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10-K - FORM 10-K - KB HOME | v54027e10vk.htm |
EX-21 - EX-21 - KB HOME | v54027exv21.htm |
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - KB HOME | v54027exv31w1.htm |
EX-32.1 - EX-32.1 - KB HOME | v54027exv32w1.htm |
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - KB HOME | v54027exv31w2.htm |
EX-12.1 - EX-12.1 - KB HOME | v54027exv12w1.htm |
EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - KB HOME | v54027exv32w2.htm |
EX-10.55 - EX-10.55 - KB HOME | v54027exv10w55.htm |
EX-10.53 - EX-10.53 - KB HOME | v54027exv10w53.htm |
EX-23 - EX-23 - KB HOME | v54027exv23.htm |
EXHIBIT 10.54
September 1, 2009
Dear Ray:
I am pleased to extend the following offer for you to join KB Home.
Title/Position:
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Start Date:
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September 9, 2009 | |
Base Salary:
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$600,000 per annum payable semi-monthly |
Annual Incentive Compensation: For fiscal year 2009 (ending November 30, 2009), you will
be guaranteed a bonus of $200,000, the receipt of which is contingent upon your continuous
employment through the payment date (expected to be in February 2010) and the Companys ability to
pay. For fiscal year 2010, you will be eligible to participate in the Annual Incentive Plan for
Executive Officers. The current target opportunity for your position under the plan is 90% of
annual base salary. Receipt of any Incentive Award under the plan is contingent upon the Companys
performance, your continuous employment through the payment date (expected to be in February 2011)
and the Companys ability to pay.
Long-Term Incentive Compensation: I will recommend to the Management Development and
Compensation Committee (MDCC) of the Board of Directors in October 2009 that you be eligible to
participate in the Companys long-term incentive compensation program with an initial grant valued
at 2X base salary ($1,200,000).
Relocation Expenses: KB Home will pay for all expenses associated with the move of your
household goods from Connecticut to California in accordance with the KB Home relocation policy.
The Company will also pay for two trips to California for you and your spouse, to look for housing.
If you are unable to secure permanent housing, KB Home will cover your temporary living expenses
up to $5,000 per month (rent and utilities only) for up to six (6) months if necessary.
In addition, the Company will reimburse you for one-time, non-recurring closing costs and up to a
6% commission related to the sale of your current home if the sale occurs within 24 months of your
start date. Further, the Company will reimburse one-time, non-recurring closing costs related to
the purchase of a home in the Los Angeles area. Homeowners insurance, property taxes and
homeowners association fees are excluded from this reimbursement, and our reimbursement of any
mortgage financing origination fee or points is capped at the lesser of 1% or $35,000 Any
expenses associated with relocation are taxable and as such, these expenses will be grossed up and
added to your earnings. Receipts for closing costs and other reimbursable items should be
summarized on an expense report, approved by me and submitted to the Compensation division of our
Human Resources Department for processing.
This wholly constitutes the Companys relocation commitment. In the event that you should resign
from the Company in less than one year or be terminated for cause, you will be required to repay
this sum to KB Home. Please contact Patty Coley of King Relocation at (xxx) xxx-xxxx for
information regarding our moving company when you are ready to move.
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Executive Benefits Program: KB Home has designed a Health and Welfare plan that allows you
to choose the right insurance coverage for you and your family. Please see the attached summary
for more details. You are eligible for executive benefits the first day of the month following your
date of hire. You must
enroll in benefits prior to the last day of the month in which you are hired. If you do not enroll
within that timeframe, you must wait until open enrollment (August 2010) or until you experience a
qualifying life status change event (e.g. marriage or birth of a child). You can enroll online at
kbhome.employee.com or by calling the Benefits Service Center at (xxx) xxx-xxxx. We recommend that
you continue your present insurance coverage until your KB Home benefits are effective.
Health Care contributions qualify under current Internal Revenue Service rules as a deduction from
gross salaries before certain taxes are paid. In effect, your contributions (employee and
dependent) are made with pre-tax dollars. Contributions are made through payroll deductions on a
semi-monthly basis. Complete information on Company benefits, enrollment instructions, etc. will
be included in your New Hire Tool Kit and sent to you upon acceptance of this offer.
Executive Life Insurance: For so long as you are employed by KB Home, you will receive
$750,000 in coverage under the Companys executive group term life insurance policy. No
application is necessary to affect this coverage.
DCP: KB Home offers its executives a Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP). The DCP is a
nonqualified plan (meaning that, under applicable tax rules, the DCP is not funded like the
401(k) Plan and is subject to the claims of other creditors in a bankruptcy) that affords
executives an opportunity to defer more compensation than is otherwise permitted under tax
qualified plans like the 401(k) Plan. Under the current plan, you may elect to defer up to 75%
of your annual base salary and/or 75% of your annual bonus on a pre-tax basis. Eligible
participants may make elections for the following years salary and incentive deferrals during the
annual enrollment period typically held each November.
KB Home 401(k) Savings Plan: You are eligible to participate in KB Homes 401(k) Savings
Plan, as outlined in the Summary Plan Description. Your participation in the plan is effective the
first of the month following your hire date. You may contribute up to 25% of your eligible pay on
a pretax basis, up to the annual IRS dollar limits. You may also contribute between 1% and 15% of
your after-tax pay. You will be eligible to share in employer matching contributions if you
complete at least 1,000 hours of service during the Plan (calendar) year. The Company will match
100% of each pretax dollar you contribute on the first 6% of pay that you defer to your Plan,
subject to federal limitations on employer contributions. To enroll, please call Fidelity at
800-835-5098 or access their website at www.401k.com.
Change in Control Policy: I will recommend to the MDCC that you be made a Group A
participant in the Companys Change in Control Severance Plan.
Executive Severance Plan: After one year of employment, you will be eligible for benefits
under the Executive Severance Plan if your employment is terminated involuntarily except for cause,
death, disability or upon change in control (the last of which is governed by the Change in Control
Severance Plan), subject to the execution of a release and the other terms of the plan.
The Companys employee compensation and benefits programs are subject to future changes at the
discretion of Company management and/or the MDCC.
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Executive Commitment:
a. | During the performance of your duties on behalf of the Company, you will receive and be entrusted with certain confidential and/or secret information of a proprietary nature. You agree not to disclose or use, during your employment or anytime thereafter, any such information, which is not otherwise publicly available. | |
b. | You will not make any public statements concerning KB Home or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries regarding your employment, unless previously approved by the Company. | |
c. | You agree that in the event of your termination, you will not for a period of one year thereafter employ nor seek to employ (for yourself of on behalf of anyone else) any person employed by KB Home or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. | |
d. | You agree that during the term of your employment you will not engage, as owner, part owner, stockholder (other than passive), director or otherwise, of any company, joint venture or other business competitive with KB Home or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries. Nothing in this paragraph (d) shall prevent you from obtaining normal employment (after the termination of your employment with the Company), in any general industry or the housing industry as long as you comply with the provisions of this letter. |
Employment References: This offer of employment is extended to you contingent upon
satisfactory references and acceptable results of a criminal and civil background check. By
accepting the terms of this letter and signing below, you agree to allow the Company to contact
your references and conduct such a background check.
No Violation of Former Employers Rights. In the performance of your duties on behalf of
the Company, you acknowledge and agree that you shall not, in violation of any commitments you have
made to any former employer or any other person or entity, (a) retain or utilize any confidential
and/or secret information of a proprietary nature or (b) solicit individuals for employment with
the Company.
Employment at Will: Nothing in this letter shall be construed as an employment contract
obligating the Company (expressly or implicitly) to employ you for any specified period of time.
Either party has the right to terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without
cause. No action or inaction by the Company of any kind during your employment shall in any way
detract from or alter the right of either party to terminate the employment relationship, with or
without cause.
Limitation: The compensation described in the preceding paragraphs represents our entire
obligation to you during the term of your employment. KB Home shall have no obligation to pay any
compensation (in any form or any kind) to you in excess of the above described compensation.
Employment Authorization Documentation: The Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986 requires all employers to verify that employees hired after November 6, 1986 have the legal
right to work in the United States. Therefore, your employment is subject to your ability to show
proof that you are authorized to work in the United States. We ask that on your first day you
bring documentation from the attached list in order to satisfy this requirement. You will need to
bring one item from List A OR one item from List B AND one item from List C.
Entire Agreement: This letter together with the documents referenced herein contains all
of the agreements and understandings regarding your employment and the obligations of KB Home in
connection with employment. KB Home has not made, nor are you relying upon any oral or written
promises or statements made by KB Home or any agent of KB Home except as expressly set forth
herein. This letter supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings between you and KB
Home and alone expresses the agreement of the parties. This letter can only be amended in writing
by the President and CEO of KB Home. The terms of this agreement will expire ten days following the
date of this letter if not executed by both parties.
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Governing Law: This letter will be governed by the laws of the State of California, as an
agreement entered into and to be performed in California by residents of California.
Ray, I am very happy to extend this offer and hope you give it your full consideration. We look
forward to your acceptance, as we are sure you will make outstanding contributions to the KB Home
team.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jeffrey T. Mezger | ||||
Jeffrey T. Mezger | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Agreed to and Acknowledged by:
/s/ Raymond Silcock
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9/4/09 | |||
Raymond Silcock
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Date |
Note: Please sign and date this offer letter and return it to:
KB Home
Attn: Tom Norton SVP, Human Resources
10990 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Attn: Tom Norton SVP, Human Resources
10990 Wilshire Blvd., 7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Or via fax:
(xxx) xxx-xxxx
(xxx) xxx-xxxx
Or scan and email to:
xxx@kbhome.com
xxx@kbhome.com
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LISTS OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS
All documents must be unexpired
All documents must be unexpired
LIST A
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Documents that Establish Both
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LIST B | LIST C | ||
Identity and Employment
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Documents that Establish | Documents that Establish | ||
Authorization
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OR
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Identity |
AND
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Employment Authorization |
1. U.S.
Passport or U.S. Passport Card
2. Permanent
Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card (Form I-551)
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1. Drivers
license or ID card issued by a State or outlying possession of the
United States provided it contains a photograph or information such
as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address
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1. Social
Security Account Number card other than one that specifies on the
face that the issuance of the card does not authorize employment in
the United States
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3. Foreign
passport that contains a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary I-551
printed notation on a machine- readable immigrant visa
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2. ID
card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities,
provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date
of birth, gender, height, eye color, and address
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2. Certification
of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (Form FS-545)
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4. Employment
Authorization Document that contains a photograph (Form I-766)
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3. School
ID card with a photograph
4. Voters registration card |
3. Certification
of Report of Birth issued by the Department of State (Form DS-1350)
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5. In
the case of a nonimmigrant alien authorized to work for a specific
employer incident to status, a foreign passport with Form I-94
or Form I-94A bearing the same name as the passport and containing
an endorsement of the aliens nonimmigrant status, as long as
the period of endorsement has not yet expired and the proposed employment
is not in conflict with any restrictions or limitations identified
on the form
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5. U.S. Military card or draft record 6. Military dependents ID card
7. U.S.
Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
8. Native
American tribal document
9. Drivers
license issued by a Canadian government authority
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4. Original
or certified copy of birth certificate issued by a State, county,
municipal authority, or territory of the United States bearing an
official seal
5. Native American tribal document
6. U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form I-197)
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6. Passport
from the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or the Republic
of the Marshall Islands (RMI) with Form I-94 or Form I-94A
indicating nonimmigrant admission under the Compact of Free Association
Between the United States and the FSM or RMI
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For persons under age 18 who
are unable to present a document listed above:
10. School
record or report card
11. Clinic, doctor, or hospital record
12. Day-care
or nursery school record
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7. Identification
Card for Use of Resident Citizen in the United States (Form I-179)
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8. Employment
authorization document issued by the Department of Homeland Security
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Illustrations of many of these documents appear in Part 8 of the Handbook for Employers (M-274)
Form I-9 (Rev. 02/02/09) N Page 5
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