# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001408100
**File Stem:** 0001408100-25-000134
**Filing Date:** 2025-6
**Character Count:** 57711
**Document Hash:** 132aeeab8c8f18ee6298ac31052a7c20
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001408100-25-000134.hdr.sgml**: 20250613

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001408100-25-000134

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 18

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250613

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250613

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20250613

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001408100
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** REAL ESTATE [6500]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 05 Real Estate & Construction
- **EIN:** 260508760
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-288035
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251046883

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 151 S EL CAMINO DR
- **CITY:** BEVERLY HILLS
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90212
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 310-887-6400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 151 S EL CAMINO DR
- **CITY:** BEVERLY HILLS
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 90212

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Prospect Acquisition Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20070727

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 13, 2025**

**Registration Statement No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**

**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, DC 20549**

**FORM S-8**

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

**KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS, INC.**

*(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)*

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| **Delaware** | **26-0508760** |
| ***(State or other jurisdiction of***<br>***incorporation or organization)*** | ***(I.R.S. Employer***<br>***Identification No.)*** |

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**151 S. El Camino Boulevard**

**Beverly Hills, California 90212**

***(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)***

**KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS, INC. SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 2009 EQUITY PARTICIPATION PLAN**

***(Full title of the plan)***

**Corporation Trust Company** 

**1209 Orange Street**

**Wilmington, Delaware 19801**

***(Name and address of agent for service)***

**(800) 677-3394**

***(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)***

***Copies to:***

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| **Justin Enbody**<br>**Chief Financial Officer**<br>**Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.**<br>**151 S. El Camino Boulevard**<br>**Beverly Hills, California 90212**<br>**(310) 887-6400** | **Julian T.H. Kleindorfer, Esq.**<br>**Latham & Watkins LLP**<br>**355 South Grand Avenue**<br>**Suite 100**<br>**Los Angeles, California 90071-1560**<br>**(213) 485-1234** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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| Large accelerated filer | Accelerated filer |
| Non-accelerated filer | Smaller reporting company |
| | Emerging growth company |

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") for the purpose of registering the offer and sale of (i) 3,400,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), that may be issued pursuant to the Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan, as amended (the "Plan"), in accordance with that certain Third Amendment to the Plan, plus (ii) 5,350,000 additional shares of Common Stock that, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, may become available for issuance to the extent that awards granted under the Plan (in whole or in part) are forfeited, expire or are settled in cash or to the extent that shares of Common Stock subject to awards under the Plan are tendered by the holder or withheld by Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") to satisfy tax withholding obligations with respect to such awards.

**PART I**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS**

**Item 1. Plan Information.**

Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.

**Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.**

Not required to be filed with this Registration Statement.

**PART II**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

**Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.**

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this Registration Statement, and information that we file later with the Commission will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the following documents we have filed with the Commission:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Commission on February 28, 2025, (File No. 001-33824), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the Commission on March 31, 2025 (File No. 001-33824);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 filed with the Commission on May 8, 2025 (File No. 001-33824);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 31, 2025, April 14, 2025, April 25, 2025 (Film No. 25874496), May 14, 2025 and June 5, 2025 (File No. 001-33824);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Commission on April 25, 2025 (File No. 001-33824), that are incorporated by reference in Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to above; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• the description of our Common Stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on March 18, 2010 (File No. 001-33824), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

In addition, we incorporate by reference into this Registration Statement all documents we subsequently file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold. The information contained in any such documents will automatically update and supersede any information previously incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. Any such information so modified or superseded will not be deemed to be part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.

Information that is "furnished to" the Commission will not be deemed "filed with" the Commission or incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.

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**Item 4. Description of Securities.**

Not applicable.

**Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.**

Not applicable.

**Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.**

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides as follows:

"**SEVENTH**: The following paragraphs shall apply with respect to liability and indemnification of the Corporation's officers and directors and certain other persons:

A. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this paragraph (A) by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation with respect to events occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

B. The Corporation, to the full extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, as amended from time to time, shall indemnify all persons whom it may indemnify pursuant thereto. Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which such officer or director may be entitled to indemnification hereunder shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized hereby."

Our Third Amended and Restated By-Laws provides as follows:

"Article VII Indemnification of Directors and Officers

7.1 The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

7.2 The Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of

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Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

7.3 To the extent that a current or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in Sections 1 or 2 of this Article VII, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he or she shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection therewith.

7.4 Any indemnification under sections 1 or 2 of this Article VII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the person seeking indemnification is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such section. Such determination shall be made:

(A) by a majority vote of the directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum;

(B) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum;

(C) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or

(D) by the stockholders.

7.5 Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director of the Corporation in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Section. Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Board of Directors deems appropriate.

7.6 The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to the other sections of this Article VII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his or her official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

7.7 The Corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of this Article VII.

7.8 For purposes of this Article VII, references to "the Corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting Corporation, any constituent Corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another Corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Article VII with respect to the resulting or surviving Corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent Corporation if its separate existence had continued. Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this Article VII shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Corporation appointed pursuant to Article IV of these Bylaws, and to any Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, Controller or other officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board of Directors pursuant to Article IV of these Bylaws. The fact that any person who is or was an employee of the Corporation has been given or has used the title of "Vice President" or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such person is or may be an

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officer of the Corporation shall not result in such person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Corporation for purposes of this Article VII.

7.9 For purposes of this Article VII, references to "other enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the Corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee, or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation" as referred to in this Article VII.

7.10 The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VII shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person."

Section 145 of the DGCL concerning indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents is set forth below.

"Section 145. Indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents; insurance.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (1) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. For indemnification with respect to any act or omission occurring after December 31, 2020, references to "officer" for purposes of paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) of this section shall mean only a person who at the time of such act or omission is deemed to have consented to service by the delivery of process to the registered agent of the corporation pursuant to § 3114(b) of Title 10 (for purposes of this sentence only, treating residents of this State as if they were nonresidents to apply § 3114(b) of Title 10 to this sentence).

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) The corporation may indemnify any other person who is not a present or former director or officer of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person to the extent such person has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer of the corporation at the time of such determination; (1) By a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum; or (2) By a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum; or (3) If there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or (4) By the stockholders.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director of the corporation in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents of the corporation or by persons serving at the request of the corporation as directors, officers, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the certificate of incorporation or a bylaw shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment or repeal or elimination of the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of such act or omission explicitly authorizes such elimination or impairment after such action or omission has occurred.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section. For purposes of this subsection, insurance shall include any insurance provided directly or indirectly (including pursuant to any fronting or reinsurance arrangement) by or through a captive insurance company organized and licensed in compliance with the laws of any jurisdiction, including any captive insurance company licensed under Chapter 69 of Title 18, provided that the terms of any such captive insurance shall:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Exclude from coverage thereunder, and provide that the insurer shall not make any payment for, loss in connection with any claim made against any person arising out of, based upon or attributable to any (i) personal profit or other financial advantage to which such person was not legally entitled or (ii) deliberate criminal or deliberate fraudulent act of such person, or a knowing violation of law by such person, if (in the case of the foregoing paragraph (g)(1)(i) or (ii) of this section) established by a final, non-appealable adjudication in the underlying proceeding in respect of such claim (which shall not include an action or proceeding initiated by the insurer or the insured to determine coverage under the policy), unless and only to the extent such person is entitled to be indemnified therefor under this section;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Require that any determination to make a payment under such insurance in respect of a claim against a current director or officer (as defined in paragraph (c)(1) of this section) of the corporation shall be made by a independent claims administrator or in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs (d)(1) through (4) of this section; and

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) Require that, prior to any payment under such insurance in connection with any dismissal or compromise of any action, suit or proceeding brought by or in the right of a corporation as to which notice is required to be given to stockholders, such corporation shall include in such notice that a payment is proposed to be made under such insurance in connection with such dismissal or compromise.

For purposes of paragraph (g)(1) of this section, the conduct of an insured person shall not be imputed to any other insured person. A corporation that establishes or maintains a captive insurance company that provides insurance pursuant to this section shall not, solely by virtue thereof, be subject to the provisions of Title 18.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) For purposes of this section, references to "the corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) For purposes of this section, references to "other enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the corporation" as referred to in this section.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation's obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys' fees)." ***SEC Position on Indemnification for Securities Act Liabilities***

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers, and persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the registrants have been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

**Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.**

Not applicable.

**Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.**

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| Exhibit <br>Number | Description |
| 4.1 | <u>[Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No.: 001-33824) filed June 19, 2014)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810014000044/thirdarcharter.htm)</u> |
| 4.2 | <u>[Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (001-33824) filed February 21, 2023)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810023000050/kw-thirdamendedandrestated.htm)</u> |
| 4.3 | <u>[Specimen Common Stock Certificate (Filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Amendment no. 1 to Form 8-A (File No.: 333-145110) filed on November 16, 2009)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000110465909065292/a09-33591_1ex4d4.htm)</u> |

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| 4.4 | <u>[Description of Registrant's Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Filed as Exhibit 4.20 to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (001-33824) filed February 22, 2024)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810024000060/ex420-descriptionofsecurit.htm)</u> |
| 5.1\* | <u>[Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP](kw-lw51opiniontojune2025sx8.htm)</u> |
| 23.1\* | <u>[Consent of KPMG LLP](a2025s-8exhibit231.htm)</u> |
| 23.2\* | <u>[Consent of CohnReznick LLP](a2025s-8exhibit232.htm)</u> |
| 23.3\* | <u>[Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)](kw-lw51opiniontojune2025sx8.htm)</u> |
| 24.1\* | <u>[Power of Attorney (contained on the signature page)](#i03571ed05cb0406fa99ef30960341478_7)</u> |
| 99.1+ | <u>[Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-33824) filed June 16, 2017)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810017000088/secondamendedandrestated20.htm)</u> |
| 99.2+ | <u>[First Amendment to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan (filed as Appendix B to Registrant's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-33824) filed April 26, 2019)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000119312519122439/d735440ddef14a.htm)</u> |
| 99.3+ | <u>[Second Amendment to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-33824) filed June 10, 2022)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810022000079/exhibit101-kwxsecondamendm.htm)</u> |
| 99.4+ | <u>[Third Amendment to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-33824) filed June 5, 2025)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408100/000140810025000129/ex101thirdamendmenttosecon.htm)</u> |
| 107\* | <u>[Filing Fee Table](exfilingfees.htm)</u> |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \*Filed herewith.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +Indicated management contract or compensatory plan. | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \*Filed herewith.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; +Indicated management contract or compensatory plan. |

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**Item 9. Undertakings.**

(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

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(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial *bona fide* offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on this 13th day of June, 2025.

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|:---|:---|
| KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS, INC. | KENNEDY-WILSON HOLDINGS, INC. |
| By: | /S/ WILLIAM J. MCMORROW |
|  | William J. McMorrow |
|  | Chief Executive Officer |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints William J. McMorrow and Justin Enbody as attorneys-in-fact and agents, each acting alone, with full powers of substitution to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in the capacities stated below, and to file any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this registration statement and other documents in connection with the registration statement, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to those attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to perform any other act on behalf of the undersigned required to be done.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of June 13, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| Name | Title | Date |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ WILLIAM J. MCMORROW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**William J. McMorrow** | <br>Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (principal executive officer) | <br>June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ JUSTIN ENBODY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Justin Enbody** | Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ TODD BOEHLY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Todd Boehly** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ RICHARD BOUCHER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Richard Boucher** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ TREVOR BOWEN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Trevor Bowen** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ WADE BURTON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Wade Burton** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ MICHAEL EISNER</u><br>**Michael Eisner** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ JEFFREY MEYERS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Jeffrey Meyers** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ DAVID A. MINELLA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**David A. Minella** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ NADINE WATT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Nadine Watt** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ SANAZ ZAIMI&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Sanaz Zaimi** | Director | June 13, 2025 |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ STANLEY R. ZAX&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u><br>**Stanley R. Zax** | Director | June 13, 2025 |

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## Ex-Filing

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| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.**  |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Type**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Security Class Title**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Calculation Rule**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount Registered**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Fee Rate**  | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to be issued under Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan | Other | 8750000 | $6.61 | $57837500.00 | 0.0001531 | $8854.92 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $57837500.00  |  | $8854.92  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $8854.92  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Offering Note** <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> (1) Represents: (i) 3,400,000 additional shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock"), of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") available for issuance pursuant to awards that may be granted under the Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan, as amended (the "Plan") pursuant to the Third Amendment to the Plan, and (ii) 5,350,000 additional shares of Common Stock that, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, may become available for issuance to the extent that awards granted under the Plan (in whole or in part) are forfeited, expire or are settled in cash or to the extent that shares of Common Stock subject to awards under the Plan are tendered by the holder or withheld by the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations with respect to such awards. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock that may from time to time be offered or issued under the Plan to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends, share combinations or similar recapitalizations or transactions. (2) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price are based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Company's shares of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 9, 2025, which date is within five business days prior to the filing of this Registration Statement.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | | Registrant or Filer Name | Form or Filing Type | File Number | Initial Filing Date | Filing Date | Fee Offset Claimed | Security Type Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Security Title Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Unsold Aggregate Offering Amount Associated with Fee Offset Claimed | Fee Paid with Fee Offset Source |
| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | 1 | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | S-8 | 333-265515 | 06/10/2022 |  | $8854.92 | Equity | Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, to be issued under Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan | $169447455.80 |  |
| Fee Offset Sources |  | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. | S-3 | 333-264756 |  | 05/06/2022 |  |  |  |  | $8854.92 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; **Rule 457(p) Statement of Withdrawal, Termination, or Completion:** <br>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <sup>1</sup> (3) On May 6, 2022, the Registrant filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration No. 333-264756) (the "Prior Registration Statement") and, in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the Securities Act, deferred payment of the entire registration fee. On May 6, 2022, the Registrant filed a prospectus supplement to the Prior Registration Statement and paid a fee of $18,540.00 related to $200,000,000 of the Registrant's Common Stock. Offerings under the Prior Registration Statement were completed and the Prior Registration Statement expired. At the time of expiration, shares of Common Stock representing an aggregate offering amount of $169,447,455.80 remained unsold. As a result, a filing fee offset of $15,707.77 is available to offset the current filing fee. The Registrant is offsetting the filing fee due under this Registration Statement by $8,854.92, with $6,852.85 remaining to be applied to future filings from this fee offset source.

## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

![imagea.jpg](imagea.jpg)

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| 355 South Grand Avenue,Suite 100 | 355 South Grand Avenue,Suite 100 |
| Los Angeles, California 90071-1560 | Los Angeles, California 90071-1560 |
| Tel: +1.213.485.1234 Fax: +1.213.891.8763 | Tel: +1.213.485.1234 Fax: +1.213.891.8763 |
| www.lw.com | www.lw.com |
| FIRM/AFFILIATE OFFICES | FIRM/AFFILIATE OFFICES |
| Austin | Milan |
| Beijing | Munich |
| Boston | New York |
| Brussels | Orange County |
| Century City | Paris |
| Chicago | Riyadh |
| Dubai | San Diego |
| Düsseldorf | San Francisco |
| Frankfurt | Seoul |
| Hamburg | Silicon Valley |
| Hong Kong | Singapore |
| Houston | Tel Aviv |
| London | Tokyo |
| Los Angeles | Washington, D.C. |
| Madrid |  |

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June 13, 2025

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

151 S. El Camino Drive

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

Re:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.</u>

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan</u>

To the addressee set forth above:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have acted as special counsel to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "***Company***"), in connection with the registration by the Company of an aggregate 8,750,000 newly issued shares of the Company's common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the "***Shares***"), to be issued pursuant to the Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan (the "***Plan***").

The offer and sale of the Shares are covered by a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "***Act***"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on June 13, 2025 (the "***Registration Statement***"). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares.

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![image_0a.jpg](image_0a.jpg)

As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "***DGCL***"), and we express no opinion with respect to any other laws.

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Shares shall have been duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the recipients thereof, and have been issued by the Company for legal consideration in excess of par value in the circumstances contemplated by the Plan, assuming in each case that the individual grants or awards under the Plan are duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and duly granted or awarded and exercised in accordance with the requirements of law and the Plan (and the agreements and awards duly adopted thereunder and in accordance therewith), the issue and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the DGCL.

This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Sincerely,

/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP

## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1** 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 28, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California

June 13, 2025

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

**Consent of Independent Auditors**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Second Amended and Restated 2009 Equity Participation Plan, as amended, of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. of our audit report dated March 31, 2025, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Vintage Housing Holdings, LLC as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024 included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2024.

/s/ CohnReznick LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

June 13, 2025

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