EX-4.14



 EXECUTION VERSION 

 
  

 
 KB HOME, 

Company, 
 THE EXISTING
GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO, 
 Guarantors, 

KB HOME COLORADO INC., 
 KB HOME
JACKSONVILLE LLC 
 Additional Guarantors, 

and 
 U.S. BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, 
 Trustee 
  

 
 NINTH
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
  
  

Dated as of February 28, 2014 
  

 
  







 THIS NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Ninth Supplemental Indenture”) is dated
as of February 28, 2014 and is executed by and among KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Existing Guarantors (as defined below), KB HOME Colorado Inc., a Colorado corporation, and KB HOME Jacksonville LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the “Additional Guarantors”), and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association duly organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (successor
in interest to SunTrust Bank), as Trustee (the “Trustee”). 
 RECITALS: 

WHEREAS, the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee have heretofore executed and delivered an Indenture dated as of
January 28, 2004 (the “Original Indenture”), providing for the issuance by the Company from time to time of its Securities (as defined in the Original Indenture), a First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 28, 2004
(the “First Supplemental Indenture”), a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 30, 2004 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture”), a Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2006 (the
“Third Supplemental Indenture”), a Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 9, 2006 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), a Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 17, 2007 (the
“Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), a Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 30, 2012 (the “Sixth Supplemental Indenture”), a Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 11, 2013 (“the
Seventh Supplemental Indenture”), and an Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 12, 2013 (the “Eighth Supplemental Indenture”); the Original Indenture, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental
Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the Eighth Supplemental
Indenture and this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, is hereinafter called the “Indenture”, which term shall include the terms and provisions of each series of Securities established from time to time pursuant to Section 301 of the
Original Indenture; 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to Articles Two and Three of the Original Indenture, the Company has established (i) by
Officers’ Certificates and Guarantor’s Officers’ Certificates, dated as of June 2, 2005 and June 27, 2005, the form and terms of a series of the Company’s Securities designated the “6-1/4% Senior Notes due
2015” (the “2015 Notes”), (ii) by an Officers’ Certificate and Guarantor’s Officers’ Certificate, dated as of April 3, 2006, the form and terms of a series of the Company’s Securities designated
the “7-1/4% Senior Notes due 2018” (the “2018 Notes”), (iii) by an Officers’ Certificate and Guarantor’s Officers’ Certificate, dated as of July 30, 2009, the form and terms of a series of the
Company’s Securities designated the “9.100% Senior Notes due 2017” (the “2017 Notes”), (iv) by an Officers’ Certificate and Guarantor’s Officers’ Certificate, dated as of February 7, 2012, the
form and terms of a series of the Company’s Securities designated the “8.00% Senior Notes due 2020” (the “2020 Notes”), (v) by an Officers’ Certificate and Guarantor’s Officers’ Certificate, dated
as of July 31, 2012, the form and terms of a series of the Company’s Securities designated the “7.5% Senior Notes due 2022” (the “2022 Notes”), (vi) by an Officers’ Certificate and Guarantor’s
Officers’ Certificate, dated as of January 29, 2013, the form and terms of a series of the Company’s Securities designated the “1.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019” (the “2019 Convertible Notes”), and
(vii) by an 

  
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Officers’ Certificate and Guarantor’s Officers’ Certificate, dated as of October 29, 2013, the form and terms of a series of the Company’s Securities designated as the
“7.000% Senior Notes due 2021” (the “2021 Notes”; and together with the 2015 Notes, the 2018 Notes, the 2017 Notes, the 2020 Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2019 Convertible Notes, the “Senior Notes”) (the
Officers’ Certificates and Guarantor’s Officers’ Certificates referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) of this paragraph are hereinafter called, together, the “Existing
Certificates”); 
 WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the Additional
Guarantors are, pursuant to an Instrument of Joinder to the Subsidiary Guaranty (the “Instrument of Joinder”), guaranteeing the obligations of the Company under that certain Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of March 12, 2013,
between the Company, the banks party thereto and Citibank, N.A. as Administrative Agent, as may be amended from time to time (the date of the effectiveness of the Joinder, the “Effective Date”); 

WHEREAS, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors wish to amend and supplement the Indenture to provide for each of
the Additional Guarantors to become a Guarantor under the Indenture and to guarantee the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Securities (including, without limitation, the Senior Notes) issued thereunder from time to time and any
Coupons appertaining thereto, and otherwise to modify the Indenture on the terms set forth in this Ninth Supplemental Indenture; and 

WHEREAS, the Company has by Company Order dated the date hereof instructed the Trustee to execute and deliver this Ninth Supplemental
Indenture pursuant to the terms of the Original Indenture, and all requirements necessary to make this Ninth Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument in accordance with its terms have been performed and the execution and delivery of this Ninth
Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized in all respects by the Company, each of the Existing Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors. 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the Additional Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the Holders (as defined in the Original Indenture) of the Securities or
any series thereof and any Coupons, as follows: 
 SECTION 1. Definitions. 

(a) Terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original Indenture. 

(b) As used in this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the terms “2015 Notes,” “2018 Notes,” “2017 Notes,” “2020
Notes,” “2022 Notes,” “2019 Convertible Notes,” “2021 Notes,” “Additional Guarantors,” “Existing Certificates,” “Instrument of Joinder,” “Effective Date,” “Original
Indenture,” “First Supplemental Indenture,” “Second Supplemental Indenture,” “Third Supplemental Indenture,” “Fourth Supplemental Indenture,” “Fifth Supplemental Indenture,” “Sixth
Supplemental Indenture,” “Seventh Supplemental Indenture,” 

  
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“Eighth Supplemental Indenture,” “Ninth Supplemental Indenture,” “Senior Notes,” and “Trustee” have the meanings specified in the recitals hereto and in
the paragraph preceding such recitals; and the term “Existing Guarantors” means KB HOME Coastal Inc., KB HOME Greater Los Angeles Inc., KB HOME Sacramento Inc., and KB HOME South Bay Inc., each a California corporation, and KB HOME Nevada
Inc., KB HOME Las Vegas Inc. and KB HOME Reno Inc., each a Nevada corporation, and KB HOME Lone Star Inc. and KBSA, Inc., each a Texas corporation, and KB HOME Phoenix Inc. and KB HOME Tucson Inc., each an Arizona corporation, and KB HOME Virginia
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and KB HOME DelMarVa LLC, KB HOME Florida LLC, KB HOME Fort Myers LLC, KB HOME Maryland LLC, KB HOME Orlando LLC, KB HOME Tampa LLC and KB HOME Treasure Coast LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company. 

SECTION 2. Guarantee. The parties hereto covenant and agree that, from and after the Effective Date: 

(a) each of the Additional Guarantors shall be a Guarantor under the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second
Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture as if such
Additional Guarantor were an original signatory to each such document and an original Guarantor named therein; 
 (b) without limitation of
the other provisions of this Section 2, each of the Additional Guarantors shall be a Guarantor under the Indenture with respect to all of the Securities issued and outstanding thereunder from time to time (including, without limitation, the
Senior Notes) and any Coupons appertaining thereto on and subject to the terms and provisions of the Indenture (including, without limitation, the terms and provisions of the Existing Certificates); 

(c) without limitation of the other provisions of this Section 2, each Additional Guarantor agrees that each of the Original Indenture,
the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture and the
Eighth Supplemental Indenture constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Additional Guarantor, enforceable against such Additional Guarantor in accordance with its terms; 

(d) without limitation of the other provisions of this Section 2, each Additional Guarantor agrees to perform and to comply with all of
the covenants and agreements of a Guarantor in the Original Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the
Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, the Eighth Supplemental Indenture and each of the Existing Certificates, in each case as if such Additional Guarantor were an original signatory thereto and an original Guarantor
named therein; and 

  
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 (e) without limitation of the other provisions of this Section 2, the Existing Guarantors
hereby affirm their Guarantees and obligations under the Indenture. 
 SECTION 3. Governing Law; Ninth Supplemental Indenture. This
Ninth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made or instruments entered into and, in each case, performed in said State. The terms and conditions of
this Ninth Supplemental Indenture shall be, and be deemed to be, part of the terms and conditions of the Indenture for any and all purposes. Other than as amended and supplemented by this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, the Original Indenture, as
amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, the Second Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Seventh
Supplemental Indenture and the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed. 
 SECTION 4. Acceptance by
Trustee. Subject to Section 7 hereof, the Trustee hereby accepts this Ninth Supplemental Indenture and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture. 

SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Ninth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute
an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one instrument. 
 SECTION 6. Headings. The headings of this
Ninth Supplemental Indenture are for reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 
 SECTION 7. Trustee Not
Responsible for Recitals. The recitals herein contained are made by the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Additional Guarantors and not by the Trustee, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustee
shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Ninth Supplemental Indenture, except as to its validity with respect to the Trustee. 

SECTION 8. Separability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Ninth Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Ninth Supplemental Indenture to be duly
executed, and their respective seals to be hereunto affixed, all as of the day and year first above written. 
  

							
	“Company”:	 		 	KB HOME
				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Jeff J. Kaminski
		 		 		 	Name: Jeff J. Kaminski
		 		 		 	 Title: Executive Vice President and

         Chief Financial Officer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Corporate Secretary

  

							
	“Existing Guarantors”:	 		 	 KB HOME COASTAL INC., a California

corporation

				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 		 		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 		 		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer

  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	 KB HOME GREATER LOS ANGELES INC., a

California corporation

		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	 KB HOME SACRAMENTO INC., a

California corporation

		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	KB HOME SOUTH BAY INC., a California corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	 KB HOME RENO INC., a Nevada

corporation

		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	 KB HOME LAS VEGAS INC., a Nevada

corporation

		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	KB HOME NEVADA INC., a Nevada corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	KB HOME LONE STAR INC., a Texas corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	KBSA, INC., a Texas corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	KB HOME PHOENIX INC., an Arizona corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	KB HOME TUCSON INC., an Arizona corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	KB HOME VIRGINIA INC., a Delaware corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	 KB HOME DELMARVA LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company

		
	By:	 	/s/ William R. Hollinger
		 	Name: William R. Hollinger
		 	 Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

          and Assistant Secretary



  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	 KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company

		
	By:	 	/s/ William R. Hollinger
		 	Name: William R. Hollinger
		 	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	 KB HOME FORT MYERS LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company
  

By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware
 limited liability company,
its sole member

		
	By:	 	/s/ William R. Hollinger
		 	Name: William R. Hollinger
		 	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	 KB HOME MARYLAND LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company
  

By: KB HOME DELMARVA LLC, a
 Delaware limited liability company,
its sole
 member

		
	By:	 	/s/ William R. Hollinger
		 	Name: William R. Hollinger
		 	 Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

          and Assistant Secretary



  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	 KB HOME ORLANDO LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company
  

By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware
 limited liability company,
its sole member

		
	By:	 	/s/ William R. Hollinger
		 	Name: William R. Hollinger
		 	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	 KB HOME TAMPA LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company
  

By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware
 limited liability company,
its sole member

		
	By:	 	/s/ William R. Hollinger
		 	Name: William R. Hollinger
		 	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	 KB HOME TREASURE COAST LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company
  

By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware
 limited liability company,
its sole member

		
	By:	 	/s/ William R. Hollinger
		 	Name: William R. Hollinger
		 	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	“Additional Guarantors”	 		 	 KB HOME COLORADO INC., a Colorado

corporation

				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Thad Johnson
		 		 		 	Name: Thad Johnson
		 		 		 	Title: Vice President and Treasurer

  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary

  

			
	 KB HOME JACKSONVILLE LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company
  

By: KB HOME FLORIDA LLC, a Delaware
 limited liability company,
its sole member

		
	By:	 	/s/ William R. Hollinger
		 	Name: William R. Hollinger
		 	Title: Vice President and Assistant Secretary


  

	
	 [SEAL]
  

Attest:

	
	/s/ William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Name: William A. (Tony) Richelieu
	Title: Secretary


  
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	“Trustee”:	 		 	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 as
Trustee

				
		 		 	By:	 	/s/ Muriel Shaw
		 		 		 	Name: Muriel Shaw
		 		 		 	Title: Assistant Vice President

  

	
	Attest:
	
	/s/ Felicia H. Powell
	Name: Felicia H. Powell
	Title: Assistant Vice President


  
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