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Exhibit 10.36



KB HOME

AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 INCENTIVE PLAN

PHANTOM SHARE BONUS AGREEMENT



     This Phantom Share Bonus Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made on July 12, 2007 (the
“Grant Date”) between KB Home, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [NAME] (the
“Participant”). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined herein have the
respective meanings given them in the KB Home Amended and Restated 1999 Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”).



     WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant the Participant a Phantom Shares Bonus (the “Bonus”);



     WHEREAS, the Bonus is a cash-based Award that is intended to constitute Qualified
Performance-Based Compensation;



     WHEREAS, the Bonus is intended to constitute a Performance-Based Bonus granted pursuant to
Section 6 of the Plan and, if the Participant is a Covered Employee, a Performance-Based Award
granted pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan; and.



     WHEREAS, the Bonus is intended to constitute compensation that does not provide for the
deferral of compensation under, and is therefore exempt from, Section 409A of the Code.



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


A G R E E M E N T



     1. Grant. Subject to the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company hereby
grants to the Participant a Bonus calculated by reference to an aggregate of [# RIGHTS] phantom
share rights (the “Rights”). Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4, each Right, when
fully vested hereunder, will represent the economic equivalent of ownership of one share of common
stock, $1.00 par value per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”); provided that the Rights will
not entitle the Participant to, and the Participant will not have any rights in, or own any, shares
of Common Stock. The Bonus is intended to constitute Qualified Performance-Based Compensation, a
Performance-Based Bonus, compensation that is payable within the “short-term deferral” period after
the Rights are no longer subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” under Section 409A of the
Code, and, if the Participant is a Covered Employee, a Performance-Based Award. Except as provided
in this Agreement, the Bonus and the Rights cannot be transferred in any manner.



     2. Rights Vesting.




	 	(a)	 	Normal Rights Vesting. Subject to the limitations set
forth in Section 4, 100% of the Rights granted under this Agreement will vest on
July 12, 2010 if Participant is employed by the Company or its Subsidiaries on
such date and if, and only if, the Performance Goal has been satisfied, as set
forth below.
	 
	 	 	 	The Performance Goal with respect to the Rights shall be that the Committee has
determined that the Company has achieved positive cash flow from the Company’s
operations for the second half of the fiscal year ending on November 30, 2007,
as reflected on the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for such
period and excluding the effects of the Company’s disposition of its operations
in France. If the





 









 







	 	 	 	Committee determines that the Performance Goal as set forth in the preceding
sentence has not been achieved, the Rights shall not vest, no Bonus shall be
paid under this Agreement, and the Participant will forfeit all rights, title
and interests in and to any portion of the Rights and the Bonus.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Change of Ownership. Notwithstanding the foregoing and
subject to Section 3 and the limitations set forth in Section 4 below, 100% of
the Rights granted hereunder will vest and all restrictions will lapse, and the
Bonus will be paid, upon a Change of Ownership of the Company as provided under
the applicable terms of the Plan.





     3. Forfeiture. Subject to Section 2(a), the Participant will immediately forfeit all
rights, title and interests in and to any and all Rights that have not vested on the date the
Participant’s employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries is terminated.



     4. Payment. As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of vesting of the
Rights 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 Participant’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
Participant for each vested Right an amount equal to (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of
Common Stock as of the Vesting Date, plus (B) the cumulative value of all cash dividends paid in
respect of a share of Common Stock from and including the Grant Date through and including the
Vesting Date; provided however, that in the event that the aggregate amount of cash payable to the
Participant in respect of any and all Award(s) under the Plan (including, but not limited to, any
stock appreciation rights bonuses) in any fiscal year of the Company would exceed (i) $5,000,000 if
the Participant is the Chief Executive Officer at the time of such payment or (ii) $3,000,000 if
the Participant is not described in clause (i) of this Section 4, the Rights shall not vest with
respect to such excess amount until such time that such portion of the Rights could be vested
without exceeding the applicable limit. The Company has the authority to deduct or withhold an
amount sufficient to satisfy applicable federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the
Participant’s FICA obligation) required by law to be withheld with respect to any taxable event
arising from the vesting of any Rights or payment of any portion of the Bonus.



     5. No Stockholder Rights. The Participant will not be deemed to be a holder of or
possess any stockholder rights with respect to any shares of Common Stock based on the Rights
granted hereunder.



     6. Adjustments. In the event of any merger, reorganization, consolidation,
recapitalization, stock dividend or other event described in Section 13(a) of the Plan, such
adjustment will be made to the number of Rights and the amount of the Bonus, and to the terms and
conditions hereof, in accordance with the terms of the Plan.



     7. California Law. This Agreement will be construed, administered and enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement, the Bonus and the Rights will
be subject to rescission by the Company if an executed original of this Agreement by the
Participant is not received by the Company within four weeks of the Grant Date.



     8. Entire Agreement. 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.
THE PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES TO BE BOUND TO, AND THAT THE BONUS AND THE RIGHTS ARE
GRANTED SUBJECT TO, ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PLAN, INCLUDING ANY TERMS, RULES OR
DETERMINATIONS MADE BY THE



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COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO ITS ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY UNDER THE PLAN, AND THAT IN THE EVENT OF
ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PLAN, THE PLAN WILL PREVAIL.



     9. Non-Transferability. Neither this Agreement nor the Rights may not be assigned by
Participant by operation of law or otherwise. Any purported assignment by Participant shall be
null and void. This Agreement shall, however, be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
Company.



     10. No Obligation. Neither the execution and delivery hereof nor the granting of the
Bonus or the Rights will constitute or be evidence of any agreement or understanding, express or
implied, on the part of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to employ or continue the employment
of the Participant for any period or in any capacity.



     11. 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 Participant will be addressed to the Participant at his or her
address as shown on the records of the Company.



     12. Section 409A. The Bonus and the Rights thereunder are intended to constitute
compensation that is payable within the “short-term deferral” period after the Rights are no longer
subject to a “substantial risk of forfeiture” and that does not constitute “nonqualified deferred
compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code. However, if at any time the
Committee determines that the Bonus or the Rights may be subject to Section 409A, the Committee
may, in its discretion, adopt such amendments to the Plan or 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 either for the
Bonus and the Rights to be exempt from the application of Section 409A of the Code or to comply
with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, including by adding conditions with respect to
the vesting of the Rights and/or the payment of the Bonus; provided that no such amendment may
change the Performance Goal with respect to any person who is a Covered Employee.



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



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	KB HOME
 

 	 
	 	By:  	Jeffrey T. Mezger
 	 
	 	 	Chief Executive Officer and President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	PARTICIPANT:
 

 	 
	 	
 	 
	 	 	[NAME] 	 
	 	 	 
	 




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