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18-Aug-2009
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets, Financial Statements and
Effective August 18, 2009, Richard J. Dugas, Jr., Pulte's President and Chief
Executive Officer, was appointed Chairman of Pulte's Board of Directors,
succeeding Pulte's former Chairman, William J. Pulte. Mr. Pulte will continue to
serve as a director and employee of Pulte and will continue to receive an annual
salary of $1 million. On August 18, 2009, the Compensation Committee adjusted
Mr. Pulte's 2009 bonus opportunity under the Company's Annual Incentive Program
to a maximum payout of $500,000. In addition, Mr. Pulte will no longer
participate in the Company's Long Term Incentive ("LTI") Program beginning with
the year ending December 31, 2009 (except to the extent that all earned LTI
awards prior to 2009 will be paid pursuant to the terms of the LTI Program) and
he will no longer be eligible for any annual equity grants.
Effective August 18, 2009 and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, William B. Smith
and Richard G. Wolford resigned from the Board of Directors, and Timothy R.
Eller, Clint W. Murchison, III, James J. Postl and Thomas M. Schoewe were
appointed to the Board of Directors to hold office until the 2010 Annual Meeting
of Shareholders. Mr. Eller will serve on Pulte's Finance Committee, Mr.
Murchison will serve on the Nominating and Governance Committee, Mr. Schoewe
will serve on the Audit Committee and Mr. Postl will serve on the Compensation
Committee.
As previously disclosed, Mr. Eller is party to a Consulting Agreement with Pulte
(the "Consulting Agreement"), which became effective upon the completion of the
Merger. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Mr. Eller resigned his positions
with Centex and became vice chairman of Pulte's Board of Directors and a
consultant to Pulte, reporting to Pulte's chief executive officer, with the
consulting period and board service to continue for 24 months
following the completion of the Merger. Mr. Eller also received a grant to
purchase 650,000 shares of Pulte common stock at an exercise price of $12.335
per share, the average of the high and low trading prices of Pulte common stock
on August 18, 2009, which stock options have a 10-year term and become
exercisable in two equal installments on August 18, 2010 and August 18, 2011.
Additionally, Mr. Eller is entitled to all payments and benefits under the
Centex Corporation Plan Regarding Severance After a Change in Control resulting
from a termination for "good reason," plus an additional payment of $293,000,
and all of his Centex equity awards vested in full, with his stock options
becoming exercisable for their full term.
The Consulting Agreement also provides that Pulte (1) will pay to Mr. Eller
board fees equal to the fees paid to other non-chairman directors of Pulte, an
annual consulting fee of $750,000 and an annual guaranteed performance bonus of
$300,000, and (2) will provide Mr. Eller during the consulting period with an
office and an administrative assistant in Dallas. Upon a termination of the
consulting period for any reason, except by Pulte for "cause" or by Mr. Eller
without "good reason" (as defined in the Consulting Agreement), Mr. Eller would
be entitled to the consulting fees and guaranteed performance bonuses that would
have been payable over the remainder of the consulting period, and equity awards
in respect of board fees not yet paid. In addition, his equity awards would vest
in full, with his stock options remaining exercisable for their full term.
During the period that Mr. Eller renders services under the Consulting
Agreement, Mr. Eller will be subject to a standard non-competition and
non-solicitation covenant provided by senior executive officers of Pulte.
The foregoing summary of the Consulting Agreement is qualified in its entirety
by the terms and conditions of the Consulting Agreement, which is filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
On August 18, 2009, the Compensation Committee of Pulte's Board of Directors
granted stock options to certain of Pulte's executive officers, including grants
of options to acquire 250,000, 150,000, 150,000 and 60,000 shares of Pulte
common stock to Mr. Dugas, Steven C. Petruska, Roger A. Cregg and Peter J.
Keane, respectively, at an exercise price of $12.335 per share, the average of
the high and low trading prices of Pulte common stock on August 18, 2009. Each
award was granted under Pulte's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan and has a ten-year
term and vests over a four-year period.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On August 18, 2009, Pulte amended its Restated Articles of Incorporation to
increase the total number of shares of common stock that Pulte is authorized to
issue from 400,000,000 to 500,000,000, following the receipt of shareholder
approval. A conformed copy of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of Pulte
Homes, Inc., as amended, is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 18, 2009, Pulte shareholders approved a proposal to amend Pulte's
Restated Articles of Incorporation to change Pulte's corporate name from "Pulte
Homes, Inc." to "PulteGroup, Inc." The name change will not become effective
until Pulte files a certificate of amendment to
Pulte's Restated Articles of Incorporation with the Michigan Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth.
3.1 Conformed Articles of Incorporation of Pulte Homes, Inc., as amended
10.1 Consulting Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2009, between Pulte Homes, Inc. and Timothy R. Eller (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of our Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 10, 2009)
99.1 Press Release dated August 18, 2009
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