Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ELLER TIMOTHY R
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PULTE HOMES INC/MI/ [PHM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2728 N. HARWOOD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/18/2009
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 57254
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/18/2009   A   875,171 A (1) (5) 875,171 D  
Common Stock 08/18/2009   A   160,680 A (2) (5) 160,680 I Family Limted Partnership (3)
Common Stock 08/18/2009   A   12,565 A (4) (5) 12,565 I 401(k) Plan
Common Stock 08/18/2009   F(6)   121,458 D $ 12.25 753,713 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Director Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 11 08/18/2009   A   335,797   08/18/2009 04/01/2010 Common Stock 335,797 $ 0 (7) 335,797 D  
Director Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 32.66 08/18/2009   A   213,285   08/18/2009 05/14/2013 Common Stock 213,285 $ 0 (8) 213,285 D  
Director Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 46.4 08/18/2009   A   210,600   08/18/2009 05/14/2014 Common Stock 210,600 $ 0 (9) 210,600 D  
Director Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 58.84 08/18/2009   A   210,600   08/18/2009 08/18/2012 Common Stock 210,600 $ 0 (10) 210,600 D  
Director Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 55.9 08/18/2009   A   258,158   08/18/2009 08/18/2012 Common Stock 258,158 $ 0 (11) 258,158 D  
Director Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 46.7 08/18/2009   A   88,049   08/18/2009 08/18/2012 Common Stock 88,049 $ 0 (12) 88,049 D  
Director Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 22.65 08/18/2009   A   246,522   08/18/2009 08/18/2012 Common Stock 246,522 $ 0 (13) 246,522 D  
Director Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 12.335 08/18/2009   A   650,000   08/18/2010(14) 08/18/2019 Common Stock 650,000 $ 0 650,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
ELLER TIMOTHY R
2728 N. HARWOOD
DALLAS, TX 57254
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Jan M. Klym, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Eller   08/20/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Received pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 7, 2009 between Centex Corporation and Pulte Homes, Inc. ("Merger Agreement") in exchange for 897,613 shares of Centex common stock owned directly.
(2) Received pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for 164,800 shares of Centex common stock owned indirectly.
(3) These shares are owned directly by Granite Springs, Ltd., a limited partnership. The reporting person is a general partner of such partnership.
(4) Received pursuant to Merger Agreement in exchange for an estimated 12,888 shares of Centex common stock indirectly owned.
(5) On the merger effective date, the closing price of Pulte Homes, Inc. common stock was $12.33 per share.
(6) These shares were surrendered to issuer to cover tax obligations on common shares on which the restrictions have lapsed.
(7) Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 344,408 shares of Centex Corporation common stock for $10.7156.
(8) Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 218,754 shares of Centex Corporation common stock for $31.8364.
(9) Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 216,000 shares of Centex Corporation common stock for $45.24.
(10) Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 216,000 shares of Centex Corporation common stock for $57.36.
(11) Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 264,778 shares of Centex Corporation common stock for $54.50.
(12) Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 90,307 shares of Centex Corporation common stock for $45.53.
(13) Received in the Merger in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 252,844 shares of Centex Corporation common stock for $22.08.
(14) These options vest 50% on both 8/18/2010 and 8/18/2011.

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