Exhibit 10.61






Exhibit 10.61


KB HOME

FISCAL YEAR 2011 RESTRICTED CASH AWARD AGREEMENT




This Restricted Cash Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made on October 7, 2010 (the “Grant
Date”) between KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [NAME] (the “Employee”).




WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant the Employee a restricted cash award (the “Award”); and



WHEREAS, the Award is intended to constitute compensation that is payable within the
“short-term deferral” period after the Award is no longer subject to a “substantial risk of
forfeiture” and that does not provide for the deferral of compensation under, and is therefore
exempt from, Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (the
“Code”), together with the Department of Treasury Regulations and other interpretative guidance
issued thereunder (“Section 409A”).



NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the Company and the Employee enter into
this Agreement as follows:



A G R E E M E N T




1. Grant. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the
Employee the Award, which entitles the Employee to earn a future cash payment in an amount equal to
$[
 _____ 

].



2. Award Vesting. The Award granted under this Agreement will vest on October 7, 2013
only if the Employee is employed by the Company or any “subsidiary corporation” as defined in
Section 424(f) of the Code and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder or any other
entity of which a majority of the outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned
directly or indirectly by the Company (each, a “Subsidiary”) on such date.



3. Forfeiture. Subject to Section 2, the Employee will immediately forfeit all rights,
title and interests in and to any and all of the Award that has not vested on the date the
Employee’s employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated.



4. Payment. As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of vesting of the
Award in accordance with Section 2 above (the “Vesting Date”), but in no event later than the later
of (i) the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of the Employee’s first taxable year
in which the Vesting Date occurs or (ii) the fifteenth day of the third month following the end of
the Company’s first taxable year in which the Vesting Date occurs, the Company will pay in cash to
the Employee the amount set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement. The Company has the authority to
deduct or withhold an amount sufficient to satisfy applicable federal, state, local and foreign
taxes (including the Employee’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any
taxable event arising from the vesting or payment of any portion of the Award.



5. California Law. This Agreement will be construed, administered and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California.


 


 









 






6. Entire Agreement; Committee Authority.




	 	(a)	 	This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the
parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersedes all prior
and contemporaneous oral and written agreements and understandings relating to such
subject matter.






	 	(b)	 	Subject to applicable law, this Agreement and the Award shall be administered
by the Management Development and Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the
Board of Directors of the Company, and the Committee shall have full power and
authority to determine and interpret the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the Award, and make any determination and take any action that the Committee deems
necessary or desirable for the administration of this Agreement and the Award, based
in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion
determines.






	 	(c)	 	All designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under
or with respect to this Agreement or the Award shall be within the sole discretion of
the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive, and binding
upon all Persons (as defined below), including, but not limited to, the Company, any
Subsidiary, the Employee, any stockholder and any employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary. THE EMPLOYEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE COMMITTEE SHALL ADMINISTER
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE AWARD, AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS BOUND BY, AND THE AWARD IS
SUBJECT TO, ANY TERMS, RULES OR DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE COMMITTEE.





7. Non-Transferability. Neither this Agreement nor the Award may be assigned by the
Employee by operation of law or otherwise. Any purported assignment by the Employee shall be null
and void. This Agreement shall, however, be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.



8. No Obligation. Neither the execution and delivery hereof nor the granting of the
Award will constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or implied, on the
part of the Company or any Subsidiary to employ or continue the employment of the Employee for any
period or in any capacity.



9. Notice. Any notice given hereunder to the Company will be addressed to the Company,
attention: Senior Vice President, Human Resources, or a designee or successor thereof, and any
notice given hereunder to the Employee will be addressed to the Employee at his or her address as
shown on the records of the Company.



10. Amendment and Cancellation. Subject to Section 12 hereof, at any time and from
time to time, the Committee may terminate, amend or modify this Agreement. Except with respect to
amendments made pursuant to Section 12 hereof, no termination, amendment, or modification of this
Agreement will adversely affect in any material way the Award granted hereunder without the prior
written consent of the Employee.





 









 







11. General Provisions.




	 	(a)	 	Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes or is
deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to the
Employee or the Award, or would disqualify the Award under any law deemed applicable
by the Committee, such provision will be construed or deemed amended to conform to the
applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the
determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of this Agreement, such
provision will be stricken as to such jurisdiction, and the remainder of this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect.






	 	(b)	 	Other Laws. The obligation of the Company to make payment of the
Award will be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such
approvals by government agencies as may be required. The Company may refuse to
transfer any consideration under this Agreement if, acting in its sole discretion, it
determines that transfer of such consideration might violate any applicable law or
regulation.






	 	(c)	 	No Trust or Fund Created. This Agreement is intended to be an
“unfunded” plan for incentive compensation. This Agreement will neither create nor be
construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship
between the Company or any Subsidiary or any affiliate and the Employee or any other
individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other
entity (each, a “Person”). To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive
payments from the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to this Agreement, such right
will be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or
any Subsidiary.






	 	(d)	 	Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of this
Agreement solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings will not be
deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement or any provision thereof and, in the event of any conflict, the text of this
Agreement, rather than such titles or headings, will control.






12. Section 409A.




	 	(a)	 	The Award is intended to constitute compensation that is payable within the
“short-term deferral” period after the Award is no longer subject to a “substantial
risk of forfeiture” and that does not constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation”
within the meaning of Section 409A. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance
with Section 409A, to the extent applicable, including without limitation any Treasury
Regulations or other Department of Treasury guidance that may be issued or amended
after the date hereof, and shall not be amended or modified in any manner that would
cause this Agreement to violate the requirements of Section 409A. In the event that,
following the date hereof, the Committee determines that the Award may be subject to
Section 409A, including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after
the date hereof, the Committee may, in its discretion, adopt such amendments to this
Agreement or adopt such other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies
and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, as the Committee
determines are necessary or appropriate to (i) exempt the Award from Section 409A
and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided with respect to
the Award, or (ii) comply with the requirements of Section 409A.






	 	(b)	 	An Employee shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of
all taxes, interest, and penalties that may be imposed on such Employee or for such
Employee’s account in connection with the Award (including any taxes, interest, and
penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor its affiliates shall have
any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Employee harmless from any or all
of such taxes, interest, or penalties.








 












 









13. Rescission. This Agreement and the Award will be subject to rescission by the
Company if an original of this Agreement executed by the Employee is not received by the Company
within four weeks of the Grant Date.



14. Term. Upon forfeiture of all of the Employee’s rights, title, and interests in
and to any and all of the Award pursuant to Section 3 above, this Agreement shall terminate and be
of no further force or effect.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Employee have duly executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.




KB HOME




By:  Jeffrey T. Mezger

        President and Chief Executive Officer




EMPLOYEE:




By:
 _________________________ 


           
           
    [NAME]




Date:
 _________________________