UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2007
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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| Delaware | | 001-31625 | | 33-0864902 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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4490 Von Karman Avenue,
Newport Beach, California | | 92660 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 833-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On January 26, 2007, the Board of Directors of William Lyon Homes, a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), unanimously adopted the First Amendment to the William Lyon Homes 2004 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan effective as of December 1, 2006. The Board of Directors of the Registrant deemed it to be in the best interests of the Registrant and of the Participants in the Plan to amend the fixed payment date benefit set forth in the Plan in light of IRS Notice 2006-79 and other IRS guidance.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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| 10.1 | | First Amendment to the William Lyon Homes 2004 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 31, 2007
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| WILLIAM LYON HOMES |
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| By: | | /s/ MICHAEL D. GRUBBS |
Name: Its: | | Michael D. Grubbs Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No. | | Description |
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| 10.1 | | First Amendment to the William Lyon Homes 2004 Executive Deferred Compensation Plan |
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