EX-10.5






Exhibit 10.5




Personal and Confidential




November 3, 2008




Mr. Paul Kerrigan

c/o Brookfield Homes Corporation

181 Bay Street, Suite 300

Toronto, ON M5J 2T3



Dear Paul:



Further to our discussions related to your departure, we would like to outline the following
financial and other arrangements related to your departure from Brookfield Homes Corporation
(“Brookfield”):





	 	1.	 	You will remain on our payroll and continue to receive your regular remuneration and
full benefits in the normal way until November 28, 2008 (the “Departure Date”).
	 
	 	2.	 	The following will be paid to you with the first pay following the Departure Date:






	 	a.	 	A payment of $575,000.
	 
	 	b.	 	A $15,000 payment into your Registered Retirement Savings Plan
(“RRSP”).
	 
	 	c.	 	Any outstanding vacation entitlement which will be reconciled and paid
to you from 2008.






	 	3.	 	Commencing on November 28, 2008 and until the earlier of either the date you find
Alternate Employment or August 29, 2009, you will continue to receive your “Salary”
(defined as $420,000 per annum), health, and dental, and life insurance benefits (including
Medcan assessment and fitness reimbursement). For the purpose of this agreement “Alternate
Employment” is intended to cover any full-time employment, part-time employment or
consulting arrangements. Long Term Disability and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
benefits will cease on your Departure Date. You may choose to convert your life insurance
as per the plan particulars within 31 days of the end of coverage. Also, please be advised
that Brookfield reserves the right to add/delete or modify all or any portions of the
benefit plan during the aforementioned period up to November 28, 2008.
	 
	 	4.	 	(a) If Alternate Employment commences prior to August 29, 2009, your salary, health,
dental and life insurance benefits will cease, effective upon the commencement of Alternate
Employment and, at that time you will receive a lump sum payment equivalent to the sum of
50% of the Salary that would have been paid to you between the commencement of Alternate
Employment and December 29, 2009 and an additional $15,000 payment into your RRSP.





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(b) If you have not commenced Alternate Employment prior to August 29, 2009, your Salary,
health and dental benefits will cease on August 29, 2009 and you will receive a lump sum
payment with your final Salary payment equivalent to $140,000 plus an additional $15,000
payment into your RRSP.




	 	5.	 	You will be required to exercise all vested Options to purchase Brookfield Homes
Corporation Common Shares (“Options”) by the earlier of either your commencement of
Alternate Employment or September 30, 2009. You currently hold a total of 215,000 options
of which 70,000 are Vested and 43,000 Unvested Options scheduled to vest in February 2009.
Subject to the Compensation Committee’s approval:






	 	a.	 	Your 43,000 Options will continue to vest until the earlier of either
the date on which you commence Alternate Employment or September 30, 2009; and
	 
	 	b.	 	You will be permitted to exercise all Vested Options up to and
including September 30, 2009.
	 
	 	c.	 	You will have the same rights as any other option holder until
September 30, 2009.






	 	6.	 	You currently have 315,221 Deferred Share Units. You are entitled to redeem the vested
units upon Deemed Departure. Also, subject to the Compensation Committee’s approval:






	 	a.	 	For the purpose of this plan, “Deemed Departure” is defined as the date
your salary continuance payments end, (no later then August 29, 2009, under the
terms of this agreement).
	 
	 	b.	 	All Deferred Share Units except the 132,117 Units (inclusive of
dividends) awarded to you on February 1, 2008, will be vested on November 28, 2008.
This will entitle you to redeem 183,104 Deferred Share Units upon Deemed Departure.
	 
	 	c.	 	The redemption price will be the higher of US$13.67 or the closing
price on September 9, 2008, and the closing price on the date of your Deemed
Departure.
	 
	 	d.	 	Within 30 days of your Deemed Departure (as defined in 6 (a)) you will
receive payment related to your Deferred Share Units.






	 	7.	 	In exchange for the payments referred to above, you will provide us with a Full and
Final Release in a form satisfactory to us. Brookfield’s obligations, as outlined above,
will commence upon receipt of an executed copy of the Full and Final Release.
	 
	 	8.	 	All payments under this agreement will be made net of all required withholdings.




In recognition of the above payments and other considerations to be provided by Brookfield, you
agree to:





	 	1.	 	Provide a signed copy of this letter to indicate your acceptance of its terms and
conditions.
	 
	 	2.	 	Provide Brookfield with an original executed Final Release and Indemnity.
	 
	 	3.	 	Notify Human Resources of the date on which you will commence Alternate Employment
immediately upon accepting Alternate Employment.
	 
	 	4.	 	You will continue to have a fiduciary duty related to confidential information obtained
during your employment with Brookfield Homes Corporation. You will also be required to
notify Human Resources when you find Alternate Employment.
	 
	 	5.	 	Return any equipment or other Company property, as agreed, which you have on loan from
Brookfield on November 28, 2008.




 









 










You further undertake that you have not taken unauthorized copies of any papers or documents or
information in any form.



To signify acceptance, please sign the included copy of this offer and Release and return to the
undersigned by November 17, 2008.



Paul, we thank you for your commitment and dedication to Brookfield Homes Corporation. Please
accept our very best wishes for continued success in your future endeavors.




Yours truly,

Brookfield Homes Corporation




	 	 	 
	/s/ IAN COCKWELL
 


	 	 
	Ian Cockwell
	 	 
	President
	 	 






Acknowledgement:



I, Paul Kerrigan, acknowledge that I fully understand and accept the terms set out in this letter
and that this offer is accepted and agreed to this 17thday of November, 2008.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ PAUL KERRIGAN
 


	 	 
	 	November 17, 2008
 

	 	 
	Paul Kerrigan

	 	 	 	Date	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/ SHANE PEARSON
 


	 	 	 	November 17, 2008
 

	 	 
	Witness

	 	 	 	Date