THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (Senior Subordinated Debt Indenture)
Exhibit 10.41
(Senior Subordinated Debt Indenture)
This THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Third Supplemental Indenture”) is dated as of
August 17, 2007 and executed by and between KB HOME, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”),
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 under
the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”), each of the Existing Guarantors (as
defined below) and KB HOME LONE STAR INC., a Texas corporation and an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Issuer (the “Additional Guarantor”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered a Senior
Subordinated Debt Indenture, dated as of November 19, 1996 (the “Original Indenture”),
providing for the issuance from time to time of the Issuer’s Securities (as defined in the Original
Indenture);
WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Existing Guarantors (other than KB HOME Orlando LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company), KB HOME Lone Star LP, a Texas limited partnership (“Lone Star
LP”), and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered a First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of December 18, 2003 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”);
WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Existing Guarantors, Lone Star LP and the Trustee have heretofore
executed and delivered a Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2006 (the “Second
Supplemental Indenture”; the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture is
hereinafter called the “Indenture”, which term shall include the form and terms of each
series of Securities established from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.1 and 2.3 of the Original
Indenture);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article Two of the Original Indenture, the Issuer has established the
form and terms of the 2008 Notes and 2010 Notes (as such terms are defined in the Indenture; the
2008 Notes and 2010 Notes are hereinafter called, collectively, the “Senior Subordinated
Notes”) pursuant to the Officers’ Certificates (as defined in Section 14.1 of the Indenture);
WHEREAS, Lone Star LP, a Guarantor (as defined in the Indenture), merged with and into the
Additional Guarantor, with the Additional Guarantor as the surviving entity;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture,
the Additional Guarantor is becoming a party to, and guaranteeing the obligations of the Issuer
under, that certain Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2005, as amended on October
10, 2006 and December 12, 2006, between the Issuer, the banks party
thereto, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Citicorp North America, Inc. and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Co-Syndication Agents, Calyon New York Branch, Wachovia
Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank plc and The Royal Bank of Scotland plc as Co-Documentation Agents and Banc of America
Securities LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14.16 of the Indenture, the Issuer, the Existing Guarantors and
the Additional Guarantor wish to amend and supplement the Indenture to provide for the Additional
Guarantor to become a Guarantor under the Indenture and to guaranty the obligations of the Issuer
under the Senior Subordinated Notes and under the Indenture, and otherwise to modify the Indenture
on the terms set forth in this Third Supplemental Indenture; and
WHEREAS, the Issuer has instructed the Trustee to execute and deliver this Third Supplemental
Indenture pursuant to Section 8.1 of the Indenture, and all requirements necessary to make this
Third Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms have been performed
and the execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized in
all respects by the Issuer, each of the Existing Guarantors and the Additional Guarantor.
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 Issuer, the
Existing Guarantors, the Additional Guarantor and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the
equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders (as defined in the Indenture) from time to time of
the Senior Subordinated Notes as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions.
(a) Terms used herein and not defined herein have the respective meanings ascribed to such
terms in the Indenture.
(b) As used in this Third Supplemental Indenture, the terms “Additional Guarantor,” “First
Supplemental Indenture,” “Second Supplemental Indenture,” “Original Indenture,” “Third Supplemental
Indenture” and “Lone Star LP” have the meanings specified in the recitals hereto and in the
paragraph preceding such recitals; and the term “Existing Guarantors” means the Guarantors (other
than Lone Star LP) which signed the First Supplemental Indenture or the Second Supplemental
Indenture, as applicable.
ARTICLE TWO
GUARANTY AND RELATED PROVISIONS
GUARANTY AND RELATED PROVISIONS
SECTION 2.1 Guaranty. The Additional Guarantor and the Existing Guarantors shall
execute and deliver to the Trustee a Guaranty in the form specified in Section 14.14 of the
Indenture for each series of Senior Subordinated Notes outstanding, each such Guaranty to be
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held by the Trustee on behalf of the Holders of each respective series of Senior Subordinated
Notes.
SECTION 2.2 Effect of Guaranties. The parties hereto covenant and agree that, from
and after the date of this Third Supplemental Indenture:
(a) the Additional Guarantor shall be a Guarantor under the First Supplemental Indenture and
the Second Supplemental Indenture as if the Additional Guarantor were an original signatory to each
such document and an original Guarantor named therein;
(b) without limitation to the other provisions of this Section 2.2, the Additional Guarantor
shall be a Guarantor under the Indenture with respect to all of the Senior Subordinated Notes on
and subject to the terms and provisions of the Indenture (including, without limitation, the terms
and provisions of the Officers’ Certificates);
(c) without limitation to the other provisions of this Section 2.2, the Additional Guarantor
agrees that each of the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Additional Guarantor, enforceable against the
Additional Guarantor in accordance with its terms; and
(d) without limitation to the other provisions of this Section 2.2, the Additional Guarantor
agrees to perform and to comply with all of the covenants and agreements of a Guarantor in the
First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture as if the Additional Guarantor
were an original signatory thereto and an original Guarantor named therein.
ARTICLE THREE
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 3.1 Ratification of Indenture; Third Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture.
Except as expressly amended and supplemented hereby, the Original Indenture, as amended and
supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture is in all
respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain
in full force and effect. This Third Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for
all purposes.
SECTION 3.2 Acceptance by Trustee. Subject to Section 3.3 hereof, the Trustee hereby
accepts this Third Supplemental Indenture and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and
conditions set forth in the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture and the Second Supplemental Indenture.
SECTION 3.3 Concerning the Trustee. The rights and duties of the Trustee shall be
determined by the express provisions of the Indenture and except as expressly set forth in this
Third Supplemental Indenture, nothing in this Third Supplemental Indenture shall in any way modify
or otherwise affect the Trustee’s rights and duties thereunder. The Trustee makes no
representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental
Indenture,
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except insofar as relates to the validity hereof with respect to the Trustee, and shall
not be liable in connection therewith.
SECTION 3.4 New York Law to Govern. This Third Supplemental Indenture shall be
deemed to be a contract under the laws of the State of New York, and for all purposes shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State.
SECTION 3.5 Separability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in
this Third Supplemental Indenture shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any
other provisions of this Third Supplemental Indenture, but this Third Supplemental Indenture shall
be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained
herein.
SECTION 3.6 Counterparts. This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any
number of counterparts each of which shall be an original; but such counterparts shall together
constitute but one and the same instrument.
SECTION 3.7 Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the day and year first
above written.
| “Issuer”: | KB HOME | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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| Senior Vice President, Treasurer | ||||||
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Assistant Corporate Secretary |
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| “Existing Guarantors”: | KB HOME PHOENIX INC., an Arizona corporation | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| KB HOME COASTAL INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| KB HOME SOUTH BAY INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| KB HOME GREATER LOS ANGELES INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
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Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| KB HOME COLORADO INC., a Colorado corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
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Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| KB HOME NEVADA INC., a Nevada corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
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Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| KB HOME ORLANDO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| By: | KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, |
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| Its sole member | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
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Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| KB HOME SACRAMENTO INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
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Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| “Additional Guarantor”: | KB HOME LONE STAR INC., a Texas corporation | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and | ||||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||
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Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Secretary |
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| “Trustee”: | U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | |||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxx
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| Title: Assistant Vice President | ||||||
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Attest: |
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/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Title: Assistant Vice President |
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August 17, 2007
GUARANTY
For value received, each of the undersigned (the “Guarantors”) hereby absolutely and
unconditionally guaranties, jointly and severally, to each Holder of
any of the Issuer’s
85/8% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2008 (the “Subject Notes”) and to the Trustee on behalf of each such
Holder prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration, upon repurchase at
the option of the Holder, upon redemption at the option of the Issuer or otherwise, and at all
times thereafter, of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on any of the Subject Notes
and of any and all other existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of every kind, nature and
character, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, voluntary or
involuntary, of the Issuer to the Holders of the Subject Notes arising under the Senior
Subordinated Debt Indenture dated as of November 19, 1996, as amended and supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 18, 2003, by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of May 1, 2006, and by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of the date hereof, between the
Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, and the guarantors party thereto
(such Indenture, as so amended and supplemented and as the same may be further amended or
supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”) or the Subject Notes (collectively, the
“Guarantied Obligations”) in accordance with, and subject to, the terms set forth in
Article Fourteen of the Indenture. All capitalized terms used in this Guaranty which are defined
in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture.
Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance and ownership of a Subject Note and by its acceptance of
any benefits under this Guaranty, each Holder of a Subject Note hereby confirms that it is the
intention of all parties that the obligations of the Guarantors under their Guaranties shall not
constitute a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under any applicable fraudulent
conveyance, fraudulent transfer, bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law of any applicable
jurisdiction. To effectuate the foregoing, each Holder of Subject Notes, by its acceptance and
ownership of Subject Notes and by its acceptance of any benefits under this Guaranty, and each
Guarantor hereby agrees that the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guaranty are limited to
the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of
such Guarantor, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guaranty not constituting a
fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Subject to the preceding
limitation, the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guaranty constitute a guaranty of payment
in full when due and not merely a guaranty of collectability.
The obligations of each Guarantor to the Holders of Subject Notes and to the Trustee pursuant
to its Guaranty and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Fourteen of the Indenture, and
reference is hereby made to such Indenture for the precise terms thereof.
This instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this instrument to be executed by their
respective duly authorized signatories.
| KB HOME Lone Star Inc., a Texas corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary | ||||||
| KB HOME ORLANDO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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| By: | KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, | |||||
| Its sole member | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME PHOENIX INC., an Arizona corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME COASTAL INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME SACRAMENTO INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME SOUTH BAY INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME GREATER LOS ANGELES INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME COLORADO INC., a Colorado corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME NEVADA INC., a Nevada corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
August 17, 2007
GUARANTY
For value received, each of the undersigned (the “Guarantors”) hereby absolutely and
unconditionally guaranties, jointly and severally, to each Holder of any of the Issuer’s 73/4% Senior
Subordinated Notes due 2010 (the “Subject Notes”) and to the Trustee on behalf of each such
Holder prompt payment when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration, upon repurchase at
the option of the Holder, upon redemption at the option of the Issuer or otherwise, and at all
times thereafter, of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on any of the Subject Notes
and of any and all other existing and future indebtedness and liabilities of every kind, nature and
character, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, voluntary or
involuntary, of the Issuer to the Holders of the Subject Notes arising under the Senior
Subordinated Debt Indenture dated as of November 19, 1996, as amended and supplemented by the First
Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 18, 2003, by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as
of May 1, 2006, and by the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of the date hereof, between the
Issuer, U.S. Bank National Association, as successor trustee, and the guarantors party thereto
(such Indenture, as so amended and supplemented and as the same may be further amended or
supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”) or the Subject Notes (collectively, the
“Guarantied Obligations”) in accordance with, and subject to, the terms set forth in
Article Fourteen of the Indenture. All capitalized terms used in this Guaranty which are defined
in the Indenture shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture.
Each Guarantor and, by its acceptance and ownership of a Subject Note and by its acceptance of
any benefits under this Guaranty, each Holder of a Subject Note hereby confirms that it is the
intention of all parties that the obligations of the Guarantors under their Guaranties shall not
constitute a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under any applicable fraudulent
conveyance, fraudulent transfer, bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law of any applicable
jurisdiction. To effectuate the foregoing, each Holder of Subject Notes, by its acceptance and
ownership of Subject Notes and by its acceptance of any benefits under this Guaranty, and each
Guarantor hereby agrees that the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guaranty are limited to
the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of
such Guarantor, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guaranty not constituting a
fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. Subject to the preceding
limitation, the obligations of each Guarantor under its Guaranty constitute a guaranty of payment
in full when due and not merely a guaranty of collectability.
The obligations of each Guarantor to the Holders of Subject Notes and to the Trustee pursuant
to its Guaranty and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article Fourteen of the Indenture, and
reference is hereby made to such Indenture for the precise terms thereof.
This instrument shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this instrument to be executed by their respective
duly authorized signatories.
| KB HOME Lone Star Inc., a Texas corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and | ||||||
| Assistant 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/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME PHOENIX INC., an Arizona corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME COASTAL INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME SACRAMENTO INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME SOUTH BAY INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME GREATER LOS ANGELES INC., a California corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME COLORADO INC., a Colorado corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
| KB HOME NEVADA INC., a Nevada corporation | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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| Vice President | ||||||
