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                             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): APRIL 27, 1998
 
                              DEL WEBB CORPORATION
 

                                                          
           DELAWARE                                                       86-0077724
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF             1-4785                       (IRS EMPLOYER
        INCORPORATION)             (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)           IDENTIFICATION NO.)
         6001 NORTH 24TH STREET                                                    85016
            PHOENIX, ARIZONA                                                     (ZIP CODE)
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

 
       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (602) 808-8000
 
                                      NONE
         (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)
 
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.
 
     Exhibit 1.1 hereto is certain financial and operating data for Del Webb
Corporation at and for the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 1997 and
1998.
 
ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
 


Exhibits
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  1.1      Certain financial and operating data of Del Webb Corporation
           at and for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997
           and 1998.

 
                                   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.
 
                                          DEL WEBB CORPORATION
 
                                          By:    /s/ ROBERTSON C. JONES
 
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                                                     Robertson C. Jones
                                             Vice President and General Counsel
 
Date: April 27, 1998
 
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 


EXHIBIT NO.                           DESCRIPTION
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    1.1       Certain financial and operating data of Del Webb Corporation
              at and for the three and nine months ended March 31, 1997
              and 1998.

 
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