UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15 (d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: July 12, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
KB HOME
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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1-9195
(Commision File Number)
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95-3666267
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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10990 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90024
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (310) 231-4000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02(e) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On July 12, 2007, the Management Development and Compensation Committee (the Committee) of the
Board of Directors of KB Home (the Company) granted the equity awards called for by the
Employment Agreement between the Company and its President and Chief Executive Officer, and
approved two new types of incentive compensation awards: cash-settled Stock Appreciation Rights
(SARs) and cash-settled Phantom Shares.
The SARs and Phantom Shares do not entitle recipients to receive any shares of the Companys common
stock and do not provide recipients with any voting or other stockholder rights. However, because
the value of each SAR and Phantom Share is tied to the price of the Companys common stock, the
Company believes they align employee and stockholder interests and provide retention benefits akin
to stock option and restricted stock awards. At the same time, these cash-settled awards conserve
the number of shares the Company has available for future equity compensation grants and limit
stockholder dilution. The Committees actions of July 12, 2007, which include the Companys first
long-term incentive compensation grants to employees since October 2005, are described below:
CEO Employment Agreement Awards
. In accordance with the terms of his Employment Agreement
with the Company, dated as of February 28, 2007, the Committee granted to the Companys President
and Chief Executive Officer (i) 54,000 performance-vesting restricted shares of the Companys
common stock, which vest based on the Companys stock
performance over a three-year period relative to its peer companies,
(ii) options to purchase 325,050 shares of the Companys common stock in connection with his
promotion to his current position, which vest in equal installments on December 1, 2007, December
1, 2008 and December 1, 2009, and (iii) options to purchase an additional 325,050 shares of the
Companys common stock as his annual incentive award for fiscal year 2007, which vest in equal
installments on July 12, 2008, July 12, 2009 and
July 12, 2010. The exercise price of all of these
options is $36.19, which was the closing price of the Companys common stock on the New York Stock
Exchange on July 12, 2007, the date of the Committee meeting at which the grants were made. The
Employment Agreement was attached as an exhibit to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 6, 2007.
Phantom Shares
. The Committee approved grants of Phantom Shares to named executive officers
and certain other managers and employees of the Company, including the President and Chief
Executive Officer, in payment of fiscal year 2006 annual incentive compensation that exceeded the
recipients respective annual cash compensation limits that were set at the beginning of fiscal
year 2006. These Phantom Shares were granted in lieu of the shares of restricted Company common
stock that were indicated in the Companys definitive 2007 Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on
March 5, 2007, in large part to conserve the number of shares the Company has available for future
equity compensation grants. The Committee also approved the award of Phantom Shares as part of the
fiscal year 2007 long-term incentive awards to named executive officers and certain other managers
and employees of the Company, not including the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Each Phantom Share entitles a recipient to a cash payment equal to the fair market value of
one share of the Companys common stock on the date it vests, plus the cumulative value of all cash
dividends paid in respect of one share of the Companys common stock from and including the grant
date through and including the vesting date. Each Phantom Share granted on July 12, 2007 vests in
full three years after that date. However, the Phantom Shares granted to certain senior managers
of the Company as fiscal year 2007 long-term incentive awards will not vest unless a performance
goal related to the Companys cash flow is achieved.
Stock Appreciation Rights
. The Committee approved the award of SARs as part of the fiscal
year 2007 long-term incentive awards to named executive officers and a limited number of other
senior managers of the Company, not including the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Each SAR, once vested, entitles a recipient to receive a cash payment equal to the spread
between its exercise price and the fair market value of one share of the Companys common stock on
the date of exercise, up to a maximum amount of four times the exercise price. The exercise price
for the SARs granted on July 12, 2007 is $36.19, but a SAR recipient does not actually pay the
exercise price to exercise a SAR. Each SAR granted on July 12, 2007 has a ten-year term from the
date of grant and vests in equal annual installments over a three-year period. However, the SARs
will not vest unless the performance goal related to the Companys cash flow is achieved.
On July 12, 2007, the Companys named executive officers were granted Stock Options, SARs,
Performance Shares and Phantom Shares in the following amounts:
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Phantom Shares
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Phantom Shares
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Officer
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Stock Options
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SARs
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Performance Shares
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(Fiscal 2007 Awards)
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(Fiscal 2006 Awards)
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Jeffrey T. Mezger
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650,100
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None
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54,000
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None
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55,264
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Domenico Cecere
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None
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29,939
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None
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9,672
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15,751
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William R. Hollinger
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None
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25,662
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None
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8,290
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1,037
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Kelly Masuda
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None
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17,108
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None
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5,527
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None
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Agreements related to the foregoing are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
10.33
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Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan Performance Stock Agreement between the Company and
Jeffrey T. Mezger
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10.34
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Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Employment Agreement between the Company and
Jeffrey T. Mezger dated as of February 28, 2007
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10.35
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Form of Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan Stock Appreciation Right Agreement
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10.36
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Form of Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan Phantom Share Agreement
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10.37
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Form of Phantom Share Agreement for Non-Senior Management
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10.38
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Form of Over Cap Phantom Share Agreement
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 18, 2007
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KB Home
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By:
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/s/
William R. Hollinger
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William R. Hollinger
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Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.33
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Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan Performance Stock Agreement between the Company
and Jeffrey T. Mezger
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10.34
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Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Employment Agreement between the Company and
Jeffrey T. Mezger dated as of February 28, 2007
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10.35
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Form of Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan Stock Appreciation Right Agreement
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10.36
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Form of Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan Phantom Share Agreement
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10.37
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Form of Phantom Share Agreement for Non-Senior Management
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10.38
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Form of Over Cap Phantom Share Agreement
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Exhibit 10.33
KB HOME
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 INCENTIVE PLAN
PERFORMANCE STOCK AGREEMENT
This Performance Stock Agreement (this Agreement) is made on July 12, 2007, between KB Home,
a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Jeffrey T. Mezger (Participant). Capitalized terms
used in this Agreement and not defined herein have the respective meanings given them in the KB
Home Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan (the Plan).
A G R E E M E N T
1.
Award
. Subject to the terms of the Plan, this Agreement and the Employment
Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2007 (the Employment Agreement), between the Company and
Participant, the Company hereby awards to Participant an aggregate of 54,000 shares of common
stock, $1.00 par value per share (Common Stock), of the Company (the Award). Except as provided
in this Agreement, the shares of Common Stock subject to the Award (the Performance Shares)
cannot be transferred in any manner.
2.
Vesting of Award
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(a) The Performance Shares shall vest, and transfer restrictions thereon shall lapse,
based on the Companys Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance over the three year
period ending on November 30, 2009 (the Performance Period) relative to the Peer
Companies (as defined below), as set forth below:
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Relative TSR
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Payout as a %
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Percentile Ranking
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of Performance Shares
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Less than 25th percentile
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25th percentile
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25
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50th percentile
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100
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75th percentile or greater
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150
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The payout as a percentage of Performance Shares shall be interpolated for relative TSR
percentile rankings between the 25th percentile and the 75th percentile.
(b) The TSR shall be based on the trailing 20-day average closing stock prices of the
Company and the Peer Companies measured as of (and including the 20th day) the first and
last business days of the Performance Period and including the effect of any dividends
actually paid as if the dividends were invested in the stock of the Company or the Peer
Company, as the case may be,
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and proportionately adjusted for stock splits, reorganizations or similar transactions
occurring the during the Performance Period.
(c) The Peer Companies are Beazer Homes USA, Inc.; Centex Corporation; D.R. Horton,
Inc.; Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.; Lennar Corporation; M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.; NVR, Inc.;
Pulte Homes, Inc.; The Ryland Group, Inc.; Standard Pacific Corp.; and Toll Brothers, Inc.
The Peer Companies may be changed as follows:
(i) In the event that, at anytime during the Performance Period, a Peer
Company is no longer included in the same Standard & Poors Global Industry
Classification Standard (GICS) Sub-Industry as the Company, such company shall no
longer be a Peer Company.
(ii) In the event of a merger, acquisition or business combination transaction
of a Peer Company with or by another Peer Company, the surviving entity shall
remain a Peer Company, without adjustment to its financial or market structure,
provided that the surviving entity is still in the same GICS Sub-Industry as the
Company.
(iii) In the event of a merger of a Peer Company with or by an entity that is
not a Peer Company, or the acquisition or business combination transaction by a
member of the Peer Group of or with an entity that is not a Peer Company, in each
case, where the Peer Company is the surviving entity, the surviving entity shall
remain a Peer Company, without adjustment to its financial or market structure,
provided that the surviving entity is still in the same GICS Sub-Industry as the
Company.
(iv) In the event of a merger or acquisition or business combination
transaction of a Peer Company with or by an entity that is not a Peer Company,
other form of going private transaction relating to any Peer Company or the
liquidation of any Peer Company, where such Peer Company is not the surviving
entity or is otherwise no longer publicly traded, the company shall no longer be a
Peer Company.
(v) In the event of a bankruptcy of a Peer Company, such company shall remain
a Peer Company, without adjustment to its financial or market condition.
(d) As soon as practicable after the end of the Performance Period, but in no event
later than seventy-five (75) days after the end of the Performance Period, the Committee
shall certify in writing the Companys TSR performance and the number of Performance Shares
that Participant will retain and/or be granted. If the Committee determines that
Participant will receive more than 100% of the Performance Shares granted as of the date
hereof, then the Committee shall grant such additional fully vested shares of Common Stock
to
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Participant under the Plan and in accordance with Section 2(e) of the Employment
Agreement.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of an Involuntary Termination or
Change in Control (as each such term is defined in the Employment Agreement), the vesting
and number of Performance Shares to which Participant shall be entitled, and the lapsing of
any transferability restrictions thereon, shall as determined under the Employment
Agreement.
3.
Forfeiture of Performance Shares
. Participant will immediately forfeit all right,
title and interest in and to all Performance Shares that are subject to transferability
restrictions on the date Participants employment with the Company is terminated, except as
provided in Section 2(e) hereof. In such event, Participant will promptly execute any assignments
or endorsements as the Company may require to transfer beneficial ownership of such Performance
Shares to the Company or to a designee of the Company (as determined by the Company in its sole
discretion).
4.
Delivery of Performance Shares
. The Company will deliver to Participant as soon as
reasonably practicable stock certificate(s) representing those Performance Shares as to which
transferability restrictions have lapsed in accordance with Section 2 above. No stock certificate
will be delivered to Participant unless and until Participant has paid to the Company the amount of
any taxes the Company is required to withhold in connection with such lapse of such restrictions.
At Participants discretion, Participant may direct the Company to withhold Performance Shares
otherwise deliverable to Participant to satisfy any withholding tax liability that may arise upon
the lapse of transferability restrictions as provided under this Agreement.
5.
Dividends
. Cash dividends or other distributions paid on or in respect of shares of
common stock of the Company that are not restricted and are freely tradeable (Unrestricted
Shares) will be equally and contemporaneously paid on or in respect of any Performance Shares that
are subject to transferability restrictions under this Agreement. In addition, any stock or other
non-cash distributions issued on or in respect of Unrestricted Shares will be equally and
contemporaneously issued on or in respect of such Performance Shares, but will be held in escrow
and will be subject to the transferability restrictions and forfeiture conditions imposed under
this Agreement on Performance Shares.
6.
Additional Restrictions
. The Company may impose such restrictions, conditions or
limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing and manner of any resales or other
transfers of any Performance Shares as to which transferability restrictions have lapsed in
accordance with Section 2 above, including (a) restrictions under an insider trading policy, (b)
stock ownership requirements and (c) the required use of a specified brokerage firm for such
resales or other transfers.
7.
Adjustments
. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, stock dividend or other event described in Section 13(a) of the Plan, such
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adjustment will be made to the number and type of the Performance Shares, and to the terms and
conditions hereof, as and to the extent the Committee determines to be appropriate (in its sole
discretion).
8.
California Law
. This Agreement will be construed, administered and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement and the Award will be subject
to rescission by the Company if an executed original of this Agreement is not received by the
Company within 90 days of its transmittal to Participant.
9.
Conformity to Securities Laws
. Participant acknowledges that the Plan and this
Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all
regulations and rules promulgated in each case thereunder by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan will be administered, and the
Performance Shares will be issued, in such a manner as to conform to the requirements and
limitations of such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
Plan and this Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws,
rules and regulations.
10.
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement and the Employment Agreement set forth the entire
agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement,
and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and understandings
relating to such subject matter. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO BE BOUND TO, AND THAT THE
AWARD IS MADE SUBJECT TO, ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN, INCLUDING ANY TERMS, RULES
OR DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PLAN,
AND THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, THE PLAN WILL PREVAIL.
11.
Non-Transferability
. The Award may not be transferred (in whole or in part) except
by will or the laws of descent and distribution and except by gift or a domestic relations order to
members of Participants family or to trusts or other entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial
owners are Participant or members of Participants family.
12.
No Obligation
. Neither the execution and delivery hereof nor the issuance of the
Award will constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, on the
part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to employ or continue the employment of Participant
for any period or in any capacity.
13.
Notice
. Any notice given hereunder to the Company will be addressed to the
Company, attention Senior Vice President, Human Resources, and any notice given
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hereunder to Participant will be addressed to Participant at his address as shown on the
records of the Company.
14.
Section 409A
. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement,
the Plan and this Agreement will be interpreted in accordance with, and incorporate the terms and
conditions required by, Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury
regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any
such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof). The Committee may, in
its discretion, adopt such amendments to the Plan or this Agreement or adopt such other policies
and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any
other actions, as the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate to comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Participant have duly executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
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KB HOME
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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PARTICIPANT:
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Jeffrey T. Mezger
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Exhibit 10.34
KB HOME
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 INCENTIVE PLAN
NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
This Stock Option Agreement (this Agreement) is made on ____________ (the Grant Date)
between KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Jeffrey T. Mezger (Optionee).
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein have the respective meanings given
them in the KB Home Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan (the Plan).
A G R E E M E N T
1.
Grant
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Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement and the February 28,
2007 employment agreement by and between the Company and the Optionee (the Employment Agreement),
the Company hereby grants to Optionee an option (Option) to purchase from the Company an
aggregate of ____________ shares of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (Common
Stock) at the purchase price of $____________ per share. The Option is intended to be a
Non-Qualified Stock Option. The Option may be exercised, and the shares of Common Stock subject to
the Option (the Option Shares) may be purchased, only as provided under this Agreement. A copy
of the prospectus describing the Plan is included herewith, and available upon request, and is made
a part hereof.
2.
Option Vesting and Exercise
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The Option may be exercised in accordance with the
following vesting schedule if Optionee is rendering Service (as defined in the Employment
Agreement) on the respective dates indicated below:
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On or After
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Shares Subject to Purchase
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To exercise any portion of the Option that has vested, the Company must receive both written
notice of exercise specifying the number of Option Shares to be purchased and payment for the full
purchase price of such Option Shares plus the corresponding amount of any taxes the Company is
required to withhold in connection with such exercise. The purchase price for such Option Shares
and any corresponding tax withholding amounts may be paid in, or in any combination of, cash, cash
equivalents or shares of Common Stock that are not subject to any pledge, other security interest
or other applicable restriction under the Plan. Such Option Shares will be issued, in whole shares
only, by or on behalf of the Company as soon as practicable upon the Companys or its agents
receipt of the full purchase price for such Option Shares and all corresponding tax withholding
amounts.
Except as provided in Section 3 below with respect to Optionees Retirement and subject to
Section 4 below, Optionee will immediately forfeit all rights, title and interests in and to any
portion of the Option that has not vested on the date Optionees Service is terminated.
3.
Accelerated Option Vesting
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Notwithstanding Section 2 above, the entire Option
granted hereunder will vest and become immediately exercisable upon either a (i) a Change in
Control or an Involuntary Termination in connection with the Change in Control (including if such
Involuntary Termination occurs during the three month period prior to a Change in Control) (as such
terms are defined in the Employment Agreement) or (ii) a Change of Ownership of the Company only if
the successor entity does not assume the Option or substitute an equivalent right for the Option,
or (iii) upon
Optionees Retirement. Retirement means severance from employment with the Company or its
Subsidiaries for any reason other than a leave of absence, at such time as the sum of Optionees
age and years of service with the Company or its Subsidiaries equals at least 65 or more, provided
that Optionee is then at least 55 years of age. In addition, the vesting of this Option will
accelerate on Optionees termination of Service as if Optionee had rendered an additional (x) 24
months of Service beyond his termination of Service date if there is an Involuntary Termination (as
defined in the Employment Agreement) that is not connection with a Change in Control and (y) 12
months of Service beyond his termination of Service date if such termination is due to Optionees
death or Disability (as defined in the Employment Agreement).
4.
Option Termination
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The Option will cease to be exercisable and will expire and
terminate to the extent not exercised upon the earlier of (i) the close of business on ____________
and (ii) the dates set forth below in this Section 4 (with capitalized terms as defined in the
Employment Agreement if not defined herein).
(a) one (1) month if termination was effected by the Company for Cause,
(b) thirty-six (36) months if termination was due to an Involuntary Termination,
(c) sixty (60) months if termination was due to death or Disability,
(d) the remaining balance of the Option term if termination was due to Retirement,
or
(e) twelve (12) months if termination was due to any other reason.
If Optionee is prevented from exercising (or selling shares acquired under) the
Option for some period of time post-Service due to insider trading or other
restrictions then the time periods specified above shall be extended by the duration
of such time that Optionee could not exercise or sell.
5.
No Stockholder Rights
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Optionee, and any Permitted Transferee (as defined in
Section 11 hereof), will not be deemed to be a holder of or possess any stockholder rights with
respect to any Option Shares prior to the issuance of such Option Shares upon exercise of the
Option as provided in this Agreement.
6.
Additional Restrictions
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Subject to the Employment Agreement, the Company may
impose such restrictions, conditions or limitations as it determines appropriate as to the timing
and manner of any resales or other transfers of any Option Shares, including (a) restrictions under
an insider trading policy, (b) stock ownership requirements, (c) restrictions designed to delay
and/or coordinate the timing and manner of sales of Options Shares following a public offering of
the Companys Common Stock and (d) the required use of a specified brokerage firm for such resales
or other transfers.
7.
Adjustments
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In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, stock dividend or other event described in Section 13(a) of the Plan, such
adjustment will be made to the number, type and purchase price of the Option Shares, and to the
terms and conditions hereof, as and to the extent the Committee determines to be appropriate (in
its sole discretion).
8.
California Law
. This Agreement will be construed, administered and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.
9.
Conformity to Securities Laws
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Optionee acknowledges that the Plan and this
Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all provisions of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and any and all regulations and rules promulgated in each case thereunder by the Securities and
Exchange
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Commission. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan will be administered,
and the Option Shares will be issued, in such a manner as to conform to the requirements and
limitations of such laws, rules and regulations. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the
Plan and this Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such laws,
rules and regulations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the time that he
is a Company employee Optionee agrees that prior to any sale of Option Shares, Optionee will notify
the Company in order to enable it to take any steps required by the Securities Act in connection
with such sale and further agrees that he or she will not complete any such sale until he or she
has been advised by the Company that such steps have been taken.
10.
Entire Agreement
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This Agreement and the Employment Agreement set forth the
entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this
Agreement, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and
understandings relating to such subject matter. OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO BE BOUND TO,
AND THAT THE OPTION IS GRANTED SUBJECT TO, ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN, INCLUDING
ANY TERMS, RULES OR DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY
UNDER THE PLAN, AND THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, THE PLAN
WILL PREVAIL (subject to the Employment Agreement).
11.
Non-Transferability
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The Option may not be transferred (in whole or in part)
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution and except by gift or a domestic relations
order to members of Optionees family or to trusts or other entities whose beneficiaries or
beneficial owners are Optionee or members of Optionees family (each, a Permitted Transferee).
During Optionees lifetime, unless the Option is transferred to a Permitted Transferee in
accordance with this Section 11, only Optionee may exercise the Option as provided in this
Agreement. Subject to such conditions and procedures as the Company may require, a Permitted
Transferee may exercise the Option during Optionees lifetime.
12.
No Obligation
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Neither the execution and delivery hereof nor the granting of the
Option will constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, on the
part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to employ or continue the employment of Optionee for
any period or in any capacity.
13.
Notice
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Any notice given hereunder to the Company will be addressed to the
Company, attention Senior Vice President, Human Resources, and any notice given hereunder to
Optionee will be addressed to Optionee at his or her address as shown on the records of the
Company.
14.
Section 409A
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement,
the Plan and this Agreement will be interpreted in accordance with, and incorporate the terms and
conditions required by, Section 409A of the Code (together with any Department of Treasury
regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including, without limitation, any
such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the date hereof). Subject to the terms
of the Employment Agreement, the Committee may, in its discretion, adopt such amendments to the
Plan or this Agreement or adopt such other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies
and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Committee determines are
necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by its duly authorized officer, and Optionee have executed
this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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KB HOME
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OPTIONEE:
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Exhibit 10.35
KB HOME
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 INCENTIVE PLAN
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHT BONUS AGREEMENT
This Stock Appreciation Right Bonus Agreement (this Agreement) is made on July 12, 2007
(the Grant Date) between KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and [NAME] (the
Participant). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein have the
respective meanings given them in the KB Home Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan (the
Plan).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant the Participant a Stock Appreciation Right Bonus (the
Bonus);
WHEREAS, the Bonus is a cash-based Award that is intended to constitute Qualified
Performance-Based Compensation;
WHEREAS, the Bonus is intended to constitute a Performance-Based Bonus granted pursuant to
Section 6 of the Plan, and, if the Participant is a Covered Employee, a Performance-Based Award
granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Bonus is intended to constitute a stock appreciation right not providing for
the deferral of compensation under, and therefore exempt from, Section 409A of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Company and the Participant enter into
this Agreement as follows:
A G R E E M E N T
1.
Grant
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Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby
grants to the Participant a Bonus calculated by reference to an aggregate of [# RIGHTS] stock
appreciation rights (the Rights). Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5, each Right
entitles the Participant to receive the positive difference, if any, between the grant price of
$36.19 (the Grant Price) and the Fair Market Value of a share of common stock, $1.00 par
value per share, of the Company (Common Stock) on the date of exercise (the Spread);
provided
however,
that in no event shall the Participant receive more than 400% of the Grant Price. The
Bonus is intended to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation, a Performance-Based
Bonus, a stock appreciation right under Section 409A of the Code, and, if the Participant is a
Covered Employee, a Performance-Based Award. The Rights may be exercised, and the Bonus may be
paid, only as provided under this Agreement.
2.
Rights Vesting and Forfeiture
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Normal Rights Vesting
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Subject to the limitations set
forth in Section 5, the Rights may be exercised in accordance with the
following vesting schedule if the Participant is employed by the Company or its
Subsidiaries on the respective dates indicated below and if, and only if, the
Performance Goal has been satisfied, as set forth below, as of the date of
exercise:
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On or After
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Rights Subject to Exercise
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July 12, 2008
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33-1/3% of Rights
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33-1/3% of Rights
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an additional
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33-1/3% of Rights
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The Performance Goal with respect to the Rights shall be that the Committee
has determined that the Company has achieved positive cash flow from the
Companys operations for the second half of the fiscal year ending on
November 30, 2007, as reflected on the Companys consolidated statement of
cash flows for such period and excluding the effects of the Companys
disposition of its operations in France. If the Committee determines that
the Performance Goal as set forth in the preceding sentence has not been
achieved, the Rights shall not vest or become exercisable, no Bonus shall be
paid under this Agreement, and the Participant will forfeit all rights,
title and interests in and to any portion of the Rights and the Bonus.
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Forfeiture
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Except as provided in Section 3 below with
respect to the Participants Retirement and subject to Section 2(a) above and
Section 4 below, the Participant will immediately forfeit all rights, title and
interests in and to any portion of the Rights that have not vested and any
portion of the Bonus that has not been paid on the date the Participants
employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated.
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Accelerated Rights Vesting
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Notwithstanding Section 2 above, subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 5, 100% of the Rights granted hereunder will vest and become
immediately exercisable, and the Bonus will be paid, upon a Change of Ownership of the Company as
provided under the applicable terms of the Plan, or upon the Participants Retirement.
Retirement means severance from employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries for any reason
other than a leave of absence, termination for cause, death or disability, at such time as the sum
of the Participants age and years of service with the Company or its Subsidiaries equals at least
65 or more, provided that the Participant is then at least 55 years of age. The Company will have
the sole right to determine whether the Participants severance from employment constitutes a
Retirement.
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Rights Termination
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Vested Rights will cease to be exercisable and will expire and
terminate to the extent not exercised upon the date (the Expiration Date) that is the earlier of
(i) the close of business on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date and (ii) the dates set forth
below in this Section 4.
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Employment Termination Other Than For Cause or
Retirement
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If the Participants employment with the Company or its
Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than for cause or Retirement
(in each case, as determined by the Company), the date that is 90 calendar days
after the date of such termination.
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Employment Termination for Cause
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If the Participants
employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated for cause (as
determined by the Company), the date that is 5 calendar days after the date of
such termination.
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Death
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In the event of the Participants death (i)
while the Participant is employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries, (ii)
within 90 days of the date the Participants employment with the Company or its
Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than for cause or Retirement
(in each case, as determined by the Company) or (iii) in the event of the
Participants retirement (as determined by the Company) prior to the date set
forth in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 4, the first
anniversary of the date of death.
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5.
Rights Exercise and Payment
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To exercise any number of the Rights that have
vested, and to be entitled to payment of any portion of the Bonus, the Company must receive written
notice of exercise specifying the number of Rights to be exercised. The Rights will be deemed
exercised upon receipt of the exercise notice attached as Exhibit A (the Exercise Notice). Upon
exercise of any number of the Rights that have vested, the Spread will be determined by the Fair
Market Value per share of the Common Stock on the date the Exercise Notice is received by the
Company and will be paid in cash as soon as reasonably practicable following such receipt;
provided
however,
that in the event that the aggregate amount of cash payable to the Participant in respect
of any and all Award(s) under the Plan (including, but not limited to, any phantom stock bonuses)
in any fiscal year of the Company would exceed (i) $5,000,000 if the Participant is the Chief
Executive Officer at the time of such payment or (ii) $3,000,000 if the Participant is not
described in clause (i) of this Section 5, the Rights shall not be exercisable with respect to such
excess amount until such time that such portion of the Rights could be exercised without exceeding
the applicable limit, subject to the provisions of Section 4. The Company has the authority to
deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable federal, state, local and foreign
taxes (including the Participants FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to
any taxable event arising from the exercise of any vested Rights or payment of any portion of the
Bonus.
6.
No Stockholder Rights
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The Participant, and any Permitted Transferee (as defined
in Section 10 hereof), will not be deemed to be a holder of or possess any stockholder rights with
respect to any shares of Common Stock based on the Rights granted hereunder.
7.
Adjustments
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In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, stock dividend or other event described in Section 13(a) of the Plan, such
adjustment will be made to the number of Rights, the Grant Price and the Spread, and to the terms
and conditions hereof, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
8.
California Law
. This Agreement will be construed, administered and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement, the Bonus and the Rights will
be subject to rescission by the Company if an executed original of this Agreement by the
Participant is not received by the Company within four weeks of the Grant Date.
9.
Entire Agreement
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This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding
of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous oral and written agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.
THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO BE BOUND TO, AND THAT THE BONUS AND THE RIGHTS ARE
GRANTED SUBJECT TO, ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN, INCLUDING ANY TERMS, RULES OR
DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PLAN, AND
THAT IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, THE PLAN WILL PREVAIL.
10.
Non-Transferability
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The Rights and the entitlement to the Bonus may not be
transferred (in whole or in part) until and unless vested, and then only by will or the laws of
descent and distribution or by gift or a domestic relations order to members of the Participants
family or to trusts or other entities whose beneficiaries or beneficial owners are the Participant
or members of the Participants family (each, a Permitted Transferee). During the Participants
lifetime, unless the Rights and the entitlement to the Bonus are transferred to a Permitted
Transferee in accordance with this Section 10, only the Participant may exercise the Rights and
receive payment of the Bonus as provided in this Agreement. Subject to such conditions and
procedures as the Company may require, a Permitted Transferee may exercise the Rights and receive
payment of the Bonus during the Participants lifetime.
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11.
No Obligation
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Neither the execution and delivery hereof nor the granting of the
Bonus or the Rights will constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or
implied, on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to employ or continue the employment
of the Participant for any period or in any capacity.
12.
Notice
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Any notice given hereunder to the Company will be addressed to the
Company, attention Senior Vice President, Human Resources, or a designee or successor thereof, and
any notice given hereunder to the Participant will be addressed to the Participant at his or her
address as shown on the records of the Company.
13.
Section 409A
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The Bonus and the Rights thereunder are intended to constitute
stock appreciation rights that do not constitute nonqualified deferred compensation within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code. However, if at any time the Committee determines that the
Bonus or the Rights may be subject to Section 409A, the Committee may, in its discretion, adopt
such amendments to the Plan or this Agreement or adopt such other policies and procedures
(including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions,
as the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate either for the Bonus and the Rights to be
exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code or to comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, including by adding conditions with respect to the vesting of the Rights
and/or the payment of the Bonus;
provided that
no such amendment may change the Performance Goal
with respect to any person who is a Covered Employee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by its duly authorized officer, and the Participant have
executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
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KB HOME
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS BONUS
KB Home
Attn: Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Please be advised that I elect to exercise ____________ vested Rights granted to me by KB Home
under and subject to the terms and provisions of the KB Home Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive
Plan and the Stock Appreciation Rights Bonus Agreement dated ____________ , 2007.
Received by KB Home this ___ day of _______________, ______.
Exhibit 10.36
KB HOME
AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 INCENTIVE PLAN
PHANTOM SHARE BONUS AGREEMENT
This Phantom Share Bonus Agreement (this Agreement) is made on July 12, 2007 (the
Grant Date) between KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and [NAME] (the
Participant). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein have the
respective meanings given them in the KB Home Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan (the
Plan).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant the Participant a Phantom Shares Bonus (the Bonus);
WHEREAS, the Bonus is a cash-based Award that is intended to constitute Qualified
Performance-Based Compensation;
WHEREAS, the Bonus is intended to constitute a Performance-Based Bonus granted pursuant to
Section 6 of the Plan and, if the Participant is a Covered Employee, a Performance-Based Award
granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan; and.
WHEREAS, the Bonus is intended to constitute compensation that does not provide for the
deferral of compensation under, and is therefore exempt from, Section 409A of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Company and the Participant enter into
this Agreement as follows:
A G R E E M E N T
1.
Grant
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Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby
grants to the Participant a Bonus calculated by reference to an aggregate of [# RIGHTS] phantom
share rights (the Rights). Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4, each Right, when
fully vested hereunder, will represent the economic equivalent of ownership of one share of common
stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (Common Stock);
provided that
the Rights will
not entitle the Participant to, and the Participant will not have any rights in, or own any, shares
of Common Stock. The Bonus is intended to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation, a
Performance-Based Bonus, compensation that is payable within the short-term deferral period after
the Rights are no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture under Section 409A of the
Code, and, if the Participant is a Covered Employee, a Performance-Based Award. Except as provided
in this Agreement, the Bonus and the Rights cannot be transferred in any manner.
2.
Rights Vesting
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Subject to the limitations set
forth in Section 4, 100% of the Rights granted under this Agreement will vest on
July 12, 2010 if Participant is employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries on
such date and if, and only if, the Performance Goal has been satisfied, as set
forth below.
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The Performance Goal with respect to the Rights shall be that the Committee has
determined that the Company has achieved positive cash flow from the Companys
operations for the second half of the fiscal year ending on November 30, 2007,
as reflected on the Companys consolidated statement of cash flows for such
period and excluding the effects of the Companys disposition of its operations
in France. If the
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Committee determines that the Performance Goal as set forth in the preceding
sentence has not been achieved, the Rights shall not vest, no Bonus shall be
paid under this Agreement, and the Participant will forfeit all rights, title
and interests in and to any portion of the Rights and the Bonus.
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Change of Ownership
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Notwithstanding the foregoing and
subject to Section 3 and the limitations set forth in Section 4 below, 100% of
the Rights granted hereunder will vest and all restrictions will lapse, and the
Bonus will be paid, upon a Change of Ownership of the Company as provided under
the applicable terms of the Plan.
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Forfeiture
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Subject to Section 2(a), the Participant will immediately forfeit all
rights, title and interests in and to any and all Rights that have not vested on the date the
Participants employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated.
4.
Payment
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As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of vesting of the
Rights in accordance with Section 2 above (the Vesting Date), but in no event later than the
later of (i) the fifteenth day of the third month following the Participants first taxable year in
which the Vesting Date occurs or (ii) the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the
Companys first taxable year in which the Vesting Date occurs, the Company will pay in cash to the
Participant for each vested Right an amount equal to (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock as of the Vesting Date, plus (B) the cumulative value of all cash dividends paid in
respect of a share of Common Stock from and including the Grant Date through and including the
Vesting Date;
provided however,
that in the event that the aggregate amount of cash payable to the
Participant in respect of any and all Award(s) under the Plan (including, but not limited to, any
stock appreciation rights bonuses) in any fiscal year of the Company would exceed (i) $5,000,000 if
the Participant is the Chief Executive Officer at the time of such payment or (ii) $3,000,000 if
the Participant is not described in clause (i) of this Section 4, the Rights shall not vest with
respect to such excess amount until such time that such portion of the Rights could be vested
without exceeding the applicable limit. The Company has the authority to deduct or withhold an
amount sufficient to satisfy applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the
Participants FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event
arising from the vesting of any Rights or payment of any portion of the Bonus.
5.
No Stockholder Rights
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The Participant will not be deemed to be a holder of or
possess any stockholder rights with respect to any shares of Common Stock based on the Rights
granted hereunder.
6.
Adjustments
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In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, stock dividend or other event described in Section 13(a) of the Plan, such
adjustment will be made to the number of Rights and the amount of the Bonus, and to the terms and
conditions hereof, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.
7.
California Law
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This Agreement will be construed, administered and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement, the Bonus and the Rights will
be subject to rescission by the Company if an executed original of this Agreement by the
Participant is not received by the Company within four weeks of the Grant Date.
8.
Entire Agreement
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This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding
of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous oral and written agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.
THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO BE BOUND TO, AND THAT THE BONUS AND THE RIGHTS ARE
GRANTED SUBJECT TO, ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN, INCLUDING ANY TERMS, RULES OR
DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE
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COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PLAN, AND THAT IN THE EVENT OF
ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, THE PLAN WILL PREVAIL.
9.
Non-Transferability
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Neither this Agreement nor the Rights may not be assigned by
Participant by operation of law or otherwise. Any purported assignment by Participant shall be
null and void. This Agreement shall, however, be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
Company.
10.
No Obligation
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Neither the execution and delivery hereof nor the granting of the
Bonus or the Rights will constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or
implied, on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to employ or continue the employment
of the Participant for any period or in any capacity.
11.
Notice
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Any notice given hereunder to the Company will be addressed to the
Company, attention Senior Vice President, Human Resources, or a designee or successor thereof, and
any notice given hereunder to the Participant will be addressed to the Participant at his or her
address as shown on the records of the Company.
12.
Section 409A
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The Bonus and the Rights thereunder are intended to constitute
compensation that is payable within the short-term deferral period after the Rights are no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and that does not constitute nonqualified deferred
compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. However, if at any time the
Committee determines that the Bonus or the Rights may be subject to Section 409A, the Committee
may, in its discretion, adopt such amendments to the Plan or this Agreement or adopt such other
policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or
take any other actions, as the Committee determines are necessary or appropriate either for the
Bonus and the Rights to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code or to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including by adding conditions with respect to
the vesting of the Rights and/or the payment of the Bonus;
provided that
no such amendment may
change the Performance Goal with respect to any person who is a Covered Employee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have duly executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
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Exhibit 10.37
KB HOME
PHANTOM SHARE BONUS AGREEMENT FOR NON-SENIOR MANAGEMENT
This Phantom Share Bonus Agreement for Non-Senior Management (this Agreement) is made
on July 12, 2007 (the Grant Date) between KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and
[NAME] (the Employee).
WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant the Employee a Phantom Shares Bonus (the Bonus);
WHEREAS, the Bonus is a cash-based award designed to promote the interests of the Company and
its stockholders by retaining exceptional employees;
WHEREAS, the Bonus is intended to constitute compensation that is payable within the
short-term deferral period after the Rights (as defined below) are no longer subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture and that does not provide for the deferral of compensation under,
and is therefore exempt from, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time to time (the Code); and
WHEREAS, the Bonus and Rights granted hereunder are not being issued pursuant to any stock
plan, including the KB Home Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan (the Plan).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Company and the Employee enter into
this Agreement as follows:
A G R E E M E N T
1.
Grant
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Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the
Employee a Bonus calculated by reference to an aggregate of [# RIGHTS] phantom share rights (the
Rights). Each Right, when fully vested hereunder, will represent the economic equivalent of
ownership of one share of common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (Common Stock);
provided that
the Rights will not entitle the Employee to, and the Employee will not have any
rights in, or own any, shares of Common Stock. The Bonus is intended to constitute compensation
that is payable within the short-term deferral period after the Rights are no longer subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture under Section 409A of the Code.
2.
Rights Vesting
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Normal Rights Vesting
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100% of the Rights granted under
this Agreement will vest on July 12, 2010 if the Employee is employed by the
Company or any subsidiary corporation as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code
and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder or any other entity of
which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially
owned directly or indirectly by the Company (each, a Subsidiary) on such date.
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Change of Ownership
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Notwithstanding the foregoing and
subject to Section 3, the Rights will vest as to 100% of the Rights granted
under this Agreement upon a Change of Ownership of the Company. For purposes of
this Agreement, Change of Ownership shall have the meaning given that term in
the Plan.
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Forfeiture
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Subject to Section 2(a), the Employee will immediately forfeit all
rights, title and interests in and to any and all Rights that have not vested on the date the
Employees employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated.
4.
Payment
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As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of vesting of the
Rights in accordance with Section 2 above (the Vesting Date), but in no event later than the
later of (i) the fifteenth day of the third month following the Employees first taxable year in
which the Vesting Date occurs or (ii) the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the
Companys first taxable year in which the Vesting Date occurs, the Company will pay to the Employee
for each vested Right an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock
as of the Vesting Date. For purposes of this Agreement, Fair Market Value shall have the meaning
given that term in the Plan. The Company has the authority to deduct or withhold an amount
sufficient to satisfy applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the Employees
FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising from the
vesting of any Rights or payment of any portion of the Bonus.
5.
No Stockholder Rights
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The Employee will not be deemed to be a holder of or
possess any stockholder rights with respect to any shares of Common Stock in connection with the
Rights granted hereunder.
6.
Dividends
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Cash dividends or other distributions paid in respect of shares of
Common Stock will be equally and contemporaneously credited to the Employees account in the
Companys books and records in respect of the Rights, and will be paid to the Employee in
accordance with the same terms and conditions of Section 4 above that apply to the payment of the
Bonus.
7.
Adjustments
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In the event of any of the transactions described in Section 13(a) of
the Plan, the Management Development and Compensation Committee (the MDCC) of the Company shall
be permitted to adjust or revise the Awards in the same manner as it then adjusts any similar
awards under the Plan.
8.
California Law
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This Agreement will be construed, administered and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement, the Bonus and the Rights will
be subject to rescission by the Company if an executed original of this Agreement is not received
by the Company within four weeks of the Grant Date.
9.
Entire Agreement
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This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding
of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous oral and written agreements and understandings relating to such subject matter.
10.
Non-Transferability
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Neither this Agreement nor the Bonus or Rights may be
assigned by Employee by operation of law or otherwise. Any purported assignment by Employee shall
by null and void. This Agreement shall, however, be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
Company.
11.
No Obligation
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Neither the execution and delivery hereof nor the granting of the
Bonus or the Rights will constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or
implied, on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to employ or continue the employment
of the Employee for any period or in any capacity.
12.
Notice
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Any notice given hereunder to the Company will be addressed to the
Company, attention Senior Vice President, Human Resources, or a designee thereof, and any notice
given hereunder to the Employee will be addressed to the Employee at his or her address as shown on
the records of the Company.
13.
Amendment and Cancellation
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Subject to Sections 7 and 15 hereof, at any time and
from time to time, the MDCC may terminate, amend or modify this Agreement. Except with respect to
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amendments made pursuant to Section 7 or 15 hereof, no termination, amendment, or modification
of this Agreement will adversely affect in any material way the Bonus or the Rights granted
hereunder without the prior written consent of the Employee.
14.
General Provisions
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(a)
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Severability
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If any provision of this Agreement is or
becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Bonus or the Rights under any law deemed
applicable by the MDCC, such provision will be construed or deemed amended to
conform the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended
without, in the determination of the MDCC, materially altering the intent of this
Agreement, such provision will be stricken as to such jurisdiction, and the
remainder of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
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(b)
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Other Laws
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The obligation of the Company to make payment
of the Bonus will be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and
to such approvals by government agencies as may be required. The Company may
refuse to transfer any consideration under this Agreement if, acting in its sole
discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such consideration
might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle the Company to recover
the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
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(c)
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No Trust or Fund Created
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This Agreement is intended to be
an unfunded plan for incentive compensation. This Agreement will neither
create nor be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Subsidiary or any affiliate and
the Employee or any other individual, corporation, partnership, association,
joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or political
subdivision thereof or other entity (any Person). To the extent that any
Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Subsidiary
pursuant to this Agreement, such right will be no greater than the right of any
unsecured general creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary.
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(d)
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Headings
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Headings are given to the Sections and
subsections of this Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference.
Such headings will not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision thereof and, in
the event of any conflict, the text of this Agreement, rather than such titles or
headings, will control.
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Section 409A
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The Bonus and the Rights thereunder are intended to constitute
compensation that is payable within the short-term deferral period after the Rights are no longer
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and that does not constitute nonqualified deferred
compensation within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. However, if at any time the MDCC
determines that the Bonus or the Rights may be subject to Section 409A, the MDCC may, in its
discretion, adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt such other policies and procedures
(including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions,
as the MDCC determines are necessary or appropriate either for the Bonus and the Rights to be
exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code or to comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, including by adding conditions with respect to the vesting of the Rights
and/or the payment of the Bonus.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have duly executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
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KB HOME
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By:
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Jeffrey T. Mezger
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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EMPLOYEE:
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[NAME]
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Exhibit 10.38
KB HOME
FY 2006 INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
OVER CAP PHANTOM SHARE AGREEMENT
This OVER CAP PHANTOM SHARE AGREEMENT (this
Agreement
), dated July 12, 2007, by and
between KB HOME, a Delaware corporation (the
Company
), and __________________
(Employee).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Employee earned the incentive compensation described in the incentive
compensation letter delivered to Employee at the beginning of the 2006 fiscal year due to the
satisfaction of the applicable performance goals;
WHEREAS, the amount of Employees incentive compensation for the 2006 fiscal year exceeded the
applicable annual cap on the amount of cash that Employee could be paid currently, as specified in
the incentive compensation letter;
WHEREAS, the amount of the excess, $____________ (the
Over Cash Cap Amount
), shall
be subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Award granted hereunder is not being issued pursuant to any stock plan, including
the KB Home Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan (the Plan).
NOW THEREFORE, the Company and Employee agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Award
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees
to deliver to Employee an amount in cash equal to the sum of:
(a) the product of (i) the Over Cash Cap Amount divided by $36.19, the closing price
per share on the date hereof of the common stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company
(Common Stock), rounded up to the nearest whole number, and (ii) the closing price per
share of the Common Stock on the Vesting Date; and
(b) the product of (i) the Over Cash Cap Amount divided by $36.19, rounded up to the
nearest whole number, and (ii) the cumulative value of all cash dividends paid in respect of
one share of Common Stock from and including the date hereof through and including the
Vesting Date (collectively, the
Award
).
Employee agrees that the Company has not set aside or pledged any assets to pay the Award, and that
the Companys obligation to pay the Award hereunder shall be merely that of an unfunded and
unsecured promise to pay money in the future.
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2.
Restrictions
. Subject to the exception in Section 3, Employees right to delivery
of the Award shall not vest until July 12, 2010 (the Vesting Date), and then only if the Employee
continues to be employed full-time by the Company or one of its subsidiaries on such date.
Employee understands and agrees that Employee will forfeit Employees right to the Award if
Employees full time employment is terminated for any reason prior to the Vesting Date.
3.
Change in Control
. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2 to the contrary, if the
Award has not yet vested, it shall accelerate and vest upon a change in control event, as defined
in the regulations promulgated under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code.
4.
Payment
. The Award will be paid to Employee by the Company no later than the third
business day following the vesting of the Award.
5.
Assignment
. This Agreement may not be assigned by Employee by operation of law or
otherwise. Any purported assignment by Employee shall be null and void. This Agreement shall,
however, be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.
6.
Governing Law
. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of California.
7.
Adjustments
. In the event of any of the transactions described in Section 13(a) of
the Plan, the Management Development and Compensation Committee (the MDCC) of the Company shall
be permitted to adjust or revise the Awards in the same manner as the MDCC adjusts or revises the
phantom share rights issued on the date hereof under the Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan
Phantom Share Agreement.
8.
No Other Rights
. This Agreement does not constitute an employment agreement
between the parties, and nothing in this Agreement will (a) grant Employee any right to be retained
in the employ of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, nor (b) restrict the right of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries to remove, terminate or discharge Employee at any time for any reason
whatsoever.
9.
Miscellaneous
. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior agreements of the parties
relating to such subject matter. No modification or amendment of this Agreement will be effective
unless signed in writing by each of the parties. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
unenforceable for any reason, such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible to
effect the parties intent, and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.
Failure by either party to enforce any provision of this Agreement will not operate as a waiver of
any subsequent enforcement of that or any other provision.
10.
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed, by manual or facsimile signature,
in multiple counterparts, which taken together shall constitute one instrument, and each of which
shall be constituted an original for all purposes.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Employee have duly executed and delivered this Agreement
on the dates written below.
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KB HOME
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By:
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Jeffrey T. Mezger
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Chief Executive Officer and President
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Date: July 12, 2007
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EMPLOYEE
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Print Name:
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Date:
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