As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2014
Registration No. 333-176930
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
KB Home
See Table of Additional Registrants
(Exact name of each registrant as specified in its charter)
William (Tony) Richelieu
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
KB Home
10990 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 231-4000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service for the registrant and each additional registrant)
Copies to:
Michael J. OSullivan
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 683-9100
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | x | Accelerated filer | ¨ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | ¨ |
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered (1) |
Amount to be Registered (2)(3) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Unit (3) |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (3) |
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Warrants |
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Stock Purchase Contracts(5) |
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(1) | Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or in units with other securities registered hereby or other securities. |
(2) | An unspecified aggregate initial offering price or amount of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be issued at indeterminate prices and amounts. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), KB Home is deferring payment of all of the registration fee. |
(3) | Omitted pursuant to General Instruction II.E. of Form S-3. |
(4) | No separate consideration will be received for the guarantees of debt securities. |
(5) | In addition to any preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock that may be issued directly under this registration statement, there are being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of preferred stock, depositary shares and common stock as may be issued upon conversion or exchange of debt securities, preferred stock or depositary shares, as the case may be. Separate consideration may or may not be received for any shares of preferred stock, depositary shares or common stock so issued upon conversion or exchange. There are also being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of common stock as may be issued upon settlement of stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units, as the case may be. |
(6) | Each share of common stock is associated with a preferred stock purchase right under the Rights Agreement, dated January 22, 2009, between the company and Computershare Inc. (as successor-in-interest to Mellon Investor Services LLC), as rights agent. Such rights are not exercisable and do not trade separately from the common stock until the occurrence of certain events specified in the Rights Agreement. |
TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS (1)
Exact Name of Each Additional Registrant as Specified in its Charter |
State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization |
I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number |
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KB HOME Coastal Inc. |
California | 93-1059273 | ||
KB HOME Colorado Inc. |
Colorado | 84-1244935 | ||
KB HOME DelMarVa LLC |
Delaware | 26-4740141 | ||
KB HOME Florida LLC |
Delaware | 71-0904760 | ||
KB HOME Fort Myers LLC |
Delaware | 77-0605541 | ||
KB HOME Greater Los Angeles Inc. |
California | 95-6091322 | ||
KB HOME Jacksonville LLC |
Delaware | 80-0049557 | ||
KB HOME Las Vegas Inc. |
Nevada | 27-1934834 | ||
KB HOME Lone Star Inc. |
Texas | 26-0465714 | ||
KB HOME Maryland LLC |
Delaware | 26-4742692 | ||
KB HOME Nevada Inc. |
Nevada | 88-0291390 | ||
KB HOME Orlando LLC |
Delaware | 71-0904756 | ||
KB HOME Phoenix Inc. |
Arizona | 86-0730212 | ||
KB HOME Reno Inc. |
Nevada | 88-0412510 | ||
KB HOME Sacramento Inc. |
California | 94-1676098 | ||
KB HOME South Bay Inc. |
California | 95-3992523 | ||
KB HOME Tampa LLC |
Delaware | 02-0552664 | ||
KB HOME Treasure Coast LLC |
Delaware | 55-0840558 | ||
KB HOME Tucson Inc. |
Arizona | 86-0944946 | ||
KB HOME Virginia Inc. |
Delaware | 20-2135206 | ||
KBSA, Inc. |
Texas | 74-2776663 |
(1) | The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, for each of the additional registrants other than KB HOME Lone Star Inc. and KBSA, Inc. is 10990 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90024, (310) 231-4000. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, for each of KB HOME Lone Star Inc. and KBSA, Inc. is 4800 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, Texas 78229, (210) 349-1111. |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-176930) of KB Home and its subsidiary guarantor registrants (the Registration Statement) is being filed to: (i) add KB HOME Colorado Inc., a Colorado corporation, and KB HOME Jacksonville LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (each, a Subsidiary Guarantor), each of which is a wholly owned subsidiary of KB Home, as coregistrants that are, or may potentially be, guarantors of some or all of the debt securities with respect to which offers and sales are registered under the Registration Statement (such guarantees are referred to herein as Guarantees of Debt Securities), (ii) add such Guarantees of Debt Securities to the Registration Statement, (iii) update the information in Part II with respect to the addition of each Subsidiary Guarantor, and (iv) file or incorporate by reference additional exhibits to the Registration Statement. No changes or additions are being made hereby to the base prospectus that already forms a part of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, such base prospectus is being omitted from this filing.
PART II.
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
The following is a statement of the estimated expenses (other than underwriting compensation) to be incurred by us in connection with the securities registered hereby.
SEC registration fee |
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Legal fees |
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Accounting fees |
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Trustees fees |
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Printing and engraving expenses |
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Blue sky fees and expenses |
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Miscellaneous |
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* | We are registering an indeterminate amount of securities under this registration statement and in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), we are deferring payment of the registration fee. |
** | The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the estimated aggregate amount of expenses payable in respect of any offering of securities. |
Item 15. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Delaware Registrants
We and KB HOME Virginia Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporationa derivative action), if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably 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 corporations by-laws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.
Article 6(d) of our restated certificate of incorporation provides that we will indemnify our directors and officers and may indemnify any other employees or agents to the full extent permitted by the DGCL.
Article 6(c) of our restated certificate of incorporation provides that our directors will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors to the full extent permitted by the DGCL.
Section 6.1 of the Bylaws of KB HOME Virginia Inc. provides that the corporation will indemnify its directors, officers and employees and any person serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer or employee of another entity (each, an indemnitee) to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, subject to a determination by the board of directors of the corporation that the indemnitee meets the applicable standards of conduct established by the DGCL relating to entitlement to indemnity, and provided further that the corporation shall not indemnify any indemnitee in connection with a proceeding initiated by such indemnitee if such
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proceeding was not authorized by the board of directors of the corporation (except for suits initiated by the indemnitee against the corporation to enforce indemnification rights). Section 6.2 of the Bylaws of KB HOME Virginia Inc. provides indemnitees with advancement rights in connection with the defense of any proceeding, subject to certain requirements and limitations. Section 6.5 of the Bylaws of KB HOME Virginia Inc. authorizes the board of directors of the corporation to enter into contracts with indemnitees providing for indemnification rights equivalent to or, if the board of directors so determines, greater than, those provided for in the Bylaws.
Article 7 of KB HOME Virginia Inc.s certificate of incorporation provides that the directors of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director, except to the extent provided for by applicable law, for (i) breaches of the 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 DGCL (which section pertains to liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
We have purchased directors and officers liability insurance policies which insure against certain liabilities incurred by our directors and officers. In addition, we have entered into agreements with each of our directors and executive officers, and certain other senior executives, that provide them with indemnification and advancement of expenses to supplement that provided under our restated certificate of incorporation and insurance policies, subject to certain requirements and limitations.
Each of KB HOME DelMarVa LLC, KB HOME Fort Myers LLC, KB HOME Florida LLC, KB HOME Jacksonville LLC, KB HOME Maryland LLC, KB HOME Orlando LLC, KB HOME Tampa LLC, and KB HOME Treasure Coast LLC (each, a Delaware Subsidiary) is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides that, subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, as are described in its limited liability company agreement, a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.
Each Delaware Subsidiarys limited liability company agreement provides that its member shall not have any liability whatsoever for the obligations or liabilities of such Delaware Subsidiary, except solely to the extent provided in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
In addition, each Delaware Subsidiarys limited liability company agreement limits the liability of, and provides indemnity to, (a) its member, any person or other entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the member, and any officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees or authorized agents of its member or of any such person or other entity and (b) any officer, employee or authorized agent of such Delaware Subsidiary or its affiliates ((a) and (b) collectively, Covered Persons), in each case for any loss, damage, claim or expense (including, but not limited to, legal fees) incurred by such Covered Person by reason of any act or omission (whether or not constituting negligence) made in good faith on behalf of such Delaware Subsidiary and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred by such Delaware Subsidiarys limited liability company agreement. No Covered Person, other than the member of such Delaware Subsidiary, shall be entitled to limited liability or be indemnified for acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful misconduct.
Each Delaware Subsidiarys agreement further provides that its member shall be entitled to indemnification for any loss, damage, claim or expense (including, but not limited to, legal fees) it incurs by reason of any act or omission made in good faith on such Delaware Subsidiarys behalf. Each agreement also states that indemnity of such Delaware Subsidiarys member shall be provided solely out of such Delaware Subsidiarys available assets.
Each Delaware Subsidiarys agreement allows it to purchase and maintain insurance as its member deems reasonable on behalf of Covered Persons, and other persons or entities as the member shall determine, against
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any liability that may be asserted against, or expenses that may be incurred by, any such person or entity in connection with the activities of such Delaware Subsidiary, in each case regardless of whether the agreement would allow for indemnification.
These provisions of each Delaware Subsidiarys agreement apply to any former member of such Delaware Subsidiary for all acts or omissions made when it was a member to the same extent as if it were still a member.
California Registrants
KB HOME Coastal Inc., KB HOME Greater Los Angeles Inc., KB HOME Sacramento Inc., and KB HOME South Bay Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of California. Section 317 of the California Corporations Code provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers who are parties or are threatened to be made parties to any proceeding (except actions by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements, and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the proceeding if that person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation, and, in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of the person was unlawful. With respect to actions by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action is or was pending determines upon application that in view of all circumstances the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses. Section 317 of the California Corporations Code provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporations charter, bylaws, disinterested director vote, shareholders vote, agreement or otherwise.
Article 5 of the Articles of Incorporation of KB HOME Coastal Inc. provides that the corporations directors will not be liable to the corporation for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by California law.
Article 6 of the Articles of Incorporation of each of KB HOME Coastal Inc. and KB HOME South Bay Inc. provides that such corporation may indemnify its agents for breaches of duty to the corporation and its shareholders in excess of indemnification expressly permitted by Section 317 of the California Corporations Code, subject to the limits on such excess indemnification set forth in Section 204 of the California Corporations Code, and may provide insurance for its agents as set forth in Section 317 of the California Corporations Code.
Article 5 of the Bylaws of KB HOME Coastal Inc. provides that KB HOME Coastal Inc. will indemnify its agents as permitted by Section 317 of the California Corporations Code. Article 5 of the Bylaws of each of KB HOME Greater Los Angeles Inc., KB HOME Sacramento Inc. and KB HOME South Bay Inc. provides that such corporation may indemnify its agents to the fullest extent permitted by the California Corporations Code. Each of these Articles permits the respective corporation to purchase insurance on behalf of its agents against liability asserted against or incurred by the agents in their capacity as such.
Nevada Registrants
KB HOME Las Vegas Inc., KB HOME Nevada Inc., and KB HOME Reno Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada. Nevada Revised Statutes 78.7502 provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was, is, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (except an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of the persons being or having been an officer or director of the corporation or serving or having served at the request of the corporation in certain capacities with respect to another corporation or entity. The person to be indemnified (1) must not be liable for the breach of any fiduciary duties as a director or officer involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law and (2) must 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 corporation and,
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with respect to any criminal action, such person must have had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. With respect to actions by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been finally adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper.
Article VI of the Articles of Incorporation of each of KB HOME Nevada Inc. and KB HOME Reno Inc. provides that none of such corporations directors or officers will be personally liable to it or any of its stockholders for damages resulting from breaches of their fiduciary duty involving any act or omission as a director or officer except for (i) acts or omissions involving intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law or (ii) the payment of distributions in violation of Nevada Revised Statutes 78.300.
Section 4.15 of the Bylaws of each of KB HOME Nevada Inc. and KB HOME Reno Inc. provides that such corporation may pay expenses incurred by, or satisfy a judgment or fine rendered or levied against, any present or former director or officer in an action brought by a third party for acts committed by such person while a director or officer, provided that such person is determined to have acted in good faith within the scope of what he or she reasonably believed to be his or her employment or authority and in what he or she reasonably believed to be the best interests of such corporation or its stockholders. Indemnification under Section 4.15 of the Bylaws does not extend to actions instituted or maintained in the right of such corporation by a stockholder or holder of a voting trust certificate representing shares of stock of such corporation.
Section 4.19 of the Bylaws of each of KB HOME Nevada Inc. and KB HOME Reno Inc. provides that such corporation may purchase insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such corporation against liability and expenses incurred by such person in, or arising out of, his or her capacity as such, whether or not such corporation has the authority to indemnify such person for such liability and expenses.
Section 4.17 of the Bylaws of KB HOME Las Vegas Inc. provides that KB HOME Las Vegas Inc. will indemnify directors and officers as permitted by Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.7502.
Texas Registrants
KB HOME Lone Star Inc. and KBSA, Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Texas. Sections 8.101 and 8.102 of the Texas Business Organizations Code (TBOC) provide that an enterprise may indemnify any governing person (which term excludes officers), former governing person, or a delegate who was, is, or is threatened to be made a respondent or defendant in (i) a threatened, pending, or completed action or other proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative), (ii) an appeal of such an action or proceeding, or (iii) an inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an action or proceeding against judgments and reasonable expenses actually incurred, which expenses include reasonable attorneys fees, costs, penalties, settlements, fines, and excises or similar taxes in connection with a proceeding, if that person (x) acted in good faith, (y) reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in that persons official capacity, that the persons conduct was in the enterprises best interests and, in any other case, that the persons conduct was not opposed to the enterprises best interests, and (z) in the case of a criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the persons conduct was unlawful. With respect to any action in which a person has been found liable to the enterprise or found liable because the person improperly received a personal benefit, indemnification is limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred by that person in connection with the proceeding and will not include a judgment, penalty, fine, excise or similar tax. Indemnification may not be made in relation to a proceeding in which the person has been found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of the persons duty to the enterprise, breach of the persons duty of loyalty owed to the enterprise or an act or omission not committed in good faith that constitutes a breach of a duty owed by the person to the enterprise. To limit
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indemnification, liability must be established by an order and all appeals of the order must be exhausted or foreclosed by law. Section 8.105 of the TBOC provides that an enterprise may indemnify a person who is not a governing person, including officers, agents or employees, and, in the case of officers, shall indemnify such officers to the same extent that indemnification is required for a governing person.
Sections 8.01 and 8.03 of the Bylaws of KB HOME Lone Star Inc. provide that KB HOME Lone Star Inc. shall indemnify any person who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in (i) any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative, or investigative), (ii) any appeal in such an action, suit, or proceeding, or (iii) any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such an action, suit or proceeding because the person (x) is or was a director of the corporation or (y) while a director or officer of the corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, manager, partner, member, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent, or similar functionary of, or as a representative of the corporation at or to, another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, sole proprietorship, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted by the TBOC or other applicable law, as may be amended from time to time, and to such further extent as is permitted by law. Section 8.01 of the Bylaws of KB HOME Lone Star Inc. provides that indemnification of a person who is or was an officer shall be made upon the same terms and conditions, in the same manner, and subject to the same limitations, as if such person were a director.
Article Nine of the Articles of Incorporation of KBSA, Inc. and Section 1 of Article 8 of the Bylaws of KBSA, Inc. each provides that KBSA, Inc. shall indemnify its directors and officers from and against all liabilities, costs and expenses incurred by them in such capacities and may purchase and maintain insurance coverage for and on behalf of such persons, in each case as and to the fullest extent permitted by the TBOC, as presently in effect or as may be amended. Section 2 of Article 8 of the Bylaws of KBSA, Inc. further provides that the indemnification right provided for in KBSA, Inc.s Bylaws shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which any such director or officer may be entitled to under KBSA, Inc.s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, or under any agreement or vote of shareholders, or as a matter of law or otherwise.
Arizona Registrants
KB HOME Phoenix Inc. and KB HOME Tucson Inc. are incorporated under the laws of the State of Arizona. Section 10-851(A) of the Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS) permits a corporation to indemnify a current or former director (which term includes an individual who, while a director of a corporation, is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or agent of another entity) made party to a proceeding against liability incurred in the proceeding if the directors conduct was in good faith, the director reasonably believed, in the case of conduct in an official capacity, that the conduct was in the corporations best interest, and in all other cases, that the conduct was at least not opposed to the corporations best interest, and in the case of any criminal proceedings, the director had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. With respect to proceedings by or in the right of the corporation, indemnification is limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding. Additionally, ARS Section 10-851(A)(2) permits a corporation to indemnify a current or former director made party to a proceeding for conduct for which broader indemnification has been made permissible or obligatory under a provision of the corporations articles of incorporation pursuant to ARS Section 10-202(B)(2). Unless limited by a corporations articles of incorporation, ARS Section 10-852 requires a corporation to indemnify (i) a director who was the prevailing party (on the merits or otherwise) in the defense of any proceeding to which the director was a party because the director is or was a director of the corporation, against reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding, and (ii) an outside director against liability, unless a court of competent jurisdiction has determined before payment that the outside director fails to meet the standards described in ARS Section 10-851(A) and does not otherwise determine that the director is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, ARS Section 10-851(D) provides that a corporation may not indemnify a director (regardless of whether the director is an outside director) in connection with a proceeding in which the director was adjudged liable on the basis that the director improperly received a financial benefit, or a proceeding by or in the right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the corporation; provided, however, that a court of competent jurisdiction may determine that the director is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, in which case indemnification under ARS Section 10-851(D) shall be limited to reasonable expenses incurred by the director in connection with the proceeding.
ARS Section 10-856 provides that a corporation may indemnify officers to the same extent as directors and, in the case of officers who are not also directors (or officers who are also directors but who are made a party to a proceeding based on an act or omission solely made as an officer), to the further extent as may be provided in the articles of incorporation, bylaws, a resolution of the board of directors, or contract, subject to certain exceptions and limitations. Further, ARS Section 10-856 provides that officers who are not directors are entitled to mandatory indemnification under ARS Section 10-852 described above to the same extent as directors.
Article VI of the Articles of Incorporation of each of KB HOME Phoenix Inc. and KB HOME Tucson Inc. provide that such corporation shall indemnify any person who incurs expenses by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation in all circumstances in which indemnification is permitted by law.
Colorado Registrant
KB HOME Colorado Inc. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado. Section 7-109-102 of the Colorado Business Corporation Act (CBCA) provides that a corporation may indemnify a person who was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and whether formal or informal (a proceeding), because that person is or was a director or is an individual who, while a director, is or was serving at the corporations request as a director, officer, agent, associate, employee, fiduciary, manager, member, partner, promoter, or trustee of, or in a similar position with another entity or employee benefit plan (a director), against liability (including reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such proceeding) if (a) the persons conduct was in good faith, (b)(i) in the case of conduct in such persons official capacity, the person reasonably believed such conduct was in the best interests of the corporation and (ii) in all other cases, the person reasonably believed that such conduct was not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the person had no reasonable cause to believe that the persons conduct was unlawful. Section 7-109-107 of the CBCA provides that, unless otherwise provided in the corporations articles of incorporation, a corporation may indemnify an officer to the same extent as a director and, in the case of an officer who is not also a director, to a greater extent than a director if such indemnification is not inconsistent with public policy and is further provided for by the corporations bylaws, general or specific action of its board of directors or shareholders, or contract.
Unless limited by a corporations articles of incorporation, Sections 7-109-103 and 7-109-107 of the CBCA require that a corporation indemnify a person who was wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which the person was a party because such person is or was a director or officer of the corporation against reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such proceeding.
Under Section 7-109-102 of the CBCA, indemnification may not be made in connection with a proceeding by or in or in the right of the corporation in which a director was adjudged liable to the corporation, or in connection with any other proceeding charging that a director derived an improper personal benefit and in which the director was adjudged liable on that basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise provided in the corporations articles of incorporation, Section 7-109-105(b) of the CBCA permits a court to authorize indemnification in either of the foregoing scenarios if the court determines that the director is fairly and
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reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, in which case indemnification is limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the proceeding and reasonable expenses incurred to obtain court-ordered indemnification.
Article Tenth, Paragraph 4 of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of KB HOME Colorado Inc. provides that KB HOME Colorado Inc. shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the CBCA (as may be amended or supplemented), indemnify all persons whom KB HOME Colorado Inc. shall have the power to indemnify under the CBCA from and against any and all expenses, liabilities, and other matters referred to or covered thereby. Article Tenth, Paragraph 4 of the Articles of Incorporation, as amended, of KB HOME Colorado Inc. further provides that the indemnification provided for therein (x) shall not be exclusive of any other rights to which an indemnified person may be entitled under or pursuant to any bylaw, agreement, shareholder or disinterested director vote, or otherwise, as to action both in such persons official capacity and any other capacity while holding such office and (y) shall continue as to a person who ceased to be a director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of such persons heirs, executors and administrators.
Indemnification for Liabilities Arising under the Securities Act of 1933
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of each registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by a registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of a registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, then the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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Item 16. | Exhibits |
The exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Exhibit Index that appears immediately following the signature pages of this registration statement. Such Exhibit Index is hereby incorporated in this Item 16 by reference.
Item 17. | Undertakings |
(a) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
provided, however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the
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registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of a registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
(d) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (Act) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB Home certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on the 19th day of March, 2014.
KB HOME |
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By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey T. Mezger, Chief Executive Officer of KB Home, Brian J. Woram, General Counsel of KB Home, and Jeff J. Kaminski, Chief Financial Officer of KB Home, and, in each case, any of their respective successors at KB Home (in functional position or otherwise) or designees, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith (including, without limitation, any related registration statement or amendment thereto filed in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/ S / J EFFREY T. M EZGER Jeffrey T. Mezger |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI Jeff J. Kaminski |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
* Barbara T. Alexander |
Director | March 19, 2014 | ||
* Stephen F. Bollenbach |
Chairman of the Board | March 19, 2014 |
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Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Timothy W. Finchem |
Director | March 19, 2014 | ||
* Dr. Thomas W. Gilligan |
Director | March 19, 2014 | ||
* Kenneth M. Jastrow, II |
Director | March 19, 2014 | ||
* Robert L. Johnson |
Director | March 19, 2014 | ||
* Melissa Lora |
Director | March 19, 2014 | ||
* Michael G. McCaffery |
Director | March 19, 2014 | ||
* Luis G. Nogales |
Director | March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ M ICHAEL M. W OOD Michael M. Wood |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Coastal Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME COASTAL INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Stephen J. Ruffner |
President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
* Cory F. Cohen |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Greater Los Angeles Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME GREATER LOS ANGELES INC. |
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By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Stephen J. Ruffner |
President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Orlando LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME ORLANDO LLC |
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By: |
KB HOME Florida LLC, | |
Its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* George Glance |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Fort Myers LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME FORT MYERS LLC |
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By: |
KB HOME Florida LLC, | |
Its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Chris Ryan |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Las Vegas Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME LAS VEGAS INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Robert McGibney |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) | March 19, 2014 | ||
* James D. Widner |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Nevada Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME NEVADA INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Robert McGibney |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
* James D. Widner |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Reno Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME RENO INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Christopher B. Cady |
President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Sacramento Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME SACRAMENTO INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Christopher B. Cady |
President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME South Bay Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME SOUTH BAY INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ C HRIS R EDER |
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Chris Reder | ||
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Chris G. Apostolopoulos |
President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ C HRIS R EDER Chris Reder |
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Tampa LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME TAMPA LLC | ||
By: |
KB HOME Florida LLC, | |
Its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Chris Ryan |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Treasure Coast LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME TREASURE COAST LLC |
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By: |
KB HOME Florida LLC, | |
Its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey T. Mezger, Chief Executive Officer of KB Home, Brian J. Woram, General Counsel of KB Home, and Jeff J. Kaminski, Chief Financial Officer of KB Home, and, in each case, any of their respective successors at KB Home (in functional position or otherwise) or designees, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith (including, without limitation, any related registration statement or amendment thereto filed in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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/s/ T ODD H OLDER Todd Holder |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Lone Star Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME LONE STAR INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Larry Oglesby |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
* James D. Widner |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Florida LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME FLORIDA LLC | ||
By: |
KB Home | |
Its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
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William R. Hollinger | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Vince DePorre |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President and Assistant Secretary (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME DelMarVa LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME DELMARVA LLC | ||
By: |
KB Home | |
Its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
|
William R. Hollinger | ||
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Thomas Dunn |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Maryland LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME MARYLAND LLC | ||
By: |
KB HOME DelMarVa LLC | |
Its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
|
William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
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* Thomas Dunn |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
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Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Virginia Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME VIRGINIA INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
|
William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
* Thomas Dunn |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
* Vince DePorre |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
|
Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KBSA, Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KBSA, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
|
William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
* Larry Oglesby |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
* James D. Widner |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
|
Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Phoenix Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME PHOENIX INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
|
William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
* Shawn Chlarson |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
* James D. Widner |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
|
Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Tucson Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME TUCSON INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
|
William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
* Shawn Chlarson |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
* James D. Widner |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
*By: |
/s/ J EFF J. K AMINSKI |
|
Jeff J. Kaminski | ||
Attorney-in-Fact |
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Colorado Inc. has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME COLORADO INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
|
William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey T. Mezger, Chief Executive Officer of KB Home, Brian J. Woram, General Counsel of KB Home, and Jeff J. Kaminski, Chief Financial Officer of KB Home, and, in each case, any of their respective successors at KB Home (in functional position or otherwise) or designees, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith (including, without limitation, any related registration statement or amendment thereto filed in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ M ATT M ANDINO Matt Mandino |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ L ARRY E. O GLESBY Larry E. Oglesby |
Director | March 19, 2014 |
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SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, KB HOME Jacksonville LLC has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on March 19, 2014.
KB HOME JACKSONVILLE LLC |
||
By: |
KB HOME Florida LLC, | |
Its sole member | ||
By: |
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER |
|
William R. Hollinger | ||
Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Jeffrey T. Mezger, Chief Executive Officer of KB Home, Brian J. Woram, General Counsel of KB Home, and Jeff J. Kaminski, Chief Financial Officer of KB Home, and, in each case, any of their respective successors at KB Home (in functional position or otherwise) or designees, and each of them, jointly and severally, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith (including, without limitation, any related registration statement or amendment thereto filed in accordance with Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature |
Title |
Date |
||
/s/ T ODD H OLDER Todd Holder |
President (Principal Executive Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ W ILLIAM R. H OLLINGER William R. Hollinger |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
March 19, 2014 | ||
/s/ T HAD J OHNSON Thad Johnson |
Vice President and Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer) |
March 19, 2014 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
1.1** | Form of Underwriting Agreement relating to securities registered hereby. | |
4.1 | Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 7, 2009). | |
4.2 | By-Laws, as amended and restated on April 5, 2007 (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 28, 2007). | |
4.3 | Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Registration Statement No. 33-30140 on Form S-1). | |
4.4 | Amended Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Registration Statement No. 001-09195 on Form 8-A/A). | |
4.5 | Senior Indenture, dated as of January 28, 2004, between KB Home, the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Registration Statement No. 333-114761 on Form S-4). | |
4.6 | First Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of January 28, 2004, by and among KB Home, the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Registration Statement No. 333-114761 on Form S-4). | |
4.7 | Second Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of June 30, 2004, by and among KB Home, the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Registration Statement No. 333-119228 on Form S-4). | |
4.8 | Third Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2006, by and among KB Home, the Guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 1, 2006). | |
4.9 | Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of November 9, 2006, by and between the Company, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 2006). | |
4.10 | Fifth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2007, by and between the Company, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 22, 2007). | |
4.11 | Sixth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of January 30, 2012, by and between the Company, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Post Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form POSASR dated February 1, 2012). | |
4.12 | Seventh Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of January 11, 2013, by and between the Company, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 11, 2013). |
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4.13 | Eighth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of March 12, 2013, by and between the Company, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated July 10, 2013). | |
4.14 | Ninth Supplemental Indenture to the Senior Indenture, dated as of February 28, 2014, by and between the Company, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee. | |
4.15** | Form of Senior Debt Security. | |
4.16 | Form of Senior Subordinated Indenture (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Registration Statement No. 333-120458 on Form S-3). | |
4.17** | Form of Senior Subordinated Debt Security. | |
4.18 | Form of Subordinated Indenture (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Registration Statement No. 333-120458 on Form S-3). | |
4.19** | Form of Subordinated Debt Security. | |
4.20 | Form of Certificate for Common Stock (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Registration Statement No. 333-14977 on Form S-3). | |
4.21** | Form of Certificate of Designation of Preferred Stock. | |
4.22** | Form of Certificate for Preferred Stock. | |
4.23** | Form of Deposit Agreement. | |
4.24** | Form of Depositary Receipt (to be included as an exhibit to the Deposit Agreement). | |
4.25** | Form of Purchase Contract Agreement. | |
4.26** | Form of Pledge Agreement. | |
4.27 | Rights Agreement between KB Home and Computershare Inc. (as successor-in-interest to Mellon Investor Services LLC), as Rights Agent, dated January 22, 2009 (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated January 28, 2009). | |
4.28** | Form of Warrant Agreement (including form of warrant certificate). | |
5.1* | Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as to the legality of securities to be issued. | |
5.2* | Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as to Guarantees of Debt Securities covered by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3. | |
5.3* | Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as to Guarantees of Debt Securities covered by Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3. | |
5.4* | Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as to Guarantees of Debt Securities covered by Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-3. | |
5.5 | Opinion of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP as to Guarantees of Debt Securities covered by Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Form S-3. | |
12.1 | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (incorporated by reference to KB Homes Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2013). |
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23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | |
23.2 | Consent of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP (included in Exhibit 5.5). | |
24* | Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages or previously filed). | |
25.1* | Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of U.S. Bank National Association as trustee under the Senior Indenture. | |
25.2** | Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Senior Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act. | |
25.3** | Statement of Eligibility and Qualification of the Subordinated Indenture Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act. |
* | Previously filed. |
** | To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference or, if applicable, pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 if there is an offering of the specified securities. |
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E XECUTION V ERSION
KB HOME,
Company,
THE EXISTING GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO,
Guarantors,
KB HOME COLORADO INC.,
KB HOME JACKSONVILLE LLC
Additional Guarantors,
and
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Trustee
NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of February 28, 2014
THIS NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Ninth Supplemental Indenture ) is dated as of February 28, 2014 and is executed by and among KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the Company ), the Existing Guarantors (as defined below), KB HOME Colorado Inc., a Colorado corporation, and KB HOME Jacksonville LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the Additional Guarantors ), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (the Trustee ).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture dated as of January 28, 2004 (the Original Indenture ), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its Securities (as defined in the Original Indenture), a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 28, 2004 (the First Supplemental Indenture ), a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 2004 (the Second Supplemental Indenture ), a Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2006 (the Third Supplemental Indenture ), a Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 9, 2006 (the Fourth Supplemental Indenture ), a Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 17, 2007 (the Fifth Supplemental Indenture ), a Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 30, 2012 (the Sixth Supplemental Indenture ), a Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 11, 2013 (the Seventh Supplemental Indenture ), and an Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 12, 2013 (the Eighth Supplemental Indenture ); the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture and this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, is hereinafter called the Indenture , which term shall include the terms and provisions of each series of Securities established from time to time pursuant to Section 301 of the Original Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Articles Two and Three of the Original Indenture, the Company has established (i) by Officers Certificates and Guarantors Officers Certificates, dated as of June 2, 2005 and June 27, 2005, the form and terms of a series of the Companys Securities designated the 6-1/4% Senior Notes due 2015 (the 2015 Notes ), (ii) by an Officers Certificate and Guarantors Officers Certificate, dated as of April 3, 2006, the form and terms of a series of the Companys Securities designated the 7-1/4% Senior Notes due 2018 (the 2018 Notes ), (iii) by an Officers Certificate and Guarantors Officers Certificate, dated as of July 30, 2009, the form and terms of a series of the Companys Securities designated the 9.100% Senior Notes due 2017 (the 2017 Notes ), (iv) by an Officers Certificate and Guarantors Officers Certificate, dated as of February 7, 2012, the form and terms of a series of the Companys Securities designated the 8.00% Senior Notes due 2020 (the 2020 Notes ), (v) by an Officers Certificate and Guarantors Officers Certificate, dated as of July 31, 2012, the form and terms of a series of the Companys Securities designated the 7.5% Senior Notes due 2022 (the 2022 Notes ), (vi) by an Officers Certificate and Guarantors Officers Certificate, dated as of January 29, 2013, the form and terms of a series of the Companys Securities designated the 1.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the 2019 Convertible Notes ), and (vii) by an
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Officers Certificate and Guarantors Officers Certificate, dated as of October 29, 2013, the form and terms of a series of the Companys Securities designated as the 7.000% Senior Notes due 2021 (the 2021 Notes ; and together with the 2015 Notes, the 2018 Notes, the 2017 Notes, the 2020 Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2019 Convertible Notes, the Senior Notes ) (the Officers Certificates and Guarantors Officers Certificates referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) of this paragraph are hereinafter called, together, the Existing Certificates );
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the Additional Guarantors are, pursuant to an Instrument of Joinder to the Subsidiary Guaranty (the Instrument of Joinder ), guaranteeing the obligations of the Company under that certain Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2013, between the Company, the banks party thereto and Citibank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, as may be amended from time to time (the date of the effectiveness of the Joinder, the Effective Date );
WHEREAS, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors wish to amend and supplement the Indenture to provide for each of the Additional Guarantors to become a Guarantor under the Indenture and to guarantee the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Securities (including, without limitation, the Senior Notes) issued thereunder from time to time and any Coupons appertaining thereto, and otherwise to modify the Indenture on the terms set forth in this Ninth Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Company has by Company Order dated the date hereof instructed the Trustee to execute and deliver this Ninth Supplemental Indenture pursuant to the terms of the Original Indenture, and all requirements necessary to make this Ninth Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms have been performed and the execution and delivery of this Ninth Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized in all respects by the Company, each of the Existing Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the Additional Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders (as defined in the Original Indenture) of the Securities or any series thereof and any Coupons, as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions .
(a) Terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Indenture.
(b) As used in this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the terms 2015 Notes, 2018 Notes, 2017 Notes, 2020 Notes, 2022 Notes, 2019 Convertible Notes, 2021 Notes, Additional Guarantors, Existing Certificates, Instrument of Joinder, Effective Date, Original Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, Second Supplemental Indenture, Third Supplemental Indenture, Fourth Supplemental Indenture, Fifth Supplemental Indenture, Sixth Supplemental Indenture, Seventh Supplemental Indenture,
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Eighth Supplemental Indenture, Ninth Supplemental Indenture, Senior Notes, and Trustee have the meanings specified in the recitals hereto and in the paragraph preceding such recitals; and the term Existing Guarantors means KB HOME Coastal Inc., KB HOME Greater Los Angeles Inc., KB HOME Sacramento Inc., and KB HOME South Bay Inc., each a California corporation, and KB HOME Nevada Inc., KB HOME Las Vegas Inc. and KB HOME Reno Inc., each a Nevada corporation, and KB HOME Lone Star Inc. and KBSA, Inc., each a Texas corporation, and KB HOME Phoenix Inc. and KB HOME Tucson Inc., each an Arizona corporation, and KB HOME Virginia Inc., a Delaware corporation, and KB HOME DelMarVa LLC, KB HOME Florida LLC, KB HOME Fort Myers LLC, KB HOME Maryland LLC, KB HOME Orlando LLC, KB HOME Tampa LLC and KB HOME Treasure Coast LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company.
SECTION 2. Guarantee . The parties hereto covenant and agree that, from and after the Effective Date:
(a) each of the Additional Guarantors shall be a Guarantor under the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture as if such Additional Guarantor were an original signatory to each such document and an original Guarantor named therein;
(b) without limitation of the other provisions of this Section 2, each of the Additional Guarantors shall be a Guarantor under the Indenture with respect to all of the Securities issued and outstanding thereunder from time to time (including, without limitation, the Senior Notes) and any Coupons appertaining thereto on and subject to the terms and provisions of the Indenture (including, without limitation, the terms and provisions of the Existing Certificates);
(c) without limitation of the other provisions of this Section 2, each Additional Guarantor agrees that each of the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Additional Guarantor, enforceable against such Additional Guarantor in accordance with its terms;
(d) without limitation of the other provisions of this Section 2, each Additional Guarantor agrees to perform and to comply with all of the covenants and agreements of a Guarantor in the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture and each of the Existing Certificates, in each case as if such Additional Guarantor were an original signatory thereto and an original Guarantor named therein; and
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(e) without limitation of the other provisions of this Section 2, the Existing Guarantors hereby affirm their Guarantees and obligations under the Indenture.
SECTION 3. Governing Law; Ninth Supplemental Indenture . This Ninth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made or instruments entered into and, in each case, performed in said State. The terms and conditions of this Ninth Supplemental Indenture shall be, and be deemed to be, part of the terms and conditions of the Indenture for any and all purposes. Other than as amended and supplemented by this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed.
SECTION 4. Acceptance by Trustee . Subject to Section 7 hereof, the Trustee hereby accepts this Ninth Supplemental Indenture and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.
SECTION 5. Counterparts . This Ninth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument.
SECTION 6. Headings . The headings of this Ninth Supplemental Indenture are for reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
SECTION 7. Trustee Not Responsible for Recitals . The recitals herein contained are made by the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, except as to its validity with respect to the Trustee.
SECTION 8. Separability . In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Ninth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
[Signature Page Follows.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Ninth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the day and year first above written.
Company: | KB HOME | |||||
By: | /s/ Jeff J. Kaminski | |||||
Name: Jeff J. Kaminski | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Corporate Secretary |
Existing Guarantors: |
KB HOME COASTAL INC., a California corporation |
|||||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |||||
Name: Thad Johnson | ||||||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME GREATER LOS ANGELES INC., a California corporation |
||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME SACRAMENTO INC., a California corporation |
||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME SOUTH BAY INC., a California corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME RENO INC., a Nevada corporation |
||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME LAS VEGAS INC., a Nevada corporation |
||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME NEVADA INC., a Nevada corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME LONE STAR INC., a Texas corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KBSA, INC., a Texas corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME PHOENIX INC., an Arizona corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME TUCSON INC., an Arizona corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME VIRGINIA INC., a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |
Name: Thad Johnson | ||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME DELMARVA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
||
By: | /s/ William R. Hollinger | |
Name: William R. Hollinger | ||
Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
||
By: | /s/ William R. Hollinger | |
Name: William R. Hollinger | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME FORT MYERS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member |
||
By: | /s/ William R. Hollinger | |
Name: William R. Hollinger | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME MARYLAND LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: KB HOME DELMARVA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member |
||
By: | /s/ William R. Hollinger | |
Name: William R. Hollinger | ||
Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME ORLANDO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member |
||
By: | /s/ William R. Hollinger | |
Name: William R. Hollinger | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
KB HOME TAMPA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member |
||
By: | /s/ William R. Hollinger | |
Name: William R. Hollinger | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME TREASURE COAST LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member |
||
By: | /s/ William R. Hollinger | |
Name: William R. Hollinger | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
Additional Guarantors |
KB HOME COLORADO INC., a Colorado corporation |
|||||
By: | /s/ Thad Johnson | |||||
Name: Thad Johnson | ||||||
Title: Vice President and Treasurer |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
KB HOME JACKSONVILLE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its sole member |
||
By: | /s/ William R. Hollinger | |
Name: William R. Hollinger | ||
Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary |
[SEAL]
Attest: |
/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu |
Title: Secretary |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
Trustee: |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee |
|||||
By: | /s/ Muriel Shaw | |||||
Name: Muriel Shaw | ||||||
Title: Assistant Vice President |
Attest: |
/s/ Felicia H. Powell |
Name: Felicia H. Powell |
Title: Assistant Vice President |
[Signature Page - Ninth Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit 5.5
March 19, 2014
KB Home
10990 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Re: | Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 | |
(File No. 333-176930) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel for KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the Company), in connection with the Companys filing as of the date hereof of the Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of February 1, 2012, Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 thereto dated as of January 22, 2013, Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 thereto dated as of October 15, 2013, and the Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 thereto dated as of the date hereof, the Registration Statement), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Registration Statement relates to the potential issuance and sale by the Company from time to time, as set forth in the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the Prospectus) and as shall be set forth in one or more supplements to the Prospectus, of, among other securities, (i) the Companys debt securities (the Debt Securities) and (ii) guarantees of the Debt Securities by the Guarantors (as such term is defined below), including guarantees of the Debt Securities by the New Guarantors (as such term is defined below) (the New Guarantees and, together with Debt Securities, Securities).
M UNGER , T OLLES & O LSON LLP
KB Home
March 19, 2014
Page 2
We have also acted as counsel to KB HOME Colorado Inc., a Colorado corporation, and KB HOME Jacksonville LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the New Guarantors, and each, a New Guarantor), KB HOME Lone Star Inc. and KBSA, Inc., each a Texas corporation, KB HOME Coastal Inc., KB HOME Greater Los Angeles Inc., KB HOME Sacramento Inc. and KB HOME South Bay Inc., each a California corporation, KB HOME Nevada Inc., KB HOME Las Vegas Inc. and KB HOME Reno Inc., each a Nevada corporation, KB HOME Phoenix Inc. and KB HOME Tucson Inc., each an Arizona corporation, KB HOME Virginia Inc., a Delaware corporation, and KB HOME DelMarVa LLC, KB HOME Maryland LLC, KB HOME Florida LLC, KB HOME Tampa LLC, KB HOME Fort Myers LLC, KB HOME Treasure Coast LLC and KB HOME Orlando LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, with the New Guarantors, the Guarantors), in connection with the registration on the Registration Statement of the offer and sale by the Guarantors of their guarantees (the Guarantees) of the Debt Securities.
The Debt Securities may be convertible or exchangeable for securities of the Company or another issuer. The Debt Securities and Guarantees will be issued under (i) the indenture, dated as of January 28, 2004, as amended and supplemented on January 28, 2004, June 30, 2004, May 1, 2006, November 9, 2006, August 17, 2007, January 30, 2012 , January 11, 2013, March 12, 2013, and February 28, 2014 between the Company, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association (successor in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (the Senior Indenture), (ii) the form of Senior Subordinated Indenture, presently undated (the Senior Subordinated Indenture), filed as exhibit 4.16 to the Registration Statement, or (iii) the form of Subordinated Indenture, presently undated (the Subordinated Indenture), filed as exhibit 4.18 to the Registration Statement.
We have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, certificates of public officials and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion. As to certain factual matters, we have relied, without independent verification, on the Companys filings, including any exhibits thereto, with the Commission. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals and the conformity with the originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. We render this opinion only with respect to, and express no opinion herein concerning the application or effect of the laws of any jurisdiction other than, the laws of the State of New York as in effect as of this date.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that:
1. For Debt Securities and New Guarantees issued pursuant to the Senior Indenture, upon the due authorization and establishment of the specific terms of a particular Debt Security and New Guarantee in accordance with such Senior Indenture, and when such Debt Security and New Guarantee have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with such Senior Indenture and duly delivered to the purchasers thereof, against receipt of consideration therefor in accordance with the applicable underwriting or other agreement for purchase and sale, each New Guarantee will constitute the valid and binding obligation of each New Guarantor, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equitable principles.
M UNGER , T OLLES & O LSON LLP
KB Home
March 19, 2014
Page 3
2. For Debt Securities and New Guarantees issued pursuant to the Senior Subordinated Indenture or the Subordinated Indenture, as the case may be, following the execution and delivery of the Senior Subordinated Indenture or the Subordinated Indenture, as the case may be, by the Company, the guarantors party thereto and a duly appointed trustee, upon the due authorization and establishment of the specific terms of a particular Debt Security and New Guarantee in accordance with the Senior Subordinated Indenture or the Subordinated Indenture, as applicable, and when such Debt Security and New Guarantee have each been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered in accordance with the applicable indenture and duly delivered to the purchasers thereof, against receipt of consideration therefor in accordance with the applicable underwriting or other agreement for purchase and sale, each New Guarantee will constitute the valid and binding obligation of each New Guarantor, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights and to general equitable principles.
In connection with the opinions expressed above, we have assumed that, at or prior to the time of delivery of any such Security, (a) the Company and each New Guarantor shall have duly established the terms of such Security and duly authorized the issuance and sale of such Security, in each case in accordance with applicable law, and such authorization shall not have been modified or rescinded; (b) the Registration Statement shall have been declared or shall be effective and such effectiveness shall not have been terminated or rescinded; (c) the Senior Indenture shall have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated and delivered by the applicable Trustee in accordance with applicable law and shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; (d) the Senior Subordinated Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture shall have each been duly authorized, executed, authenticated and delivered by the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the applicable trustee in accordance with applicable law and shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; (e) there will not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity or enforceability of such Security; and (f) in connection with the issuance and sale of Debt Securities convertible into or exchangeable for securities of another issuer, such other issuer shall have taken any and all necessary and appropriate steps to enable the Company lawfully to deliver securities, and, if applicable, a prospectus related thereto, of such other issuer upon such conversion or exchange.
M UNGER , T OLLES & O LSON LLP
KB Home
March 19, 2014
Page 4
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and the reference to our firm name and the discussion of our opinion under the caption Legal Matters in the Registration Statement and the related Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder.
Very truly yours, |
/ S / M UNGER T OLLES & O LSON LLP |
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption Experts in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-176930) and related Prospectus, as amended with the filing of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4, of KB Home for the registration of debt securities, guarantees of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, warrants, stock purchase contracts, stock purchase units and depositary shares, and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated January 24, 2014, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of KB Home, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of KB Home, included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended November 30, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 18, 2014