purchased upon the exercise of the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate are subject to modification and adjustment upon the happening of certain events, including Triggering Events.
          This Rights Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Rights Agreement, which terms, provisions and conditions are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and to which Rights Agreement reference is hereby made for a full description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities hereunder of the Rights Agent, the Company and the holders of the Rights Certificates, which limitations of rights include the temporary suspension of the exercisability of such Rights under the specific circumstances set forth in the Rights Agreement. Copies of the Rights Agreement are on file at the above-mentioned office of the Rights Agent and are also available upon written request to the Rights Agent.
          This Rights Certificate, with or without other Rights Certificates, upon surrender at the principal office or offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, may be exchanged for another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates of like tenor and date evidencing Rights entitling the holder to purchase a like aggregate number of one one-thousandths of a share of Preferred Stock as the Rights evidenced by the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates surrendered shall have entitled such holder to purchase. If this Rights Certificate shall be exercised in part, the holder shall be entitled to receive upon surrender hereof another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates for the number of whole Rights not exercised.
          Subject to the provisions of the Rights Agreement, the Rights evidenced by this Certificate (i) may be redeemed by the Company at a redemption price of $.001 per Right subject to adjustment, payable, at the election of the Company, in cash or shares (including fractional shares) of Common Stock or such other consideration as the Board of Directors may determine or (ii) may be exchanged, in whole or in part, for shares of the Common Stock, or shares of preferred stock of the Company having essentially the same value or economic rights as such shares.
          No fractional shares of Preferred Stock will be issued upon the exercise of any Right or Rights evidenced hereby (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts), but in lieu thereof a cash payment will be made, as provided in the Rights Agreement. The Company, at its election, may

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require that a number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock would be issued.
          No holder of this Rights Certificate shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of shares of Preferred Stock or of any other securities of the Company that may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained in the Rights Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give consent to or withhold consent from any corporate action, or, to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided in the Rights Agreement), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate shall have been exercised as provided in the Rights Agreement.
          This Rights Certificate shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Rights Agent.

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          WITNESS the facsimile signature of the proper officers of the Company.
Dated as of [_________], 20[__].
                     
ATTEST:       FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.    
 
                   
By:
          By:        
 
                   
  Name:           Name:    
  Title:           Title:    
         
Countersigned:

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
 
   
By:        
  Authorized Signature     
       

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[Form of Reverse Side of Rights Certificate]
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered holder if such
holder desires to transfer the Rights Certificate.)
          FOR VALUE RECEIVED                                                                                                                                                       hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 
(Please print name and address of transferee)
 
this Rights Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                      Attorney, to transfer the within Rights Certificate on the books of the within named Company, with full power of substitution.
Dated:                      , ____
         
     
     
  Signature   
     
 
Signature Guaranteed:
Certificate
          The undersigned hereby certifies by checking the appropriate boxes that:
          (1) this Rights Certificate [ ] is [ ] is not being sold, assigned and transferred by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined pursuant to the Rights Agreement);
          (2) after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the undersigned, it [ ] did [ ] did not acquire the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate from any Person who is, was or subsequently became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person.
         
     
Dated:                      , ____     
  Signature   
     
 
Signature Guaranteed:

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NOTICE
          The signature to the foregoing Assignment and Certificate must correspond to the name as written upon the face of this Rights Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

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FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be executed if holder desires to
exercise Rights represented by the
Rights Certificate.)
To: Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.:
          The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise                      Rights represented by this Rights Certificate to purchase the shares of Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Rights (or such other securities of the Company or of any other person that may be issuable upon the exercise of the Rights) and requests that certificates for such shares be issued in the name of and delivered to:
Please insert social security
or other identifying number
 
(Please print name and address)
 
          If such number of Rights shall not be all the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate, a new Rights Certificate for the balance of such Rights shall be registered in the name of and delivered to:
Please insert social security
or other identifying number
 
(Please print name and address)
 
 
Dated:                      , ___
         
     
     
  Signature   
     
 
Signature Guaranteed:

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Certificate
          The undersigned hereby certifies by checking the appropriate boxes that:
          (1) the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate [ ] are [ ] are not being exercised by or on behalf of a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of any such Acquiring Person (as such terms are defined pursuant to the Rights Agreement);
          (2) after due inquiry and to the best knowledge of the undersigned, it [ ] did [ ] did not acquire the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate from any Person who is, was or became an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person.
         
     
Dated:                      , ____     
  Signature   
     
 
Signature Guaranteed:
NOTICE
          The signature to the foregoing Election to Purchase and Certificate must correspond to the name as written upon the face of this Rights Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.

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Exhibit C
SUMMARY OF RIGHTS TO PURCHASE
PREFERRED STOCK
     On [                                           ], 2007, the Board of Directors of Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (the “Company”) declared a dividend distribution of one Right for each outstanding share of common stock, par value of $1.00 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Company to stockholders of record at the close of business on [                                           ], 2007 (the “Record Date”). Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), at a Purchase Price of $[___], subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in a Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent.
     Initially, the Rights will be attached to all Common Stock certificates representing shares then outstanding, and no separate Rights Certificates will be distributed. Subject to certain exceptions specified in the Rights Agreement, the Rights will separate from the Common Stock and a Distribution Date will occur upon the earlier of (i) 10 days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons (an “Acquiring Person”) has acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “Stock Acquisition Date”), other than as a result of repurchases of stock by the Company or certain inadvertent actions by institutional or certain other stockholders or (ii) 10 business days (or such later date as the Board shall determine) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer that would result in a person or group becoming an Acquiring Person. Until the Distribution Date, (i) the Rights will be evidenced by the Common Stock certificates and will be transferred with and only with such Common Stock certificates, (ii) new Common Stock certificates issued after the Record Date will contain a notation incorporating the Rights Agreement by reference and (iii) the surrender for transfer of any certificates for Common Stock outstanding will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Stock represented by such certificate. Pursuant to the Rights Agreement, the Company reserves the right to require prior to the occurrence of a Triggering Event (as defined below) that, upon any exercise of Rights, a number of Rights be exercised so that only whole shares of Preferred Stock will be issued.
     The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date and will expire at 5:00 P.M. New York City time on [                      ], 2017, unless such date is extended or the Rights are earlier redeemed or exchanged by the Company, in each case as described below.
     As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, Rights Certificates will be mailed to holders of record of the Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date and, thereafter, the separate Rights Certificates alone will represent the

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Rights. Except as otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, only shares of Common Stock issued prior to the Distribution Date will be issued with Rights.
     In the event that a Person becomes an Acquiring Person, except pursuant to an offer for all outstanding shares of Common Stock that a majority of the members of the Board of Directors who are not officers and not affiliated with the Acquiring Person determines to be fair and not inadequate and to otherwise be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders after receiving advice from one or more investment banking firms (a “Qualified Offer”), each holder of a Right will thereafter have the right to receive, upon exercise, Common Stock (or, in certain circumstances, cash, property or other securities of the Company) having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, following the occurrence of the event set forth in this paragraph, all Rights that are, or (under certain circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement) were, beneficially owned by any Acquiring Person will be null and void. However, Rights are not exercisable following the occurrence of the event set forth above until such time as the Rights are no longer redeemable by the Company as set forth below.
     For example, at an exercise price of $[A] per Right, each Right not owned by an Acquiring Person (or by certain related parties) following an event set forth in the preceding paragraph would entitle its holder to purchase $[2A] worth of Common Stock (or other consideration, as noted above) for $[A]. Assuming that the Common Stock had a per share value of $[current market] at such time, the holder of each valid Right would be entitled to purchase [___] shares of Common Stock for $[A].
     In the event that, at any time following the Stock Acquisition Date, (i) the Company engages in a merger or other business combination transaction in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than with an entity that acquired the shares pursuant to a Qualified Offer), (ii) the Company engages in a merger or other business combination transaction in which the Company is the surviving corporation and the Common Stock of the Company is changed or exchanged, or (iii) 50% or more of the Company’s assets, cash flow or earning power is sold or transferred, each holder of a Right (except Rights that have previously been voided as set forth above) shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon exercise, common stock of the acquiring company having a value equal to two times the exercise price of the Right. The events set forth in this paragraph and in the second preceding paragraph are referred to as the “Triggering Events.”
     At any time after a person becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by such person or group of fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding Common Stock, the Board may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by such person or group that have become void), in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock, or one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (or of a share of a class or series of the Company’s preferred stock having equivalent rights, preferences and privileges), per Right (subject to adjustment).

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     The Purchase Price payable, and the number of one one-thousandths of Preferred Stock or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (i) in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the Preferred Stock, (ii) if holders of the Preferred Stock are granted certain rights or warrants to subscribe for Preferred Stock or convertible securities at less than the current market price of the Preferred Stock, or (iii) upon the distribution to holders of the Preferred Stock of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular quarterly cash dividends) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).
     With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be required until cumulative adjustments amount to at least 1% of the Purchase Price. No fractional shares of Preferred Stock (other than fractions that are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock) will be issued and, in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the market price of the Preferred Stock on the last trading date prior to the date of exercise.
     At any time until ten days following the Stock Acquisition Date, the Company, at the election of the Board of Directors, may redeem the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.001 per Right (payable in cash, Common Stock or other consideration deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors). The redemption may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Right will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the redemption price.
     Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends. While the distribution of the Rights will not be taxable to stockholders or to the Company, stockholders may, depending upon the circumstances, recognize taxable income in the event that the Rights become exercisable for Common Stock (or other consideration) of the Company or for common stock of the acquiring company or in the event of the redemption of the Rights as set forth above.
     Any of the provisions of the Rights Agreement may be amended by the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the Distribution Date. After the Distribution Date, the provisions of the Rights Agreement may be amended by the Board in order to cure any ambiguity, to make changes that do not adversely affect the interests of holders of Rights, or, in certain cases, to shorten or lengthen any time period under the Rights Agreement. The foregoing notwithstanding, no amendment may be made at such time as the Rights are not redeemable, other than to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any defective or inconsistent provision.
     A copy of the Rights Agreement [has been filed] [is being filed] with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated [                      ], 2007. A copy of the Rights Agreement is available free of charge from the Company. This summary description of the Rights does not purport to be

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complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

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Exhibit 4.3
FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION, PREFERENCES AND
RIGHTS OF SERIES A JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
of
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware
          We, James M. DeCosmo, President and Chief Executive Officer, and David M. Grimm, Secretary, of Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, in accordance with the provisions of Section 103 thereof, DO HEREBY CERTIFY:
          That pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board of Directors on November 28, 2007, adopted the following resolution establishing the terms of a series of shares of Preferred Stock designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (none of which were outstanding at such time):
     RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Corporation’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board does hereby create, authorize and provide for the issuance, upon the exercise of the Rights, of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, having the designation and relative rights, preferences and limitations that are set forth in the Certificate of Designation concerning the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Rights Agreement, which Certificate of Designation is hereby approved
          The designation and amount thereof and the voting powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof are hereby fixed as follows:
          1) Designation and Amount . The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock” and the number of shares constituting such series shall be 200,000.

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          2) Dividends and Distributions .
                                   (A) Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any shares of any series of Preferred Stock ranking prior and superior to the shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the fifteenth day of March, June, September, and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the greater of (a) $[                      ] or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), declared on the Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the Corporation (the “Common Stock”) since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after [                      ], 2007 (the “Rights Declaration Date”) (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
                                   (B) The Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in Paragraph (A) above immediately after it declares a dividend or distribution on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock); provided that, in the event no dividend or distribution shall have been declared on the Common Stock during the period between any Quarterly Dividend Payment Date and the next subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, a dividend of $ [___] per share on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall

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nevertheless be payable on such subsequent Quarterly Dividend Payment Date.
                                   (C) Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be no more than 30 days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
          Section 2. Voting Rights . The holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall have the following voting rights:
                                   (A) Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
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Stock and the holders of shares of Common Stock shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
                                   (C) (i) If at any time dividends on any Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal to six (6) quarterly dividends thereon, the occurrence of such contingency shall mark the beginning of a period (herein called a “default period”) that shall extend until such time when all accrued and unpaid dividends for all previous quarterly dividend periods and for the current quarterly dividend period on all shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock then outstanding shall have been declared and paid or set apart for payment. During each default period, all holders of Preferred Stock (including holders of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock) with dividends in arrears in an amount equal to six (6) quarterly dividends thereon, voting as a class, irrespective of series, shall have the right to elect two (2) directors.
                                   (ii) During any default period, such voting right of the holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock may be exercised initially at a special meeting called pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of this Section 3(C) or at any annual meeting of stockholders, and thereafter at annual meetings of stockholders, provided that neither such voting right nor the right of the holders of any other series of Preferred Stock, if any, to increase, in certain cases, the authorized number of directors shall be exercised unless the holders of ten percent (10%) in number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding shall be present in person or by proxy. The absence of a quorum of the holders of Common Stock shall not affect the exercise by the holders of Preferred Stock of such voting right. At any meeting at which the holders of Preferred Stock shall exercise such voting right initially during an existing default period, they shall have the right, voting as a class, to elect directors to fill such vacancies, if any, in the Board of Directors as may then exist up to two (2) directors or, if such right is exercised at an annual meeting, to elect two (2) directors. If the number that may be so elected at any special meeting does not amount to the required number, the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have the right to make such increase in the number of directors as shall be necessary to permit the election by them of the required number. After the holders of the Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect directors in any default period and during the continuance of such period, the number of directors shall not be increased or decreased except by vote of the holders of Preferred Stock as herein provided or pursuant to the rights of any equity securities ranking senior to or pari passu with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

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                                   (iii) Unless the holders of Preferred Stock shall, during an existing default period, have previously exercised their right to elect directors, the Board of Directors may order, or any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate not less than ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, irrespective of series, may request, the calling of a special meeting of the holders of Preferred Stock, which meeting shall thereupon be called by the President, a Vice President or the Secretary of the Corporation. Notice of such meeting and of any annual meeting at which holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote pursuant to this Paragraph (C)(iii) shall be given to each holder of record of Preferred Stock by mailing a copy of such notice to him at his last address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation. Such meeting shall be called for a time not earlier than 20 days and not later than 60 days after such order or request or in default of the calling of such meeting within 60 days after such order or request, such meeting may be called on similar notice by any stockholder or stockholders owning in the aggregate not less than ten percent (10%) of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Paragraph (C)(iii), no such special meeting shall be called during the period within 60 days immediately preceding the date fixed for the next annual meeting of the stockholders.
                                   (iv) In any default period, the holders of Common Stock, and other classes of stock of the Corporation if applicable, shall continue to be entitled to elect the whole number of directors until the holders of Preferred Stock shall have exercised their right to elect two (2) directors voting as a class, after the exercise of which right (x) the directors so elected by the holders of Preferred Stock shall continue in office until their successors shall have been elected by such holders or until the expiration of the default period, and (y) any vacancy in the Board of Directors may (except as provided in Paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3) be filled by vote of a majority of the remaining directors theretofore elected by the holders of the class of stock that elected the director whose office shall have become vacant. References in this Paragraph (C) to directors elected by the holders of a particular class of stock shall include directors elected by such directors to fill vacancies as provided in clause (y) of the foregoing sentence.
                                   (v) Immediately upon the expiration of a default period, (x) the right of the holders of Preferred Stock as a class to elect directors shall cease, (y) the term of any directors elected by the holders of Preferred Stock as a class shall terminate, and (z) the number of directors shall be such number as may be provided for in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws irrespective

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of any increase made pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (C)(ii) of this Section 3 (such number being subject, however, to change thereafter in any manner provided by law or in the certificate of incorporation or by-laws). Any vacancies in the Board of Directors effected by the provisions of clauses (y) and (z) in the preceding sentence may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors.
                                   (D) Except as set forth herein, holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.
          Section 3. Certain Restrictions .
                                   (A) Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
                                        (i) declare or pay dividends on, make any other distributions on, or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock;
                                        (ii) declare or pay dividends on or make any other distributions on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, except dividends paid ratably on the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled;
                                        (iii) redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration shares of any stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, provided that the Corporation may at any time redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire shares of any such parity stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock; or

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                                        (iv) purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
                                   (B) The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under Paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.
          Section 4. Reacquired Shares . Any shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and cancelled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein.
          Section 5. Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up .
                                   (A) Upon any liquidation (voluntary or otherwise), dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall have received an amount equal to $1,000 per share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment (the “Series A Liquidation Preference”). Following the payment of the full amount of the Series A Liquidation Preference, no additional distributions shall be made to the holders of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall have received an amount per share (the “Common Adjustment”) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Series A Liquidation Preference by (ii) 1,000 (as appropriately adjusted as set forth in subparagraph (C) below to reflect such events as stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations with respect to the Common Stock) (such number in clause (ii), the “Adjustment Number”). Following the payment of the full amount of the Series A Liquidation Preference and the Common

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Adjustment in respect of all outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and Common Stock, respectively, holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock and holders of shares of Common Stock shall receive their ratable and proportionate share of the remaining assets to be distributed in the ratio of the Adjustment Number to 1 with respect to such Preferred Stock and Common Stock, on a per share basis, respectively.
                                   (B) In the event, however, that there are not sufficient assets available to permit payment in full of the Series A Liquidation Preference and the liquidation preferences of all other series of preferred stock, if any, that rank on a parity with the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, then such remaining assets shall be distributed ratably to the holders of such parity shares in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences. In the event, however, that there are not sufficient assets available to permit payment in full of the Common Adjustment, then such remaining assets shall be distributed ratably to the holders of Common Stock.
                                   (C) In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the Adjustment Number in effect immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such Adjustment Number by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
          Section 6. Consolidation, Merger, etc . In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case the shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall at the same time be similarly exchanged or changed in an amount per share (subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth) equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time after the Rights Declaration Date (i) declare any dividend on Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (ii) subdivide the outstanding Common Stock, or (iii) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the

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number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
          Section 7. No Redemption . The shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall not be redeemable.
          Section 8. Ranking . The Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock shall rank junior to all other series of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets, unless the terms of any such series shall provide otherwise.
          Section 9. Amendment . At any time when any shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock are outstanding, neither the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation nor this Certificate of Designation shall be amended in any manner that would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority or more of the outstanding shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class.
          Section 10. Fractional Shares . Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock may be issued in fractions of a share that shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have executed and subscribed this Certificate and do affirm the foregoing as true under the penalties of perjury this [___] day of [                      ], 2007.
         
     
  By:      
    Name:   James M. DeCosmo   
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
Attest:
 
   
By:        
  Name:   David M. Grimm     
  Title:   Secretary     
 

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Exhibit 10.4
FORESTAR SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
Effective December 28, 2007

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                 
ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS     1  
 
               
 
  1.1   “Accounts”     1  
 
               
 
  1.2   “Account Balance”     1  
 
               
 
  1.3   “Affiliate Plan”     1  
 
               
 
  1.4   “After Tax Contributions”     1  
 
               
 
  1.5   “After Tax Contributions Account”     2  
 
               
 
  1.6   “Approved Absence”     2  
 
               
 
  1.7   “Automatic Contribution Arrangement”     2  
 
               
 
  1.8   “Automatic Contribution Employee”     2  
 
               
 
  1.9   “Automatic Contribution Participant”     3  
 
               
 
  1.10   “Automatic Increase Participant”     3  
 
               
 
  1.11   “Average Contribution Percentage”     3  
 
               
 
  1.12   “Before Tax Contributions”     5  
 
               
 
  1.13   “Before Tax Contributions Account”     5  
 
               
 
  1.14   “Borrower”     5  
 
               
 
  1.15   “Code”     5  
 
               
 
  1.16   “Company”     5  
 
               
 
  1.17   “Company Retirement Contributions”     5  
 
               
 
  1.18   “Company Retirement Contributions Account”     5  
 
               
 
  1.19   “Compensation”     5  
 
               
 
  1.20   “Contributing Participant”     6  
 
               
 
  1.21   “Designated Enrollment Date”     6  
 
               
 
  1.22   “Distribution Event”     6  
 
               

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  1.23   “Eligible Borrower”     7  
 
               
 
  1.24   “Employee”     7  
 
               
 
  1.25   “Employee Matters Agreement”     7  
 
               
 
  1.26   “Employer”     7  
 
               
 
  1.27   “Employer Matching Contributions”     7  
 
               
 
  1.28   “Employer Matching Contributions Account”     8  
 
               
 
  1.29   “ERISA”     8  
 
               
 
  1.30   “Funds”     8  
 
               
 
  1.31   “Group”     8  
 
               
 
  1.32   “Guaranty Plan”     8  
 
               
 
  1.33   “Highly Compensated Employee”     8  
 
               
 
  1.34   “Hour of Service” means:     9  
 
               
 
  1.35   “Inactive Participant”     10  
 
               
 
  1.36   “Investment Committee”     10  
 
               
 
  1.37   “Loan”     10  
 
               
 
  1.38   “Merged Plan”     10  
 
               
 
  1.39   “Merger Date”     10  
 
               
 
  1.40   “Months of Participation”     10  
 
               
 
  1.41   “Non-Highly Compensated Employee”     11  
 
               
 
  1.42   “Non-Residential Loan”     11  
 
               
 
  1.43   “Notice”     11  
 
               
 
  1.44   “One Year Break in Service”     11  
 
               
 
  1.45   “Participant”     11  
 
               
 
  1.46   “Participant Loan Subaccount”     12  
 
               
 
  1.47   “Payroll Savings Contributions”     12  
 
               

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  1.48   “Period of Separation”     12  
 
               
 
  1.49   “Period of Service” means:     12  
 
               
 
  1.50   “Period of Severance”     14  
 
               
 
  1.51   “Plan”     14  
 
               
 
  1.52   “Plan Administrator”     14  
 
               
 
  1.53   “Plan Year”     15  
 
               
 
  1.54   “Profit Sharing Contributions”     15  
 
               
 
  1.55   “Profit Sharing Contributions Account”     15  
 
               
 
  1.56   “Qualified Nonelective Contributions”     15  
 
               
 
  1.57   “Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account”     15  
 
               
 
  1.58   “Required Beginning Date”     15  
 
               
 
  1.59   “Residential Loan”     16  
 
               
 
  1.60   “Rollover Account”     16  
 
               
 
  1.61   “Rollover Contributions”     16  
 
               
 
  1.62   “Section 414(n) Leased Employee”     16  
 
               
 
  1.63   “Section 414 Compensation”     16  
 
               
 
  1.64   “Section 415 Compensation” means     17  
 
               
 
  1.65   “Severance from Service Date”     18  
 
               
 
  1.66   “Subaccounts”     19  
 
               
 
  1.67   “Temple-Inland Savings Plan”     19  
 
               
 
  1.68   “Trust Agreement”     19  
 
               
 
  1.69   “Trust Fund”     19  
 
               
 
  1.70   “Trustee”     19  
 
               
 
  1.71   “Valuation Date”     19  
 
               
ARTICLE 2 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION     20  

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  2.1   Participation     20  
 
               
 
  2.2   Enrollment as a Contributing Participant     23  
 
               
 
  2.3   No Participation by Non-Covered Employees     25  
 
               
ARTICLE 3 PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS     26  
 
               
 
  3.1   Payroll Savings Contributions     26  
 
               
 
  3.2   Suspension of Contributions     27  
 
               
 
  3.3   Changes in Contribution Elections     27  
 
               
 
  3.4   Payment of Contributions     27  
 
               
 
  3.5   No Make-Up of Contributions     28  
 
               
 
  3.6   Limitations on Before Tax Contributions     28  
 
               
 
  3.7   Rollovers     30  
 
               
ARTICLE 4 EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS     30  
 
               
 
  4.1   Company Retirement Contributions     30  
 
               
 
  4.2   Matching Contributions     31  
 
               
 
  4.3   Reinstatement of Forfeited Account Balances; Payment of Administrative Expenses     33  
 
               
 
  4.4   Limitations on Contributions     33  
 
               
 
  4.5   Limitations on After Tax Contributions and Employer Matching Contributions     34  
 
               
ARTICLE 5 ACCOUNTS     38  
 
               
 
  5.1   Maintenance of Accounts     38  
 
               
 
  5.2   Adjustments to Accounts; Statements Provided to Participants     38  
 
               
ARTICLE 6 VESTING AND FORFEITURES     39  
 
               
 
  6.1   Before Tax Contributions, After Tax Contributions, Qualified        
 
      Nonelective Contributions and Rollover Accounts     39  
 
               
 
  6.2   Vesting of Company Retirement Contributions Account     39  

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  6.3   Vesting of Employer Matching Contributions Account and Profit Sharing Contributions Account     39  
 
               
 
  6.4   Forfeitures     42  
 
               
 
  6.5   Determination of Period of Service     43  
 
               
ARTICLE 7 INVESTMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS     43  
 
               
 
  7.1   Investment Funds     43  
 
               
 
  7.2   Loan Fund     44  
 
               
 
  7.3   Investment of Employer and Participant Contributions     44  
 
               
 
  7.4   Change in Investment Elections     45  
 
               
 
  7.5   Change in Existing Investments     45  
 
               
ARTICLE 8 WITHDRAWALS DURING EMPLOYMENT     46  
 
               
 
  8.1   Withdrawal of After Tax Contributions     46  
 
               
 
  8.2   Withdrawals After Age 59-1/2     46  
 
               
 
  8.3   Withdrawal of Employer Matching Contributions     46  
 
               
 
  8.4   Hardship Withdrawals     47  
 
               
 
  8.5   Withdrawal of Rollover Accounts     49  
 
               
 
  8.6   Withdrawals of Certain Default Before Tax Contributions     49  
 
               
 
  8.7   Application for Withdrawals; Processing     50  
 
               
 
  8.8   Restrictions on Contributions After Certain Withdrawals     51  
 
               
 
  8.9   Limit on Number of Withdrawals     51  
 
               
 
  8.10   Effect of Withdrawals on Investments     51  
 
               
 
  8.11   Timing and Form of Payment of Withdrawals     52  
 
               
 
  8.12   Withdrawals Only Available to Employees     52  
 
               
ARTICLE 9 PAYMENT OF BENEFITS     52  
 
               
 
  9.1   Distribution of Benefits Upon Occurrence of Distribution Event     52  
 
               
 
  9.2   Payment of Benefits by Trustee; Form of Payment     53  
 
               

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  9.3   Required Minimum Distributions     53  
 
               
 
  9.4   Payment to Participant's Estate     54  
 
               
 
  9.5   Incapacity of Payee     54  
 
               
 
  9.6   Plan Administrator Determines Payee     55  
 
               
 
  9.7   Rollover Distributions     55  
 
               
 
  9.8   Distributions Pursuant to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders     58  
 
               
ARTICLE 10 LOANS     58  
 
               
 
  10.1   Availability of Loans; Application for Loans     58  
 
               
 
  10.2   Terms of Loans     59  
 
               
 
  10.3   Events of Default     61  
 
               
 
  10.4   Accounting for Loans     63  
 
               
ARTICLE 11 ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN     64  
 
               
 
  11.1   Authority of Plan Administrator     64  
 
               
 
  11.2   Claims Procedure     65  
 
               
 
  11.3   Financial Statements     67  
 
               
 
  11.4   Liability of Plan Administrator     67  
 
               
ARTICLE 12 MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST FUND     68  
 
               
 
  12.1   Designation of Trustee     68  
 
               
 
  12.2   Plan Assets Held in Trust     69  
 
               
 
  12.3   Appointment of Investment Manager     70  
 
               
ARTICLE 13 AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN     70  
 
               
 
  13.1   Amendment     70  
 
               
ARTICLE 14 DISCONTINUANCE OF THE PLAN     71  
 
               
 
  14.1   Right To Terminate Plan     71  
 
               
 
  14.2   Valuation of Trust Fund upon Termination     72  
 
               

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  14.3   Continuation of Trust     72  
 
               
 
  14.4   Plan Mergers and Transfers of Assets and Liabilities     72  
 
               
ARTICLE 15 STATEMENT OF INTENT     75  
 
               
 
  15.1   Qualification     75  
 
               
 
  15.2   Section 404(c) of ERISA     75  
 
               
 
  15.3   Responsibility of Named Fiduciaries     76  
 
               
 
  15.4   Legal Rights and Liabilities     76  
 
               
ARTICLE 16 TOP-HEAVY RULES     77  
 
               
 
  16.1   Applicability of Rules     77  
 
               
 
  16.2   Determination of Top-Heavy Status     78  
 
               
 
  16.3   Determination of Accrued Benefits     79  
 
               
 
  16.4   Vesting for Top-Heavy Years     80  
 
               
 
  16.5   Contributions for Top-Heavy Years     81  
 
               
 
  16.6   Certain Changes Effective January 1, 2002     82  
 
               
ARTICLE 17 GENERAL PROVISIONS     84  
 
               
 
  17.1   Nonalienation of Benefits     84  
 
               
 
  17.2   No Right to Continued Employment     85  
 
               
 
  17.3   Rules of Construction     85  
 
               
 
  17.4   Appendices     86  
 
               
ARTICLE 18 LAPSED BENEFITS     86  
 
               
 
  18.1   Notification to Participants and Beneficiaries     86  
 
               
 
  18.2   Reinstatement of Lapsed Benefits     87  
 
               
APPENDICES        

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FORESTAR SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
     This Plan is adopted, effective as of December 28, 2007, by Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. The Plan is intended to be a “qualified automatic enrollment arrangement” described in Section 401(k)(13) of the Code, effective January 1, 2008.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
     As used herein, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning is required by the context:
     1.1 “ Accounts ” means, as applicable, a Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account, Before Tax Contributions Account, After Tax Contributions Account, Employer Matching Contributions Account, Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account, Profit Sharing Contributions Account, Rollover Account, and the Subaccounts maintained under such Accounts. The Plan Administrator may establish such additional Accounts and Subaccounts as it may determine in its discretion.
     1.2 “ Account Balance ” means the aggregate balance of a Participant’s Accounts.
     1.3 “ Affiliate Plan ” means a defined contribution plan (other than this Plan) that is maintained by any member of the Group and that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code.
     1.4 “ After Tax Contributions ” means the voluntary contributions made by a Participant pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof which are neither deductible for federal income tax purposes nor reduce a Participant’s taxable income, plus the amount of such contributions made by a Participant to a Merged Plan that are transferred on behalf of a Participant to this Plan.

 


 

     1.5 “ After Tax Contributions Account ” means the separate account maintained for each Participant who has made After Tax Contributions that accounts for the Participant’s share of the Trust Fund attributable to his After Tax Contributions.
     1.6 “ Approved Absence ” means an Employee’s period of absence occurring by reason of the following events:
          (a) service in the Armed Forces of the United States; provided, however, that the Employee has re-employment rights under applicable laws and complies with the requirements of such laws and is re-employed by the Group;
          (b) an approved leave of absence for medical or disability reasons granted to an Employee pursuant to his Employer’s established personnel rules and policies; or
          (c) any other leave of absence approved by his Employer; provided, however, that no such leave of absence shall be approved for more than six (6) months in the aggregate.
     1.7 “ Automatic Contribution Arrangement ” means the automatic enrollment and contribution provisions of Sections 2.1(b) and (d), 2.2(b) and (c) and 4.2 hereof that are intended to constitute a “qualified automatic contribution arrangement” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(k)-3(j)(1).
     1.8 “ Automatic Contribution Employee ” means any Employee other than an Employee who has an affirmative election in effect (that remains in effect) on January 1, 2008, to (a) have Before Tax Contributions made on the Employee’s behalf in a specified percentage of Compensation, or (b) not have Before Tax Contributions made on the Employee’s behalf. An Employee shall cease to be an Automatic Contribution Employee

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if the Employee makes an election (that remains in effect) to (x) have Before Tax Contributions made on his behalf in a different percentage of Compensation than provided for by Section 2.2(b) or 2.2(c) hereof, or (y) not have any Before Tax Contributions made on his behalf.
     1.9 “ Automatic Contribution Participant ” means an Automatic Contribution Employee who becomes a Participant pursuant to Section 2.1(b)(ii) hereof.
     1.10 “ Automatic Increase Participant ” means (a) each Automatic Contribution Participant, other than an Automatic Contribution Participant who, by Notice to the Plan Administrator, makes an election (that remains in effect) not to have the automatic increases provided for by Section 2.2(c) hereof apply to the Participant, and (b) each other Participant who, by Notice to the Plan Administrator, makes an election (that remains in effect) to have Section 2.2(c) hereof apply.
     1.11 “ Average Contribution Percentage ” means
          (a) For each Plan Year the average of ratios (calculated separately for each Employee) of: (i) the sum of the employee contributions and employer matching contributions (within the meaning of Section 401(m) of the Code) under the Plan on behalf of an Employee for the relevant Plan Year, to (ii) that Employee’s Section 414 Compensation for the relevant Plan Year.
          (b) The Average Contribution Percentage of any Employee who is a Highly Compensated Employee for the Plan Year and who is eligible to make employee contributions or to have matching contributions, qualified nonelective contributions or elective deferrals (as defined in Section 401(m)(4) of the Code) allocated to his account under two (2) or more plans described in Section 401(a) of the Code or arrangements

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described in Section 401(k) of the Code that are maintained by the Group shall be determined as if all such contributions and deferrals were made under a single plan. If such plans or arrangements have different plan years, the Average Contribution Percentage of the Highly Compensated Employee shall be determined by aggregating such contributions and deferrals made by and/or on behalf of the Highly Compensated Employee, and the compensation (using the definition of compensation set forth in the plan or arrangement being tested) received by the Highly Compensated Employee, during the plan year of the plan or arrangement being tested.
          (c) If the Plan satisfies the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) or Section 410(b) of the Code only if aggregated with one (1) or more other plans or if one (1) or more other plans satisfy the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) or Section 410(b) of the Code only if aggregated with the Plan, the Average Contribution Percentages of Employees shall be determined as if all such plans were a single plan. A plan may be aggregated with this Plan for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Section 410(b) of the Code only if such plan uses the same testing method as this Plan to satisfy the actual contribution percentage test of Section 401(m) of the Code.
          (d) To the extent permitted by regulations promulgated under Section 401(m) of the Code, the Plan Administrator may elect to take into account “elective deferrals” (within the meaning of Section 401(m) of the Code) and Qualified Nonelective Contributions, in calculating the Average Contribution Percentage of Employees.
          (e) To the extent prohibited by Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(m)-2(a)(5), the Plan Administrator shall not take into account disproportionate matching contributions in calculating the Average Contribution Percentage of Employees.

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     1.12 “ Before Tax Contributions ” means the amount of Compensation deferred by a Participant pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof on a before tax basis, plus the amount of elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code) that are transferred on behalf of a Participant to this Plan from a Merged Plan.
     1.13 “ Before Tax Contributions Account ” means the separate account maintained for each Participant who has made Before Tax Contributions that accounts for the Participant’s share of the Trust Fund attributable to his Before Tax Contributions.
     1.14 “ Borrower ” means any person who has an outstanding loan under Article 10 of this Plan.
     1.15 “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and shall also include all regulations promulgated thereunder.
     1.16 “ Company ” means Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor to such corporation by merger, purchase, or otherwise.
     1.17 “ Company Retirement Contributions ” means contributions made by an Employer pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof, plus the amount of any similar contributions (as determined by the Plan Administrator) that are transferred to this Plan from a Merged Plan on behalf of a Participant.
     1.18 “ Company Retirement Contributions Account ” means the separate account for each Participant which shall account for his share of the Trust Fund attributable to Company Retirement Contributions made on his behalf.
     1.19 “ Compensation ” means wages paid by an Employer to an Employee, as reported by the Employer in Box 1 on Form W-2, and elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 402(g)(3) of the Code) under any plan sponsored by the Group,

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payroll reduction contributions made on a before tax basis under any cafeteria plan (within the meaning of Section 125 of the Code) or qualified transportation fringe benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 132(f) of the Code) sponsored by the Group, but excludes reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash and noncash), moving expenses, welfare benefits, deferred compensation, and, in the case of a Highly Compensated Employee only, stock option income and payments made with respect to performance units or restricted stock. If, for any Plan Year a Participant’s Compensation exceeds the two hundred thousand dollar ($200,000) limitation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, as adjusted as provided therein, such excess amount shall not be taken into account for such Plan Year for purposes of this Section or any other provision of the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the definition of the term “Compensation” under this Section 1.19 is a safe harbor definition of compensation set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.414(s)-1(c)(3), as modified by Treasury Regulations Sections 1.414(s)-1(c)(4) and (5), and does not include any compensation amount that is not Section 415 Compensation.
     1.20 “ Contributing Participant ” shall mean a Participant who elects to make Before Tax Contributions and/or After Tax Contributions to the Plan pursuant to Article 3 hereof.
     1.21 “ Designated Enrollment Date ” means the first day of each calendar month.
     1.22 “ Distribution Event ” means, with respect to a Participant: (a) the Participant’s retirement, death, disability, or severance from employment; and (b) the termination of the Plan without establishment or maintenance of an alternative defined contribution plan (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(k) - 1(d)(4)).

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Participant has a change in job status from Employee to Section 414(n) Leased Employee, such change in job status shall not constitute a Distribution Event.
     1.23 “ Eligible Borrower ” means any Participant who has an Account Balance under this Plan or any alternate payee who has a right to an Account Balance under this Plan, provided that such Participant or alternate payee is a “party in interest” (within the meaning of Section 3(14) of ERISA).
     1.24 “ Employee ” means a person who is employed by an Employer on a salaried (exempt and non-exempt), salaried plus commission, or commission-only basis and who is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement entered into with an Employer, unless such agreement, by specific reference to the Plan provides for coverage under the Plan.
     1.25 “ Employee Matters Agreement ” means the Employee Matters Agreement by and among Temple-Inland Inc., Guaranty Financial Group Inc. and the Company, entered into pursuant to the Transformation Plan announced by Temple-Inland Inc. on February 26, 2007.
     1.26 “ Employer ” means each of the entities listed on Appendix I hereto, subject to such limitations or restrictions as to participation by employees of such entities as may be reflected on such Appendix I.
     1.27 “ Employer Matching Contributions ” means the contributions made by an Employer pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof, plus the amount of any employer matching contributions (within the meaning of Section 401(m)(4) of the Code) transferred on behalf of a Participant to this Plan from a Merged Plan.

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     1.28 “ Employer Matching Contributions Account ” means the separate account for each Participant which shall account for his share of the Trust Fund attributable to any Employer Matching Contributions made or transferred to this Plan on his behalf.
     1.29 “ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as now in effect or hereafter amended and shall also include all regulations promulgated thereunder.
     1.30 “ Funds ” means the investment funds provided for by Section 7.1 hereof.
     1.31 “ Group ” means the Company, and any entity that is treated as a single employer together with the Company pursuant to Sections 414(b), 414(c) or 414(m) of the Code or is required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to regulations under Section 414(o) of the Code. For the purpose under the Plan of determining the Period of Service of a Participant, each entity shall be included in the Group only for such period or periods during which it is treated as a single employer together with the Company pursuant to Sections 414(b), 414(c) or 414(m) of the Code or is required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to regulations under Section 414(o) of the Code, except as provided in Section 1.49 hereof.
     1.32 “ Guaranty Plan ” means the Guaranty Financial Group Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan (formerly, the Temple-Inland Savings and Retirement Plan) maintained by the Guaranty Financial Group Inc.
     1.33 “ Highly Compensated Employee ” means any Employee who, with respect to the Group, is described in either clauses (a) or (b) below:

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          (a) Was a “5-percent owner” (as described in Section 414(q) of the Code) at any time during the Plan Year or the twelve (12) month period preceding the Plan Year (the “Lookback Year”); or
          (b) Received Section 415 Compensation from the Group in excess of eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) (as adjusted for cost-of-living increases) for the Lookback Year and was in the group of employees for such year consisting of the top twenty percent of employees when ranked on the basis of Section 415 Compensation during such year.
     1.34 “ Hour of Service ” means:
          (a) An hour for which an employee is paid, or entitled to payment, for the performance of duties for any member of the Group. Such hours will be credited to the employee for the computation period in which the duties are performed; and
          (b) An hour for which an employee is paid, or entitled to payment, by any member of the Group on account of a period of time during which no duties are performed (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) due to vacation, holiday, illness, incapacity (including disability), layoff, jury duty, military duty or leave of absence. Hours under this paragraph will be calculated and credited pursuant to Section 2530.200b-2 of the Department of Labor Regulations which is incorporated herein by reference; and
          (c) An hour for which back pay, irrespective of mitigation of damages, is either awarded or agreed to by any member of the Group. An hour of service will not be credited both under (a) or (b), as the case may be, and under this subsection (c). Such hours will be credited to employees for the computation period or periods to which the

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award or agreement pertains rather than the computation period in which the award, agreement or payment is made.
          (d) Hours of service shall be credited for any individual considered to be a Section 414(n) Leased Employee.
     1.35 “ Inactive Participant ” means a Participant who is employed by the Group but who is not an Employee.
     1.36 “ Investment Committee ” means the Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. Investment Committee, as appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company.
     1.37 “ Loan ” means a loan made pursuant to Article 10 hereof or that is treated as a Loan pursuant to Section 10.2(j) hereof
     1.38 “ Merged Plan ” means a tax-qualified defined contribution plan that is merged into this Plan or from which account balances are transferred (other than pursuant to a rollover) to this Plan, in either case with the consent of the Board of Directors or President of the Company.
     1.39 “ Merger Date ” means the date as of which a Merged Plan is merged into this Plan or as of which account balances are transferred to this Plan from a Merged Plan, as designated by the Plan Administrator.
     1.40 “ Months of Participation ” means the number of calendar months (with partial months being counted as full months) during the period beginning (a) on the date on which an Employee provides Notice to the Plan Administrator electing to make Payroll Savings Contributions hereunder, or (b) in the case of an Automatic Contribution Employee, the day after the expiration of the election period set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii) hereof, and ending on the date the Participant ceases to be employed by any member of

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the Group. If the Plan Administrator determines that there are insufficient records to determine a Participant’s Months of Participation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.40, the Plan Administrator may determine a Participant’s Months of Participation using such methods and assumptions as it determines necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion, provided that such methods and assumptions are applied in a consistent and nondiscriminatory manner to similarly situated Participants. In the case of a Participant described in Section 1.49(b) hereof, the Participant’s Months of Participation shall include the Participant’s “months of participation” in the Temple-Inland Savings Plan, the Guaranty Plan or the Merged Plan, as applicable.
     1.41 “ Non-Highly Compensated Employee ” means, with respect to a Plan Year, an Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Article 2 hereof and who is not a Highly Compensated Employee.
     1.42 “ Non-Residential Loan ” means any Loan that is not a Residential Loan.
     1.43 “ Notice ” means a notice, application or request provided by a Participant to a designated party in such form (which may be written, telephonic, electronic, or another means of communication) as may be specified by the party to receive such Notice.
     1.44 “ One Year Break in Service ” means a consecutive twelve (12) month Period of Severance during which an Employee does not perform an Hour of Service and is not on an Approved Absence.
     1.45 “ Participant ” means (a) an Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan under Article 2 hereof, and (b) except for purposes of Articles 2 (other than Section

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2.1(e) and 2.3), 3, 4, 8, 9, and 16 hereof, any person on whose behalf an Account is maintained under the Plan.
     1.46 “ Participant Loan Subaccount ” means the separate Subaccount maintained for each Participant who has an outstanding Loan and to which the promissory note evidencing any such Loan shall be allocated.
     1.47 “ Payroll Savings Contributions ” means Before Tax Contributions and/or After Tax Contributions made by a Participant pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof.
     1.48 “ Period of Separation ” means a period of time commencing with the date a person separates from service with the Group and ending with the date that person resumes employment with the Group.
     1.49 “ Period of Service ” means:
          (a) The period commencing on the date a person is credited with an Hour of Service on or after December 28, 2007, and ending on the date a Period of Severance begins, including any Period of Separation of less than twelve (12) consecutive months. The determination of a Participant’s Period of Service shall be subject to the rules set forth in Section 6.4 hereof. For purposes of determining a Participant’s Period of Service, the Severance from Service Date of a Participant who is absent from service beyond the first anniversary of the first day of absence for maternity or paternity reasons is the second anniversary of the first day of such absence. The period between the first and second anniversaries of the first day of absence from work shall be neither a Period of Service nor a Period of Severance. For purposes of this paragraph, an absence from work for maternity or paternity reasons means an absence (i) by reason of the pregnancy of the individual, (ii) by reason of a birth of a child of the

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individual, (iii) by reason of the placement of a child with the individual in connection with the adoption of such child by such individual, or (iv) for purposes of caring for such child for a period beginning immediately following such birth or placement.
          (b) Notwithstanding Section 1.49(a) hereof:
               (i) The Period of Service of a Participant whose service for vesting purposes under a Merged Plan was determined on a basis other than hours of service shall include the service credited under such plan as of its Merger Date (provided that if the Merged Plan was at any time an Affiliate Plan, no duplication of credited service shall occur).
               (ii) The Period of Service of a Participant whose service for vesting purposes under a Merged Plan was determined based on hours of service shall consist of the following: (A) a number of years equal to the number of years of service credited to the Participant before the plan year or other computation period used for determining years of service under the Merged Plan (the “Computation Period”) during which the Merger Date occurs; (B) the greater of (I) the period of service that would be credited to the Participant under the elapsed time method for his service during the entire Computation Period in which the Merger Date occurs, or (II) the service taken into account for the Computation Period that includes the Merger Date under the hours of service method as of the Merger Date; and (C) the Period of Service credited to the Participant for service subsequent to the Merger Date commencing on the day after the last day of the Computation Period in which the Merger Date occurs.
               (iii) If a Participant transferred employment to an Employer from Temple-Inland Inc., any member of the “Temple-Inland Group” (within the

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meaning of the Employee Matters Agreement), the Guaranty Financial Services Group Inc. or any member of the “Guaranty Group” (within the meaning of the Employee Matters Agreement) and such employment transfer is covered by the Employee Matters Agreement, the Participant’s Period of Service shall include the Participant’s “Period of Service” credited to the Participant under the Temple-Inland Savings Plan or the Guaranty Plan, except to the extent that the inclusion of such service would result in a duplication of credited service with respect to any period.
          (iv) An Employee’s Period of Service shall include prior service with a corporation or other entity acquired by any member of the Group or from which any member of the Group acquired all or a part of the assets of a trade or business to such extent as may be provided by the agreement pursuant to which the applicable member of the Group acquired such corporation, other entity, or assets of all or a part of a trade or business.
     1.50 “ Period of Severance ” means a period of time commencing on a person’s Severance from Service Date and ending with the date that person resumes his employment with the Group.
     1.51 “ Plan ” means the Forestar Savings and Retirement Plan.
     1.52 “ Plan Administrator ” means the individual or committee appointed by the Board of Directors or President of the Company to manage and administer the Plan as provided in Article 11 hereof. The Plan Administrator shall be a “named fiduciary” for the purposes of Section 402(a)(1) of ERISA, responsible for the administration, operation and interpretation of the Plan.

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     1.53 “ Plan Year ” means the calendar year commencing on January 1 and ending on the following December 31, except that the first Plan Year of the Plan shall be the period beginning on December 28, 2007, and ending on December 31, 2007.
     1.54 “ Profit Sharing Contributions ” means any profit sharing contributions transferred on behalf of a Participant to this Plan from a Merged Plan.
     1.55 “ Profit Sharing Contributions Account ” means the separate account for each Participant which shall account for his share of the Trust Fund attributable to any Profit Sharing Contributions made or transferred to the Plan on the Participant’s behalf.
     1.56 “ Qualified Nonelective Contributions ” means the amount of any qualified nonelective contributions (within the meaning of Section 401(m)(4)(c) of the Code) transferred on behalf of a Participant to this Plan from a Merged Plan.
     1.57 “ Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account ” means the separate account maintained for each Participant who has been allocated Qualified Nonelective Contributions that accounts for the Participant’s share of the Trust Fund attributable to Qualified Nonelective Contributions.
     1.58 “ Required Beginning Date ” means the later of (a) April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which a Participant attains age 70-1/2, or (b) in the case of a Participant who is not a five percent (5%) owner (as defined in Section 416 of the Code) with respect to the Plan Year during which the Participant attains age 70-1/2, April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant has a severance from employment with the Group.

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     1.59 “ Residential Loan ” means any Loan that is used to acquire any dwelling unit that within a reasonable period of time is to be used (determined at the time the loan is made) as the principal residence of the Eligible Borrower.
     1.60 “ Rollover Account ” means the separate account maintained for each Participant which shall account for his share of the Trust Fund attributable to his Rollover Contributions.
     1.61 “ Rollover Contributions ” means rollover contributions made to the Plan pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof plus the amount of any rollover contributions transferred on behalf of a Participant to this Plan from a Merged Plan.
     1.62 “ Section 414(n) Leased Employee ” means any person who is not an employee of a recipient of the leased employee’s services (“recipient”) if (a) such services are provided pursuant to an agreement between the recipient and any other person (the “leasing organization”), (b) such person has performed such services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related persons) on a substantially full-time basis for a period of at least one year, and (c) such services are performed under the primary direction or control by the recipient.
     1.63 “ Section 414 Compensation ” means wages paid by an Employer to an Employee, as reported by an Employer in Box 1 on Form W-2, plus elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 402(g)(3) of the Code) under any plan sponsored by the Group and compensation reduction contributions made on a before tax basis under any cafeteria plan (within the meaning of Section 125 of the Code) or qualified transportation fringe benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 132(f) of the Code) sponsored by any member of the Group, minus any compensation amount that is not Section 415

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Compensation; provided , however , that the Plan Administrator may elect to (a) use any definition of compensation permitted under Section 414(s) of the Code and the regulations thereunder for any Plan Year and/or (b) limit the compensation taken into account with respect to an Employee to that portion of the Plan Year during which the Employee was eligible to participate in the Plan. In no event may a Participant’s Section 414 Compensation exceed the two hundred thousand dollar ($200,000) limitation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, as adjusted as provided therein.
     1.64 “ Section 415 Compensation ” means
          (a) Wages paid to an Employee by an Employer, as reported by an Employer in Box 1 on Form W-2, plus elective deferrals (within the meaning of Section 402(g)(3) of the Code) under any plan sponsored by the Group and compensation reduction contributions made on a before tax basis under any cafeteria plan (within the meaning of Section 125 of the Code) or qualified transportation fringe benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 132(f) of the Code) sponsored by any member of the Group. Except as provided herein, Section 415 Compensation for a Plan Year is the compensation actually paid or made available during such Plan Year. In no event may a Participant’s Section 415 Compensation exceed the two hundred thousand dollar ($200,000) limitation imposed by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code, as adjusted as provided therein.
          (b) For Plan Years beginning on and after December 28, 2007, the term “Section 415 Compensation” shall also include compensation paid by the later of 2 1/2 months after a Participant’s severance from employment with the Group or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of the Participant’s severance from employment with

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the Group if the payment is: (i) regular compensation for services during the Participant’s regular working hours, or compensation for services outside the Participant’s regular working hours (such as overtime or shift differential), commissions, bonuses, or other similar payments, and absent a severance from employment, the payments would have been paid to the Participant while the Participant continued in employment with the Group; or (ii) for unused accrued bona fide sick, vacation or other leave that the Participant would have been able to use if employment with the Group had continued.
          (c) Any payments not described in Sections 1.64(a) and 1.64(b) hereof shall not be considered “Section 415 Compensation” if paid after severance from employment with the Group, even if they are paid by the later of 2 1/2 months after the date of severance from employment or the end of the Plan Year that includes the date of severance from employment, except (i) payments to an individual who does not currently perform services for the Group by reason of qualified military service (within the meaning of Section 414(u)(1) of the Code) to the extent the payments do not exceed the amounts the individual would have received if the individual had continued to perform services for the Group rather than entering qualified military service, or (ii) compensation paid to a Participant who is permanently and totally disabled (within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code); provided that salary continuation applies to all Participants who are permanently and totally disabled for a fixed or determinable period or the Participant was not a Highly Compensated Employee immediately before becoming disabled.
     1.65 “ Severance from Service Date ” means the earlier of:

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          (a) the date a person terminates his employment with the Group by reason of quitting, retirement, death or discharge, or
          (b) the date twelve (12) consecutive months after the date a person remains absent from service with the Group (with or without pay) for any reason other than quitting, retirement, death or discharge.
     1.66 “ Subaccounts ” means the subaccounts established for each Participant that account for the investment of each Participant’s Accounts in the funds described in Sections 7.1 and 10.4 hereof, and for such other amounts as the Plan Administrator deems it necessary or appropriate to establish a subaccount.
     1.67 “ Temple-Inland Savings Plan ” means the Temple-Inland Salaried Savings Plan, Temple-Inland Non-Salaried Savings Plan, Temple-Inland Plan for Union Employees, El Morro Corrugated Box Corporation Savings and Investment Plan or Joint Venture Master 401(k) Plan, as applicable, each maintained by TIN Inc.
     1.68 “ Trust Agreement ” means the agreement between the Company and the Trustee, as provided for in Article 12 hereof, as the same may hereafter be amended from time to time.
     1.69 “ Trust Fund ” means all the assets at any time held under the Plan by the Trustee as provided for in Article 12 hereof.
     1.70 “ Trustee ” means the trustee or trustees selected by the Board of Directors or President of the Company which may at any time be acting as Trustee under the Trust Agreement.
     1.71 “ Valuation Date ” means (a) the last day of each calendar year that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading, and (b) except as otherwise determined by

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either the Plan Administrator or the Trustee in its sole discretion and either with or without prior notice to Participants, each other day (or portion thereof) that the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading.
ARTICLE 2
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
     2.1 Participation .
          (a) Each Employee who was a Participant in the Temple-Inland Savings Plan or the Guaranty Plan as of December 27, 2007, and is employed by an Employer on December 28, 2007, shall be a Participant in this Plan as of December 28, 2007.
          (b) Each Employee not described in Section 2.1(a) hereof shall become a Participant as soon as practicable after the earlier of (i) the Employee’s providing Notice to the Plan Administrator pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof to elect to have Before Tax Contributions made on the Employee’s behalf in a specified percentage of Compensation, or (ii) in the case of an Automatic Contribution Employee, the expiration of thirty (30) days from the later of (A) the Employee’s most recent date of hire as an Employee, or (B) the date the notice described in Section 2.1(d) hereof is provided to the Employee, but not earlier than January 1, 2008, unless the Employee has elected, by Notice to the Plan Administrator, not to have Before Tax Contributions made on his behalf; provided , however , that in no event shall an Employee become a Participant unless he is an Employee as of the date he would otherwise become a Participant.

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     (c) Each Employee who does not become a Participant under Section 2.1(a) or 2.1(b) hereof shall become a Participant as of the date as of which his Employer makes a Company Retirement Contribution on his behalf pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof.
     (d) Within a reasonable period of time before each Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 2008, the Plan Administrator shall provide each Employee a written notice of the Automatic Contribution Arrangement hereunder, which notice shall include the following information: (i) the Employee’s rights and obligations under the Automatic Contribution Arrangement, (ii) the level of Before Tax Contributions that will be made on the Employee’s behalf if the Employee does not make an affirmative election to make Before Tax Contributions, (iii) the Employee’s right to elect not to have Before Tax Contributions made on the Employee’s behalf (or to elect to have Before Tax Contributions made in a different percentage of Compensation than provided in Sections 2.2(b) and 2.2(c) hereof), (iv) how contributions made by and on the Employee’s behalf under the Automatic Contribution Arrangement will be invested in the absence of an investment election by the Employee, (v) the reasonable period of time after receipt of such notice and before the Employee’s first Before Tax Contribution for such Plan Year under the Automatic Contribution Arrangement during which the Employee may make contribution and investment elections hereunder, and (vi) the Employee’s right to withdraw Before Tax Contributions made under the Automatic Contribution Arrangement pursuant to Section 8.6 hereof, and the procedures to elect such a withdrawal.
     (e) Each Participant shall (i) provide Notice to the Plan Administrator designating a beneficiary who shall receive any benefits payable pursuant to Section 9.1

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hereof in the event of the death of the Participant, and (ii) agree to the terms of the Plan. A Participant may designate one or more persons as beneficiary; provided, however, that if more than one (1) person is named, the Participant shall indicate the shares and precedence of each person. A married Participant’s spouse shall be deemed to be his beneficiary regardless of any contrary designation on file or later filed with the Plan Administrator, unless the spouse consents (acknowledging the effect of such consent) to the designation of a beneficiary other than the spouse and such consent is witnessed by a notary public or the Plan Administrator. A Participant may change his beneficiary from time to time by Notice to the Plan Administrator but only with the written consent of his spouse (witnessed by the Plan Administrator or a notary public), if he has a spouse at such time. The consent of a previously designated nonspouse beneficiary shall not be required in any case. In the event the Participant fails to effectively designate a beneficiary as to any distribution, such distribution shall be made to such deceased Participant’s spouse (as set forth above) if living, if not, then to such deceased Participant’s estate.
     (f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.1, in no event shall (i) an Employee be eligible to become a Participant in this Plan to the extent that becoming a Participant would cause any plan maintained or formerly maintained by the Group to fail to satisfy the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.401(k)-1(d), or (ii) any person who is a leased employee (including a Section 414(n) Leased Employee), a consultant or any other person who is not classified by an Employer as an employee (not taking into account any retroactive reclassification of any person as an Employee) be eligible to become a Participant in this Plan.

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     2.2 Enrollment as a Contributing Participant .
          (a) An Employee who is a Participant or who is eligible to become a Participant may elect to become a Contributing Participant by providing Notice to the Plan Administrator authorizing the deduction by his Employer of Payroll Savings Contributions from his Compensation and specifying the Funds in which his Payroll Savings Contributions and other amounts shall be invested, subject to the terms of Article 7 hereof.
          (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, an Automatic Contribution Participant shall be deemed to have elected to contribute to the Plan as Before Tax Contributions three percent (3%) of the Employee’s Compensation for the period beginning on the date on which the Participant first becomes an Automatic Contribution Participant and ending on the last day of the Plan Year next following the Plan Year in which the Participant first becomes an Automatic Contribution Participant (the “Initial Contribution Period”). An Automatic Contribution Participant may elect to change or suspend his contribution election at any time in accordance with Article 3 hereof.
          (c) The percentage of Compensation that an Automatic Increase Participant contributes to the Plan as Before Tax Contributions shall be increased by one percent (1%) effective as of the first payroll period beginning on or after January 1 of each Plan Year beginning after the expiration of the Participant’s Initial Contribution Period; provided , however , that no increase with respect to an Automatic Increase Participant shall occur pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) if the percentage of Compensation contributed to the Plan by the Automatic Increase Participant as Before Tax

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Contributions would exceed ten percent (10%). Unless an Automatic Contribution Participant elects otherwise by providing Notice to the Plan Administrator, the Automatic Contribution Participant shall be treated as an Automatic Increase Participant immediately upon becoming an Automatic Contribution Participant. A Participant who is not an Automatic Contribution Participant but who has elected to become an Automatic Increase Participant shall become an Automatic Increase Participant as soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator receives Notice from the Participant of such election. An Automatic Increase Participant may elect to cease to be an Automatic Increase Participant at any time by providing Notice to the Plan Administrator, and such election shall be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator’s receipt of such Notice. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the rate of an Automatic Contribution Participant’s Before Tax Contributions on January 1, 2008, shall not be less than the rate in effect as of December 31, 2007, unless the Automatic Contribution Participant elects a lower rate.
          (d) The authorizations, designations and elections made pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof and this Section 2.2 shall be deemed to be continuing as to current and succeeding Plan Years until changed by prior Notice to the Plan Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Participant whose Before Tax Contributions are temporarily suspended under Section 8.4(c)(iii) hereof, the Participant’s Before Tax Contribution election shall not apply during the suspension period, and in the case of an Automatic Increase Participant, the rate of the Participant’s Before Tax Contributions immediately after the expiration of the suspension period shall be the rate that would have been in effect had the suspension not occurred.

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          (e) In the case of an Employee who becomes an Employee and a Participant in this Plan on December 28, 2007, and who immediately prior to becoming a Participant was both (i) employed by Temple-Inland Inc. or any member of the “Temple-Inland Group” (within the meaning of the Employee Matters Agreement) and was a participant in the Temple-Inland Savings Plan, or (ii) employed by Guaranty Financial Group Inc. or any member of the “Guaranty Group” (within the meaning of the Employee Matters Agreement) and was a participant in the Guaranty Plan, such Participant’s (x) affirmative elections under the applicable foregoing plan with respect to (A) making before tax contributions and/or after tax contributions, (B) the investment of contributions made under the applicable foregoing plan on the Participant’s behalf, and (y) designation of a beneficiary (or beneficiaries) under the applicable foregoing plan, shall be treated as if made under, and with respect to, this Plan and shall continue in effect under this Plan until changed in accordance with the terms of this Plan.
          (f) In the case of an Employee who becomes a Participant in this Plan and who immediately prior to becoming a Participant was both employed by a member of the Group and was a participant in a Merged Plan, then, if so determined by the Plan Administrator, such Participant’s (x) elections under the Merged Plan with respect to (A) making before tax contributions and/or after tax contributions, (B) the investment of contributions made under the Merged Plan by or on the Participant’s behalf, and (y) designation of a beneficiary (or beneficiaries) under the Merged Plan, shall be treated as if made under, and with respect to, this Plan and shall continue in effect under this Plan until changed in accordance with the terms of this Plan.
     2.3 No Participation by Non-Covered Employees .

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          (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, an Inactive Participant shall not be eligible to make Payroll Savings Contributions under Article 3 hereof or be entitled to any Employer Matching Contributions or Company Retirement Contributions under Article 4 hereof.
          (b) If an Inactive Participant again becomes an Employee, he (i) may elect to resume making Payroll Savings Contributions by giving prior Notice to the Plan Administrator, and such election shall be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator’s receipt of such election, and (ii) shall be eligible to be allocated Employer Matching Contributions and Company Retirement Contributions, subject to, and in accordance with, the terms of Article 4 hereof.
          (c) Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, an Employee who has rights under Chapter 43 of Title 38, United States Code, resulting from qualified military service, shall be credited with service and entitled to make Before Tax Contributions and After Tax Contributions to this Plan and to be allocated Employer Matching Contributions and Company Retirement Contributions to the extent required by applicable law and Section 414(u) of the Code.
ARTICLE 3
PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS
     3.1 Payroll Savings Contributions . Each Participant may elect to make Payroll Savings Contributions to the Plan of any whole percentage of his Compensation for each payroll period. The minimum amount of Payroll Savings Contributions with respect to each payroll period shall be one percent (1%), and, except as permitted pursuant to Section 3.6 hereof, the maximum amount shall be fifty percent (50%). A

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Participant’s Payroll Savings Contributions may consist of any whole percentage of Before Tax Contributions and any whole percentage of After Tax Contributions.
     3.2 Suspension of Contributions . A Participant may voluntarily suspend his Payroll Savings Contributions by giving prior Notice to the Plan Administrator, and such suspension shall be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator’s receipt of such Notice. Subject to the requirements of Section 8.8 hereof, a Participant may resume making Payroll Savings Contributions by giving prior Notice to the Plan Administrator, and such election shall be effective as soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator’s receipt of such election.
     3.3 Changes in Contribution Elections . A Participant may increase or decrease, subject to Section 3.1 hereof, the amount of his Before Tax Contributions and/or After Tax Contributions by giving prior Notice to the Plan Administrator. Such changes in Before Tax Contributions and/or After Tax Contributions shall become effective as soon as practicable after receipt of Notice by the Plan Administrator.
     3.4 Payment of Contributions .
          (a) Participants’ Payroll Savings Contributions shall be transferred to the Trustee under the Plan on the earliest date that such amounts can reasonably be segregated from the Employer’s general assets, but in no event later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the calendar month following the month in which the Payroll Savings Contributions withheld would otherwise have been paid to the Participant. In no event shall an Employer transfer a Before Tax Contribution to the Trustee on behalf of a Participant prior to the date the Participant performs the services with respect to which the Before Tax Contribution is being made (or the date the Compensation for such

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services would be currently available, if earlier) unless such pre-funding is to accommodate a bona fide administrative concern and is not for the principal purpose of accelerating deductions for federal income tax purposes.
          (b) Participants’ Before Tax Contributions shall be treated under the Plan, ERISA and the Code as nonforfeitable Employer contributions. Payroll Savings Contributions shall not be required to be made from the current or accumulated profits of an Employer.
     3.5 No Make-Up of Contributions . Subject to Section 3.6 hereof, no Participant who fails to make the maximum amount of Payroll Savings Contributions permitted under Section 3.1 hereof, or who voluntarily suspends his Payroll Savings Contributions in accordance with Section 3.2 hereof, shall be permitted to make up such contributions in any subsequent payroll period.
     3.6 Limitations on Before Tax Contributions .
          (a) No Participant shall be permitted to have Before Tax Contributions made to the Plan during any Plan Year to the extent such contributions, plus any elective deferrals under any other tax-qualified plan, exceed the dollar limit imposed under Section 402(g) of the Code, as adjusted in accordance therewith, except to the extent permitted under Section 3.6(b) hereof. A Participant shall promptly notify the Plan Administrator if such limitation is exceeded and the amount of such excess, plus gain or loss allocable thereto for the Plan Year, and the period beginning on the day after the close of such Plan Year and ending seven (7) days prior to the date of distribution of excess contributions for such Plan Year (the “Gap Period”), shall be distributed to such Participant within three and one-half (3-1/2) months after the close of the Plan Year

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during which such excess contributions were made or as of such later date that is permissible under applicable regulations as may be determined by the Plan Administrator. Except as otherwise determined by the Plan Administrator, the income allocable to a Participant’s excess Before Tax Contributions for a Plan Year, and the Gap Period for such Plan Year, shall be determined by multiplying the total investment income or loss (including dividends, interest, realized gains or losses, and unrealized appreciation or depreciation) allocated to the Participant’s Before Tax Contributions Account for such Plan Year and Gap Period by a fraction: (i) the numerator of which is the amount of excess Before Tax Contributions allocated to the Employee’s Before Tax Contributions Account for the Plan Year; and (ii) the denominator of which is the Employee’s total Before Tax Contributions Account balance as of the beginning of the Plan Year increased by the total of the Employee’s Before Tax Contributions for the Plan Year and the Gap Period for such Plan Year.
          (b) Participants who are eligible to make Before Tax Contributions hereunder and who have attained age 50 before the close of the Plan Year shall be eligible to make “catch-up contributions” in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, Section 414(v) of the Code. Such catch-up contributions shall not be taken into account for purposes of the provisions of the Plan implementing the required limitations of Sections 402(g) and 415 of the Code. The Plan shall not be treated as failing to satisfy the provisions of the Plan implementing the requirements of Sections 401(k)(3), 410(b) or 416 of the Code, as applicable, by reason of Participants making such catch-up contributions.

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          (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Automatic Contribution Arrangement provisions of Sections 2.1(b) and (d), 2.2(b) and (c) and 4.2 hereof are intended to constitute a “qualified automatic contribution arrangement” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.401(k)-3(j)(i), and satisfy the Actual Deferral Percentage test and Average Contribution Percentage test (only with respect to Employer Matching Contributions) of Section 401(k) and (m), respectively, of the Code.
     3.7 Rollovers . Employees may, subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the Plan Administrator, roll over all or a portion of (a) an eligible rollover distribution (within the meaning of Section 402(c)(4) of the Code), (b) a rollover amount (within the meaning of Section 403(a)(4) of the Code), or (c) a rollover contribution (within the meaning of Section 408(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the Code) to this Plan, (each, a “Rollover Amount”); provided , however , that (x) in no event may any “after-tax” employee contributions be rolled over into this Plan, and (y) Rollover Amounts may be transferred to the Plan only in the form of cash and/or, in the discretion of the Plan Administrator, one or more participant loan notes. If, after an amount has been rolled over to this Plan, the Plan Administrator determines that such amount was not a valid Rollover Amount, the Plan Administrator shall distribute such amount to the applicable Participant, together with earnings attributable thereto, within a reasonable period after such determination.
ARTICLE 4
EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS
     4.1 Company Retirement Contributions . As of the last day of each payroll period occurring after December 28, 2007, subject to Section 4.4 hereof, the Employer shall make a Company Retirement Contribution to the Plan on behalf of each Participant

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who is an Employee of such Employer equal to three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the Compensation earned by the Participant while an Employee during such payroll period. Company Retirement Contributions shall be transferred by the Employer to the Trustee no later than the last calendar day of the month next following the applicable payroll period. The Company may, in its sole discretion, permit participating Employers to make additional Company Retirement Contributions with respect to their respective Employees, which contributions, if made, shall be allocated among such Employees in proportion to the Compensation earned by such Employees during the applicable payroll period(s).
     4.2 Matching Contributions .
          (a) Subject to Sections 4.4 and 4.5 hereof, each Employer shall make Employer Matching Contributions to the Plan with respect to each Participant who is an Employee of that Employer in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the first three percent (3%) of each such Participant’s Compensation contributed to the Plan as Before Tax Contributions each payroll period plus an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the next three percent (3%) of each such Participant’s Compensation contributed to the Plan as Before Tax Contributions each payroll period. Employer Matching Contributions made pursuant to this Section 4.2(a) shall be transferred to the Trustee under the Plan concurrently with the delivery of the Participants’ Before Tax Contributions and shall be allocated to the Accounts of the Participants on whose behalf they were made upon receipt by the Trustee (or as soon as practicable thereafter). The contribution period for Employer Matching Contributions shall be the Plan Year.

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          (b) Subject to Sections 4.4 and 4.5 hereof, in the event that the total amount of Employer Matching Contributions made to the Plan with respect to a Participant for a Plan Year is less than an amount equal to the sum of (i) one hundred percent (100%) of the first three percent (3%) of such Participant’s Compensation contributed to the Plan as Before Tax Contributions for such Plan Year, and (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the next three percent (3%) of such Participant’s Compensation contributed to the Plan as Before Tax Contributions for such Plan Year (the sum of (a) and (b) being the “Total Match”), the Employer shall make an additional Employer Matching Contribution to the Plan with respect to the Participant for such Plan Year equal to the difference between (x) the Total Match for such Plan Year, and (y) the amount of Employer Matching Contributions made to the Plan on behalf of the Participant pursuant to Section 4.2(a) hereof for such Plan Year (such additional contribution being a “True-Up Contribution”). Employer Matching Contributions made pursuant to this Section 4.2(b) shall be transferred to the Trustee not later than the date required under the Code in order for such contributions to be deductible for such Plan Year for federal income tax purposes and shall be allocated to the Accounts of the Participants on whose behalf they were made upon receipt by the Trustee (or as soon as practicable thereafter). Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Employer may, in its discretion, calculate and contribute to the Plan True-Up Contributions more frequently than on a Plan Year basis.
          (c) Notwithstanding Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b) hereof, the maximum amount of Employer Matching Contributions made on behalf of a Highly Compensated Employee for any Plan Year shall be four thousand five hundred dollars ($4,500).

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          (d) In no event shall an Employer transfer an Employer Matching Contribution made pursuant to this Section 4.2 to the Trustee on behalf of a Participant prior to the date the Participant performs the services with respect to which the Employer Matching Contribution is being made (or the date the Compensation for such services would be currently available, if earlier) unless such pre-funding is to accommodate a bona fide administrative concern and is not for the principal purpose of accelerating deductions for federal income tax purposes.
     4.3 Reinstatement of Forfeited Account Balances; Payment of Administrative Expenses .
          (a) Each Employer shall contribute to the Plan any amount necessary to reinstate any Company Retirement Contributions, Employer Matching Contributions and Profit Sharing Contributions previously forfeited pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof.
          (b) To the extent not paid by the Trustee from the Trust Fund, each Employer shall pay its pro rata share of all administrative expenses of the Plan and of all fees and retainers of the Plan’s Trustee, consultants, auditors and counsel (who may, but need not, be counsel to the Company and to the Trustee). All expenses directly relating to the investments of the Trust Fund such as taxes, commissions, registration charges, etc. shall be paid by the Trustee from the Trust Fund.
     4.4 Limitations on Contributions . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the limitations imposed by Section 415 of the Code are hereby incorporated by reference. For purposes of applying the limitations imposed by Section 415 of the Code, “compensation” as referred to therein, shall mean Section 415 Compensation.

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     4.5 Limitations on After Tax Contributions and Employer Matching Contributions .
          (a) If the Average Contribution Percentage of Highly Compensated Employees for a Plan Year would exceed the greater of: (i) the Average Contribution Percentage of Non-Highly Compensated Employees for such Plan Year multiplied by one and one-fourth (1.25), or (ii) the lesser of: (A) two percent (2%) plus the Average Contribution Percentage of Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the preceding Plan Year, or (B) the Average Contribution Percentage of Non-Highly Compensated Employees for the preceding Plan Year multiplied by two (2), the After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions of the Highly Compensated Employees shall be reduced as set forth in Section 4.5(b) hereof.
     (b) In order to determine the amount by which Highly Compensated Employees’ After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions must be reduced and identifying the Highly Compensated Employees whose After Tax Contribution and/or Employer Matching Contributions shall be reduced, the Plan Administrator shall:
               (i) Determine the maximum Average Contribution Percentage for Highly Compensated Employees permitted under Section 4.5(a) hereof;
               (ii) Identify the Highly Compensated Employees with Average Contribution Percentages in excess of the maximum percentage amount determined pursuant to the preceding clause (i);
               (iii) Determine the dollar amount of the reduction in each such Highly Compensated Employee’s After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching

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Contributions that would be required so that the Average Contribution Percentage of Highly Compensated Employees would not exceed the percentage limit determined pursuant to the preceding clause (i), with the dollar amount of such reductions being determined under a process whereby the Average Contribution Percentage of the Highly Compensated Employee(s) with the highest Average Contribution Percentage(s) is reduced so that it is equal to that of the Highly Compensated Employee(s) with the next highest Average Contribution Percentage and repeating such process until the Average Contribution Percentage of Highly Compensated Employees does not exceed the limits prescribed by Section 4.5(a) hereof; and
               (iv) Cause After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions equal to the total dollar amount of After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions determined pursuant to the preceding clause (iii) (the “Excess Contributions”) to be refunded in accordance with Sections 4.5(c) and 4.5(d) hereof to the Highly Compensated Employees identified therein.
          (c) After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions of the Highly Compensated Employee(s) with the highest total amount of After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions shall be reduced by the amount required to cause the After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions of such Highly Compensated Employee(s) to be equal to the After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions of the Highly Compensated Employee(s) who have the next highest total amount of After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions; provided , however , if a lesser reduction would equal the amount of Excess Contributions, the lesser reduction shall be made. The process provided for by the

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preceding sentence shall be repeated until the total amount of the reductions equals the amount of Excess Contributions. For purposes of the foregoing, the reductions made to a Highly Compensated Employee’s After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions pursuant to this Section 4.5(c) shall be made first from After Tax Contributions, and then if necessary Employer Matching Contributions. If the Average Contribution Percentage of any Employee who is a Highly Compensated Employee for a Plan Year is determined taking into consideration employee after tax contributions and employer matching contributions allocated to his accounts under two (2) or more plans or arrangements described in Section 401(m) of the Code that are maintained by the Group, pursuant to Section 1.11 hereof, and the employee after tax contributions and employer matching contributions of the Highly Compensated Employee must be reduced to satisfy the requirements of Section 401(m) of the Code, only the employee after-tax contributions and employer matching contributions made to the plan being corrected shall be reduced.
          (d) After Tax Contributions and/or any vested Employer Matching Contributions in excess of the amount permitted under this Section 4.5, along with any gain or loss allocable thereto for the Plan Year shall be distributed to the Highly Compensated Employees identified in Section 4.5(c) hereof within two and one-half (2-1/2) months after the close of the relevant Plan Year (or as of such later date as may be determined by the Plan Administrator, provided that such later date shall not be later than the close of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the excess amounts were contributed). The income allocable for a Plan Year to a Highly Compensated Employee’s excess After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions

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shall be determined by multiplying the total investment income or loss (including dividends, interest, realized gains or losses, and unrealized appreciation or depreciation) allocated to the Employee’s After Tax Contributions Account and/or Employer Matching Contributions Account for such Plan Year by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is the amount of excess After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions allocated to the Employee’s After Tax Contributions Account and/or Employer Matching Contributions Account for the Plan Year; and (ii) the denominator of which is the Employee’s total After Tax Contributions Account and/or Employer Matching Contributions Account balance as of the beginning of the Plan Year increased by the total of the Employee’s After Tax Contributions and/or Employer Matching Contributions for the Plan Year. Any nonvested Employer Matching Contributions that are otherwise reduced pursuant to this Section 4.5 (together with any allocable gain or loss, as determined in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 4.5(d)) shall be forfeited within two and one-half (2-1/2) months after the close of the relevant Plan Year (or as of such later date as may be determined by the Plan Administrator, provided that such later date shall not be later than the close of the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the excess amounts were contributed) and used to reduce future Employer contributions and shall not be considered a contribution for any purpose of the Plan, except to the extent required by applicable regulations.
          (e) The Plan Administrator at any time, in its sole discretion, and upon notice to the affected Participants, may unilaterally reduce, on a prospective basis, the maximum percentage of Compensation that Highly Compensated Employees may make as After Tax Contributions to the Plan.

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          (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the Automatic Contribution Arrangement provisions of Sections 2.1(b) and (d), 2.2(b) and (c) and 4.2 hereof are intended to constitute a “qualified automatic contribution arrangement” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.401(k)-3(j)(i), and satisfy the Actual Deferral Percentage test and Average Contribution Percentage test (only with respect to Employer Matching Contributions) of Sections 401(k) and (m), respectively, of the Code. In determining whether the Plan satisfies the limitations of Section 4.5(a) hereof for a Plan Year with respect to After-Tax Contributions, the Plan Administrator may elect to include or disregard all Employer Matching Contributions made hereunder on behalf of all Employees for such Plan Year.
ARTICLE 5
ACCOUNTS
     5.1 Maintenance of Accounts . The Plan Administrator shall maintain for each Participant such Accounts as may be necessary to reflect the portion of the Participant’s interest in the Trust Fund that is attributable to Company Retirement Contributions, Before Tax Contributions, After Tax Contributions, Employer Matching Contributions, Qualified Nonelective Contributions, Profit Sharing Contributions and Rollover Contributions held by the Trustee on the Participant’s behalf.
     5.2 Adjustments to Accounts; Statements Provided to Participants . As of each Valuation Date, the Accounts of each Participant shall be adjusted to reflect contributions, withdrawals, distributions, income earned or accrued, and increase or decrease in the value of Trust Fund assets since the preceding Valuation Date. Trust Fund earnings or losses shall be allocated proportionately on the basis of Account

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balances among the respective Accounts and in a fair and equitable manner as determined by the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall provide each Participant with a statement of his Account balances under the Plan on a quarterly basis.
ARTICLE 6
VESTING AND FORFEITURES
     6.1 Before Tax Contributions, After Tax Contributions, Qualified Nonelective Contributions and Rollover Accounts . The Before Tax Contributions Account, After Tax Contributions Account, Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account and Rollover Account of a Participant shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times.
     6.2 Vesting of Company Retirement Contributions Account . In the case of a Participant who is credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service on or after January 1, 2008, the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable upon the first to occur of the following: (a) the Participant’s completion of a Period of Service of twenty-four (24) months, (b) the Participant’s attainment of age sixty-five (65) (which shall be the Plan’s normal retirement age) while an employee of the Group, (c) the Participant’s death while employed by the Group, or (d) the Participant’s total disability while an employee of the Group, as certified by either the Social Security Administration or the applicable Group member’s long-term disability carrier.
     6.3 Vesting of Employer Matching Contributions Account and Profit Sharing Contributions Account .
          (a) In the case of a Participant who (i) is credited with at least one (1) Hour of Service on or after January 1, 2008, but who is hired as an Employee prior to

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such date pursuant to a transfer of employment covered by the Employee Matters Agreement, and (ii) participated in the Temple-Inland Savings Plan or Guaranty Plan, immediately prior to such transfer, the Participant’s Employer Matching Contributions Account and Profit Sharing Contributions Account shall vest in accordance with the following schedule:
     
If the Period of Service of the   The Vested Percentage of Employer
Participant, in Months, Equals or   Matching Contributions and Profit
Exceeds   Sharing Contributions Accounts Shall Be
 
   
twelve (12)
  thirty-four (34)
twenty-four (24)
  one hundred (100)
          (b) In the case of a Participant who was hired as an Employee after December 31, 2007, the Participant’s Employer Matching Contributions Account and Profit Sharing Contributions Account shall vest in accordance with the following schedule:
     
    The Vested Percentage of
    Employer Matching Contributions
If the Period of Service of the   and Profit Sharing Contributions
Participant, in Months,   Accounts Shall Be
 
   
is less than twenty-four (24)
  zero (0)
is at least twenty-four (24)
  one hundred (100)
          (c) Notwithstanding Sections 6.3(a) and (b) hereof, the Employer Matching Contributions Account and Profit Sharing Contributions Account of any Participant shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable upon the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 6.2 hereof. If a Participant makes a withdrawal or receives a distribution from any of his Accounts (other than a distribution that results in the forfeiture of the nonvested portion of such Account pursuant to Section

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6.4 hereof) prior to the date that he has a vested percentage of one hundred percent (100%) with respect to such Account, a separate subaccount shall be established for the balance of such Account as of the time of distribution and the vested portion of such account shall be equal to P(AB+D)-D, where P is the vested percentage at the relevant time; AB is the account balance at the relevant time; D is the amount of the distribution; and the relevant time is the time at which, under the Plan, the vested percentage in the Account cannot increase.
          (d) For purposes of Sections 6.3(a) and (b) hereof, in the case of a Participant described in Section 1.49(b)(iii) hereof who was an employee of Temple Inland Inc. (including any member of the “Temple-Inland Group” (within the meaning of the Employee Matters Agreement)) or Guaranty Financial Group Inc. (including any member of the “Guaranty Group” (within the meaning of the Employee Matters Agreement)) on December 28, 2007, and who was continuously employed by Temple-Inland Inc. and/or Guaranty Financial Group Inc. for the period beginning on such date and ending on the date of a transfer of employment from Temple Inland Inc. or Guaranty Financial Group Inc. to an Employer, the Participant shall be treated as being hired as an Employee before January 1, 2008.
          (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.3, in the case of a Participant who was a participant in a Merged Plan, the vested percentage of such Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account, Employer Matching Contributions Account, Profit Sharing Contributions Account and/or Subaccounts hereunder shall not be less than if the vesting schedule under the Merged Plan applicable to amounts allocated to such Accounts and/or Subaccounts applied to such Accounts

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and/or Subaccounts under this Plan, except as otherwise provided in an Appendix hereto and permitted under Section 411(a)(10) of the Code.
     6.4 Forfeitures .
          (a) The nonvested portion (if any) of a Participant’s Accounts shall be forfeited as of the earlier of (i) the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant receives a distribution of his entire vested Account Balance (provided such distribution is made not later than the end of the second Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the Participant terminates employment with the Group), or (ii) in case of a Participant who does not have a nonforfeitable right to any portion of his Account Balance attributable to Employer contributions (including elective deferrals, within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code), the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service. If a former employee of the Group who has forfeited the nonvested portion of his Accounts later resumes employment by the Group before he has five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service, that portion of his Accounts that was previously forfeited shall be reinstated (unadjusted for Trust Fund earnings and/or losses subsequent to the date of forfeiture) and he shall receive full credit for his previous Periods of Service. The source of the reinstated funds shall first be from the then applicable forfeitures, and to the extent necessary then from Employer contributions as provided in Section 4.4(a) hereof.
          (b) Except to the extent provided in Sections 3.6, 4.4 and 4.5 hereof, forfeitures under the Plan shall result only from a Participant’s termination of employment with the Group before satisfying the vesting requirements of Sections 6.2 and 6.3 hereof. Forfeitures under the Plan shall be used for the following purposes: (i) to

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reinstate forfeited Accounts pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof; (ii) to reduce the amount of any subsequent contributions of the applicable Employer under Article 4 hereof, and (iii) to reduce administrative expenses of the Plan.
     6.5 Determination of Period of Service . In determining the Period of Service of a Participant for purposes of Sections 6.2 and 6.3 hereof, a Participant who has five (5) or more consecutive One Year Breaks in Service shall receive credit for his Period of Service prior to such One Year Breaks in Service only if he had any nonforfeitable interest in his Account Balance attributable to Employer contributions (including elective deferrals within the meaning of Section 402(g) of the Code) at the time of his separation from service with the Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of any Participant who has incurred five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service, his Period of Service after such One Year Breaks in Service shall not be taken into account for determining the vested percentage of his Accounts attributable to periods prior to such five (5) consecutive One Year Breaks in Service.
ARTICLE 7
INVESTMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS
     7.1 Investment Funds . Contributions made to the Plan shall be invested in accordance with the provisions of this Article 7 (except as provided in Section 10.4 hereof) in such investment funds as the Investment Committee may designate from time-to-time, provided that such investment funds shall include:
          (a) A Fixed Income Fund, which shall be provided by such investment vehicle as may be designated by the Investment Committee.

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          (b) A U.S. Treasury Fund, which shall be provided by such investment vehicle as may be designated by the Investment Committee.
          (c) A Balanced Fund, which shall be provided by such vehicle as may be designated by the Investment Committee.
          (d) A Retirement Savings Fund, which shall be provided by such vehicle as may be designated by the Investment Committee.
          (e) One or more Target Retirement Funds, which shall be provided by such vehicle(s) as may be designated by the Investment Committee.
     7.2 Loan Fund . The Plan shall maintain a Loan Fund which shall consist of promissory notes evidencing Loans made pursuant to Article 10 hereof.
     7.3 Investment of Employer and Participant Contributions . Contributions under the Plan shall be invested as follows:
          (a) Payroll Savings Contributions, Employer Matching Contributions, Company Retirement Contributions and Rollover Contributions, if any, shall be invested in accordance with the investment elections made by Participants; provided , however , that in the case of any Participant (including, but not limited to, an Automatic Contribution Participant) who does not have in effect a valid investment election, such Participant’s Payroll Savings Contributions, Employer Matching Contributions, Company Retirement Contributions and Rollover Contributions, if any, shall be invested in the Target Retirement Fund appropriate for the Participant’s age. A Participant may direct, in one percent (1%) increments, that the Participant’s Payroll Savings Contributions, Employer Matching Contributions, Company Retirement Contributions and Rollover Contributions, if any, be invested in any of the Funds.

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          (b) Amounts transferred to this Plan from a Merged Plan shall be invested in the Funds in accordance with rules specified by the Plan Administrator.
          (c) Subaccounts shall be established for each Participant under each Fund to which contributions on his behalf have been allocated.
     7.4 Change in Investment Elections . A Participant may change his investment election by giving prior Notice to the Plan Administrator in accordance with rules prescribed by the Plan Administrator.
     7.5 Change in Existing Investments .
          (a) In accordance with rules prescribed by the Plan Administrator, a Participant may transfer all or any portion (in one percent (1%) increments) of his Before Tax Contributions Account, After Tax Contributions Account, Employer Matching Contributions Account, Company Retirement Contributions Account, Profit Sharing Contributions Account, Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account and Rollover Account invested in any of the Funds to any of the other Funds.
          (b) Transfers made pursuant to this Section 7.5 will be effected as of the close of business on the Valuation Date that the transfer instruction is received by the Trustee if the instruction is received on or before the Cut-Off Time, or as of the close of business on the next Valuation Date, if the instruction is received after the Cut-Off Time or on a day that is not a Valuation Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator or the Trustee may, in its sole discretion and either with or without prior notice to Participants, suspend, delay, limit or restrict the execution of Participant transfer elections for some or all Participants for such periods as the Plan Administrator or the Trustee may determine in the event of electronic or other communications failures or for

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purposes of facilitating the merger of a Merged Plan into this Plan. For purposes of this Section 7.5, “Cut-Off Time” means the time prescribed by the Plan Administrator or the Trustee.
ARTICLE 8
WITHDRAWALS DURING EMPLOYMENT
     8.1 Withdrawal of After Tax Contributions . Subject to the provisions of this Article 8, a Participant may elect to withdraw all or any portion of his After Tax Contributions Account.
     8.2 Withdrawals After Age 59-1/2 . Subject to the provisions of this Article 8, a Participant who has attained age fifty-nine and a half (59-1/2) and who has withdrawn all amounts available pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof may elect to withdraw all or a portion of his Before Tax Contributions Account, Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account, vested Company Retirement Contributions Account, vested Profit Sharing Contributions Account and vested Employer Matching Contributions Account.
     8.3 Withdrawal of Employer Matching Contributions . Subject to the provisions of this Article 8, a Participant who has withdrawn all amounts available pursuant to Sections 8.1 and 8.2 hereof may withdraw all or any portion of the vested portion of his Employer Matching Contributions Account attributable to Employer Matching Contributions made for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2008; provided , however , that in the case of a Participant who does not have at least sixty (60) Months of Participation before the date of such withdrawal, the Employer Matching Contributions attributable to Plan Years beginning before January 1, 2008, actually made by the Participant’s Employer (or predecessor employer) during the most recent

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preceding twenty-four (24) months may not be withdrawn, except as permitted by Section 8.2 hereof.
     8.4 Hardship Withdrawals .
          (a) Subject to the provisions of this Article 8, a Participant may withdraw any amount, but not less than five hundred dollars ($500), of his Before Tax Contributions (not including any earnings thereon and reduced by the amount of any prior withdrawal of such contributions) from his Before Tax Contributions Account on account of hardship. For purposes of this Plan a withdrawal is on account of hardship only if: (i) the withdrawal is made because of an immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant (as determined in accordance with Section 8.4(b) hereof), and (ii) the withdrawal is necessary to satisfy such financial need (as determined in accordance with Section 8.4(c) hereof).
          (b) For purposes of this Section 8.4, a distribution is on account of an immediate and heavy financial need of a Participant only if the distribution is on account of:
               (i) expenses for (or necessary to obtain) medical care that would be deductible under Section 213(d) of the Code (determined without regard to whether the expenses exceed 7.5% of adjusted gross income); or
               (ii) costs directly related to the purchase of a principal residence of the Participant (excluding mortgage payments); or
               (iii) payment of tuition, related educational fees, and room and board expenses, for up to the next twelve (12) months of post-secondary education for the

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Participant, or the Participant’s spouse, children, or dependents (as defined in Section 152 of the Code, without regard to Sections 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B) of the Code); or
               (iv) the need to prevent the eviction of the Participant from his principal residence or foreclosure of the mortgage on his principal residence; or
               (v) payments for burial or funeral expenses for the Participant’s deceased parent, spouse, children or dependents (as defined in Section 152 of the Code without regard to Section 152(d)(1)(B) of the Code); or
               (vi) expenses for the repair of damage to the Participant’s principal residence that would qualify for the casualty deduction under Section 165 of the Code (determined without regard to whether the loss exceeds 10% of adjusted gross income); or
               (vii) any other event or occurrence that the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (the “Commissioner”) may designate through the publication of revenue rulings, notices, and other documents of general applicability as constituting immediate and heavy financial need.
          (c) For purposes of this Section 8.4, a distribution is necessary to satisfy an immediate and heavy financial need of a Participant only if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
               (i) the distribution is not in excess of the amount of the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant;
               (ii) the Participant has obtained all distributions, other than hardship distributions, and all non-taxable (at the time of the loan) loans currently available under this Plan and all plans maintained by the Group; and

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               (iii) the Participant is prohibited under the terms of the Plan or a legally enforceable agreement from making elective contributions and employee contributions to the Plan and all other plans maintained by the Group, to the extent required by applicable regulations, for six (6) months after receipt of the hardship distribution.
          (d) A distribution shall also be deemed to be necessary to satisfy an immediate and heavy financial need to the extent prescribed by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service through the publication of revenue rulings, notices, and other documents of general applicability.
     8.5 Withdrawal of Rollover Accounts . Subject to the provisions of this Article 8, a Participant may withdraw all or a portion of his Rollover Account.
     8.6 Withdrawals of Certain Default Before Tax Contributions . An Automatic Contribution Participant may elect, by providing Notice to the Plan Administrator not later than ninety (90) days after the date of the first Before Tax Contribution made on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to Section 2.2(b) hereof, to withdraw from his Before Tax Contributions Account the aggregate amount of Before Tax Contributions made on his behalf with respect to the first payroll period to which Section 2.2(b) hereof applied to the Automatic Contribution Participant through the effective date of the withdrawal election (adjusted for allocable gains and losses to the date of distribution, calculated in accordance with Section 3.6(a) hereof). The date of the first Before Tax Contribution made pursuant to Section 2.2(b) hereof is the date that the Compensation that is subject to the cash or deferred election would otherwise have been included in the Automatic Contribution Participant’s income. The effective date of the

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Automatic Contribution Participant’s election shall not be later than the last day of the payroll period that begins after the date the election is made. Employer Matching Contributions made on the withdrawn Before Tax Contributions shall be forfeited. If a Participant elects to withdraw his Before Tax Contributions under this Section 8.6, he shall be deemed to have elected to not make Before Tax Contributions effective as of the effective date of the withdrawal. The withdrawal rights under this Section 8.6, the Automatic Contribution Arrangement provisions of 2.1(b) and (d) and 2.2(b) and (c) hereof and the default investment provisions of Article 7 and Section 10.4 hereof are intended to constitute an “eligible automatic contribution arrangement” under Section 414(w) of the Code.
     8.7 Application for Withdrawals; Processing . A request for a withdrawal shall be made by a Participant by providing Notice to the Plan Administrator within such period of time as the Plan Administrator may prescribe, subject to Section 8.6 hereof. The Plan Administrator shall evaluate the written application of a Participant for a hardship withdrawal in accordance with a uniform and nondiscriminatory policy applicable to all Participants similarly situated and shall direct the Trustee to make a hardship distribution to such Participant upon a finding of such hardship in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.4 hereof. A Participant making application hereunder for a hardship withdrawal shall provide to the Plan Administrator such information and representations as the Plan Administrator deems necessary or appropriate. Withdrawal request Notices pursuant to this Article 8 that are properly made shall be processed by the Plan Administrator and Trustee as soon as practicable after receipt, subject to complying with the requirements of Section 402(f) of the Code.

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     8.8 Restrictions on Contributions After Certain Withdrawals . A Participant who makes a withdrawal pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof shall be prohibited from making any After Tax Contributions under this Plan until the next Designated Enrollment Date following the expiration of six (6) months after the receipt of such a distribution. A Participant who makes a withdrawal pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof shall be prohibited from making any Payroll Savings Contributions under this Plan (or any elective contributions or employee contributions under any plan maintained by the Group) and from exercising any stock options granted under any Group plan, until the next Designated Enrollment Date following the expiration of six (6) months after the receipt of such a distribution.
     8.9 Limit on Number of Withdrawals . A Participant may make only one withdrawal under Sections 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3 hereof in any consecutive six (6) month period (except as otherwise permitted under rules adopted and consistently applied in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner by the Plan Administrator); provided, however, that (a) concurrent withdrawals pursuant to such Sections shall be treated as a single withdrawal, and (b) withdrawals made in connection with a withdrawal pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof shall be permitted without regard to the foregoing restrictions of this Section 8.9 and shall not be taken into account for purposes of this Section 8.9.
     8.10 Effect of Withdrawals on Investments . Withdrawals from a Participant’s Accounts pursuant to this Article 8 shall be charged to each Fund, on a pro rata basis, in which the Participant has a Subaccount under the relevant Accounts. Withdrawals made pursuant to this Article 8 shall be made as of the Valuation Date as of which the

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withdrawal is processed by the Trustee and a Participant’s Accounts shall be adjusted accordingly.
     8.11 Timing and Form of Payment of Withdrawals . All withdrawals pursuant to this Article 8 shall be paid in cash in a lump sum as of the Valuation Date that authorized distribution directions are received by the Trustee, provided that any applicable legal requirements have been satisfied.
     8.12 Withdrawals Only Available to Employees . A Participant may make a withdrawal pursuant to this Article 8 only if he is an employee of the Group at the time of the withdrawal.
ARTICLE 9
PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
     9.1 Distribution of Benefits Upon Occurrence of Distribution Event .
          (a) If a Distribution Event occurs with respect to a Participant, such Participant may, by prior Notice to the Plan Administrator, elect to receive a distribution of his entire vested Account Balance. As soon as practicable after receipt of a Participant’s distribution election Notice, the Plan Administrator shall instruct the Trustee to distribute the Participant’s Account Balance in accordance with the Participant’s election; provided, however, that all distributions shall be subject to Section 9.1(d) hereof.
          (b) As soon as practicable after the Plan Administrator receives notice of (i) the occurrence of a Distribution Event with respect to a Participant whose vested Account Balance does not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or (ii) the death of a Participant, the Plan Administrator shall instruct the Trustee to distribute the vested

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Account Balance of such Participant to the Participant (or in the case of a deceased Participant, the Participant’s beneficiary, as designated in accordance with Section 2.1(e) hereof), subject to complying with the requirements of Section 9.1(d) hereof.
          (c) If a Participant has no balance in his Before Tax Contributions Account and Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account, and no portion of his Employer Matching Contributions Account, Company Retirement Contributions Account and Profit Sharing Contributions Account is vested at the time the Participant receives a distribution of his entire vested Account Balance, the Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his entire nonforfeitable interest in such Accounts (which, since the Participant is not vested, is zero).
          (d) In no event shall the Plan Administrator direct the Trustee to distribute a Participant’s vested Account Balance prior to satisfying the requirements of Section 402(f) of the Code.
     9.2 Payment of Benefits by Trustee; Form of Payment . Except as provided in Section 9.3 hereof, all amounts that become distributable after a Distribution Event pursuant to Section 9.1 hereof shall be paid in the form of a cash lump sum payment as soon as practicable after the Trustee receives a distribution instruction from the Plan Administrator and any applicable legal requirements have been satisfied. The amount distributed to a Participant or beneficiary shall be equal to the applicable Participant’s Account Balance as of the date that the Trustee processes the distribution instruction.
     9.3 Required Minimum Distributions . Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary (other than the Minimum Distribution Appendix hereto), the vested portion of a Participant’s Account Balance shall be, or begin to be, distributed to

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the Participant not later than the Participant’s Required Beginning Date. If, on or before a Participant’s Required Beginning Date, the Participant does not die and does not elect to receive a distribution of his entire vested Account Balance in the form of a cash lump sum payment, (a) the Participant’s vested Account Balance shall begin to be distributed to the Participant on the Participant’s Required Beginning Date in accordance with regulations issued under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code over the life of the Participant (or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the Participant), and (b) the Participant may elect, by prior Notice to the Plan Administrator, after the Participant’s Required Beginning Date to accelerate distribution of the Participant’s remaining Account Balance in the form of a cash lump sum payment described in Section 9.2 hereof. If the Participant dies prior to the distribution of his entire Account Balance, the Participant’s remaining Account Balance shall be distributed to his beneficiary as soon as administratively practicable after the date of the Participant’s death in a single lump sum cash payment described in Section 9.2 hereof.
     9.4 Payment to Participant’s Estate . If there is no person alive to receive and receipt for any payment due under the Plan, the Plan Administrator shall direct that such payment or payments be made to the estate of the deceased Participant or the last deceased payee, as the case may be.
     9.5 Incapacity of Payee . If any person who is entitled to receive any benefits hereunder is, in the sole and absolute judgment of the Plan Administrator, legally, physically or mentally incapable of personally receiving and receipting for any distributions, the Plan Administrator in its sole and absolute discretion may instruct the Trustee to make distribution to such other person, persons, institution or institutions as in

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the judgment of the Plan Administrator shall then be maintaining or have custody over such distributee. The Plan Administrator may rely upon the report of a duly licensed physician with regard to capacity or may in its sole and absolute discretion first require persons claiming benefits to obtain an appropriate court order determining such person’s capacity.
     9.6 Plan Administrator Determines Payee . Except as otherwise provided by ERISA, the determination of the Plan Administrator as to the identity of the proper payee for any payment and the amount properly payable shall be conclusive, and payment in accordance with such determination shall, to the extent thereof, constitute a complete discharge of all obligations to such payee under the Plan.
     9.7 Rollover Distributions .
          (a) A Participant may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to have any portion of an Eligible Rollover Distribution paid directly to an Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Participant as a Direct Rollover. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant shall not be entitled to elect a Direct Rollover of an amount that is not in excess of any minimum dollar amount that the Plan Administrator may prescribe from time to time in accordance with applicable regulations.
          (b) For purposes of this Section 9.7, an “Eligible Rollover Distribution” is any distribution of all or any portion of a Participant’s Accounts, except that an Eligible Rollover Distribution shall not include (i) any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (paid not less frequently than annually) made for a specified period of ten years or more, (ii) any distribution to the extent that such distribution is required under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code, (iii) any hardship

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distribution (within the meaning of Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i)(IV)), or (iv) any withdrawal of default Before Tax Contributions under Section 8.6 hereof. A portion of a distribution shall not fail to be an Eligible Rollover Distribution merely because such portion consists of after-tax employee contributions not includible in gross income, but such portion may be transferred only to an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(a) or (b) of the Code, or to a qualified defined contribution plan described in Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Code that agrees to separately account for amounts so transferred, including separately accounting for the portion of such distribution includible in gross income and the portion of such distribution not so includible.
          (c) For purposes of this Section 9.7, an “Eligible Retirement Plan” is an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code, an individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code, an annuity plan described in Section 403(a) of the Code, or a qualified trust described in Section 401(a) of the Code, that accepts the Participant’s Eligible Rollover Distribution. The term “Eligible Retirement Plan” shall also include an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Code and an eligible plan under Section 457(b) of the Code which is maintained by a state, political subdivision of a state, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or political subdivision of a state and which agrees to separately account for amounts transferred into such plan from this Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the portion of an Eligible Rollover Distribution that is not includible in gross income (determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation on employer securities), the term “Eligible Retirement Plan” shall only include an individual

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retirement account or annuity described in Section 408(a) or (b) of the Code, or a qualified defined contribution plan under Section 401(a) or 403(a) of the Code that agrees to separately account for such amounts, including separately accounting for the portion of such distribution which is includible in gross income and the portion of such distribution which is not so includible.
          (d) The surviving spouse of a deceased Participant or a Participant’s spouse, former spouse, or surviving spouse who is an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order (within the meaning of Section 414(p) of the Code) shall be treated as a Participant for purposes of this Section 9.7.
          (e) For purposes of this Section 9.7, a “Direct Rollover” is a payment by the Plan to the Eligible Retirement Plan specified by the Participant.
          (f) Notwithstanding Sections 9.7(a) through (e) hereof, if a non-spouse beneficiary is eligible to receive a distribution of a Participant’s Accounts, which distribution would otherwise constitute an Eligible Rollover Distribution, and the non-spouse beneficiary is a designated beneficiary (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.401(a)(9)-4), then to the extent permitted by Section 402(c) of the Code, the non-spouse beneficiary may direct a trustee to trustee transfer of the distribution of the Participant’s Accounts to an individual retirement account described in Section 408(a) of the Code or an individual retirement annuity described in Section 408(b) of the Code (other than an endowment contract) established for the purpose of receiving the distribution on behalf of the non-spouse beneficiary, and (i) such transfer shall be treated as a Direct Rollover of an Eligible Rollover Distribution for purposes of Section 402(c) of the Code, and (ii) such individual retirement account or individual

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retirement annuity shall be treated as an inherited individual retirement account individual retirement annuity (within the meaning of Section 408(d)(3)(C)).
     9.8 Distributions Pursuant to Qualified Domestic Relations Orders . Notwithstanding any other provision of Article 8 hereof or this Article 9 to the contrary, all or a portion of a Participant’s Accounts may be distributed at any time to an “alternate payee” (within the meaning of Section 414(p) of the Code) pursuant to a “qualified domestic relations order” (within the meaning of Section 414(p) of the Code) to the extent permitted by applicable regulations.
ARTICLE 10
LOANS
     10.1 Availability of Loans; Application for Loans .
          (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Article 10, the Plan Administrator may, in its sole discretion, direct the Trustee to loan to an Eligible Borrower as of any Valuation Date an amount from the Eligible Borrower’s Accounts that is not less than $1,000 and that, when added to any other Loan outstanding to the Eligible Borrower does not exceed the lesser of (i) fifty percent (50%) of the Eligible Borrower’s vested Account Balance; or (ii) $50,000 reduced by the highest outstanding balance of loans, during the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date the Loan is made, from the Plan and from any other tax qualified retirement plan maintained by the Group.
          (b) Loans shall be made available to Eligible Borrowers on a reasonably equivalent basis without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin and after giving consideration only to those factors which would be considered in a

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normal commercial setting by an entity in the business of making similar types of loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan Administrator may impose different terms and conditions on Loans made at different times and to different Eligible Borrowers. The Plan Administrator may change the terms of any outstanding loan to the extent required by applicable law.
          (c) An application for a Loan shall be made by an Eligible Borrower by providing Notice to the Plan Administrator within such period of time prior to the date of the Loan as the Plan Administrator may prescribe.
     10.2 Terms of Loans .
          (a) Loans shall bear a reasonable rate of interest established by the Plan Administrator that will provide the Plan with a return commensurate with the interest rates charged by entities in the business of lending money for loans which would be made under similar circumstances.
          (b) Loans shall be adequately secured, but in no event shall more than fifty percent (50%) of an Eligible Borrower’s vested Account Balance under the Plan at the time of the Loan be considered as security. The adequacy of such security shall be determined by the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, in light of the type and amount of security which would be required in the case of an otherwise identical transaction in a normal commercial setting between unrelated parties on arm’s-length terms.
          (c) The period of repayment for each Loan shall be arrived at by mutual agreement between the Plan Administrator and an Eligible Borrower, but such

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period shall not in any case exceed five (5) years; provided, however, that a Residential Loan may have a term of up to twenty-five (25) years.
          (d) An Eligible Borrower shall be permitted to have no more than two (2) outstanding Loans at any time.
          (e) Loan repayments by a Borrower who is an employee of the Group shall be made through regular payroll deductions made not less frequently than quarterly from amounts otherwise payable to the Eligible Borrower. Any Borrower who is not receiving any compensation from a member of the Group from which payroll deductions can be made shall be required to make required Loan repayments by money order or a certified or cashier’s check delivered to the office of the Plan Administrator on or before their respective due dates or otherwise in accordance with rules prescribed by the Plan Administrator. Cash payments (including personal checks) shall not be accepted.
          (f) A Borrower shall be permitted to prepay, without penalty, all of the outstanding balance of a Loan and accrued interest thereon at any time; provided, however, that partial prepayments shall not be permitted.
          (g) Each Loan shall be evidenced by such documentation as may be required by the Plan Administrator, including but not limited to an authorization from each Borrower who is an employee of the Group to permit its Employer to effect repayment through regular payroll deductions.
          (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, no distribution shall be made to any Borrower from that portion of a Borrower’s Before Tax Contributions Account that secures one or more Loans made to such Borrower unless and until all such loans have been repaid.

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          (i) Each Loan shall have such additional terms and conditions as may be determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, terms and conditions relating to application and administration fees, events of default, prepayments, and required security.
          (j) A loan that was made to a Participant under the terms of a Merged Plan and that is transferred to this Plan in connection with the merger of the Merged Plan into this Plan or that was rolled over into this Plan pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof shall be treated as a Loan hereunder except that the terms of such a Loan shall be required to comply with the requirements of this Article 10 only to the extent determined by the Plan Administrator in its discretion.
     10.3 Events of Default .
          (a) The outstanding balance of any Loan shall, at the sole option of the Plan Administrator, immediately become due and payable without further notice or demand, upon the occurrence, with respect to a Borrower of any of the following events of default:
               (i) any payment of principal or accrued interest on a Loan remains due and unpaid for a period of ten (10) calendar days after the same becomes due and payable under the terms of the loan, provided that the Plan Administrator is authorized to allow a grace period that does not continue beyond the last day of the calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the required payment was not made;

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               (ii) the commencement of a proceeding in bankruptcy, receivership or insolvency by or against the Borrower, but only to the extent then permitted under applicable federal law;
               (iii) the later of the termination of the employment of the Borrower with the Group for any reason or the Borrower ceasing to be an Eligible Borrower;
               (iv) the Borrower attempts to make an assignment for the benefit of creditors of that portion of his Before Tax Contributions Account securing his Loan or in any other security for his Loan;
               (v) a qualified domestic relations order (as such term is then defined in Section 414(p) of the Code) with respect to the Borrower is received by the Plan Administrator; or
               (vi) any Loan proceeds are used, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower to purchase or carry securities (as such term is then defined for purposes of Regulation G of the Federal Reserve Board as promulgated pursuant to Section 7 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934).
          (b) Any payments of principal or interest on a Loan not paid when due shall bear such interest thereafter as may be specified by the terms of the loan. The payment and acceptance of any sum or sums at any time on account of a Loan after the occurrence of an event of default, or any failure to act to enforce the rights granted hereunder upon the occurrence of an event of default, shall not be a waiver of the right of acceleration set forth in Section 10.3(a) hereof.

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          (c) If an event of default and the acceleration of the outstanding balance of any Loan shall occur as described in Section 10.3(a) hereof, the Plan Administrator shall have the right to direct the Trustee to pursue any remedies available to a creditor at law or under the terms of the Loan, including the right to execute on the security for the Loan in satisfaction of the outstanding balance of the Loan; provided, however, that the Plan Administrator shall not have the right to direct the Trustee to execute on any amounts credited to a Borrower’s Before Tax Contributions Account before the date on which such amounts may be distributed without adversely affecting the tax-qualified status of the Plan.
     10.4 Accounting for Loans . A Participant Loan Subaccount shall be established as of the date a Loan is made to an Eligible Borrower and an amount equal to the principal amount of the Loan shall be transferred from the Eligible Borrower’s Accounts to his Participant Loan Subaccount, with the amount transferred coming (a) first from earnings allocated to the Eligible Borrower’s Before Tax Contributions Account, until exhausted, (b) second, from Before Tax Contributions, and (c) third, pro rata from the Participant’s other Accounts based on the vested balance of such Accounts. The Loan shall be treated as an investment of the funds credited to the Eligible Borrower’s affected Accounts. Cash equal to the amount of the Loan shall be obtained by liquidating, on a pro rata basis, the investments allocated to the Subaccounts under the affected Accounts. Payments of principal and interest on a Loan shall be credited to the Borrower’s Accounts that have a Loan Subaccount in proportion to the balances in such Subaccounts and invested in the various Funds in the same proportion as the Eligible Borrower’s current Before Tax Contributions are invested; provided, however, if the

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Borrower is not making any current Before Tax Contributions to the Plan, the payments shall be invested in the Target Retirement Fund appropriate for the Borrower’s age.
ARTICLE 11
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PLAN
     11.1 Authority of Plan Administrator .
          (a) The Plan shall be administered on behalf of the participating Employers by an administrator (the “Plan Administrator”) appointed by the Board of Directors or President of the Company.
          (b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Plan Administrator shall be solely responsible for the administration, operation and interpretation of the Plan. The Plan Administrator shall establish rules and regulations appropriate for the administration of the Plan. It shall have the exclusive right and discretion to interpret the Plan and to decide any and all matters arising thereunder or in connection with the administration of the Plan in its sole discretion, and it shall endeavor to act, whether by general rules or by particular decisions, so as not to discriminate in favor of any person or class of persons. Except as otherwise provided by ERISA, such decisions, actions and records of the Plan Administrator shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company, the Employers and all persons having or claiming to have any right or interest in or under the Plan.
          (c) The Plan Administrator may delegate to (i) any agent or agents of the Group, or (ii) any employee or employees of the Group, severally or jointly, the authority to perform any act or function in connection with the administration of the Plan. The Plan Administrator may also, in its discretion, contract with one or more third parties to perform any act or function in connection with the administration of the Plan and with

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respect to such acts or functions, references herein to the Plan Administrator shall be deemed to be references to such third party.
          (d) The Plan Administrator shall maintain such records as are required under ERISA or under the Code and such additional records as it deems necessary or appropriate showing the fiscal transactions of the Plan.
     11.2 Claims Procedure .
          (a) If any Participant, beneficiary or other payee (a “claimant”) claims to be entitled to a benefit under the Plan and the Plan Administrator determines that such claim should be denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator shall notify such claimant of its decision in writing (which may be provided electronically). Such notification will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and will contain (i) specific reasons for the denial, (ii) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions, (iii) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect such claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (iv) a description of the Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following the rendering of an adverse decision on review. Such notification will be given within a reasonable period of time, but not later than ninety (90) days after the claim is received by the Plan Administrator, unless the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Plan Administrator determines that such an extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be provided to the claimant prior to the end of the initial ninety (90) day period. The extension notice shall

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indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision. In no event shall the extension exceed an additional ninety (90) days from the end of the initial ninety (90) day period. Any electronic notification provided by the Plan Administrator under this Section 11.2 shall comply with the standards imposed by 29 C.F.R. 2520.104b-1(c)(1)(i)-(iv).
               (i) Within sixty (60) days after the date on which a claimant receives a written notice of a denied claim, the claimant may file a written request with the Plan Administrator for a review of the denied claim. If the claimant requests a review of the denied claim, the claimant shall be entitled to submit to the Plan Administrator written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits and to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits. The Plan Administrator shall perform its review taking into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The Plan Administrator will notify the claimant of its decision in writing (which may be provided electronically). If the claim is denied, the notification will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and will contain (A) the specific reasons for the denial, (B) references to pertinent provisions of the Plan, (C) a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits, and (D) a statement of the claimant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

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               (ii) The review provided for by Section 11.2(b)(i) will be made within a reasonable period of time, but not later than sixty (60) days after the Plan Administrator receives the request for review, unless the Plan Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Plan Administrator determines that an extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the end of the initial sixty (60) day period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Plan Administrator expects to render its decision. In no event shall the extension exceed an additional sixty (60) days from the end of the initial sixty (60) day period. If the extension of time is needed due to the claimant’s failure to submit information necessary to make a decision, the period during which the Plan Administrator must make a decision shall be tolled from the date the extension notice is sent to the claimant until the date the claimant responds to the request for additional information.
     11.3 Financial Statements . The Plan Administrator shall engage a “qualified public accountant” (as defined in Section 103(a)(3)(D) of ERISA) to prepare such audited financial statements of the operation of the Plan as shall be required by ERISA or by the Code.
     11.4 Liability of Plan Administrator . The Plan Administrator (and each member of any committee that serves as the Plan Administrator) shall not be liable for any act or omission on its own part, excepting only its own willful misconduct or gross negligence except as is otherwise expressly provided by ERISA. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws and to the extent not insured against by any insurance

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company pursuant to the provisions of any applicable insurance policy, the Company shall indemnify and save harmless the Plan Administrator (and each member of any committee that serves as the Plan Administrator) against any and all claims, demands, suits or proceedings in connection with the Plan and Trust Fund that may be brought by Participants or their spouses or other designated beneficiaries (or estates), Employees of participating Employers or by any other person, corporation, entity, government or agency thereof; provided, however, that such indemnification shall not apply with respect to acts or omissions of willful misconduct or gross negligence. The Company may, at the Company’s expense, settle any such claim or demand asserted or suit or proceeding brought against the Plan Administrator (or any member of any committee that serves as the Plan Administrator) when such settlement appears to be in the best interests of the Company.
ARTICLE 12
MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST FUND
     12.1 Designation of Trustee . All contributions shall be made to, and held in trust by, the Trustee of the Plan, who shall be appointed by the Board of Directors or President of the Company, with such powers in the Trustee as to investment, reinvestment, control and disbursement of the Trust Fund as may be provided in the Trust Agreement and shall be in accordance with the Plan and permitted under ERISA and under the Code. The Board of Directors or President of the Company may remove any Trustee at any time, with or without cause, upon reasonable notice, and upon such removal or upon the resignation of any Trustee, the Board of Directors or President of the Company shall promptly designate a successor Trustee.

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     12.2 Plan Assets Held in Trust .
          (a) All assets held by the Trustee under the Trust Fund shall be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of Participants or, if deceased, their spouses or other designated beneficiaries (or estates), and no part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund shall be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of such persons under the Plan or for the payment of reasonable expenses of administering the Plan; provided, however, that if any contribution is made by an Employer as the result of a mistake of fact made in good faith or is conditioned on the deductibility of such contribution under Section 404(a) of the Code, that Employer may direct the Trustee to return within one (1) year after the date of the payment or after the date the deduction is denied, whichever is applicable, the amount contributed by mistake of fact or the amount that is not deductible, whichever is applicable. Earnings attributable to any excess Employer contributions shall not be returned to that Employer, but losses shall reduce the amount to be returned. All contributions to the Plan are conditioned on their deductibility under Section 404 of the Code.
          (b) No person shall have any interest in or right to any part of the earnings of the Trust Fund, or any rights in, to or under the Trust Fund or any part of its assets except to the extent expressly provided in the Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the spouse, former spouses, beneficiary or any other person claiming benefits on behalf of any Participant shall have absolutely no rights whatsoever under the Plan prior to the death of that Participant except as may otherwise be expressly provided under ERISA (e.g., spousal consent rights and qualified domestic relations orders).

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     12.3 Appointment of Investment Manager . The Investment Committee may appoint one or more investment managers to manage any assets of the Plan. As used herein, the term “investment manager” shall mean any person or entity who: (a) has power to manage, acquire or dispose of any assets of the Plan; (b) is (i) registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, (ii) a bank, as defined in that Act, or (iii) an insurance company qualified, under the laws of more than one state, to perform services described in (a) above; and (c) has acknowledged in a writing delivered to the Investment Committee and the Trustee that it is a fiduciary with respect to the Plan. The Investment Committee shall be a “named fiduciary” for purposes of Section 402(a)(2) of ERISA.
ARTICLE 13
AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
     13.1 Amendment . The Plan may be wholly or partially amended or otherwise modified at any time by the Board of Directors or President of the Company, or by the Plan Administrator with respect to Appendix I hereto; provided, however, that:
          (a) except as otherwise provided herein and permitted under the Code and under ERISA, no amendment or modification shall be made at any time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities under the Plan with respect to Participants or, if deceased, their spouses or other designated beneficiaries (or estates) and with respect to the expenses of the Plan which would permit any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of such persons under the Plan and for the payment of the expenses of the Plan;

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          (b) no amendment or modification shall have any retroactive effect so as to deprive any person of any benefits already accrued, except that any amendment may be made retroactive which is necessary to bring the Plan into conformity with governmental regulations in order to retain the qualification of the Plan and Trust Fund under Sections 401(a), 401(k) and 501(a) of the Code or to meet the requirements of ERISA and other applicable laws;
          (c) no amendment or modification shall be made which substantially increases the duties or liabilities of the Trustee, the Plan Administrator, the Investment Committee or any Employer without the prior written consent of the party so affected; and
          (d) no amendment shall be made which changes the vesting requirements in Article 6 hereof or in Section 16.4 hereof, if applicable, unless each Participant whose Period of Service was at least three (3) years as of the effective date of such amendment is permitted to elect to remain under the pre-amendment vesting requirements with respect to all of his Plan benefits accrued both before and after the effective date of such amendment.
ARTICLE 14
DISCONTINUANCE OF THE PLAN
     14.1 Right To Terminate Plan . The Plan may be terminated, in whole or in part, at any time by the Board of Directors or President of the Company, but only upon condition that such action is taken as shall render it impossible for any part of the corpus or income of the Trust Fund to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of the Participants or, if deceased, their spouses or other designated

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beneficiaries (or estates) under the Plan and for the payment of reasonable costs of administering the Plan, except as otherwise provided herein and permitted under ERISA and/or under the Code. In the event of any termination of the Plan, in whole or in part, or the complete discontinuance of contributions hereunder, the Employer Matching Contributions Account, Company Retirement Contributions Account and any Profit Sharing Contributions Account of each Participant affected by the partial or complete termination shall become fully vested and nonforfeitable.
     14.2 Valuation of Trust Fund upon Termination . If the Plan is terminated, in whole or in part, pursuant to Section 14.1, and the Board of Directors or President of the Company determines that the Trust Fund shall be terminated, the Trust Fund shall be revalued as of such date, and the current value of all Accounts shall be distributed in accordance with Article 9.
     14.3 Continuation of Trust . If the Plan is terminated, in whole or in part, pursuant to Section 14.1, but the Board of Directors or President of the Company determines that the Trust Fund shall be continued pursuant to its terms and the provisions of this Section, no further contributions shall be made by either the Participants or by the Employers, but the Trust Fund shall be administered as though the Plan were otherwise in full force and effect. If the Trust Fund is subsequently terminated, the provisions of Section 14.2 shall then apply.
     14.4 Plan Mergers and Transfers of Assets and Liabilities .
          (a) No merger or consolidation with, or transfer of assets or liabilities to, any other pension or retirement plan shall be made unless the benefits each Participant in the Plan would receive if the other plan were terminated immediately after such

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merger, consolidation or transfer of assets and liabilities would be at least as great as the benefits he would have received had the Plan been terminated immediately before such merger, consolidation or transfer.
          (b) The Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may at any time (i) transfer to an Affiliate Plan assets and liabilities relating to Participants who are covered by such Affiliate Plan and (ii) accept the transfer of assets and liabilities to this Plan from an Affiliate Plan with respect to Participants who have account balances under such Affiliate Plan. In the discretion of the Plan Administrator, and in accordance with rules prescribed by the Plan Administrator, assets may be transferred between this Plan and an Affiliate Plan either in cash or in-kind.
          (c) All transfers of account balances between this Plan and an Affiliate Plan and any merger of a Merged Plan into this Plan shall comply with Sections 411(a)(10) of the Code (relating to changes in vesting schedules) and 411(d)(6) of the Code (relating to reductions of accrued benefits and elimination of optional forms of benefit). To the extent that an Affiliate Plan or a Merged Plan provides an optional form of benefit with respect to all or a portion of an amount transferred to this Plan that is not otherwise available under this Plan, such optional form of benefit shall nonetheless be provided under this Plan with respect to such applicable portion of the transferred amount under the same terms and conditions as such optional form of benefit was provided under the transferee Affiliate Plan or Merged Plan as of the date of transfer, subject to such terms and conditions as the Plan Administrator may impose that are consistent with the requirements of Section 411(d)(6) of the Code. The Plan Administrator may establish such accounts and subaccounts as it deems necessary or appropriate to account for

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amounts transferred to the Plan pursuant to this Section 14.4(c). If the assets of any Merged Plan that are transferred to this Plan in connection with a Plan Merger include one or more loan notes evidencing one or more loans made to a participant in a Merged Plan, such loans shall be administered in accordance with their respective terms except to the extent determined otherwise by the Plan Administrator.
          (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.4(c) hereof, the merger of a Merged Plan into this Plan or the transfer of account balances from a Merged Plan to this Plan shall, as of the applicable Merger Date, constitute an amendment that (i) except as otherwise provided, is adopted and effective as of the applicable Merger Date and (ii) causes all optional forms of benefit made available under this Plan pursuant to Section 14.4(c) hereof that would not otherwise be available hereunder (each, a “Protected Benefit”) to cease to be available hereunder to a Participant to the maximum extent permitted under Treasury Regulation Section 1.411(d)-4, provided that (A) the amendment shall not apply with respect to any distribution to a Participant with an annuity starting date that is earlier than the date on which such amendment is effective with respect to such Participant and (B) no Protected Benefit shall cease to be available hereunder to a Participant unless the Participant is entitled to elect to receive that portion of the Participant’s Account Balance that could otherwise be paid in the form of the Protected Benefit in the form of a single-sum distribution form that is otherwise identical (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.411(d)-4) to the Protected Benefit.

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ARTICLE 15
STATEMENT OF INTENT
     15.1 Qualification . The Plan and the related Trust Agreement are intended and designed to qualify under Sections 401(a), 401(k), and 501(a) of the Code and the Plan is hereby designated a profit sharing plan for purposes of Sections 401(a), 401(k), 402, 412 and 417 of the Code. Anything contained in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, if the Internal Revenue Service determines that the Plan and the related Trust Agreement do not meet the requirements of Sections 401(a), 401(k) and 501(a) of the Code, then the Board of Directors and President of the Company shall be entitled to make such modifications, alterations and amendments of the Plan and the related Trust Agreement as are necessary to retain a favorable determination and such modifications, alterations and amendments may be effective retroactively to the extent required to retain a favorable determination. The Plan Administrator and/or the Company may, in their discretion, take any and all such actions as they deemed necessary or appropriate with respect to the administration and operation of the plan, including taking any corrective action authorized under the Internal Revenue Service Employee Plans Compliance Resolution Program (or any successor or similar program), for purposes of maintaining the Plan’s and Trust’s compliance with the requirements of Sections 401(a), 401(k) and 501(a) of the Code.
     15.2 Section 404(c) of ERISA . This Plan is designed to satisfy the requirements of Section 404(c) (including 404(c)(5)) of ERISA and the regulations thereunder.

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     15.3 Responsibility of Named Fiduciaries . It is declared to be the express purpose and intention of the Plan that each “named fiduciary” as such term is defined in Section 402(a)(2) of ERISA shall have individual responsibility for the prudent execution of the specific functions and duties assigned to him, and none of such responsibilities or any other responsibility shall be shared by two (2) or more of such named fiduciaries unless such sharing shall be provided by a specific provision of the Plan or of the Trust Agreement. Whenever one (1) named fiduciary is required by the Plan or by the Trust Agreement to follow the directions of another named fiduciary, the two (2) named fiduciaries shall not be deemed to have assigned a shared responsibility, but the responsibility of the named fiduciary giving the directions shall be deemed his sole responsibility, and the responsibility of the named fiduciary receiving those directions shall be to follow them insofar as such instructions are on their face proper under applicable law and not prohibited under Section 4975(c) of the Code or under Section 406 of ERISA.
     15.4 Legal Rights and Liabilities .
          (a) It is further declared to be the express purpose and intention of the Plan that, except as otherwise provided by ERISA, no liability whatsoever shall attach to or be incurred by the shareholders, employees or directors of the Company or of any Employer or of any representatives appointed hereunder by the Board of Directors or President of the Company under or by reason of any of the terms and conditions of the Plan. Neither the establishment and maintenance of the Plan nor any provision or amendment thereof nor any act or omission under or resulting from the operation of the Plan shall be construed:

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          (b) as conferring upon any Employee, Participant, spouse, beneficiary or any other person, firm, corporation or association, any legal or equitable right or claim against the Plan Administrator, the Company, any Employer, the Trustee, or any shareholder, officer, employee or director of any Employer, except to the extent that such right or claim shall be specifically and expressly provided in the Plan or provided by law. Any and all such rights and claims, whether arising by common law or in equity or created by statute, are hereby expressly waived and released to the fullest extent permitted by law by every Employee on behalf of himself, his spouse or other beneficiary and any and all other persons who might claim through him as a condition of and as a part of the consideration for the contributions made by the Employers under the Plan and for the receipt of benefits hereunder;
          (c) as an agreement, consideration or inducement of employment or as affecting in any manner the rights or obligations of the Employers or of any Employee to continue or to terminate the employment relationship at any time; or
          (d) as creating any responsibility or liability of the Plan Administrator, the Employers or the Trustee for the validity or effect of the Plan or of any investment at any time included in the Trust Fund.
ARTICLE 16
TOP-HEAVY RULES
     16.1 Applicability of Rules . The rules set forth in this Article 16 shall be applicable with respect to any Plan Year in which the Plan is determined to be a Top-Heavy Plan. The provisions of this Article 16 shall be applied only to the extent

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necessary to comply with Section 416 of the Code and in a manner consistent with all requirements imposed under Section 416 of the Code.
     16.2 Determination of Top-Heavy Status . The Plan shall be considered a Top-Heavy Plan with respect to any Plan Year if as of the last calendar day of the immediately preceding Plan Year (the “determination date”):
          (a) The present value of the Accrued Benefits of key employees (as such term is defined below) exceeds sixty percent (60%) of the present value of the Accrued Benefits of all Participants and former Participants other than former key employees (as such term is defined below); provided, however, that the Accrued Benefits of any Participant who has not performed any services for the Group as an employee during a five (5) year period ending on the determination date (as such term is defined above) shall be disregarded; or
          (b) the Plan is part of a required aggregation group (as such term is defined below) and the required aggregation group is top-heavy; provided, however, that the Plan shall not be considered a Top-Heavy Plan with respect to any Plan Year in which the Plan is part of a required or permissive aggregation group (as such terms are defined below) which is not top-heavy. For purposes of this Article 16, the term “key employee” shall have the meaning prescribed in Section 416(i) of the Code and the regulations thereunder.
          (c) For purposes of this Article 16, the term “required aggregation group” shall include:
               (i) all qualified retirement plans maintained by the Group in which a key employee (as such term is defined above) is a participant, and

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               (ii) any other qualified retirement plans maintained by the Group which enable any qualified retirement plan described in the preceding clause (i) above to meet the requirements of Section 401(a)(4) or of Section 410 of the Code.
          (d) For purposes of this Article 16, the term “permissive aggregation group” shall include all qualified retirement plans that are part of a required aggregation group (as such term is defined above) and any other qualified retirement plans maintained by the Group if such group will continue to meet the requirements of Sections 401(a)(4) and 410 of the Code.
          (e) Solely for the purpose of determining if the Plan, or any other plan included in a required aggregation group of which the Plan is a part, is top-heavy (within the meaning of Section 416(g) of the Code), the Accrued Benefits of an Employee other than a key employee shall be determined under:
               (i) the method, if any, that uniformly applies for accrual purposes under all plans maintained by the Group, or
               (ii) if there is no such method, as if such benefit accrued not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under the fractional accrual rule of Section 411(b)(1)(C) of the Code.
     16.3 Determination of Accrued Benefits . For purposes of this Article 16, Accrued Benefits with respect to any Plan Year shall be determined as of the determination date (as such term is defined in Section 16.2 hereof) for that Plan Year based on Account balances as of the most recent Valuation Date within a consecutive twelve (12) month period ending on such determination date; provided, however, that such Account balances shall be adjusted to the extent required by Section 416 of the

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Code to increase such Account balances by the amount of any Employer or Participant contributions and of any rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers (other than rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers which are initiated by a Participant from any qualified retirement plan maintained by an unrelated employer after December 31, 1983) made and allocated after the Valuation Date but on or before such determination date and by any distributions made to Participants prior to the Valuation Date during any of the five (5) consecutive Years immediately preceding the Plan Year for which the determination as to whether the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan is being made (including distributions from a terminated plan which, if not terminated, would have been part of a required aggregation group (as such term is defined in Section 16.2 hereof) and to reduce such Account balances by any rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers made to the Plan on or before the Valuation Date which are initiated by a Participant from any qualified retirement plan maintained by an unrelated employer.
     16.4 Vesting for Top-Heavy Years . Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 6, with respect to any Plan Year in which the Plan is determined to be a Top-Heavy Plan, a Participant’s Accrued Benefit which is derived from Employer Retirement or Matching contributions shall vest in accordance with the following vesting schedule unless such Participant’s vested benefit percentage, as determined under Article 6, is greater:
     
Period of Service   Vested Percentage of Employer Account Shall Be
Less than three (3) years
  zero percent (0%)
Three (3) years or more
  one hundred percent (100%)
provided , however , that if the Plan becomes a Top-Heavy Plan and subsequently ceases to be such, the vesting schedule shown above shall continue to apply but only with

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respect to those Participants whose Period of Service is equal to or greater than three (3) years as of the last calendar day of the final Top-Heavy Year.
     16.5 Contributions for Top-Heavy Years . With respect to any Plan Year in which the Plan is a Top-Heavy Plan, the minimum amount of Employer contributions to be allocated to the Accounts of any Employee who is eligible to be a Participant (including forfeitures constructively allocated to that Participant’s Accounts and any employer contributions and forfeitures allocated to that Participant under any other qualified defined contribution plans maintained by the Group but excluding any employee elective contributions) who had not separated from service with the Group as of the last calendar day of that Plan Year, regardless of the number of Hours of Service completed by that Participant during that Plan Year, or whether the Employee declines to make mandatory contributions (if the Plan otherwise requires same) and who is not a key employee (as such term is defined in Section 16.2 hereof) for that Plan Year, shall not be less than three percent (3%) of that Participant’s Section 415 Compensation in that Plan Year; provided, however, that the percentage of Section 415 Compensation allocated to the Employer Matching Contributions Account, Company Retirement Contributions Account, and Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account of any Participant who is not a key employee (as such term is defined in Section 16.2) under this Article with respect to that Plan Year shall not exceed the highest percentage of Section 415 Compensation allocated to the Employer Matching Contributions Account, Company Retirement Contributions Account, and Qualified Nonelective Contributions Account of any Participant who is a key employee in that Plan Year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Employee who is otherwise entitled to a minimum benefit equal to three

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percent (3%) of his Section 415 Compensation pursuant to this Section is a participant in a defined benefit plan that is a part of this Plan’s required or permissive aggregation group, such Employee shall only be entitled to a combined benefit (determined in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation § 1.416-1, Q&A M-12) under the plans equal to the minimum benefit required under the defined benefit plan pursuant to Section 416 of the Code.
     16.6 Certain Changes Effective January 1, 2002 .
          (a) This Section 16.6 shall apply for purposes of determining whether the plan is a top-heavy plan under Section 416(g) of the Code for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2001, and whether the Plan satisfies the minimum benefits requirements of Section 416(c) of the Code for such years. This Section modifies the foregoing provisions of this Article 16.
          (b) The term “key employee” means any employee or former employee (including any deceased employee) who at any time during the Plan Year that includes the determination date was an officer of the employer having annual Section 415 Compensation greater than $130,000 (as adjusted under Section 416(i)(1) of the Code for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 2002), a five-percent owner of the employer, or a one-percent owner of the employer having annual Section 415 Compensation of more than $150,000. The determination of who is a key employee will be made in accordance with Section 416(i)(1) of the Code and the applicable regulations and other guidance of general applicability issued thereunder.

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          (c) This Section 16.6(c) shall apply for purposes of determining the present values of accrued benefits and the amounts of account balances of employees as of the determination date.
               (i) The present values of accrued benefits and the amounts of account balances of an employee as of the determination date shall be increased by the distributions made with respect to the employee under the Plan and any plan aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2) of the Code during the one-year period ending on the determination date. The preceding sentence shall also apply to distributions under a terminated plan which, had it not been terminated, would have been aggregated with the Plan under Section 416(g)(2)(A)(i) of the Code. In the case of a distribution made for a reason other than separation from service, death, or disability, this provision shall be applied by substituting “five-year period” for “one-year period.”
               (ii) The accrued benefits and accounts of any individual who has not performed services for the employer during the one-year period ending on the determination date shall not be taken into account.
          (d) Employer matching contributions shall be taken into account for purposes of satisfying the minimum contribution requirements of Section 416(c)(2) of the Code and the Plan. The preceding sentence shall apply with respect to matching contributions under the Plan or, if the Plan provides that the minimum contribution requirement shall be met in another plan, such other plan. Employer matching contributions that are used to satisfy the minimum contribution requirements shall be treated as matching contributions for purposes of the actual contribution percentage test and other requirements of Section 401(m) of the Code.

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          (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an employee who is otherwise entitled to a minimum benefit equal to three percent (3%) of his Section 415 Compensation pursuant to this Section is a participant in a defined benefit plan that is a part of this Plan’s required or permissive aggregation group, such employee shall only be entitled to a combined benefit (determined in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulation § 1.416-1, Q&A M-12) under the plans equal to the minimum benefit required under the defined benefit plan pursuant to Section 416 of the Code.
ARTICLE 17
GENERAL PROVISIONS
     17.1 Nonalienation of Benefits .
          (a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, no benefits under the Plan shall be subject in any manner, voluntarily or involuntarily, to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, garnishment, encumbrance or charge, and any action by way of anticipation, alienation, selling, transferring, assigning, pledging, garnishing, encumbering or charging the same shall be void and of no effect, and no such benefits shall be in any manner liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the person entitled to such benefits. The preceding sentence shall also apply to the creation, assignment or recognition of a right to any benefit payable with respect to any Participant or to any beneficiary under the Plan pursuant to a domestic relations order, unless such order is determined to be a qualified domestic relations order as defined in Section 414(p) of the Code. The Plan Administrator shall establish such procedures for evaluating and determining the status of any domestic relations order and

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shall give due notice to any affected parties (Participants and alternate payees) as required by law.
          (b) Subject to any applicable provision of law to the contrary, if any Participant or any beneficiary under the Plan shall become bankrupt or attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, garnish, encumber or charge any benefits, then such benefits shall, in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator, cease and terminate. In that event, the Plan Administrator shall hold or apply the benefits or any part thereof to or for such Participant or beneficiary, his spouse or children or other dependents, or any of them, in such manner and in such proportions as the Plan Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, determine. This Section shall not be construed in such a manner as to permit the Plan Administrator to make any assignment or otherwise to alienate any benefits in contravention of requirements under the Code or under ERISA.
     17.2 No Right to Continued Employment . The establishment of the Plan shall not be construed as conferring any rights upon any person for a continuation of employment, nor shall it be construed as limiting in any way the right of an Employer to discharge any person or to treat him without regard to the effect which such treatment might have upon him as a Participant under the Plan.
     17.3 Rules of Construction .
          (a) The masculine pronoun wherever used shall include the feminine pronoun and the singular shall include the plural unless the context clearly indicates the distinction.

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          (b) The headings of Articles and Sections herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Plan.
          (c) Amendments made to this Plan from time to time, including amendments made pursuant to amendments and restatements of this Plan, shall be effective and apply as of such dates, and shall apply with respect to such Employees, Participants, and their beneficiaries, as shall be specified in such amendments at the time of adoption, and the Plan shall be construed and applied accordingly.
     17.4 Appendices . Appendices to this Plan shall constitute a part of this Plan and, to the extent provided therein, may establish special rules that apply to specified groups of Employees or Participants in lieu of Plan terms that would otherwise apply.
ARTICLE 18
LAPSED BENEFITS
     18.1 Notification to Participants and Beneficiaries .
          (a) If the Trustee mails by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to a Participant or beneficiary entitled to a distribution hereunder at his last known address, a notification that he is so entitled and said notification is returned as being undeliverable because the addressee cannot be located at said address, then the Plan shall continue to maintain the Participant’s Accounts which are invested in the various funds.
          (b) If, by the last day of the Plan Year coinciding with or immediately following the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date as of which such person first could not be located, said person has not informed the Trustee of his whereabouts, his entire interest in

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this Plan shall become a forfeiture and shall be used to reduce any subsequent contributions required by his Employer as provided in Section 6.4 hereof for the Plan Year in which it occurs. Thereafter such person shall have no further right or interest therein except as provided in Section 18.2 hereof.
     18.2 Reinstatement of Lapsed Benefits .
          (a) If a Participant or beneficiary prior to the Plan Year in which the Plan and Trust terminate, duly claims and proves entitlement to a benefit which otherwise lapsed pursuant to Section 18.1, such benefits as shall then be due, unadjusted for Trust Fund earnings and/or losses subsequent to the date of forfeiture, shall be paid by the Plan as soon as is administratively feasible.
          (b) The reinstatement of lapsed benefits shall first be derived from forfeitures which otherwise are allocable in the Plan Year of the reinstatement to be made pursuant to this Section 18.2 and if such forfeitures are not sufficient, such reinstatement to the extent necessary shall then next be made from Employer contributions.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. has caused this Forestar Savings and Retirement Plan to be executed as of this ___day of December, 2007.
         
  FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.

 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
ATTEST:
 
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Name:
Title:

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APPENDIX I
List of Participating Employers as of December 28, 2007
Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.

 


 

MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION APPENDIX
1. General Rules .
     1.1 Effective Date . The provisions of this Appendix will apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning with the 2003 calendar year.
     1.2 Precedence . The requirements of this Appendix will take precedence over any inconsistent provisions of the Plan.
     1.3 Requirements of Treasury Regulations Incorporated . All distributions required under this Appendix will be determined and made in accordance with the Treasury Regulations under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code.
     1.4 TEFRA Section 242(b)(2) Elections . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Appendix, distributions may be made under a designation made before January 1, 1984, in accordance with section 242(b)(2) of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) and the provisions of the Plan that relate to section 242(b)(2) of TEFRA.
2. Time and Manner of Distribution .
     2.1 Required Beginning Date . The Participant’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, to the Participant no later than the Participant’s Required Beginning Date.
     2.2 Death of Participant Before Distributions Begin . If the Participant dies before distributions begin, the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed, or begin to be distributed, no later than as follows:

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          (a) If the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, then, except as provided in Section 6 hereof, distributions to the surviving spouse will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died, or by December 31 of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age 70 1/2, if later.
          (b) If the Participant’s surviving spouse is not the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, then, except as provided in Section 6 hereof, distributions to the Designated Beneficiary will begin by December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died.
          (c) If there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s death.
          (d) If the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to the surviving spouse begin, this Section 2.2, other than Section 2.2(a), will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant. For purposes of this Section 2.2 and Section 4 hereof, unless Section 2.2(d) hereof applies, distributions are considered to begin on the Participant’s Required Beginning Date. If Section 2.2(d) hereof applies, distributions are considered to begin on the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 2.2(a) hereof. If distributions under an annuity purchased from an insurance company irrevocably commence to the Participant before the Participant’s Required Beginning Date (or to the

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Participant’s surviving spouse before the date distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 2.2(a) hereof), the date distributions are considered to begin is the date distributions actually commence.
     2.3 Forms of Distribution . Unless the Participant’s interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company or in a single sum on or before the Required Beginning Date, as of the first Distribution Calendar Year, distributions will be made in accordance with Sections 3 and 4 hereof. If the Participant’s interest is distributed in the form of an annuity purchased from an insurance company, distributions thereunder will be made in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Treasury Regulations.
3. Required Minimum Distributions During Participant’s Lifetime .
     3.1 Amount of Required Minimum Distribution for Each Distribution Calendar Year . During the Participant’s lifetime, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year is the lesser of:
          (a) the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the distribution period in the Uniform Lifetime Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury Regulations, using the Participant’s age as of the Participant’s birthday in the Distribution Calendar Year; or
          (b) if the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary for the Distribution Calendar Year is the Participant’s spouse, the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the number in the Joint and Last Survivor Table set forth in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury Regulations, using the Participant’s and

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spouse’s attained ages as of the Participant’s and spouse’s birthdays in the Distribution Calendar Year.
     3.2 Lifetime Required Minimum Distributions Continue Through Year of Participant’s Death . Required minimum distributions will be determined under this Section 3 beginning with the first Distribution Calendar Year and up to and including the Distribution Calendar Year that includes the Participant’s date of death.
4. Required Minimum Distributions After Participant’s Death .
     4.1 Death on or After Date Distributions Begin .
          (a) Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary . If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is a Designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the longer of the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant or the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant’s Designated Beneficiary, determined as follows:
               (i) The Participant’s remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.
               (ii) If the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, the remaining Life Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death using the surviving spouse’s age as of the spouse’s birthday in that year. For Distribution Calendar Years after the year of the surviving spouse’s death, the remaining Life

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Expectancy of the surviving spouse is calculated using the age of the surviving spouse as of the spouse’s birthday in the calendar year of the spouse’s death, reduced by one for each subsequent calendar year.
               (iii) If the Participant’s surviving spouse is not the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, the Designated Beneficiary’s remaining Life Expectancy is calculated using the age of the Beneficiary in the year following the year of the Participant’s death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.
          (b) No Designated Beneficiary . If the Participant dies on or after the date distributions begin and there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year after the year of the Participant’s death, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the Participant’s remaining Life Expectancy calculated using the age of the Participant in the year of death, reduced by one for each subsequent year.
     4.2 Death Before Date Distributions Begin .
          (a) Participant Survived by Designated Beneficiary . Except as provided in Section 6 hereof, if the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is a Designated Beneficiary, the minimum amount that will be distributed for each Distribution Calendar Year after the year of the Participant’s death is the quotient obtained by dividing the Participant’s Account Balance by the remaining Life Expectancy of the Participant’s Designated Beneficiary, determined as provided in Section 4.1 hereof.

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          (b) No Designated Beneficiary . If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin and there is no Designated Beneficiary as of September 30 of the year following the year of the Participant’s death, distribution of the Participant’s entire interest will be completed by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s death.
          (c) Death of Surviving Spouse Before Distributions to Surviving Spouse Are Required to Begin . If the Participant dies before the date distributions begin, the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary, and the surviving spouse dies before distributions are required to begin to the surviving spouse under Section 2.2(a) hereof, this Section 4.2 will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant.
5. Definitions .
     5.1 “ Designated Beneficiary ” means the individual who is designated as the beneficiary pursuant to Section 2.1(e) of the Plan and is the designated beneficiary under Section 401(a)(9) of the Code and Section 1.401(a)(9)-1, Q&A-4, of the Treasury Regulations.
     5.2 “ Distribution Calendar Year ” means a calendar year for which a minimum distribution is required. For distributions beginning before the Participant’s death, the first Distribution Calendar Year is the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year which contains the Participant’s Required Beginning Date. For distributions beginning after the Participant’s death, the first Distribution Calendar Year is the calendar year in which distributions are required to begin under Section 2.2 hereof. The required minimum distribution for the Participant’s first Distribution Calendar Year will

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be made on or before the Participant’s Required Beginning Date. The required minimum distribution for other Distribution Calendar Years, including the required minimum distribution for the Distribution Calendar Year in which the Participant’s Required Beginning Date occurs, will be made on or before December 31 of that Distribution Calendar Year.
     5.3 “ Life Expectancy ” means life expectancy as computed by use of the Single Life Table in Section 1.401(a)(9)-9 of the Treasury Regulations.
     5.4 “ Participant’s Account Balance ” means the Account balance as of the last Valuation Date in the calendar year immediately preceding the Distribution Calendar Year (“Valuation Calendar Year”) increased by the amount of any contributions made and allocated or forfeitures allocated to the Account balance as of dates in the Valuation Calendar Year after the Valuation Date and decreased by distributions made in the Valuation Calendar Year after the Valuation Date. The Account balance for the Valuation Calendar Year includes any amounts rolled over or transferred to the Plan either in the Valuation Calendar Year or in the Distribution Calendar Year if distributed or transferred in the Valuation Calendar Year.
     5.5 “ Required Beginning Date ” means April 1 of the calendar year following the later of (a) the calendar year in which the attains age 70 1 / 2 , or (b) the calendar year in which the Participant retires; provided, however, that the preceding clause (b) shall not apply in the case of any Participant who is a 5-percent owner (as defined in Section 416 of the Code) with respect to the plan year ending in the calendar year in which the Participant attains age 70 1 / 2 .

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6. Election to Apply 5-Year Rule to Distributions to Designated Beneficiaries . If the Participant dies before distributions begin and there is a Designated Beneficiary, distribution to the Designated Beneficiary is not required to begin by the date specified in Section 2.2 hereof, but the Participant’s entire interest will be distributed to the Designated Beneficiary by December 31 of the calendar year containing the fifth anniversary of the Participant’s death. If the Participant’s surviving spouse is the Participant’s sole Designated Beneficiary and the surviving spouse dies after the Participant but before distributions to either the Participant or the surviving spouse begin, this election will apply as if the surviving spouse were the Participant. This election will apply to all distributions to Designated Beneficiaries.

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Exhibit 10.5
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN
(Effective as of January 1, 2008)
ARTICLE 1
Intent
     This Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan is maintained by Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. for the purpose of providing supplemental retirement benefits to eligible employees.
ARTICLE 2
Definitions
     2.1 “ Administrator ” means the person(s) or committee appointed to administer the Retirement Plan.
     2.2 “ Affiliate ” means any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.
     2.3 “ Beneficiary ” means the person(s) to whom the Participant’s accrued benefit under the Retirement Plan is payable upon the Participant’s death.
     2.4 “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
     2.5 “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
     2.6 “ Company ” means Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. and any successor thereto.
     2.7 “ Company Retirement Contributions ” means Company Retirement Contributions under the Retirement Plan and such other contributions under such plans, if any, as may be designated in an appendix hereto.
     2.8 “ Company Retirement Contributions Account ” means a Participant’s “Company Retirement Contributions Account” under the Retirement Plan and such other accounts under such plans, if any, as may be designated in an appendix hereto.
     2.9 “ Participant ” means each person who is identified as a Participant for purposes of Articles 4 and/or 5 hereof.
     2.10 “ Plan ” means the Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as set forth herein and amended from time to time.

 


 

     2.11 “ Retirement Benefit ” has the meaning set forth in Article 3 hereof.
     2.12 “ Retirement Plan ” means the Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan, as amended from time-to-time, and any successor thereto.
     2.13 “ Termination of Employment ” means a Participant’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) with the Company and its Affiliates.
ARTICLE 3
Amount of Retirement Benefit Under Plan
     A Participant’s “Retirement Benefit” under this Plan shall be the sum of the Participant’s Section 415 Retirement Benefit (if any) under Article 4 and the Participant’s Section 401(a)(17) Retirement Benefit (if any) under Article 5.
ARTICLE 4
Section 415 Retirement Benefit
     4.1 Eligibility . Each person who is a participant in the Retirement Plan shall be a “Participant” for purposes of this Article 4 and shall be eligible to receive a Section 415 Retirement Benefit in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Article 4.
     4.2 Section 415 Retirement Benefit . A Participant shall be entitled to receive upon Termination of Employment, a Section 415 Retirement Benefit that is equal to the sum of:
     (a) the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of Company Retirement Contributions that would have been credited from time-to-time to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account under the Retirement Plan assuming that the limitations imposed on benefits provided under the Retirement Plan by reason of Section 415 of the Code did not apply over (ii) the amount of Company Retirement Contributions actually credited from time-to-time to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account under the Retirement Plan (the excess of (i) over (ii) being “Section 415 Contributions”); and
     (b) an amount equal to the return that the Section 415 Contributions would have earned (or lost) if they had been invested in the U.S. Treasury Fund (within the meaning of the Retirement Plan), assuming that the Section 415 Contributions had been credited to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account as of the first day of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year for which the Section 415 Contribution would have been credited to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account but for the limitations imposed on benefits provided under the Retirement Plan by reason of Section 415 of the Code.

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ARTICLE 5
Section 401(a)(17) Retirement Benefit
     5.1 Eligibility . Each person who is a participant in the Retirement Plan shall be a “Participant” for purposes of this Article 5 and shall be eligible to receive a Section 401(a)(17) Retirement Benefit in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Article 5.
     5.2 Section 401(a)(17) Retirement Benefit . A Participant shall be entitled to receive upon Termination of Employment, a Section 401(a)(17) Retirement Benefit that is equal to the sum of:
     (a) the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of Company Retirement Contributions that would have been credited from time-to-time to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account under the Retirement Plan assuming that the limitations imposed on benefits provided under the Retirement Plan by reason of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code did not apply over (ii) the amount of Company Retirement Contributions actually credited from time-to-time to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account under the Retirement Plan (the excess of (i) over (ii) being “Section 401(a)(17) Contributions”); and
     (b) an amount equal to the return that the Section 401(a)(17) Contributions would have earned (or lost) if they had been invested in the U.S. Treasury Fund (within the meaning of the Retirement Plan), assuming that the Section 401(a)(17) Contributions had been credited to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account as of the first day of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year for which the Section 401(a)(17) Contribution would have been credited to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account but for the limitations imposed on benefits provided under the Retirement Plan by reason of Section 401(a)(17) of the Code.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article 5, the amount otherwise payable to a Participant pursuant to this Article 5 shall be reduced to the extent that the sum of (a) the amount payable pursuant to the terms of this Article 5, (b) any amount payable to the Participant under Article 4 hereof, and (c) amounts payable under the Retirement Plan with respect to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account, exceed the amount that would be payable under the Retirement Plan with respect to the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account but for the application of Section 401(a)(17) and Section 415 of the Code (determined by assuming that amounts credited in excess of such limits are credited at the time specified in Section 4.2(b) and that such amounts are invested as provided therein). For purposes of this Article 5, a Participant’s commissions, if any, shall not be included in the definition of “Compensation” as used under the Retirement Plan.

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ARTICLE 6
Payment of Benefits; Vesting
     6.1 Payment Upon Termination of Employment . A Participant’s Retirement Benefit shall be paid in the form of a lump-sum payment payable as soon as practicable after the Participant’s Termination of Employment (and in all events within [thirty] days after such Termination of Employment).
     6.2 Section 409A Mandatory Delay in Benefit Payments for Specified Employees . Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article 6, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, the Administrator shall delay payment of the Retirement Benefit of a Participant who is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) until the earlier of (a) the date that is six months after the date of the Participant’s Termination of Employment, or (b) the date of the specified employee’s death. The aggregate amount of payment(s) otherwise payable during the delay period (plus interest thereon at a rate equal to [the simple average of the rate for the last four reporter quarters preceding the Participant’s Termination of Employment under the U.S. Treasury Fund (within the meaning of the Retirement Plan)] shall be payable to the specified employee upon the expiration of the delay period.
     6.3 Survivor Benefits . In the event of a Participant’s death prior to payment of a Retirement Benefit to which the Participant would otherwise be entitled hereunder, the amount that would otherwise have been paid to the Participant (determined as of the date of the Participant’s death) shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary. Any survivor benefits payable to a Beneficiary pursuant to this Plan shall be paid on the first day of the second calendar month following the Participant’s death.
     6.4 Vesting of Retirement Benefits . A Participant’s Retirement Benefit shall become fully vested as of the date that the Participant’s Company Retirement Contributions Account is fully vested (the “Vesting Date”). In the event of a Participant’s Termination of Employment prior to the Participant’s Vesting Date, the Participant shall not be entitled any Retirement Benefit hereunder and any such Retirement Benefit shall be forfeited in its entirety.

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ARTICLE 7
Claims
     7.1 Claims Procedure . Claims for benefits under the Plan shall be filed with the Administrator. If any Participant or other payee (a “claimant”) claims to be entitled to a benefit under the Plan and the Administrator determines that such claim should be denied in whole or in part, the Administrator shall notify such claimant of its decision in writing (which may be provided electronically). Such notification will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and will contain (a) specific reasons for the denial, (b) specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions, (c) a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect such claim and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary, and (d) a description of the Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following the rendering of an adverse decision on review. Such notification will be given within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 90 days after the claim is received by the Administrator, unless the Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Administrator determines that such an extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be provided to the claimant prior to the end of the initial 90-day period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision. In no event shall the extension exceed an additional 90 days from the end of the initial 90-day period. Any electronic notification provided by the Administrator under this Article IV shall comply with the standards imposed by 29 C.F.R. 2520.104b-1(c)(1)(i)-(iv).
     7.2 Review Procedure .
          (a) Within 60 days after the date on which a claimant receives a written notice of a denied claim, the claimant may file a written request with the Administrator for a review of the denied claim. If the claimant requests a review of the denied claim, the claimant shall be entitled to submit to the Administrator written comments, documents, records and other information relating to the claim for benefits and to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits. The Administrator shall perform its review taking into account all comments, documents, records and other information submitted by the claimant relating to the claim without regard to whether such information was submitted or considered in the initial benefit determination. The Administrator will notify the claimant of its decision in writing (which may be provided electronically). If the claim is denied, the notification will be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and will contain (i) the specific reasons for the denial, (ii) references to pertinent provisions of the Plan, (iii) a statement that the claimant is entitled to receive, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents, records and other information relevant to the claimant’s claim for benefits, and (iv) a statement of the claimant’s right to bring an action under Section 502(a) of ERISA.

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          (b) The review provided for by Section 7.2(a) will be made within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 60 days after the Administrator receives the request for review, unless the Administrator determines that special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim. If the Administrator determines that an extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the end of the initial 60-day period. The extension notice shall indicate the special circumstances requiring the extension of time and the date by which the Administrator expects to render its decision. In no event shall the extension exceed an additional 60 days from the end of the initial 60-day period. If the extension of time is needed due to the claimant’s failure to submit information necessary to make a decision, the period during which the Administrator must make a decision shall be tolled from the date the extension notice is sent to the claimant until the date the claimant responds to the request for additional information.
ARTICLE 8
Administration
     This Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator shall have all powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Plan, including, without reservation, the power to delegate administrative matters to other persons and to interpret this Plan in its discretion.
ARTICLE 9
Miscellaneous
     9.1 Amendment or Termination . The Board may amend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided , however , that no amendment or termination of the Plan may reduce a Participant’s Retirement Benefit after it is vested without the consent of the Participant (or in the event of the Participant’s death, the Participant’s Beneficiary).
     9.2 No Duplication of Benefits . Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Retirement Benefits payable under Articles 4 and 5 shall be determined and coordinated by the Administrator so as to prevent any duplication of benefits under this Plan or any other supplemental pension or retirement plan, program or agreement.
     9.3 No Alienation of Benefits . Participants and Beneficiaries shall have no right to alienate, anticipate, commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber or otherwise convey the right to receive any payment under this Plan, and any payment under this Plan or rights thereto shall not be subject to the debts, liabilities, contracts, engagements or torts of Participants or Beneficiaries nor to attachment, garnishment or execution, nor shall they be transferable by operation of law in the event of bankruptcy or insolvency. Any attempt, whether voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null, void, and of no effect.

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     9.4 No Rights to Continued Employment . Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring upon a Participant the right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate.
     9.5 Incapacity . If the Administrator determines that any Participant or Beneficiary is unable to care for his or her affairs because of illness or accident, any Retirement Benefit or survivor benefit payment due hereunder (unless a prior claim therefor shall have been made by a duly appointed guardian, committee, or other legal representative) may be paid to such Participant’s or Beneficiary’s spouse, child, brother or sister, or to any person deemed by the Administrator to have incurred expenses for such person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liabilities of the Company hereunder.
     9.6 Withholding . The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment to be made pursuant to this Plan or any other payment to be made to a Participant or Beneficiary by the Company or any of its affiliates any Federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to the participation of the Participant in this Plan and payments made hereunder.
     9.7 No Funding of Benefits . To the extent a Participant or any other person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company, and such person shall have only the unsecured promise of the Company that such payments shall be made.
     9.8 Top-Hat Plan; Excess Plan . The Plan, except with respect to the Section 415 Retirement Benefits provided pursuant to Article 4 hereof, is intended to qualify as a “top-hat” plan for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and shall cover a select group of management or highly compensated employees. The Section 415 Retirement Benefits provided pursuant to Article 4 hereof and related provisions of the Plan shall constitute a separate excess benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(36) of ERISA.
     9.9 Headings . The headings of Sections hereof are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not control the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of the Plan.
     9.10 Applicable Law . This Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, except to the extent preempted by federal law.
     9.11 Section 409A of the Code . The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Administrator shall administer and interpret the Plan in accordance with such requirements. If any provision of the Plan conflicts with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall supersede any such Plan provision.

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Exhibit 10.6
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
2007 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
     1.  Definitions . In the Plan, except where the context otherwise indicates, the following definitions shall apply:
          1.1. “Affiliate” means a corporation, partnership, business trust, limited liability company or other form of business organization at least a majority of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock or other equity interests of which is owned by the Company, either directly or indirectly, and any other entity, designated by the Committee, provided that in no event shall an entity be an Affiliate unless the Company has a “controlling interest” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder) in the entity.
          1.2. “Agreement” means a written agreement or other document evidencing an Award that shall be in such form as the Committee may specify. The Committee in its discretion may, but need not, require a Participant to sign an Agreement.
          1.3. “Award” means a grant of an Option, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, a Performance Award, or an Other Stock-Based Award.
          1.4. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
          1.5. “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
          1.6. “Committee” means the Management Development and Executive Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee(s), subcommittee(s) or person(s) the Board appoints to administer the Plan or to make and/or administer specific Awards hereunder. If no such appointment is in effect at any time, “Committee” shall mean the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Committee” means the Board for purposes of granting Awards to members of the Board who are not Employees, and administering the Plan with respect to those Awards, unless the Board determines otherwise.
          1.7. “Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $1.00 per share.
          1.8. “Company” means Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., and any successor thereto.
          1.9. “Date of Exercise” means the date on which the Company receives notice of the exercise of an Option in accordance with Section 7.1.
          1.10. “Date of Grant” means the date on which an Award is granted under the Plan.

 


 

          1.11. “Eligible Person” means any person who is (a) an Employee or (b) a member of the board of directors of the Company or an Affiliate, or (c) a consultant, or independent contractor to the Company or an Affiliate.
          1.12. “Employee” means any individual who the Committee determines to be an employee of the Company or an Affiliate.
          1.13. “Exercise Price” means the price per Share at which an Option may be exercised.
          1.14. “Fair Market Value” means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) as of the relevant date; provided, however, that in the case of an Option, in all events Fair Market Value shall be determined pursuant to a method permitted by Section 409A of the Code for determining the fair market value of stock subject to a nonqualified stock option that does not provide for a deferral of compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
          1.15. “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that the Committee designates as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Code.
          1.16. “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
          1.17. “Option” means an option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to Section 6.
          1.18. “Option Period” means the period during which an Option may be exercised.
          1.19. “Other Stock-Based Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 11.
          1.20. “Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been granted an Award.
          1.21. “Performance Award” means a performance award granted pursuant to Section 10.
          1.22. “Performance Goals” means performance goals that the Committee establishes, which may be based on satisfactory internal or external audits, achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives, cash flow, customer satisfaction metrics and achievement of customer satisfaction goals, dividend payments, earnings (including before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and amortization), earnings growth, earnings per share; economic value added, expenses, improvement of financial ratings, internal rate of return, market share, net asset value, net income, net operating gross margin, net operating profit after taxes (“NOPAT”), net sales growth, NOPAT growth, operating

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income, operating margin, comparisons to the performance of other companies, pro forma income, real estate value creation, regulatory compliance, return measures (including return on assets, designated assets, capital, committed capital, net capital employed, equity, sales, or stockholder equity, and return versus the Company’s cost of capital), revenues, sales, stock price (including growth measures and total stockholder return), comparison to stock market indices, implementation or completion of one or more projects or transactions, working capital, or any other objective goals that the Committee establishes. Performance Goals may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies comparably, similarly or otherwise situated. Performance Goals may be particular to an Eligible Person or the department, branch, Affiliate, or division in which the Eligible Person works, or may be based on the performance of the Company, one or more Affiliates, or the Company and one or more Affiliates, and may cover such period as the Committee may specify.
          1.23. “Plan” means this Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
          1.24. “Restricted Stock” means Shares granted pursuant to Section 8.
          1.25. “Restricted Stock Units” means an Award providing for the contingent grant of Shares (or the cash equivalent thereof) pursuant to Section 9.
          1.26. “Section 422 Employee” means an Employee who is employed by the Company or a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” (each as defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code) with respect to the Company, including a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” that becomes such after adoption of the Plan.
          1.27. “Share” means a share of Common Stock.
          1.28. “Ten-Percent Stockholder” means a Section 422 Employee who (applying the rules of Section 424(d) of the Code) owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or a “parent corporation” or “subsidiary corporation” (each as defined in Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code) with respect to the Company.
     2.  Purpose . The Plan is intended to assist the Company and its Affiliates in attracting and retaining Eligible Persons of outstanding ability and to promote the identification of their interests with those of the stockholders of the Company and its Affiliates.
     3.  Administration . The Committee shall administer the Plan and shall have plenary authority, in its discretion, to grant Awards to Eligible Persons, subject to the provisions of the Plan. The Committee shall have plenary authority and discretion, subject to the provisions of the Plan, to determine the Eligible Persons to whom it grants Awards, the terms (which terms need not be identical) of all Awards, including without limitation the Exercise Price of Options, the time or times at which Awards are granted, the number of Shares covered by Awards, whether an Option shall be an Incentive Stock

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Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option, any exceptions to nontransferability, any Performance Goals applicable to Awards, any provisions relating to vesting, and the periods during which Options may be exercised and Restricted Stock shall be subject to restrictions. In making these determinations, the Committee may take into account the nature of the services rendered or to be rendered by Award recipients, their present and potential contributions to the success of the Company and its Affiliates, and such other factors as the Committee in its discretion shall deem relevant. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have plenary authority to interpret the Plan and Agreements, prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to them, and make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan and Awards granted hereunder. The determinations of the Committee on the matters referred to in this Section 3 shall be binding and final. The Committee may delegate its authority under this Section 3 and the terms of the Plan to such extent it deems desirable and is consistent with the requirements of applicable law.
     4.  Eligibility . Awards may be granted only to Eligible Persons, provided that (a) Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Eligible Persons who are Section 422 Employees; and (b) Options may be granted only to persons with respect to whom Shares constitute stock of the service recipient (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder).
     5.  Stock Subject to Plan .
          5.1. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 3,800,000 Shares, provided that no more than 1,900,000 Shares may be issued pursuant to Awards that are not Options. Shares issued under the Plan may, in whole or in part, be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares that shall have been, or may be, reacquired by the Company in the open market, in private transactions, or otherwise.
          5.2. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 13, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which an Employee may be granted Awards under the Plan during any calendar year is 200,000 Shares. The maximum number of Shares with respect to which an Employee has been granted Awards shall be determined in accordance with Section 162(m) of the Code.
          5.3. If an Option expires or terminates for any reason without having been fully exercised, if shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, or if Shares covered by an Award are not issued or are forfeited, the unissued or forfeited Shares that had been subject to the Award shall be available for the grant of additional Awards.
     6.  Options .
          6.1. Options granted under the Plan to Eligible Persons shall be either Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options, as designated by the Committee; provided, however, that Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Eligible Persons who are Section 422 Employees on the Date of Grant. Each Option granted under the

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Plan shall be identified as either a Nonqualified Stock Option or an Incentive Stock Option and shall be evidenced by an Agreement that specifies the terms and conditions of the Option. Options shall be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6 and such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as the Committee may specify. The Committee, in its discretion, may condition the grant or vesting of an Option upon the achievement of one or more specified Performance Goals.
          6.2. The Exercise Price of an Option granted under the Plan shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who, on the Date of Grant is a Ten-Percent Shareholder the Exercise Price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the Date of Grant.
          6.3. The Committee shall determine the Option Period for an Option, which shall be specifically set forth in the Agreement; provided that an Option shall not be exercisable after ten years (five years in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an Employee who on the Date of Grant is a Ten-Percent Stockholder) from its Date of Grant.
     7.  Exercise of Options .
          7.1. Subject to the terms of the applicable Agreement, an Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by delivering to the Company a notice of the exercise, in such form as the Committee may prescribe, accompanied, in the case of an Option, by (a) full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised or (b) to the extent provided in the applicable Agreement, irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company cash equal to the exercise price of the Option.
          7.2. To the extent provided in the applicable Agreement or otherwise authorized by the Committee, payment may be made by delivery (including constructive delivery) of Shares (provided that such Shares, if acquired pursuant to an Option or other Award granted hereunder or under any other compensation plan maintained by the Company or any Affiliate, have been held by the Participant for at least six months, or such other period, if any, as the Committee may specify), valued at Fair Market Value on the Date of Exercise.
     8.  Restricted Stock Awards . Each grant of Restricted Stock under the Plan shall be subject to an Agreement specifying the terms and conditions of the Award. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall consist of Shares that are restricted as to transfer, subject to forfeiture, and subject to such other terms and conditions as the Committee may specify. Such terms and conditions may provide, in the discretion of the Committee, for the lapse of such transfer restrictions or forfeiture provisions to be contingent upon the achievement of one or more specified Performance Goals.
     9.  Restricted Stock Unit Awards . Each grant of Restricted Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Agreement that (a) provides for the issuance of Shares to a Participant at such time(s) as the Committee may specify and (b) contains such other

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terms and conditions as the Committee may specify, including, terms that condition the issuance of Restricted Stock Unit Awards upon the achievement of one or more specified Performance Goals.
     10.  Performance Awards . Each Performance Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Agreement that (a) provides for the payment of cash and/or issuance of Shares to a Participant contingent upon the attainment of one or more specified Performance Goals, and (b) contains such other terms and conditions as the Committee may specify. For purposes of Section 5.2 hereof, a Performance Award shall be deemed to cover a number of Shares equal to the maximum number of Shares that may be issued upon payment of the Award if the terms of the Award provide for payment in the form of Shares. The maximum cash amount payable to any Employee pursuant to all Performance Awards granted to an Employee during a calendar year shall not exceed $5 million.
     11.  Other Stock-Based Awards . The Committee may in its discretion grant stock-based awards (including awards based on dividends) of a type other than those otherwise provided for in the Plan, including the issuance or offer for sale of unrestricted Shares (“Other Stock-Based Awards”). Other Stock-Based Awards shall cover such number of Shares and have such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, including terms that condition the payment or vesting the Other Stock-Based Award upon the achievement of one or more Performance Goals.
     12.  Dividends and Dividend Equivalents . The terms of an Award may provide a Participant with the right, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify, to receive dividend payments or dividend equivalent payments with respect to Shares covered by the Award, which payments may be either made currently or credited to an account established for the Participant, and may be settled in cash or Shares, as determined by the Committee.
     13.  Capital Events and Adjustments . In the event of any change in the outstanding Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, recapitalization, reclassification, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation, liquidation or the like, the Committee shall provide for a substitution for or adjustment in (a) the number and class of securities subject to outstanding Awards or the type of consideration to be received upon the exercise or vesting of outstanding Awards, (b) the Exercise Price of Options, (c) the aggregate number and class of Shares for which Awards thereafter may be granted under the Plan and (d) the maximum number of Shares with respect to which an Employee may be granted Awards during any calendar year.
     14.  Termination or Amendment . The Board may amend or terminate the Plan in any respect at any time; provided, however, that, after the stockholders of the Company have approved the Plan, the Board shall not amend or terminate the Plan without approval of (a) the Company’s stockholders to the extent stockholder approval of the amendment is required by applicable law or regulations or the requirements of the principal exchange or interdealer quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed

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or quoted, if any, and (b) each affected Participant if such amendment or termination would adversely affect such Participant’s rights or obligations under any Award granted prior to the date of such amendment or termination.
     15.  Modification, Substitution of Awards .
          15.1. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Committee may modify the terms of any outstanding Awards; provided, however, that (a) no modification of an Award shall, without the consent of the Participant, alter or impair any of the Participant’s rights or obligations under such Award and (b) subject to Section 13, in no event may an Option be (i) modified to reduce the Exercise Price of the Option or (ii) cancelled or surrendered in consideration for the grant of a new Option with a lower Exercise Price.
          15.2. Any provision of the Plan or any Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event of a merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party, the Committee shall take such actions, if any, as it deems necessary or appropriate to prevent the enlargement or diminishment of Participants’ rights under the Plan and Awards granted hereunder, and may, in its discretion, cause any Award granted hereunder to be canceled in consideration of a payment equal to the fair value of the canceled Award, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. Unless the Committee determines otherwise, the fair value of an Option shall be deemed to be equal to the product of (a) the number of Shares the Option covers (and has not previously been exercised) and (b) the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the date of cancellation over the Exercise Price of the Option.
     16.  Foreign Employees . Without amendment of the Plan, the Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Persons who are subject to the laws of foreign countries or jurisdictions on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may in the judgement of the Committee be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan. The Committee may make such modifications, amendments, procedures, sub-plans and the like as may be necessary or advisable to comply with provisions of laws of other countries or jurisdictions in which the Company or any Affiliate operates or has employees.
     17.  Stockholder Approval . The Plan, and any amendments hereto requiring stockholder approval pursuant to Section 14, are subject to approval by vote of the stockholders of the Company at the next annual or special meeting of stockholders following adoption by the Board.
     18.  Withholding . The Company’s obligation to issue or deliver Shares or pay any amount pursuant to the terms of any Award granted hereunder shall be subject to satisfaction of applicable federal, state, local, and foreign tax withholding requirements. To the extent provided in the applicable Agreement and in accordance with rules as the Committee may prescribe, a Participant may satisfy any such withholding tax obligation by one or any combination of the following means: (a) tendering a cash payment, (b)

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authorizing the Company to withhold Shares otherwise issuable to the Participant, or (c) delivering to the Company already-owned and unencumbered Shares.
     19.  Term of Plan . Unless sooner terminated by the Board pursuant to Section 14, the Plan shall terminate on the date that is ten years after the earlier of that date that the Plan is adopted by the Board or approved by the Company’s stockholders, and no Awards may be granted or awarded after such date. The termination of the Plan shall not affect the validity of any Award outstanding on the date of termination.
     20.  Indemnification of Committee . In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or Committee, the Company shall indemnify members of the Committee against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan or any Award granted hereunder, and against all amounts reasonably paid by them in settlement thereof or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding, if such members acted in good faith and in a manner which they believed to be in, and not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.
     21.  General Provisions .
          21.1. The establishment of the Plan shall not confer upon any Eligible Person any legal or equitable right against the Company, any Affiliate or the Committee, except as expressly provided in the Plan. Participation in the Plan shall not give an Eligible Person any right to be retained in the service of the Company or any Affiliate.
          21.2. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor its submission to the Company’s stockholders shall be taken to impose any limitations on the powers of the Company or its Affiliates to issue, grant or assume options, warrants, rights, restricted stock or other awards otherwise than under the Plan, or to adopt other stock option, restricted stock, or other plans, or to impose any requirement of stockholder approval upon the same.
          21.3. The interests of any Eligible Person under the Plan are not subject to the claims of creditors and may not, in any way, be assigned, alienated or encumbered except to the extent provided in an Agreement.
          21.4. The Plan shall be governed, construed and administered in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to the conflict of law principles.
          21.5. The Committee may require each person acquiring Shares pursuant to Awards granted hereunder to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the Shares without a view to distribution thereof. The certificates for such Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems

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appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer. All certificates for Shares issued pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed or interdealer quotation system upon which the Common Stock is then quoted, and any applicable federal or state securities laws. The Committee may place a legend or legends on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.
          21.6. The Company shall not be required to issue any certificate or certificates for Shares with respect to Awards granted under the Plan, or record any person as a holder of record of such Shares, without obtaining, to the complete satisfaction of the Committee, the approval of all regulatory bodies the Committee deems necessary, and without complying, to the Board’s or Committee’s complete satisfaction, with all rules and regulations under federal, state or local law the Committee deems applicable.
          21.7. To the extent that the Plan provides for issuance of stock certificates to reflect the issuance of Shares, the issuance may be effected on a noncertificated basis, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or the rules of any stock exchange or automated dealer quotation system on which the Shares are traded. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards, or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether any fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.
          21.8. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, to the extent any Award (or a modification of an Award) under the Plan results in the deferral of compensation (for purposes of Section 409A of the Code), the terms and conditions of the Award shall comply with Section 409A of the Code.

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Exhibit 10.7
FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
DIRECTORS’ FEE DEFERRAL PLAN
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
     When used herein the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     1.1. “ Account ” means the Account maintained for each Participant in accordance with the terms of Article 3 hereof.
     1.2. “ Affiliate ” means each trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the Company, is treated as a “single employer” under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code.
     1.3. “ Administrator ” means the Board or such person(s) as may be designated by the Board to administer this Plan.
     1.4. “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
     1.5. “ Board Fees ” means annual retainer fees (including Non-Executive Chair Retainer Fees) and meeting fees payable to an Eligible Director with respect to the Eligible Director’s service on the Board and/or one or more Board committees.
     1.6. “ Change in Control ” means the occurrence of a “change in control event” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) with respect to the Company.
     1.7. “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
     1.8. “ Common Stock ” means the common stock, $1.00 par value, of the Company and, in the event such common stock is converted to another security or property, such other security or property.
     1.9. “ Company ” means Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors by merger, sale of assets or otherwise.
     1.10. “ Crediting Date ” means the date on which Board Fees would have been paid to an Eligible Director absent the Deferral Election covering such Board Fees.
     1.11. “ Deferral Election ” means an irrevocable election by an Eligible Director, made on a form prescribed by the Administrator and delivered to the Administrator, to defer under this Plan the receipt of all or a specified portion of Board Fees otherwise payable to the Eligible Director. A Deferral Election shall be effective when the form is countersigned on behalf of the Company.

 


 

     1.12. “ Eligible Director ” means a member of the Board who is not also an employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
     1.13. “ Fair Market Value ” means, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) as of the relevant date (or if the NYSE is not open on such date or the Common Stock is not traded on that day, the most recent prior date that the NYSE was open for trading and the Common Stock was traded).
     1.14. “ Matching Restricted Stock Units ” means Matching Restricted Stock Units as defined in Section 3.3 hereof.
     1.15. “ Non-Executive Chair Retainer Fees ” means Board Fees that are payable to an Eligible Director with respect to the Eligible Director’s service on the Board as a non-executive chairperson.
     1.16. “ Participant ” means an Eligible Director who files a Deferral Election or is credited with Retainer Shares pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
     1.17. “ Restricted Stock Units ” means hypothetical shares of Common Stock credited to a Participant’s Account having a value equal to the Fair Market Value of an equal number of shares of Common Stock.
     1.18. “ Plan ” means the Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. Directors’ Fee Deferral Plan, as set forth herein and amended from time to time.
     1.19. “ Retainer Shares ” means Restricted Stock Units credited to a Participant’s Account pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof.
     1.20. “ Separation from Service ” means a “separation from service” (with the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) from the Company and its Affiliates.
     1.21. “ Stock Plan ” means the Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and any other plan adopted by the Company that provides for the grant of stock options, phantom stock, or restricted stock to members of the Board.
     1.22. “ Unforeseeable Emergency ” means an “unforeseeable emergency” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
ARTICLE 2
Participation; Deferred Board Fees
     2.1. Participation . Each Eligible Director shall be a Participant in this Plan.
     2.2. Retainer Shares . On the date of the first regularly scheduled Board meeting each year, each Eligible Director’s Account shall be credited with a number of Restricted Stock Units equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) $75,000 (effective

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January 1, 2008) by (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of such date.
     2.3. Board Fee Deferrals . An Eligible Director may elect to defer hereunder the receipt of all or a portion of Board Fees payable to the Eligible Director by filing with the Administrator a Deferral Election prior to the start of the calendar year during which the Board Fees covered by the Deferral Election will be paid. An Eligible Director who is a non-executive chairperson, may, in a Deferral Election, make separate elections with respect to (a) Non-Executive Chair Retainer Fees and (b) Board Fees other than Non-Executive Chair Retainer Fees. An Eligible Director who defers Board Fees hereunder shall be credited with the number of Restricted Stock Units provided for by Sections 3.2 and 3.3 hereof.
     2.4. Matching Restricted Stock Units . The Account of an Eligible Director who makes a valid Deferral Election shall be credited with Matching Restricted Stock Units in accordance with Section 3.3 hereof.
     2.5. Payment Elections . At the time an Eligible Director makes a Deferral Election, or receives an annual credit of Retainer Shares pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, or at such other time(s) as may be authorized by the Administrator and permitted under Section 409A of the Code, a Participant shall elect, in accordance with rules specified by the Administrator, to receive payment of amounts credited to the Participant’s Account in a method of payment permitted under Article 4 hereof.
ARTICLE 3
Accounts
     3.1. Establishment of Accounts . The Company shall establish and maintain in accordance with this Article 3 a bookkeeping account for each Participant, which account shall record and reflect the Retainer Shares credited to the Participant pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof, Board Fees (other than Non-Executive Chair Retainer Fees) deferred hereunder by the Participant, Non-Executive Chair Retainer Fees deferred hereunder by the Participant, and the Matching Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant (each such account being referred to herein as an “Account”).
     3.2. Crediting of Board Fee Deferrals . The Account of each Participant who defers Board Fees hereunder shall be credited with a number of Restricted Stock Units equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the amount of Board Fees covered by the Deferral Election by (b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of such date.
     3.3. Matching Restricted Stock Units . A Participant’s Account shall be credited, as of the Crediting Date of the Board Fees covered by a Deferral Election made by the Participant with a number of Restricted Stock Units (“Matching Restricted Stock Units”) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) 50% of the amount of Board Fees covered by the Deferral Election (excluding Non-Executive Chair Retainer Fees), by

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(b) the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock as of the Crediting Date of the Board Fees covered by the Deferral Election.
     3.4. Payments . A Participant’s Account shall be reduced by any payments made to the Participant, his or her beneficiary, estate, or representative.
     3.5. Adjustments . If any of the following events occur, the Administrator shall make appropriate adjustments with respect to Restricted Stock Units credited to a Participant’s Account: (a) any extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution in respect of Common Stock (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities or other property); (b) any recapitalization, stock split (including a stock split in the form of a stock dividend), reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, combination, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company; or (c) any other like corporate transaction or event in respect of the Common Stock.
     3.6. Vesting of Accounts . Each Participant’s Account shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times.
     3.7. Board Fees Covered by Elections . For purposes of this Article 3, the amount of Board Fees “covered” by a Deferral Election shall be the amount by which an Eligible Director’s Board Fees are to be reduced by reason of a Deferral Election. If a Deferral Election covers less than all of the Board Fees payable to an Eligible Director during a calendar year, the percentage of each payment of each type of Board Fee during the calendar year that shall be treated as being covered by the Deferral Election shall be equal to the percentage of total Board Fees of the same type for the calendar year that is covered by the Deferral Election.
     3.8. No Funding of Benefits . All adjustments to a Participant’s Account shall be bookkeeping entries only and shall not represent a special reserve or otherwise constitute a funding of the Company’s unsecured promise to pay any amounts hereunder. To the extent a Participant or any other person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company under this Plan, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company, and such person shall have only the unsecured promise of the Company that such payments shall be made.
ARTICLE 4
Payment of Deferred Compensation.
     4.1. Payment in Accordance with Elections . Subject to the terms of this Article 4, a Participant’s Account shall be paid (or commence to be paid) to the Participant in the form of a lump sum on or as soon as practicable following the Participant’s Separation from Service (but in no event more than 60 days after such Separation From Service).
     4.2. Form of Payment . Payment with respect to Restricted Stock Units credited to a Participant’s Account shall be paid in the form of shares of Common Stock,

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provided that if any such Restricted Stock Units represent a fractional share of Common Stock, then in lieu thereof, the Fair Market Value of such fractional share on the date the payment is calculated shall be paid in cash.
     4.3. Unforeseeable Emergency . The Administrator may accelerate payment of all or a portion of a Participant’s Account upon the occurrence of an Unforeseeable Emergency. The amount of such payment shall be limited to the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need (which may include amounts necessary to pay any federal, state or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from such payment). The determination of whether a Participant has experienced an Unforeseeable Emergency and the amount reasonably necessary to satisfy the emergency need shall be based on all the facts and circumstances taking into consideration the financial resources available to the Participant and shall be made in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. If payment of less than all of a Participant’s Account is accelerated pursuant to this Section 4.3, the accelerated payment shall be deducted proportionately from all amounts credited to the Participant’s Account.
     4.4. Section 409A Mandatory Delay in Benefit Payments for Specified Employees . Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Article 4, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, the Administrator shall delay payment of the Account of a Participant who is a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) until the earlier of (a) the date that is six months after the date of the Participant’s Separation From Service, or (b) the date of the specified employee’s death. The aggregate amount of payment(s) otherwise payable during the delay period (plus interest thereon at a rate equal to the simple average of the rate for the last four reported quarters preceding the Participant’s Separation from Service under the Vanguard U.S. Treasury Fund under the Temple-Inland Salaried Savings Plan or any successor thereto) shall be payable to the specified employee upon the expiration of the delay period.
     4.5. Payment of Dividends . Not later than 30 days after the payment date of any cash dividend or cash distribution declared on the Common Stock on or after January 1, 2008, the Company shall pay to each Participant the amount of the dividend that would have been paid to the Participant with respect to the Restricted Stock Units credited to the Participant’s Account if such Restricted Stock Units were actual issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock held by the Participant. Except as provided in this Section 4.5, no credits, distributions, or payments shall be made with respect to Restricted Stock Units credited to Participants’ Accounts to reflect cash dividends or cash distributions on Common Stock.
     4.6. Payment Upon Death . Notwithstanding Section 4.1, in the event of a Participant’s death, the entire balance of the Participant’s Account shall be paid to the Participant (or the Participant’s beneficiary, as determined in accordance with Section 6.2 hereof) in the form of a single payment as soon as practicable after death (and in no event more than 90 days after death).

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     4.7. Withholding . The Company shall have the right to deduct from any payment to be made pursuant to this Plan any federal, state or local taxes required by law to be withheld.
ARTICLE 5
Administration
     5.1. Administration . This Plan shall be administered by the Administrator. The Administrator shall have all powers necessary to carry out the provisions of this Plan, including, without reservation, the power to delegate administrative matters to other persons and to interpret this Plan in its discretion.
ARTICLE 6
Miscellaneous
     6.1. Amendment and Termination of Plan . The Company may at any time by action of the Board modify or amend, in whole or in part, any or all of the provisions of this Plan, or suspend or terminate the Plan entirely. Upon termination of this Plan, no further Deferral Elections shall be permitted and no further credits shall be made pursuant to Sections 2.2 or 3.3 hereof; provided, however, that each Participant’s Account will be maintained and paid pursuant to the provisions of this Plan and the Participant’s elections hereunder.
     6.2. Beneficiary Designation . Each Participant shall designate a beneficiary to whom the Participant’s Account shall be payable on the Participant’s death. A Participant may also designate an alternate beneficiary to receive such payment in the event that the designated beneficiary cannot receive payment for any reason. In the event no designated or alternate beneficiary can receive such payment for any reason, payment will be made to the Participant’s surviving spouse, if any, or if the Participant has no surviving spouse, then to the following beneficiaries if then living in the following order of priority: (a) to the Participant’s children (including adopted children and stepchildren) in equal shares, (b) to the Participant’s parents in equal shares, (c) to the Participant’s brothers and sisters in equal shares and (d) to the Participant’s estate. A Participant may at any time change his or her beneficiary designation. A change of beneficiary designation must be made in writing and delivered to the Administrator or its designee for such purposes. The interest of any beneficiary who predeceases the Participant will terminate unless otherwise specified by the Participant.
     6.3. Alienation of Benefits . A Participant’s rights under this Plan shall not be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment pledge, encumbrance, attachment, or garnishment by creditors of a Participant or any beneficiary.
     6.4. Restricted Stock Units Issued Under Stock Plans . Restricted Stock Units credited to Participants’ Accounts under Article 3 shall constitute the grant of “Restricted Stock Units” under the Stock Plan then in effect and under which stock-based awards are

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then being made, unless otherwise specified by the Administrator. Common Stock issued in payment of Restricted Stock Units credited to Participants’ Accounts hereunder shall be issued under the Stock Plan pursuant to which the applicable Restricted Stock Units were issued.
     6.5. Expenses . All expenses and costs in connection with the operation of the Plan shall be borne by the Company.
     6.6. Rules of Construction . The singular shall include the plural unless the context clearly indicates the distinction.
     6.7. Applicable Law . This Plan shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas except to the extent superseded by federal law.
     6.8. Headings . The headings of sections of this Plan are for convenience of reference only and shall have no substantive effect on the provisions of this Plan.
     6.9. Compliance with Section 409A of the Code . The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, and the Administrator shall administer and interpret the Plan in accordance with such requirements. If any provision of the Plan conflicts with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall supersede any such Plan provision.

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Exhibit 10.9
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
      AGREEMENT , effective as of [               ], between Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [               ] (the “Indemnitee”).
      WHEREAS , it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors the most capable persons available; and
      WHEREAS , Indemnitee is a Director of the Company; and
      WHEREAS , both the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increased risk of litigation and other claims being asserted against directors of public companies in today’s environment; and
      WHEREAS , the Company’s By-laws require the Company to indemnify and advance expenses to its directors to the full extent permitted by law and the Indemnitee has been serving and continues to serve as a Director of the Company in part in reliance on such By-laws; and
      WHEREAS , the current difficulty in obtaining adequate director and officer liability insurance coverage at a reasonable cost and uncertainties as to the availability of indemnification created by recent court decisions have increased the risk that the Company will be unable to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons available; and
      WHEREAS , the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the inability of the Company to retain and attract as directors and officers the most capable persons would be detrimental to the interests of the Company and that the Company therefore should seek to assure such persons that indemnification and insurance coverage will be available in the future; and
      WHEREAS , in recognition of Indemnitee’s need for substantial protection against personal liability in order to enhance Indemnitee’s continued service to the Company in an effective manner, the increasing difficulty in obtaining satisfactory director and officer liability insurance coverage, and Indemnitee’s reliance on the aforesaid By-laws, and in part to provide Indemnitee with specific contractual assurance that the protection promised by such By-laws will be available to Indemnitee (regardless of, among other things, any amendment to or revocation of such By-laws or any change in the composition of the Company’s Board of Directors or acquisition transaction relating to the Company), the Company wishes to provide in this Agreement for the indemnification of and the advancing of expenses to Indemnitee to the full extent (whether partial or complete) permitted by law and as set forth in this Agreement, and, to the extent insurance is maintained, for the continued coverage of Indemnitee under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies; and

 


 

      WHEREAS, the stockholder of the Company approved and authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement at a meeting of stockholders of the Company held on __________, 2007;
      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of Indemnitee continuing to serve the Company directly or, at its request, with another enterprise, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS : In addition to terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used in this Agreement:
  (a)   Change in Control : shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 80% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of (in one transaction or a series of transactions) all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
 
  (b)   Claim : means any threatened, asserted, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, or appeal thereof, or any inquiry or investigation, whether instituted by the Company or any governmental agency or any other party, that Indemnitee in good faith believes might lead to the institution of any such action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,

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      administrative, investigative or other, including any arbitration or other alternative dispute resolution mechanism.
 
  (c)   Expenses : include attorneys’ fees and all other costs, expenses and obligations (including, without limitation, experts’ fees, court costs, retainers, transcript fees, duplicating, printing and binding costs, as well as telecommunications, postage and courier charges) paid or incurred in connection with investigating, defending, being a witness in or participating in (including on appeal), or preparing to investigate, defend, be a witness in or participate in, any Claim relating to any Indemnifiable Event.
 
  (d)   Indemnifiable Event : means any event or occurrence, whether occurring before, on or after the date of this Agreement, related to the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other entity or enterprise, or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity.
 
  (e)   Potential Change in Control : shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) the Company enters into an agreement, the consummation of which would result in the occurrence of a Change in Control; (ii) any person (including the Company) publicly announces an intention to take or to consider taking actions which if consummated would constitute a Change in Control; (iii) any person, other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, who is or becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 9.5% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities, increases his beneficial ownership of such securities by 5% or more over the percentage so owned by such person on the date hereof; or (iv) the Board adopts a resolution to the effect that, for purposes of this Agreement, a Potential Change in Control has occurred.
 
  (f)   Independent Legal Counsel : means an attorney or firm of attorneys, selected in accordance with the provisions of Section 3 hereof, who is experienced in matters of corporate law and who shall not have otherwise performed services for the Company or Indemnitee within the last five years (other than with respect to matters concerning the rights of Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnity agreements).

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  (g)   Reviewing Party : means any appropriate person or body consisting of a member or members of the Company’s Board of Directors or any other person or body appointed by the Board (including the special, independent counsel referred to in Section 3) who is not a party to the particular Claim for which Indemnitee is seeking indemnification, or Independent Legal Counsel.
 
  (h)   Voting Securities : means any securities of the Company which vote generally in the election of directors.
2. Basic Indemnification Arrangement; Advancement of Expenses .
  (a)   In the event Indemnitee was, is or becomes a party to or witness or other participant in, or is threatened to be made a party to or witness or other participant in, a Claim by reason of (or arising in part out of) an Indemnifiable Event, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law as soon as practicable but in any event no later than thirty days after written demand is presented to the Company, against any and all Expenses, damages, judgments, fines, penalties, ERISA excise taxes and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes or amounts paid in settlement) arising out of or resulting from any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable event. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to a Change in Control Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement in connection with any claim initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or any director or officer of the Company unless (a) the Company has joined in or consented to the initiation of such Claim or (b) the Claim is one to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. Indemnitee shall also not be entitled to indemnification hereunder for liability arising under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or under federal or state Securities laws for insider trading, conduct finally adjudged as constituting active or deliberate dishonesty or willful fraud or illegality, or conduct finally adjudged as producing an unlawful personal benefit.
 
  (b)   If so requested by Indemnitee, the Company shall advance (within two business days of such request) any and all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee (an “Expense Advance”). The Company shall, in accordance with such request (but without duplication), either (i) pay such Expenses on behalf of Indemnitee, or (ii) reimburse Indemnitee for such Expenses. Indemnitee’s right to an Expense Advance is absolute and shall not be subject to any prior determination by the Reviewing Party that the Indemnitee has satisfied any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification.

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  (c)   Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the indemnification obligations of the Company under Section 2(a) shall be subject to the condition that the Reviewing Party shall not have determined (in a written opinion, in any case in which Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 3 hereof is involved) that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law, and (ii) the obligation of the Company to make an Expense Advance pursuant to Section 2(b) shall be subject to the condition that, if, when and to the extent that the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be so indemnified under applicable law, the Company shall be entitled to be reimbursed by Indemnitee (who hereby agrees to reimburse the Company) for all such amounts theretofore paid (it being understood and agreed that the foregoing agreement by Indemnitee shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement that Indemnitee provide the Company with an undertaking to repay any Expense Advance if it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under applicable law); provided, however, that if Indemnitee has commenced or thereafter commences legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to secure a determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law, any determination made by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee would not be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law shall not be binding and Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any Expense Advance until a final judicial determination is made with respect thereto (as to which all rights of appeal therefrom have been exhausted or lapsed). Indemnitee’s undertaking to repay such Expense Advances shall be unsecured and interest-free. If there has not been a Change in Control, the Reviewing Party shall be selected by the Company’s Board of Directors, and if there has been such a Change in Control (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control), the Reviewing Party shall be Independent Legal Counsel referred to in Section 3 hereof. If there has been no determination by the Reviewing Party within thirty days after written demand is presented to the Company or if the Reviewing Party determines that Indemnitee substantively would not be permitted to be indemnified in whole or in part under applicable law, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence litigation in any court in the States of Delaware or Texas having subject matter jurisdiction thereof and in which venue is proper seeking an initial determination by the court or challenging any such determination by the Reviewing Party or any aspect thereof, including the legal or factual basis therefor, and the Company hereby consents to service of process and to appear in any such proceeding. Any determination by the Reviewing Party otherwise shall be conclusive and binding on the Company and the Indemnitee.

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3. Change in Control . The Company agrees that if there is a Change in Control of the Company (other than a Change in Control which has been approved by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors who were directors immediately prior to such Change in Control) then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnity payments and Expense Advances under this Agreement or any other agreement or Company By-law now or hereafter in effect, the Company shall seek legal advice only from Independent Legal Counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld). Such counsel, among other things, shall render its written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee as to whether and to what extent the Indemnitee would be permitted to be indemnified under applicable law. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the Independent Legal Counsel and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.
4. Establishment of Trust . In the event of a Potential Change in Control, the Company shall, upon written request by Indemnitee, create a Trust for the benefit of the Indemnitee and from time to time upon written request of the Indemnitee shall fund such Trust in an amount sufficient to satisfy any and all Expenses reasonably anticipated at the time of each such request to be incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for and defending any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event, and any and all judgments, fines, penalties and settlement amounts of any and all Claims relating to an Indemnifiable Event from time to time actually paid or claimed, reasonably anticipated or proposed to be paid. The amount or amounts to be deposited in the Trust pursuant to the foregoing funding obligation shall be determined by the Reviewing Party, in any case in which the special, independent counsel referred to above is involved. The terms of the Trust shall provide that upon a Change in Control (i) the Trust shall not be revoked or the principal thereof invaded, without the written consent of the Indemnitee, (ii) the Trustee shall advance, within two business days of a request by the Indemnitee, any and all Expenses to the Indemnitee (and the Indemnitee hereby agrees to reimburse the Trust under the circumstances under which the Indemnitee would be required to reimburse the Company under Section 2(b) of this Agreement), (iii) the Trust shall continue to be funded by the Company in accordance with the funding obligation set forth above, (iv) the Trustee shall promptly pay the Indemnitee all amounts for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, and (v) all unexpended funds in such Trust shall revert to the Company upon a final determination by the Reviewing Party or a court of competent jurisdiction, as the case may be, that the Indemnitee has been fully indemnified under the terms of this Agreement. The Trustee shall be chosen by the Indemnitee, provided, that the Trustee shall be a national banking association with at least $100,000,000 in assets. Nothing in this Section 4 shall relieve the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement.
5. Indemnification for Additional Expenses . The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance such Expenses to Indemnitee subject to and in accordance with Section 2(b),

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which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any claim assessed against or action brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or an Expense Advance by the Company under this Agreement or any Company By-law or provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation now or hereafter in effect and/or (ii) recovery under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, Expense Advance or insurance recovery, as the case may be.
6. Partial Indemnity, Etc . If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses, or other Indemnifiable Amounts in respect of a Claim but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion thereof to which Indemnitee is entitled. Moreover, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any or all Claims relating in whole or in part to an Indemnifiable Event or in defense of any issue or matter therein, including dismissal without prejudice, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses incurred in connection therewith.
7. Burden of Proof . In connection with any determination by the Reviewing Party or otherwise as to whether Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified hereunder the Reviewing Party or court shall presume that the Indemnitee has satisfied the applicable standard of conduct and is entitled to indemnification, and the burden of proof shall be on the Company to establish, by clear and convincing evidence, that Indemnitee is not so entitled.
8 . Reliance as Safe Harbor . For purposes of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company if Indemnitee’s actions or omissions to act are taken in good faith reliance upon the records of the Company, including its financial statements, or upon information, opinions, reports or statements furnished to Indemnitee by the officers or employees of the Company in the course of their duties, or by committees of the Company’s Board of Directors, or by any other person (including legal counsel, accountants and financial advisors) as to matters Indemnitee reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company. In addition, the knowledge and/or actions, or failures to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnity hereunder.
9 . No Other Presumption . For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, action, suit or proceeding, by judgment, order, settlement (whether with or without court approval) or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, shall not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet any particular standard of conduct or have any particular belief or that a court has determined that indemnification is not permitted by applicable law. In addition, neither the failure of the Reviewing Party to have made a determination as to whether Indemnitee has met any particular

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standard of conduct or had any particular belief, nor an actual determination by the Reviewing Party that Indemnitee has not met such standard of conduct or did not have such belief, prior to the commencement of legal proceedings by Indemnitee to secure a judicial determination that Indemnitee should be indemnified under applicable law shall be a defense to Indemnitee’s claim or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met any particular standard of conduct or did not have any particular belief.
10. Non-exclusivity, Etc . The rights of the Indemnitee hereunder shall be in addition to any other rights Indemnitee may have under the By-laws or Certificate of Incorporation of the Company or the Delaware General Corporation Law or otherwise. To the extent that a change in the applicable law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification by agreement than would be afforded currently under the Company’s By-laws or Certificate of Incorporation or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.
11. Liability Insurance . To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any Company director or officer.
12. Period of Limitations . No legal action shall be brought and no cause of action shall be asserted by, on behalf, or in the right of, the Company or any affiliate of the Company against Indemnitee, Indemnitee’s spouse, heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives after the expiration of two years from the date of accrual of such cause of action, and any claim or cause of action of the Company or its affiliate shall be extinguished and deemed released unless asserted by the timely filing of a legal action within such two-year period; provided, however, that if any shorter period of limitations is otherwise applicable to any such cause of action such shorter period shall govern.
13. Amendments, Etc . No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
14. Subrogation . In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do everything that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Company effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.
15. No Duplication of Payments . The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee to the extent Indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment (under any insurance

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policy, By-law, provision of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise) of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder.
16. Defense of Claims . The Company shall be entitled to participate in the defense of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event or to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee; provided that if Indemnitee believes, after consultation with counsel selected by Indemnitee, that (i) the use of counsel chosen by the Company to represent Indemnitee would present such counsel with an actual or potential conflict of interest, (ii) the named parties in any such Claim (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company and Indemnitee and Indemnitee concludes that there may be one or more legal defenses available to him or her that are different from or in addition to those available to the Company, or (iii) any such representation by such counsel would be precluded under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to retain separate counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if applicable, local counsel in respect of any particular Claim) at the Company’s expense. The Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event effected without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any Claim relating to an Indemnifiable Event which the Indemnitee is or could have been a party unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money and includes a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability on all claims that are the subject matter of such Claim. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold its or his or her consent to any proposed settlement; provided that Indemnitee may withhold consent to any settlement that does not provide a complete and unconditional release of Indemnitee.
17 . Binding Effect, Etc . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, spouses, heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any successor (whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee and his or her counsel, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall continue in effect regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as an officer or director of the Company or of any other entity or enterprise at the Company’s request.
18. Severability . The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable in the event that any of the provisions hereof (including any provision within a single section, paragraph or sentence) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or otherwise unenforceable in any respect, and the validity and enforceability of any such

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provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
19. Security . To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the obligations of the Company hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral or by other means. Any such security, once provided to Indemnitee, may not be revoked or released without the prior written consent of such Indemnitee.
20 . Specific Performance, Etc. The parties recognize that if any provision of this Agreement is violated by the Company, Indemnitee may be without an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in the event of any such violation, Indemnitee shall be entitled, if Indemnitee so elects, to institute proceedings, either in law or at equity, to obtain damages, to enforce specific performance, to enjoin such violation, or to obtain any relief or any combination of the foregoing as Indemnitee may elect to pursue.
21 . Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.
22 . Headings . The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction or interpretation thereof.
23. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this agreement as of the ___ day of __________, 20___.
         
  Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
 
 
  BY:    
     
     
 
  INDEMNITEE
 
 
     
     
     
 

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Exhibit 21.1
Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
Subsidiary Schedule
                 
            Incorporated
Subsidiary Name   Ownership   Jurisdiction
 
               
Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc.
    100.000 %   Delaware
242, LLC
    50.000 %   Texas
4S/RPG Land Company, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Arrowhead Ranch Utility Company LLC
    100.000 %   Texas
Azalea/Lantana, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Bandera/Lantana, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Bellaire/Lantana, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Brazos/Lantana, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Blackberry Island, LP
    75.000 %   Texas
CL Realty, L.L.C.
    50.000 %   Delaware
CL/RPG Land Company, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Carlisle/Lantana II, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Chandler Road Properties, L.P.
    50.000 %   Texas
Dalmac-Shelton Fannin Farms, LTD
    50.000 %   Texas
Dakota/Lantana, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Double Horn Water Supply Corporation, Inc.
    100.000 %   Texas
Double Horn Creek, LTD.
    50.000 %   Texas
FirstLand Investment Corporation
    100.000 %   Texas
Forestar/Fortuna Land Company, LLC
    60.000 %   Delaware
Forestar/RPG Land Company LLC
    75.000 %   Texas
Forestar Minerals LLC
    100.000 %   Delaware
GBF/LIC 288, Ltd.
    75.000 %   Texas
Gulf Coast-Stonehill, LLC
    80.000 %   Delaware
HM Dominion Ridge, Ltd.
    50.000 %   Texas
HM Pfluger, LTD
    50.000 %   Texas
Harbor Lakes Golf Club LLC
    100.000 %   Delaware
Harbor Lakes Golf Club LP
    100.000 %   Delaware
Ironstob, LLC
    57.900 %   Georgia
Isabel/Lantana, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Johnstown Farms, LLC
    100.000 %   Delaware
Keller 107, Ltd.
    52.000 %   Texas
LIC Ventures, Inc.
    100.000 %   Delaware
Hickory Hill Development, L.P.
    50.000 %   Texas
Magnolia/Lantana III, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Magnolia/Lantana IV, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Meridian/Lantana II, L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Olympia Joint Venture
    50.000 %   Texas
Preserve at Mustang Island LLC, (The)
    75.000 %   Texas
Presidio at Judge’s Hill, LP
    60.000 %   Texas
Sabine Real Estate Company
    100.000 %   Delaware
San Janinto I LLC
    100.000 %   Texas
Stoney Creek Properties LLC
    100.000 %   Delaware
Wimberly/Lantana L.P.
    55.000 %   Texas
Forestar Realty Inc.
    100.000 %   Delaware
TEMCO Associates, LLC
    50.000 %   Georgia
Forestar Hotel Holding Company Inc.
    100.000 %   Nevada
Capitol of Texas Insurance Group Inc.
    100.000 %   Delaware
Top of Westgate, Inc.
    100.000 %   Texas
CCA Hospitality, Inc.
    100.000 %   Texas
Timber Creek Properties LLC
    88.0000 %   Delaware

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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
TEMPLEINLAND LOGO
 
December [  ], 2007
 
 
Dear Temple-Inland Stockholder:
 
February 25, 2007, the Board of Directors of Temple-Inland Inc. approved a transformation plan to separate Temple-Inland into three focused, stand-alone, public companies and sell our strategic timberland. The plan included:
 
  •  Temple-Inland retaining its manufacturing operations — corrugated packaging and building products,
 
  •  Spinning off our financial services group — Guaranty Financial Group,
 
  •  Spinning off our real estate group — Forestar Real Estate Group, and
 
  •  Selling our strategic timberland.
 
Each of the three public companies — Temple-Inland, Guaranty, and Forestar — will benefit from greater strategic focus, have appropriate capital structures to ensure financial flexibility, and be well positioned to maximize stockholder value. The majority of proceeds from the sale of strategic timberland will be returned to stockholders through a special dividend currently estimated to be approximately $1.1 billion, or $10.25 per share. The remaining proceeds will be used to pay down debt.
 
We will effect the spin-off of Guaranty and Forestar by distributing common stock on a pro rata basis through a dividend to stockholders. The dividend will represent 100% of the outstanding common stock of Guaranty and Forestar at the time of the spin-off. We anticipate distributing shares of Guaranty and Forestar on or about December 28, 2007 to stockholders of record as of December 14, 2007.
 
Stockholder approval for the spin-off is not required, and you are not obligated to take any action to participate in the spin-off. You do not need to pay any consideration or surrender or exchange your shares of Temple-Inland common stock. Following the spin-off, Temple-Inland common stock will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TIN,” Guaranty common stock is expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GFG,” and Forestar common stock is expected to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FOR.”
 
We have received a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service indicating the spin-off of each of Guaranty and Forestar will be tax free to stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
The enclosed information statement, provided to all Temple-Inland stockholders, describes the spin-off of Forestar. A separate information statement describing the spin-off of Guaranty will also be provided to all Temple-Inland stockholders.
 
Sincerely,
 
Kenneth M. Jastrow, II
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(COMPANY LOGO)
 
December [  ], 2007
 
Dear Forestar Real Estate Group Stockholder:
 
It is our pleasure to welcome you as a stockholder of our new company. Our management team is excited about our spin-off from Temple-Inland Inc., and is committed to realizing the potential that exists for us as an independent company. Our vision is to be the most admired and respected real estate company.
 
Forestar Real Estate Group is focused on maximizing and growing long-term stockholder value through entitlement and development of real estate, realization of value from natural resources, and accelerated growth through strategic and disciplined investment in real estate. We currently have real estate in nine states and twelve markets encompassing about 374,000 acres located primarily in growth corridors in the southern half of the United States. We also own oil and gas mineral interests in about 622,000 net acres in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia.
 
We expect to have our common shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FOR” in connection with the distribution of our shares by Temple-Inland Inc.
 
We invite you to learn more about our company by reading the enclosed information statement. You may also visit our website, www.forestargroup.com, to learn more about our company and our current development projects. We would like to thank you in advance for your support as a stockholder in Forestar.
 
Sincerely,
 
     
James M. DeCosmo
  Kenneth M. Jastrow, II
President and Chief Executive Officer
  Chairman


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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED DECEMBER 10, 2007
INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
December [  ], 2007
 
(COMPANY LOGO)
 
Common Stock
(par value $1.00 per share)
 
We are sending this information statement to you to describe the spin-off of Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. from Temple-Inland Inc. We are currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temple-Inland that holds the assets and liabilities primarily related to Temple-Inland’s real estate development and minerals operations. On February 25, 2007, the board of directors of Temple-Inland preliminarily approved a plan to separate Temple-Inland into three focused, stand-alone, public companies: one for its real estate business (Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.), one for its financial services business (Guaranty Financial Group Inc.), and one for its manufacturing operations in corrugated packaging and building products (Temple-Inland). Temple-Inland intends to accomplish this separation by distributing the shares of common stock in Forestar and Guaranty to Temple-Inland stockholders. Immediately following the separation of Forestar and Guaranty, Temple-Inland’s stockholders will own all of the outstanding shares in each of the three companies. Temple-Inland has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service that the distributions qualify for tax-free treatment by stockholders for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except for cash received in lieu of any fractional share interests.
 
The distribution of our shares is expected to occur on December 28, 2007, by way of a pro rata dividend to Temple-Inland stockholders. You, as a Temple-Inland stockholder, will be entitled to receive one share of Forestar common stock for each three shares of Temple-Inland common stock that you hold at the close of business on December 14, 2007, the record date of the distribution. In anticipation of the spin-off, we recently converted from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation. Upon completion of the distribution, we will be an independent, publicly-traded company.
 
On the distribution date, the distribution agent will distribute shares of our common stock to each eligible holder of Temple-Inland common stock by crediting book-entry accounts with that holder’s proportionate number of whole shares of our common stock. The shares will be issued in book-entry form only, which means that no physical stock certificates will be issued. No fractional shares of our common stock will be issued. You will receive the net cash value of any fractional share to which you would otherwise have been entitled.
 
No stockholder action is necessary to receive the shares of common stock to which you are entitled in the distribution, which means that:
 
  •  you do not need to make any payment for the shares, and
 
  •  you do not need to surrender any shares of Temple-Inland common stock to receive your shares of our common stock.
 
No vote of Temple-Inland stockholders is required in connection with this distribution. We are not asking you for a proxy and you are not requested to send us a proxy.
 
All of the outstanding shares of our common stock are currently owned by Temple-Inland. Accordingly, there currently is no public trading market for our common stock. We have filed an application to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “FOR.” Assuming that our common stock is approved for listing on the NYSE, we anticipate that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, for our common stock will develop on or shortly before the record date for the distribution and will continue up to and through the distribution date. We anticipate that “regular-way” trading of our common stock will begin on the first trading day following the distribution date.
 
In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the matters described under the section entitled “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 11.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities or determined if this information statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.
 
This information statement was first mailed to
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This information statement is being furnished solely to provide information to Temple-Inland stockholders who will receive shares of our common stock in the distribution. It is not and is not to be construed as an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any of our securities or any securities of Temple-Inland. This information statement describes our business, the relationship between Temple-Inland and us, and how the spin-off affects Temple-Inland and its stockholders, and provides other information to assist you in evaluating the benefits and risks of holding or disposing of our common stock that you will receive in the distribution. You should be aware of certain risks relating to the spin-off, our business and ownership of our common stock, which are described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 of this information statement.
 
You should not assume that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the cover. Changes to the information contained in this information statement may occur after that date, and we undertake no obligation to update the information, except in the normal course of our public disclosure obligations and practices.
 
We own or have rights to use certain trademarks, trade names and logos in conjunction with our business, including our distinctive “leaf-star” logo. Certain other trademarks, trade names and logos of third parties may appear in this information statement, including specifically PGA Tour ® and Tournament Players Club ® , each of which are trademarks of PGA Tour, Inc. The display of such third parties’ trademarks, trade names and logos is for informational purposes only, and is not intended for marketing or promotional purposes or as an endorsement of their business or of any of their products or services .


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SUMMARY
 
The following is a summary of material information discussed in this information statement. This summary may not contain all the details concerning the spin-off, our business, our common stock or other information that may be important to you. You should carefully review this entire information statement, including the risk factors, to better understand the spin-off and our business and financial position.
 
Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the information included in this information statement assumes the completion of the spin-off and all of the other related transactions referred to in this information statement. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to “Forestar,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to the real estate and natural resources business that will be separated from Temple-Inland Inc. in the spin-off under the name Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries. “Guaranty” refers to Guaranty Financial Group Inc. and its subsidiaries, the financial services business of Temple-Inland, also to be separated, and “Temple-Inland” refers to Temple-Inland Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. Unless otherwise indicated, information is presented as of September 29, 2007, and references to acreage owned includes all acres owned by ventures regardless of our ownership interest in a venture.
 
OUR COMPANY
 
Forestar Real Estate Group is a growth company committed to maximizing long-term stockholder value. We own directly or through ventures about 374,000 acres of real estate located in nine states and twelve markets and about 622,000 net acres of oil and gas mineral interests. We invest in strategic growth corridors, which we define as markets with significant growth characteristics for population, employment and household formation. In 2006, we generated revenues of $225 million and net income of $52 million.
 
We operate two business segments:
 
  •  Real estate, and
 
  •  Natural resources.
 
Our real estate segment secures entitlements and develops infrastructure on our lands, primarily for single-family residential and mixed-use communities. We own approximately 304,000 acres located in a broad area around Atlanta, Georgia, with the balance located primarily in Texas. We also actively invest in new projects in our strategic growth corridors, regions of accelerated growth across the southern half of the United States that possess key demographic and growth characteristics that we believe make them attractive for long-term real estate investment.
 
Our real estate projects are located among the fastest growing markets in the United States. We have 24 real estate projects representing about 27,000 acres currently in the entitlement process and 75 active development projects in seven states and 11 markets encompassing approximately 17,000 remaining acres, comprised of about 30,000 residential lots and about 1,900 commercial acres. We sell land for commercial uses to national retailers and local commercial developers. We own and manage projects both directly and through ventures. By using ventures, we achieve various business objectives including more efficient capital deployment, risk management, and leveraging a partner’s local market contacts and expertise. Real estate segment revenues for 2006 were $180 million.
 
Our natural resources segment is focused on maximizing the value from royalties and other lease revenues from our oil and gas mineral interests located in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. These operations have historically required low capital investment, and we intend to use the cash flow generated by our mineral interests to accelerate real estate value creation. In addition, we sell wood fiber from our land, primarily in Georgia, and lease land for recreational uses. Natural resources segment revenues for 2006 were $45 million.
 
Our origins date back to the 1955 incorporation of Lumbermen’s Investment Corporation, which in 2006 changed its name to Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc. We have a decades-long legacy of residential and commercial real estate development operations, primarily in Texas. In 1991, we and Cousins Properties


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Incorporated formed Temco Associates, LLC as a venture to develop residential sites in Paulding County, Georgia, and in 2002 we and Cousins formed CL Realty, L.L.C. as a venture to develop residential and mixed-use communities in Texas and across the southeastern U.S. Those ventures continue today. In 2001, we opened an office in the Atlanta area to manage nearby land with a focus on its long-term real estate development potential. In 2006, Temple-Inland began reporting Forestar Real Estate Group as a separate business segment. We believe our management team brings extensive knowledge, experience and expertise to position us to maximize long-term value for stockholders.
 
Our Strengths
 
Forestar has a strong competitive position attributable to a number of factors, including:
 
  •  Geographically diversified real estate portfolio with about 374,000 acres located in nine states and twelve markets, which are among the fastest growing markets in the United States,
 
  •  Stable and significant cash flow from natural resources, which will accelerate real estate value creation activities,
 
  •  Financial strength, with a balance sheet well positioned for growth, and
 
  •  Management team with significant experience in entitlement, development and acquisition of real estate, and management of natural resources.
 
Our Strategy
 
Our strategy is to maximize and grow long-term stockholder value through:
 
  •  Entitlement and development of real estate,
 
  •  Realization of value from natural resources, and
 
  •  Accelerated growth through strategic and disciplined investment in real estate.
 
We are focused on maximizing real estate values through the entitlement and development of well-located residential and mixed-use communities. We secure entitlements on our lands by delivering thoughtful plans and balanced solutions that meet the needs of the communities where we operate. Moving land through the entitlement and development process creates significant real estate value. Residential development activities target lot sales to national and regional home builders who build quality products and have strong and effective marketing and sales programs. The lots we deliver in the majority of our communities are for mid-priced homes, predominantly in the first and second move-up categories, the largest segments of the new home market. Commercial tracts are either sold to or ventured with a commercial developer that specializes in the construction and operation of income-producing properties.
 
We intend to maximize value from our oil and gas mineral interests located in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia by increasing the acreage leased, lease rates and royalty interests. These operations have historically required low capital investment and we intend to use the cash flow generated by our mineral interests to accelerate real estate value creation activities. In addition, we realize value from our undeveloped land by selling fiber and by managing it for future real estate development and conservation uses. We also intend to generate cash flow and create additional value through recreational leases and water rights.
 
We are committed to growing our business and will continue to reinvest our capital primarily in ten strategic growth corridors through disciplined investment in real estate opportunities that meet our investment criteria. In 2006, we invested $74 million in ten new projects, representing over 2,400 acres located in three of our strategic growth corridors.
 
Our real estate and natural resources assets in combination with our strategy, financial strength, management expertise, stewardship and continuous reinvestment in our business, position Forestar to maximize long-term value for stockholders.


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SUMMARY REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO AND ACTIVITY
 
The following table sets forth our real estate portfolio at September 29, 2007, and our 2006 sales and entitlement activity (including ventures).
 
                                 
    September 29, 2007     For the Year 2006  
Value Chain
  Acres     Lots     Sales & Entitlement Activity     Average Sales Price  
 
Developed & Under
                               
Development
                               
Commercial
    624               Sold 278 acres       $204,800 / acre  
Residential
    1,817       5,195       Sold 3,539 lots       $48,200 / lot  
Entitled
    14,254 (a)     24,721       Entitled 2,151 acres - 5 projects          
In Entitlement
    26,750               Moved 4,890 acres into entitlement          
Undeveloped Land
    330,706               Sold 3,652 acres       $8,100 / acre  
                                 
Total
    374,151       29,916                  
 
 
(a) Includes 1,266 commercial acres and 12,988 residential acres.
 
SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
The following table sets forth summary historical financial data as of and for the periods indicated.
 
                                 
    First
       
    Nine Months     Year-End  
    2007     2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands, except number of employees)  
 
For the period ended
                               
Revenue
  $ 142,373     $ 225,560     $ 155,487     $ 169,301  
Net income
  $ 24,689     $ 51,844     $ 34,897     $ 28,436  
At end of period
                               
Total assets
  $ 692,963     $ 620,174     $ 543,944     $ 517,700  
Note payable to Temple-Inland and other debt
  $ 219,453     $ 161,117     $ 121,948     $ 110,997  
Temple-Inland’s net investment (a)
  $ 433,656     $ 418,052     $ 381,290     $ 368,659  
Number of employees
    82       62       48       49  
 
 
(a) Our operations are conducted within separate legal entities and their subsidiaries or within segments or components of segments of Temple-Inland. As a result of the different forms of Temple-Inland’s ownership in these operations, Temple-Inland’s net investment is shown instead of stockholder’s equity.
 
Other Information
 
We are a Delaware corporation. Our principal executive offices are located at 1300 MoPac Expressway South, Suite 3S, Austin, Texas 78746. Our telephone number is 512-433-5200. Our web site is www.forestargroup.com . Information contained on our web site does not constitute a part of this information statement or the registration statement on Form 10 of which it is a part.


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SUMMARY RISK FACTORS
 
An investment in our common stock involves risks associated with our business, the spin-off and ownership of our common stock. The following list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Please read carefully the risks relating to these and other matters described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11.
 
Risks Relating to Our Business
 
  •  A decrease in demand for new housing in the market regions where we operate could decrease our profitability.
 
  •  Both our real estate and natural resources businesses are cyclical in nature.
 
  •  Development of real estate entails a lengthy, uncertain, and costly entitlement process.
 
  •  The real estate and natural resource industries are highly competitive and a number of entities with which we compete are larger and have greater resources, and competitive conditions may adversely affect our results of operations.
 
  •  Our activities are subject to environmental regulations and liabilities that could have a negative effect on our operating results.
 
  •  Our real estate operations are currently concentrated in Georgia and Texas, and our oil and gas leases are currently concentrated in Texas and Louisiana. As a result, our financial results are dependent on the economic growth and strength of those areas.
 
  •  If we are unable to retain or attract experienced real estate development or natural resources management personnel, our business may be adversely affected.
 
  •  Our real estate development operations are increasingly dependent upon national, regional, and local homebuilders, as well as other strategic partners, who may have interests that differ from ours and may take actions that adversely affect us.
 
Risks Relating to the Spin-off
 
  •  We may be unable to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve from our spin-off from Temple-Inland.
 
  •  We have no operating history as an independent, publicly-traded company upon which you can evaluate our performance, and accordingly, our prospects must be considered in light of the risks that any newly independent company encounters.
 
  •  Our agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arm’s-length negotiations among unaffiliated third parties.
 
  •  Our historical and pro forma financial information are not necessarily indicative of our results as a separate company and, therefore, may not be reliable as an indicator of our future financial results.
 
  •  If the spin-off is determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we, our stockholders, and Temple-Inland could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities.
 
  •  We must abide by certain restrictions to preserve the tax-free treatment of the spin-off and may not be able to engage in desirable acquisitions and other strategic transactions following the spin-off.
 
  •  The ownership by our chairman, our executive officers and some of our other directors of common stock, options or other equity awards of Temple-Inland or Guaranty may create, or may create the appearance of, conflicts of interest.


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  •  We may be unable to make, on a timely or cost-effective basis, the changes necessary to operate as an independent, publicly-traded company, and we may experience increased costs after the spin-off or as a result of the spin-off.
 
  •  Until the distribution occurs Temple-Inland has the sole discretion to change the terms of the spin-off in ways that may be unfavorable to us.
 
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock
 
  •  There is no existing market for our common stock and a trading market that will provide adequate liquidity may not develop for our common stock. In addition, once our common stock begins trading, the market price of our shares may fluctuate widely.
 
  •  Substantial sales of our common stock may occur following the spin-off, which could cause our stock price to decline.
 
  •  Your percentage ownership in our common stock may be diluted in the future.
 
  •  The terms of our spin-off from Temple-Inland, anti-takeover provisions of our charter and bylaws, as well as Delaware law and our stockholder rights agreement, may reduce the likelihood of any potential change of control or unsolicited acquisition proposal that you might consider favorable.
 
  •  We currently do not intend to pay any dividends on our common stock. Accordingly, investors in our common stock must rely upon subsequent sales after price appreciation as the sole method to realize a gain on an investment in our common stock.
 
THE TRANSFORMATION PLAN
 
On February 25, 2007, the board of directors of Temple-Inland unanimously authorized management of Temple-Inland to pursue a transformation plan to spin off its real estate business and its financial services business from Temple-Inland. The spin-offs will occur through distributions to Temple-Inland’s stockholders of all of the shares of common stock of Forestar, which will hold all of the assets and liabilities of the real estate business of Temple-Inland, and Guaranty, which will hold all of the assets and liabilities of the financial services business of Temple-Inland. In addition, Temple-Inland sold its strategic timberland on October 31, 2007 as part of the transformation plan.
 
We will enter into a separation and distribution agreement and several other related agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty to effect the separation and provide a framework for our relationships with Temple-Inland and Guaranty after the spin-off. These agreements will govern the relationships among us, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland subsequent to the completion of the spin-off and provide for the allocation among us, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland of Temple-Inland’s assets, liabilities and obligations (including employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at and after our spin-off from Temple-Inland. For more information on the separation and distribution agreement and related agreements, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty” beginning on page 100 of this information statement.
 
Temple-Inland’s board of directors believes that creating three independent companies, each focused on its core business, is the best way to manage these businesses for the benefit of the stockholders and each of the companies, in both the short and long term. Temple-Inland believes that the separation of the businesses should not only enhance the strength of each business, but should also improve the strategic, operational and financial flexibility of each company. Although there can be no assurance, Temple-Inland believes that, over time, the common stock of Temple-Inland, Forestar and Guaranty should have a greater aggregate market value, assuming the same market conditions, than Temple-Inland common stock has in its current configuration (adjusting for the sale of its strategic timberland).


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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATING TO THE SPIN-OFF
 
The following are some of the questions that you may have about the spin-off and answers to those questions. These questions and answers are not meant to be a substitute for the information contained in the remainder of this information statement, including the section entitled “The Spin-off” beginning on page 20. This information is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed descriptions and explanations contained elsewhere in this information statement. We urge you to read this information statement carefully and in its entirety.
 
Q: What is the spin-off?
 
A: The spin-off is the method by which Temple-Inland will separate its existing business segments into three focused, stand-alone, public companies. Following the spin-off, we will be a separate company from Temple-Inland, and Temple-Inland will not retain any ownership interest in us. The number of shares of Temple-Inland common stock you own will not change as a result of the spin-off, although the value of shares of Temple-Inland common stock may initially decline as a result of the spin-off of our company, the spin-off of Guaranty, and the sale of Temple-Inland’s strategic timberlands because the value of those businesses will no longer be part of the value of Temple-Inland common stock.
 
Q: Why is the separation of Forestar from Temple-Inland structured as a spin-off distribution?
 
A: Temple-Inland believes that a spin-off distribution of shares of Forestar and Guaranty to its stockholders is a tax-efficient way to separate the businesses. Temple-Inland has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service that the distribution qualifies for tax-tree treatment both to Temple-Inland and to you, as a Temple-Inland stockholder, other than with respect to any cash paid in lieu of fractional shares as discussed below.
 
Q: What is being distributed in the spin-off?
 
A: Approximately 35.5 million shares of our common stock will be distributed in the spin-off, based upon the number of shares of Temple-Inland common stock outstanding on November 30, 2007. Approximately 35.5 million shares of Guaranty common stock will also be distributed in a separate spin-off. The shares of our common stock to be distributed by Temple-Inland will constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock immediately after the spin-off. Each share of our common stock will have attached to it one preferred stock purchase right created under a stockholder rights agreement that we expect our board will adopt prior to the spin-off. For more information on the shares being distributed in the spin-off and the stockholder rights agreement, see the sections entitled “Description of Our Capital Stock — Common Stock” beginning on page 107 of this information statement and “Description of Our Capital Stock — Anti-takeover Effects of Our Stockholder Rights Agreement, Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, and Delaware Law — Stockholder Rights Agreement” beginning on page 111 of this information statement.
 
Q: What will I receive in the spin-off?
 
A: As a holder of Temple-Inland common stock, you will receive a pro rata dividend of one share of our common stock (and a related preferred stock purchase right) for every three shares of Temple-Inland common stock that you hold on the record date and do not subsequently sell in the “regular way” market prior to the distribution date. For more information on the spin-off distribution, see the section entitled “The Spin-off — Distribution of the Shares” beginning on page 24 of this information statement. You will also receive shares of Guaranty common stock in its separate spin-off.
 
Q: When will the distribution occur?
 
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Q: Can Temple-Inland decide to cancel the distribution of the shares of Forestar common stock even if all the conditions to the spin-off have been satisfied?
 
A: Yes. The distribution is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. See the section entitled “The Spin-off — Conditions to the Spin-off” beginning on page 29 of this information statement. Temple-Inland has the right to terminate the distribution, even if all of the conditions are satisfied, if at any time the board of directors of Temple-Inland determines that the distribution is not in the best interests of Temple-Inland and its stockholders or that market conditions are such that it is not advisable to separate the real estate business from Temple-Inland.
 
Q: What do I have to do to participate in the spin-off?
 
A: Nothing, but we urge you to read this entire document carefully. If you are a holder of record of Temple-Inland common stock on December 14, 2007, the record date for the spin-off, you will not be required to pay any cash or deliver any other consideration, including any shares of Temple-Inland common stock, in order to receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off. As discussed under the section entitled “The Spin-off — Trading of Temple-Inland Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date” beginning on page 29 of this information statement, if you sell your shares of Temple-Inland common stock in the “regular way” market after the record date and on or before the distribution date, you also will be selling your right to receive shares of our common stock in connection with the spin-off. You are not being asked to provide a proxy with respect to any of your shares of Temple-Inland common stock in connection with the spin-off.
 
Q: How will Temple-Inland distribute shares of Forestar common stock to me?
 
A: Holders of shares of Temple-Inland common stock on the record date that do not subsequently sell their shares in the “regular way” market on or before the distribution date will receive shares of our common stock through the transfer agent’s book-entry registration system. These shares will not be in certificated form. Instead of certificates representing shares of our common stock, if you are a registered holder of Temple-Inland common stock, the distribution agent will mail to you an account statement that indicates the number of shares of our common stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name and the method by which you may access your account. If you hold your Temple-Inland common stock in “street name” through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the number of shares of our common stock that you are entitled to receive in the distribution. For more information, see the section entitled “The Spin-off — Distribution of the Shares” beginning on page 24 of this information statement.
 
Q: If I sell, on or before the distribution date, shares of Temple-Inland common stock that I held on the record date, am I still entitled to receive shares of Forestar common stock distributable with respect to the shares of Temple-Inland common stock I sold?
 
A: Beginning on or shortly before the record date and continuing through the distribution date for the spin-off, Temple-Inland’s common stock will begin to trade in two markets on the NYSE: a “regular way” market and an “ex-distribution” market. If you are a holder of record of shares of Temple-Inland common stock as of the record date for the spin-off and sell those shares in the “regular way” market after the record date for the spin-off and before the distribution date, you also will be selling the right to receive the shares of our common stock in connection with the spin-off. However, if you are a holder of record of shares of Temple-Inland common stock as of the record date for the spin-off and sell those shares in the “ex-distribution” market after the record date for the spin-off and before the distribution date, you will still receive the shares of our common stock in the spin-off. For more information, see the section entitled “The Spin-off — Trading of Temple-Inland Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date” beginning on page 29 of this information statement.
 
Q: How will fractional shares be treated in the spin-off?
 
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prevailing prices. You will then receive a cash payment in the amount of your proportionate share of the net sale proceeds, based on the average gross selling price per share of our common stock after making appropriate deductions for any required tax withholdings. For more information on fractional shares, see the section entitled “The Spin-off — Treatment of Fractional Shares” beginning on page 25 of this information statement.
 
Q: What if I hold shares of Temple-Inland common stock in the Temple-Inland 401(k) plan?
 
A: In connection with the spin-off, Forestar will establish a 401(k) plan for its employees. The Forestar plan will be generally comparable to the Temple-Inland 401(k) plan, except it will not have a company stock fund. Participants who hold Temple-Inland common stock in their Temple-Inland 401(k) plan on the date of the spin-off will receive shares of Forestar and Guaranty common stock in their 401(k) plan account. The Forestar and Guaranty shares will be allocated to these 401(k) plan accounts in accordance with the spin-off distribution ratio. The 401(k) plan accounts for Forestar employees will be transferred to the new Forestar 401(k) plan after the spin-off, but their company stock fund account will remain in the Temple-Inland 401(k) plan for a period of time that will allow participants to elect when to divest these shares.
 
Q: What are the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off to Temple-Inland stockholders?
 
A: The spin-off is conditioned upon Temple-Inland’s receipt of a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, and an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that the spin-off, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a tax-free distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which we refer to as the Code. Temple-Inland has received the private letter ruling and the opinion. Assuming the spin-off so qualifies under the Code, you will recognize no gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and no amount will be included in your income upon the receipt of shares of our common stock pursuant to the spin-off. You will generally recognize gain or loss with respect to cash received in lieu of a fractional share of our common stock. For more information regarding the private letter ruling, the tax opinion, and the potential tax consequences to you of the spin-off, see the section entitled “The Spin-off — Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-off” beginning on page 25 of this information statement.
 
Q: Does Forestar intend to pay cash dividends?
 
A: After the spin-off, we do not intend to pay a cash dividend on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Instead, we intend to reinvest our available cash flow into our business. Our board of directors is free to change our dividend policy at any time, including to establish, increase, decrease or eliminate any dividend. For more information about our expected dividend policy, see the section entitled “Dividend Policy” beginning on page 30 of this information statement.
 
Q: What will the relationship be among Forestar, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland following the spin-off?
 
A: After the spin-off, Forestar, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland will be independent, publicly-traded companies, and Temple-Inland will no longer have any ownership interest in us. We will, however, be parties to agreements that will define our ongoing relationships after the spin-off. For example, under the terms of a transition services agreement that we expect to enter into with Temple-Inland and Guaranty prior to the consummation of the spin-off, Temple-Inland will provide, generally at cost, for a period up to 24 months after the spin-off, specified support services primarily related to information technology. We also lease office space from Guaranty. In addition, Kenneth M. Jastrow, II will be our Chairman and the Chairman of Guaranty. For more information on our relationships with Temple-Inland and Guaranty after the spin-off, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” beginning on page 100 of this information statement.
 
Q: Who is the distribution agent for the spin-off? Who is the transfer agent for Forestar common stock?
 
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Q: Where will Forestar common stock trade?
 
A: Currently, there is no public market for our common stock. We have applied for the listing of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FOR.”
 
Q: When will Forestar common stock trade?
 
A: We anticipate that trading may begin on a when-issued basis shortly before the record date. When-issued trading refers to trading in our stock before the record date for the distribution and made conditionally because the securities of the spun-off entity have not yet been distributed. When-issued trades generally settle within four trading days after the distribution date. On the first trading day following the distribution date, any when-issued trading in our common stock will end and regular way trading will begin. Regular way trading refers to trading after our stock has been distributed and typically involves a trade that settles on the third full trading day following the date of distribution. Shares of our common stock generally will be freely tradable after the spin-off. We cannot predict the trading prices for our common stock before or after the distribution date. For more information on the trading market for our shares, see the section entitled “The Spin-off — Listing and Trading of Our Common Stock” beginning on page 28 of this information statement.
 
Q: How will I determine my tax basis in the Forestar common stock I receive in the spin-off?
 
A: Shortly after the spin-off is completed, Temple-Inland will provide you with information that will enable you to compute your tax basis in each of Temple-Inland, Forestar, and Guaranty common stock. Generally, your aggregate basis in the Temple-Inland, Forestar, and Guaranty common stock after the spin-offs will equal the aggregate basis of Temple-Inland common stock held by you immediately before the spin-off, allocated between your Temple-Inland common stock and the Forestar, and Guaranty common stock you receive in the spin-offs in proportion to the relative fair market value of each on the date of the spin-offs.
 
You should consult your tax advisor about the particular consequences of the spin-off to you, including the application of U.S. federal, state, and local tax laws and foreign tax laws.
 
Q: Do I have appraisal rights?
 
A: No. Holders of Temple-Inland common stock do not have appraisal rights in connection with the spin-off.
 
Q: Will Forestar incur any debt in the spin-off?
 
A: Yes. Prior to the spin-off, we expect to enter into a $300 million credit facility arranged by KeyBanc Capital Markets. Borrowings will be secured by about 250,000 acres of our land and other assets and will bear interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, plus four percent. Prior to the spin-off, we will draw under this credit facility to repay our credit facility with Temple-Inland. For more information on our credit facility and our debt, see the sections entitled “Description of Material Indebtedness,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Capitalization,” “Pro Forma Financial Information,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”
 
Q: Where can I get more information?
 
A: If you have questions relating to the mechanics of the distribution of Forestar shares, you should contact the distribution agent:
 
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
781-575-2879
 
 
If your shares are held by a broker, bank, or other nominee, you may call the information agent, D. F. King & Co., Inc., toll free at 1-888-567-1626.


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Before the spin-off, if you have questions relating to the spin-off, you should contact:
 
Temple-Inland Inc.
Investor Relations
1300 MoPac Expressway South
Austin, Texas 78746
Tel: 512-434-5587
Fax: 512-434-3750
 
 
After the spin-off, if you have questions relating to Forestar, you should contact:
 
Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.
Investor Relations
1300 MoPac Expressway South, Suite 3S
Austin, Texas 78746
512-433-5210
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RISK FACTORS
 
You should carefully consider each of the following risk factors and all of the other information set forth in this information statement. The risk factors generally have been separated into three groups: (1) risks relating to our business, (2) risks relating to the spin-off, and (3) risks relating to ownership of our common stock. Based on the information currently known to us, we believe that the following information identifies the most significant risk factors affecting our company in each of these categories. In addition, past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.
 
If any of the following risks and uncertainties develops into actual events, these events could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline.
 
Risks Relating to Our Business
 
A decrease in demand for new housing in the markets where we operate could decrease our profitability.
 
The residential development industry is cyclical and is significantly affected by changes in general and local economic conditions, such as employment levels, availability of financing for home buyers, interest rates, consumer confidence and housing demand. Adverse changes in these conditions generally, or in the markets where we operate, could decrease demand for lots for new homes in these areas. The well-publicized current market conditions include a general over-supply of housing, significant tightening of mortgage credit (especially sub-prime and non-conforming loans), decreased sales volumes for both new and existing homes, and flat to declining home prices. A further decline in housing demand could negatively affect our real estate development activities, which could result in a decrease in our revenues and earnings.
 
Furthermore, the market value of undeveloped land and buildable lots held by us can fluctuate significantly as a result of changing economic and real estate market conditions. If there are significant adverse changes in economic or real estate market conditions, we may have to hold land in inventory longer than planned. Inventory carrying costs can be significant and can result in losses in a poorly performing project or market.
 
Both our real estate and natural resources businesses are cyclical in nature.
 
The operating results of our business segments reflect the general cyclical pattern of each segment. While the cycles of each industry do not necessarily coincide, demand and prices in each may drop substantially in an economic downturn. Real estate development of residential lots is further influenced by new home construction activity. Natural resources may be further influenced by national and international commodity prices, principally for oil and gas. Cyclical downturns may materially and adversely affect our results of operations.
 
Development of real estate entails a lengthy, uncertain, and costly entitlement process.
 
Approval to develop real property entails an extensive entitlement process involving multiple and overlapping regulatory jurisdictions and often requiring discretionary action by local governments. This process is often political, uncertain and may require significant exactions in order to secure approvals. Real estate projects must generally comply with local land development regulations and may need to comply with state and federal regulations. The process to comply with these regulations is usually lengthy and costly and can be expected to materially affect our real estate development activities.
 
The real estate and natural resource industries are highly competitive and a number of entities with which we will compete are larger and have greater resources, and competitive conditions may adversely affect our results of operations.
 
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interest rates, new housing starts, home repair and remodeling activities, credit availability, and housing affordability. No single company is dominant in any of our industries.
 
We compete with numerous regional and local developers for the acquisition, entitlement, and development of land suitable for development. We also compete with some of our national and regional home builder customers who develop real estate for their own use in homebuilding operations, many of which are larger and have greater resources, including greater marketing and technology budgets. Any improvement in the cost structure or service of our competitors will increase the competition we face.
 
The competitive conditions in the real estate and natural resource industries result in:
 
  •  difficulties in acquiring suitable land at acceptable prices;
 
  •  lower sales volumes;
 
  •  lower sale prices;
 
  •  increased development costs; and
 
  •  delays in construction.
 
Our business and results of operations are negatively affected by the existence of these conditions.
 
Our activities are subject to environmental regulations and liabilities that could have a negative effect on our operating results.
 
Our operations are subject to federal, state, and local provisions regulating the discharge of materials into the environment and otherwise related to the protection of the environment. Compliance with these provisions may result in delays, may cause us to invest substantial funds to ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations and can prohibit or severely restrict homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive regions or areas.
 
Our real estate operations are currently concentrated in Georgia and Texas, and our oil and gas leases are currently concentrated in Texas and Louisiana. As a result, our financial results are dependent on the economic growth and strength of those areas.
 
The economic growth and strength of Georgia and Texas, where the majority of our real estate development activity is located, and of Texas and Louisiana, where our oil and gas leases are located, are important factors in sustaining demand for our activities. As a result, any adverse change to the economic growth and health of those areas could materially adversely affect our financial results. The future economic growth in certain portions of Georgia in particular may be adversely affected if its infrastructure, such as roads, utilities, and schools, are not improved to meet increased demand. There can be no assurance that these improvements will occur.
 
If we are unable to retain or attract experienced real estate development or natural resources management personnel, our business may be adversely affected.
 
Our future success depends on our ability to retain and attract experienced real estate development and natural resources management personnel. The market for these employees is highly competitive. If we cannot continue to retain and attract quality personnel, our ability to effectively operate our business may be significantly limited.
 
Our real estate development operations are increasingly dependent upon national, regional, and local homebuilders, as well as other strategic partners, who may have interests that differ from ours and may take actions that adversely affect us.
 
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could decide to delay purchases of lots in one of our developments due to adverse real estate conditions wholly unrelated to our areas of operations.
 
We are also involved in strategic alliances or venture relationships as part of our overall strategy for particular developments or regions. These venture partners may bring development experience, industry expertise, financing capabilities, and local credibility or other competitive assets. Strategic partners, however, may have economic or business interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours or that are influenced by factors unrelated to our business. We may also be subject to adverse business consequences if the market reputation of a strategic partner deteriorates.
 
A formal agreement with a venture partner may also involve special risks such as:
 
  •  we may not have voting control over the venture;
 
  •  the venture partner may take actions contrary to our instructions or requests, or contrary to our policies or objectives with respect to the real estate investments;
 
  •  the venture partner could experience financial difficulties; and
 
  •  actions by a venture partner may subject property owned by the venture to liabilities greater than those contemplated by the venture agreement or have other adverse consequences.
 
Risks Relating to the Spin-off
 
We may be unable to achieve some or all of the benefits that we expect to achieve from our spin-off from Temple-Inland.
 
We may not be able to achieve the full strategic and financial benefits that we expect will result from our spin-off from Temple-Inland or such benefits may be delayed or may not occur at all. For example, there can be no assurance that analysts and investors will regard our corporate structure as clearer and simpler than the current Temple-Inland corporate structure or place a greater value on our company as a stand-alone company than on our businesses being a part of Temple-Inland. As a result, in the future the aggregate market price of Temple-Inland’s common stock and Forestar and Guaranty common stock as separate companies, assuming the same market conditions, may be less than the market price per share of Temple-Inland’s common stock (adjusted for the sale of its strategic timberland) had the spin-offs not occurred.
 
We have no operating history as an independent, publicly-traded company upon which you can evaluate our performance, and accordingly, our prospects must be considered in light of the risks that any newly independent company encounters.
 
We have no experience operating as an independent, publicly-traded company and performing various corporate functions, including human resources, tax administration, legal (including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and with the periodic reporting obligations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), treasury administration, investor relations, internal audit, insurance, information technology and telecommunications services, as well as the accounting for items such as equity compensation and income taxes. We may be unable to make, on a timely or cost-effective basis, the changes necessary to operate as an independent, publicly-traded company, and we may experience increased costs after the spin-off or as a result of the spin-off. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties encountered by companies in the early stages of independent business operations, particularly companies such as ours in highly competitive markets.
 
Our agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arm’s-length negotiations among unaffiliated third parties.
 
The agreements we expect to enter into related to our spin-off from Temple-Inland, including the separation and distribution agreement, employee matters agreement, tax matters agreement and transition services agreement, will be prepared in the context of our spin-off from Temple-Inland while we are still part of Temple-Inland and, accordingly, may not reflect terms that would have resulted from arm’s-length


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negotiations among unaffiliated third parties. These agreements relate to, among other things, the allocation of assets, liabilities, rights, indemnifications and other obligations between Temple-Inland, Guaranty, and us. For more information about these agreements see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty” beginning on page 100 of this information statement.
 
Our historical and pro forma financial information are not necessarily indicative of our results as a separate company and, therefore, may not be reliable as an indicator of our future financial results.
 
Our historical and pro forma financial information have been created using our historical results of operations and historical bases of assets and liabilities as part of Temple-Inland. This historical financial information is not necessarily indicative of what our results of operations, financial position and cash flows would have been if we had been a separate, stand-alone entity during the periods presented.
 
It is also not necessarily indicative of what our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows will be in the future and does not reflect many significant changes that will occur in our capital structure, funding, and operations as a result of the spin-off. While our historical results of operations include all costs of Temple-Inland’s real estate development and minerals operations, our historical costs and expenses do not include all of the costs that would have been or will be incurred by us as an independent, publicly-traded company. In addition, our historical financial information does not reflect changes, many of which are significant, that will occur in our cost structure, financing and operations as a result of the spin-off. These changes include potentially increased costs associated with reduced economies of scale and purchasing power.
 
Our effective income tax rate as reflected in our historical financial information also may not be indicative of our future effective income tax rate. Among other things, the rate may be materially affected by:
 
  •  changes in the mix of our earnings from the various jurisdictions in which we operate;
 
  •  the tax characteristics of our earnings; and
 
  •  the timing and results of any reviews of our income tax filing positions in the jurisdictions in which we transact business.
 
If the spin-off is determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we, our stockholders, and Temple-Inland could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities.
 
Temple-Inland has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, that the spin-off will qualify for tax-free treatment under applicable sections of the Code. In addition, Temple-Inland has received an opinion from tax counsel that the spin-off so qualifies. The IRS ruling and the opinion rely on certain representations, assumptions, and undertakings, including those relating to the past and future conduct of our business, and neither the IRS ruling nor the opinion would be valid if such representations, assumptions, and undertakings were incorrect. Moreover, the IRS private letter ruling does not address all the issues that are relevant to determining whether the spin-off will qualify for tax-free treatment. Notwithstanding the IRS private letter ruling and opinion, the IRS could determine that the spin-off should be treated as a taxable transaction if it determines that any of the representations, assumptions, or undertakings that were included in the request for the private letter ruling are false or have been violated or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinion that are not covered by the IRS ruling. For more information regarding the tax opinion and the private letter ruling, see the section entitled “The Spin-Off — Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-off ” beginning on page 25 of this information statement.
 
If the spin-off fails to qualify for tax-free treatment, Temple-Inland would be subject to tax as if it had sold the common stock of our company in a taxable sale for its fair market value, and our initial public stockholders would be subject to tax as if they had received a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of our common stock that was distributed to them. Under the tax matters agreement between Temple-Inland and us, we would generally be required to indemnify Temple-Inland against any tax resulting from the distribution to the extent that such tax resulted from (1) an issuance of our equity securities, a redemption of our equity securities, or our involvement in other acquisitions of our equity securities, (2) other actions or


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failures to act by us, or (3) any of our representations or undertakings being incorrect or violated. For a more detailed discussion, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty — Tax Matters Agreement,” beginning on page 104 of this information statement. Our indemnification obligations to Temple-Inland and its subsidiaries, officers, and directors are not limited by any maximum amount. If we are required to indemnify Temple-Inland or such other persons under the circumstances set forth in the tax matters agreement, we may be subject to substantial liabilities.
 
We must abide by certain restrictions to preserve the tax-free treatment of the spin-off and may not be able to engage in desirable acquisitions and other strategic transactions following the spin-off.
 
To preserve the tax-free treatment of the spin-off to Temple-Inland, under a tax matters agreement that we will enter into with Temple-Inland and Guaranty, for the two-year period following the distribution, we may be prohibited, except in specified circumstances, from:
 
  •  issuing equity securities to satisfy financing needs,
 
  •  acquiring businesses or assets with equity securities, or
 
  •  engaging in mergers or asset transfers that could jeopardize the tax-free status of the distribution.
 
These restrictions may limit our ability to pursue strategic transactions or engage in new business or other transactions that may maximize the value of our business. For more information, see the sections entitled “The Spin-off — Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-off” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty — Tax Matters Agreement” beginning on pages 25 and 104, respectively, of this information statement.
 
The ownership by our chairman, our executive officers, and some of our other directors of common stock, options, or other equity awards of Temple-Inland or Guaranty may create actual or apparent conflicts of interest.
 
Because of their current or former positions with Temple-Inland, our chairman, substantially all of our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, and some of our non-employee director nominees, own shares of common stock of Temple-Inland, options to purchase shares of common stock of Temple-Inland, or other Temple-Inland equity awards. Following Temple-Inland’s distribution of Guaranty to its stockholders, these officers and non-employee directors will also own shares of common stock, options to purchase shares of common stock, and other equity awards in Guaranty. The individual holdings of shares of common stock, options to purchase shares of common stock, or other equity awards of Temple-Inland and Guaranty may be significant for some of these persons compared with their total assets. In light of our continuing relationships with Temple-Inland and Guaranty, these equity interests may create actual or apparent conflicts of interest when these directors and officers are faced with decisions that could benefit or affect the equity holders of Temple-Inland or Guaranty in ways that do not benefit or affect us in the same manner.
 
We may be unable to make, on a timely or cost-effective basis, the changes necessary to operate as an independent, publicly-traded company, and we may experience increased costs after the spin-off or as a result of the spin-off.
 
Following the completion of our spin-off, Temple-Inland will be obligated contractually to provide to us only those transition services specified in a transition services agreement we expect to enter into with Temple-Inland and Guaranty. We may be unable to replace in a timely manner or on comparable terms the services or other benefits that Temple-Inland previously provided to us that are not specified in any transition services agreement. After the expiration of the transition services agreement, we may be unable to replace in a timely manner or on comparable terms the services specified in the agreement. Upon expiration of the transition services agreement, many of the services that are covered in the agreement will have to be provided internally or by unaffiliated third parties. We may incur higher costs to obtain these services than we incurred previously.


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In addition, if Temple-Inland does not continue to perform the services that are called for under the transition services agreement, we may not be able to operate our business as effectively and our profitability may decline.
 
Until the distribution occurs Temple-Inland has the sole discretion to change the terms of the spin-off in ways that may be unfavorable to us.
 
Until the distribution occurs Temple-Inland will have the sole and absolute discretion to determine and change the terms of, and whether to proceed with, the distribution, including the establishment of the record date and distribution date. These changes could be unfavorable to us. In addition, Temple-Inland may decide at any time not to proceed with the spin-off.
 
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock
 
There is no existing market for our common stock, and a trading market that will provide adequate liquidity may not develop for our common stock. In addition, once our common stock begins trading, the market price of our shares may fluctuate widely.
 
There is currently no public market for our common stock. We anticipate that on or prior to the record date for the distribution, trading of shares of our common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis and will continue up and through the distribution date. However, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for our common stock will develop as a result of the distribution or be sustained in the future.
 
We cannot predict the prices at which our common stock may trade after the distribution. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate widely, depending upon many factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:
 
  •  a shift in our investor base;
 
  •  actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results due to the seasonality of our business and other factors related to our business;
 
  •  announcements by us or our competitors of significant acquisitions or dispositions;
 
  •  the failure of securities analysts to cover our common stock after the distribution;
 
  •  the operating and stock price performance of other comparable companies;
 
  •  overall market fluctuations; and
 
  •  general economic conditions.
 
Stock markets in general have experienced volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating or financial performance of a particular company. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
 
Substantial sales of our common stock may occur following the spin-off, which could cause our stock price to decline.
 
The shares of our common stock that Temple-Inland distributes to its stockholders generally may be sold immediately in the public market. Although we have no actual knowledge of any plan or intention on the part of any stockholder to sell our common stock following the spin-off, it is possible that some Temple-Inland stockholders, including possibly some of our largest stockholders, may sell our common stock received in the distribution for various reasons, including that our business profile or market capitalization as an independent, publicly-traded company does not fit their investment objectives. Moreover, index funds tied to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, the Russell 1000 Index, and other indices hold shares of Temple-Inland common stock. To the extent our common stock is not included in these indices after the distribution, certain of these index funds may likely be required to sell the shares of our common stock that they receive in the distribution. Also, some employees of Temple-Inland and Guaranty may be unwilling to continue to hold our common


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stock in their 401(k) plan accounts because they will not be employed by us. In addition, participants in the Temple-Inland 401(k) Plan who retain the shares of Forestar common stock that they receive in their Temple-Inland 401(k) Plan account will be required to liquidate those shares within three years after the distribution date. The sales of significant amounts of our common stock or the perception in the market that this will occur may result in the lowering of the market price of our common stock.
 
Your percentage ownership in our common stock may be diluted in the future.
 
Your percentage ownership in our common stock may be diluted in the future because of equity awards that have already been granted and that we expect will be granted to our directors and officers in the future. In addition, equity awards held by Temple-Inland employees at the time of the spin-off will be adjusted to include options to purchase our common stock. Immediately after the spin-off, options to purchase approximately 2,000,000 shares of our common stock will be outstanding, and we will be obligated to settle other outstanding equity awards with approximately 350,000 shares of our common stock, each in accordance with the vesting and other conditions applicable to such options and other awards. Prior to the record date for the distribution, we expect Temple-Inland will approve the Forestar Stock Incentive Plan, which will provide for the grant of equity-based awards, including restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options, stock appreciation rights, phantom equity awards and other equity-based awards to our directors, officers and other employees. In the future, we may issue additional equity securities, subject to limitations imposed by the tax matters agreement, in order to fund working capital needs, capital expenditures and product development, or to make acquisitions and other investments, which may dilute your ownership interest.
 
The terms of our spin-off from Temple-Inland, anti-takeover provisions of our charter and bylaws, as well as Delaware law and our stockholder rights agreement, may reduce the likelihood of any potential change of control or unsolicited acquisition proposal that you might consider favorable.
 
The terms of our spin off from Temple-Inland could delay or prevent a change of control that you may favor. An acquisition or issuance of our common stock could trigger the application of Section 355(e) of the Code. For a discussion of Section 355(e) of the Code, please see the section entitled “The Spin Off — Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-off” beginning on page 25 of this information statement. Under the tax matters agreement we expect to enter into with Temple-Inland and Guaranty, we would be required to indemnify Temple-Inland and Guaranty for the resulting tax in connection with such an acquisition or issuance and this indemnity obligation might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control that you may consider favorable. For a more detailed description of the tax matters agreement, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty — Tax Matters Agreement” beginning on page 104 of this information statement.
 
In addition, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us without the consent of our board of directors. Our board of directors may classify or reclassify any unissued shares of common stock or preferred stock and may set the preferences, conversion, or other rights, voting powers, and other terms of the classified or reclassified shares. Our board of directors could establish a series of preferred stock that could have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be considered favorably by our stockholders. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws also provide for a classified board structure.
 
Our bylaws provide that nominations of persons for election to our board of directors and the proposal of business to be considered at a stockholders’ meeting may be made only in the notice of the meeting, by our board of directors or by a stockholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and has complied with the advance notice procedures of our bylaws. Also, under Delaware law, business combinations, including issuances of equity securities, between us and any person who beneficially owns 15 percent or more of our common stock or an affiliate of such person, are prohibited for a three-year period unless exempted by the statute. After this three-year period, a combination of this type must be approved by a super-majority stockholder vote, unless specific conditions are met or the business combination is exempted by our board of directors.


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In addition, we expect to enter into a stockholder rights agreement with a rights agent that will provide that in the event of an acquisition of or tender offer for 20 percent of our outstanding common stock, our stockholders shall be granted rights to purchase our common stock at a significant discount. The stockholder rights agreement could have the effect of significantly diluting the percentage interest of a potential acquirer and make it more difficult to acquire a controlling interest in our common stock without the approval of our board of directors to redeem the rights or amend the stockholder rights agreement to permit the acquisition.
 
For a more detailed description of these effects, see the section entitled “Description of Our Capital Stock — Anti-takeover Effects of Our Stockholder Rights Agreement, Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, and Delaware Law” beginning on page 108 of this information statement.
 
We currently do not intend to pay any dividends on our common stock. Accordingly, investors in our common stock must rely upon subsequent sales after price appreciation as the sole method to realize a gain on an investment in our common stock.
 
We currently intend to retain any future earnings to support the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The declaration and payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors after taking into account various factors, including without limitation, our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements of our business, the terms of any credit agreements to which we may be a party at the time, legal requirements (including compliance with the IRS private letter ruling), industry practice, and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. To the extent we do not pay dividends, our stock may be less valuable because a return on investment will only occur if and to the extent our stock price appreciates, which may never occur. In addition, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation as the only way to realize a return on their investment, and if the price of our stock does not appreciate, then there will be no return on investment. Investors seeking cash dividends should not hold our common stock.
 
Additional Risks
 
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, the spin-off, or the trading price of our common stock.
 
The risks and uncertainties we face are not limited to those set forth in the risk factors described above. Although we believe that the risks identified above are our material risks in each of these categories, our assessment is based on the information currently known to us. Additional risks and uncertainties that are not presently known to us or that we do not currently believe to be material, if they occur, also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, the spin-off, or the trading price of our common stock.
 
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This information statement and other materials we have filed or may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” ‘‘anticipate,” “could,” “estimate,” “likely,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “expect,” and similar expressions, including references to assumptions. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risk and uncertainties. We note that a variety of factors and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors and uncertainties that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to:
 
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  •  future residential or commercial entitlements;
 
  •  expected development timetables and projected timing for sales of lots or other parcels of land;
 
  •  development approvals and the ability to obtain such approvals;
 
  •  the anticipated price ranges of lots in our developments;
 
  •  the number, price, and timing of land sales or acquisitions;
 
  •  estimated land holdings for a particular use within a specified time frame;
 
  •  absorption rates and expected gains on land and lot sales;
 
  •  the levels of resale inventory in our development projects and the regions in which they are located;
 
  •  the development of relationships with strategic partners;
 
  •  the pace at which we release lots for sale;
 
  •  fluctuations in costs and expenses;
 
  •  demand for new housing;
 
  •  government energy policies;
 
  •  competitive actions by other companies;
 
  •  changes in laws or regulations and actions or restrictions of regulatory agencies;
 
  •  the results of financing efforts, including our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, which can be affected by various factors, including our credit ratings and general economic conditions;
 
  •  the ability to complete merger, acquisition or divestiture plans; regulatory or other limitations imposed as a result of a merger, acquisition or divestiture; and the success of the business following a merger, acquisition or divestiture; and
 
  •  the final resolutions or outcomes with respect to our contingent and other corporate liabilities related to our business and any related actions for indemnification made pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement.
 
Other factors, including the risk factors described in the section of this information statement entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 11, may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by our forward-looking statements. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all such factors, nor can we assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
 
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.


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THE SPIN-OFF
 
The following is a brief summary of the terms of the spin-off.
 
Distributing company Temple-Inland Inc. After the distribution, Temple-Inland will not own any shares of Forestar common stock.
 
Spun-off company Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Temple-Inland. After the spin-off, Forestar will be an independent, publicly-traded company.
 
Reasons for the spin-off The Temple-Inland board of directors believes that creating independent, focused companies is the best way to unlock the full value of Temple-Inland’s businesses in both the short and long term. There will be an independent, publicly-traded company for each of Temple-Inland’s real estate business, financial services business, and manufacturing operations in corrugated packaging and building products. The Temple-Inland board of directors considered this and other potential opportunities and benefits in approving the spin-offs. See the section below entitled “— Reasons for the Spin-offs” beginning on page 22 for a more detailed description of the factors the board considered.
 
Securities to be distributed All of the shares of common stock of Forestar owned by Temple-Inland, which will be 100% of our shares of common stock outstanding immediately prior to the distribution. Based on the approximately 106 million shares of Temple-Inland common stock outstanding on November 30, 2007, and applying the distribution ratio of one share of Forestar common stock for each three shares of Temple-Inland common stock, approximately 35.5 shares of our common stock will be distributed to Temple-Inland stockholders. The number of shares of common stock that Temple-Inland will distribute to its stockholders will be reduced to the extent that cash payments are to be made in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares of common stock.
 
Record date The record date for the distribution is the close of business on December 14, 2007.
 
Distribution date The distribution date is on or about December 28, 2007.
 
Distribution ratio On the distribution date, you will receive one share of Forestar common stock (and a related preferred stock purchase right) for each three shares of Temple-Inland common stock you hold on the record date. Cash will be distributed in lieu of any fractional shares to which you would otherwise be entitled.
 
Trading market and symbol We have filed an application to list our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “FOR.” We anticipate that, on or prior to the record date for the distribution, trading in shares of our common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis and will continue up to and including the distribution date. See the section below entitled “— Trading of Temple-Inland Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date,” beginning on page 29.
 
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• the Securities and Exchange Commission shall have declared effective our registration statement on Form 10 and no stop order shall be in effect;
 
• all permits, registrations and consents required under the securities or blue sky laws in connection with the distribution shall have been received;
 
• Temple-Inland shall have received a private letter ruling from the IRS and an opinion of tax counsel confirming the tax-free status of the distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
 
• Temple-Inland shall have received an opinion from its financial advisors that it has adequate surplus under Delaware law to declare the spin-off dividend and that, following the spin-off, each of Temple-Inland and Forestar will be solvent and adequately capitalized;
 
• we shall have entered into one or more credit facilities;
 
• the listing of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been approved, subject to official notice of issuance;
 
• all material governmental approvals and other consents necessary to consummate the distribution shall have been received; and
 
• no order, injunction or decree issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing consummation of the distribution or any of the related transactions is in effect.
 
The fulfillment of the these conditions will not create any obligation on Temple-Inland’s part to effect the distribution. Temple-Inland has the right not to complete the distribution if, at any time, Temple-Inland’s board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the distribution is not in the best interests of Temple-Inland or its stockholders or that market conditions are such that it is not advisable to separate the real estate business from Temple-Inland.
 
Background to the Spin-offs
 
On February 25, 2007, the board of directors of Temple-Inland preliminarily approved a transformation plan to separate Temple-Inland into three focused, stand-alone, public companies: one for its real estate business (Forestar Real Estate Group Inc.), one for its financial services business (Guaranty Financial Group Inc.), and one for its manufacturing operations in corrugated packaging and building products (Temple-Inland). The spin-offs will occur through the distributions to Temple-Inland’s stockholders on a pro rata basis of all of the shares of common stock of Forestar, which will hold all of the assets and liabilities of the real estate development and minerals operations of Temple-Inland, and all of the shares of common stock of Guaranty, which will hold all of the assets and liabilities of the financial services business of Temple-Inland.
 
In addition to the spin-offs, the transformation plan includes Temple-Inland’s sale of its strategic timberland, which was completed on October 31, 2007 for approximately $2.38 billion. The total consideration consisted almost entirely of installment notes due in 2027. In December 2007, Temple-Inland expects to pledge the installment notes as collateral for a non-recourse loan. The net cash proceeds from these transactions, after current taxes and transaction costs, are anticipated to be approximately $1.8 billion. Following the pledge of installment notes, Temple-Inland expects to use the majority of these proceeds to pay


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a special dividend, which is currently projected to be approximately $1.1 billion, or $10.25 per share, to its common stockholders. The remaining approximately $700 million of the cash proceeds will be used to reduce debt. The transaction includes a 20-year fiber supply agreement for pulpwood and a 12-year fiber supply agreement for sawtimber, the terms of which are both subject to extension. Fiber will be purchased at market prices.
 
Since February 25, 2007, the Temple-Inland board of directors has met numerous times with and without members of Temple-Inland’s senior management team present to discuss the transformation plan. In these meetings, the board considered, among other things, the benefits to the businesses and to Temple-Inland stockholders that are expected to result from the spin-offs (see “ — Reasons for the Spin-offs” below), the capital allocation strategies and dividend policies for the spun-off companies, the allocation of Temple-Inland’s existing assets, liabilities and businesses among the spun-off companies, the terms of certain commercial relationships among the spun-off companies that will exist following the spin-offs, the corporate governance arrangements that will be in place at each company following the spin-offs, and the appropriate members of senior management at each company following the spin-offs.
 
In furtherance of this transformation plan, on November 29, 2007, the Temple-Inland board of directors approved the distributions of all of the shares of our common stock and Guaranty’s common stock held by Temple-Inland to holders of Temple-Inland common stock. On or about December 28, 2007, the distribution date, each Temple-Inland stockholder will receive one share of our common stock (and a related preferred stock purchase right) for every three shares of Temple-Inland common stock, and one share of Guaranty common stock (and a related preferred stock purchase right) for every three shares of Temple-Inland common stock held at the close of business on the record date, as described below. Following the spin-offs, Temple-Inland will cease to own any of the common stock in these companies, and Forestar and Guaranty will be independent, publicly-traded companies. No vote of Temple-Inland’s stockholders is required or being sought in connection with the spin-offs, and Temple-Inland stockholders have no appraisal rights in connection with the spin-offs. You will not be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange your shares of Temple-Inland common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of our common stock and Guaranty’s common stock.
 
Reasons for the Spin-offs
 
The Temple-Inland board of directors regularly reviews the various businesses that Temple-Inland conducts to ensure that Temple-Inland’s resources are being properly utilized in a manner that is in the best interests of Temple-Inland and its stockholders. Over the last several years, Temple-Inland has achieved increased revenues and earnings. During that time, however, Temple-Inland concluded that operating as a conglomerate made it difficult for analysts and the market generally to understand its real value. The Temple-Inland board of directors evaluated a number of strategic alternatives to increase value and concluded that the spin-offs (and the sale of Temple-Inland’s strategic timberlands) would be the most feasible and the most financially attractive approach to continue maximizing value for its stockholders. The Temple-Inland board of directors believes that creating independent, focused companies is the best way to unlock the full value of Temple-Inland’s businesses in both the short and long term.
 
Temple-Inland believes that the separation of its businesses provides its stockholders and each separated company, including us, with certain potential opportunities and benefits. Neither we nor Temple-Inland can assure you that, following the spin-off, any of these potential benefits will be realized to the extent anticipated, or at all. The following are some of the potential opportunities and benefits that the Temple-Inland board of directors considered in approving the spin-offs:
 
  •  Allowing each of the companies to focus on their respective core businesses.   The spin-offs will allow us, Guaranty and Temple-Inland to become more tightly focused companies — with us focusing on the real estate development and minerals operations, Guaranty focusing on its financial services business, and Temple-Inland focusing on its corrugated packaging and building products business, each as an independent, publicly-traded company. Temple-Inland’s lines of business have financial and operational characteristics that are distinct from those of our and Guaranty’s businesses. The spin-offs will allow


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  Temple-Inland to adopt more focused strategies around its core businesses and will enable us and Guaranty to better focus on the growth and development of our businesses. In addition, after the spin-offs, the businesses within each company will no longer need to compete internally for capital with businesses operating in other industries.
 
  •  Facilitating tailored capital structures and selective acquisitions.   Each independent, publicly-traded company will have a capital structure designed to meet its needs. The capital structure of each company is expected to facilitate selective acquisitions, possibly using common stock as currency, strategic alliances and partnerships, and internal expansion that are important for the companies to remain competitive in their respective industries. The Temple-Inland board of directors believes that the anticipated aggregate market value increase in the common stock, if achieved, should permit each independent, publicly-traded company to effect acquisitions with its common stock in a manner that preserves capital with less dilution of the existing stockholders’ interests than would occur by issuing pre-spin-off Temple-Inland common stock.
 
  •  Achieving a higher aggregate market value for stockholders.   Although there can be no assurance, Temple-Inland believes that, over time, following the spin-offs, the common stock of the independent, publicly-traded companies should have a higher aggregate market value, on a fully distributed basis and adjusting for the sale of the timberlands and assuming the same market conditions, than if Temple-Inland were not to complete the spin-offs.
 
  •  Enabling investors to invest directly in the separate businesses.   Because our company, Guaranty and Temple-Inland’s other business segments operate primarily in different industries, an equity investment in each company may appeal to investors with different goals, interests and concerns. The spin-offs will establish separate equity securities for each of the companies and provide investors with three investment options in companies focused on only one industry or group of industries, which may be more attractive to investors than the single investment option in one combined company.
 
  •  Creating more effective management incentives.   Each of the companies will be able to create more effective management incentive and retention programs, including options and restricted stock units, for each of the publicly-traded companies. Following the spin-off, stock-based compensation and other incentive awards awarded to employees of each of the companies will be tied more directly to the market performance of the company for which the employees work, improving the ability for each company to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel.
 
The Temple-Inland board of directors considered a number of potentially negative factors in evaluating the spin-offs, including
 
  •  the decreased capital available for investment,
 
  •  the loss of synergies, particularly in administrative and support functions, from operating as one company,
 
  •  potential disruptions to the businesses as a result of the spin-offs as management and our employees devote time and resources to completing the spin-offs,
 
  •  the potential effect of the spin-offs on the anticipated credit ratings of the separated companies as illustrated by Moody’s recent downgrade of Temple-Inland’s credit rating,
 
  •  risks associated with Temple-Inland’s debt due in part to the fact that a smaller asset base and revenue stream will be available to service the debt,
 
  •  risks of being unable to achieve the benefits expected from the spin-offs, including should the aggregate market values of the separate company stocks not exceed the market value of Temple-Inland’s stock prior to the spin-off,
 
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  •  the substantial one-time and ongoing costs of the spin-offs.
 
The Temple-Inland board of directors concluded that the potential benefits of the spin-offs outweighed these factors.
 
In view of the wide variety of factors considered in connection with the evaluation of the spin-offs and the complexity of these matters, the Temple-Inland board of directors did not find it useful to, and did not attempt to, quantify, rank or otherwise assign relative weights to the factors considered.
 
Distribution of the Shares
 
On December 28, 2007, the distribution date, Temple-Inland will effect the spin-off by distributing to holders of record of its common stock (or their designees) as of December 14, 2007, the record date, a dividend of one share of our common stock (and a related preferred stock purchase right) for every three shares of Temple-Inland common stock held by them on the record date and not subsequently sold in the “regular way” market.
 
Prior to the spin-off, Temple-Inland will deliver all of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the distribution agent. On the distribution date, the shares of our common stock that you are entitled to receive in the distribution will be issued electronically to you or to your bank or brokerage firm on your behalf by way of direct registration in book-entry form. Registration in book-entry form refers to a method of recording stock ownership when no physical stock certificates are issued to stockholders, as is the case in this distribution. Commencing on or shortly after the distribution date, if you are the registered holder of Temple-Inland common stock, the distribution agent will mail to you an account statement that indicates the number of shares of our common stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name and the method by which you may access your account and, if desired, trade your shares of our common stock. If you hold your Temple-Inland common stock in “street name” through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will credit your account for the number of shares of our common stock that you are entitled to receive in the distribution. If you have any questions concerning the mechanics of the distribution or of having shares of our common stock registered in book-entry form, we encourage you to contact Computershare Trust Company, N.A. at the address or telephone number set forth on page 9 of this information statement. If you have any questions concerning the mechanics of having your shares held in “street name,” we encourage you to contact your bank or brokerage firm.
 
Please note that if you are a stockholder of Temple-Inland on the record date and you sell shares of Temple-Inland common stock after the record date but on or before the distribution date, you also will be selling your right to receive shares of our common stock in the distribution. In this circumstance, the buyer of those shares, and not you, the seller, will become entitled to receive the shares of our common stock issuable in the distribution in respect of the shares of Temple-Inland common stock that you sold. See the section on page 29 entitled “— Trading of Temple-Inland Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date” for more information.
 
A delivery of a share of our common stock in connection with the distribution also will constitute the delivery of a preferred stock purchase right associated with the share. The existence of the preferred stock purchase rights may deter a potential acquiror from making a hostile takeover proposal or a tender offer. For a more detailed discussion of these rights, see “Description of Our Capital Stock — Anti-takeover Effects of Our Stockholder Rights Agreement, Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, and Delaware Law — Stockholder Rights Agreement.”
 
You are not being asked to take any action in connection with the spin-off. You also are not being asked for a proxy or to surrender any of your shares of Temple-Inland common stock for shares of our common stock. The number of outstanding shares of Temple-Inland common stock will not change as a result of the spin-off, although the value of shares of Temple-Inland common stock will be affected.


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Treatment of Fractional Shares
 
Fractional shares of our common stock will not be issued as part of the distribution nor credited to book-entry accounts. For example, if you own fewer than three shares of Temple-Inland common stock on the record date, which would entitle you to receive less than one whole share of our common stock, you will receive cash in lieu of any such fractional shares. The distribution agent will aggregate all of the fractional shares and sell them in the open market at then prevailing market prices on behalf of you and similarly situated stockholders over a period of several trading days. You will receive cash in the amount of your proportionate share of the net sale proceeds from the sale of the aggregated fractional shares, based upon the average gross selling price per share of our common stock after making appropriate deductions for any required withholdings for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See the section below entitled “ — Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-off” for a discussion of the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the proceeds received from the sale of fractional shares. We will bear the cost of brokerage fees incurred in connection with these sales. If you are the registered holder of Temple-Inland common stock, you will receive a check from the distribution agent in an amount equal to your pro rata share of the aggregate net cash proceeds of the sales. If you hold your Temple-Inland common stock through a bank or brokerage firm, your bank or brokerage firm will receive, on your behalf, your pro rata share of the aggregate net cash proceeds of the sales and will electronically credit your account for your share of such proceeds.
 
We anticipate that these sales will occur as soon after the date of the spin-off as practicable, as determined by the distribution agent. Neither we, Temple-Inland nor the distribution agent will guarantee any minimum sale price for the fractional shares. The distribution agent will have the sole discretion to select the broker-dealer(s) through which to sell the shares and to determine when, how and at what price to sell the shares. Further, neither the distribution agent nor the selected broker-dealer(s) will be our affiliate or an affiliate of Temple-Inland.
 
401(k) Plan Shares
 
In connection with the spin-off, Forestar will establish a 401(k) plan for its employees. The Forestar plan will be generally comparable to the Temple-Inland 401(k) plan, except it will not have a company stock fund. Participants who hold Temple-Inland common stock in their Temple-Inland 401(k) plan on the date of the spin-off will receive shares of Forestar and Guaranty common stock in their 401(k) plan account. The Forestar and Guaranty shares will be allocated to these 401(k) plan accounts in accordance with the spin-off distribution ratio. The 401(k) plan accounts for Forestar employees will be transferred to the new Forestar 401(k) plan after the spin-off, but their company stock fund account will remain in the Temple-Inland 401(k) plan for a period of time that will allow participants to elect when to divest these shares.
 
Dividend Reinvestment Plan
 
If you hold shares of Temple-Inland common stock in Temple-Inland’s dividend reinvestment plan, you will be entitled to receive in the distribution shares of our common stock in a direct registration position with Computershare Trust Company, N.A., our transfer agent. Instructions will be provided to you on how to transfer your shares to a different account. No fractional shares of our common stock will be distributed. We do not currently intend to have our own dividend reinvestment plan.
 
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Spin-off
 
The following is a summary of certain material U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the spin-off. This summary is based on the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, and interpretations of the Code and the Treasury regulations by the courts and the IRS, in effect as of the date of this information statement, and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not discuss all the tax considerations that may be relevant to you in light of your particular circumstances, nor does it address the consequences to Temple-Inland stockholders subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, including, without limitation:
 
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  •  insurance companies;
 
  •  dealers or brokers in securities or currencies;
 
  •  tax-exempt organizations;
 
  •  financial institutions;
 
  •  mutual funds;
 
  •  pass-through entities and investors in such entities;
 
  •  holders who hold their shares as a hedge or as part of a hedging, straddle, conversion, synthetic security, integrated investment or other risk-reduction transaction;
 
  •  holders who are subject to alternative minimum tax; or
 
  •  holders who acquired their shares upon the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation.
 
In addition, this summary does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to those Temple-Inland stockholders who do not hold their Temple-Inland common stock as a capital asset. Finally, this summary does not address any state, local or foreign tax consequences. You are urged to consult your own tax advisor concerning the U.S. federal, state and local, and non-U.S. tax consequences of the spin-off.
 
The spin-off is conditioned upon Temple-Inland’s receipt of a private letter ruling from the IRS and an opinion of tax counsel, in each case, to the effect that the spin-off, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a tax-free distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Temple-Inland has received the private letter ruling and the opinion. Assuming the spin-off so qualifies, then for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
 
  •  no gain or loss will be recognized by (and no amount will be included in the income of) Temple-Inland common stockholders upon their receipt of shares of our common stock in the spin-off;
 
  •  any cash received in lieu of fractional share interests in our common stock will give rise to gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash received and the tax basis allocable to the fractional share interests (determined as described below), and such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss if the Temple-Inland common stock on which the distribution is made is held as a capital asset on the date of the spin-off;
 
  •  the aggregate basis of the Temple-Inland common stock, our common stock, and Guaranty common stock in the hands of each Temple-Inland common stockholder after the spin-off (including any fractional interests to which the stockholder would be entitled) will equal the aggregate basis of Temple-Inland common stock held by the stockholder immediately before the spin-off, allocated between the Temple-Inland common stock, our common stock, and Guaranty common stock in proportion to the relative fair market value of each on the date of the spin-off; and
 
  •  the holding period of the Forestar common stock received by each Temple-Inland common stockholder will include the holding period at the time of the spin-off for the Temple-Inland common stock on which the distribution is made, provided that the Temple-Inland common stock is held as a capital asset on the date of the spin-off.
 
Although a private letter ruling from the IRS generally is binding on the IRS, if the factual representations or assumptions made in the letter ruling request are untrue or incomplete in any material respect, we will not be able to rely on the ruling. Furthermore, the IRS will not rule on whether a spin-off satisfies certain requirements necessary to obtain tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code. Rather, the ruling is based upon representations by Temple-Inland that these conditions have been satisfied, and any inaccuracy in such representations could invalidate the ruling. Therefore, in addition to obtaining the ruling from the IRS, Temple-Inland has received an opinion of tax counsel that the spin-off, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a tax-free distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. The opinion relies on the ruling as to matters covered by the ruling. In addition,


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the opinion is based on, among other things, certain assumptions and representations as to factual matters made by Temple-Inland and us, which if incorrect or inaccurate in any material respect, would jeopardize the conclusions reached by counsel in its opinion. The opinion will not be binding on the IRS or the courts, and the IRS or the courts may not agree with the opinion.
 
Notwithstanding receipt by Temple-Inland of the ruling and opinion of counsel, the IRS could assert that the spin-off does not qualify for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If the IRS were successful in taking this position, our initial public stockholders and Temple-Inland could be subject to significant U.S. federal income tax liability. In general, Temple-Inland would be subject to tax as if it had sold the common stock of our company in a taxable sale for its fair market value and our initial public stockholders would be subject to tax as if they had received a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of our common stock that was distributed to them. In addition, even if the spin-off were to otherwise qualify under Section 355 of the Code, it may be taxable to Temple-Inland (but not to Temple-Inland’s stockholders) under Section 355(e) of the Code, if the spin-off were later deemed to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire directly or indirectly stock representing a 50% or greater interest in Temple-Inland or us. For this purpose, any acquisitions of Temple-Inland stock or of our common stock within the period beginning two years before the spin-off and ending two years after the spin-off are presumed to be part of such a plan, although we or Temple-Inland may be able to rebut that presumption.
 
In connection with the spin-off, we and Temple-Inland will enter into a tax matters agreement pursuant to which we will agree to be responsible for certain liabilities and obligations following the spin-off. In general, under the terms of the tax matters agreement, in the event the spin-off, together with certain related transactions, were to fail to qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code (including as a result of Section 355(e) of the Code) and if such failure was not the result of actions taken after the distribution by Temple-Inland or us, we would be responsible for 15% of any such taxes. If such failure was the result of actions taken after the distribution by Temple-Inland, Guaranty, or us, the party responsible for such failure would be responsible for all taxes imposed on Temple-Inland to the extent that such taxes result from such actions. For a more detailed discussion, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty — Tax Matters Agreement” beginning on page 104 of this information statement. Our indemnification obligations to Temple-Inland and its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not limited in amount or subject to any cap. If we are required to indemnify Temple-Inland and its subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors under the circumstances set forth in the tax matters agreement, we may be subject to substantial liabilities.
 
Current Treasury regulations require that if you are a holder of Temple-Inland common stock who receives our common stock in the spin-off and, immediately prior to the spin-off, own:
 
  •  at least five percent of the total outstanding stock of Temple-Inland; or
 
  •  securities of Temple-Inland with an aggregate tax basis of $1,000,000 or more
 
then you must attach a statement relating to the spin-off to your federal income tax return for the year in which the spin-off occurs.
 
Information and backup withholding will apply with respect to cash proceeds received in lieu of a fractional share of our common stock only if such proceeds equal or exceed $20.
 
The foregoing is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off under current law and is for general information only. The foregoing does not purport to address all U.S. federal income tax consequences or tax consequences that may arise under the tax laws of other jurisdictions or that may apply to particular categories of stockholders. You should consult your tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences of the spin-off, including the application of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax laws, and the effect of possible changes in tax laws that may affect the tax consequences described above.


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Results of the Spin-off
 
After the spin-off, we will be an independent, publicly-traded company owning and operating what had previously been Temple-Inland’s real estate development and minerals operations. Immediately following the spin-off, we expect to have outstanding approximately 35.5 million shares of our common stock and approximately 4,500 holders of record of shares of our common stock, based upon the number of shares of Temple-Inland common stock outstanding and the number of record holders of Temple-Inland common stock on November 30, 2007. The actual number of shares to be distributed will be determined on the record date.
 
The spin-off will not affect the number of outstanding Temple-Inland shares or any rights of Temple-Inland stockholders, although it will affect the market value of the outstanding Temple-Inland common stock.
 
Listing and Trading of Our Common Stock
 
Currently, there is no public market for our common stock, and until the spin-off, no shares of our common stock are subject to outstanding options or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into, our common stock. A condition to the spin-off is the approval for listing of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. We have applied to have our common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FOR.” After the spin-off, Temple-Inland common stock will continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TIN.”
 
There currently is no trading market for our common stock, although we expect that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, will develop shortly before the record date for the distribution, and we expect “regular way” trading of our common stock will begin on the first trading day after the completion of the spin-off. See the section below entitled “— Trading of Temple-Inland Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date” for an explanation of “when-issued” and “regular way” trading. Neither we nor Temple-Inland can assure you as to the trading price of our common stock after the spin-off or as to whether the combined trading prices of our common stock, Guaranty’s common stock, and Temple-Inland’s common stock (on a fully distributed basis and adjusting for the sale of Temple-Inland’s timberlands and assuming the same market conditions) after the spin-off will be less than, equal to or greater than the trading prices of Temple-Inland’s common stock prior to the spin-off. The trading price of our common stock is likely to fluctuate significantly, particularly until an orderly market develops. See the sections entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to the Spin-off” and “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Common Stock” beginning on pages 13 and 16, respectively, of this information statement.
 
The shares of our common stock distributed to Temple-Inland’s stockholders will be freely transferable, except for shares received by individuals who are our affiliates. Individuals who may be considered our affiliates after the spin-off include individuals who control, are controlled by or are under common control with us, as those terms generally are interpreted for purposes of the federal securities laws. This may include some or all of our executive officers and directors. In addition, individuals who are affiliates of Temple-Inland on the distribution date may be deemed to be affiliates of ours. Individuals who are our affiliates will be permitted to sell their shares of common stock received in the spin-off only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, an appropriate exemption from registration such as the exemption afforded by Section 4(1) of the Securities Act, or pursuant to Rule 144. In general, under Rule 144, an affiliate who receives shares of our common stock in the distribution is entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:
 
  •  1% of the then-outstanding shares of common stock; and
 
  •  the average weekly trading volume of the common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the date on which the notice of the sale is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to provisions relating to notice, manner of sale, volume limitations and the availability of current public information about us. As of the distribution date, based on their holdings, as of November 30, 2007, of Temple-Inland common stock and equity awards in Temple-Inland stock that will be adjusted into equity awards for our common stock, we estimate that our officers and directors will collectively hold approximately 500,000 shares of our common stock that will be subject to Rule 144.


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Trading of Temple-Inland Common Stock Between the Record Date and Distribution Date
 
Beginning on or shortly before the record date and continuing through the distribution date for the spin-off, Temple-Inland’s common stock will begin to trade in two markets on the NYSE: a “regular way” market and an “ex-distribution” market. During this time, shares of Temple-Inland common stock that are sold on the regular way market will include an entitlement to receive shares of our common stock and Guaranty common stock distributable in the spin-offs. Conversely, shares sold in the “ex-distribution” market will not include an entitlement to receive shares of our common stock or Guaranty common stock distributable in the spin-offs, as the entitlement will remain with the original holder. Therefore, if you own shares of Temple-Inland common stock on the record date and thereafter sell those shares in the “regular way” market on or prior to the distribution date, you also will be selling the shares of our common stock that would have been distributed to you in the spin-off with respect to the shares of Temple-Inland common stock you sell. If you own shares of Temple-Inland common stock on the record date and thereafter sell those shares in the “ex-distribution” market on or prior to the distribution date, you will still receive the shares of our common stock in the spin-off. On the first trading day following the distribution date, shares of Temple-Inland common stock will begin trading without any entitlement to receive shares of our common stock.
 
Furthermore, we anticipate that, beginning on or shortly before the record date and continuing through the distribution date, there will be a “when-issued” market in our common stock. “When-issued” trading refers to a sale or purchase made conditionally because the security has been authorized but not yet issued. The “when-issued” trading market will be a market for shares of our common stock that will be distributed to Temple-Inland stockholders on the distribution date. If you own shares of Temple-Inland common stock at the close of business on the record date, you will be entitled to shares of our common stock distributed pursuant to the distribution. You may trade this entitlement to shares of our common stock, separately from the shares of Temple-Inland common stock you own, on the “when-issued” market. On the first trading day following the distribution date, “when-issued” trading with respect to shares of our common stock will end and “regular way” trading will begin.
 
Incurrence of Debt
 
Prior to the spin-off, we expect to enter into a $300 million credit facility arranged by KeyBanc Capital Markets. Borrowings will be secured by about 250,000 acres of our land and other assets and will bear interest at LIBOR plus four percent. Prior to the spin-off, we will draw under this credit facility to repay our credit facility with Temple-Inland. For more information on our credit facility and our debt, see the sections in this information statement entitled “Description of Material Indebtedness,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Capitalization,” “Pro Forma Financial Information,” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”
 
Conditions to the Spin-off
 
We expect that the distribution will be effective on December 28, 2007, the distribution date, provided that, among other conditions described in this information statement, the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived by Temple-Inland:
 
  •  the Securities and Exchange Commission shall have declared effective our registration statement on Form 10 and no stop order shall be in effect;
 
  •  all permits, registrations and consents required under the securities or blue sky laws in connection with the distribution shall have been received;
 
  •  Temple-Inland shall have received a private letter ruling from the IRS and an opinion of tax counsel confirming the tax-free status of the distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
 
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  •  we shall have entered into one or more credit facilities;
 
  •  the listing of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been approved, subject to official notice of issuance;
 
  •  all material governmental approvals and other consents necessary to consummate the distribution shall have been received; and
 
  •  no order, injunction or decree issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing consummation of the distribution or any of the related transactions is in effect.
 
The fulfillment of these conditions will not create any obligation on Temple-Inland’s part to effect the distribution. Temple-Inland has the right not to complete the distribution if, at any time, Temple-Inland’s board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the distribution is not in the best interests of Temple-Inland or its stockholders or that market conditions are such that it is not advisable to separate the real estate business from Temple-Inland.
 
Material Changes to the Terms of the Spin-off
 
Temple-Inland will have the sole and absolute discretion to determine (and change) the terms of, and whether to proceed with, the distribution and, to the extent it determines to so proceed, to determine the date of the distribution. We do not intend to notify Temple-Inland stockholders of any modifications to the terms of the spin-off that, in the judgment of its board of directors, are not material. For example, Temple-Inland’s board of directors might consider material such matters as significant changes to the distribution ratio, the assets to be contributed or the liabilities to be assumed in the spin-off. To the extent that the board of directors determines that any modifications by Temple-Inland materially change the terms of the distribution, we or Temple-Inland will notify Temple-Inland stockholders in a manner reasonably calculated to inform them about the modification as may be required by law, by, for example, publishing a press release, filing a current report on Form 8-K, or circulating a supplement to the information statement.
 
Reasons for Furnishing this Information Statement
 
This information statement is being furnished solely to provide information about us and about the spin-off to Temple-Inland stockholders who will receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off. It is not and should not be construed as an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any of our securities or any securities of Temple-Inland. We believe that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of the date set forth on the cover. Changes to the information contained in this information statement may occur after that date, and neither we nor Temple-Inland undertake any obligation to update the information except in the normal course of our respective public disclosure obligations and practices.
 
DIVIDEND POLICY
 
We do not intend to pay a cash dividend on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Instead we intend to reinvest our available cash flow into our business. The establishment, declaration and payment of dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors and will be evaluated from time to time in light of our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements of our business, the terms of any credit agreements to which we may be a party, legal requirements (including compliance with the IRS private letter ruling), industry practice and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. If we do declare a dividend, there can be no assurance that we will continue to pay dividends.


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DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESS
 
Overview
 
Forestar Real Estate Group is a growth company committed to maximizing stockholder value. We own directly or through ventures about 374,000 acres of real estate located in nine states and twelve markets and about 622,000 net acres of oil and gas mineral interests. We invest primarily in strategic growth corridors, which we define as markets with significant growth characteristics for population, employment and household formation. In 2006, we generated revenues of $225 million and net income of $52 million.
 
We operate two business segments:
 
  •  Real estate, and
 
  •  Natural resources.
 
Our real estate segment secures entitlements and develops infrastructure on our lands, primarily for single-family residential and mixed-use communities. We own approximately 304,000 acres in a broad area around Atlanta, Georgia, with the balance located primarily in Texas. We also actively invest in new projects in our strategic growth corridors, regions of accelerated growth across the southern half of the United States that possess key demographic and growth characteristics that we believe make them attractive for long-term real estate investment.
 
Our real estate projects are located among the fastest growing markets in the United States. We have 24 real estate projects representing about 27,000 acres currently in the entitlement process, and 75 active development projects in seven states and 11 markets encompassing approximately 17,000 remaining acres, comprised of about 30,000 residential lots and about 1,900 commercial acres. We sell land for commercial uses to national retailers and local commercial developers. We own and manage projects both directly and through ventures. By using ventures, we achieve various business objectives including more efficient capital deployment, risk management, and leveraging a partner’s local market contacts and expertise.
 
Our natural resources segment is focused on maximizing the value from royalties and other lease revenues from our oil and gas mineral interests located in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. These operations have historically required low capital investment, and we intend to use the cash flow generated by our mineral interests to accelerate real estate value creation activities. In addition, we sell wood fiber from our land, primarily in Georgia, and lease land for recreational uses.
 
Our origins date back to the 1955 incorporation of Lumbermen’s Investment Corporation, which in 2006 changed its name to Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc. We have a decades-long legacy of residential and commercial real estate development operations, primarily in Texas. In 1991, we and Cousins Properties Incorporated formed Temco Associates, LLC as a venture to develop residential sites in Paulding County, Georgia, and in 2002 we and Cousins formed CL Realty, L.L.C. as a venture to develop residential and mixed-use communities in Texas and across the southeastern U.S. Those ventures continue today. In 2001, we opened an office in the Atlanta area to manage nearby land with a focus on its long-term real estate development potential. In 2006, Temple-Inland began reporting Forestar Real Estate Group as a separate business segment. Leveraging years of real estate development experience, we believe our management team brings extensive knowledge and expertise to position us to maximize long-term value for our stockholders.
 
Strategy
 
Our strategy is to maximize and grow long-term stockholder value through:
 
  •  Entitlement and development of real estate,
 
  •  Realization of value from natural resources, and
 
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We are focused on maximizing real estate values through the entitlement and development of well-located residential and mixed-use communities. We secure entitlements on our lands by delivering thoughtful plans and balanced solutions that meet the needs of the communities where we operate. Moving land through the entitlement and development process creates significant real estate value. Residential development activities target lot sales to national and regional home builders who build quality products and have strong and effective marketing and sales programs. The lots we deliver in the majority of our communities are for mid-priced homes, predominantly in the first and second move-up categories, the largest segments of the new home market. Commercial tracts are either sold to or ventured with a commercial developer that specializes in the construction and operation of income-producing properties.
 
We intend to maximize value from our oil and gas mineral interests by increasing the acreage leased, lease rates and royalty interests. These operations have historically required low capital investment, and we intend to use the cash flow generated by our mineral interests to accelerate real estate value creation activities. In addition, we realize value from our undeveloped land by selling fiber and by managing it for future real estate development and conservation uses. We also intend to generate cash flow and create additional value through recreational leases and water rights.
 
We are committed to growing our business and will continue to reinvest our capital primarily in ten strategic growth corridors through disciplined investment in real estate opportunities that meet our investment criteria. In 2006, we invested $74 million in 10 new projects, representing over 2,400 acres located in three of our strategic growth corridors.
 
Our real estate and mineral assets in combination with our strategy, financial strength, management expertise, stewardship and continuous reinvestment in our business, position Forestar to maximize and grow long-term value for stockholders.
 
Real Estate
 
In our real estate segment, we conduct a wide array of project planning and management activities related to the acquisition, entitlement, development and sale of real estate, primarily residential and mixed-use communities. We own and manage our projects either directly or through ventures, which we use to achieve a variety of business objectives, including more efficient capital deployment, risk management, and leveraging a


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partner’s local market contacts and expertise. The following map shows the states in which we own property and conduct our real estate business.
 
Forestar Real Estate Markets
 
MAP
 
 
We have real estate in nine states and 12 markets encompassing about 374,000 acres, including approximately 304,000 acres located in a broad area around Atlanta, Georgia, with the balance located primarily in Texas. We also have real estate in Florida, Colorado, California, Utah, Missouri, Alabama and Louisiana.


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Our strategy for creating value in our real estate segment is to move acres up the value chain by moving land located in growth corridors but not yet entitled, through the entitlement process, and into development. The chart below depicts our real estate value chain, including real estate owned through ventures.
 
Forestar Real Estate Value Chain
 
VALUE TABLE
 
 
Today, we have over 330,000 undeveloped acres located in the path of population growth. As markets grow and mature, we will secure the necessary entitlements, the timing for which varies depending upon the size, location, use and complexity of a project. We currently have about 27,000 acres in the entitlement process, which includes obtaining zoning, other governmental approvals, and access to utilities. We have about 17,000 acres entitled, developed, and under development, comprised of about 30,000 residential lots and about 1,900 commercial acres. We use return criteria, which include return on cost, internal rate of return, and return on cash, when determining whether to invest initially or make additional investment in a project. When investment in development meets our return criteria, we will initiate the development process with subsequent sale of lots to homebuilders or, for commercial parcels, sale to or venture with commercial developers. We will sell land at any point within the value chain when additional investment in entitlement or development will not meet our return criteria. In 2006, we sold 3,652 acres of unentitled, undeveloped land at an average price of $8,100 per acre.


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A summary of our 27,000 acres of real estate projects in the entitlement process (a) at third quarter-end 2007 follows:
 
                 
            Project
 
Project
 
County
 
Market
  Acres (b)  
 
California
               
Hidden Creek Estates
  Los Angeles   Los Angeles     700  
Terrace at Hidden Hills
  Los Angeles   Los Angeles     30  
Georgia
               
Ball Ground
  Cherokee   Atlanta     500  
Burt Creek
  Dawson   Atlanta     990  
Cedar Creek Preserve
  Coweta   Atlanta     200  
Corinth Landing
  Coweta   Atlanta     800  
Crossing
  Coweta   Atlanta     230  
Fincher Road
  Cherokee   Atlanta     950  
Friendship Road
  Cherokee   Atlanta     110  
Garland Mountain
  Cherokee/Bartow   Atlanta     350  
Genesee
  Coweta   Atlanta     750  
Grove Park
  Coweta   Atlanta     160  
Jackson Park
  Jackson   Atlanta     690  
Lithia Springs
  Haralson   Atlanta     260  
Mill Creek
  Coweta   Atlanta     780  
Overlook
  Cherokee   Atlanta     510  
Pickens School
  Pickens   Atlanta     420  
Serenity
  Carroll   Atlanta     400  
Waleska
  Cherokee   Atlanta     150  
Wolf Creek
  Carroll   Atlanta     12,180  
Yellow Creek
  Cherokee   Atlanta     1,100  
Texas
               
Lake Houston
  Harris/Liberty   Houston     3,630  
Entrada (c)
  Travis   Austin     240  
Woodlake Village (c)
  Montgomery   Houston     620  
                 
Total
            26,750  
                 
 
 
(a) A project is deemed to be in the entitlement process when customary steps necessary for the preparation and submittal of an application, like conducting pre-application meetings or similar discussions with governmental officials, have commenced, or an application has been filed. Projects listed may have significant steps remaining, and there is no assurance that entitlements ultimately will be received.
 
(b) Project acres, which are the total for the project regardless of our ownership interest, are approximate. The actual number of acres entitled may vary.
 
(c) We own a 50 percent interest in these projects.
 
Products
 
The majority of our projects are single-family residential and mixed-use communities. In some cases, commercial land uses within a project enhance the desirability of the community by providing convenient locations for resident support services. We sometimes undertake projects consisting exclusively of commercial tracts and, on occasion, we invest in a venture to develop a single commercial project.


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We develop lots for single-family homes and commercial tracts that are substantially ready for construction of buildings for retail, multifamily, office, industrial or other commercial uses. We sell residential lots primarily to national and regional homebuilders and, to a lesser extent, local homebuilders. We have 75 active development projects in seven states and 11 markets encompassing about 17,000 remaining acres, comprised of about 30,000 residential lots and about 1,900 commercial acres. We focus our lot sales on the first and second move-up primary housing categories, the largest segments of the new home market. First and second move-up segments are homes priced above entry-level products yet below the high-end and custom home segments.
 
Marketing and sales of residential lots to builders is usually conducted directly, without the need for outside real estate brokers. Although we may discuss potential interest with selected builders prior to commencement of a project, we typically do not receive a binding commitment to purchase lots prior to making our initial investment. Terms for these lot sale transactions follow industry norms, generally consisting of option contracts with prescribed takedown schedules. Prescribed takedown rates vary due to several factors, including builder profile, product type, market conditions, and the number of builders competing within a subdivision. Payment in full is typically received at the closing of each lot takedown.
 
Commercial tracts are either sold to or ventured with a commercial developer that specializes in the construction and operation of income-producing properties, such as apartments, retail centers, or office buildings. We sell land designated for commercial uses to national retailers and to regional and local commercial developers. As is typical for the industry, marketing and sale of commercial tracts often involves outside real estate brokers. We have about 1,900 acres of entitled land designated for commercial use, including approximately 285 acres of commercial property in several parcels in or near Antioch, California. The site is zoned for industrial uses and fronts the San Joaquin river, which connects the San Francisco Bay with the Stockton Deep Water Ship Channel. Portions of this site were previously used by Temple-Inland as a paper manufacturing operation and related support facilities. Substantially all manufacturing facilities have been removed.
 
Examples of two of our current significant mixed-use projects include Cibolo Canyons in the San Antonio market area and Towne West in the Atlanta market area.
 
Cibolo Canyons is planned as a 2,900 acre mixed-use development comprising 1,749 residential lots of which 464 have been sold as of September 2007 at an average price of $57,000 per lot. The residential component will include not only traditional single-family homes but also an active adult section and condominiums. Cibolo Canyons homebuilder customers include Highland Homes, Meritage Homes and Newmark Homes, as well as several regional and custom builders. Our commercial component will include 145 acres designated for multi-family and retail uses, of which 64 acres have been sold as of September 2007. Currently under construction at Cibolo Canyons is the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, planned to include a 1,002 room destination resort and two PGA Tour ® Tournament Players Club ® golf courses to be designed by Pete Dye and Greg Norman. We have the right to receive revenues from hotel occupancy and sales taxes generated within the resort through 2034 and to reimbursement of certain infrastructure costs.
 
Towne West is a 971 acre mixed-use development just west of Adairsville in Bartow County, Georgia, approximately 60 miles north of Atlanta and near the announced site of the first Cabela’s destination retail hunting, fishing and outdoor store in the southeastern United States. Towne West’s residential component is designed to include 2,550 lots on 650 acres, and its commercial component is designed to include 121 acres. Planned amenities include a swimming pool with clubhouse, tennis courts, and baseball and softball fields.


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A summary of activity within our 17,000 acres of projects in the development process, which includes entitled, (a) developed, and under development real estate projects, at third quarter-end 2007 follows:
 
                                             
                Residential Lots (c)     Commercial Acres (d)  
                Sold
          Sold
       
            Interest
  Since
          Since
       
Project
 
County
 
Market
  Owned (b)   Inception     Remaining     Inception     Remaining  
 
Projects we own
                                           
California
                                           
San Joaquin River
  Contra Costa   Oakland   100%                       285  
Colorado
                                           
Buffalo Highlands
  Weld   Denver   100%           645              
Johnstown Farms
  Weld   Denver   100%     115       699              
Pinery West
  Douglas   Denver   100%                       115  
Stonebraker
  Weld   Denver   100%           600              
Westlake Highlands
  Jefferson   Denver   100%           21              
Texas
                                           
Arrowhead Ranch
  Hays   Austin   100%           232             5  
Caruth Lakes
  Rockwall   Dallas/Fort Worth   100%     245       629              
Cibolo Canyons
  Bexar   San Antonio   100%     464       1,285       64       81  
Harbor Lakes
  Hood   Dallas/Fort Worth   100%     196       256             14  
Harbor Mist
  Calhoun   Corpus Christi   100%           1,393             36  
Hunter’s Crossing
  Bastrop   Austin   100%     268       309       19       95  
Katy Freeway
  Harris   Houston   100%                 38        
La Conterra
  Williamson   Austin   100%           509             60  
Maxwell Creek
  Collin   Dallas/Fort Worth   100%     580       443              
Oak Creek Estates
  Comal   Austin   100%           648       13        
The Colony
  Bastrop   Austin   100%     347       1,078       22       50  
The Gables at North Hill
  Collin   Dallas/Fort Worth   100%     193       89              
The Preserve at Pecan Creek
  Denton   Dallas/Fort Worth   100%     138       681             9  
The Ridge at Ribelin Ranch
  Travis   Austin   100%                 161       40  
Westside at Buttercup Creek
  Williamson   Austin   100%     1,215       313       66        
Other projects(10)
  Various   Various   100%     2,880       125       233       48  
Georgia
                                           
Towne West
  Bartow   Atlanta   100%           2,550             121  
Other projects(8)
  Various   Atlanta   100%           1,485             40  
Missouri and Utah
                                           
Other projects(3)
  Various   Various   100%     775       242              
                                             
                  7,416       14,232       616       999  
Projects in entities we consolidate
                                       
Texas
                                           
City Park
  Harris   Houston   75%     754       557       50       115  
Lantana
  Denton   Dallas/Fort Worth   55% (e)     329       2,021              
Light Farms
  Collin   Dallas/Fort Worth   65%           2,501              
Timber Creek
  Collin   Dallas/Fort Worth   88%           654              
Other projects(6)
  Various   Various   Various     991       393       21       56  
                                             
                  2,074       6,126       71       171  
                                             
Total owned and consolidated
                9,490       20,358       687       1,170  


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                Residential Lots (c)     Commercial Acres (d)  
                Sold
          Sold
       
            Interest
  Since
          Since
       
Project
 
County
 
Market
  Owned (b)   Inception     Remaining     Inception     Remaining  
 
Projects in ventures that we account for using the equity method
                                           
Georgia
                                           
Seven Hills
  Paulding   Atlanta   50%     620       460       26        
The Georgian
  Paulding   Atlanta   38%     285       1,100              
Other projects(5)
  Various   Atlanta   Various     1,844       187       3        
Texas
                                           
Bar C Ranch
  Tarrant   Dallas/Fort Worth   50%     173       1,008              
Fannin Farms West
  Tarrant   Dallas/Fort Worth   50%     224       219              
Lantana
  Denton   Dallas/Fort Worth   Various (e)     1,755       93       2       78  
Long Meadow Farms
  Fort Bend   Houston   19%     594       1,590       24       186  
Southern Trails
  Brazoria   Houston   40%     232       830              
Stonewall Estates
  Bexar   San Antonio   25%     97       154              
Summer Creek Ranch
  Tarrant   Dallas/Fort Worth   50%     793       1,695             374  
Summer Lakes
  Fort Bend   Houston   50%     294       850       48       3  
Village Park
  Collin   Dallas/Fort Worth   50%     313       256             5  
Waterford Park
  Fort Bend   Houston   50%           493             37  
Other projects(3)
  Various   Various   Various     278       251             37  
Florida
                                           
Other projects(3)
  Various   Tampa   Various     473       372              
                                             
Total in ventures
                7,975       9,558       103       720  
                                             
Combined total
                17,465       29,916       790       1,890  
                                             
 
 
(a) A project is deemed entitled when all major discretionary land-use approvals have been received. Some projects may require additional permits for development.
 
(b) Interest owned reflects our net equity interest in the project, whether owned directly or indirectly. There are some projects that have multiple ownership structures within them. Accordingly, portions of these projects may appear as owned, consolidated, and/or accounted for on the equity method.
 
(c) Lots are for the total project, regardless of our ownership interest.
 
(d) Commercial acres are for the total project, regardless of our ownership interest, and are net developable acres, which may be fewer than the gross acres available in the project.
 
(e) The Lantana project consists of a series of 21 partnerships in which our voting interests range from 25 percent to 55 percent. We account for eight of these partnerships using the equity method and we consolidate the remaining partnerships.
 
Our strategy includes not only entitlement and development on our own lands but also accelerated growth through strategic and disciplined investment in acquisitions that meet our investment criteria. In 2006, we acquired ten real estate projects for approximately $74 million. These projects are planned to include approximately 2,080 single-family residential lots and about 360 commercial acres. Two examples of our 2006 acquisitions are Pinery West near Denver, Colorado, and La Conterra near Austin, Texas.
 
Pinery West is adjacent to the City of Parker in the rapidly-growing Douglas County area south of Denver. This mixed-use project includes about 320 acres of partially-entitled property with frontage on a major thoroughfare. The project plan is to secure additional entitlements, install road and utility infrastructure, and sell up to 22 separate parcels in multiple phases. About 115 acres are planned for industrial, retail and other commercial uses, and about 20 acres are planned for residential use. The balance of the property is planned as open space.

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La Conterra is a mixed-use project on about 180 acres in Georgetown, approximately 25 miles north of Austin. The project is planned for 509 single-family residential lots on about 120 acres, with a “transit-oriented district” planned for the remaining 60 acres. Plans for this community include entrance through a divided boulevard, and an amenity center with a swimming pool and playground. We anticipate marketing residential lots to national homebuilders beginning in 2008.
 
Markets
 
We invest primarily in markets located within our strategic growth corridors, which we define as areas with significant growth characteristics for population, employment and household formation. We believe these factors are the most influential on the demand for new housing. We have identified ten strategic growth corridors, located generally across the southern half of the U.S., that we believe possess characteristics that make them attractive long-term real estate investment opportunities.
 
Long-term demand for residential lots and commercial use land parcels is substantially influenced by demographics such as population growth, immigration, in-migration and household formation. Near-term demand for new single-family housing is primarily influenced by employment growth and affordability. Our strategy to invest primarily in our strategic growth corridors is designed to capitalize on opportunities afforded by both long-term and near-term demographic and growth influences. This strategy is also designed to reduce our exposure to localized market volatility. Following is a map of our strategic growth corridors.
 
Forestar Strategic Growth Corridors
 
MAP
 
 
Our ten strategic growth corridors encompass 165,000 square miles, or approximately 5% of the total land area in the U.S. According to 2005 census data, 85 million people, 29% of the U.S. total, reside in these corridors. The population density in these growth corridors is almost seven times the national average and is projected to grow at nine times the national average between 2000 and 2030. During that time, the corridors


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are projected to garner approximately 43% of the nation’s population growth and 38% of total employment growth. Estimated housing demand from these ten growth corridors from 2000 to 2030 exceeds 23 million new homes.
 
Forestar Strategic Growth Corridors
 
I-85:   Stretches along the general line taken by I-85 from Atlanta to Raleigh, spanning three states and a portion of a fourth. The cities of Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh and Birmingham lie within this corridor.
 
I-35:   Encompasses the areas generally along the line of I-35 from Dallas to San Antonio. The major cities within this corridor include Dallas/Ft. Worth, Austin, and San Antonio.
 
I-5:   Includes the area along and around I-5, running the length of California. It includes the major cities in Northern California of San Francisco, San Jose, and Sacramento, and in Southern California the major cities of Los Angeles, San Diego, and Riverside.
 
Houston:   Includes the 15 counties in and around the Houston area conforming mostly to the I-10, I-45 and US-59 transportation infrastructure. Five of these counties are coastal or have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico.
 
Denver:   Denver’s growth areas encompass the counties bordering I-25 running north and south and I-70 running east and west.
 
Nashville:   Formed by a triangle between Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga. I-40 runs east/west between Nashville and Knoxville and I-24 and I-75 connect Chattanooga to Nashville and Knoxville, respectively.
 
Phoenix:   The area is accessed by several highways including I-10 and I-8 running east/west, and I-17 going north/south.
 
Salt Lake:   Almost entirely north/south along I-15 with the one exception of Summit County within Salt Lake City’s outer loop 280 to the east.
 
Washington, D.C.:   Includes the District of Columbia together with Maryland and Virginia.
 
Florida-SE Coast:   Spans three states and over 350 miles. The majority of the corridor, however, is along the east coast following I-95 from Hilton Head, SC to Port St. Lucie, FL, then west across Florida encompassing several counties along the Gulf of Mexico, including the cities of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Orlando.
 
Competition
 
We face significant competition for the acquisition, entitlement and development of real estate in our markets. Many of our projects compete with other local developments that have similar products and locations. We compete with other land owners for the sale of our undeveloped land. In addition, we compete with many national, regional and local developers and builders in these markets. We may compete for investment opportunities, financing, available land, raw materials and labor with entities that possess greater financial, marketing and other resources than us. Competition may increase the bargaining power of property owners seeking to sell, and industry competition may increase if there is future consolidation in the real estate industry. These competitive market pressures sometimes make it difficult to acquire, entitle, develop or sell land at prices that meet our return criteria. Some of our real estate competitors are well established and financially strong, may have greater financial resources than we do, or may be larger than us and/or have lower cost of capital and operating costs than we have and expect to have.
 
The land acquisition and development business is highly fragmented. We are aware of no meaningful concentration of market share by any one competitor. Enterprises of varying sizes, from individuals or small companies to large corporations, actively engage in the real estate development business. Most competitors are local, privately-owned companies. We have a few regional competitors and virtually no national competitors other than national homebuilders that, depending on business cycles, may enter or exit the real estate


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development business in some locations to develop lots on which they construct and sell homes. There are few national homebuilders currently developing lots. During periods when access to capital is restricted, participants with weaker financial conditions tend to be less active. We believe the current environment is one where participants with stronger financial conditions will have a competitive advantage, and where fewer participants will be active.
 
Natural Resources
 
In our natural resources segment, we lease our oil and gas mineral interests to exploration and production companies for which we receive royalties and other revenues. We also sell wood fiber from our land, primarily in Georgia, lease land for hunting and other recreational uses, and manage our interests in water rights.
 
Products
 
We own oil and gas mineral interests in approximately 622,000 net acres in Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. In the context of our mineral interests, net acres refers to the gross number of surface acres multiplied by our percentage ownership of the mineral interest. Our minerals revenue is primarily from oil and gas royalty interests, and to a lesser extent, bonus payments made at the inception of a new oil or gas lease and delay rentals. Although we lease certain portions of these oil and gas mineral interests to third parties for the exploration and production of oil and gas, we do not drill wells or engage in any other exploratory or extractive activities. We do not estimate or maintain oil or gas reserve information related to our mineral interests. Following is a map of our Texas and Louisiana oil and gas mineral interests.
 
Forestar Texas and Louisiana Oil and Gas Minerals
 
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Our strategy for maximizing value from our oil and gas mineral interests is to move acres up the minerals value chain by increasing the acreage leased, lease rates and royalty interests. The chart below depicts our minerals value chain.
 
Forestar Minerals Value Chain
 
VALUE TABLE
 
 
Of our 622,000 net acres of oil and gas mineral interests, over 517,000 net acres are available for lease. Almost half of the acres available for lease are in Georgia and Alabama, which have historically had very little oil and gas exploration activity. Included in mineral acreage available for lease is about 46,000 net acres subject to a geophysical option. The option gives the holder the right to lease these acres upon satisfaction of certain conditions. We have over 73,000 net acres leased for exploration activities, and about 32,000 net acres held by production from oil and gas wells.
 
Leasing mineral acres for exploration and production activities creates significant value because we retain a royalty interest in all revenues generated by the lessee from oil and gas production activities. The significant terms of these arrangements include granting the exploration company the rights to any oil or gas it may find and requiring that drilling be commenced within a specified period. In return we receive an initial payment (bonus), subsequent payments if drilling has not started within the specified period (delay rentals), and a percentage interest in the value of any oil or gas found (royalties). If no oil or gas is found during the required period, all rights are returned to us. Capital requirements are minimal and primarily consist of acquisition costs allocated to mineral interests and administrative costs.
 
Most agreements are for a three-year term although a portion or all of an agreement may be extended by the lessee if actual production is occurring. Financial terms vary based on a number of market factors including the location of the mineral interest, the number of acres subject to the agreement, our mineral interest, and proximity to transportation facilities such as pipelines. From our retained royalty interests, we received an average net price in 2006, 2005 and 2004 per barrel of oil of $64.05, $56.61 and $37.77, respectively, and per thousand cubic feet of gas of $7.70, $7.33 and $5.79, respectively.


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A summary of our oil and gas mineral interests owned, leased, and held by production at third quarter-end 2007 follows:
 
                         
    Net Acres
    Net Acres
    Held by
 
State
  Owned (a)     Leased (b)     Production (c)  
 
Texas
    244,000       59,000       25,000  
Louisiana
    121,000       5,000       7,000  
Alabama
    57,000       9,000       0  
Georgia
    200,000       0       0  
                         
Total
    622,000       73,000       32,000  
                         
 
 
(a) Texas and Louisiana net acres are calculated as the gross number of surface acres multiplied by our percentage ownership of the mineral interest. Alabama and Georgia net acres are calculated as the gross number of surface acres multiplied by our estimated percentage ownership of the mineral interest based on county sampling.
 
(b) Includes leases in primary lease term only.
 
(c) Acres being held by production are producing oil or gas in paying quantities.
 
We have over 350,000 acres of timber in various stages of growth on our undeveloped land, and approximately 23,000 acres of timber under a long-term lease with a purchase option that includes the underlying land. In 2006, we sold at estimated market prices, primarily to Temple-Inland, about 1,115,000 tons of timber from our lands. We intend to manage our timberland in accordance with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative ® program of Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. or a similar program. Over 285,000 acres of our land, primarily in Georgia, are leased for recreational purposes. Most recreational leases are for a three-year term but may be terminated by us on 30 days’ notice to the lessee.
 
We also have a 45 percent nonparticipating royalty interest in groundwater produced or withdrawn for commercial purposes or sold from approximately 1.38 million acres in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, and Alabama. We have not received any income from this interest.
 
Markets
 
Oil and gas revenues are influenced by the prices of these commodities as determined both regionally and on world trading markets. Mineral leasing activity is influenced by the location of our mineral interests relative to existing or projected oil and gas reserves and by the proximity of successful extractive efforts to our mineral interests. Our principal timber products include pulpwood and sawtimber. We anticipate that we will sell wood fiber to Temple-Inland under annual agreements at market prices, primarily for use at Temple-Inland’s Rome, Georgia mill complex. It is likely that Temple-Inland will continue to be our largest wood fiber customer. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — Fiber Sales Agreement.” We also sell wood fiber to other parties at market prices.
 
Competition
 
We compete with others who own mineral interests in the vicinity of our mineral interests. In locations where our mineral interests are close to producing wells and proven reserves, other parties will compete to lease our mineral interests. Conversely, where our mineral interests are close to unproven reserves we may receive nominal interest in leasing our minerals. However, when oil and gas prices are higher, we are likely to receive greater interest in leasing our minerals close to unproven reserves because the economics for exploration companies will support more speculative activities. Portions of our Texas and Louisiana minerals are close to producing wells and proven reserves.
 
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advantage for timber that is located reasonably close to paper and building products manufacturing facilities. A significant portion of our wood fiber is reasonably close to such facilities. We expect continued demand for our wood fiber.
 
Some of our competitors are well established and financially strong, may have greater financial resources than we do, or may be larger than us and/or have lower cost of capital and operating costs than we have and expect to have.
 
Legal Structure
 
Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. is a Delaware corporation. The following chart presents the ownership structure for our significant subsidiaries and ventures. It does not contain all our subsidiaries and ventures, some of which are immaterial entities. Except as indicated, all subsidiaries shown are 100 percent owned by their immediate parent.
 
FLOW CHART
 
 
Facilities
 
Our principal executive offices are located in Austin, Texas, where we lease approximately 23,000 square feet of office space from Guaranty. We also lease office space in Dallas, Texas, and in several locations near Atlanta, Georgia. We believe these offices are suitable for conducting our business.
 
Employees
 
We have approximately 82 employees. None of our employees participate in collective bargaining arrangements. We believe we have a good relationship with our employees.
 
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operators for the costs of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on real property, without regard to whether the owner or operator knew, or was responsible for, the presence of the hazardous or toxic substances. The presence of, or the failure to properly remediate, such substances may adversely affect the value of a property, as well as our ability to sell the property or to borrow funds using that property as collateral. Environmental claims generally are not covered by our insurance programs.
 
The particular environmental laws that apply to any given development site vary according to the site’s location, its environmental condition, and the present and former uses of the site and adjoining properties. Environmental laws and conditions may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance or other costs and can prohibit or severely restrict development activity in environmentally sensitive regions or areas, which could negatively affect our results of operations.
 
We own approximately 285 acres in several parcels in or near Antioch, California, portions of which were sites of a Temple-Inland paper manufacturing operation and related support facilities that were closed in 2002. Substantially all manufacturing facilities have been removed from the sites. Investigations conducted by Temple-Inland disclosed the need for remediation of environmental impacts associated with the closure of manufacturing operations, which remediation is being conducted voluntarily with oversight by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, or DTSC. The DTSC issued Certificates of Completion for approximately 180 acres in 2006, and we anticipate that Certificates of Completion will be issued for the remaining approximately 105 acres in 2008. We estimate the cost we will likely incur to complete remediation activities and subsequent monitoring will be about $2 million. We will have no right of indemnification from Temple-Inland should our actual costs exceed our estimate.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
We are involved directly or through ventures in various legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business. We believe we have established adequate reserves for any probable losses and that the outcome of any of the proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or long-term results of operations or cash flows. It is possible, however, that charges related to these matters could be significant to results of operations or cash flow in any single accounting period.


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CAPITALIZATION
 
The following table shows our capitalization as of September 2007 on both a historical basis and pro forma basis giving effect to our anticipated post-spin-off capital structure. This table should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements included in this information statement and the sections entitled “Selected Historical Financial Information,” “Pro Forma Financial Information,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Description of Material Indebtedness,” and “Description of Our Capital Stock.”
 
The pro-forma capitalization is not necessarily indicative of our capitalization had the spin-off and our anticipated post-spin-off capital structure been completed on the date assumed. The pro-forma capitalization below may not reflect the capitalization or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as an independent, publicly-traded company at that date and is not necessarily indicative of our future capitalization or financial condition.
 
                 
    Historical     Pro Forma  
    (In thousands)  
 
Note payable to Temple-Inland
  $ 146,018     $  
Bank credit facility
          152,768  
Debt
    73,435       73,435  
                 
Total debt
    219,453       226,203  
                 
Temple-Inland’s net investment
    433,656        
Stockholders’ equity
               
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 25,000,000 authorized shares, none issued
           
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, authorized 200,000,000 shares, issued 35,357,000 shares
          35,357  
Additional paid-in capital
          404,076  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
           
                 
Total equity
    433,656       439,433  
                 
Total capitalization
  $ 653,109     $ 665,636  
                 


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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
                                                         
    First Nine Months     For the Year  
    2007     2006     2006 (a)     2005     2004     2003 (a)     2002  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
 
Revenues:
                                                       
Real estate
  $ 115,267     $ 144,997     $ 180,151     $ 118,121     $ 138,823     $ 92,416     $ 95,694  
Natural resources
    27,106       38,451       45,409       37,366       30,478       27,474       12,960  
                                                         
Total revenues
  $ 142,373     $ 183,448     $ 225,560     $ 155,487     $ 169,301     $ 119,890     $ 108,654  
                                                         
Segment earnings:
                                                       
Real estate (b)
  $ 39,730     $ 54,832     $ 70,271     $ 46,418     $ 43,370     $ 21,259     $ 27,290  
Natural resources
    19,050       30,232       33,016       24,850       18,653       14,463       1,140  
                                                         
Total segment earnings
    58,780       85,064       103,287       71,268       62,023       35,722       28,430  
                                                         
Expenses not allocated to segments
                                                       
General and administrative
    (12,255 )     (10,373 )     (14,048 )     (9,113 )     (10,433 )     (6,921 )     (7,109 )
Share-based compensation (a)
    (1,878 )     (914 )     (1,275 )     (443 )     (154 )     (56 )     (6 )
Interest expense
    (6,461 )     (4,680 )     (6,229 )     (6,439 )     (6,091 )     (5,591 )     (6,198 )
Other non-operating income
(expense) (c)
    454       8       79       483       535       552       965  
                                                         
Income before taxes
    38,640       69,105       81,814       55,756       45,880       23,706       16,082  
Income tax expense
    (13,951 )     (25,196 )     (29,970 )     (20,859 )     (17,444 )     (8,456 )     (5,780 )
                                                         
Net income
  $ 24,689     $ 43,909     $ 51,844     $ 34,897     $ 28,436     $ 15,250     $ 10,302  
                                                         
At period or year-end:
                                                       
Assets
  $ 692,963     $ 576,134     $ 620,174     $ 543,944     $ 517,700     $ 533,097     $ 474,137  
Note payable to Temple-Inland and other debt
    219,453       111,391       161,117       121,948       110,997       143,337       81,146  
Minority interest in consolidated ventures
    8,172       9,060       7,746       7,292       8,078       2,558        
Temple-Inland’s net investment
    433,656       425,101       418,052       381,290       368,659       354,155       343,837  
Ratio of total debt to total capitalization
    34%       21%       28%       24%       23%       29%       19%  
 
 
(a) In 2006, Temple-Inland adopted the modified prospective application of SFAS No. 123 (revised December 2004), Share-Based Payment. As a result, share-based compensation expense allocated to us increased by $153,000. In 2003, Temple-Inland voluntarily adopted the prospective transition method of SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123. As a result, Temple-Inland began allocating share-based compensation expense to us.
 
(b) Beginning in 2006, we eliminated our historical one-month lag in accounting for our investment in our two largest real estate ventures as financial information became more readily available. The one-time effect of eliminating this one-month lag was to increase our equity in earnings by about $1,104,000.
 
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PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
The pro forma financial information portrays how our spin off from Temple-Inland might have affected our historical financial information if it had occurred at third quarter-end 2007 for balance sheet purposes and at the beginning of 2006 for income statement purposes. As you read this, understand that the pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to show what our financial position or results of operations would have been had we been operating as an independent, publicly-traded company during these periods or what our financial position or results of operations might be in the future. The pro forma financial information should be read with our historical financial statements included in this information statement and the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
 
How we prepared the Pro Forma Financial Information
 
We prepared the pro forma financial information based upon our historical financial statements adjusted to reflect our estimate of the effect of events that are directly attributable to the spin-off, expected to have a continuing impact on our operations, and are factually supportable. The pro forma adjustments were derived from currently available information and were based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable and that reflect our current intentions.
 
Events that are reflected in the Pro Forma Financial Information
 
  •  Repayment of a note payable to Temple-Inland with borrowings under a new credit facility that we expect to have in place on or prior to the spin-off.
 
  •  Factually supportable incremental increases in expenses principally related to officer and director compensation, stock-based compensation and expenses identified at this point for stand alone company functions we are developing, such as benefit administration, governance, information technology infrastructure, investor relations and tax services.
 
  •  Our conversion from a limited liability company to a Delaware corporation, the authorization of preferred stock, and distribution of our common stock to the stockholders of Temple-Inland.
 
Events that are not reflected in the Pro Forma Financial Information
 
  •  Estimated non-recurring costs that we expect to incur as a result of the spin-off are between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000, including costs for signage, branding, employee recruitment, software licenses and new information systems.
 
  •  Incremental expenses for stand alone company functions and arrangements that we are developing, such as benefit administration, governance, information technology infrastructure, investor relations, insurance, and tax services and incentive and share-based compensation arrangements. These services and arrangements are currently being provided by Temple-Inland and the allocation of the cost of these services is included in our historical results of operations, $7,128,000 in 2006 and $6,698,000 in first nine months 2007. We expect Temple-Inland to continue to provide some of these services, principally related to information technology, until we can establish our own stand alone functions. Our current estimate of the incremental annual cost of these services on a stand alone basis over and above pro forma general and administrative expense is between $2,000,000 to $4,000,000.


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FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
 
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA BALANCE SHEET
 
Third Quarter-End 2007
 
                         
          Pro Forma
       
    Historical     Adjustment     Pro Forma  
    (In thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,862     $     $ 7,862  
Prepaid expenses
    2,130             2,130  
Real estate
    518,044             518,044  
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    100,200             100,200  
Receivables, net
    3,688             3,688  
Timber
    55,884             55,884  
Property and equipment, net
    1,822             1,822  
Other assets
    3,333       12,527 (a)(b)     15,860  
                         
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 692,963     $ 12,527     $ 705,490  
                         
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable
  $ 6,198     $     $ 6,198  
Accrued employee compensation and benefits
    2,802             2,802  
Accrued interest
    194             194  
Accrued property taxes
    6,694             6,694  
Other accrued expenses
    5,015             5,015  
Deferred income taxes
    4,374             4,374  
Other liabilities
    6,405               6,405  
Note payable to Temple-Inland
    146,018       (146,018 ) (a)      
Debt
    73,435               73,435  
Bank credit facility
          152,768 (a)     152,768  
                         
Total Liabilities
    251,135       6,750       257,885  
                         
Minority Interest in Consolidated Ventures
    8,172             8,172  
                         
TEMPLE-INLAND’S NET INVESTMENT
    433,656       (433,656 ) (b)(c)      
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, authorized 25,000,000 shares, none issued
          (c)      
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, authorized 200,000,000 shares, issued 35,357,000 shares
          35,357 (c)     35,357  
Additional paid-in capital
          404,076 (c)     404,076  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
                 
                         
Total Equity
    433,656       5,777       439,433  
                         
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 692,963     $ 12,527     $ 705,490  
                         
 
Please read the notes to the unaudited pro forma financial statements.


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FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
 
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF INCOME
 
For the Year 2006
 
                         
          Pro Forma
       
    Historical     Adjustment     Pro Forma  
    (In thousands, except per share)  
 
REVENUES
                       
Real estate sales
  $ 151,785     $     $ 151,785  
Commercial operating properties and other
    28,366               28,366  
                         
Real estate
    180,151               180,151  
                         
Natural resources and other
    45,409             45,409  
                         
      225,560             225,560  
                         
COSTS AND EXPENSES
                       
Cost of real estate sales
    (90,629 )           (90,629 )
Cost of commercial operating properties and other
    (17,307 )             (17,307 )
Cost of natural resources and other
    (5,238 )           (5,238 )
Other operating
    (24,421 )     (1,600 )     (26,021 )
General and administrative
    (16,141 )     (6,605 ) (b)     (22,746 )
                         
      (153,736 )     (8,205 )     (161,941 )
                         
OPERATING INCOME
    71,824       (8,205 )     63,619  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    19,371             19,371  
Minority interest in consolidated ventures
    (3,231 )           (3,231 )
Interest expense
    (6,229 )     (6,190 ) (a)     (12,419 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
    79             79  
                         
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
    81,814       (14,395 )     67,419  
Income tax expense
    (29,970 )     5,273 (d)     (24,697 )
                         
NET INCOME
  $ 51,844     $ (9,122 )   $ 42,722  
                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (e)
                       
Basic
                    36,275  
Diluted
                    36,949  
NET INCOME PER SHARE (e)
                       
Basic
                  $ 1.18  
                         
Diluted
                  $ 1.16  
                         
 
Please read the notes to the unaudited pro forma financial statements.


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FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
 
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA STATEMENT OF INCOME
 
First Nine Months 2007
 
                         
          Pro Forma
       
    Historical     Adjustment     Pro Forma  
    (In thousands, except per share)  
 
REVENUES
                       
Real estate sales
  $ 95,570     $     $ 95,570  
Commercial operating properties and other
    19,697               19,697  
                         
Real estate
    115,267               115,267  
                         
Natural resources and other
    27,106             27,106  
                         
      142,373             142,373  
                         
COSTS AND EXPENSES
                       
Cost of real estate sales
    (45,147 )           (45,147 )
Cost of commercial operating properties and other
    (11,764 )             (11,764 )
Cost of natural resources and other
    (5,166 )           (5,166 )
Other operating
    (19,948 )     (1,200 )     (21,148 )
General and administrative
    (14,972 )     (4,575 ) (b)     (19,547 )
                         
      (96,997 )     (5,775 )     (102,772 )
                         
OPERATING INCOME
    45,376       (5,775 )     39,601  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    4,310             4,310  
Minority interest in consolidated ventures
    (5,039 )           (5,039 )
Interest expense
    (6,461 )     (6,434 ) (a)     (12,895 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
    454             454  
                         
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
    38,640       (12,209 )     26,431  
Income tax expense
    (13,951 )     4,395 (d)     (9,556 )
                         
NET INCOME
  $ 24,689     $ (7,814 )   $ 16,875  
                         
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING (e)
                       
Basic
                    35,315  
Diluted
                    35,968  
NET INCOME PER SHARE (e)
                       
Basic
                  $ 0.48  
                         
Diluted
                  $ 0.47  
                         
 
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FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP INC.
 
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements
 
(a) We will repay the note payable to Temple-Inland with borrowings under a new credit facility we expect to have in place prior to the spin-off. Based on a commitment we have received from the lead arranger for the lenders, the new credit facility will allow us to borrow up to $300,000,000 repayable in three years and secured by about 250,000 acres of our land and other assets. We expect the borrowings will bear interest at LIBOR plus four percent, and we will incur origination and other fees of about $6,750,000.
 
To reflect this in the pro forma balance sheet, we decreased the note payable to Temple-Inland $146,018,000 and increased bank credit facility $152,768,000, the third quarter-end 2007 balance of the note, and $6,750,000 in origination and other fees.
 
To reflect this in the pro forma income statement, we increased interest expense $6,190,000, in 2006 and $6,434,000 in first nine months 2007. This increase represents the incremental increase in interest expense due to the higher interest rate on the new debt, higher debt balance and the amortization of loan fees. The interest expense on the new debt was calculated to be $7,698,000 in 2006 and $9,306,000 in first nine months 2007 compared with the actual interest expense on the note payable to Temple-Inland of $3,758,000 in 2006 and $4,560,000 in first nine months 2007. The interest rate on the new debt was calculated to be 9.13 percent in 2006 and 9.34 percent in first nine months 2007 based on average LIBOR rates for the respective periods plus four percent compared with the interest rate on the note payable to Temple-Inland of 4.46 percent in 2006 and 4.58 percent in first nine months 2007. At September 2007, the applicable rate on the new debt would have been 9.34 percent. A 1/8 percent change in that interest rate would change the 2006 annual interest expense by $105,000. The amortization of the loan fees over the three-year term of the loan was calculated to be $2,250,000 in 2006 and $1,688,000 in first nine months 2007.
 
(b) We created our director compensation program and increased the base salary of and granted an equity award to our CEO. In addition, Temple-Inland contributed to us a fractional ownership interest in its corporate aircraft. We are developing and incurring incremental expenses for stand alone company functions such as benefits administration, governance, information technology infrastructure, investor relations and tax services.
 
To reflect this in the pro forma balance sheet, we increased other assets $5,777,000 and increased Temple-Inland’s net investment $5,777,000, our pro rata share of Temple-Inland’s third quarter-end 2007 carrying value of the aircraft.
 
To reflect this in the pro forma income statements, we increased general and administrative expenses $6,605,000 in 2006 and $4,575,000 in first nine months 2007 and increased other operating expenses $1,600,000 in 2006 and $1,200,000 in first nine months 2007 to reflect the incremental increase in cost associated with these matters. The incremental increase represents the difference between our estimates of their costs compared with the costs reflected in our historical financial statements, both direct or allocated from Temple-Inland.
 
(c) We will authorize the issuance of preferred stock. In addition, we assumed a distribution ratio of one share of our stock for every three shares of Temple-Inland stock outstanding.
 
To reflect this in the pro forma balance sheet, we increased common stock $35,357,000 and additional paid-in capital $404,076,000 and we decreased Temple-Inland’s net investment $439,433,000.
 
(d) We tax-effected the adjustments to the pro forma income statement.
 
To reflect this in the pro forma income statement, we decreased income tax expense $5,273,000 in 2006 and $4,395,000 in first nine months 2007 using the historical effective tax rate of 37 percent in 2006 and the assumed annual effective tax rate of 37 percent in 2007.


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(e) We computed pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share by dividing pro forma net income by weighted average shares outstanding assuming a distribution ratio of one share of our stock for every three shares of Temple-Inland common stock outstanding as follows:
 
                 
    First
       
    Nine Months
       
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Earnings for basic and diluted earnings per share:
               
Pro forma net income
  $ 16,875     $ 42,722  
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
               
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    35,315       36,275  
Dilutive effect of stock options
    653       674  
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    35,968       36,949  
                 
 
The dilutive effect of stock options represents the dilutive effect of Temple-Inland’s stock options in first nine months 2007 and in the year 2006 adjusted to reflect the assumed distribution ratio. There were no common stock equivalents excluded from the calculation.


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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations covers periods prior to the spin-off and related transactions. As a result, the discussion and analysis of historical periods does not reflect the impact that the spin-off and related transactions will have on us, including leverage, debt service requirements, and differences between administrative costs allocated to us by Temple-Inland and actual administrative costs that we will incur as a separate public company.
 
Our historical results may not be indicative of our future performance and do not necessarily reflect what our financial condition and results of operations would have been had we operated as an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented, particularly because changes will occur in our operations and capitalization as a result of the spin-off transactions. Please read “Pro Forma Financial Information.”
 
In addition, the statements in the discussion and analysis regarding industry outlook, our expectations regarding the future performance of our business and the other non-historical statements in the discussion and analysis are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.” Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
 
Results of Operations
 
Summary
 
Our strategy is to maximize and grow long-term stockholder value through:
 
  •  Entitlement and development of real estate
 
  •  Realization of value from natural resources
 
  •  Accelerated growth through strategic and disciplined investment in real estate
 
A summary of our consolidated results follows:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenues:
                       
Real estate
  $ 180,151     $ 118,121     $ 138,823  
Natural resources
    45,409       37,366       30,478  
                         
Total revenues
  $ 225,560     $ 155,487     $ 169,301  
                         
Segment earnings:
                       
Real estate
  $ 70,271     $ 46,418     $ 43,370  
Natural resources
    33,016       24,850       18,653  
                         
Total segment earnings
    103,287       71,268       62,023  
Expenses not allocated to segments:
                       
General & administrative
    (14,048 )     (9,113 )     (10,433 )
Share-based compensation
    (1,275 )     (443 )     (154 )
Interest expense
    (6,229 )     (6,439 )     (6,091 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
    79       483       535  
                         
Income before taxes
    81,814       55,756       45,880  
Income tax expense
    (29,970 )     (20,859 )     (17,444 )
                         
Net income
  $ 51,844     $ 34,897     $ 28,436  
                         


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Significant aspects of our results of operations follow:
 
2006
 
  •  Net income increased due to the continued strength for new housing in the markets in which we operate and increased activity within our natural resources segment.
 
  •  Expenses increased as a result of costs associated with the segmentation of the real estate business within Temple-Inland.
 
2005
 
  •  Net income increased due to the continued strength for new housing in the markets in which we operate and increased activity within our natural resources segment.
 
2004
 
  •  Net income included a sale of a multifamily housing development.
 
Current Market Conditions
 
Current conditions in the residential development industry are difficult due to an over supply of housing, declining sales volume for existing and new homes, flat to declining sales prices, and a significant tightening of mortgage credit, especially sub-prime and non-conforming loans. A decline in consumer confidence is also evident. All geographic markets and products have not been affected to the same extent or with equal severity, but most have experienced declines. It is likely these conditions will continue into 2008 and possibly deteriorate further.
 
Business Segments
 
We operate two business segments:
 
  •  Real estate, and
 
  •  Natural resources.
 
We evaluate performance based on earnings before unallocated expenses and income taxes. Segment earnings consists of operating income, equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures, and minority interest expense in consolidated ventures. Unallocated expenses consist of general and administrative expense, share-based compensation, other non-operating income and expense, and interest expense. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the accounting policy note to the combined and consolidated financial statements.
 
Our operations are affected to varying degrees by supply and demand factors and economic conditions including changes in interest rates, new housing starts, real estate values, employment levels, changes in the market prices for oil, gas, and timber, and the overall strength of the U.S. economy.
 
Real Estate
 
Our real estate segment conducts a wide array of project planning and management activities related to the acquisition, entitlement, development and sale of real estate, primarily residential and mixed-use communities. We own and manage our projects either directly or through ventures. Our real estate segment revenues are principally derived from the sales of residential and commercial real estate and to a lesser degree from the operation of commercial properties, primarily a hotel.


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A summary of our real estate results follows:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
          (In thousands)        
 
Revenues
  $ 180,151     $ 118,121     $ 138,823  
Costs and expenses
    (126,020 )     (87,829 )     (105,449 )
                         
      54,131       30,292       33,374  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    19,371       17,180       12,211  
Minority interest expense in consolidated ventures
    (3,231 )     (1,054 )     (2,215 )
                         
Segment earnings
  $ 70,271     $ 46,418     $ 43,370  
                         
 
Beginning in 2006, we eliminated our historical one-month lag in accounting for our investment in our two largest real estate ventures as financial information became more readily available. The one-time effect of eliminating this one-month lag was to increase our equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures in 2006 by about $1,104,000.
 
Revenues and units sold consist of:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands, except lots and acres)  
 
Residential real estate
  $ 74,833     $ 60,340     $ 93,246  
Commercial real estate
    49,699       13,968       2,483  
Undeveloped land
    27,253       22,388       20,735  
Commercial operating properties
    19,590       17,349       18,657  
Other
    8,776       4,076       3,702  
                         
Total revenues
  $ 180,151     $ 118,121     $ 138,823  
                         
                         
Residential real estate — lots sold
    1,710       1,355       1,232  
Commercial real estate — acres sold
    220       264       46  
Undeveloped land — acres sold
    3,441       3,067       2,919  
 
Residential real estate revenues principally consist of the sale of single-family lots except in 2004 which included a sale of a multifamily housing development for $44,000,000. Excluding the 2004 multifamily sale, residential real estate revenues improved in both 2005 and 2006 due to the continued strength for new housing in the markets in which we operate.
 
Commercial real estate revenue in 2006 included $39,000,000 from two sales aggregating 131 acres on which we recognized income of $14,000,000.
 
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Information about our real estate projects and our ventures follows:
 
         
    Year-End
 
    2006  
Owned and consolidated ventures:
       
Entitled, developed, and under development land
       
Number of projects
    48  
Residential lots remaining
    15,941  
Commercial acres remaining
    1,265  
Undeveloped land
       
Number of projects
    21  
Acres in entitlement process
    25,850  
Acres undeveloped
    327,850  
Ventures accounted for using the equity method:
       
Ventures’ lot sales (for the year)
       
Lots sold
    1,829 (a)
Revenue per lot sold
  $ 53,619  
Ventures’ entitled, developed, and under development land
       
Number of projects
    23  
Residential lots remaining
    10,816  
Commercial acres remaining
    675  
Ventures’ undeveloped land
       
Acres sold
    211  
Acres remaining
    6,384  
 
 
(a) The elimination of the previously mentioned one month reporting lag resulted in a one-time increase in the number of lots sold of 122 lots.
 
Natural Resources
 
Our natural resources segment manages our oil and gas mineral interests, timber, and recreational leases. Our natural resources segment revenues are principally derived from lease royalties, bonus payments, and delay rentals associated with our oil and gas mineral interests, the sale of timber, and to a lesser degree from recreational leases of our lands.
 
A summary of our natural resources results follows:
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
          (In thousands)        
 
Revenues
  $ 45,409     $ 37,366     $ 30,478  
Costs and expenses
    (12,393 )     (12,516 )     (11,825 )
                         
Segment earnings
  $ 33,016     $ 24,850     $ 18,653  
                         
 
Revenues consist of:
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Minerals
  $ 27,980     $ 21,049     $ 13,439  
Timber
    14,313       14,209       14,509  
Recreational leases and other
    3,116       2,108       2,530  
                         
Total revenues
  $ 45,409     $ 37,366     $ 30,478  
                         


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Mineral revenues are principally derived from royalties and other lease revenue. Mineral revenues fluctuate based on changes in the market prices for oil and gas and the number of acres leased. We sold about 1,115,000 tons of timber in 2006, 959,000 tons in 2005, and 1,052,000 tons in 2004, the majority of which was sold to Temple-Inland based on an estimate of market prices at the time of delivery. Average price paid per ton was $13 in 2006, $15 in 2005, and $14 in 2004. Timber revenue fluctuates based on changes in tons sold and in the market prices of timber.
 
It is likely that oil, gas, and timber prices, the number of mineral acres leased and tons of timber sold will continue to fluctuate in 2007.
 
Expenses Not Allocated to Segments
 
Unallocated expenses represent expenses managed on a company-wide basis and include general and administrative expenses, share-based compensation, and interest expense.
 
The change in general and administrative expense in 2006 was due to increased compensation and benefits and other support costs related to the segmentation of the real estate business within Temple-Inland.
 
Share-based compensation is allocated from Temple-Inland and represents the expense of Temple-Inland share-based awards granted to our employees. The changes in 2006 and in 2005 were primarily due to increases in Temple-Inland’s share price related to awards to be settled in cash.
 
The change in interest expense in 2006 was primarily related to the payoff of a senior bank credit facility at a weighted average rate of 6.04 percent, the funding for which came from borrowings under our credit facility with Temple-Inland at a weighted average rate of 4.20 percent.
 
Income Taxes
 
Our effective tax rate, which is income tax as a percentage of income before taxes, was 37 percent in 2006, 37 percent in 2005, and 38 percent in 2004. We anticipate that our effective tax rate in 2007 will be about 37 percent.
 
Capital Resources and Liquidity
 
Sources and Uses of Cash
 
Our principal operating cash requirements are for the acquisition and development of real estate, either directly or indirectly through ventures, taxes, interest, and compensation. Our principal sources of cash are proceeds from the sale of real estate and timber, the cash flow from minerals and operating properties, and borrowings. Operating cash flows are also affected by the timing of the payment of real estate development expenditures and the collection of proceeds from the eventual sale of the real estate, the timing of which can vary substantially depending on many factors including the size of the project, state and local permitting requirements, and availability of utilities. Working capital is subject to operating needs, the timing of sales of real estate and timber, the timing of collection of mineral royalties or mineral lease payments, collection of receivables, reimbursement from utility or improvement districts, and the payment of payables and expenses.
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 
Cash flows from our real estate development activities are classified as operating cash flows. Cash flows related to the operation or sale of natural resources including minerals, timber, and recreational leases are also classified as operating cash flows.
 
Net cash (used for) provided by operations was $(29,071,000) in 2006, $22,044,000 in 2005, and $30,889,000 in 2004. In 2006, our expenditures for real estate development and acquisition significantly exceeded our non-cash real estate cost of sales principally due to the investment in ten new real estate projects for $74,000,000. In both 2005 and 2004, our real estate development and acquisition expenditures slightly exceeded our non-cash real estate cost of sales.


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Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
Capital contributions to and capital distributions from unconsolidated ventures are classified as investing activities. In addition, our expenditures related to reforestation activities in our natural resources segment are classified as investing activities.
 
In 2006, net cash provided by investing activities was $7,410,000 as capital distributions we received from our unconsolidated ventures exceeded our contributions. Net cash (used for) investing activities was $(6,482,000) in 2005 and $(8,093,000) in 2004 as our contributions to unconsolidated ventures exceeded the distributions we received in both years.
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities was $19,069,000 in 2006, $(16,831,000) in 2005, and $(49,114,000) in 2004. In 2006, the increase in our debt, including borrowings under our credit facility with Temple-Inland, funded our expenditures for real estate development and acquisition in excess of the net distributions we received from our ventures. In 2005, the increase in our debt and cash flow from operations funded our net contributions to our ventures.
 
Liquidity and Contractual Obligations
 
At year-end 2006 our contractual obligations consist of:
 
                                         
    Payments Due or Expiring by Year  
    Total     2007     2008-9     2010-11     Thereafter  
    (In thousands)  
 
Note payable to Temple-Inland (a)
  $ 110,506     $     $ 110,506     $     $  
Debt (a)
    50,611       6,649       35,762       8,200        
Contractual interest payments on fixed rate debt
    3,467       1,822       1,645              
Purchase and development obligations (b)
    4,437       4,437                    
Operating leases
    11,098       1,002       1,734       1,515       6,847  
Venture contributions
    14,157       14,157                    
                                         
Total
  $ 194,276     $ 28,067     $ 149,647     $ 9,715     $ 6,847  
                                         
 
 
(a) Denotes items included in our balance sheet.
 
(b) Development obligations include aggregate amounts in excess of $500,000.
 
Purchase and development obligations are purchase commitments for land acquisition and land development. Purchase obligations for land acquisition represent obligations under option contracts with specific performance provisions, of which we currently have none. Development obligations represent engineering and construction contracts for land development.
 
Our operating lease obligations are for timberland, facilities, and equipment.
 
Venture contributions represent commitments to contribute a stated amount to a venture as and when needed by the venture. We have excluded from the table contributions that may be made in the ordinary course of business for which there is no commitment to contribute an amount that is quantifiable or identifiable to specific dates.
 
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from our unused borrowing capacity. At year-end 2006, we had $89,494,000 in unused borrowing capacity under our credit facility with Temple-Inland.
 
         
    Credit Facility with
 
    Temple-Inland  
    (In thousands)  
 
Committed
  $ 200,000  
Less: borrowings
    (110,506 )
         
Unused borrowing capacity at year-end 2006
  $ 89,494  
         
 
Our credit facility with Temple-Inland expires on December 31, 2008.
 
We have other long-term liabilities, principally deferred taxes, that are not included in the table because they do not have scheduled maturities. At year-end 2006, our deferred tax liability was $14,438,000.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
From time to time, we enter into off-balance sheet arrangements to facilitate our operating activities. At year-end 2006, our off-balance sheet unfunded arrangements, excluding contractual interest payments, purchase and development obligations, and operating lease obligations, included in the table of contractual obligations, consist of:
 
                                         
    Expiring by Year  
    Total     2007     2008-9     2010-11     Thereafter  
    (In thousands)  
 
Performance bonds, letters of credit and recourse obligations
  $ 30,889     $ 24,965     $ 3,974     $ 72     $ 1,878  
                                         
 
Performance bonds, letters of credit, and recourse obligations are primarily for our real estate development activities and include $13,267,000 of performance bonds and letters of credit we provided on behalf of certain ventures. Our venture partners also provide bonds and letters of credit. Generally these performance bonds or letters of credit would be drawn on due to lack of specific performance by the ventures, such as failure to deliver streets and utilities in accordance with local codes and ordinances.
 
Accounting Policies
 
Critical Accounting Estimates
 
In preparing our financial statements, we follow generally accepted accounting principles, which in many cases require us to make assumptions, estimates, and judgments that affect the amounts reported. Our significant accounting policies are included in Note 1 to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements. Many of these principles are relatively straightforward. There are, however, a few accounting policies that are critical because they are important in determining our financial condition and results and involve significant assumptions, estimates, and judgments that are difficult to determine. We have to make these assumptions, estimates, and judgments currently about matters that are inherently uncertain, such as future economic conditions, operating results, and valuations, as well as our intentions. As the difficulty increases, the level of precision decreases, meaning actual results can, and probably will, differ from those currently estimated. We base our assumptions, estimates, and judgments on a combination of historical experiences and other factors that we believe are reasonable. These policies are discussed below and include:
 
  •  Investment in Real Estate and Cost of Real Estate Sales — In allocating cost to real estate owned and real estate sold, we must estimate current and future real estate values. Our estimates of future real estate values sometimes must extend over periods 15 to 20 years from today and are dependent on numerous assumptions including our intentions and future market and economic conditions. In addition, when we sell real estate from projects that are not finished, we must estimate future development costs through completion. Differences between our estimates and actual results will affect future carrying values and operating results.


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  •  Impairment of Long-Lived Assets — Measuring assets for impairment requires estimating future fair values based on our intentions as to holding periods, future operating cash flows and the residual value of assets under review, primarily undeveloped land. Depending on the asset under review, we use varying methods to determine fair value, such as discounting expected future cash flows, determining resale values by market, or applying a capitalization rate to net operating income using prevailing rates in a given market. Changes in economic conditions, demand for real estate, and the projected net operating income for a specific property will inevitably change our estimates.
 
To date, we have recognized no significant changes in estimates related to these two policies.
 
Pending Accounting Pronouncements
 
There are four new accounting pronouncements that we will adopt in 2007 or will be required to adopt in 2008, none of which are expected to have a significant effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Please read Note 1 to the Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements .
 
Effects of Inflation
 
Inflation has had minimal effects on operating results the past three years. Our real estate, timber, and property and equipment are carried at historical costs. If carried at current replacement costs, the cost of real estate sold, timber cut, and depreciation expense would have been significantly higher than what we reported.
 
Litigation Matters
 
We are involved in various legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business. We believe we have established adequate reserves for any probable losses, and we do not believe that the outcome of any of these proceedings should have a material adverse effect on our financial position, long-term results of operations, or cash flow. It is possible, however, that charges related to these matters could be significant to results of operations or cash flows in any one accounting period.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
The following table illustrates the estimated effect on our pre-tax income of immediate, parallel, and sustained shifts in interest rates for the next 12 months at year-end 2006, with comparative year-end 2005 information. This estimate assumes that debt reductions from contractual payments will be replaced with short-term, variable-rate debt; however, that may not be the financing alternative we choose.
 
                 
    At Year-End
    At Year-End
 
Change in Interest Rates
  2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
+2%
  $ (2,422 )   $ (1,674 )
+1%
    (1,211 )     (837 )
-1%
    1,211       837  
-2%
    2,422       1,674  
 
Our interest rate risk is principally related to our variable-rate debt. Interest rate changes impact earnings due to the resulting increase or decrease in the cost of our variable-rate debt. The interest rate sensitivity change from year-end 2005 is principally due to an increase in variable-rate debt.
 
Foreign Currency Risk
 
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Commodity Price Risk
 
We have no significant exposure to commodity price fluctuations.
 
ANALYSIS OF FIRST NINE MONTHS 2007 AND 2006
 
Results of Operations
 
Summary
 
A summary of our consolidated results follows:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenues:
               
Real estate
  $ 115,267     $ 144,997  
Natural resources
    27,106       38,451  
                 
Total revenues
  $ 142,373     $ 183,448  
                 
Segment earnings:
               
Real estate
  $ 39,730     $ 54,832  
Natural resources
    19,050       30,232  
                 
Total segment earnings
    58,780       85,064  
Expenses not allocated to segments:
               
General and administrative
    (12,255 )     (10,373 )
Share-based compensation
    (1,878 )     (914 )
Interest expense
    (6,461 )     (4,680 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
    454       8  
                 
Income before taxes
    38,640       69,105  
Income tax expense
    (13,951 )     (25,196 )
                 
Net income
  $ 24,689     $ 43,909  
                 
 
Significant aspects of our results of operations in first nine months 2007 follow:
 
  •  Net income decreased as a result of the overall decline in the housing industry and a reduction in activity within our natural resources segment.
 
  •  Expenses increased as a result of costs associated with the development of corporate functions in preparation for our spin-off.
 
  •  Interest expense increased as a result of higher debt levels and higher interest rates.
 
Our operations are affected to varying degrees by supply and demand factors and economic conditions including changes in interest rates; new housing starts; real estate values; employment levels; market prices for oil, gas and timber; and the overall strength of the U.S. economy.


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Real Estate
 
A summary of our real estate results follows:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenues
  $ 115,267     $ 144,997  
Costs and expenses
    (74,808 )     (103,812 )
                 
      40,459       41,185  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    4,310       15,542  
Minority interest expense in consolidated ventures
    (5,039 )     (1,895 )
                 
Segment earnings
  $ 39,730     $ 54,832  
                 
 
Revenues and units sold consist of:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands, except lots and acres)  
 
Residential real estate
  $ 47,575     $ 58,167  
Commercial real estate
    34,587       45,961  
Undeveloped land
    13,408       17,706  
Commercial operating properties
    15,502       14,874  
Other
    4,195       8,289  
                 
Total revenues
  $ 115,267     $ 144,997  
                 
Residential real estate — lots sold
    865       1,370  
Commercial real estate — acres sold
    145       186  
Undeveloped land — acres sold
    1,924       2,389  
 
Revenue for first nine months 2007 includes $23,000,000 related to the sale of 73 acres of commercial real estate on which we recognized a gain of $14,000,000. Revenue for first nine months 2006 includes $39,000,000 related to the sale of 131 acres of undeveloped commercial real estate on which we recognized a gain of $14,000,000. Excluding these commercial real estate gains, the decline in segment operating income is primarily due to a decrease in sales of undeveloped land, and a decrease in sales of residential real estate resulting from the overall decline in the housing industry. We expect these trends to continue through 2008. Other revenue in 2006 included the sale of land leased to a country club for $4,300,000.
 
In third quarter 2007, we entered into agreements to facilitate third-party construction and ownership of a resort hotel, spa and golf facilities at our Cibolo Canyons mixed-use development near San Antonio, Texas. Under the agreements, we transferred to third-party owners about 700 acres of undeveloped land with a carrying value of about $8,000,000, and we agreed to transfer to them about $38,000,000 ($10,000,000 by year-end 2007, of which $6,000,000 has been funded; $18,000,000 in 2008-9; and $10,000,000 in 2010-11). In exchange, the third-party owners assigned to us certain rights under an Economic Development Agreement, including the right to receive hotel occupancy and sales taxes generated within the resort through 2034. In addition, the construction of the resort hotel and golf facilities will satisfy a condition to our right to obtain reimbursement of certain infrastructure costs under an Ad Valorem Tax and Non Resort Sales and Use Tax Public Improvement Financing Agreement between us and a special purpose improvement district.


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Information about our real estate projects and our real estate ventures follows:
 
                 
    Third Quarter-End  
    2007     2006  
 
Owned and consolidated ventures:
               
Entitled, developed, and under development land
               
Number of projects
    53       41  
Residential lots remaining
    20,358       12,378  
Commercial acres remaining
    1,170       944  
Undeveloped land
               
Number of projects
    22       21  
                 
Acres in entitlement process
    25,890       26,150  
Acres undeveloped
    324,449       329,744  
Ventures accounted for using the equity method:
               
Ventures’ Lot sales (for the first nine months)
               
Lots sold
    533       1,420 (a)
Revenue per lot sold
  $ 55,755     $ 54,085  
Ventures’ Entitled, developed, and under development land
               
Number of projects
    22       22  
Residential lots remaining
    9,558       11,210  
Commercial acres remaining
    720       675  
Ventures’ Undeveloped land
               
Number of projects
    2       1  
Acres in the entitlement process
    860       620  
Acres undeveloped
    6,258       6,480  
 
 
(a) The elimination of the previously mentioned one month reporting lag resulted in a one-time increase in the number of lots sold of 122 lots.
 
In our owned and consolidated ventures, residential lots remaining increased at third quarter-end 2007 due to completing the entitlement process on nine projects representing about 3,900 residential lots and an additional 5,400 residential lots in eight new projects.
 
Natural Resources
 
A summary of our natural resources results are as follows:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenues
  $ 27,106     $ 38,451  
Costs and expenses
    (8,056 )     (8,219 )
                 
Segment earnings
  $ 19,050     $ 30,232  
                 
 
Revenues consist of:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Minerals
  $ 16,257     $ 24,128  
Timber
    10,329       11,265  
Recreational leases and other
    520       3,058  
                 
Total revenues
  $ 27,106     $ 38,451  
                 


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The change in revenues was principally due to a decrease in mineral revenues associated with a decrease in the volume of natural gas produced and a decrease in the price of natural gas.
 
Expenses Not Allocated to Segments
 
The change in general and administrative expenses in first nine months 2007 was due to increased costs associated with the development of corporate functions in preparation for our spin-off.
 
The change in share-based compensation was principally due to the effect of a higher share price for Temple-Inland stock related to awards to be settled in cash and an increase in awards granted.
 
The change in interest expense was due to a higher average debt balance and higher interest rate.
 
Income Taxes
 
Our effective tax rate was 37 percent in first nine months 2007 and 36 percent in first nine months 2006. We anticipate that our effective tax rate in 2007 will be about 37 percent.
 
Capital Resources and Liquidity
 
Sources and Uses of Cash
 
Our principal operating cash requirements are for the acquisition and development of real estate, either directly or indirectly through ventures, taxes, interest, and compensation. Our principal sources of cash are proceeds from the sale of real estate and timber, the cash flow from minerals and operating properties, and borrowings. Operating cash flows are also affected by the timing of the payment of real estate development expenditures and the collection of proceeds from the eventual sale of the real estate, the timing of which can vary substantially depending on many factors including the size of the project, state and local permitting requirements, and availability of utilities. Working capital is subject to operating needs, the timing of sales of real estate and timber, the timing of collection of mineral royalties or mineral lease payments, collection of receivables, reimbursement from utility or improvement districts, and the payment of payables and expenses.
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
 
Cash flows from our real estate development activities are classified as operating cash flows. Cash flows related to natural resources, including minerals, timber, and recreational leases, are also classified as operating cash flows.
 
Net cash (used for) provided by operations was ($42,261,000) in first nine months 2007 and ($2,302,000) in first nine months 2006. In first nine months 2007 our expenditures for real estate development and acquisition exceeded our non-cash real estate cost of sales principally due to the investment in six new real estate projects for $44,971,000.
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
 
Capital contributions to and capital distributions from unconsolidated ventures are classified as investing activities. In addition, our expenditures related to reforestation activities in our natural resources segment are classified as investing activities.
 
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities was ($9,466,000) in first nine months 2007 and $13,796,000 in first nine months 2006 as capital distributions we received from our unconsolidated ventures exceeded our capital contributions.
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
 
Net cash (used for) provided by financing activities was $49,239,000 in first nine months 2007 and $(16,438,000) in the first nine months 2006. In first nine months 2007, the increase in our debt, including borrowings under our credit facility with Temple-Inland, funded our expenditures for real estate development


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and acquisition. In first nine months 2006, the increase in our debt and net distributions received from our ventures funded our net expenditures for real estate development and acquisition.
 
Liquidity, Contractual Obligations, and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
There have been no significant changes in our contractual obligations and off-balance sheet arrangements since year-end 2006 except for the following:
 
In third quarter 2007, we entered into agreements to facilitate third-party construction and ownership of a resort hotel, spa and golf facilities at our Cibolo Canyons mixed-use development near San Antonio, Texas. Under these agreements, we agreed to transfer to the the third-party owners about $38,000,000 ($10,000,000 by year-end 2007, of which about $6,000,000 has been funded; $18,000,000 in 2008-9; and $10,000,000 in 2010-11). To support our commitment, Temple-Inland has guaranteed or issued letters of credit totaling $30,000,000, of which about $24,000,000 is outstanding at third-quarter end 2007. Prior to the spin-off, we anticipate we will replace any unfunded Temple-Inland guarantees or letters of credit with letters of credit issued under our new credit facility.
 
Our sources of short-term funding are our operating cash flows and borrowings under our credit facility with Temple-Inland. At third quarter-end 2007, we had $53,982,000 in unused borrowing capacity under our credit facility with Temple-Inland.
 
         
    Credit Facility with
 
    Temple-Inland  
    (In thousands)  
 
Committed
  $ 200,000  
Less: borrowings
    (146,018 )
         
Unused borrowing capacity at third quarter-end 2007
  $ 53,982  
         
 
Based on a commitment we have received from the lead arranger for the lenders, our new credit facility will allow us to borrow up to $300,000,000 repayable in three years and secured by about 250,000 acres of our land and other assets. It is anticipated that we will repay the borrowings from Temple-Inland with borrowings under this new facility.
 
Accounting Policies
 
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
There were no changes in our critical accounting policies from those at year-end 2006.
 
Recent Accounting Standards
 
Beginning January 2007, we adopted one new accounting pronouncement, which did not have a significant effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Please read Note 1 to the Unaudited Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
Litigation Matters
 
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
The following table illustrates the estimated effect on our pre-tax income of immediate, parallel, and sustained shifts in interest rates for the next 12 months at third quarter-end 2007, with comparative year-end 2006 information. This estimate assumes that debt reductions from contractual payments will be replaced with short-term, variable-rate debt; however, that may not be the financing alternative we choose.
 
                 
    Third
       
    Quarter-End
    Year-End
 
Change in Interest Rates
  2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
+2%
  $ (3,418 )   $ (2,422 )
+1%
    (1,710 )     (1,211 )
-1%
    1,710       1,211  
-2%
    3,418       2,422  
 
Our interest rate risk is principally related to our variable-rate debt. Interest rate changes impact earnings due to the resulting increase or decrease in the cost of our variable-rate debt. The interest rate sensitivity change from year-end 2006 is principally due to an increase in variable-rate debt.
 
We will repay the note payable to Temple-Inland with borrowings under a new credit facility we expect to have in place prior to the spin-off. However, our interest rate risk will not change significantly because both credit facilities will bear interest at variable rates.
 
Foreign Currency Risk
 
There was no change in our foreign currency risk since year-end 2006.
 
Commodity Price Risk
 
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MANAGEMENT
 
Directors and Executive Officers
 
The following table sets forth information as of November 30, 2007 regarding the individuals who are expected to serve as members of our board of directors and as our executive officers following the spin-off. Temple-Inland will elect our directors prior to the consummation of the spin-off.
 
             
Name
 
Age
 
Position
 
James M. DeCosmo
    49     Director nominee and Chief Executive Officer
Christopher L. Nines
    36     Chief Financial Officer
Craig A. Knight
    60     Chief Investment Officer
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr. 
    44     Executive Vice President
David M. Grimm
    47     Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary
Charles D. Jehl
    39     Chief Accounting Officer
Kenneth M. Jastrow, II
    60     Chairman of the Board
Louis R. Brill
    66     Director nominee
Kathleen Brown
    62     Director nominee
William G. Currie
    60     Director nominee
James A. Johnson
    63     Director nominee
Thomas H. McAuley
    62     Director nominee
William Powers, Jr.
    61     Director nominee
James A. Rubright
    60     Director nominee
Richard M. Smith
    61     Director nominee
 
James M. DeCosmo has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since 2006. He has served as Group Vice President of Temple-Inland since 2005, and previously served as Vice President, Forest from 2000 to 2005 and as Director of Forest Management from 1999 to 2000. Prior to joining Temple-Inland, he held various land management positions throughout the southeastern United States.
 
Christopher L. Nines has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2007. He joined Temple-Inland in 2001 as Corporate Finance Director and has served as Director of Investor Relations since 2003. Prior to joining Temple-Inland, he was Senior Vice President of Finance for ConnectSouth Communications, Inc. from 2000 to 2001.
 
Craig A. Knight has served as our Chief Investment Officer since 2006. He joined Temple-Inland in 1994 as President of Lumbermen’s Investment Corporation, which changed its name in 2006 to Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc. Prior to joining Temple-Inland, Mr. Knight was a principal in the real estate development firm of Heath and Knight Properties from 1991 to 1994, and was a partner with Centre Development from 1978 to 1994.
 
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr. has served as our Executive Vice President since 2006. He joined Temple-Inland in 1992 as a member of Guaranty Bank’s commercial real estate lending segment, where he served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director for the Eastern Region from 1999 to 2006, and as Vice President and Division Manager from 1997 to 1999.
 
David M. Grimm has served as our Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary since April 2007, in addition to holding the office of General Counsel and Secretary since 2006. Mr. Grimm has served Temple-Inland as Group General Counsel from 2005 to 2006, Associate General Counsel from 2003 to 2005, Senior Corporate Attorney from 1993 to 2003, and Corporate Attorney from 1992 to 1993. Prior to joining Temple-Inland, Mr. Grimm was an attorney in private practice in Dallas, Texas.
 
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Vice President and Controller from 2000 to 2005. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Jehl held various financial management positions within Temple-Inland’s financial services segment.
 
Kenneth M. Jastrow, II will become Chairman of our board upon the completion of the spin-off. Until the spin-off, Mr. Jastrow will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Temple-Inland, positions he has held since 2000. Mr. Jastrow previously served Temple-Inland in various capacities since 1991, including President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Group Vice President. Mr. Jastrow also serves on the boards of MGIC Investment Corporation and KB Home, for which he currently serves as acting lead director.
 
Louis R. Brill is expected to join our board prior to the completion of the spin-off. He was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for Temple-Inland from 2000 until his retirement in 2006. He joined Temple-Inland in 1999 as Vice President and Controller. From 1976 through 1999, Mr. Brill was a partner of Ernst & Young LLP.
 
Kathleen Brown is expected to join our board prior to the completion of the spin-off. She currently serves as Senior Advisor, Goldman, Sachs & Co., where she heads the Western Region of the Public Sector and Infrastructure Group. She joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 2001. Ms. Brown served as Treasurer of the State of California from 1991 through 1994. Her private sector experience includes work as an attorney with the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers and service as President of the Private Bank for the Investment Management Group at Bank of America. Ms. Brown was the Democratic Party nominee for Governor of California in 1994, co-chair of the Presidential Commission on Capital Budgeting, and a board member of the Los Angeles Unified School District. She currently serves on the board of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.
 
William G. Currie is expected to join our board prior to the completion of the spin-off. Mr. Currie has had a 35-plus year career with Universal Forest Products, Inc., one of the United States’ leading manufacturers and distributors of wood and wood-alternative products. Since 1989 he has served as Chief Executive Officer and since 2006 he has served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Universal Forest Products, previously serving as Vice Chairman since 2000.
 
James A. Johnson is expected to join our board prior to the completion of the spin-off. He served on the board of Temple-Inland from 2000 through 2007. Mr. Johnson is Vice Chairman of Perseus LLC, a merchant bank and private equity fund management firm, which Mr. Johnson joined in 2001. Mr. Johnson served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Capital Partners until 2001, as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Fannie Mae in 1999 and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fannie Mae from 1991 through 1998. He also serves on the boards of Target Corporation, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., KB Home, and UnitedHealth Group.
 
Thomas H. McAuley is expected to join our board prior to the completion of the spin-off. He is the President of Inland Capital Markets Groups, Inc., a subsidiary of the Inland Real Estate Group, a Chicago, Illinois based real estate and financial services company, a position he has held since 2005. From 1995 to 2003, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IRT Property Company, an Atlanta, Georgia based Real Estate Investment Trust traded on the NYSE. Prior to this position, he was Regional Partner with Faison & Associates, a Charlotte, North Carolina real estate development and management company. He is a licensed real estate broker in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina and has been a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers since 1984 and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts since 1995. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Inland Real Estate Corporation, The Westervelt Company (formerly Gulf States Paper Company), Bank of Atlanta and RBC Centura Card Bank.
 
William Powers, Jr. is expected to join our board prior to the completion of the spin-off. He has been President of the University of Texas at Austin since 2006. He is also a University Distinguished Teaching Professor and holds the Hines H. Baker and Thelma Kelley Baker Chair in Law at the University of Texas School of Law, where he served as Dean from 2000 to 2005. Other university appointments have been with the Southern Methodist University School of Law, the University of Michigan School of Law, and the University of Washington School of Law. He served as Chair of the Special Investigation Committee, Enron Corp., which in 2002 produced the “Powers Report.”


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James A. Rubright is expected to join our board prior to the completion of the spin-off. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rock-Tenn Company, one of North America’s leading manufacturers of packaging products, merchandising displays and recycled paperboard. Mr. Rubright joined Rock-Tenn Company, as Chief Executive Officer in 1999. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President of Sonat Inc. in Birmingham, Alabama, overseeing its interstate natural gas pipeline and energy marketing businesses. Prior to joining Sonat Inc. he was a partner at the law firm of King & Spalding LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Rubright also serves on the boards of AGL Resources Inc., an energy company, and Oxford Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of branded and private label apparel. Mr. Rubright currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the American Forest & Paper Association, a trade association for wood, paper and wood products.
 
Richard M. Smith is expected to join our board prior to the completion of the spin-off. He has served on the board of Temple-Inland since 2006. Mr. Smith is Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek. Prior to becoming Chairman in 1998, he served as President from 1991 until 1998. Mr. Smith was Chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America from 1996 to 1997 and the founding chairman of the Magazine Publishers of America’s New Media Committee. Mr. Smith previously served on the board of the American Society of Magazine Editors.
 
The Board of Directors
 
Effective upon the spin-off, we expect that our board of directors will consist of ten to twelve directors. Our certificate of incorporation will provide that the directors will be divided into three classes, which will as nearly as possible be equal in size. One class will be elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2008, another class will be elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2009, and another class will be elected for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2010, with each class to hold office until its successors are elected and qualified. Commencing with the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2008, directors for each class will be elected at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the year in which the term for that class expires, and thereafter will serve for a term of three years.
 
Director Independence
 
Prior to the spin-off, our board of directors will adopt corporate governance guidelines that will set forth our director independence standards. In order for a director to be considered “independent,” the board of directors must affirmatively determine that the director has no material relationship with us. In each case, the board will consider all relevant facts and circumstances. We will designate directors such that at least a majority of our directors will be independent, in accordance with our corporate governance guidelines and the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
 
All directors other than Messrs. Jastrow, DeCosmo and Brill are expected to meet the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards for independence. Mr. DeCosmo does not meet these independence standards because he is one of our officers. Messrs. Jastrow and Brill do not meet these standards because of their prior employment with Temple-Inland, which, under the NYSE independence standards, will preclude independence until three years after termination of such employment, or 2010 for Mr. Jastrow and 2009 for Mr. Brill.
 
There is no family relationship between any of the individuals who are expected to serve as members of our board of directors and as our executive officers following the spin-off.
 
Board Committees
 
Our board of directors will establish three committees: an Audit Committee, a Management Development and Executive Compensation Committee (which we refer to as the Compensation Committee), and a Nominating and Governance Committee. All members of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee will be independent directors under the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards. Each of our committees will be governed by a written


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charter, which will be approved by our board of directors and will be available on our website at www.forestargroup.com following the spin-off. Any changes to the committee charters will be reflected on our website.
 
Our board committees will have the following functions:
 
Audit Committee
 
The Audit Committee will:
 
  •  assist the board in its oversight of:
 
  •  the integrity of our financial statements;
 
  •  compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
 
  •  the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence;
 
  •  the performance of the internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm; and
 
  •  prepare the report that the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission require be included in the annual proxy statement.
 
The Audit Committee will have the sole authority to retain, compensate, and terminate the independent registered public accounting firm. We will appoint members to the Audit Committee prior to the spin-off. All members of the Audit Committee will be financially literate and independent as defined in the NYSE corporate governance listing standards. There will be at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the Audit Committee.
 
Management Development and Executive Compensation Committee (Compensation Committee)
 
The Compensation Committee will be responsible for:
 
  •  determining and approving, either as a committee or together with other independent directors (as directed by the board) the CEO’s compensation;
 
  •  establishing the compensation philosophies, goals, and programs for executive officers;
 
  •  advising the board on the performance, salaries, and incentive compensation of the executive officers;
 
  •  establishing compensation plans for non-executive employees and approving annual bonus pools;
 
  •  advising the board with respect to employee benefit programs;
 
  •  advising the board with respect to equity and long-term incentive plans;
 
  •  advising the board regarding management succession and development plans;
 
  •  conducting an annual review of executive officers’ expense reports;
 
  •  conducting an annual review of executive officers’ personal usage of company-owned facilities and equipment;
 
  •  reviewing our practices and policies with respect to equal employment opportunities;
 
  •  performing an annual performance evaluation of the committee; and
 
  •  preparing a Compensation Committee report on executive compensation for inclusion in our annual proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
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We will appoint members to the Compensation Committee prior to the spin-off. All members of the Compensation Committee will be independent as defined in the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards.
 
Nominating and Governance Committee
 
The Nominating and Governance Committee will be responsible for:
 
  •  periodically reviewing the structure of the board, at least annually, to assure that the proper skills and experience are represented on the board;
 
  •  recommending nominees to serve on the board of directors;
 
  •  reviewing potential conflicts of prospective board members;
 
  •  recommending the size of the board;
 
  •  recommending the membership of the committees;
 
  •  reviewing relevant corporate governance issues;
 
  •  reviewing performance and qualifications of board members before they stand for reelection;
 
  •  reviewing stockholder proposals and recommending to the board action to be taken regarding stockholder proposals;
 
  •  reviewing outside directorships in other publicly held companies by our senior officers;
 
  •  acting in an advisory capacity to the board of directors regarding activities that relate to issues of social and public concern, and significant legislative, regulatory and social trends; and
 
  •  recommending director compensation to the full board.
 
The Nominating and Governance Committee may engage a compensation consultant to provide market data regarding director compensation and advice about proposed director compensation programs and amounts.
 
We will appoint members to the Nominating and Governance Committee prior to the spin-off. All members of the Nominating and Governance Committee will be independent as defined in the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards.
 
Executive Committee
 
Our board also will have the authority to establish an Executive Committee, which would have the authority to exercise all the authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs except:
 
  •  matters related to the composition of the board;
 
  •  changes in the bylaws; and
 
  •  certain other significant corporate matters.
 
Corporate Governance
 
In accordance with the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, after the spin-off, our board will meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions without management and at least once a year in executive session with only independent directors.
 
We will expect all board members to attend our annual meeting of stockholders, health permitting.
 
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ethics, applicable to all of our directors and employees. Waivers, if any, of our code of ethics for senior financial officers will be disclosed on our website.
 
After the spin-off, our code of ethics for senior financial officers, standards of business conduct and ethics, corporate governance guidelines and charters for the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee will be posted on our website at www.forestargroup.com under the heading “Corporate Governance.” We will provide a copy of these documents, without charge, to any stockholder upon request.
 
Communications with Directors
 
After the spin-off, procedures for stockholders and other interested persons to send communications to our board will be posted on our website at www.forestargroup.com .
 
Director Nominating Process
 
The Nominating and Governance Committee will select nominees on the basis of recognized achievements and their ability to bring various skills and experience to the deliberations of the board, as will be described in more detail in the corporate governance guidelines. Nominees will be required to be independent as defined in the corporate governance listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and will not have a prohibited conflict of interest with our business. Priority will be given to individuals with outstanding business experience and who currently serve or have served as the chief executive officer of a company.
 
The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by the directors. After reviewing a potential director’s qualifications, a suitable candidate will be invited to meet with our Chief Executive Officer and full board to determine if the candidate is a good fit with the rest of our board.
 
The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider director candidates recommended by stockholders who are entitled to vote for the election of directors at the annual meeting of stockholders and comply with the notice procedures set forth in our bylaws. Candidates recommended by stockholders that are made in this manner will be evaluated in the same manner as other candidates.
 
Director Compensation
 
We anticipate adopting the following fee schedule for service by our outside directors:
 
Director Fee Schedule
 
     
Annual Retainer Fee   $50,000 (paid $12,500 per quarter)
Annual Non-executive Chair Retainer   $250,000 (paid $62,500 per quarter)
Annual Audit Committee Chair Retainer   $15,000
Annual Other Committee Chair Retainer   $5,000
Meeting Fees   $1,500 for each meeting in excess of
5 per year for the board of directors and
Executive Committee combined; $1,500
for each meeting in excess of 5 per
year for each committee
Annual Restricted Stock Unit Grant   $75,000
 
Mr. DeCosmo will not receive a fee for his service on our board other than his compensation as an employee.
 
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Fee Deferral Plan
 
Instead of immediate payment in cash, directors will be able to defer all fees into restricted stock units (a promise to make a payment measured by the value of our common stock), or RSUs, payable in common stock at retirement. The RSUs will be credited quarterly based on the closing price of our common stock on regularly scheduled board meeting dates. RSUs will have an aggregate value of 1.5 times the amount of fees deferred except for the non-executive chair retainer which will have an aggregate value of one times the amount of fees deferred. RSUs are vested when granted. Dividends will be credited as additional RSUs if and when paid to stockholders. At retirement, a director is paid the number of shares of common stock equal to the number of RSUs credited to his or her account.
 
For example, assume a director defers fees on a date when our closing stock price is $25. The $12,500 quarterly fee times 1.5 = $18,750 initial value. The $18,750 is divided by the closing stock price of $25 on the date of deferral = 750 RSUs. At retirement, the director receives 750 shares of common stock. Additional shares would be credited and paid to the extent any dividends are paid on the underlying shares.
 
The directors’ fee deferral plan provides for accelerating payment in the event the director’s service terminates due to a change in control.
 
Stock Ownership Guidelines
 
Directors will be required to own stock or RSUs equal to $150,000 (3 times their $50,000 annual retainer) by the end of three years from initial election.
 
Insurance and Indemnification
 
All directors will be covered under our business travel accident insurance policy while traveling on our business. They will also be covered under our director and officer liability insurance policies for claims alleged in connection with their service as a director. We will enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors agreeing to indemnify them to the fullest extent permitted by law for claims alleged in connection with their service as a director.
 
Director Compensation Pre-Spin Off
 
In 2006, Mr. Jastrow was an employee of Temple-Inland and director of Temple-Inland and Guaranty Bank. As a result, he received no compensation for service as a director other than his employee pay. Prior to the spin-off, two of our director nominees served on Temple-Inland’s board: James A. Johnson and Richard M. Smith. We have computed the value of the fees our director nominees earned under the Temple-Inland director compensation programs for 2006 as shown in the following chart in accordance with SEC requirements. We calculated the aggregate grant date fair value of phantom stock and stock options in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, or FAS 123R. Assumptions used in the FAS 123R calculation are described in Note 1 — Share-Based Compensation to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Temple-Inland’s 2006 Form 10-K. FAS 123R requires us to calculate the value of the RSUs acquired through deferral of fees and match using the stock price on the date the fees are earned. However, directors do not receive any payment for the Temple-Inland fees until they retire from the Temple-Inland board. At retirement, a director receives actual shares of common stock (or the cash equivalent for fees earned in 2006 and 2007) equal in value to the RSUs shares credited to their account. The value of the shares and cash credited on the date the director retires may be different than the value of RSUs received at the time the fee is earned. The RSUs credited to and stock options held by directors will be adjusted following the distribution in the same way applicable to awards held by our named executive officers, as described below, under “— Executive Compensation — Compensation Actions in Preparation for the Spin-off — Existing Equity Awards” beginning on page 86 of this information statement. Moreover, the fees shown below are not representative of fees that will be earned under the post-spin-off director compensation program.


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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006
 
                                                         
                            Change in Pension
             
                            Value and
             
                            Nonqualified
             
                      Non-Equity
    Deferred
             
    Fees Earned or
          Option
    Incentive Plan
    Compensation
    All Other
       
    Paid in Cash
    Stock Awards
    Awards
    Compensation
    Earnings
    Compensation
    Total
 
Name(1)
  ($)     ($)(2)     ($)(3)     ($)     ($)     ($)(5)     ($)  
(a)
  (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)     (h)  
 
James A. Johnson(4)
  $ 0     $ 296,275     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 11,000     $ 307,275  
Richard M. Smith
  $ 0     $ 62,708     $ 195,400     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 258,108  
 
 
(1) Mr. Jastrow was an employee of Temple-Inland prior to the spin-off and received no compensation for his service as a director other than employee pay.
 
(2) Temple-Inland paid no cash fees in 2006. The fees shown in column (c) consist of fees that were earned in 2006 but deferred until retirement. The deferred fees earn a match of 133% and are converted into phantom shares. The resulting phantom shares credited to each director’s account in 2006, along with the director’s normal retirement date, are as follows: Mr. Johnson — 6,477 shares, normal retirement date in 2016; Mr. Smith — 1,647 shares, normal retirement date in 2018.
 
(3) At fiscal year end 2006, our directors held the following aggregate number of Temple-Inland stock options: Mr. Johnson — 36,000; Mr. Smith — 20,000. Expiration dates for these options range from 2009 through 2017. To see option exercise prices, vesting dates, and terms for each director’s options, you may look at each director’s latest Form 4 under Investor Relations, SEC Filings, on Temple-Inland’s website at www.templeinland.com.
 
(4) Temple-Inland directors may retire at any time, but must retire by the annual meeting following their 72nd birthday. Under a plan that was frozen in 2000, Mr. Johnson will receive, at retirement, a lump-sum payment of $35,000 from Temple-Inland as a retirement benefit. Retirement benefits will be paid to Mr. Johnson’s surviving spouse if he does not live to receive the payment. This plan was discontinued in 2000 and no additional accruals will be made under the Temple-Inland plan.
 
(5) In 2006, the Temple-Inland Foundation, a tax-exempt foundation funded by contributions from Temple-Inland and Guaranty Bank, made a $5,000 donation to a charity or educational institution chosen by each director. Temple-Inland directors are also eligible for the Foundation’s matching gifts program, which matches donations made by employees and directors 3-for-1 for the first $1,000; 2-for-1 for the next $1,000; and 1-for-1 for the next $1,000, for total possible matching donations of up to $6,000 per person.
 
Executive Compensation
 
We have separated our discussion of executive compensation into the following sections:
 
  •  The philosophy, oversight, objectives, methodology, and elements of the executive compensation program we intend to implement in connection with the spin-off
 
  •  Compensation actions we have taken in preparation for the spin-off
 
  •  Historical compensation of our named executive officers (those executives named in the summary compensation table on page 88 of this information statement) prior to the spin-off under the Temple-Inland executive compensation program
 
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
 
Compensation Philosophy
 
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executives and to motivate and reward our executives for superior performance of specific corporate and individual goals.
 
Compensation Oversight
 
Our Compensation Committee will be composed entirely of independent, outside directors and will establish and administer compensation programs and philosophies. Our Chief Administrative Officer and our CEO will work closely with our Compensation Committee and recommend executive compensation amounts, except that the CEO will not participate in discussions regarding his own compensation. These executives will consult with the other executive officers about compensation amounts for executives and other employees who report to them. Our Compensation Committee will have final approval of all compensation amounts or formulas applicable to benefit plans in which executive officers participate.
 
Our Compensation Committee will also
 
  •  establish, administer, and approve bonus programs for non-executive employees and approve the aggregate amount of bonus pools for each business segment. Each executive officer will recommend individual bonus amounts for employees under his or her direction, and the CEO will approve or revise the individual amounts;
 
  •  approve all stock award recipients and the amount of each award. No executive will be involved in setting the amount or exercise price of the awards;
 
  •  delegate to the CEO the responsibility for approving health and welfare programs for all employees. Executive officers participate in the same health and welfare programs as other salaried employees; and
 
  •  delegate to certain of our executive officers the responsibility of maintaining the tax qualification status of our 401(k) plan, to approve 401(k) plan provisions and formulas applicable to employees who are not executive officers, and to oversee the administration of the 401(k) and other benefit plans.
 
In addition, an investment committee, whose members will be executive officers, will oversee 401(k) plan fund choices. This investment committee will report annually to the board.
 
Objectives of the Executive Compensation Program
 
Our executive compensation program is designed to attract, retain, and motivate key executives to maximize real estate value creation, or REVC, and performance. We define REVC as the value created by moving property through the development process while meeting or exceeding our return expectations. Cash bonuses will be considered on an annual basis based on overall REVC and achievement of individual performance objectives. Stock awards will reward long-term performance and align our executives’ interests with stockholders by encouraging stock ownership. Both cash bonuses and stock awards will be designed to align the executives’ interests with our business strategy and motivate performance to maximize REVC and achievement of individual performance objectives. Stock awards will also help retain executives because they will contain forfeiture provisions if the executive terminates employment other than for retirement, death or disability. A 401(k) plan match and health and welfare benefits will help retain executives. Change in control agreements will help ensure that our executives continue to work in the best interests of our stockholders and help alleviate concerns during any potential change in control situations that might otherwise lead the executives to work somewhere else, or otherwise to work other than in the best interests of the company or its stockholders.
 
Compensation Methodology
 
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LLC, or Hewitt, to assist with payroll and compensation issues relative to the spin-off. Hewitt, our management team and the Temple-Inland Compensation Committee selected the following companies for the initial review:
 
          Avatar Holdings Inc.
          Bluegreen Corporation
          Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.
          Crescent Real Estate Equities Company
          Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
          GenCorp Inc.
          Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.
          Rayonier Inc.
          The St. Joe Company
          Tejon Ranch Company
          WCI Communities, Inc.
 
We will continue to refine this peer group following the spin-off.
 
Compensation Consultant.   It is anticipated that we will engage one or more compensation consultants (collectively referred to as Compensation Consultant) after the spin-off. We anticipate that the Compensation Consultant will provide annual market and other specific information on executive pay and also attend our Compensation Committee meetings on request of the Compensation Committee. Our Compensation Committee periodically will meet in executive session with the Compensation Consultant. The Compensation Consultant also will serve as consultant to the Nominating and Governance Committee on director compensation.
 
With the Compensation Committee’s approval, we will also retain the Compensation Consultant to prepare the change in control calculations for disclosure in the proxy statement and to model the number of shares to be requested for new stock plans. From time to time, the Compensation Consultant occasionally may perform limited assignments for us regarding non-executive employees on a non-exclusive basis along with other compensation consultants.
 
After the spin-off, we will continue to employ several methods to benchmark our executive compensation practices against other companies. First, we anticipate using publicly available market surveys to match the roles of our named executive officers to roles in the surveys. Second, we intend to conduct total compensation studies which will be reviewed for accuracy and appropriateness by our Compensation Consultant. Third, we anticipate that our Compensation Consultant will conduct an analysis of the named executive officers to assist us with establishing a budget for overall long-term incentive awards and will assist our Compensation Committee with setting compensation for the named executive officers. For further comparison, we will evaluate the base salary, annual incentive awards, and long-term incentives provided to the named executive officers of the companies in our peer group. We will extract this data from publicly available sources.
 
Determination of CEO Pay and Evaluation of CEO Performance.   Our full board will complete an evaluation of the CEO each year from information compiled confidentially and first provided to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will report the results of that review to the full board in executive session. Factors evaluated will include financial and non-financial performance measures and objectives, including leadership, ethics, strategic planning, financial results, succession planning, human resources/equal employment opportunity, communications, external relations, and board relations.
 
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Elements of Executive Compensation.
 
We will provide our named executive officers with a competitive compensation package that includes the following elements:
 
  •  Cash compensation including salaries, commissions and annual bonuses based on performance measurements;
 
  •  Stock awards including options and performance-based restricted stock;
 
  •  401(k) plan and a supplemental executive retirement plan, or SERP;
 
  •  Health and welfare benefits; and
 
  •  Change in control agreements.
 
Salaries.   We will strive to maintain salaries at competitive levels considering the performance and longevity of the employee’s service. To ensure that our compensation remains competitive, the Compensation Committee from time to time will review information from independent surveys of the peer group companies listed above. Since the market for executive talent extends beyond any particular industry, the survey data will include both companies in our industry as well as companies outside our industry. At the request of the Compensation Committee, the Compensation Consultant will use data from the peer group companies to establish the relationship between revenues and compensation from which a market value of pay can be calculated for a specific revenue size, using a statistical technique known as regression analysis, as well as other recognized and standard techniques. Surveys indicate base salaries for most of our named executive officers during 2006 were generally in the mid-ranges of the applicable comparative companies. In making its salary decisions, our Compensation Committee will place emphasis on the particular executive’s experience, responsibilities, and performance. No specific formula will be applied to determine the weight of each factor. We anticipate that our Compensation Committee will adopt a policy of using incentive bonus awards rather than base salary to reward outstanding performance.
 
We anticipate requesting that the Compensation Committee increase the base salaries of our named executive officers, other than our CEO, as of the spin-off to remain competitive with market practices, support executive recruitment and retention objectives and establish internal equity among executives. These increases are intended to reflect the additional responsibilities that the named executive officers will incur in connection with their new roles as managers of a publicly-traded company. In addition, they will be consistent with practice among our competitors as reflected in the peer group described above.
 
Bonuses.   Bonuses will be based largely on our performance and the employee’s personal performance in meeting specified objectives. Our Compensation Committee will also consider the degree to which the employee’s actions have laid the groundwork for future earnings. The types and relative importance of specific financial and other business factors will vary among the executives depending on their positions and the particular operations or functions for which they are responsible. For example, executives may be given a bonus for accomplishing specific objectives or projects, including successful completion of acquisitions, entitlements, or developments.
 
We intend to adopt, subject to our sole stockholder’s approval, an incentive bonus plan. All of our named executive officers will participate under the plan following the spin-off. We anticipate that under the bonus formula, each named executive officer will be eligible to receive a bonus payment if he meets pre-established performance criteria. Our Compensation Committee will retain discretion to pay less than the amount indicated by any bonus formula that is adopted.
 
We expect that the executives’ annual bonus opportunity as a percent of salary will be set at the 50th percentile of our peer group, with upside potential to reward for above-target performance, and downside potential if a threshold performance level is not met. Individual targets will vary according to role, in accordance with market practice. These bonus opportunities are intended to reflect the substantial responsibilities that our named executive officers will incur in connection with their new roles as managers of a publicly-traded company and reflect our pay-for-performance philosophy.


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Stock Incentive Awards.   We plan to adopt the Forestar Real Estate Group 2007 Stock Incentive Plan, or SIP, an incentive stock plan. No awards have been granted under this plan to date. However, the plan will give us the ability to provide our eligible employees, including each of our named executive officers, grants of stock compensation awards based on our shares in the future if our Compensation Committee determines that it is in our best interest and that of our stockholders to do so. For performance-based equity grants, we will use performance metrics that are appropriate for the size, scope and industry of our company. From time to time, we intend to grant equity awards to our executive officers outside the annual award process, such as in connection with the hiring of a new executive, for retention purposes, to reward exemplary performance, and/or for promotional recognition. The CEO will provide initial award recommendations to our Compensation Committee for approval. We will not have a program, plan, or practice specifically designed to coordinate the grant of ad hoc awards with the release of information about us. We will adopt standardized grant dates for our equity awards to ensure that there is no potential discretion in selecting the timing of the awards.
 
The expected principal features of the SIP are summarized below.
 
General.   Awards granted under the SIP may be in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, other stock-based awards or any combination of those awards. The SIP provides that awards may be made under the SIP for ten years following the spin-off.
 
Administration.   Under the terms of the SIP, the SIP will be administered by our Compensation Committee, or by such other committee or subcommittee as may be appointed by our board, and which consists entirely of two or more “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code. Unless and until the board appoints any other committee or subcommittee, the SIP will be administered by our Compensation Committee. Under the terms of the SIP, our Compensation Committee can make rules and regulations and establish such procedures for the administration of the SIP as it deems appropriate.
 
Shares Available.   The SIP provides that the aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be subject to awards under the SIP cannot exceed 3,650,000, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances to prevent dilution or enlargement. No more than 1,825,000 shares may be granted as awards that are not options. No participant may be granted awards covering in excess of 200,000 shares per year. Shares underlying awards that expire or are forfeited or terminated without being exercised will again be available for the grant of additional awards within the limits provided by the SIP. In addition, shares that expire or are forfeited or terminated without being exercised or that are settled for cash will again be available for the grant of additional awards under the SIP, within the limits provided by the SIP.
 
Eligibility.   The SIP provides for awards to our directors, officers, and employees. As of the date of the spin-off, we anticipate that there will be approximately 45 directors, officers and employees eligible to participate in the SIP. Our named executive officers and each of the directors are among the individuals who will be eligible to receive awards under the SIP.
 
Stock Options.   Subject to the terms and provisions of the SIP, options to purchase common stock may be granted to eligible individuals at any time and from time to time as determined by our Compensation Committee. Options may be granted as incentive stock options, within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, or as non-qualified stock options. Subject to the limits provided in the SIP, our Compensation Committee determines the number of options granted to each recipient. Each option grant will be evidenced by a stock option agreement that specifies whether the options are intended to be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock options and such additional limitations, terms and conditions as our Compensation Committee may determine.
 
The exercise price for each option granted is determined in accordance with the method as defined in the SIP, except that the option exercise price may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of our common stock on the date of grant.
 
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At the discretion of our Compensation Committee, a stock option agreement evidencing the award of stock options may contain limitations on the exercise of options under certain circumstances upon or after the termination of employment or in the event of death, disability or retirement. Stock options are nontransferable except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or, in the case of non-qualified stock options, as otherwise expressly permitted by our Compensation Committee. The granting of an option does not afford the recipient the rights of a stockholder, and such rights accrue only after the exercise of an option and the registration of shares of our common stock in the recipient’s name.
 
Restricted Stock.   The SIP provides for the award of shares of our common stock that are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transferability, or Restricted Stock, as set forth in the SIP and as may be otherwise determined by our Compensation Committee. Except for these restrictions and any others imposed by our Compensation Committee, upon the grant of Restricted Stock the recipient will have rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock, including the right to vote the Restricted Stock and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to the Restricted Stock. During the restriction period set by our Compensation Committee, the recipient may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange or otherwise encumber the Restricted Stock. Any award of Restricted Stock will be subject to vesting during a restriction period following the date of grant, and vesting may be conditioned upon the achievement of service or performance goals established by our Compensation Committee.
 
Restricted Stock Units.   The SIP authorizes our Compensation Committee to grant restricted stock units. Restricted stock units are not shares of our common stock and do not entitle the recipients to the rights of a stockholder, but rather entitle the holder upon their settlement to the value of one share of our common stock. Restricted stock units granted under the SIP may or may not be subject to performance conditions. The recipient may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber restricted stock units granted under the SIP prior to their vesting. Restricted stock units will be settled in shares of our common stock or cash, in an amount based on the fair market value of our common stock on the settlement date.
 
Any award of restricted stock units will be subject to vesting during a restriction period following the date of grant, and vesting may be conditioned upon the achievement of certain service or performance goals established by our Compensation Committee.
 
Performance Units.   The SIP provides for the award of performance units. The payment of the value of a performance unit is conditioned upon the achievement of performance goals to be set by the Compensation Committee in granting the performance unit and may be paid in cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination thereof. The maximum value of the cash that may be paid to a participant pursuant to a performance unit granted in any year is $5,000,000.
 
Other Stock-Based Awards.   The SIP also provides for grants of other stock-based awards under the plan with terms determined by our Compensation Committee.
 
Performance Goals.   The SIP provides that performance goals may be established by the committee in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock, RSUs, performance units or other stock-based awards. In the case of an award intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception of Section 162(m) of the Code, such goals shall be based on the attainment of specified levels of one or more of the following measures: satisfactory internal or external audits, achievement of balance sheet or income statement objectives, cash flow, customer satisfaction metrics and achievement of customer satisfaction goals, dividend payments, earnings (including before or after taxes, interest, depreciation, and amortization), earnings growth, earnings per share, economic value added, expenses, improvement of financial ratings, internal rate of return, market share, net asset value, net income, net operating gross margin, net operating profit after taxes, or NOPAT, net sales growth, NOPAT growth, operating income, operating margin, pro forma income, regulatory compliance, return measures (including return on assets, designated assets, capital, committed capital, net capital employed, equity, sales, or stockholder equity, and return versus the company’s cost of capital), revenues, real estate value creation, sales, stock price (including growth measures and total stockholder return), comparison to stock market indices, implementation or completion of one or more projects or transactions, working capital, or any other objective goals that the Compensation Committee establishes. Performance goals may be absolute in their terms or measured against or in relationship to other companies. Performance goals may be particular to


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an award recipient or the department, branch, affiliate, or division in which the award recipient works, or may be based on the performance of the company, one or more affiliates, or the company and one or more affiliates, and may cover such period as the Compensation Committee may specify. Such performance goals will be set by our Compensation Committee within the time period and other requirements prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
Change in Control.   Vesting of awards may be accelerated in the event of certain change in control situations.
 
Awards Under the SIP.   Because it is within the discretion of our Compensation Committee to determine which officers and employees receive awards and the amount and type of awards received, it is not presently possible to determine the number of individuals to whom awards will be made in the future under the SIP or the amount of the awards.
 
Following the spin-off, we anticipate requesting the Compensation Committee to make grants of awards under the SIP. The initial grants made following the spin-off will include special “launch grant” amounts to the named executive officers, excluding the CEO, and a number of other members of the management team. The purpose of such “launch grants” will be to align the interests of the management team with the interests of our stockholders commencing immediately upon the spin-off.
 
Amendment.   Our board may amend, alter or discontinue the SIP at any time. No such amendment or termination, however, may impair the rights of any holder of outstanding awards without his or her consent, and no award may be amended or otherwise subject to any action that would be treated, for accounting purposes, as a “repricing” of such award.
 
Federal Income Tax Consequences.   The following is a summary of certain federal income tax consequences of awards made under the SIP, based upon the laws in effect on the date hereof. The discussion is general in nature and does not take into account a number of considerations which may apply in light of the circumstances of a particular participant under the SIP. The income tax consequences under applicable state and local tax laws may not be the same as under federal income tax laws.
 
Non-Qualified Stock Options.   A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of a non-qualified stock option, and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. A participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in respect of an employee) upon exercise of a non-qualified stock option equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares purchased over their exercise price, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.
 
Incentive Stock Options.   A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of an incentive stock option. A participant will not recognize taxable income (except for purposes of the alternative minimum tax) upon exercise of an incentive stock option. If the shares acquired by exercise of an incentive stock option are held for the longer of two years from the date the option was granted and one year from the date the shares were transferred, any gain or loss arising from a subsequent disposition of such shares will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss, and we will not be entitled to any deduction. If, however, such shares are disposed of within such two or one year periods, then in the year of such disposition the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income equal to the excess of the lesser of the amount realized upon such disposition and the fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price (although there will be no withholding obligation), and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.
 
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withholding in respect of an employee) at the time the restrictions lapse in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at such time over the amount, if any, paid for such shares. We generally are entitled to a corresponding deduction at the time the ordinary income is recognized by the participant, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply. In addition, a participant receiving dividends with respect to Restricted Stock for which the above-described election has not been made and prior to the time the restrictions lapse will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in respect of an employee), rather than dividend income. We will generally be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply.
 
Restricted Stock Units.   A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of a restricted stock unit, and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. A participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in respect of an employee) at the time of settlement of the award equal to the fair market value of any shares delivered and the amount of cash paid by us, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply.
 
Performance Units.   A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time of grant of performance units, and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. A participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in respect of an employee) at the time of settlement of the award equal to the fair market value of any shares or property delivered and the amount of cash paid by us, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply.
 
Section 162(m).   Section 162(m) of the Code limits the deductibility of certain compensation of the CEO and the next three most highly compensated officers of publicly-held corporations, other than the CFO. Compensation paid to such an officer during a year in excess of $1 million that is not performance-based (or does not comply with other exceptions) would not be deductible on our federal income tax return for that year. It is intended that compensation attributable to stock options granted under the SIP will qualify as performance-based. Our Compensation Committee will evaluate from time to time the relative benefits to us of qualifying other awards under the SIP for deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code.
 
Stock Ownership Guidelines.
 
To further align our executives’ financial interests with those of our stockholders, we anticipate adopting the following minimum stock ownership guidelines for our named executive officers:
 
Value of Ownership of Stock as a Multiple of Annual Salary
 
         
    Multiple of
 
Position
  Salary  
 
Chief Executive Officer
    5x  
Other Named Executive Officers
    3x  
 
Shares owned by the executive and their immediate family members will count toward the ownership guidelines. Shares held in our 401(k) plan, Restricted Stock, performance stock units, and performance units also will count.
 
The named executive officers will have five years following the spin-off or their initial election to meet the stock ownership guidelines.
 
Retirement and 401(k) Plan.   We will offer a 401(k) plan after the spin-off. Employees who transfer to us from Temple-Inland in connection with the spin-off will receive vesting credit under our 401(k) plan for the years of service they were continuously employed by Temple-Inland.


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Our 401(k) plan will allow us to match an employee’s contribution in accordance with the following formula: for each dollar that an employee contributes to their 401(k) savings account, we will contribute a match of $1 up to 3% of the employee’s compensation; thereafter, for each dollar that an employee contributes of their next 3% of pay, we will contribute a match of $0.50. The maximum annual matching contribution will be $4,500 for any employee considered highly compensated for the year under Section 414(q)(1)(B) of the Code (earnings of $100,000 in 2007). The match is vested 100% after two years of employment. In addition, we will make a retirement contribution equal to 3.5% of the employee’s compensation. The retirement contribution is vested after two years of employment. Employees will be offered a wide range of investment choices under the plan for their payroll contributions, and our match and retirement contribution will be invested proportionally in the same funds selected by the employees for their own payroll contributions. Our 401(k) plan will not grant extra years of credited service to executives. Extra years of credited service will be granted only under our change in control agreements, but not for any other reason.
 
The Code limits the amount of compensation that can be used in calculations under a tax-qualified defined contribution retirement plan such as our 401(k) plan. In 2007, this limit was $225,000. Because we wish to provide our executives with a continuing ability to save for their retirement, we will credit under the SERP an amount equal to 3.5% of the executive’s pay in excess of this limit. The SERP, which is not a tax qualified plan, is unfunded and contains a provision for acceleration of payment in the event of a change in control. The SERP will not cover pay that is based on commissions.
 
Health and Welfare Benefits.   We will offer the same health and welfare benefits to all salaried employees. These benefits include medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, life insurance, salary continuation for short-term disability, long-term disability insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, dependent care spending account, health care spending account, health savings account, and other similar benefits.
 
Change in Control Agreements.   We entered into change in control/severance agreements with selected executives, including the named executive officers other than the CEO. The CEO is party to an employment agreement the terms of which are summarized below under “ — Compensation Action in Preparation for Spin-off — Employment Agreement.” We believe that the change in control/severance agreements will help us to attract and retain our named executive officers by reducing the personal uncertainty and anxiety that arises from the possibility of a future business combination. During a potential change in control, we do not want executives leaving to pursue other employment out of concern for the security of their jobs or being unable to concentrate on their work. To enable executives to focus on the best interest of our stockholders, we offer change in control agreements that generally provide severance benefits to executives whose employment terminates as a result of a change in control. These agreements generally require a “double trigger” of both a change in control and a termination of employment before any benefits are paid.
 
For the first two years following the spin-off, however, only a qualifying termination of employment (as defined in the agreements) is required for the named executive officers with change in control/severance agreements because Forestar assumed the responsibility for their Temple-Inland change in control agreements at the spin-off. Mr. DeCosmo had a severance contract with Temple-Inland requiring payments of three times his compensation and all other named executive officers had severance contracts with Temple-Inland requiring payments of twice their compensation upon a qualifying termination of employment following a change in control of Temple-Inland.
 
The following events constitute a change in control for purposes of the change in control agreements:
 
  •  any person or entity acquiring or becoming beneficial owner as defined in SEC regulations of 20% or more of the combined voting power of our securities;
 
  •  the pre-event directors ceasing to constitute a majority of our directors within any 24-month period;
 
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  survives, and, in the event of a recapitalization, no person owns 20% or more of the voting power of the securities);
 
  •  the stockholders approve a liquidation or dissolution;
 
  •  consummation of an agreement to sell, lease, or dispose of substantially all the assets of Forestar; or
 
  •  any other event that the board determines to be a change in control.
 
Our Stock Incentive Plan uses similar change in control events including:
 
  •  acquisition of 20% voting power through a tender or exchange offer;
 
  •  the board or stockholders approve a consolidation or merger;
 
  •  the board or stockholders approve a liquidation or dissolution; or
 
  •  the board or stockholders approve a sale, lease, exchange or transfer of substantially all assets.
 
As noted above, payments under the change in control/severance agreements are generally triggered by two events, a change in control plus a qualifying termination of employment. A qualifying termination of employment includes both involuntary termination without cause and voluntary termination by the executive for good reason. Good reason includes assignment of duties substantially inconsistent with the executive’s status as a senior executive officer, substantial reduction in base salary, relocation of place of employment more than 50 miles, failure to pay compensation, or failure to provide benefits or a reduction in benefits.
 
Under the change in control/severance agreements and Stock Incentive Plan, the named executive officers other than Mr. DeCosmo would receive the following under qualifying circumstances:
 
  •  their current cycle bonus pro rated if the termination is before the end of the first half of the cycle; full bonus if during the second half of the cycle;
 
  •  lump sum severance equal to two times their current salary and two times target bonus, or if higher, the salary or actual bonus in any of the last three years;
 
  •  health and welfare benefits provided for two years at no greater cost;
 
  •  acceleration of vesting of all options, restricted shares, restricted stock units, and performance stock units;
 
  •  two years of additional service credit for SERP benefits, if any;
 
  •  lump sum payment equal to two years’ match under our 401(k) plan;
 
  •  any retiree medical benefits to which the executive is entitled;
 
  •  reimbursement for outplacement services not to exceed 15% of base salary and target bonus; and
 
  •  two years’ continuation of perquisites.
 
The change in control agreements also contain gross-up provisions in the event the officer is required to pay excise tax on these amounts. The gross up will only be paid if the change in control payments exceed 110% of the amount that would not be subject to excise tax; otherwise, payments are reduced to the maximum amount that will not trigger the excise tax.
 
The amount of severance and benefits was determined based on competitive market practices for executives at this level. Executives at this level generally require a longer timeframe to find comparable jobs because there are fewer jobs at this level in the market. The executives often have a large percentage of their personal wealth dependent on the status of our company, given the requirement to hold a multiple of their salary in stock and the fact that a large part of their compensation is stock-based.
 
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control event, until the date of the change in control event, or until the executive is terminated by the company or terminates employment for good reason.
 
Executive Perquisites.   We intend to take a minimalist approach to perquisites. We will provide umbrella insurance coverage and club memberships for our executives.
 
Severance Benefits.   Generally speaking, severance is a matter that is individually negotiated with the executive and the amount depends on the circumstances of his or her departure. As discussed below, the CEO is the only executive who has an employment agreement with pre-established severance benefits, other than the change in control/agreements discussed above. In return for the post-employment benefits, the CEO agrees not to compete with us for two years after departure.
 
“Clawback” of Compensation.   If an executive leaves under circumstances that call into question whether any compensation amounts paid to him or her were validly earned, we would pursue any legal rights we deemed appropriate under the circumstances.
 
Tax Deductibility Policy.   Section 162(m) of the Code generally limits the tax deductibility of compensation of the CEO and the other three most highly compensated executive officers (other than the CFO) of a publicly-held company to $1 million per executive unless the compensation constitutes “performance-based” compensation. We intend that compensation paid to our named executive officers not be subject to the limitation on tax deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Code so long as this can be achieved in a manner consistent with our other compensation objectives.
 
Compensation Actions in Preparation for the Spin-off
 
Base Salary Increase.   The following salary increase for the CEO has been approved by our board after considering market data provided by Hewitt:
                     
        Current
    Anticipated
 
        Annual
    Annual
 
Executive
 
Title
  Salary Rate     Salary Rate  
 
James M. DeCosmo
  President and Chief Executive Officer   $ 309,000     $ 500,000  
 
This increase brings Mr. DeCosmo’s salary to a level that is consistent with our peer group benchmarking.
 
Equity Award.   Mr. DeCosmo was also given on May 4, 2007 an award of 25,000 shares of Temple-Inland restricted stock that will vest on May 4, 2010. The market price of Temple-Inland common stock on May 4, 2007 was $61.23.
 
Employment Agreement.   We executed an employment agreement with Mr. DeCosmo on August 9, 2007 that will become effective as of the spin-off. The agreement has a three-year term, but is automatically extended by one year on the first anniversary of the effective date and each anniversary thereafter unless notice of nonrenewal is given at least one year in advance of such anniversary date.
 
During the term of the agreement, Mr. DeCosmo will receive a base salary, which may not be reduced below its level at the time the agreement becomes effective ($500,000) or any increase subsequently granted. He will be eligible for a performance-based annual cash bonus, employee benefits, equity (long-term incentive plan) grants, and umbrella insurance. There are no parameters on the performance-based annual cash bonus, such as a maximum amount, and it is entirely within the discretion of our Compensation Committee except that it shall be substantially no less favorable than the bonus program applicable to our other senior executives.
 
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Mr. DeCosmo were to experience such a qualifying termination of employment after the first two years of the agreement and not within two years following a change in control, he would be entitled to those same benefits, except that the severance would be based on two times salary and bonus, health and welfare benefits and perquisites would continue for two years, and imputed service credit would be limited to an additional two years. Upon termination of employment for death or disability, Mr. DeCosmo would receive a cash lump-sum payment equal to the sum of his annual base salary and a pro-rata portion of his annual target bonus. Mr. DeCosmo would be required to execute a release of claims, and he has agreed that he will not compete with us for two years following his termination of employment for any reason.
 
Retirement Benefits.   All liabilities for accrued benefits under Temple-Inland’s qualified defined benefit plan for the Forestar named executive officers will be retained by Temple-Inland. The actuarial present values of the accumulated pension benefits of our named executive officers who participate in Temple-Inland’s qualified defined benefit plan and SERP as of the end of 2006, as well as other information about each of Temple-Inland’s defined benefit pension plans, are reported in the Pension Benefits table on page 93.
 
In connection with the spin-off, Mr. DeCosmo will receive a distribution in 2008 of all amounts he has accrued under the Temple-Inland SERP, which is estimated to be approximately $169,910. This amount will be paid by Temple-Inland.
 
Existing Equity Awards.   Each of the named officers is currently employed by us or Temple-Inland. In such capacity, the named officers were granted stock options and other equity awards with respect to Temple-Inland common stock. Details with respect to such grants as of the end of 2006 are set forth below under the table entitled “Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End 2006.”
 
In connection with the spin-offs of Forestar and Guaranty, all outstanding options will be equitably adjusted into three separate options: one relating to Guaranty common stock, one relating to Forestar common stock, and one relating to Temple-Inland common stock. Such adjustment is expected to be made so that immediately following the distribution the number of shares relating to each option and the per share option exercise price of the original Temple-Inland stock option will be proportionally allocated among the three types of stock options based upon the distribution ratios and relative per share trading prices of the Forestar, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland common stock immediately following the distribution. All Forestar and Guaranty options issued as part of this adjustment and the Temple-Inland options will continue to be subject to their current vesting schedules. Further, for purposes of vesting and the post-termination exercise periods applicable to such stock options, Temple-Inland’s Compensation Committee determined that continued employment with Forestar, Guaranty, or Temple-Inland will be viewed as continued employment with the issuer of the options.
 
Restricted Stock and RSUs and performance stock units will be adjusted in the same manner stockholders of Temple-Inland have their shares adjusted, including participation in quarterly dividends and special dividends, and will continue to vest over the normal vesting cycle. These equitable adjustments are intended to preserve the economic value of the awards immediately prior to the distribution.
 
Historical Compensation of Our Executive Officers Prior to Spin Off Under The Temple-Inland Executive Compensation Program
 
The following tables contain compensation information for services in all capacities to Temple-Inland for the periods shown for our CEO, CFO, and three other executive officers who for fiscal 2006 had the highest compensation. We refer to these persons collectively as our named executive officers. All of the information included in these tables reflects compensation earned by the individuals for services with Temple-Inland and its subsidiaries. All references in the following tables to stock options, Restricted Stock, PSUs, and RSUs, relate to awards of stock options, Restricted Stock, PSUs and RSUs granted by Temple-Inland in regard to Temple-Inland common stock.
 
Temple-Inland’s Compensation Committee generally attempts to maintain a balance between the different elements of compensation, but has not established specific allocation formulae to determine the proportion of each element of compensation in relation to the other elements.


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Bonus
 
In 2006, incentive compensation, including bonus, stock awards, options and non-equity incentive compensation, was determined by the Temple-Inland Compensation Committee for Mr. DeCosmo and Mr. Knight based on recommendations of the Temple-Inland CEO, and using market data provided by Hewitt Associates based on Mr. DeCosmo’s position as CEO of a business unit and Mr. Knight’s position as Chief Real Estate Officer for Temple-Inland. The market data consisted of pay for CEOs of business units in general industry of the size of Temple-Inland’s real estate operations, as reflected in Hewitt’s database from salary surveys it conducts. Temple-Inland’s Compensation Committee reviewed this data and made its subjective determination of each component of pay based on Mr. DeCosmo’s and Mr. Knight’s position and responsibilities relative to that of other senior executives of Temple-Inland (internal pay equity) and the results of their operations.
 
The Temple-Inland Compensation Committee determined an aggregate bonus pool amount for all other real estate business unit employees based on the financial results of the real estate operations and its successful positioning as a separate business segment, which Mr. DeCosmo allocated to individual employees, including Mr. Etheredge and Mr. Jehl, based on his business judgment concerning their positions and results.
 
Mr. Nines worked for Temple-Inland during 2006, and his compensation was determined by the CEO of Temple-Inland based on his business judgment concerning Mr. Nines’ position and results.
 
Stock Awards
 
Under plans approved by Temple-Inland stockholders, Temple-Inland’s Compensation Committee may grant three types of stock awards to executive officers: options, restricted stock units, and performance stock units. A dollar value is established for the stock awards in consultation with Temple-Inland’s compensation consultant after reviewing competitive market data as described above. The dollar value of the awards may be at or above the mid-range of what other companies may offer in any given year. The Temple-Inland Compensation Committee determined the stock awards for Mr. DeCosmo and Mr. Knight in connection with its determination of their total compensation described above. The stock awards and options granted by the Temple-Inland Compensation Committee to the other named executive officers were based on recommendations of Mr. DeCosmo. Restricted stock units contain a minimum return threshold, while performance units are only paid if Temple-Inland’s performance is in the top half compared with its peer group. As discussed below, in light of the transformation events, the Temple-Inland Compensation Committee converted all outstanding performance stock units to restricted stock units with 1% minimum ROI criteria. The Temple-Inland Compensation Committee also considers previous grants, tenure, and responsibilities of the executives.
 
The amounts and forms of compensation reported below do not necessarily reflect the compensation these persons will receive following the spin-off, which could be higher or lower, because historical compensation was determined by Temple-Inland and future compensation levels will be determined based on the compensation policies, programs and procedures to be established by our Compensation Committee.


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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR YEAR 2006
 
                                                                         
                                        Change in
             
                                        Pension Value
             
                                        and
             
                                        Nonqualified
             
                                  Non-Equity
    Deferred
             
                      Stock
    Option
    Incentive Plan
    Compensation
    All Other
       
          Salary
    Bonus
    Awards(1)
    Awards
    Compensation
    Earnings(2)
    Compensation(3)
    Total
 
Name and Principal Position
  Year     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)  
(a)   (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)     (h)     (i)     (j)  
 
James M. DeCosmo
    2006     $ 294,231     $ 0     $ 450,584     $ 118,183     $ 740,000     $ 33,920     $ 34,351     $ 1,671,268  
President and CEO
                                                                       
Christopher L. Nines
    2006     $ 148,317     $ 300,000     $ 82,498     $ 44,701     $ 0     $ 5,672     $ 8,550     $ 589,738  
Chief Financial Officer
                                                                       
Craig A. Knight
    2006     $ 222,596     $ 550,000     $ 223,952     $ 154,125     $ 0     $ 5,243     $ 7,000     $ 1,162,916  
Chief Investment Officer
                                                                       
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr. 
    2006     $ 205,892     $ 225,000     $ 42,953     $ 30,033     $ 0     $ 9,624     $ 64,674     $ 578,177  
Executive Vice President
                                                                       
Charles D. Jehl
    2006     $ 165,769     $ 300,000     $ 44,059     $ 24,808     $ 0     $ 8,911     $ 5,200     $ 548,747  
Chief Accounting Officer
                                                                       
 
 
(1) The fair value of restricted stock, performance stock units, and stock options was determined in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R). Fair value of the option awards was determined using the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The following table lists the fair values by grant date:
 
                                                 
    Estimated
          Expected
                   
    Fair Value
    Expected
    Stock
    Risk-Free
             
    of Options
    Dividend
    Price
    Interest
    Life of
       
Grant Date
  Granted     Yield     Volatility     Rate     Option        
 
2/7/2003
  $ 5.81       2.5 %     29.3 %     2.9 %     8          
5/7/2003
  $ 6.60       2.5 %     29.3 %     3.9 %     8          
2/6/2004
  $ 8.31       2.9 %     28.8 %     4.2 %     8          
2/4/2005
  $ 11.13       2.3 %     28.2 %     4.1 %     8          
2/3/2006
  $ 11.53       2.4 %     25.1 %     4.4 %     6          
 
 
(2) Represents the change in the actuarial present value of accumulated pension benefits from September 30, 2005 to September 30, 2006. There were no above-market or preferential earnings on deferred compensation.
 
(3) Mr. DeCosmo’s compensation includes $13,614 in mortgage subsidies, $4,707 in country club dues, $9,370 relocation expense reimbursement, $1,250 personal liability (umbrella) insurance policy imputed income, and a charitable gift award. Mr. Etheredge’s compensation includes $57,244 in relocation expenses. Amounts for each officer, including Mr. DeCosmo and Mr. Etheredge, include a $4,000 company match under a 401(k) plan and matching gifts for charitable contributions under a charitable foundation program.
 
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
 
Additional information about stock-based compensation awards granted and vested in 2006 and awards outstanding at year-end 2006 follows.


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The following table summarizes grants of stock-based compensation awards made in 2006 to the named executive officers.
 
2006 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS
 
                                                                                         
                                              All Other
    All Other
             
                                              Stock
    Option
             
                                              Awards:
    Awards:
    Exercise
    Grant
 
                                              Number of
    Number of
    or Base
    Date Fair
 
                                              Shares of
    Securities
    Price of
    Value of
 
          Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-equity Incentive Plan Awards     Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards(1)     Stock or
    Underlying
    Option
    Stock and
 
          Threshold
    Target
    Maximum
    Threshold
    Target
    Maximum
    Units
    Options
    Awards
    Option
 
Name
  Grant Date     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     ($)     (#)(1)     (#)(2)     ($/Sh)(3)     Awards  
(a)   (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)     (h)     (i)     (j)     (k)     (l)  
 
DeCosmo
    2/3/2006       0       0       0       15,900       18,400       18,400       0       18,450     $ 46.20     $ 1,062,809  
Nines
    2/3/2006       0       0       0       0       0       0       2,625       6,400     $ 46.20     $ 195,067  
Knight
    2/3/2006       0       0       0       5,625       7,500       0       5,000       10,000     $ 46.20     $ 692,800  
Etheredge
    2/3/2006       0       0       0       0       0       0       2,100       5,125     $ 46.20     $ 156,111  
Jehl
    2/3/2006       0       0       0       0       0       0       2,100       5,125     $ 46.20     $ 156,111  
 
 
(1) The dollar value is calculated by multiplying the number of shares awarded by the average of the high and low NYSE sales price of unrestricted stock on the date of grant. The amount shown for Mr. DeCosmo includes 8,400 restricted stock units that are vested if minimum return on investment, or ROI, criteria are met (1% ROI over fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008). It also included performance-based restricted stock units (Performance Stock Units): Mr. DeCosmo-10,000 and Mr. Knight-7,500. Performance stock units were originally granted subject to performance criteria under which the awards would vest 0%, 75%, or 100% depending upon Temple-Inland’s achievement of certain ROI performance criteria during the three-year vesting period (fiscal years 2006, 2007 and 2008 are referred to as the Award Period) as compared with its peer group. No payment would be made unless Temple-Inland’s average ROI ranking as compared to the peer group over the award period is in the first or second quartile of ROI rankings. If Temple-Inland’s average ROI over the award period placed it within the first quartile, up to 100% of the performance stock units may be paid. If Temple-Inland’s average ROI over the award period placed it within the second quartile, up to 75% of the performance stock units may be paid. The Compensation Committee retained discretion to reduce the size of the award, but not to increase it. On August 9, 2007 the Compensation Committee determined that the performance criteria would be frustrated by the spin-off and other transformation events, and converted all of the performance stock units to restricted stock units with 1% minimum ROI criteria that will vest on the third anniversary of the original grant. Mr. DeCosmo’s restricted stock units were canceled on August 9, 2007 and new units in the same amount and vesting at the original vesting date were issued so that the 1% minimum ROI criteria could be updated. The restricted stock units have a potential vesting date of February 3, 2009. Cash compensation will be paid equal to the amount of regular quarterly dividends these shares would otherwise earn.
 
(2) Options to purchase Temple-Inland common stock. Exercise prices have never been repriced. Withholding taxes may be paid with exercised shares. No general or freestanding stock appreciation rights, or SARS, were granted. All grants to the named executive officers include a provision for acceleration of vesting in certain change of control situations. All options awarded to the executives become exercisable in 25% increments on February 3 of 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 and have a ten year term expiring February 3, 2016.
 
(3) Valued by averaging the high and the low sales prices of Temple-Inland stock on the NYSE on the board meeting date when the grants were approved. The closing price on such date was $45.79.


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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT YEAR-END 2006
 
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation awards outstanding at year-end 2006 for the named executive officers:
 
                                                                                 
                            Stock Awards              
                                              Equity
             
                                        Equity
    Incentive
             
                                        Incentive
    Plans:
             
                                        Plans:
    Market or
             
                                        Number of
    Payout
             
                                  Market
    Unearned
    Value of
             
    Option Awards     Number of
    Value of
    Shares,
    Unearned
             
    Number of
    Number of
                Shares or
    Shares or
    Units or
    Shares,
             
    Securities
    Securities
                Units of
    Units of
    Other
    Units or Other
             
    Underlying
    Underlying
    Option
          Stock That
    Stock That
    Rights That
    Rights That
             
    Unexercised
    Unexercised
    Exercise
    Option
    Have Not
    Have Not
    Have Not
    Have Not
             
    Options (#)
    Options (#)
    Price
    Expiration
    Vested
    Vested
    Vested
    Vested
    Grant
    Vesting
 
Name
  Exercisable     Unexercisable     ($)     Date     (#)(1)     ($)(1)     (#)     (#)(1)     Date     Date  
(a)   (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)     (h)     (i)     (j)     (k)  
 
James M. DeCosmo
    2,000             $ 27.64       02/04/10                                       02/04/00       Vested  
                                                                                 
      2,500             $ 25.65       02/02/11                                       02/02/01       Vested  
                                                                                 
      6,000             $ 27.66       02/01/12                                       02/01/02       Vested  
                                                                                 
      2,500             $ 21.51       02/07/13                                       02/07/03       Vested  
                                                                                 
      2,500             $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       Vested  
                                                                                 
      4,000             $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       Vested  
                                                                                 
              2,500     $ 21.51       02/07/13                                       02/07/03       02/07/07  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
              4,000     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/07  
                                                                                 
              4,000     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/07  
                                                                                 
              4,000     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/07  
                                                                                 
              4,612     $ 46.20       02/06/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/07  
                                                                                 
              4,613     $ 46.20       02/06/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/08  
                                                                                 
              4,612     $ 46.20       02/06/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
              4,613     $ 46.20       02/06/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/10  
                                                                                 
                                      800     $ 36,824                       02/02/01       02/02/07  
                                                                                 
                                      2,000     $ 92,060                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
                                      6,000     $ 276,180       6,000     $ 276,180       02/04/05       02/04/08  
                                                                                 
                                      8,400     $ 386,652                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
                                                      10,000     $ 460,300       02/06/04       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
      19,500       35,450                       17,200     $ 791,716       16,000     $ 736,480                  
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
Christopher L. Nines
    500             $ 23.05       08/01/13                                       08/01/03       Vested  
                                                                                 
              500     $ 23.05       08/01/13                                       08/01/03       08/01/07  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 30.02       02/04/15                                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 30.02       02/04/15                                       02/06/04       02/06/08  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/07  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/08  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/09  
                                                                                 
              1,600     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/07  
                                                                                 
              1,600     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/08  
                                                                                 
              1,600     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
              1,600     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/10  
                                                                                 
                                      2,000     $ 92,060                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
                                      100     $ 4,603                       02/01/02       02/01/07  
                                                                                 
                                      2,000     $ 92,060                       02/04/05       02/04/08  
                                                                                 
                                      2,625     $ 120,829                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
      500       13,150                       6,725     $ 309,552             $ 0                  
                                                                                 


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                            Stock Awards              
                                              Equity
             
                                        Equity
    Incentive
             
                                        Incentive
    Plans:
             
                                        Plans:
    Market or
             
                                        Number of
    Payout
             
                                  Market
    Unearned
    Value of
             
    Option Awards     Number of
    Value of
    Shares,
    Unearned
             
    Number of
    Number of
                Shares or
    Shares or
    Units or
    Shares,
             
    Securities
    Securities
                Units of
    Units of
    Other
    Units or Other
             
    Underlying
    Underlying
    Option
          Stock That
    Stock That
    Rights That
    Rights That
             
    Unexercised
    Unexercised
    Exercise
    Option
    Have Not
    Have Not
    Have Not
    Have Not
             
    Options (#)
    Options (#)
    Price
    Expiration
    Vested
    Vested
    Vested
    Vested
    Grant
    Vesting
 
Name
  Exercisable     Unexercisable     ($)     Date     (#)(1)     ($)(1)     (#)     (#)(1)     Date     Date  
(a)   (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)     (h)     (i)     (j)     (k)  
 
                                                                                 
Craig A. Knight
    8,000             $ 27.75       02/06/08                                       02/06/98       Vested  
                                                                                 
      10,000             $ 27.64       02/04/10                                       02/04/00       Vested  
                                                                                 
      2,500             $ 25.65       02/02/11                                       02/02/01       Vested  
                                                                                 
      5,000             $ 27.66       02/01/12                                       02/01/02       Vested  
                                                                                 
      5,000             $ 21.51       02/07/13                                       02/07/03       Vested  
                                                                                 
      2,500             $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       Vested  
                                                                                 
      1,250             $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       Vested  
                                                                                 
              2,500     $ 21.51       05/01/12                                       02/07/03       02/07/07  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       02/06/08  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/07  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/08  
                                                                                 
              1,250     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/09  
                                                                                 
              2,500     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/07  
                                                                                 
              2,500     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/08  
                                                                                 
              2,500     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
              2,500     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/10  
                                                                                 
                                      800     $ 36,824                       02/01/01       02/02/07  
                                                                                 
                                      2,000     $ 92,060                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
                                      2,000     $ 92,060                       02/04/05       02/04/08  
                                                                                 
                                      5,000     $ 230,150                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
                                      7,500     $ 345,225                       02/03/06       03/15/09  
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
      34,250       18,750                       17,300     $ 796,319           $ 0                  
                                                                                 

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                            Stock Awards              
                                              Equity
             
                                        Equity
    Incentive
             
                                        Incentive
    Plans:
             
                                        Plans:
    Market or
             
                                        Number of
    Payout
             
                                  Market
    Unearned
    Value of
             
    Option Awards     Number of
    Value of
    Shares,
    Unearned
             
    Number of
    Number of
                Shares or
    Shares or
    Units or
    Shares,
             
    Securities
    Securities
                Units of
    Units of
    Other
    Units or Other
             
    Underlying
    Underlying
    Option
          Stock That
    Stock That
    Rights That
    Rights That
             
    Unexercised
    Unexercised
    Exercise
    Option
    Have Not
    Have Not
    Have Not
    Have Not
             
    Options (#)
    Options (#)
    Price
    Expiration
    Vested
    Vested
    Vested
    Vested
    Grant
    Vesting
 
Name
  Exercisable     Unexercisable     ($)     Date     (#)(1)     ($)(1)     (#)     (#)(1)     Date     Date  
(a)   (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)     (f)     (g)     (h)     (i)     (j)     (k)  
 
                                                                                 
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr.  
    500             $ 27.66       02/01/12                                       02/01/02       Vested  
                                                                                 
      1,500             $ 21.51       02/07/13                                       02/07/03       Vested  
                                                                                 
      800             $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       Vested  
                                                                                 
      400             $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       Vested  
                                                                                 
              1,500     $ 21.51       02/07/13                                       02/07/03       02/07/07  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       02/06/08  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/07  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/08  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/09  
                                                                                 
              1,281     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/07  
                                                                                 
              1,281     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/08  
                                                                                 
              1,281     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
              1,282     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/10  
                                                                                 
                                      600     $ 27,618                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
                                      600     $ 27,618                       02/06/05       02/06/08  
                                                                                 
                                      2,100     $ 96,663                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
      3,200       8,625                       3,300     $ 151,899           $ 0                  
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
Charles D. Jehl
                                                                               
                                                                                 
              500     $ 23.05       08/01/13                                       08/01/03       08/01/07  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 30.02       02/06/14                                       02/06/04       02/06/08  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/07  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/08  
                                                                                 
              400     $ 37.07       02/04/15                                       02/04/05       02/04/09  
                                                                                 
              1,281     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/07  
                                                                                 
              1,281     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/08  
                                                                                 
              1,281     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
              1,282     $ 46.20       02/03/16                                       02/03/06       02/03/10  
                                                                                 
                                      600     $ 27,618                       02/06/04       02/06/07  
                                                                                 
                                      600     $ 27,618                       02/04/05       02/04/08  
                                                                                 
                                      2,100     $ 96,663                       02/03/06       02/03/09  
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
              7.625                       3,300     $ 151,899                                  
                                                                                 
 
 
(1) Value based on the closing market price of Temple-Inland’s common stock on December 29, 2006 of $46.03. Restricted stock units vest three years after the date of grant. Restricted stock units awarded in 2006 to Mr. DeCosmo vest three years after the date of grant if minimum ROI criteria are met. Performance stock units vest three years after the date of grant and were subject to satisfaction of performance criteria, but (as described above) the performance units were canceled and new restricted stock units were issued with minimum 1% ROI criteria due to the spin-off. Market value shown assumes all performance criteria are met and the maximum value is paid.

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2006 OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED
 
The following table summarizes stock-based compensation awards exercised or vested in 2006 by the named executive officers. No restricted shares or performance shares vested in 2006. The shares shown in columns (d) and (e) below are dividends earned on phantom stock.
 
                                         
    Option Awards     Stock Awards        
    Number of
          Number of
             
    Shares Acquired
    Value Realized
    Shares Acquired
    Value Realized
       
Name of Executive Officer
  on Exercise     Upon Exercise     on Vesting     Upon Vesting        
(a)   (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)        
 
James M. DeCosmo
    0     $ 0       49     $ 2,140          
Christopher L. Nines
    6,350     $ 98,664       49     $ 2,137          
Craig A. Knight
    19,650     $ 353,725       50     $ 2,136          
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr. 
    0     $ 0       16     $ 640          
Charles D. Jehl
    1,800     $ 27,945       14     $ 639          
 
2006 PENSION BENEFITS
 
The following table summarizes the actuarial present value of the accumulated benefits under our pension plans at year-end 2006 for the named executive officers:
 
                             
        Number of
    Present Value of
    Payments
 
        Years Credited
    Accumulated
    During Last
 
        Service
    Benefit
    Fiscal Year
 
Name
  Plan Name   (#)     ($)     ($)  
(a)   (b)   (c)     (d)     (e)  
 
James M. DeCosmo
  Temple-Inland
Retirement Plan
    7.25     $ 83,170     $  
    Supplemental
Retirement Plan(2)
    7.25     $ 24,445     $  
Christopher L. Nines
  Temple-Inland
Retirement Plan
    5.583     $ 22,571     $  
    Supplemental
Retirement Plan(2)
    5.583     $ 248     $  
Craig K. Knight
  Temple-Inland
Retirement Plan
    0     $ 0     $  
    Supplemental
Retirement Plan
    0     $ 0     $  
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr. 
  Temple-Inland
Retirement Plan
    0     $ 0     $  
    Supplemental
Retirement Plan
    0     $ 0     $  
Charles D. Jehl
  Temple-Inland
Retirement Plan
    0     $ 0     $  
    Supplemental
Retirement Plan
    0     $ 0        
 
 
(1) Mr. DeCosmo and Mr. Nines participated in Temple-Inland’s defined benefit plan. Retirement benefits under the tax qualified defined benefit plan are calculated using final average compensation based on the highest five of the employee’s last ten years of service. Final average compensation normally includes salaries and bonuses, but the Board can designate a payment as ineligible under the plan. Final average compensation excludes other forms of compensation such as dividends, severance pay, relocation, long-term disability, stock options, restricted stock units, and performance stock units. The formula for normal retirement is .95% of final average compensation plus .65% of final average compensation in excess of Social Security covered


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compensation multiplied by years of service up to 35 years and .8% of final average compensation multiplied by years of service over 35 years. For example, assume an employee has a final average pay of $1 million and has worked for 40 years. His pension is determined as follows: [((.0095 x $1,000,000) + (.0065 x ($1,000,000−$48,816))) x 35] + (.008 x $1,000,000 x 5) = $588,894 (annual life only benefit). Five years of service or attainment of age 65 is required to vest in the retirement benefit. Normal retirement age is 65, but benefits are generally not reduced for retirement at age 62 if the executive has 20 years of vesting service. Lump sum distributions for benefits with a present value greater than $10,000 are not permitted under this plan. Benefits are paid in the form of a monthly annuity for the life of the executive and his or her spouse or other contingent annuitant depending on the option the executive selects. The amount of the monthly benefit is affected by the age or life expectancy of the employee and spouse and how much will be paid to the survivor if the employee dies based on the payment election selected by the employee. However, the total value of the benefit does not vary. For example, assume Employee A and Employee B each have accrued benefits with a total value of $100,000. Employee A is age 65 and Employee B is 55. Employee A will receive a larger monthly benefit than Employee B because Employee B is younger and has a longer life expectancy, so his or her payments are spread over a longer time. Early retirement may be taken at age 55 or later if the employee has five years of service, but benefits are reduced for each year prior to age 62 by factors ranging from 3% to 6% based on years of service.
 
Until the spin-off Mr. DeCosmo and Mr. Nines are participants in a Temple-Inland Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, a non-qualified pension plan that covers pay in excess of the limits set by Section 401(a)(17) of the Code (which, in 2006, was $220,000). These amounts will be distributed to Mr. DeCosmo and Mr. Nines following the spin-off.
 
2006 NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION
 
The following table summarizes deferred compensation for 2006 for the named executive officers:
 
NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION YEAR 2006
 
                                         
    Executive
    Registrant
    Aggregate
    Aggregate
    Aggregate
 
    Contributions
    Contributions
    Earnings
    Withdrawals/
    Balance
 
    in Last FY
    in Last FY
    in Last FY
    Distributions
    at Last FYE
 
Name
  ($)     ($)(1)     ($)(1)     ($)     ($)(2)  
(a)   (b)     (b)     (c)     (d)     (e)  
 
James M. DeCosmo
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 172     $ 0     $ 7,917  
Chris Nines
  $ 0     $ 0     $ 169     $ 0     $ 7,779  
Craig A. Knight
  $ 0     $ 93     $ 5,321     $ 0     $ 177,142  
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr. 
  $ 0     $ 7,381     $ 2,294     $ 0     $ 83,401  
Charles D. Jehl
  $ 0     $ 8,604     $ 357     $ 0     $ 20,988  
 
 
(1) Earnings include dividend equivalent units credited under the Temple-Inland phantom stock plan equal to the amount of dividends that would be earned on these units if they were actual Temple-Inland common stock as follows: Messrs. DeCosmo—$172; Nines—$169; Knight—$171; Etheredge—$51; and Jehl—$50. This is the same dividend rate paid to Temple-Inland stockholders of $.25 per share per quarter in 2006 and is not preferential. Earnings on defined contribution retirement plan accounts for 2006 were based on the rate earned under Vanguard’s Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund, the same fund used in the underlying tax-qualified defined contribution plan. None of the above named executive officers participated in setting this rate, which was selected by Temple-Inland when the plan was established. In 2006, the earnings rate for this fund was 3.14%. The defined contribution retirement account is distributed in cash at age 65 or earlier if the executive retires and requests it.
 
(2) None of the amounts in the other columns were previously reported.
 
POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL
 
In 2000, Temple-Inland’s Board of Directors authorized change in control agreements for its key officers and for key officers of its subsidiaries, including the operations now known as Forestar. Temple-Inland’s Compensation Committee determined each component of the change in control agreements following advice on general industry


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practices prepared by Watson Wyatt, a consultant retained by Temple-Inland. Senior officers were given agreements providing for severance of three times their salary, bonus, and benefits. Less senior executives were given agreements providing for two times their salary, bonus, and benefits. Because Temple-Inland’s businesses are cyclical in nature, the definition of “bonus” was set as the highest target bonus in the last three years. Temple-Inland’s Compensation Committee likewise adopted its retirement program and death and disability provisions in its retirement and stock plans based on its review of general industry market practices and market practices relative to the paper and forest products industry. Temple-Inland’s Compensation Committee reviews each element of its compensation periodically. In 2007, Temple-Inland’s Compensation Committee conducted a thorough review of change in control agreements and determined to maintain its current practices based on the paper and forest products industry market practices and its own experience concerning the importance of these agreements in recruiting executives.
 
The following table summarizes the estimated amounts our named executive officers would have become entitled to under the Temple-Inland change in control and termination agreements (which are substantially similar to ours described above) assuming different termination events occurred at year-end 2006:
 
                                                                                 
                Value of
    Value of
    Value of
                               
          Current Year
    Stock
    Restricted
    Performance
                               
          Bonus
    Options
    Stock That
    Stock That
    Retirement
    Welfare
          Excise Tax
    Aggregate
 
    Severance     Payment     That Vest     Vests     Vests(3)     Benefits     Benefits     Outplacement     & Gross-Up     Payments  
 
James M. DeCosmo, Chairman and CEO
Change In Control(4)
  $ 2,194,863     $ 408,000     $ 208,846     $ 405,064     $ 1,123,132     $ 467,989     $ 23,096     $ 45,000     $ 1,749,861     $ 6,625,851  
Retirement(6)
  $     $ 408,000     $ 208,846     $ 405,064     $ 1,123,132     $ 203,562     $     $     $     $ 2,348,604  
Death
  $     $ 408,000     $ 208,846     $ 405,064     $ 1,123,132     $ 90,989     $     $     $     $ 2,236,031  
Disability
  $     $ 408,000     $ 208,846     $ 405,064     $ 1,123,132     $ 203,562     $     $     $     $ 2,348,604  
Voluntary Termination(1)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 467,989     $     $     $     $ 467,989  
Involuntary Termination(2)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 203,562     $     $     $     $ 203,562  
Christopher L. Nines, Chief Financial Officer
Change In Control(4)
  $ 919,174     $ 300,000     $ 85,116     $ 309,552     $     $ 74,538     $ 18,592     $ 22,500     $ 568,098     $ 2,297,570  
Retirement(6)
  $     $ 300,000     $ 85,116     $ 309,552     $     $ 41,253     $     $     $     $ 735,921  
Death
  $     $ 300,000     $ 85,116     $ 309,552     $     $ 20,858     $     $     $     $ 715,526  
Disability
  $     $ 300,000     $ 85,116     $ 309,552     $     $ 41,253     $     $     $     $ 735,921  
Voluntary Termination(1)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 41,253     $     $     $     $ 41,253  
Involuntary Termination(2)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 41,253     $     $     $     $ 41,253  
Craig A. Knight, Chief Investment Officer
Change In Control(4)
  $ 1,577,600     $ 550,000     $ 134,926     $ 328,347     $ 345,225     $ 184,856     $ 17,042     $ 33,750     $ 959,208     $ 4,130,954  
Retirement(5)
  $     $ 550,000     $ 134,926     $ 328,347     $ 345,225     $ 169,271     $     $     $     $ 1,527,769  
Death
  $     $ 550,000     $ 134,926     $ 328,347     $ 345,225     $ 169,271     $     $     $     $ 1,527,769  
Disability
  $     $ 550,000     $ 134,926     $ 328,347     $ 345,225     $ 169,271     $     $     $     $ 1,527,769  
Voluntary Termination(1)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 169,271     $     $     $     $ 169,271  
Involuntary Termination(2)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 169,271     $     $     $     $ 169,271  
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr., Executive Vice President
Change In Control(4)
  $ 964,862     $ 250,000     $ 60,340     $ 151,899     $     $ 111,216     $ 22,816     $ 33,750     $ 436,828     $ 2,031,711  
Retirement(5)
  $     $ 250,000     $ 60,340     $ 151,899     $     $ 81,053     $     $     $     $ 543,292  
Death
  $     $ 250,000     $ 60,340     $ 151,899     $     $ 81,053     $     $     $     $ 543,292  
Disability
  $     $ 250,000     $ 60,340     $ 151,899     $     $ 81,053     $     $     $     $ 543,292  
Voluntary Termination(1)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 81,053     $     $     $     $ 81,053  
Involuntary Termination(2)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 81,053     $     $     $     $ 81,053  
Charles D. Jehl, Chief Accounting Officer
Change in Control(4)
  $ 979,600     $ 300,000     $ 35,050     $ 156,502     $     $ 51,294     $ 22,689     $ 27,750     $ 532,157     $ 2,105,042  
Retirement(5)
  $     $ 300,000     $ 35,050     $ 156,502     $     $ 18,687     $     $     $     $ 510,239  
Death
  $     $ 300,000     $ 35,050     $ 156,502     $     $ 18,687     $     $     $     $ 510,239  
Disability
  $     $ 300,000     $ 35,050     $ 156,502     $     $ 18,687     $     $     $     $ 510,239  
Voluntary Termination(1)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 18,687     $     $     $     $ 18,687  
Involuntary Termination(2)
  $     $     $     $     $     $ 18,687     $     $     $     $ 18,687  
 
 
(1) Termination not for cause or by executive for good reason. During the two-year period following the spin-off, benefits will be the same as those set forth for “Change in Control.”
 
(2) Termination for cause or by executive without good reason.
 
(3) Except in the case of a change in control, assumes performance criteria is met.
 
(4) Assumes a target bonus based on 12.5% ROI, and that the IRS considers the whole payment to be a “parachute payment” subject to the 20% excise tax.
 
(5) Payable in a lump sum.
 
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TREATMENT OF STOCK AWARDS OTHER THAN UPON CHANGE IN CONTROL
 
In 2006, none of the named executive officers had an employment contract or an agreement providing for severance payments in the event of termination of employment other than upon a change in control event. Under the Temple-Inland Stock Incentive Plan, an employee whose employment terminates has three months to exercise any options that are exercisable. All other options and all restricted stock units and performance stock units are forfeited. The employee retains any dividends earned prior to termination.
 
Termination by Death, Disability or Retirement
 
Except as provided under Mr. DeCosmo’s employment agreement described above, on termination of employment by death or disability, executives receive no payment other than through life insurance or disability insurance purchased by the executive and available to salaried employees generally. Mr. DeCosmo would receive a cash lump-sum payment equal to the sum of his annual base salary and a pro-rata portion of his annual target bonus. Under our Stock Incentive Plan, all options will immediately vest upon death or total disability and will remain exercisable for 12 months (death) or 36 months (disability). Restricted stock units and performance stock units will vest immediately, but performance stock units will only be paid if performance criteria are met.
 
At year-end 2006, Mr. Knight was eligible for early retirement. In addition to the pension benefits described elsewhere in this information statement, if he retired effective December 31, 2006 he would have received a pro-rated vesting of his 2,667 restricted stock units. At December 31, 2006, no portion of Mr. Knight’s Temple-Inland performance stock units would vest.
 
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
 
Mr. DeCosmo is our only executive officer who will serve as a member of our board of directors, but he will not serve on our Compensation Committee. Following the spin-off, none of our executive officers will serve as a member of the compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Compensation Committee.


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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
 
Before the spin-off, all of the outstanding shares of our common stock are and will be owned beneficially and of record by Temple-Inland. None of our directors, director nominees or the persons expected to become our executive officers currently owns any shares of our common stock, but those who own Temple-Inland common stock will receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off on the same basis as the shares held by other Temple-Inland stockholders.
 
There were 106,110,796 shares of Temple-Inland common stock outstanding on November 30, 2007. The following table sets forth the number and percentage of outstanding shares of Temple-Inland common stock beneficially owned as of such date, unless otherwise specified, by (1) each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5 percent of Temple-Inland common stock, (2) each director and each person nominated to serve as a director, (3) each of our “named executive officers” listed in the Summary Compensation Table and (4) all of our directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group. Each person or entity listed below has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to such shares, except as otherwise noted. The address of each director, director nominee and executive officer is c/o Forestar Real Estate Group, 1300 MoPac Expressway South, Austin, Texas 78746.
 
The table also sets forth the number and percentage of our shares of common stock each of these persons and entities is expected to receive in the spin-off, assuming that there are no changes in their holdings of Temple-Inland common stock after November 30, 2007 and assuming a distribution ratio of one share of our common stock for every three shares of Temple-Inland common stock held as of the record date, with no fractional shares. Following the spin-off, we will have outstanding an aggregate of approximately 35,500,000 shares of our common stock based on 106,110,796 shares of Temple-Inland common stock outstanding on November 30, 2007, excluding treasury shares and assuming no exercise of Temple-Inland options, and applying the distribution ratio. The beneficial owners listed in the table may have also been granted stock-based awards whose value is derived from the value of Temple-Inland common stock, including options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and performance stock units. These stock-based awards are not shown in the table because, except in the limited cases specified in the employee matters agreement, the awards will be adjusted based on the market price of shares of our common stock on the distribution date and, therefore, we cannot estimate the number of shares of common stock that, immediately after the spin-off, each person will be entitled to acquire within 60 days. See the section entitled “Management — Executive Compensation — Compensation Actions in Preparation for the Spin-off — Existing Equity Awards” beginning on page 86 of this information statement.
 
                         
   
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
   
Name and Address
  Temple-Inland
  Forestar
  Percent
of Beneficial Owner
 
Common Stock
 
Common Stock
 
of Class(1)
 
5% or Greater Holders
                       
Carl C. Icahn and affiliated entities
    10,366,491(2)       3,455,497       9.77 %
c/o Icahn Associates Corp.
                       
767 Fifth Avenue, 47th Floor
                       
New York, New York 10153
                       
Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC
    8,867,911(3)       2,955,970       8.36 %
101 John F. Kennedy Parkway
                       
Short Hills, NJ 07078
                       
Non-Employee Directors(6)
                       
Kenneth M. Jastrow, II(7)
    1,291,656       420,552       1.22 %
Louis R. Brill**
    42,086       14,028       *  
Kathleen Brown**
    0       0        
William G. Currie**
    0       0        
James A. Johnson**
    41,600       13,866       *  
Thomas H. McAuley**
    0       0        
William Powers, Jr.**
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned
   
Name and Address
  Temple-Inland
  Forestar
  Percent
of Beneficial Owner
 
Common Stock
 
Common Stock
 
of Class(1)
 
James A. Rubright**
    630       210       *  
Richard M. Smith**
    0       0        
Named Executive Officers(4)(5)(6)
                       
James M. DeCosmo
    45,102       15,034       *  
Christopher L. Nines
    11,850       3,950       *  
Craig A. Knight
    48,966       16,322       *  
Charles T. Etheredge, Jr. 
    8,391       2,797       *  
Charles D. Jehl
    3,238       1,079       *  
All of the above executive officers and directors and other executive officers as a group (14 persons)(6)
    1,493,519       497,840       1.41 %
 
 
* Represents less than 1% of outstanding shares of common stock.
 
** Director nominee.
 
(1) Represents the percentage of Temple-Inland common stock outstanding on November 30, 2007, and the percentage of our common stock that we expect to be outstanding based on the expected number of our shares to be distributed.
 
(2) Based solely on information reported on Schedule 13D/A (the “Report”), dated November 21, 2007 and filed with the SEC on November 21, 2007, by High River Limited Partnership (“High River”), Hopper Investments, LLC (“Hopper”), Barberry Corp., Icahn Partners Master Fund LP (“Icahn Master”), Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP (“Icahn Master II”), Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP (“Icahn Master III”), Icahn Offshore LP, Icahn Partners LP (“Icahn Partners”), Icahn Onshore LP, Icahn Partners Holding LP, IPH GP LLC (“IPH”), Icahn Enterprises Holdings LP, Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., Beckton Corp. and Carl C. Icahn. The Report indicates that 2,407,447 shares of common stock are held of record by High River; 3,285,356 shares of common stock for which it holds a call option expiring February 20, 2008 are held of record by Icahn Master; 888,293 shares of common stock for which it holds a call option expiring February 20, 2008 are held of record by Icahn Master II; 336,907 shares of common stock for which it holds a call option expiring February 20, 2008 are held of record by Icahn Master III; and 3,448,488 shares of common stock are held of record by Icahn Partners (collectively, the “Record Holders”). The Report states that Barberry Corp. is the sole member of Hopper, which is the general partner of High River; Beckton Corp. is the sole stockholder of Icahn Enterprises G.P. Inc., which is the general partner of Icahn Enterprises Holdings LP, which is the sole member of IPH, which is the general partner of Icahn Partners Holding LP, which is the general partner of each of Icahn Offshore LP and Icahn Onshore LP; Icahn Offshore LP is the general partner of each of Icahn Master, Icahn Master II and Icahn Master III; Icahn Onshore LP is the general partner of Icahn Partners. The Report further states that each of Barberry Corp. and Beckton Corp. is 100 percent owned by Carl C. Icahn and, as such, Mr. Icahn is in a position indirectly to determine the voting and investment decisions made by each of the Record Holders.
 
(3) Based solely on information reported on Form 13F-HR for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and filed with the SEC on November 8, 2007 by Franklin Resources, Inc., as reporting manager for Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC. Separately, Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC, in its capacity as investment advisor for numerous investment advisory clients, reported beneficial ownership of 10,010,013 shares on Schedule 13G/A, dated January 19, 2007 and filed with the SEC on February 1, 2007, and indicated sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares. Because the number of shares reported on the Schedule 13G/A does not represent the reported percentage of ownership in Temple-Inland common stock by Franklin Mutual Advisers, LLC, we have applied Regulation S-K Item 403, Instruction 3, in determining the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned.

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(4) Includes shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of qualifying options within 60 days from August 31, 2007: Messrs. Jastrow — 959,313; Brill — 13,000; Johnson — 36,000; DeCosmo — 31,862; Nines — 5,100; Knight — 41,750; Etheredge — 6,781 and Jehl — 2,581: and all directors and executive officers (14 persons) as a group — 1,096,387.
 
(5) Includes shares held by trustees under Temple-Inland 401(k) plans for Messrs. Jastrow — 8,450; DeCosmo — 1,220; Nines — 820; Knight — 5,216; Etheredge — 565 and Jehl — 57; and all directors and executive officers (14 persons) as a group — 16,328. SEC rules consider these shares to be beneficially owned.
 
(6) Includes 150 shares owned by relatives of all directors and executive officers (14 persons) as a group. SEC rules consider these shares to be beneficially owned, but the individuals disclaim any beneficial interest in such shares.
 
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Following the spin-off, we will operate as an independent, publicly-traded company. To effect the spin-off and to provide a framework for our initial relationship with Temple-Inland and Guaranty, we expect to enter into certain agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty. The following is a summary of the expected material terms of those agreements. We urge you to read the full text of the agreements, forms of which will be filed with our registration statement on Form 10 of which this information statement is a part. Additional or modified agreements, arrangements, and transactions, which will be negotiated at arm’s length, may be entered into between or among Temple-Inland, Guaranty and us after the spin-off.
 
Related Party Transaction Policy
 
We have adopted a written policy and procedures for the review, approval or ratification of any related party transactions. The policy provides that any transaction, arrangement or relationship between us and a related party must be reviewed by the Nominating and Governance Committee, unless pre-approved under the policy. The policy deems the following transactions, arrangements or relationships to be pre-approved:
 
  •  compensation arrangements required to be reported under the director compensation section of the proxy statement,
 
  •  compensation arrangements required to be reported under the executive compensation section of the proxy statement,
 
  •  business expense reimbursements,
 
  •  transactions with an entity in which the related party owns less than 10% of the other entity,
 
  •  transactions with an entity in which the related party is a director only,
 
  •  transactions with an entity in which the related party is not an executive officer, and
 
  •  indebtedness for transactions in the ordinary course of business.
 
Under the policy, the Nominating and Governance Committee, in the course of the review of a potentially material related party transaction, will consider, among other things, whether the transaction is in our best interest, whether the transaction is entered into on an arm’s length basis, whether the transaction conforms to our code of business conduct and ethics and whether the transaction impacts a director’s independence under the New York Stock Exchange independence listing standards.
 
Agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty
 
We will enter into a separation and distribution agreement and several other agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty to effect the separation and provide a framework for our relationships with Temple-Inland and Guaranty after the separation. These agreements will govern the relationships between the parties subsequent to the completion of the transformation plan and provide for the allocation between the parties of Temple-Inland’s assets, liabilities, and obligations (including employee benefits and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to our separation from Temple-Inland. In addition to the separation and distribution agreement (which contains many of the key provisions related to our separation from Temple-Inland and the distribution of our shares of common stock to Temple-Inland stockholders), these agreements include:
 
  •  the tax matters agreement;
 
  •  the transition services agreement; and
 
  •  the employee matters agreement.
 
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to our separation from Temple-Inland. No changes may be made after our separation from Temple-Inland without our consent if such changes would adversely affect us.
 
Separation Costs
 
Temple-Inland expects to incur pre-tax costs of approximately $25 million for professional services including, legal, accounting, financial advisors, and other business consultants related to the spin-off of Forestar and Guaranty.
 
We expect to incur pre-tax separation costs of between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000 for:
 
  •  building the required information systems to run our company on a stand-alone basis; and
 
  •  relocating and recruiting employees.
 
Certain of the separation costs, primarily costs for the development of new information systems, are expected to be capitalized.
 
Separation and Distribution Agreement
 
The separation and distribution agreement will set forth our agreements with Temple-Inland and Guaranty regarding the principal transactions necessary to effect the separation. It will also set forth other agreements that govern certain aspects of our relationship with Temple-Inland and Guaranty after the completion of the transformation plan. We intend to enter into the separation and distribution agreement before the distribution of our common stock to Temple-Inland stockholders.
 
Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities.   The separation and distribution agreement will identify assets to be transferred, liabilities to be assumed, and contracts to be assigned to each of us, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland as part of Temple-Inland’s transformation plan, and will describe when and how these transfers, assumptions, and assignments will occur, although, many of the transfers, assumptions, and assignments will have already occurred prior to the parties’ entering into the separation and distribution agreement. In particular, the separation and distribution agreement will provide that, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the separation and distribution agreement:
 
  •  All of the assets and liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent, or otherwise) associated with the real estate development and minerals operations of Temple-Inland will be retained by or transferred to us or one of our subsidiaries.
 
  •  All of the assets and liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent, or otherwise) associated with the financial services business of Temple-Inland will be retained by or transferred to Guaranty or one of its subsidiaries.
 
  •  All of the assets and liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent, or otherwise) associated with the manufacturing and corrugated products business of Temple-Inland will be retained by or transferred to Temple-Inland or one of its subsidiaries (other than us, Guaranty, or one of our or its subsidiaries).
 
  •  Liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent, or otherwise) related to, arising out of or resulting from businesses of Temple-Inland that were previously terminated or divested will be allocated among the parties to the extent formerly owned or managed by or associated with such parties or their respective businesses.
 
  •  Each party or one of its subsidiaries will assume or retain any liabilities (including under applicable federal and state securities laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from any registration statement or similar disclosure document that offers for sale by such party any security after the separation.
 
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  registration statement or similar disclosure document that offers for sale any security prior to the separation to the extent such liabilities arise out of, or result from, matters related to their respective businesses.
 
  •  Temple-Inland will assume or retain any liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any registration statement or similar disclosure document related to the separation (including the Form 10 and this information statement), but only to the extent such liability derives from a material misstatement or omission contained in the portions of this information statement that relate to Temple-Inland. Forestar and Guaranty will assume or retain any other liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from their registration statements or similar disclosure documents related to the separation (including, in the case of Forestar, this information statement and the registration statement on Form 10 of which it is a part).
 
  •  Except as otherwise provided in the separation and distribution agreement or any ancillary agreement, we will be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by us or Temple-Inland in connection with the separation other than costs and expenses relating to legal counsel, financial advisors, and accounting advisory work related to the separation.
 
The allocation of liabilities with respect to taxes will be governed solely by the tax matters agreement.
 
Except as may expressly be set forth in the separation and distribution agreement or any ancillary agreement, all assets will be transferred on an “as is,” “where is” basis and the respective transferees will bear the economic and legal risks that any conveyance will prove to be insufficient to vest in the transferee good title, free and clear of any security interest, that any necessary consents or governmental approvals are not obtained, and that any requirements of laws or judgments are not complied with.
 
Information in this information statement with respect to the assets and liabilities of the parties following the separation is presented based on the allocation of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, unless the context otherwise requires. Certain of the liabilities and obligations to be assumed by one party or for which one party will have an indemnification obligation under the separation and distribution agreement and the other agreements relating to the separation are, and following the separation may continue to be, the legal or contractual liabilities or obligations of another party. Each such party that continues to be subject to such legal or contractual liability or obligation will rely on the applicable party that assumed the liability or obligation or the applicable party that undertook an indemnification obligation with respect to the liability or obligation, as applicable, under the separation and distribution agreement, to satisfy the performance and payment obligations or indemnification obligations with respect to such legal or contractual liability or obligation.
 
Further Assurances.   To the extent that any transfers of assets or assumptions of liabilities contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement have not been consummated on or prior to the date of the separation, the parties will agree to cooperate to effect such transfers or assumptions as promptly as practicable following the date of the separation. In addition, each of the parties will agree to cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts to take or to cause to be taken all actions, and to do, or to cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary under applicable law or contractual obligations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement and the ancillary agreements.
 
The Distribution.   The separation and distribution agreement will also govern the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the proposed distribution. Prior to the distribution, we will distribute to Temple-Inland as a stock dividend the number of shares of our common stock distributable in the distribution. Temple-Inland will cause its agent to distribute to Temple-Inland stockholders as of the applicable record date all the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock. Temple-Inland will have the sole and absolute discretion to determine (and change) the terms of, and whether to proceed with, the distribution and, to the extent it determines to so proceed, to determine the date of the distribution.


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Conditions.   The separation and distribution agreement will provide that the distribution is subject to several conditions that must be satisfied or waived by Temple-Inland in its sole discretion, including our conversion to a Delaware corporation:
 
  •  the Securities and Exchange Commission shall have declared effective our registration statement on Form 10 and no stop order shall be in effect;
 
  •  all permits, registrations and consents required under the securities or blue sky laws in connection with the distribution shall have been received;
 
  •  Temple-Inland shall have received a private letter ruling from the IRS and an opinion of tax counsel confirming the tax-free status of the distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
 
  •  Temple-Inland shall have received an opinion from its financial advisors that it has adequate surplus under Delaware law to declare the spin-off dividend and that, following the spin-off, each of Temple-Inland and Forestar will be solvent and adequately capitalized;
 
  •  we shall have entered into one or more credit facilities;
 
  •  the listing of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange shall have been approved, subject to official notice of issuance;
 
  •  all material governmental approvals and other consents necessary to consummate the distribution shall have been received; and
 
  •  no order, injunction or decree issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing consummation of the distribution or any of the related transactions shall be in effect.
 
The fulfillment of these conditions will not create any obligation on Temple-Inland’s part to effect the distribution. Temple-Inland has the right not to complete the distribution if, at any time, Temple-Inland’s board of directors determines, in its sole discretion, that the distribution is not in the best interests of Temple-Inland or its stockholders or that market conditions are such that it is not advisable to separate the real estate business from Temple-Inland.
 
Releases and Indemnification.   Except as otherwise provided in the separation and distribution agreement or any ancillary agreement, each party will release and forever discharge the other party and its subsidiaries and affiliates from all liabilities existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or before the separation. The releases will not extend to obligations or liabilities under any agreements between the parties that remain in effect following the separation pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement or any ancillary agreement.
 
In addition, the separation and distribution agreement will provide for cross-indemnities that, except as otherwise provided in the separation and distribution agreement, are principally designed to place financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of our business with us, financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of Guaranty’s business with Guaranty, and financial responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of Temple-Inland’s business with Temple-Inland. Specifically, each party will, and will cause its subsidiaries and affiliates to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other parties, their affiliates and subsidiaries and each of their officers, directors, employees, and agents for any losses arising out of or otherwise in connection with:
 
  •  the liabilities each such party assumed or retained pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement;
 
  •  the operation of each such party’s business, whether prior to or after the distribution; and
 
  •  any breach by such party of the separation and distribution agreement or ancillary agreement.
 
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Legal Matters.   Except as otherwise set forth in the separation and distribution agreement (or as further described below), each party to the separation and distribution agreement will assume the liability for, and control of, all pending and threatened legal matters related to its own business or assumed or retained liabilities and will indemnify the other party for any liability arising out of or resulting from such assumed legal matters. Each party to a claim will agree to cooperate in defending any claims against the other party for events that took place prior to, on or after the date of separation.
 
Insurance.   Following the separation, we will be responsible for obtaining and maintaining our own insurance coverage and will no longer be an insured party under Temple-Inland’s insurance policies, except in specified circumstances to be set forth in the separation and distribution agreement.
 
Other Matters Governed by the Separation and Distribution Agreement.   Other matters governed by the separation and distribution agreement include access to financial and other information, intellectual property, confidentiality, access to and provision of records and treatment of outstanding guarantees and similar credit support.
 
Tax Matters Agreement
 
The tax matters agreement with Temple-Inland and Guaranty generally will govern Temple-Inland’s, Guaranty’s and our respective rights, responsibilities and obligations after the distribution with respect to taxes, including ordinary course of business taxes and taxes, if any, incurred as a result of any failure of the spin-off, together with certain related transactions, to qualify as a tax-free distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code (including as a result of Section 355(e) of the Code). Under the tax matters agreement, we expect that, with certain exceptions, we generally will be responsible for the payment of all income and non-income taxes attributable to our operations, and the operations of our direct and indirect subsidiaries, whether or not such tax liability is reflected on a consolidated or combined tax return filed by Temple-Inland.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we expect that, under the tax matters agreement, we also generally will be responsible for any taxes imposed on Temple-Inland that arise from the failure of the spin-off, together with certain related transactions, to qualify as a tax-free distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, to the extent such failure to qualify is attributable to actions, events or transactions relating to our stock, assets or business, or a breach of the relevant representations or covenants made by us in the tax matters agreement. In addition, we generally will be responsible for 15% of any taxes that arise from the failure of the spin-off, together with certain related transactions, to qualify as a tax-free distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, if such failure is for any reason for which neither we nor Temple-Inland is responsible. The tax matters agreement also is expected to impose restrictions on our and Temple-Inland’s ability to engage in certain actions following our separation from Temple-Inland and to set forth the respective obligations among us, Guaranty and Temple-Inland with respect to the filing of tax returns, the administration of tax contests, assistance and cooperation and other matters.
 
Transition Services Agreement
 
The transition services agreement with Temple-Inland and Guaranty will provide for an orderly transition to being an independent, publicly-traded company. Under the transition services agreement, Temple-Inland or Guaranty will agree to provide us with various services, including services relating to environmental management, telecommunications and information technology.
 
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period. After the expiration of the arrangements contained in the transition services agreement, we may not be able to replace these services in a timely manner or on terms and conditions, including cost, as favorable as those we have received from Temple-Inland. We are developing a plan to increase our own internal capabilities in the future to reduce our reliance on Temple-Inland and Guaranty for these services. We will have the right to receive reasonable information with respect to the charges to us by Temple-Inland and Guaranty and other service providers for transition services provided by them.
 
Employee Matters Agreement
 
The employee matters agreement with Temple-Inland and Guaranty will allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to employee compensation and benefit plans and programs and other related matters in connection with the separation, including the treatment of outstanding incentive awards and certain retirement and welfare benefit obligations. The employee matters agreement will also provide that outstanding Temple-Inland stock options and other stock-based incentive compensation awards will be equitably adjusted in connection with the distribution. For further information see “Management — Executive Compensation — Compensation Actions In Preparation for the Spin-off — Existing Equity Awards” beginning on page 86 of this information statement.
 
Our participation in the Temple-Inland benefit plan arrangements will cease effective with the spin-off, but our benefit plans generally will credit service with Temple-Inland before the spin-off. We expect the employee matters agreement will provide as a general matter that we and each of Temple-Inland and Guaranty will retain liability for employees historically associated with our and their respective businesses. However, Temple-Inland will retain all liabilities under its tax-qualified pension plan, its SERP, and its stock deferral and payment plan.
 
Corporate Aircraft
 
We will enter into an agreement with Temple-Inland pursuant to which Temple-Inland will contribute to us an undivided 15 percent interest in aircraft currently owned by Temple-Inland. Temple-Inland will also contribute an undivided 15 percent interest to Guaranty and retain the remaining interest. Under the terms of the agreement, we will pay 15 percent of the fixed costs associated with ownership of the aircraft and will pay our portion of the variable costs of operation based on our usage. The agreement will have a two-year term at which time it can be renewed or terminated. The joint owners can renew the agreement by written amendment, and no consideration is due from any of the joint owners upon renewal of the agreement. If not renewed, the agreement terminates at the earlier of the end of the two-year term or if any third party acquires more than a 20% ownership interest in any of the joint owners. Upon termination of the agreement, any joint owner has the right of first refusal to buy the other joint owner’s interest for cash at a value determined by a qualified appraiser. If the right of first refusal is not exercised, the aircraft will be offered for sale by a broker at a value determined by a qualified appraiser. The net proceeds from the sale would be distributed to the joint owners based on their ownership interest.
 
Office Space Lease
 
We lease 23,000 square feet of office space in Austin, Texas from Guaranty pursuant to an existing lease that expires in 2013. We are currently discussing amending the lease for a shorter term.
 
Fiber Sales Agreement
 
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Director Interlocks
 
Kenneth M. Jastrow, II, Temple-Inland’s current CEO and Chairman, will be our Chairman and Guaranty’s Chairman after the spin-off. Mr. Jastrow will resign from his positions at Temple-Inland at or shortly prior to the spin-off. In addition, James A. Johnson and Richard M. Smith will serve as directors for both Forestar and Temple-Inland. Messrs. Jastrow, Johnson and Smith have agreed to recuse themselves from any matters related to Forestar arising under the separation agreements.


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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
 
The following description is a summary of the material terms of our capital stock and reflects our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that will be in effect at the time of the spin-off. We urge you to read the full text of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, and our stockholder rights agreement, forms of which will be filed as exhibits to our registration statement on Form 10 of which this information statement is a part, as well as related provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware because they are the legal documents and provisions governing your rights as a stockholder in our company.
 
Sales of Unregistered Securities
 
In the past three years, we have not sold any of our securities, including sales of reacquired securities, new issues, securities issued in exchange for property, services, or other securities, and new securities resulting from the modification of outstanding securities, that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
 
Authorized Capital Stock
 
Immediately following the distribution, our authorized capital stock will consist of 200 million shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, and 25 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.
 
Common Stock
 
Shares Outstanding.   Immediately following the distribution, we expect that approximately 35.5 million shares of our common stock will be issued and outstanding based upon approximately 106 million shares of Temple-Inland common stock that we expect to be outstanding on the record date and applying the distribution ratio of one share of our common stock for every three shares of Temple-Inland common stock held as of the record date. All outstanding shares of our common stock, when issued, will be fully paid and non-assessable. This means the full purchase price for the outstanding shares of our common stock has been paid and the holders of such shares will not be assessed any additional amounts for such shares. Any additional shares of common stock that we may issue in the future will also be fully paid and non-assessable.
 
Dividends.   Subject to prior dividend rights of the holders of any preferred shares, holders of shares of our common stock will be entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by our board out of funds legally available for that purpose. For more information, see “Dividend Policy” beginning on page 30 of this information statement.
 
Voting Rights.   Each outstanding share of our common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on each matter to be voted on by the holders of our common stock. The holders of our common stock will not be entitled to cumulative voting of their shares in elections of directors.
 
Other Rights.   In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of our company, after the satisfaction in full of the liquidation preferences of holders of any preferred shares, holders of shares of our common stock will be entitled to ratable distribution of the remaining assets available for distribution to stockholders. The shares of our common stock will not be subject to redemption by operation of a sinking fund or otherwise. Holders of shares of our common stock will not be entitled to pre-emptive rights.
 
Preferred Stock
 
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize our board, without the approval of our stockholders, to issue shares of our preferred stock and to fix by resolution the designations, preferences, and relative, participating, optional, or other special rights, and such qualifications, limitations, or restrictions on such shares, including, without limitation, redemption rights, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, and conversion or exchange rights of any class or series of preferred stock, and to fix the number of classes or series of preferred stock, the number of shares constituting any such class or series and the voting powers for each class or series.


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The authority possessed by our board to issue preferred stock could potentially be used to discourage attempts by third parties to obtain control of our company through a merger, tender offer, proxy contest, or otherwise by making such attempts more difficult or more costly. Our board may issue preferred stock with voting rights or conversion rights that, if exercised, could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of common stock. There are no current agreements or understandings with respect to the issuance of preferred stock and our board has no present intention to issue any shares of preferred stock, other than pursuant to the stockholder rights agreement discussed below. As of the completion of the distribution, 200,000 shares of our junior participating cumulative preferred stock will be reserved for issuance upon exercise of our preferred stock purchase rights (see “— Stockholder Rights Agreement”).
 
Anti-takeover Effects of Our Stockholder Rights Agreement, Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law
 
Our stockholder rights agreement, which we expect to enter into with a rights agent prior to the distribution date, and some provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws and Delaware law could make the following more difficult:
 
  •  acquisition of us by means of a tender offer or merger;
 
  •  acquisition of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or
 
  •  removal of our incumbent officers and directors.
 
Our stockholder rights agreement, which is summarized below, and certain provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, which are summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. The provisions summarized below are designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board. We believe that the benefits of the potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging those proposals because negotiation with such proponent could result in an improvement of their terms.
 
Election and Removal of Directors
 
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that our board is divided into three classes. The term of the first class of directors expires at our 2008 annual meeting of stockholders, the term of the second class of directors expires at our 2009 annual meeting of stockholders and the term of the third class of directors expires at our 2010 annual meeting of stockholders. At each of our annual meetings of stockholders, the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting of stockholders will be elected for a three-year term, one class being elected each year by our stockholders. In addition, a director may only be removed from office for cause by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of shares of common stock entitled to vote in the election of directors. This system of electing and removing directors may discourage a third party from waging a proxy contest or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us because it generally makes it more difficult for stockholders to replace a majority of the directors.
 
Size of Board and Vacancies
 
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws provide that our board will fix the exact number of directors to comprise our board. Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in our authorized number of directors will be filled by a majority of our board then in office and any vacancies in our board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause will be filled generally by the majority vote of our remaining directors in office, even if less than a quorum is present, except that any vacancy caused by the removal of a director for cause by a majority vote of our stockholders may be filled by a majority vote of our stockholders.


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Elimination of Stockholder Action by Written Consent
 
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws expressly eliminate the right of our stockholders to act by written consent. Stockholder action must take place at the annual or a special meeting of our stockholders.
 
Stockholder Meetings
 
Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, special meetings of our stockholders may only be called by our Chairman or pursuant to a written request by a majority of our entire board.
 
Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals
 
Our amended and restated bylaws will have advance notice procedures for stockholders to make nominations of candidates for election as directors or to bring other business before a meeting of the stockholders. The business to be conducted at an annual meeting will be limited to business properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of our board or a duly authorized committee thereof or by a stockholder of record who has given timely written notice to our secretary of that stockholder’s intention to bring such business before the meeting.
 
Our amended and restated bylaws will govern stockholder nominations of candidates for election as directors except with respect to the rights of holders of our preferred stock. Under our amended and restated bylaws, nominations of persons for election to our board may be made at an annual meeting by a stockholder of record on the date of giving notice to our secretary and as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if the stockholder submits a timely notice of nomination. A notice of a stockholder nomination will be timely only if it is delivered to us at our principal executive offices not less than 75 days nor more than 100 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. However, if the annual meeting is called for a date more than 50 days prior to the anniversary date, notice must be received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the meeting date was mailed or public disclosure of the meeting date was made, whichever occurs first.
 
The notice of a stockholder nomination must contain specified information, including, without limitation:
 
  •  the name, age, business and, if known, residence addresses of each nominee;
 
  •  the principal occupation or employment of such nominee;
 
  •  the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by each such nominee and the nominating stockholder;
 
  •  the consent of each nominee to serve as a director if so elected; and
 
  •  any other information concerning the nominee that would be required to be included in a proxy statement or other filings pursuant to the proxy rules of the SEC.
 
Our amended and restated bylaws will govern the notification process of all other stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting. Under our amended and restated bylaws, notice of a stockholder proposal will be timely only if it is delivered to us at our principal executive offices not less than 75 days nor more than 100 days prior to the anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. However, in the event that the annual meeting is called for a date more than 50 days prior to the anniversary date, notice must be received not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the meeting date was mailed or public disclosure of the meeting date was made, whichever occurs first. The notice of a stockholder proposal must contain specified information as described in our amended and restated bylaws.
 
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will not be eligible for election as a director or that business will not be conducted at the meeting, as the case may be.
 
The advance notice provisions may preclude a contest for the election of directors or the consideration of stockholder proposals if the proper procedures are not followed. Additionally, the advance notice provisions may deter a third party from conducting a solicitation to elect its own slate of directors or approve its own proposal, without regard to whether consideration of those nominees or proposals might be harmful or beneficial to us and our stockholders.
 
Delaware Anti-takeover Law
 
Upon the distribution, we will be governed by Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or the DGCL.
 
Section 203, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:
 
  •  prior to such time, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder;
 
  •  upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding specified shares; or
 
  •  at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2 / 3 % of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. The stockholders cannot authorize the business combination by written consent.
 
The application of Section 203 may limit the ability of stockholders to approve a transaction that they may deem to be in their best interests.
 
In general, Section 203 defines “business combination” to include:
 
  •  any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;
 
  •  any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation to or with the interested stockholder;
 
  •  subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any of its stock to the interested stockholder;
 
  •  any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or
 
  •  the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.
 
In general, Section 203 defines an “interested stockholder” as any person that, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status did own, 15% or more of a corporation’s voting stock.
 
The existence of this provision may have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by our board of directors and the anti-takeover effect includes discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of our common stock.


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Amendment of Amended and Restated Bylaws
 
Our amended and restated bylaws and amended and restated certificate of incorporation provide that the bylaws may only be amended by the vote of a majority of our board or by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the voting power of the outstanding stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our board.
 
Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
 
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that the provisions relating to:
 
  •  the size, classification, election, removal, nomination and filling of vacancies with respect to the board of directors;
 
  •  stockholder action by written consent and ability to call special meetings; and
 
  •  any provision relating to the amendment of any of these provisions;
 
may only be amended by the affirmative vote of at least 80% of the voting power of the outstanding stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our board. As provided by Delaware law, any other provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation may only be amended by the vote of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding stock entitled to vote generally in the election of our board.
 
No Cumulative Voting
 
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting in the election of directors.
 
Undesignated Preferred Stock
 
The authorization in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation of undesignated preferred stock makes it possible for our board to issue our preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of us. The provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizing such preferred stock may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes of control of our management.
 
Stockholder Rights Agreement
 
We expect to enter into a stockholder rights agreement with a rights agent on or prior to the distribution date. Pursuant to the stockholder rights agreement, one preferred stock purchase right will be issued for each outstanding share of our common stock. Each right issued will be subject to the terms of the stockholder rights agreement.
 
Our board believes that the stockholder rights agreement will protect our stockholders from coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics. In general terms, our stockholder rights agreement works by imposing a significant penalty upon any person or group that acquires 20% or more of our outstanding common stock, without the approval of our board.
 
We provide the following summary description below. Please note, however, that this description is only a summary, is not complete, and should be read together with our entire stockholder rights agreement, a form of which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part. Our board will authorize the issuance of one right for each share of our common stock outstanding on the date the distribution is completed.
 
The Rights.   Our rights will initially trade with, and will be inseparable from, our common stock. Our rights will not be represented by certificates. New rights will accompany any new shares of common stock we issue after the date the separation is completed until the date on which the rights are separated from our common stock and exercisable as described below.


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Exercise Price.   Each right will allow its holder to purchase from us one one-thousandth of a share of our junior participating cumulative preferred stock, which we refer to as our preferred stock, for $100, once the rights become separated from our common stock and exercisable. Prior to its exercise, a right does not give its holder any dividend, voting or liquidation rights.
 
Exercisability.   Each right will not be separated from our common stock and exercisable until:
 
  •  ten business days after the public announcement that a person or group has become an “acquiring person” by acquiring beneficial ownership of 20% or more of our outstanding common stock or, if earlier,
 
  •  ten business days (or a later date determined by our board before the rights are separated from our common stock) after a person or group begins or publicly announces an intention to begin a tender or exchange offer that, if completed, would result in that person or group becoming an acquiring person.
 
Until the date the rights become exercisable, book-entry ownership of our common stock will evidence the rights, and any transfer of shares of our common stock will constitute a transfer of the rights associated with the shares of common stock. After the date the rights separate from our common stock, our rights will be evidenced by book-entry credits. Any of our rights held by an acquiring person will be void and may not be exercised.
 
Consequences of a Person or Group Becoming an Acquiring Person.   
 
  •  Flip In.   If a person or group becomes an acquiring person, all holders of our rights except the acquiring person may, for the then applicable exercise price, purchase shares of our common stock with a market value of twice the then applicable exercise price, based on the market price of our common stock prior to such acquisition.
 
  •  Flip Over.   If we are acquired in a merger or similar transaction after the date the rights become exercisable, all holders of our rights except the acquiring person may, for the then applicable exercise price, purchase shares of the acquiring corporation with a market value of twice the then applicable exercise price, based on the market price of the acquiring corporation’s stock prior to such merger.
 
Expiration.   Our rights will expire in December 2017, unless earlier redeemed by the board in accordance with the stockholder rights agreement.
 
Redemption.   Our board may redeem our rights for $0.001 per right at any time before a person or group becomes an acquiring person. If our board redeems any of our rights, it must redeem all of our rights. Once our rights are redeemed, the only right of the holders of our rights will be to receive the redemption price of $0.001 per right. The redemption price will be adjusted if we have a stock split or issue stock dividends on our common stock.
 
Exchanges.   After a person or group becomes an acquiring person, but before an acquiring person owns 50% or more of our outstanding common stock, our board may extinguish the rights by exchanging one share of our common stock or an equivalent security for each right, other than rights held by the acquiring person.
 
Anti-Dilution Provisions.   The purchase price for one one-thousandth of a share of our preferred stock, the number of shares of our preferred stock issuable upon the exercise of a right and the number of our outstanding rights may be subject to adjustment in order to prevent dilution that may occur from a stock dividend, a stock split or a reclassification of our preferred stock. No adjustments to the purchase price of our preferred stock will be required until the cumulative adjustments would amount to at least 1% of the purchase price.
 
Amendments.   The terms of our stockholder rights agreement may be amended by our board without the consent of the holders of our common stock. After the rights separate from our common stock and become exercisable, the board may not amend the agreement in a way that adversely affects the interests of the holders of the rights.


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Restrictions on Payment of Dividends
 
Delaware corporate law allows a corporation to pay dividends only out of surplus, as determined under Delaware law.
 
Transfer Agent and Registrar; Rights Agent
 
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock, and rights agent for our stockholder rights agreement, is Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
 
NYSE Listing
 
We have filed an application to list our shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange. We expect that our shares will trade under the ticker symbol “FOR.”
 
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2008 ANNUAL MEETING
 
We plan to hold our 2008 annual meeting of stockholders on May 13, 2008. Stockholders interested in submitting a proposal for consideration at our 2008 annual meeting must do so by sending such proposal to our Corporate Secretary at 1300 MoPac Expressway South, Suite 3S, Austin, Texas 78746. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proxy rules, the deadline for submission of proposals for inclusion in the proxy materials for our 2008 annual meeting is a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy statement. We have determined that this deadline is January 17, 2008. Accordingly, in order for a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in our proxy materials for our 2008 annual meeting, the proposal must be received by our Corporate Secretary on or before January 17, 2008 and comply with the procedures set forth in Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Any stockholder proposal received after January 17, 2008 will not be considered for inclusion in our 2008 proxy materials. Under our bylaws, in order for a stockholder proposal submitted outside of Rule 14a-8, and therefore not included in our proxy materials, to be considered timely for our 2008 annual meeting, written notice of such proposal must be received by our Corporate Secretary not less than 75 days nor more than 100 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders. For purposes of our 2008 annual meeting, our bylaws deem May 15, 2008 as the anniversary date of our preceding annual meeting. Accordingly, written notice of the proposal must be received no earlier than February 5, 2008 and no later than March 1, 2008. We reserve the right to reject, rule out of order, or take other appropriate action with respect to any proposal that does not comply with these and other applicable requirements, including conditions established by the SEC.
 
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
The following is a summary of relevant provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, the form of indemnification agreement that we expect to enter into with each of our directors and certain provisions of the DGCL. We urge you to read the full text of these documents, forms of which are filed with our registration statement on Form 10 of which this information statement is a part, as well as the referenced provisions of the DGCL because they are the legal documents and provisions that will govern matters of indemnification with respect to our directors and officers.
 
We are incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware.
 
Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to


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the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action, and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s by-laws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.
 
Our amended and restated bylaws will provide for the indemnification of directors, officers and certain authorized representatives of the corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, except that our bylaws will provide for indemnification in a derivative action or suit initiated by a director, officer or authorized representative of the corporation only if our board of directors authorized the initiation of that action or suit. In addition, as permitted by the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that our directors shall have no personal liability to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (1) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.
 
In connection with the spin-off, we intend to enter into individual indemnification agreements with each member of our board of directors and each of our executive officers. The indemnification agreements will be intended to assure that our directors and executive officers are indemnified to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law.
 
DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL INDEBTEDNESS
 
We expect to have in place a $300 million credit facility, which will provide us with a $150 million revolving credit and a $150 million term loan, both maturing in 36 months. Borrowings will bear interest at LIBOR plus four percent. The facility will be secured by about 250,000 acres of our land and other assets. The lead arranger for the facility is KeyBanc Capital Markets. The facility will have a provision that will allow us, with the consent of the administrative agent, to increase the total availability under the facility by up to $200 million.
 
The primary bank credit agreement will contain various covenants that limit, among other things, subsidiary indebtedness, liens, and certain fundamental business changes. The covenants will also require us to meet certain financial tests: ratio of net indebtedness to EBITDA, EBITDA to net interest expense, and a liquidity test described below. The liquidity covenant will require us to maintain undrawn availability on the revolving credit subject to proforma compliance with all covenants plus unrestricted cash in an amount of at least $35 million. In addition, we will be required to maintain tangible net worth of at least $350 million plus 85% of future net equity proceeds plus 50% of all future positive quarterly income and our ratio of total funded debt to adjusted asset value, as defined in the agreement, may not exceed 40% measured on a quarterly basis.
 
The primary bank credit facility is expected to be signed in fourth quarter 2007 and available to us to draw upon at the separation. Prior to the separation, we estimate about $150 million will be drawn down and the proceeds distributed to Temple-Inland to satisfy certain intercompany debt.


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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
We have filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC with respect to the shares of our common stock (and related preferred stock purchase rights) being distributed as contemplated by this information statement. This information statement is a part of, and does not contain all of the information set forth in, the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information with respect to the spin-off, our company and our common stock, please refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits. Statements made in this information statement relating to any contract or other document are only summaries of provisions of such contract or other document, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for forms of the actual contract or document. You may review and copy the registration statement, including its exhibits, at the SEC’s public reference room, located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, as well as on the Internet web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov . Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room.
 
In connection with the spin-off, we will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, we will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our future filings will be available from the SEC as described above.
 
After the spin-off, we will make available free of charge through our Internet web site ( www.forestargroup.com ) our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, reports filed pursuant to section 16, and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we file these materials with the SEC. You may also request a copy of our future SEC filings at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at:
 
Forestar Real Estate Group
1300 MoPac Expressway South, Suite 3S
Austin, Texas 78746
(512) 433-5200
 
We will furnish holders of our common stock with annual reports containing consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and audited and reported on, with an opinion expressed, by an independent registered public accounting firm.
 
You should rely only on the information contained in this information statement or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized any person to provide you with different information or to make any representation not contained in this information statement.
 
Information contained on any web site referenced in this information statement is not incorporated by reference into this information statement or the registration statement of which this information statement is a part.


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Index to Financial Statements
 
         
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Audited Financial Statements
       
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Unaudited Interim Combined and Consolidated Financial Statements
       
    F-29  
    F-30  
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
 
The Board of Managers and Member of Forestar Real Estate Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temple-Inland Inc.:
 
We have audited the accompanying combined and consolidated balance sheets of Forestar Real Estate Group LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temple-Inland Inc., as of December 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and the related combined and consolidated statements of income, Temple-Inland’s net investment, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 30, 2006. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedule are the responsibility of Forestar Real Estate Group LLC management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the combined and consolidated financial position of Forestar Real Estate Group LLC at December 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, and the combined and consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 30, 2006 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.
 
/s/   ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Austin, Texas
August 9, 2007


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    At Year-End  
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 10,350     $ 12,942  
Prepaid expense
    2,378       2,369  
Real estate
    447,817       373,150  
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    90,444       76,846  
Receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of $226 in 2006 and 2005
    6,091       11,326  
Timber
    58,966       60,998  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,387 in 2006 and $2,273 in 2005
    1,688       1,755  
Other assets
    2,440       4,558  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 620,174     $ 543,944  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND TEMPLE-INLAND’S NET INVESTMENT
Accounts payable
  $ 4,838     $ 4,042  
Accrued employee compensation and benefits
    2,114       660  
Accrued interest
    210       121  
Accrued property taxes
    4,577       3,124  
Other accrued expenses
    2,810       4,336  
Deferred income taxes
    14,438       19,349  
Other liabilities
    4,272       1,782  
Note payable to Temple-Inland
    110,506       12,829  
Debt
    50,611       109,119  
                 
Total Liabilities
    194,376       155,362  
Minority Interest in Consolidated Ventures
    7,746       7,292  
Temple-Inland’s Net Investment
    418,052       381,290  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TEMPLE-INLAND’S NET INVESTMENT
  $ 620,174     $ 543,944  
                 
 
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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
REVENUES
                       
Real estate sales
  $ 151,785     $ 96,696     $ 116,464  
Commercial operating properties and other
    28,366       21,425       22,359  
                         
Real estate
    180,151       118,121       138,823  
Natural resources and other
    45,409       37,366       30,478  
                         
      225,560       155,487       169,301  
                         
COSTS AND EXPENSES
                       
Cost of real estate sales
    (90,629 )     (57,404 )     (71,848 )
Cost of commercial operating properties and other
    (17,307 )     (16,212 )     (23,837 )
Cost of natural resources and other
    (5,238 )     (4,733 )     (4,627 )
Other operating
    (24,421 )     (21,113 )     (16,333 )
General and administrative
    (16,141 )     (10,439 )     (11,216 )
                         
      (153,736 )     (109,901 )     (127,861 )
                         
OPERATING INCOME
    71,824       45,586       41,440  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    19,371       17,180       12,211  
Minority interest in consolidated ventures
    (3,231 )     (1,054 )     (2,215 )
Interest expense
    (6,229 )     (6,439 )     (6,091 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
    79       483       535  
                         
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
    81,814       55,756       45,880  
Income tax expense
    (29,970 )     (20,859 )     (17,444 )
                         
NET INCOME
  $ 51,844     $ 34,897     $ 28,436  
                         
 
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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATIONS
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 51,844     $ 34,897     $ 28,436  
Adjustments:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    2,355       2,249       2,781  
Deferred income taxes
    (4,912 )     1,578       (1,328 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    (19,371 )     (17,180 )     (12,211 )
Distributions of earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    1,519       4,090       4,305  
Minority interest in consolidated ventures
    3,231       1,054       2,215  
Distributions to minority interest
    (517 )     (1,989 )     (2,870 )
Non-cash real estate cost of sales
    85,949       53,741       70,250  
Real estate development and acquisition expenditures
    (159,246 )     (65,117 )     (73,605 )
Other changes in real estate
          2,730       10,626  
Cost of timber cut and in 2004 asset impairments
    3,441       3,218       4,466  
Other
    286       653       (185 )
Changes in:
                       
Receivables
    2,357       (2,586 )     (919 )
Prepaid expenses and other
    452       1,926       47  
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
    3,541       1,830       (1,119 )
                         
      (29,071 )     21,094       30,889  
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING
                       
Property, equipment, software, and reforestation
    (3,991 )     (1,616 )     (1,922 )
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    (17,611 )     (29,612 )     (15,971 )
Return of investment in unconsolidated ventures
    22,208       20,830       8,481  
Notes receivable sold or collected
    5,493       3,767       212  
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    1,311       1,099       1,107  
                         
      7,410       (5,532 )     (8,093 )
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING
                       
Note payable to Temple-Inland, net
    97,678       1,802       382  
Payments of debt
    (89,144 )     (29,733 )     (36,343 )
Proceeds from issuance of debt
    30,636       38,882       11,966  
Dividends and other transfers to Temple-Inland
    (20,241 )     (27,931 )     (25,124 )
Other
    140       149       5  
                         
      19,069       (16,831 )     (49,114 )
                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (2,592 )     (1,269 )     (26,318 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    12,942       14,211       40,529  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at year-end
  $ 10,350     $ 12,942     $ 14,211  
                         
 
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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
TEMPLE-INLAND’S NET INVESTMENT
 
         
    Temple-Inland’s
 
    Net Investment  
    (In thousands)  
 
Balance at year-end 2003
  $ 354,155  
Net income
    28,436  
Net transfers (to) from Temple-Inland
    (13,932 )
         
Balance at year-end 2004
  $ 368,659  
Net income
    34,897  
Net transfers (to) from Temple-Inland
    (22,266 )
         
Balance at year-end 2005
  $ 381,290  
Net income
    51,844  
Net transfers (to) from Temple-Inland
    (15,082 )
         
Balance at year-end 2006
  $ 418,052  
         
 
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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Background
 
On February 26, 2007, Temple-Inland announced that its Board of Directors had preliminarily approved a transformation plan which included the spin-off of its real estate operations to Temple-Inland shareholders as an independent publicly held company. Prior to the spin-off, Temple-Inland will contribute the assets, liabilities, operations and cash flow of its real estate development and minerals operations to us. We are currently a limited liability company that will convert to a Delaware corporation before the spin-off. Our operations will consist of the real estate segment of Temple-Inland and several smaller real estate operations and assets previously included in Temple-Inland’s other business segments, and the minerals operations previously included in Temple-Inland’s forest products segment.
 
The terms “Forestar,” “we,” and “our” in these financial statements refer to the operations that will be spun off to Temple-Inland shareholders.
 
We conduct a wide array of project planning and management activities related to the acquisition, entitlement, development and sale of real estate, primarily residential and mixed-use communities. We own and manage our projects either directly or through ventures. We have real estate projects in nine states and 12 markets encompassing about 376,000 acres, including approximately 306,000 acres of land located in a broad area around Atlanta, Georgia, with the balance located principally in Texas. We secure entitlements and develop infrastructure on these lands, focusing on single-family residential and mixed-use communities. We also own commercial operating properties, and about 623,000 net acres of oil and gas mineral interests. In addition, of our 376,000 acres, over 350,000 acres have timber. Our revenues are principally derived from sales of developed and undeveloped real estate and timber, operations of commercial income producing properties, and mineral interests and recreational leases.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
Our combined and consolidated financial statements reflect the historical accounts of the real estate development and minerals operations to be contributed to us and have been derived from the historical financial statements and accounts of Temple-Inland. These operations were conducted within separate legal entities and their subsidiaries or within segments or components of segments of Temple-Inland. As a result, this is the first time we have issued separate historical financial statements for these operations. In addition, as a result of the different forms of Temple-Inland’s ownership in these operations, Temple-Inland’s net investment is shown instead of stockholder’s equity.
 
These financial statements also include all subsidiaries, ventures, and other entities in which we have a controlling interest and variable interest entities of which we are the primary beneficiary. We eliminate all material intercompany accounts and transactions. Minority interest in consolidated pass through entities is recognized before income taxes. We account for our investment in other entities in which we have significant influence over operations and financial policies using the equity method (we recognize our share of the entities’ income or loss and any preferential returns and treat distributions as a reduction of our investment). We account for our investment in other entities in which we do not have significant influence over operations and financial policies using the cost method (we recognize as income only distribution of accumulated earnings).
 
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which require us to make estimates and assumptions about future events. Actual results can, and probably will, differ from those we currently estimate. Examples of significant estimates include those related to allocating costs to real estate and measuring assets for impairment.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Historical earnings per share are not presented since our common stock that will be issued in the spin-off was not part of the capital structure of Temple-Inland for the periods presented. We will present basic and diluted earnings per share for Forestar in the first report issued after the effective date of the spin-off.
 
Our fiscal year ends on the Saturday closest to December 31, which from time to time means that a fiscal year will include 53 weeks instead of 52 weeks. All of the periods presented had 52 weeks. Fiscal year 2006 ended on December 30, 2006, fiscal year 2005 ended on December 31, 2005, and fiscal year 2004 ended on January 1, 2005. We intend to change our year-end to December 31 upon completion of the spin-off.
 
We have historically used Temple-Inland as a source of capital and for services such as environmental, finance, financial reporting, human resources, internal audit, insurance, legal, tax and technology. The estimated costs of these services were allocated to us and are included in general and administrative expense. In addition, we have also included other expenses incurred by Temple-Inland but not directly attributable to us such as costs associated with investor relations and executive officers. The allocations were based on actual usage or in some cases estimated usage based on Temple-Inland’s net investment in us relative to its other segments, revenues, operating profits, employee count, or similar measures. These allocated costs, which include salaries and benefits, totaled $7,128,000 in 2006, $4,684,000 in 2005, and $3,649,000 in 2004.
 
We believe the assumptions and methodology used to derive the allocations in our financial statements are reasonable; however, they may not necessarily be indicative of what expenses would have been had we been a separate standalone company in the past or what expenses might be incurred in the future. We have no practical way of determining what expenses we would have incurred if we would have been a standalone company in the past.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and other short-term instruments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
Cash Flows
 
Expenditures for the acquisition and development of real estate are classified as operating activities. Expenditures for the acquisition of commercial operating properties are classified as investing activities.
 
Capitalized Software
 
We capitalize purchased software costs as well as the direct internal and external costs associated with software we develop for our own use. We amortize these capitalized costs using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from three to seven years. The carrying value of capitalized software was $1,071,000 at year-end 2006 and $22,000 at year-end 2005 and is included in other assets. The amortization of these capitalized costs was $6,000 in 2006, $9,000 in 2005 and $8,000 in 2004 and is included in general and administrative expense.
 
Environmental Obligations and Asset Retirement Obligations
 
We recognize environmental remediation liabilities on an undiscounted basis when environmental assessments or remediation are probable and we can reasonably estimate the cost. We adjust these liabilities as further information is obtained or circumstances change. We currently do not have any asset retirement obligations.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
In the absence of quoted market prices, we estimate the fair value of financial instruments. Our estimates are affected by the assumptions we make, including the discount rate and estimates of the amount and timing of future cash flows. Where these fair values approximate carrying value, no separate disclosure of fair value is shown.
 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
 
We review long-lived assets held for use for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Impairment exists if the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is not recoverable from the undiscounted cash flows expected from its use and eventual disposition. We determine the amount of the impairment loss by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived asset to its estimated fair value. In the absence of quoted market prices, we determine estimated fair value generally based on the present value of future probability weighted cash flows expected from the use and eventual disposition of the long-lived asset.
 
Income Taxes
 
We are included in Temple-Inland’s consolidated tax return. Our income tax expense was computed as if we filed a separate tax return. We provided deferred income taxes using current tax rates for temporary differences between the financial accounting carrying value of assets and liabilities and their tax accounting carrying values. We recognize and value income tax exposures for the various taxing jurisdictions where we operate based on laws, elections, commonly accepted tax positions, and management estimates. We include tax penalties and interest in income tax expense.
 
Mineral Interests
 
We acquire real estate that may include the sub-surface rights associated with the property, including minerals. We lease our mineral interests to third party exploration and production entities and retain a royalty interest. We use the successful efforts method to account for our mineral interests. We do not incur exploration, development, geological or geophysical costs, and we do not drill wells. We capitalize the costs of acquiring mineral interests.
 
We amortize the cost assigned to unproved interests, principally acquisition costs, using the straight-line method over appropriate periods based on our experience, generally no longer than 10 years. Costs assigned to individual unproven interests are minimal and amortized on an aggregate basis.
 
When we lease these interests to third party oil and gas exploration and production entities, any related unamortized costs are accounted for using the cost recovery method from the cash proceeds received from lease bonus payments.
 
The unamortized costs of our oil and gas mineral interests were not material at year-end 2006 and 2005 and are included in other assets. The amortization of these costs was not material in 2006, 2005 or 2004 and is included in other operating expenses.
 
We do not know the oil and gas reserves related to our royalty interests. We do not make such estimates, and the lessees do not make this reserve information available to us.
 
Property and Equipment
 
We carry property and equipment at cost less accumulated depreciation. We capitalize the cost of significant additions and improvements, and we expense the cost of repairs and maintenance. We capitalize


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
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interest costs incurred on major construction projects. We depreciate these assets using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:
 
                 
          Carrying
 
          Value
 
    Estimated
    At Year-End
 
    Useful Lives     2006  
          (In thousands)  
 
Buildings and building improvements
    10 to 40 years     $ 1,845  
Office and other equipment
    2 to 10 years       2,230  
                 
              4,075  
Less accumulated depreciation
            (2,387 )
                 
            $ 1,688  
                 
 
Depreciation expense of property and equipment was $341,000 in 2006, $364,000 in 2005 and $399,000 in 2004. We expense operating leases ratably over the shorter of the useful life or the lease term.
 
Real Estate
 
We carry real estate at the lower of cost or fair value less cost to sell. We capitalize interest costs and property taxes once development begins, and we continue to capitalize throughout the development period. We also capitalize infrastructure, improvements, amenities, and other development costs incurred during the development period. We determine the cost of real estate sold using the relative sales value method. When we sell real estate from projects that are not finished, we include in the cost of real estate sold estimates of future development costs though completion, allocated based on relative sales values. These estimates of future development costs are reevaluated at least annually, with any adjustments being allocated prospectively to the remaining units available for sale.
 
Commercial properties are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation computed using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives (three to 39 years).
 
We have agreements with utility or improvement districts, principally in Texas, whereby we agree to convey to the districts water, sewer and other infrastructure related assets we have constructed in connection with projects within their jurisdiction. The reimbursement for these assets ranges from 70 to 100 percent of allowable cost as defined by the district. The transfer is consummated and we receive payment when the districts have a sufficient tax base to support funding of their bonds. The cost we incur in constructing these assets is included in capitalized development costs, and upon collection, we remove the assets from capitalized development costs. We provide an allowance, which is not significant, to reflect our past experiences related to claimed allowable development costs.
 
Revenue
 
Real Estate
 
We recognize revenue from sales of real estate when a sale is consummated, the buyer’s initial investment is adequate, any receivables are probable of collection, the usual risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer, and we do not have significant continuing involvement with the real estate sold. If we determine that the earnings process is not complete, we defer recognition of any gain until earned.
 
We exclude from revenue amounts we collect from utility or improvement districts related to the conveyance of water, sewer, and other infrastructure related assets. We also exclude from revenue amounts we collect for timber sold on land being developed. These proceeds reduce capitalized development costs.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
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We recognize revenue from hotel room sales and other guest services when rooms are occupied and other guest services have been rendered.
 
We exclude from revenue amounts we collect from customers that represent sales tax or other taxes that are based on the sale. These amounts are included in other accrued expenses until paid.
 
Natural Resources
 
We recognize revenue from mineral bonus payments when we have received an executed agreement with the exploration company transferring the rights to any oil or gas it may find and requiring drilling be done within a specified period, the payment has been collected, and we have no obligation to refund the payment. We recognize revenue from delay rentals if drilling has not started within the specified period, when the payment has been collected, and we have no further obligation. We recognize revenue from mineral royalties when the minerals have been delivered to the buyer, the value is determinable, and we are reasonably sure of collection.
 
We recognize revenue from timber sales upon passage of title, which occurs at delivery; when the price is fixed and determinable; and we are reasonably sure of collection.
 
We recognize revenue from hunting and recreational leases on the straight-line basis over the lease term if we are reasonably sure of collection.
 
Share-Based Compensation
 
We participate in Temple-Inland’s share-based compensation plans and as a result certain of our employees received share-based compensation awards under those plans. The expense for those awards was allocated to us by Temple-Inland and was determined by Temple-Inland using the following accounting principles:
 
  •  Beginning January 2006, Temple-Inland adopted the modified prospective application method contained in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised December 2004), Share-Based Payment (SFAS 123(R)) , to account for share-based payments. As a result, Temple-Inland applied this pronouncement to new awards or modifications of existing awards in 2006. Prior to adopting SFAS 123(R), Temple-Inland had been expensing, over the service period, the fair value of share-based compensation awards granted, modified, or settled in 2003 through 2005, using the prospective transition method of accounting contained in SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123.
 
  •  Prior to 2003, Temple-Inland used the intrinsic value method in accounting for stock options. As a result, Temple-Inland did not allocate to us share-based compensation expense related to those stock options granted prior to 2003 in 2005 and 2004.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
The following table illustrates the effect on our net income as if the fair value method had been applied to the options granted to our employees prior to 2003:
 
                 
    For the Year  
    2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Net income, as reported
  $ 34,897     $ 28,436  
Add: Share-based compensation expense, net of related tax effects, included in the determination of reported net income
    277       95  
Deduct: Total share-based compensation expense, net of related tax effects, determined under the fair value based method for all awards
    (321 )     (163 )
                 
Pro forma net income
  $ 34,853     $ 28,368  
                 
 
Please read Note 12 for additional information about share-based compensation.
 
Timber
 
We carry timber at cost, less the cost of timber cut. We expense the cost of timber cut based on the relationship of the timber carrying value to the estimated volume of recoverable timber multiplied by the amount of timber cut. We include the cost of timber cut in cost of natural resources in the income statement and in non-cash expenses in the statement of cash flows. We determine the estimated volume of recoverable timber using statistical information and other data related to growth rates and yields gathered from physical observations, models, and other information gathering techniques. Changes in yields are generally due to adjustments in growth rates and similar matters and are accounted for prospectively as changes in estimates. We capitalize reforestation costs incurred in developing viable seedling plantations (up to two years from planting), such as site preparation, seedlings, planting, fertilization, insect and wildlife control, and herbicide application. We expense all other costs, such as property taxes and costs of forest management personnel, as incurred. Once the seedling plantation is viable, we expense all costs to maintain the viable plantations, such as fertilization, herbicide application, insect and wildlife control, and thinning, as incurred.
 
Pending Accounting Pronouncements
 
SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measures — This new standard defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This guidance applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted and will be effective for our first quarter 2008. Based on our current understanding, we do not expect that adoption will have a significant effect on our earnings or financial position.
 
FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48) — This interpretation clarifies the accounting for and disclosure of uncertainties associated with certain aspects of measurement and recognition of income taxes. This guidance lowers the recognition threshold from “more likely than not” to “reasonably possible,” changes the valuation method from a single amount to a probable weighted-average amount, and is effective for us beginning first quarter 2007. We do not expect that adoption will have a significant effect on our earnings or financial position.
 
SFAS No. 150, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity — The provisions of this standard that address the accounting for certain mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests have been deferred indefinitely pending further FASB action. The deferred provisions would principally affect the way we account for minority interests in partnerships we control; the classification of such interests as liabilities, which we presently do; and accounting for changes in the fair value of the minority interest by a charge to earnings, which we currently do not do. While the effect of the deferred provisions would be dependent on the changes in the fair value of the partnerships’ net assets, it is possible


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
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that the future effects could be significant. Because the minority interests are not readily marketable, it is difficult to determine their fair value. However, we believe the difference between the carrying value of the minority interests and their estimated fair value was not significant at year-end 2006 or 2005.
 
SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — SFAS No. 159 permits the election of fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement method for many financial assets and liabilities. Subsequent changes in the fair value would be recognized in earnings as they occur. Electing the fair value option requires the disclosure of the fair value of those assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or in the notes to the financial statements. SFAS No. 159 is effective for our first quarter 2008. We do not anticipate electing this option.
 
Note 2 — Real Estate
 
Real estate consists of:
 
                 
    At Year-End  
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Entitled, developed, and under development land
  $ 292,534     $ 233,130  
Undeveloped land
    133,170       117,187  
Commercial operating properties
    43,020       41,790  
                 
      468,724       392,107  
Accumulated depreciation
    (20,907 )     (18,957 )
                 
    $ 447,817     $ 373,150  
                 
 
Included in entitled, developed, and under development land are the estimated cost of assets we expect to convey to utility or improvement districts of $14,213,000 in 2006 and $3,050,000 in 2005. These costs relate to water, sewer and other infrastructure assets for which the utility or improvement districts have agreed to reimburse us. We billed these districts $12,357,000 in 2006 and $4,413,000 in 2005 and we collected from these districts $10,701,000 in 2006 and $4,421,000 in 2005. We expect to collect the remaining amounts billed in 2006 within 12 months.
 
Depreciation expense primarily related to commercial operating properties was $2,008,000 in 2006, $1,876,000 in 2005, and $2,374,000 in 2004 and is included in other operating expense.
 
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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
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Note 3 — Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures
 
At year-end 2006, we had ownership interests ranging from 25 to 50 percent in 15 ventures that we account for using the equity method. Our two largest ventures at year-end 2006 are CL Realty and Temco, in both of which we own a 50 percent interest and an unrelated publicly-held company owns the other 50 percent interest.
 
Combined summarized balance sheet information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:
 
                                                                 
    At Year-End 2006     At Year-End 2005  
                Other
                      Other
       
    CL Realty     Temco     Ventures     Total     CL Realty     Temco     Ventures     Total  
    (In thousands)  
 
Real estate
  $ 113,289     $ 58,273     $ 44,666     $ 216,228     $ 106,156     $ 60,698     $ 51,048     $ 217,902  
Total assets
    117,779       65,765       99,523       283,067       106,084       68,286       74,880       249,250  
Borrowings, principally non-recourse (a)
    5,357       3,745       56,407       65,509       1,814       4,645       68,367       74,826  
Total liabilities
    9,456       4,979       67,469       81,904       2,330       8,595       72,264       83,189  
Equity
    108,323       60,786       32,054       201,163       103,754       59,691       2,616       166,061  
                                                                 
Our investment in real estate ventures
                                                               
Our share of their equity (b)
    54,162       30,393       13,919       98,474       51,877       29,846       3,448       85,171  
Unrecognized deferred gain (c)
    (7,416 )           (614 )     (8,030 )     (8,325 )                 (8,325 )
                                                                 
Investment in real estate ventures
  $ 46,746     $ 30,393     $ 13,305     $ 90,444     $ 43,552     $ 29,846     $ 3,448     $ 76,846  
                                                                 


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Combined summarized income statement information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenues:
                       
CL Realty
  $ 51,367     $ 42,823     $ 16,091  
Temco
    51,470       31,239       27,890  
Other ventures
    33,053       108,966       62,278  
                         
Total
  $ 135,890     $ 183,028     $ 106,259  
                         
Earnings:
                       
CL Realty
  $ 16,892     $ 11,362     $ 3,539  
Temco
    16,986       8,566       10,461  
Other ventures
    (2,609 )     72,698       15,284  
                         
Total
  $ 31,269     $ 92,626     $ 29,284  
                         
Our equity in their earnings:
                       
CL Realty (c)(d)
  $ 8,431     $ 5,681     $ 1,769  
Temco (d)
    8,493       4,283       5,230  
Other ventures (b)
    1,538       5,730       3,474  
Recognition of deferred gain (c)
    909       1,486       1,738  
                         
Total
  $ 19,371     $ 17,180     $ 12,211  
                         
 
 
(a) Includes current maturities of debt of $12,375,000 in 2006 and $10,484,000 in 2005.
 
(b) Our share of the equity in other ventures, reflects our ownership interests ranging from 25 to 50 percent, excluding venture losses that exceed our investment where we are not obligated to fund those losses. Our equity in earnings of partnerships in 2005 and 2004 included a number of partnerships in which we owned a five to ten percent interest. Our investments in these partnerships were liquidated prior to year-end 2005. At year-end 2006, we have no real estate ventures that are accounted for using the cost method.
 
(c) In 2003, we contributed real estate with a $13,800,000 carrying value to CL Realty in exchange for $13,800,000 cash and a 50 percent interest in the partnership. We deferred the $14,587,000 gain on the sale and are recognizing it as the partnership sells the real estate to third parties. The deferred gain is reflected as an offset to our investment in unconsolidated ventures.
 
(d) Beginning in 2006, we eliminated our historic one-month lag in accounting for our investment in CL Realty and Temco as financial information became more readily available. The one-time effect of eliminating this one-month lag was to increase our equity in earnings for 2006 by $754,000 for CL Realty and $350,000 for Temco.
 
In 2006, we invested $17,611,000 in these ventures and received $23,727,000 in distributions, in 2005 we invested $29,612,000 and received $23,970,000 in distributions, and in 2004 we invested $15,971,000 and received $12,786,000 in distributions. Distributions include both return of investments and distributions of earnings.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
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We provide development services for some of these ventures for which we receive a fee. Fees for these services were $729,000 in 2006, $1,126,000 in 2005, and $765,000 in 2004 and are included in real estate revenues.
 
In 2005, Temco purchased about 7,000 acres of timber and timberland from Temple-Inland. This acreage was purchased pursuant to the terms of a long-standing option agreement, which was about to expire.
 
Note 4 — Receivables
 
Receivables consists of:
 
                 
    At Year-End  
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Seller financing notes receivable, average interest rate of 7.8% in 2006 and 5.5% in 2005
  $ 1,729     $ 5,785  
Notes receivable, average interest rate of 9.6% in 2006 and 2005
    1,755       2,389  
Accrued interest and other
    2,833       3,378  
                 
    $ 6,317     $ 11,552  
Allowance for bad debts
    (226 )     (226 )
                 
    $ 6,091     $ 11,326  
                 
 
Seller financing notes receivable are generally secured by a deed of trust with a 10 percent down payment and mature through 2009. In November 2006, we ceased providing seller financing in connection with the sale of residential lots.
 
Notes receivable are funds advanced to potential venture partners and will be converted to an equity interest in a venture or collected. It is anticipated that these notes will be satisfied by year-end 2008.
 
Other receivables are miscellaneous operating receivables arising in the normal course of business. We expect to collect $1,300,000 in 2007 and the remainder in 2008.
 
Note 5 — Timber
 
We own timber on over 350,000 acres located primarily in Georgia. We capitalized reforestation expenditures of $1,409,000 in 2006, $1,553,000 in 2005, and $1,501,000 in 2004. The cost of timber cut was $3,441,000 in 2006, $3,218,000 in 2005, and $3,749,000 in 2004.
 
Note 6 — Debt
 
Debt consists of:
 
                 
    At Year-End  
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Senior bank credit facility — average interest rate of 6.04% in 2005
  $     $ 74,000  
7.3% secured promissory note maturing in 2008
    16,978       17,486  
Other indebtedness due through 2011 at variable interest rates based on prime (8.25% at year-end 2006) and at fixed interest rates ranging from 6.00% to 9.50% secured primarily by real estate including non-recourse debt of consolidated ventures
    33,633       17,633  
                 
    $ 50,611     $ 109,119  
                 


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
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Our debt agreements contain terms, conditions, and financial covenants customary for such agreements including minimum levels of interest coverage and limitations on leverage. At year-end 2006, we had complied with the terms, conditions, and financial covenants of these agreements.
 
At year-end 2006, commercial operating properties having a book value of $23,500,000 were subject to liens in connection with $16,978,000 of debt, and entitled developed and under development land having a book value of $87,865,000 were subject to liens in connection with $33,633,000 of debt. Please read Schedule III for additional information.
 
Maturities of our debt during the next five years are: 2007 — $6,649,000; 2008 — $30,821,000; 2009 — $4,941,000; 2010 — $0; 2011 — $8,200,000; and thereafter — $0.
 
We capitalized and deducted from interest expense interest incurred on real estate development projects of $543,000 in 2006, $1,444,000 in 2005, and $1,018,000 in 2004. We paid interest of $4,309,000 in 2006, $7,171,000 in 2005, and $6,133,000 in 2004 of which $2,881,000 in 2006 was paid to Temple-Inland.
 
Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The carrying values of financial assets and liabilities, including cash, receivables, and accounts payable at year-end 2006 and 2005 approximate fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying amount of notes receivable and notes payable approximates fair value at year-end 2006 and 2005 since the notes are at floating rates or fixed rates, which approximate current market rates for notes with similar risks and maturities.
 
Note 8 — Income Taxes
 
Income tax expense consist of:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Current tax provision:
                       
U.S. Federal
  $ (29,954 )   $ (16,327 )   $ (15,892 )
State and other
    (4,928 )     (2,954 )     (2,880 )
                         
      (34,882 )     (19,281 )     (18,772 )
                         
Deferred tax provision:
                       
U.S. Federal
    3,708       (1,416 )     1,192  
State and other
    1,204       (162 )     136  
                         
      4,912       (1,578 )     1,328  
                         
Income tax expense
  $ (29,970 )   $ (20,859 )   $ (17,444 )
                         
Income taxes (paid) refunded to Temple-Inland, net
  $ (125 )   $ (3,444 )   $ (4,698 )
                         
 
In 2006, Texas enacted a margin tax to replace the franchise tax, which for us results in a lower overall Texas tax rate. As a result, in 2006 we recognized a one-time, non-cash benefit of $780,000 related to the reduction of previously provided deferred state income taxes.
 
In 2006, the Internal Revenue Service completed the examinations of Temple-Inland’s tax returns through 2003.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the effective income tax rate on continuing operations follows:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Federal statutory rate
    35%       35%       35%  
State, net of federal benefit
    3       3       4  
Other
    (1)       (1)       (1)  
                         
Effective tax rate
    37%       37%       38%  
                         
 
Significant components of deferred taxes are:
 
                 
    At Year-End  
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
               
Real estate
  $ (9,237 )   $ (16,003 )
Timber
    (6,439 )     (6,878 )
                 
      (15,676 )     (22,881 )
                 
Deferred Tax Assets:
               
Employee benefits
    829       325  
Accruals not deductible until paid
    409       2,964  
Other
          243  
                 
Gross deferred tax assets
    1,238       3,532  
Less valuation allowance
           
                 
      1,238       3,532  
                 
Net Deferred Tax Liability
  $ (14,438 )   $ (19,349 )
                 
 
Note 9 — Litigation and Environmental Contingencies
 
We are involved in various legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business and believe that adequate reserves have been established for any probable losses.
 
Liabilities in connection with environmental remediation arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business and we believe we have established adequate reserves for any probable losses.
 
We do not believe that the outcome of any of these proceedings should have a significant adverse effect on our financial position, long-term results of operations or cash flows. It is possible, however, that charges related to these matters could be significant to our results or cash flows in any one accounting period.
 
Note 10 — Commitments and Other Contingencies
 
We lease timberland, facilities, and equipment under operating lease agreements. Future minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases having a remaining term in excess of one year are: 2007 — $1,002,000; 2008 — $864,000; 2009 — $870,000; 2010 — $791,000; 2011 — $724,000; and thereafter — $6,847,000.
 
Rent expense on timberland was $414,000 in 2006, $392,000 in 2005 and $368,000 in 2004. Other rent expense was $445,000 in 2006, $328,000 in 2005, and $261,000 in 2004.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
In connection with our unconsolidated venture operations, we have provided performance bonds and letters of credit aggregating $13,267,000 at year-end 2006. Generally these performance bonds and letters of credit would be drawn on due to lack of specific performance by the ventures, such as failure to deliver streets and utilities in accordance with local codes and ordinances. In addition, we own a 25 percent interest in a venture to which all the members have committed to make additional proportionate capital contributions, our share of which is $14,157,000.
 
Note 11 — Segment Information
 
We operate two business segments: real estate and natural resources. Real estate secures entitlements and develops infrastructure on our lands for single-family residential and mixed-use communities, and manages our undeveloped land and our commercial operating properties. Natural resources manages our mineral interests, timber, and recreational leases.
 
We evaluate performance based on segment earnings before unallocated expenses and income taxes. Segment earnings consists of operating income, equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures, and minority interest expense in consolidated ventures. Unallocated expenses consist of corporate general and administrative expense, share-based compensation, other non-operating income (expense), and interest expense. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the accounting policy note to the combined and consolidated financial statements. Our revenues are derived from our U.S. operations and all of our assets are located in the U.S. No single customer accounts for more than 10 percent of our revenues.
 
                                 
                Expenses Not
       
          Natural
    Allocated to
       
    Real Estate     Resources     Segments (a)     Total  
    (In thousands)  
 
For the year or at year-end 2006:
                               
Revenues
  $ 180,151     $ 45,409     $     $ 225,560  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,298       57             2,355  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    19,371                   19,371  
Income (loss) before taxes
    70,271       33,016       (21,473 )     81,814  
Total assets
    546,911       59,414       13,849       620,174  
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    90,444                   90,444  
Capital expenditures (b)
    2,558       1,433             3,991  
For the year or at year-end 2005:
                               
Revenues
  $ 118,121     $ 37,366     $     $ 155,487  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,184       65             2,249  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    17,180                   17,180  
Income (loss) before taxes
    46,418       24,850       (15,512 )     55,756  
Total assets
    467,155       61,478       15,311       543,944  
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    76,846                   76,846  
Capital expenditures (b)
    63       1,553             1,616  
For the year or at year-end 2004:
                               
Revenues
  $ 138,823     $ 30,478     $     $ 169,301  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,686       95             2,781  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    12,211                   12,211  
Income (loss) before taxes
    43,370       18,653       (16,143 )     45,880  
Total assets
    437,173       63,518       17,009       517,700  
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    53,423                   53,423  
Capital expenditures (b)
    421       1,501             1,922  
 
 
(a) Expenses not allocated to segments consists of:
 


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Corporate general and administrative
  $ (8,911 )   $ (5,818 )   $ (7,371 )
Expense allocation from Temple-Inland (see Note 15)
    (5,137 )     (3,295 )     (3,062 )
Share-based compensation allocation from Temple-Inland (see Note 12)
    (1,275 )     (443 )     (154 )
Interest expense
    (6,229 )     (6,439 )     (6,091 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
    79       483       535  
                         
    $ (21,473 )   $ (15,512 )   $ (16,143 )
                         
 
(b) Consists of expenditures for property and equipment and reforestation.
 
Note 12 — Share-Based Compensation
 
We participate in Temple-Inland’s share-based compensation plans and as a result certain of our employees received share-based compensation awards under these plans. Those shareholder approved share-based compensation plans permit awards to key employees in the form of restricted or performance units, restricted stock, or options to purchase shares of Temple-Inland common stock. The awards are generally granted annually in February.
 
After the spin-off, our employees will no longer receive new awards under the Temple-Inland share-based compensation plans. It is anticipated that all outstanding share-based awards will be equitably adjusted into three separate awards: one related to Forestar common stock, one related to Temple-Inland common stock, and one related to Guaranty common stock. Such adjustment is expected to be made so that immediately following the spin-off the number of shares relating to each award and, for options, the per share option exercise price of the original Temple-Inland stock option, will be proportionally allocated between Forestar, Guaranty, and Temple-Inland awards based on relative per share trading prices of their common stock immediately following the spin-off. These equitable adjustments are intended to preserve the economic value of the awards immediately prior to the spin-off. All Forestar and Guaranty awards issued as part of this adjustment and the Temple-Inland awards will continue to be subject to their current vesting schedules.
 
The expense for the share-based compensation awards granted to our employees was allocated to us by Temple-Inland. Information about these Temple-Inland awards follows:
 
Restricted or performance units
 
Restricted or performance units generally have a three-year term; vest after three years from the date of grant or the attainment of stated ROI based performance goals, generally measured over a three-year period; and are settled in cash or common stock as determined on the date of grant. The restricted and performance units provide for accelerated vesting upon retirement, death, disability, or if there is a change in control. A

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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
bonus deferral plan is also offered that can be settled in cash or stock. A summary of activity for 2006 follows:
 
                         
          Weighted
       
          Average Grant
    Aggregate
 
    Temple-Inland
    Date Fair Value
    Current
 
    Shares     Per Share     Value  
    (In thousands)           (In thousands)  
 
Not vested beginning of 2006
    12     $ 33          
Granted
    39       46          
Vested
                     
Forfeited
                     
                         
Not vested year-end 2006
    51       43     $ 2,341  
                         
Not vested year-end 2006 subject to:
                       
Time vesting requirements
    27             $ 1,259  
Performance requirements
    24               1,082  
                         
      51             $ 2,341  
                         
Not vested year-end 2006 to be settled in:
                       
Cash
    45             $ 2,046  
Stock
    6               295  
                         
      51             $ 2,341  
                         
 
There were no vested restricted or performance units to be settled at year-end 2006.
 
Restricted stock
 
Restricted stock awards generally vest after three to six years, and provide for accelerated vesting upon retirement, death, disability, or if there is a change in control. Compensation costs are recognized ratably over the service period. There were no restricted stock awards granted in 2006. There were 13,000 restricted stock awards outstanding at year-end 2006 with a weighted average grant date fair value of $36 per share and an aggregate current value of $589,000 or $46.03 per share. There were no restricted stock awards that vested in 2006.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Stock options
 
Stock options have a ten-year term, generally become exercisable ratably over four years and provide for accelerated or continued vesting upon retirement, death, disability, or if there is a change in control. Options are granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of Temple-Inland common stock on the date of grant. A summary of activity for 2006 follows:
 
                                 
                Weighted
    Aggregate
 
          Weighted
    Average
    Intrinsic Value
 
          Average
    Remaining
    (Current value
 
    Temple-Inland
    Exercise Price
    Contractual
    less exercise
 
    Shares     Per Share     Term     price)  
    (In thousands)           (In years)     (In thousands)  
 
Outstanding beginning of 2006
    154     $ 28                  
Granted
    47       46                  
Exercised
    (27 )     28                  
Forfeited
                           
                                 
Outstanding year-end 2006
    174       33       7     $ 2,218  
                                 
Exercisable year-end 2006
    87       27       5     $ 1,650  
                                 
 
The intrinsic value of options exercised was $497,000 in 2006, $286,000 in 2005, and $338,000 in 2004.
 
Temple-Inland estimated the fair value of the options granted using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model and the following assumptions:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Expected dividend yield
    2.4%       2.3%       2.9%  
Expected stock price volatility
    25.1%       28.2%       28.8%  
Risk-free interest rate
    4.4%       4.2%       4.4%  
Expected life of options in years
    6       8       8  
Weighted average estimated fair value of options granted
  $ 11.53     $ 11.13     $ 8.31  
 
The expected life of options was based on historical experience. The expected stock price volatility was based on historical prices of Temple-Inland common stock for a period corresponding to the expected life of the options with appropriate consideration given to current conditions and events. Historical data was used to estimate pre-vesting forfeitures stratified into two groups based on job level.
 
Share-based compensation expense
 
Pre-tax share-based compensation expense allocated to us by Temple-Inland consists of:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Restricted or performance units — cash
  $ 635     $ 82     $  
Restricted or performance units — stock
    224       194       64  
Stock options
    416       167       90  
                         
Pre-tax share-based compensation expense
  $ 1,275     $ 443     $ 154  
                         


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Pre-tax share-based compensation expense included in other operating and general and administrative expense follows:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
General and administrative
  $ 1,096     $ 368     $ 113  
Other operating
    179       75       41  
                         
    $ 1,275     $ 443     $ 154  
                         
 
The fair value of awards granted to retirement-eligible employees and expensed at the date of grant was $153,000 in 2006, all of which was related to stock options. The amount of share-based compensation capitalized was not significant.
 
Unrecognized share-based compensation for all awards not vested was $1,996,000 at year-end 2006. It is likely that this cost will be recognized as expense over the next four years.
 
Note 13 — Pension and Postretirement Plans
 
We participate in Temple-Inland’s pension and postretirement plans and as a result certain of our employees are entitled to receive benefits under those plans. The pension and postretirement expense for our employees allocated to us by Temple-Inland was $716,000 in 2006, $946,000 in 2005, and $433,000 in 2004.
 
After the spin-off, our employees will no longer participate in the Temple-Inland post-retirement plans, and as a result, will not accrue any additional benefits. The liability for their benefits as of the spin-off date will be retained by Temple-Inland.
 
Note 14 — Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)
 
Selected quarterly financial results for 2006 and 2005 were:
 
                                 
    First
    Second
    Third
    Fourth
 
2006
  Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
    (In thousands)  
 
Total revenues
  $ 60,107     $ 54,545     $ 68,796     $ 42,112  
Operating income
    25,997       15,095       19,038       11,694  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    10,154       3,538       1,850       3,829  
Income before taxes
    33,994       17,044       18,067       12,709  
Net income
    21,213       11,418       11,278       7,935  
 
                                 
    First
    Second
    Third
    Fourth
 
2005
  Quarter     Quarter     Quarter     Quarter  
    (In thousands)  
 
Total revenues
  $ 36,417     $ 35,285     $ 36,306     $ 47,479  
Operating income
    8,063       9,509       9,562       18,452  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    4,062       4,277       4,929       3,912  
Income before taxes
    10,550       12,165       12,740       20,301  
Net income
    6,603       7,614       7,974       12,706  


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 15 — Related Party Transactions
 
We reimburse Temple-Inland for expenses incurred on our behalf and allocated to us. Additional allocated expense incurred by Temple-Inland but not directly attributable to us are reflected as capital contributions, net of tax. Please read Note 1 for additional information.
 
A summary of allocated expenses from Temple-Inland follows:
 
                         
    For the Year  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Legal, human resources and other administrative costs
  $ 2,178     $ 1,986     $ 1,842  
Variable compensation
    1,146       372       196  
Accounting and finance
    954       785       871  
Information technology support
    664       33       35  
Internal audit, governance and other
    195       119       118  
                         
      5,137       3,295       3,062  
Share based compensation
    1,275       443       154  
Pension and postretirement
    716       946       433  
                         
    $ 7,128     $ 4,684     $ 3,649  
                         
 
We pay income taxes to Temple-Inland as if we filed a separate income tax return. Please read Note 8 for additional information. In addition, rent paid to a subsidiary of Temple-Inland was $178,000 in 2006, $151,000 in 2005, and $151,000 in 2004.
 
Natural resources and other revenues include sales of timber to Temple-Inland of $8,867,000 in 2006, $9,615,000 in 2005 and $10,649,000 in 2004. Cost of natural resources and other includes cost of timber sold to Temple-Inland of $2,140,000 in 2006, $2,001,000 in 2005, and $2,560,000 in 2004.
 
Temple-Inland Credit Facility
 
In 2006, we established a credit facility with Temple-Inland. Under this facility, when we need funds we borrow and when we have excess funds we use them to repay amounts borrowed. Borrowings under this agreement accrued interest at 4.86 percent at year-end 2006. In 2006, the average daily balance was $84,313,000, the maximum month-end balance was $110,506,000, the weighted average interest rate on borrowing was 4.46 percent, and the related interest expense was $3,758,000. Before we established the credit facility with Temple-Inland, we supported our cash needs through our operations, intercompany payables, or capital contributions from Temple-Inland.
 
A summary of the activity in the Temple-Inland credit facility and intercompany payables follows:
 
                 
    For the Year  
    2006     2005  
    (In thousands)  
 
Beginning balance
  $ 12,829     $ 11,027  
Additions
    186,777       5,688  
Repayments
    (89,100 )     (3,886 )
                 
Ending balance
  $ 110,506     $ 12,829  
                 
 
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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Temple-Inland credit facility are made when our daily sources of funds from operations exceed our uses of funds.
 
Note 16 — Other Information (Unaudited)
 
As part of its transformation plan, Temple-Inland will contribute certain assets to Forestar. In addition, expenses incurred by Temple-Inland on our behalf have been allocated to us. As a result, the amounts previously reported by Temple-Inland for its real estate segment differ from those included in this Form 10 for Forestar. A reconciliation follows:
 
                                 
    As Originally
                   
    Reported by
                As Reported in
 
    Temple-Inland for
          Allocated
    This Form 10
 
    Real Estate Segment     Reclassification (a)     Expenses (b)     for Forestar  
    (In thousands)  
 
For the year or at year-end 2006:
                               
Revenues
  $ 175,339     $ 50,221           $ 225,560  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,250       105             2,355  
Income (loss) before taxes
    61,939       25,410       (5,535 )     81,814  
Total assets
    544,063       76,111             620,174  
Capital expenditures
    2,558       1,433             3,991  
For the year or at year-end 2005:
                               
Revenues
  $ 113,071     $ 42,416           $ 155,487  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,047       202             2,249  
Income (loss) before taxes
    43,293       16,201       (3,738 )     55,756  
Total assets
    422,055       121,889             543,944  
Capital expenditures
    63       1,553             1,616  
For the year or at year-end 2004:
                               
Revenues
  $ 152,265     $ 17,036           $ 169,301  
Depreciation and amortization
    2,620       161             2,781  
Income (loss) before taxes
    36,115       12,981       (3,216 )     45,880  
Total assets
    380,507       137,193             517,700  
Capital expenditures
    421       1,501             1,922  
 
 
(a) Reclassified to reflect the transfer of an additional 138,000 acres of real estate and timber, principally undeveloped land, about 623,000 net acres of oil and gas mineral interests, and several small real estate development projects and assets previously included in Temple-Inland’s other business segments. These reclassifications were made as if they had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented and they were made based on carrying values or historical amounts. Total assets include cash and cash equivalents which were previously not allocated to the real estate segment in the historical Temple-Inland financial statements.
 
(b) Please read Note 1 for additional information.
 
Note 17 — Supplemental Oil and Gas Disclosures (unaudited)
 
We lease our oil and gas mineral interests, principally those in Louisiana and Texas, to third party oil and gas exploration and production entities for the exploration and production of oil and gas.


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NOTES TO THE COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Mineral interest acquisition costs were immaterial and we incurred no exploration or development costs in 2006, 2005 and 2004. The unamortized costs of our oil and gas mineral interests were not material at year-end 2006 and 2005.
 
Our royalty revenues are contractually defined and based on a percentage of production and are received in cash. Our royalty revenues fluctuate based on changes in the market prices for oil and gas and other factors affecting the third party oil and gas exploration and production entities including the cost of development and production.
 
Information about the results of operations of our oil and gas mineral interests follows:
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Royalty revenues
  $ 17,381     $ 15,767     $ 10,248  
Production costs
                 
Exploration expenses
                 
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and valuation provisions
                 
Administrative expenses
    (1,675 )     (1,420 )     (1,079 )
Income tax expenses
    (5,029 )     (4,601 )     (2,930 )
                         
Results of operations
  $ 10,677     $ 9,746     $ 6,239  
                         
 
Other lease revenues, principally bonus and delay rentals, were $10,599,000 in 2006, $5,282,000 in 2005 and $3,192,000 in 2004.
 
Estimates of oil and gas reserve information related to our royalty interests are unknown to us. We do not make such estimates and our lessees do not make this information available to us. Our share of oil and gas produced related to our royalty interests follows:
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Oil (barrels)
    114,047       101,909       127,661  
Gas (thousands of cubic feet (Mcf))
    805,904       1,216,136       631,051  


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FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP AND CONSOLIDATED VENTURES
SCHEDULE III — COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION
Year-End 2006
 
                                                                                         
                Costs Capitalized
                   
                      Subsequent to Acquisition                                      
          Initial Cost to Company     Improvements
          Gross Amount Carried at End of Period              
                Buildings &
    less Cost of
    Carrying
    Land & Land
    Buildings &
          Accumulated
    Date of
    Date
 
Description
  Encumbrances     Land     Improvements     Sales and Other     Costs (a)     Improvements     Improvements     Total     Depreciation     Construction     Acquired  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Entitled, Developed, and Under Development Projects:
                                                                                       
CALIFORNIA
                                                                                       
Contra Costa County
                                                                                       
San Joaquin River
          $ 12,225     $ 279     $ (3,517 )           $ 8,708     $ 279     $ 8,987     $ (88 )                
COLORADO
                                                                                       
Douglas County
                                                                                       
Pinery West
  $ 5,475       7,308               293               7,601               7,601               2006       2006  
Weld County
                                                                                       
Buffalo Highlands
            3,001               334               3,335               3,335               2006       2005  
Johnstown Farms
            2,749               7,764     $ 188       10,701               10,701               2002       2002  
Stonebraker
            3,878               488               4,366               4,366               2005       2005  
TEXAS
                                                                                       
Bastrop County
                                                                                       
Hunter’s Crossing
            3,613               8,006       308       11,927               11,927               2001       2001  
The Colony
    1,072       6,728       427       5,336       38       12,102       427       12,529               1999       1999  
Bexar County
                                                                                       
Cibolo Canyons
            25,568               21,199       220       46,987               46,987               2004       1986  
Olympia Hills
            3,330               (1,458 )     584       2,456               2,456                       1995  
Burnet County
                                                                                       
Double Horn Creek
            2,087               850       45       2,982               2,982               1999       1999  
Calhoun County
                                                                                       
Caracol
    7,366       8,603               4,527               13,130               13,130               2006       2006  
Collin County
                                                                                       
Maxwell Creek
            9,904               1,822       234       11,960               11,960               2000       2000  
The Gables at North Hill
            2,160               (302 )     63       1,921               1,921               2004       2001  
Comal County
                                                                                       
Oakcreek Estates
            1,921               3,943       62       5,926               5,926               2006       2005  
Denton County
                                                                                       
Lantana
    19,660       31,451               13,374               44,825               44,825               2000       1999  
The Preserve at Pecan Creek
            5,855               3,851       119       9,825               9,825               2006       2005  
Harris County
                                                                                       
City Park
    60       3,946               4,239       1,595       9,780               9,780               2002       2001  
Katy Freeway
            1,710       704       1,640               1,710       2,344       4,054       (1,992 )                
Hood County
                                                                                       
Harbor Lakes
            3,514               9,123       258       12,895               12,895       (403 )     2000       1998  
Nueces County
                                                                                       
Tortuga Dunes
            12,080               141               12,221               12,221                       2006  
Rockwall County
                                                                                       
Caruth Lakes
            1,624               5,373       63       7,060               7,060               1997       1996  
Tarrant County
                                                                                       
Kingsridge
            2,383               (1,393 )     66       1,056               1,056               2002       2001  
The Parks at Deer Creek
            3,538               666       350       4,554               4,554               1999       1998  
Travis County
                                                                                       
Presidio at Judge’s Hill
            1,500               740               2,240               2,240               2006       2006  
The Ridge at Ribelin Ranch
            23,751               (16,366 )             7,385               7,385               2006       2006  
Williamson County
                                                                                       
Westside at Buttercup Creek
            13,149               (2,888 )     147       10,408               10,408               1993       1993  
Chandler Road Properties
            3,552               (689 )             2,863               2,863               2004       2004  
La Conterra
            4,024               266               4,290               4,290                       2006  
MISSOURI
                                                                                       
Clay County
                                                                                       
Somerbrook
            3,061               (348 )     10       2,723               2,723               2003       2001  
UTAH
                                                                                       
Weber County
                                                                                       
Fort Bingham Estates
            3,284               (761 )     33       2,556               2,556               2003       1998  
Other
            24,037               (17,699 )     2,653       8,991             8,991                        
                                                                                         
Total Entitled, Developed,
and Under Development Projects
  $ 33,633     $ 235,534     $ 1,410     $ 48,554     $ 7,036     $ 289,484     $ 3,050     $ 292,534     $ (2,483 )                
                                                                                         


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FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP AND CONSOLIDATED VENTURES
SCHEDULE III — COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
Year-End 2006
 
                                                                                         
                Costs Capitalized
                   
                      Subsequent to Acquisition                                      
          Initial Cost to Company     Improvements
          Gross Amount Carried at End of Period              
                Buildings &
    less Cost of
    Carrying
    Land & Land
    Buildings &
          Accumulated
    Date of
    Date
 
Description
  Encumbrances     Land     Improvements     Sales and Other     Costs (a)     Improvements     Improvements     Total     Depreciation     Construction     Acquired  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
Undeveloped Land:
                                                                                       
                                                                                         
ALABAMA
                                                                                       
Cherokee County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
          $ 3,544                             $ 3,544             $ 3,544                          
Cleburne County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            2,486                               2,486               2,486                          
CALIFORNIA
                                                                                       
Los Angeles County
                                                                                       
Land In Entitlement Process
            3,219             $ 2,847               6,066               6,066                       1997  
GEORGIA
                                                                                       
Banks County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            2,821               15               2,836               2,836                          
Bartow County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            6,680               102               6,782               6,782                          
Land In Entitlement Process
            520                               520               520                          
Carroll County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            5,471               40               5,511               5,511                          
Land In Entitlement Process
            12,021                               12,021               12,021                          
Chattooga County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            1,951               14               1,965               1,965                          
Cherokee County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            4,679               93               4,772               4,772                          
Land In Entitlement Process
            3,034                               3,034               3,034                          
Coweta County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            2,777               241               3,018               3,018                          
Land In Entitlement Process
            2,895                               2,895               2,895                          
Dawson County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            3,259               7               3,266               3,266                          
Land In Entitlement Process
            1,104                               1,104               1,104                          
Elbert County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            2,012               3               2,015               2,015                          
Floyd County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            3,623               33               3,656               3,656                          
Gilmer County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            3,571               20               3,591               3,591                          
Gordon County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            2,834               14               2,848               2,848                          
Hall County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            1,207               18               1,225               1,225                          
Haralson County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            9,607               121               9,728               9,728                          
Land In Entitlement Process
            278                               278               278                          
Heard County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            9,586               47               9,633               9,633                          
Jackson County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            1,166               126               1,292               1,292                          
Land In Entitlement Process
            885                               885               885                          
Lumpkin County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            3,645                               3,645               3,645                          
Meriwether County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            2,027                               2,027               2,027                          
Pickens County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            4,068               73               4,141               4,141                          
Polk County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            3,164               26               3,190               3,190                          
Troup County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            4,877               459               5,336               5,336                          


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FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP AND CONSOLIDATED VENTURES
SCHEDULE III — COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
Year-End 2006
 
                                                                                         
                Costs Capitalized
                   
                      Subsequent to Acquisition                                      
          Initial Cost to Company     Improvements
          Gross Amount Carried at End of Period              
                Buildings &
    less Cost of
    Carrying
    Land & Land
    Buildings &
          Accumulated
    Date of
    Date
 
Description
  Encumbrances     Land     Improvements     Sales and Other     Costs (a)     Improvements     Improvements     Total     Depreciation     Construction     Acquired  
    (Dollars in thousands)  
TEXAS
                                                                                       
Anderson County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            1,062                               1,062               1,062                          
Angelina County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            1,308                               1,308               1,308                          
Houston County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            1,632                               1,632               1,632                          
Rusk County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            422                               422               422                          
Sabine County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            401                               401               401                          
San Augustine County
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            1,358                               1,358               1,358                          
Other
                                                                                       
Undeveloped Land
            5,907               1,491               7,398               7,398                          
Land In Entitlement Process
            4,225               2,054               6,279               6,279                          
                                                                                         
Total Undeveloped Land
  $     $ 125,326     $     $ 7,844     $     $ 133,170     $     $ 133,170     $                  
                                                                                         
Commercial Operating Properties:
                                                                                       
TEXAS
                                                                                       
Travis County
                                                                                       
Radisson Hotel & Suites
  $ 16,978             $ 16,316     $ 25,435                   $ 41,751     $ 41,751     $ (18,251 )                
Hood County
                                                                                       
Harbor Lakes
                    1,269                               1,269       1,269       (173 )     2000       1998  
                                                                                         
Total Commercial Operating Properties
  $ 16,978     $     $ 17,585     $ 25,435     $     $     $ 43,020     $ 43,020     $ (18,424 )                
                                                                                         
Total
  $ 50,611     $ 360,860     $ 18,995     $ 81,833     $ 7,036     $ 422,654     $ 46,070     $ 468,724     $ (20,907 )                
                                                                                         
 
 
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FORESTAR REAL ESTATE GROUP AND CONSOLIDATED VENTURES
SCHEDULE III — COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED REAL ESTATE AND
ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION — (Continued)
Year-End 2006
 
Reconciliation of real estate:
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In thousands)  
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 392,107     $ 383,798     $ 394,833  
Amounts capitalized
    178,835       74,858       83,506  
Amounts retired or adjusted
    (102,218 )     (66,549 )     (94,541 )
                         
Balance at close of period
  $ 468,724     $ 392,107     $ 383,798  
                         
 
Reconciliation of accumulated depreciation:
 
                         
    2006     2005     2004  
          (In thousands)        
 
Balance at beginning of year
  $ (18,957 )   $ (18,273 )   $ (20,629 )
Depreciation expense
    (2,008 )     (1,829 )     (2,373 )
Amounts retired or adjusted
    58       1,145       4,729  
                         
Balance at close of period
  $ (20,907 )   $ (18,957 )   $ (18,273 )
                         


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
UNAUDITED COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    Third
       
    Quarter-End
    Year-End
 
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,862     $ 10,350  
Prepaid expenses
    2,130       2,378  
Real estate
    518,044       447,817  
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    100,200       90,444  
Receivables, net of allowance for bad debts of $226 in 2007 and 2006
    3,688       6,091  
Timber
    55,884       58,966  
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,557 in 2007 and $2,387 in 2006
    1,822       1,688  
Other assets
    3,333       2,440  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 692,963     $ 620,174  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND TEMPLE-INLAND’S NET INVESTMENT
Accounts payable
  $ 6,198     $ 4,838  
Accrued employee compensation and benefits
    2,802       2,114  
Accrued interest
    194       210  
Accrued property taxes
    6,694       4,577  
Other accrued expenses
    5,015       2,810  
Deferred income taxes
    4,374       14,438  
Other liabilities
    6,405       4,272  
Note payable to Temple-Inland
    146,018       110,506  
Debt
    73,435       50,611  
                 
Total Liabilities
    251,135       194,376  
Minority Interest in Consolidated Ventures
    8,172       7,746  
Temple-Inland’s Net Investment
    433,656       418,052  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND TEMPLE-INLAND’S NET INVESTMENT
  $ 692,963     $ 620,174  
                 
 
Please read the notes to the unaudited financial statements.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
UNAUDITED COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
REVENUES
               
Real estate sales
  $ 95,570     $ 121,834  
Commercial operating properties and other
    19,697       23,163  
                 
Real estate
    115,267       144,997  
Natural resources and other
    27,106       38,451  
                 
      142,373       183,448  
                 
COSTS AND EXPENSES
               
Cost of real estate sales
    (45,147 )     (76,831 )
Cost of commercial operating properties and other
    (11,764 )     (12,710 )
Cost of natural resources and other
    (5,166 )     (3,907 )
Other operating
    (19,948 )     (18,018 )
General and administrative
    (14,972 )     (11,852 )
                 
      (96,997 )     (123,318 )
                 
OPERATING INCOME
    45,376       60,130  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    4,310       15,542  
Minority interest in consolidated ventures
    (5,039 )     (1,895 )
Interest expense
    (6,461 )     (4,680 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
    454       8  
                 
INCOME BEFORE TAXES
    38,640       69,105  
Income tax expense
    (13,951 )     (25,196 )
                 
NET INCOME
  $ 24,689     $ 43,909  
                 
 
Please read the notes to the unaudited financial statements.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
UNAUDITED COMBINED AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) OPERATIONS
               
Net income
  $ 24,689     $ 43,909  
Adjustments:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    2,001       1,744  
Deferred income taxes
    (10,064 )     (4,229 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    (4,310 )     (15,542 )
Distributions of earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    2,054       848  
Minority interest in consolidated ventures
    5,039       1,895  
Distributions to minority interests
    (5,335 )     (269 )
Non-cash real estate cost of sales
    40,256       72,797  
Real estate development and acquisition expenditures
    (118,705 )     (108,582 )
Other changes in real estate
    6,126       (350 )
Impairment, cost of timber cut and other non-cash expenses
    6,092       2,940  
Other
    (610 )     1,157  
Changes in:
               
Receivables
    4,886       (1,162 )
Prepaid assets and other
    342       721  
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
    5,278       1,821  
                 
      (42,261 )     (2,302 )
                 
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING
               
Property, equipment, software, and reforestation
    (2,430 )     (2,566 )
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    (10,932 )     (6,846 )
Return of investment in unconsolidated ventures
    3,239       17,893  
Notes receivable sold
    491       4,004  
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
    166       1,311  
                 
      (9,466 )     13,796  
                 
CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING
               
Note payable to Temple-Inland, net
    39,174       51,368  
Payments of debt
    (9,791 )     (87,365 )
Proceeds from issuance of debt
    32,615       25,441  
Investments of capital by minority interest
    726       145  
Dividends and other transfers to Temple-Inland
    (13,485 )     (6,027 )
                 
      49,239       (16,438 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (2,488 )     (4,944 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    10,350       12,942  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at period-end
  $ 7,862     $ 7,998  
                 
 
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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Note 1 — Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation
 
Background
 
On February 26, 2007, Temple-Inland announced that its Board of Directors had preliminarily approved a transformation plan which included the spin-off of its real estate operations to Temple-Inland shareholders as an independent publicly held company. Prior to the spin-off, Temple-Inland will contribute the assets, liabilities, operations and cash flow of its real estate development and minerals operations to us. On October 31, 2007, we converted from a limited liability company to a Delaware corporation. Our operations will consist of the real estate segment of Temple-Inland, several smaller real estate operations and assets previously included in Temple-Inland’s other business segments, and the minerals operations previously included in Temple-Inland’s forest products segment.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
Our combined and consolidated financial statements reflect the historical accounts of the real estate development and minerals operations to be contributed to us and have been derived from the historical financial statements and accounts of Temple-Inland. We prepared the accompanying unaudited interim combined and consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and Securities and Exchange Commission requirements for interim financial statements. As a result, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. However, in our opinion, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These adjustments are normal recurring accruals, except as noted. These interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. These combined and consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited combined and consolidated financial statements for year-end 2006.
 
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which require us to make estimates and assumptions about future events. Actual results can, and probably will, differ from those we currently estimate. Examples of significant estimates include those related to allocating costs to real estate and measuring assets for impairment.
 
Historical earnings per share are not presented since our common stock that will be issued in the spin-off was not part of the capital structure of Temple-Inland for the periods presented. We will present basic and diluted earnings per share for Forestar in the first report issued after the effective date of the spin-off.
 
New Accounting Pronouncement
 
Beginning in January 2007, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN 48). This pronouncement clarifies the accounting for and disclosure of uncertainties associated with certain aspects of measurement and recognition of income taxes. The adoption of FIN 48 did not result in any adjustments to our financial statements. We do not have any unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning of 2007 or third quarter-end 2007 which would affect our effective rate if recognized.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 2 — Real Estate
 
Real estate consists of:
 
                 
    Third
       
    Quarter-End
    Year-End
 
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Entitled, developed, and under development land
  $ 356,371     $ 292,534  
Undeveloped land
    138,596       133,170  
Commercial operating properties
    43,378       43,020  
                 
      538,345       468,724  
Accumulated depreciation
    (20,301 )     (20,907 )
                 
    $ 518,044     $ 447,817  
                 
 
Included in entitled, developed, and under development land are the estimated cost of assets we expect to convey to utility or improvement districts of $40,409,000 at third quarter-end 2007 and $14,213,000 at year-end 2006. These costs relate to water, sewer and other infrastructure assets for which the utility or improvement districts have agreed to reimburse us. We billed these districts $27,282,000 in first nine months 2007 and $6,614,000 in first nine months 2006, and we collected from these districts $4,727,000 in first nine months 2007 and $2,394,000 in first nine months 2006. We expect to collect the remaining amounts billed in first nine months 2007 when these districts achieve adequate tax bases to support payment, which is typically within 12 to 24 months.
 
Depreciation expense primarily related to commercial operating properties was $1,493,000 for first nine months 2007 and $1,514,000 for the first nine months 2006 and is included in other operating expense.
 
In third quarter 2007, we entered into agreements to facilitate third-party construction and ownership of a resort hotel, spa and golf facilities at our Cibolo Canyons mixed-use development near San Antonio, Texas. Under the agreements, we transferred to the third-party owners about 700 acres of undeveloped land with a carrying value of about $8,000,000 and we agreed to transfer about $38,000,000 ($10,000,000 by year-end 2007, of which $6,000,000 has been funded; $18,000,000 in 2008-9; and $10,000,000 in 2010-11). In exchange, the third-party owners assigned to us certain rights under an Economic Development Agreement, including the right to receive hotel occupancy and sales taxes generated within the resort through 2034. In addition, the construction of the resort hotel and golf facilities will satisfy a condition to our right to obtain reimbursement of certain infrastructure costs under an Ad Valorem Tax and Non Resort Sales and Use Tax Public Improvement Financing Agreement between us and a special purpose improvement district. Our cost associated with this resort is included in our entitled, developed, and under development land. Any hotel occupancy and sales taxes collected will be applied to reduce our cost in the project until there are no uncertainties as to recoverability. For income tax purposes this transaction has been accounted for as a sale and a deferred tax asset has been recorded for the tax on the related gain.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 3 — Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures
 
Combined summarized balance sheet information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:
 
                                                                 
    Third Quarter-End 2007     Year-End 2006  
                Other
                      Other
       
    CL Realty     Temco     Ventures     Total     CL Realty     Temco     Ventures     Total  
    (In thousands)  
 
Real estate
  $ 120,515     $ 59,460     $ 62,361     $ 242,336     $ 113,289     $ 58,273     $ 44,666     $ 216,228  
Total assets
    129,405       63,916       106,097       299,418       117,779       65,765       99,523       283,067  
Borrowings, principally non-recourse (a)
    4,783       3,444       61,141       69,368       5,357       3,745       56,407       65,509  
Total liabilities
    15,136       4,619       72,381       92,136       9,456       4,979       67,469       81,904  
Equity
    114,269       59,297       33,716       207,282       108,323       60,786       32,054       201,163  
Our investment in real estate ventures
                                                               
Our share of their equity (b)
    57,134       29,649       21,100       107,883       54,162       30,393       13,919       98,474  
Unrecognized deferred gain (c)
    (7,069 )           (614 )     (7,683 )     (7,416 )           (614 )     (8,030 )
                                                                 
Investment in real estate ventures
  $ 50,065     $ 29,649     $ 20,486     $ 100,200     $ 46,746     $ 30,393     $ 13,305     $ 90,444  
                                                                 
 
Combined summarized income statement information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Revenues:
               
CL Realty
  $ 5,823     $ 38,590  
Temco
    5,374       38,689  
Other ventures
    12,195       29,422  
                 
Total
  $ 23,392     $ 106,701  
                 
Earnings:
               
CL Realty
  $ 4,152     $ 15,060  
Temco
    511       11,816  
Other ventures
    1,712       2,851  
                 
Total
  $ 6,375     $ 29,727  
                 
Our equity in their earnings:
               
CL Realty (c)(d)
  $ 2,076     $ 7,514  
Temco(d)
    255       5,908  
Other ventures (b)
    1,632       1,391  
Recognition of deferred gain (c)
    347       729  
                 
Total
  $ 4,310     $ 15,542  
                 


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
(a) Includes current maturities of debt of $7,468,000 at third quarter-end 2007 and $12,375,000 at year-end 2006.
 
(b) Our share of the equity in other ventures, reflects our ownership interests ranging from 25 to 50 percent, excluding venture losses that exceed our investment where we are not obligated to fund those losses.
 
(c) In 2003, we contributed real estate with a $13,800,000 carrying value to CL Realty in exchange for $13,800,000 cash and a 50 percent interest in the partnership. We deferred the $14,587,000 gain on the sale and are recognizing it as the partnership sells the real estate to third parties. The deferred gain is reflected as an offset to our investment in unconsolidated ventures.
 
(d) Beginning in 2006, we eliminated our historic one-month lag in accounting for our investment in CL Realty and Temco as financial information became more readily available. The one-time effect of eliminating this one-month lag was to increase our equity in earnings for 2006 by $754,000 for CL Realty and $350,000 for Temco.
 
In first nine months 2007 we invested $10,932,000 in these ventures and received $5,293,000 in distributions, and in first nine months 2006 we invested $6,846,000 and received $18,741,000 in distributions. Distributions include both return of investments and distributions of earnings.
 
We provide development services for some of these ventures for which we receive a fee. Fees for these services were $313,000 in first nine months 2007 and $621,000 in first nine months 2006 and are included in real estate revenues.
 
Note 4 — Receivables and Other Assets
 
Receivables consists of:
 
                 
    Third
       
    Quarter-End
    Year-End
 
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Seller financing notes receivable, average interest rate of 7.9% in 2007 and 7.8% in 2006
  $ 494     $ 1,729  
Notes receivable, average interest rate of 9.6% in 2007 and 2006
    1,315       1,755  
Accrued interest and other
    2,105       2,833  
                 
    $ 3,914     $ 6,317  
Allowance
    (226 )     (226 )
                 
    $ 3,688     $ 6,091  
                 
 
Seller financing notes receivable are generally secured by a deed of trust with a 10 percent down payment and mature through 2009. In November 2006, we ceased providing seller financing in connection with the sale of residential lots.
 
Notes receivable are funds advanced to potential venture partners and will be converted to an equity interest in a venture or collected. It is anticipated that these notes will be satisfied by year-end 2008.
 
Other receivables are miscellaneous operating receivables arising in the normal course of business. We expect to collect $840,000 in 2007 and the remainder in 2008.
 
The carrying value of capitalized software was $2,021,000 at third quarter-end 2007 and $1,071,000 at year-end 2006 and is included in other assets.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 5 — Timber
 
We capitalized reforestation expenditures of $411,000 in first nine months 2007 and $1,057,000 in first nine months 2006. The cost of timber cut was $3,493,000 in first nine months 2007 and $2,463,000 in first nine months 2006.
 
Note 6 — Debt
 
Debt consists of:
 
                 
    Third
       
    Quarter-End
    Year-End
 
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
7.3% secured promissory note maturing in 2008
  $ 16,571     $ 16,978  
Other indebtedness due through 2011 at variable interest rates based on prime (7.75% at third quarter-end 2007) and at fixed interest rates ranging from 6.00% to 9.50% secured primarily by real estate including non-recourse debt of consolidated ventures
    56,864       33,633  
                 
    $ 73,435     $ 50,611  
                 
 
Our debt agreements contain terms, conditions, and financial covenants customary for such agreements including minimum levels of interest coverage and limitations on leverage. At third quarter-end 2007, we had complied with the terms, conditions, and financial covenants of these agreements.
 
At third quarter-end 2007, commercial operating properties having a book value of $22,564,000 were subject to liens in connection with $16,571,000 of debt, and entitled development and under development land having a book value of $138,305,000 were subject to liens in connection with $56,864,000 of debt.
 
We capitalized and deducted from interest expense interest incurred on real estate development projects of $555,000 in first nine months 2007 and $346,000 in first nine months 2006. We paid interest of $4,791,000 in first nine months 2007, of which $2,344,000 was paid to Temple-Inland, and $2,073,000 in first nine months 2006, all of which was related to third party debt.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 7 — Segment Information
 
We operate two business segments: real estate and natural resources.
 
We evaluate performance based on segment earnings before unallocated expenses and income taxes. Unallocated expenses consist of corporate general and administrative expense, share-based compensation, other non-operating income (expense), and interest expense. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the accounting policy note to the combined and consolidated financial statements.
 
                                 
                Expenses Not
       
          Natural
    Allocated to
       
    Real Estate     Resources     Segments (a)     Total  
 
For the first nine months 2007 or at third quarter-end 2007:
                               
Revenues
  $ 115,267     $ 27,106     $     $ 142,373  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,962       39             2,001  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    4,310                   4,310  
Income (loss) before taxes
    39,730       19,050       (20,140 )     38,640  
Total assets
    624,592       56,308       12,063       692,963  
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    100,200                   100,200  
Capital expenditures (b)
    2,020       410             2,430  
For the first nine months 2006 or at third quarter-end 2006:
                               
Revenues
  $ 144,997     $ 38,451     $     $ 183,448  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,702       42             1,744  
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures
    15,542                   15,542  
Income (loss) before taxes
    54,832       30,232       (15,959 )     69,105  
Total assets
    505,201       60,053       10,880       576,134  
Investment in unconsolidated ventures
    79,310                   79,310  
Capital expenditures (b)
    1,510       1,056             2,566  
 
 
(a) Expenses not allocated to segments consists of:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
General and administrative
  $ (7,598 )   $ (6,636 )
Expense allocation from Temple Inland (see Note 9)
    (4,657 )     (3,737 )
Share based compensation allocation from Temple-Inland (see Note 8)
    (1,878 )     (914 )
Interest expense
    (6,461 )     (4,680 )
Other non-operating income (expense)
    454       8  
                 
    $ (20,140 )   $ (15,959 )
                 
 
 
(b) Consists of expenditures for property and equipment and reforestation.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
 
Note 8 — Share-Based Compensation
 
The expense for the share-based compensation awards granted to our employees was allocated to us by Temple-Inland. Information about these Temple-Inland awards follows:
 
Restricted or performance units
 
A summary of activity for the first nine months 2007 follows:
 
                         
          Weighted
       
          Average Grant
    Aggregate
 
    Temple-Inland
    Date Fair Value
    Current
 
    Shares     Per Share     Value  
    (In thousands)           (In thousands)  
 
Not vested beginning of 2007
    51     $ 43          
Granted
    66       55          
Vested
    (6 )     30          
Forfeited
                   
                         
Not vested second quarter-end 2007
    111       51     $ 5,857  
                         
 
There were no vested restricted or performance units to be settled at third quarter-end 2007.
 
Restricted stock
 
There were 11,000 restricted stock awards outstanding at third quarter-end 2007 with a weighted average grant date fair value of $37.07 per share and an aggregate current value of $579,000. The fair value of restricted stock vested in first nine months 2007 was $92,000.
 
Stock options
 
A summary of activity for the first nine months 2007 follows:
 
                                 
                Weighted
    Aggregate
 
          Weighted
    Average
    Intrinsic Value
 
          Average
    Remaining
    (Current value
 
    Temple-Inland
    Exercise Price
    Contractual
    less exercise
 
    Shares     Per Share     Term     price)  
    (In thousands)           (In years)     (In thousands)  
 
Outstanding beginning of 2007
    174     $ 33                  
Granted
    53       51                  
Exercised
                           
Forfeited
                           
                                 
Outstanding at third quarter-end 2007
    227       37       7     $ 3,534  
                                 
Exercisable at third quarter-end 2007
    123       29       5     $ 2,901  
                                 


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Temple-Inland estimated the fair value of the options granted using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model and the following assumptions:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
 
Expected dividend yield
    2.3 %     2.4 %
Expected stock price volatility
    22.8 %     25.1 %
Risk-free interest rate
    4.9 %     4.4 %
Expected life of options in years
    6       6  
Weighted average estimated fair value of options granted
  $ 12.47     $ 11.53  
 
Share-based compensation expense
 
Pre-tax share-based compensation expense allocated to us by Temple-Inland consists of:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Restricted or performance units — cash
  $ 1,360     $ 394  
Restricted or performance units — stock
    108       172  
Stock options
    410       348  
                 
Pre-tax share-based compensation expense
  $ 1,878     $ 914  
                 
 
The liability for restricted or performance units to be settled in cash is included in other liabilities.
 
Pre-tax share-based compensation expense included in other operating and general and administrative expense is as follows:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
General and administrative
  $ 1,669     $ 776  
Other operating
    209       138  
                 
Total
  $ 1,878     $ 914  
                 
 
The fair value of awards granted to retirement-eligible employees and expensed at the date of grant was $166,000 in first nine months 2007, all of which was related to stock options. There was no share-based compensation capitalized in first nine months of 2007 or first nine months of 2006.
 
Unrecognized share-based compensation for all awards not vested was $4,753,000 at third quarter-end 2007. It is likely that this cost will be recognized as expense over the next four years.
 
Note 9 — Related Party Transactions
 
We reimburse Temple-Inland for expenses incurred on our behalf and allocated to us. Additional allocated expense incurred by Temple-Inland but not directly attributable to us are reflected as capital contributions, net of tax.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
A summary of allocated expenses from Temple-Inland follows:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Legal, human resources and other administrative costs
  $ 2,050     $ 1,598  
Variable compensation
    638       796  
Accounting and finance
    1,110       707  
Information technology support
    702       495  
Internal audit, governance and other
    157       141  
                 
      4,657       3,737  
Share based compensation
    1,878       914  
Pension and postretirement
    163       537  
                 
    $ 6,698     $ 5,188  
                 
 
Natural resources and other revenues include sales of timber to Temple-Inland of $8,997,000 in first nine months 2007 and $6,073,000 in first nine months 2006. Cost of natural resources and other includes cost of timber sold to Temple-Inland of $3,042,000 in first nine months 2007 and $1,328,000 in first nine months 2006.
 
Temple-Inland Credit Facility
 
In 2006, we established a credit facility with Temple-Inland. Under this facility, when we need funds we borrow and when we have excess funds we use them to repay amounts borrowed. Borrowings under this agreement accrued interest at 4.71 percent at third quarter-end 2007. In first nine months 2007, the average daily balance was $132,851,000, the maximum month-end balance was $146,018,000, the weighted average interest rate on borrowing was 4.58 percent, and the related interest expense was $4,560,000. In first nine months 2006, the average daily balance was $85,284,000, the maximum month-end balance was $97,918,000, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings was 4.60 percent, and the related interest expense was $2,942,000.
 
A summary of the activity in the Temple-Inland credit facility follows:
 
                 
    First Nine Months  
    2007     2006  
    (In thousands)  
 
Beginning balance
  $ 110,506     $ 12,829  
Additions
    104,262       137,368  
Repayments
    (68,750 )     (86,001 )
                 
Ending balance
  $ 146,018     $ 64,196  
                 
 
Additions to the Temple-Inland credit facility consist of acquisition and development costs, venture contributions, and other operating, general and administrative expenses, and income taxes. Repayments to the Temple-Inland credit facility are made when our daily sources of funds from operations exceed our uses of funds.


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Forestar Real Estate Group LLC
 
 
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED COMBINED
AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
 
Note 10 — Other Information (Unaudited)
 
As part of its transformation plan, Temple-Inland will contribute certain assets to Forestar. In addition, expenses incurred on our behalf by Temple-Inland have been allocated to us. As a result, the amounts previously reported by Temple-Inland for its real estate segment differ from those included in this Form 10 for Forestar. A reconciliation follows:
 
                                 
    As Originally
                   
    Reported by
                   
    Temple-Inland
                As Reported in
 
    for Real Estate
          Allocated
    This Form 10
 
    Segment     Reclassification (a)     Expenses (b)     for Forestar  
          (In thousands)        
 
For the first nine months or at third quarter-end 2007:
                               
Revenues
  $ 106,279     $ 36,094           $ 142,373  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,950       51             2,001  
Income (loss) before taxes
    31,319       13,155       (5,834 )     38,640  
Total assets
    624,079       68,884             692,963  
Capital expenditures
    2,020       410             2,430  
For the first nine months or at third quarter-end 2006:
                               
Revenues
  $ 141,238     $ 42,210           $ 183,448  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,684       60             1,744  
Income (loss) before taxes
    50,200       23,120       (4,215 )     69,105  
Total assets
    502,711       73,423             576,134  
Capital expenditures
    1,510       1,056             2,566  
 
 
(a) Reclassified to reflect the transfer of an additional 138,000 acres of real estate and timber, principally undeveloped land, about 622,000 net acres of mineral interests, and several small real estate development projects and assets previously included in Temple-Inland’s other business segments. These reclassifications were made as if they had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented and they were made based on historical carrying amounts.
 
(b) Represents an allocation of expenses incurred by Temple-Inland but not directly attributable to us.


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