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): February 27, 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.) |
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)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
On February 27, 2007, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of William Lyon Homes (the “Company”) increased the authorized number of directors of the Company from nine to eleven and appointed Messrs. Douglas F. Bauer and Douglas K. Ammerman to the Board to fill the resulting vacancies. The Board has determined that Mr. Ammerman satisfies the requirements for independence set forth in Section 303A.02 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. Mr. Ammerman has been appointed to the Board’s Compensation Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Audit Committee. As previously reported, Mr. Bauer was also appointed, effective March 1, 2007, to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that he held the position of Executive Vice President.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Messrs. Bauer and Ammerman and any other person(s) pursuant to which either of them was selected as a director. In addition, since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, there was no transaction or series of similar transactions, nor is there any currently proposed transaction or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Messrs. Bauer or Ammerman, or members of their immediate families, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, except with respect to Mr. Bauer’s employment as an executive officer of the Company.
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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.
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| | WILLIAM LYON HOMES |
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| Dated March 5, 2007 | | | | |
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| | By: | | /s/ MICHAEL D. GRUBBS |
| | | | Michael D. Grubbs Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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