“Independent Investment Bankers” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the notes, (a) BofA Securities, Inc. and its successors, (b) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and its successors, (c) Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and its successors, (d) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and its successors, (e) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and its successors, and (f) BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and its successors, or, if any such firm or any successor to such firm, as the case may be, is unwilling or unable to select the Comparable Treasury Issue, the remaining of (a)-(f) exclusively or, if none of such firms or any successor to such firms, as the case may be, is willing or able to select the Comparable Treasury Issue, an independent investment banking institution of national standing appointed by the Trustee after consultation with KB Home.
“Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date for the notes:
(a) the average of four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such Redemption Date, after excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or
(b) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
“Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (or any of their respective affiliates that are Primary Treasury Dealers), and their respective successors; provided, however that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), KB Home will substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer.
“Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date for the notes, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third Business Day preceding such Redemption Date.
“Final Maturity Date” means June 15, 2031.
Notice of any redemption by KB Home will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before any Redemption Date to each holder of notes to be redeemed. If less than all the notes are to be redeemed at the option of KB Home, the Trustee will select, in such manner as it deems fair and appropriate, the notes (or portions thereof) to be redeemed. Unless KB Home defaults in payment of the redemption price (including, without limitation, interest, if any, accrued to, but excluding, the applicable Redemption Date), on and after any Redemption Date interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for redemption on such Redemption Date.
Change of Control Offer
If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless we have exercised our option to redeem the notes by notifying the noteholders to that effect as described above, we will be required to make an offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) to each holder of notes to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or any integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof) of that holder’s notes on the terms set forth in such notes. In a Change of Control Offer, we will be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the notes repurchased up to, but not including, the date of repurchase (a “Change of Control Payment”). Within 30 days following any Change of Control Triggering Event or, at our option, prior to any Change of Control, but after public announcement of the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control, notice will be given to holders of the notes describing the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the notes on the date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later
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