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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Dear Fellow Stockholder of D.R. Horton, Inc.:
You are invited to attend the 2006 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of D.R. Horton, Americas Builder. Our
2006 Annual Meeting will be held at our corporate offices
located at: D.R. Horton Tower, 301 Commerce Street,
Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday, January 26, 2006, at
10:00 a.m., central time, for the following purposes:
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To elect seven directors. |
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To approve the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan. |
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To approve an amendment to our charter increasing the number of
authorized shares of common stock. |
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To vote on a shareholder proposal concerning an energy
efficiency assessment. |
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To conduct other business properly brought before the meeting. |
Only stockholders of record at the close of business on
Thursday, December 1, 2005, are entitled to notice of and
to vote at the 2006 Annual Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
While we would like to have each of you attend the meeting and
vote your shares in person, we realize this may not be possible.
However, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, your
vote is very important. A form of proxy on which to indicate
your vote and an envelope, postage prepaid, in which to return
your proxy are enclosed. WE URGE YOU TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND
RETURN THE ENCLOSED FORM OF PROXY SO THAT YOUR SHARES WILL BE
REPRESENTED. If you decide later to attend the 2006 Annual
Meeting, you may revoke your proxy at that time and vote your
shares in person. If you desire any additional information
concerning the 2006 Annual Meeting or the matters to be acted
upon at the meeting, we would be glad to hear from you.
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DONALD R. HORTON |
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Fort Worth, Texas
December 15, 2005
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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D.R. Horton Tower
301 Commerce Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
www.drhorton.com
PROXY STATEMENT
for the
2006 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To Be Held On January 26, 2006
GENERAL
Time, Place and Purposes of Meeting
Our 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on
Thursday, January 26, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., central
time, at our corporate offices, located at: D.R. Horton Tower,
301 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, Texas. The purposes of the
2006 Annual Meeting are set forth in the Notice of Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to which this Proxy Statement is
attached. D.R. Horton, Inc. is referred to as D.R.
Horton, Company, we, and
our in this Proxy Statement.
Solicitation of Proxies
This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the
solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of D.R.
Horton. D.R. Horton expects that this Proxy Statement and the
accompanying form of proxy will first be mailed to each
stockholder of record on or about December 15, 2005. The
cost of this solicitation will be paid by D.R. Horton. The
solicitation of proxies will be made primarily by use of the
mail. In addition, directors, officers and regular employees of
D.R. Horton may make solicitations without special compensation
by telephone, telegraph, e-mail or personal interview. They may
request banks, brokers, fiduciaries and other persons holding
stock in their names, or in the names of their nominees, to
forward proxies and proxy materials to their principals and
obtain authorization for the execution and return of such
proxies to management. D.R. Horton will reimburse such banks,
brokers and fiduciaries for their reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses in connection therewith. Although we do not presently
intend to do so, we may retain the services of The Altman Group
to solicit proxies and we would pay all reasonable costs
associated with such firm. We do not anticipate that such costs
would exceed $7,500.
Revocation and Voting of Proxies
A proxy for use at the Annual Meeting is enclosed. Any proxy
given may be revoked by a stockholder at any time before it is
exercised by filing with D.R. Horton a notice in writing
revoking it or by duly executing a proxy bearing a later date.
Proxies also may be revoked by any stockholder present at the
Annual Meeting who expresses a desire to vote his or her shares
in person. Subject to such revocation and except as otherwise
stated herein or in the form of proxy, all proxies duly executed
and received prior to, or at the time of, the Annual Meeting
will be voted in accordance with the specifications of the
proxies. If no specification is made, proxies will be voted FOR
the nominees for election of directors (see
Proposal One Election of Directors), FOR
the proposal to approve the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (see
Proposal Two Approve the D.R. Horton,
Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan), FOR the proposal to amend
the D.R. Horton, Inc. Charter increasing the total number of
authorized shares of the Companys Common Stock from four
hundred million to one billion (see
Proposal Three Approve an Amendment to the
D.R. Horton, Inc. Charter Increasing the Number of
Authorized Shares of Common Stock), and
AGAINST the proposal concerning an energy efficiency assessment
(see Proposal Four Shareholder
Proposal Concerning An Energy Efficiency Assessment)
and, at the discretion of the proxy holders, on all other
matters properly brought before the Annual Meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
Outstanding Shares and Voting Rights
December 1, 2005 has been set as the record date for the
purpose of determining stockholders entitled to notice of, and
to vote at, the Annual Meeting. There were
313,081,832 shares of D.R. Hortons Common Stock,
$.01 par value, issued and outstanding on the record date.
On any matter submitted to a stockholder vote, each holder of
Common Stock will be entitled to one vote, in person or by
proxy, for each issued and outstanding share of Common Stock
registered in his or her name on the books of D.R. Horton as of
the record date. A list of such stockholders will be available
for examination by any stockholder at the offices of D.R. Horton
set forth above for at least ten days before the Annual Meeting.
Quorum Requirement
The D.R. Horton Bylaws provide that if the holders of a majority
of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to
vote are present in person or represented by proxy, there will
be a quorum. The aggregate number of votes entitled to be cast
by all stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at
the Annual Meeting, whether those stockholders vote for, against
or abstain from voting on any matter, will be counted for
purposes of determining whether a quorum exists. Broker
non-votes, which are described below, will be considered present
for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists.
Broker Non-Votes and Vote Required
If a broker holds your shares, this Proxy Statement and a proxy
card have been sent to the broker. You may have received this
Proxy Statement directly from your broker, together with
instructions as to how to direct the broker to vote your shares.
If you desire to have your vote counted, it is important that
you return your voting instructions to your broker. Rules of the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) determine
whether proposals presented at stockholder meetings are
routine or non-routine. If a
proposal is routine, a broker or other entity holding
shares for an owner in street name may vote on the proposal
without voting instructions from the owner. If a proposal is
non-routine, the broker or other entity may vote on the
proposal only if the owner has provided voting instructions. A
broker non-vote occurs when the broker or
other entity is unable to vote on a proposal because the
proposal is non-routine and the owner does not provide
instructions. Proposal One the proposal to
elect directors and Proposal Three the proposal
to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, are
routine proposals under the rules of the NYSE. As a
result, brokers or other entities holding shares for an owner in
street name may vote on Proposal One and
Proposal Three even if no voting instructions are provided
by the owner. Proposal Two the proposal to
approve the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and
Proposal Four the proposal regarding an energy
efficiency assessment, are non-routine proposals under
the rules of the NYSE. As a result, brokers or other entities
holding shares for an owner in street name may vote on Proposals
Two and Four only if voting instructions are provided by the
owner. If you do not provide your broker with voting
instructions for Proposals Two and Four, your shares will not be
counted as shares present with respect to the vote required for
these proposals.
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The following table reflects the vote required for each proposal
and the effect of broker non-votes, withhold votes and
abstentions on the vote, assuming a quorum is present at the
meeting:
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An affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our common
stock which has voting power present in person or represented by
proxy and is entitled to vote; in addition, the total votes cast
on a proposal must represent a majority of the shares issued and
outstanding as of the record date |
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effect as a vote against the proposal; however, broker non-votes
can have the same effect as a vote against the proposal if they
are necessary for the votes cast to represent a majority of the
shares issued and outstanding as of the record date |
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stock
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assessment
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stock which has voting power present in person or represented by
proxy and is entitled to vote |
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effect as a vote against the proposal |
If any other proposals are properly presented to the
stockholders at the meeting, the number of votes required for
approval will depend on the nature of the proposal. Generally,
under Delaware law and our Bylaws, the number of votes required
to approve a proposal is a majority of the shares of Common
Stock present and entitled to vote at the meeting. The enclosed
proxy card gives discretionary authority to the proxy holders to
vote on any matter not included in this Proxy Statement that is
properly presented to the stockholders at the meeting. The
persons named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card are Donald
R. Horton, Chairman, Donald J. Tomnitz, Vice Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer and Bill W. Wheat, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer.
Stockholders Sharing the Same Address
The broker, bank or other nominee of any stockholder who is a
beneficial owner, but not the record holder, of the
Companys Common Stock may deliver only one copy of this
Proxy Statement and our Annual Report to multiple stockholders
sharing an address, unless the broker, bank or nominee has
received contrary instructions from one or more of the
stockholders.
In addition, with respect to record holders, in some cases, only
one copy of this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report will be
delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address, unless
the Company has received contrary instructions from one or more
of the stockholders. Upon written or oral request, the Company
will deliver a separate copy of this Proxy Statement and Annual
Report to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single
copy was delivered. You can notify your broker, bank or other
nominee (if you are not the record holder) or the Company (if
you are the record holder) that you wish to receive a separate
copy of our proxy statements and annual reports in the future,
or alternatively, that you wish to receive a single copy of the
materials instead of multiple copies.
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The Companys contact information for these purposes is:
D.R. Horton, Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, D.R Horton
Tower, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 500, Fort Worth,
Texas 76102, telephone number: (817) 390-8200, or e-mail:
mslapper@drhorton.com.
PROPOSAL ONE
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors currently consists of eight members who
will serve until the 2006 Annual Meeting, and until their
successors have been elected and qualified. Ms. Francine I.
Neff, one of our current directors, has announced that she will
retire from the Board of Directors effective immediately
following conclusion of the 2006 Annual Meeting. Accordingly,
Ms. Neff will not stand for re-election. Following her
retirement, the Board of Directors will consist of seven members.
By unanimous resolution, the Nominating and Governance Committee
recommended to the Board of Directors, as nominees to the Board
of Directors, seven of the eight current Directors of the
Company, each of whom is listed below under the caption
Nominees for Director. After review and
consideration by the Board of Directors, it has nominated seven
of eight Directors for election as directors of D.R. Horton
at the 2006 Annual Meeting. Ms Francine I. Neff was not
considered as a nominee by the Nominating and Governance
Committee due to the announcement of her retirement following
the 2006 Annual Meeting.
Unless otherwise specified in the accompanying proxy, the shares
voted by proxy will be voted for each of the persons named below
as nominees for election as directors. The seven nominees
receiving the most votes cast, a plurality of the votes, will be
elected for one year terms and will serve until the next annual
meeting of stockholders and their successors have been elected
and qualified. If any nominee is unable to serve, the proxies
will be voted by the proxy holders in their discretion for
another person. The Board of Directors has no reason to believe
that any nominee will be unable to serve as a director for his
prescribed term.
According to our Bylaws, any stockholder may make nominations
for the election of directors if notice of such nominations is
delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive
office of D.R. Horton not less than thirty days prior to
the date of the originally scheduled meeting. However, if less
than forty days notice or prior public disclosure of the
date of the meeting is given by D.R. Horton, notice of such
nomination must be so received not later than the close of
business on the tenth day following the earlier of the day on
which notice of the meeting was mailed or the day on which such
public disclosure was made. If nominations are not so made, only
the nominations of the Board of Directors may be voted upon at
the 2006 Annual Meeting.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS VOTING FOR EACH
OF
THE FOLLOWING DIRECTOR NOMINEES.
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Nominees for Director
The following is a summary of certain information regarding the
nominees for election as directors.
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Donald R. Horton
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Mr. Horton has been Chairman of the Board of
D.R. Horton since it was formed in July 1991, and he was
President from July 1991 until November 1998. He has been
involved in the real estate and homebuilding industries since
1972, and he was the sole or principal stockholder, director and
president of each of D.R. Hortons predecessor
companies since their respective organization, which date from
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1998 |
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Mr. Anderson is a Senior Vice President of CB Richard
Ellis, Inc., an international real estate brokerage company, and
he has had various positions in Phoenix, Arizona with its
predecessor, CB Commercial Real Estate Group, Inc., since
January 1987. He served as Interim Chairman of the Board of
Continental Homes Holding Corp. from October 1997 through April
1998, when it merged into D.R. Horton, and he became a director
of D.R. Horton at that time. Mr. Anderson has been a member
of both the Audit and Compensation Committees since 1998 and he
has also been a member of the Nominating and Governance
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2003 |
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Mr. Buchanan has significant commercial banking experience
with several banking institutions serving the real estate and
homebuilding sectors. He retired from commercial banking in
March 2002. From March 2002 to March 2003, Mr. Buchanan was
engaged as a senior advisor to Bank of America Securities. From
1998 to March 2002, Mr. Buchanan was a Managing Director of
Bank of America, an executive officer position in which he was
head of its national real estate banking group. From 1990 to
1998, Mr. Buchanan was an Executive Vice President of
NationsBank, which later merged with Bank of America.
Mr. Buchanan is also a member of the board of directors and
the asset committee of Wells Real Estate Investment Trust, a
publicly held, non-traded real estate investment trust.
Mr. Buchanan was appointed to the Audit Committee in July
2003 and the Compensation Committee in January 2004 and he has
also been a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
since it was formed in November 2003. |
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Richard I. Galland
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1992 |
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Mr. Galland is an attorney. He was formerly the Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Fina, Inc. and Of
Counsel to the law firm of Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue.
Mr. Galland formerly served on the boards of directors, and
as a member of the audit and compensation committees, of First
RepublicBank Corporation, Texas Industries, Inc. and Associated
Materials, Inc., each a NYSE listed company. He has been a
director of the Company and a member of both the Audit and
Compensation Committees since 1992, and he has also been a
member of the Nominating and Governance Committee since it was
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Mr. Hewatt is a certified public accountant and owner of
Hewatt & Associates, CPAs, an auditing and tax services
firm. He has worked for Hewatt & Associates or its
predecessor firms since 1980. From 1971 to 1979, Mr. Hewatt
worked in the tax and audit areas at Coopers & Lybrand
(currently PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) and was an audit manager
for five years during this period. Mr. Hewatt is a member
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(AICPA), the AICPAs peer review program,
former member of the board of directors of the Texas Society of
Certified Public Accountants and former President of the Texas
Society of Certified Public Accountants Fort Worth
Chapter. Mr. Hewatt is a member of the Audit and Nominating
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Mr. Tomnitz is Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive
Officer of D.R. Horton. He was a Vice President in charge of
various divisions of D.R. Horton from 1983 until he was elected
Vice President Western Region of D.R. Horton in
August 1994. From July 1996 until November 1998,
Mr. Tomnitz was President of D.R. Hortons
Homebuilding Division; in January 1998 he was elected an
Executive Vice President of D.R. Horton; in November 1998 he was
elected Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of D.R.
Horton; and in March 2000, he became President as well.
Mr. Tomnitz previously was a Captain in the U.S. Army,
a Vice President of RepublicBank Dallas, N.A., and a
Vice President of Crow Development Company, a Trammell Crow
company. |
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Mr. Wheat is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of D.R. Horton, positions he has held since October
2003. Mr. Wheat had been Senior Vice President and
Controller since 2000. From 1998 until 2000, Mr. Wheat was
an Accounting Manager with the Company. From 1991 to 1998,
Mr. Wheat held financial planning and assistant controller
positions with The Bombay Company. Prior to 1991, Mr. Wheat
was an auditor with Price Waterhouse LLP (currently
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Retiring Director
On November 17, 2005, Ms. Francine I. Neff, one of our
eight directors, announced that she will retire from the Board
of Directors effective immediately following conclusion of the
2006 Annual Meeting. Accordingly, Ms. Neff will not stand
for re-election. Following her retirement, the Board of
Directors will consist of seven members. In connection with
Ms. Neffs retirement from the Board, she will also
simultaneously retire as a member of the Audit Committee, the
Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance
Committee of the Board of Directors.
Other Executive Officers
Samuel R. Fuller, age 62, is a Senior Executive Vice
President of the Company. Mr. Fuller has been employed by
D.R. Horton since 1992. In 1995, he was promoted to Controller.
In 2000, Mr. Fuller was promoted to Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, and in 2000 he was also
appointed a director. In October 2003, Mr. Fuller was
promoted to Senior Executive Vice President. He retired from the
Board of Directors in November 2003.
Stacey H. Dwyer, age 39, is an Executive Vice
President and Treasurer of D.R. Horton and is in charge of
investor relations for D.R. Horton. She has been an employee of
D.R. Horton since 1991. She was promoted from Assistant
Secretary to Assistant Vice President in 1998 and from Assistant
Vice President to Executive Vice President in 2000. She also
became Treasurer in October 2003. Prior to 1991, Ms. Dwyer
was an auditor for Ernst & Young, LLP.
Gordon D. Jones, age 46, is an Executive Vice
President and is Chief Operating Officer Central US
Operations of the Company. Mr. Jones has more than
20 years of experience in the residential development and
homebuilding industry. Prior to his current position,
Mr. Jones was a Vice President of the Company and President
of our South Region, positions he held from August 2001 to April
2005. Since 1988 when Mr. Jones joined the Company, he has
held other significant managerial positions, including
Manager Land Acquisition in north Texas and Division
President of the Dallas Fort Worth north
division.
Thomas F. Noon, age 56, is an Executive Vice
President and is Chief Operating Officer Western US
Operations of the Company. Mr. Noon has more than
30 years experience in the residential development and
homebuilding industry. Prior to his current position,
Mr. Noon was a Vice President of the Company and President
of the California Region, positions he held beginning in 2001 to
April 2005. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Noon was the Region
Manager of our former West Operating Region. Beginning in 1993,
when he joined the Company, through 1996, Mr. Noon was the
Division President of our San Diego division.
George W. Seagraves, age 47, is an Executive Vice
President and is Chief Operating Officer Eastern US
Operations of the Company. Mr. Seagraves has more than
20 years experience in the residential development and
homebuilding industry and has worked for D.R. Horton for more
than 20 years. Prior to his current position,
Mr. Seagraves was a Vice President of the Company and
President of our Northeast Region, positions he held from June
1999 to April 2005. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Seagraves was
the Region Manager of our former East Operating Region.
Corporate Governance Standards
Our Board of Directors has adopted a number of standards to
comply with requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and
the final rules of the NYSE and Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) relating to Sarbanes-Oxley
and other corporate governance matters. Our Board has adopted
the D.R. Horton Corporate Governance Principles, which contain a
number of corporate governance initiatives designed to comply
with the NYSE Rules and the rules and regulations of the SEC
(the SEC Rules) relating to corporate
governance. The significant corporate governance initiatives
adopted by the Board of Directors are discussed below. The
Corporate Governance Principles can be found under the Investor
Relations and Corporate Governance links on our website at
www.drhorton.com.
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Our Board of Directors is comprised of a majority of independent
directors in accordance with the NYSE Rules. Our Board made the
independence determination of its members based on the
Independence Standards discussed below.
Our Board has adopted a set of Independence
Standards, consistent with the NYSE Rules, to aid it
in determining whether a member of the Board is independent
under the NYSE Rules. In accordance with these Independence
Standards, a director must not have a direct or indirect
material relationship with the Company or its management, other
than as a director. The Independence Standards specify the
criteria by which the independence of our directors will be
determined, including strict guidelines for directors and their
immediate families with respect to past employment or
affiliation with the Company, its management or its independent
auditor.
The Independence Standards are contained in the Corporate
Governance Principles set forth on our website under the
Investor Relations and Corporate Governance links. These include
the following:
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A director who is an employee or whose immediate family member
is an executive officer of D.R. Horton is not independent
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A director who receives, or whose immediate family member
receives, more than $100,000 per year in direct
compensation from D.R. Horton, other than director and committee
fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for
prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in
any way on continued service), is not independent until three
years after he or she ceases to receive more than
$100,000 per year in compensation. Compensation received by
an immediate family member for service as a non-executive
employee or non-member of senior management of D.R. Horton will
not be considered in determining independence under this test. |
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A director who is affiliated with or employed by, or whose
immediate family member is affiliated with or employed in a
professional capacity by, a present or former internal or
external auditor of D.R. Horton is not independent until
three years after the end of the affiliation or the employment
or auditing relationship. |
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A director who is employed, or whose immediate family member is
employed, as an executive officer of another company where any
of D.R. Hortons present executives serve on that
companys compensation committee is not independent until
three years after the end of such service or the employment
relationship. |
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A director who is an executive officer or an employee, or whose
immediate family member is an executive officer, of a company
that makes payments to, or receives payments from, D.R. Horton
for property or services in an amount which, in any single
fiscal year, exceeds the greater of $1 million, or 2% of
such other companys consolidated gross revenues, is not
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If a director serves as an executive officer, director or
trustee of a charitable or educational organization, and D.R.
Hortons contributions to the organization are less than
$500,000, then the relationship will not be considered to be a
material relationship that would impair a directors
independence. |
For purposes of these Independence Standards, an
immediate family member includes a
directors spouse, parents, children, siblings, mothers and
fathers-in-laws, sons and daughters-in-law, brothers and
sisters-in-law, and anyone (other than employees of D.R. Horton)
who shares the directors home.
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Audit Committee Independence, Financial Literacy and Audit
Committee Financial Expert |
In addition to being independent based on the Independence
Standards, the NYSE Rules and related SEC Rules require that
each member of an audit committee satisfy additional
independence and financial literacy requirements, and at least
one of these members must satisfy the additional requirement of
having
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accounting or related financial management expertise. This
additional requirement can be satisfied by the Board determining
that at least one Audit Committee member is an audit
committee financial expert within the meaning of the
SEC Rules. Accordingly, the Corporate Governance Principles
contain a set of standards that relate to audit committee
independence, financial literacy and audit committee accounting
and financial management expertise. Generally, the additional
independence standard provides that (i) a member of the
Audit Committee, or his or her immediate family members, are
prohibited from receiving any direct or indirect compensation or
fee from the Company or its affiliates, and (ii) he or she
may not be an affiliated person of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. Generally, the financial literacy standard
provides that the Board, in its business judgment, shall
determine if each member is financially literate, taking into
account factors such as the members education, experience
and ability to read and understand financial statements of
public companies. Also, audit committee financial experts must
have five additional attributes, which are (i) an
understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and
financial statements, (ii) the ability to assess the
general application of such principles in connection with the
accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves,
(iii) experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or
evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level
of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable
to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be
expected to be raised by the Companys financial
statements, or experience actively supervising one or more
persons engaged in such activities, (iv) an understanding
of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting and
(v) an understanding of how audit committees function. All
together, attributes (i) through (v) are referred to
as the Financial Expert Attributes. The audit
committee financial expert standards are set forth in the
Corporate Governance Principles.
Based on the independence, financial literacy and financial
expert standards discussed above, the Board has determined that
Bradley S. Anderson, Michael R. Buchanan, Richard I. Galland and
Michael W. Hewatt are (i) independent, for purposes of
serving as independent members of the Board of Directors, the
Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance
Committees, (ii) independent, for purposes of serving as
independent members on the Audit Committee, and
(iii) financially literate, for purposes of serving on the
Audit Committee. The Board has also determined, as set forth
below, that Mr. Galland, Mr. Buchanan and
Mr. Hewatt each have the Financial Expert Attributes listed
above.
Mr. Hewatt. Mr. Hewatt acquired the Financial
Expert Attributes primarily through his more than 30 years
of experience working as a certified public accountant for
Coopers & Lybrand LLP and Hewatt & Associates,
CPAs, and its predecessor firms. Mr. Hewatts
experience as an auditor provided him active experience in
conducting certified audits and reviewing financial statements.
This active accounting experience further developed
Mr. Hewatts understanding of generally accepted
accounting principles and financial statements and his ability
to assess the application of such principles in connection with
accounting for estimates, accruals and reserves.
Mr. Hewatts active status as a certified public
accountant requires him to stay current on pronouncements and
advisory notices issued by accounting, auditing and tax
regulatory boards and organizations.
During his career as a certified public accountant,
Mr. Hewatt has served on various management teams directly
responsible for designing and conducting testing procedures on
financial statements for compliance with applicable controls and
procedures, such as estimates, accruals and reserves, and
evaluating related internal control structures. These types of
compliance reviews were documented and evaluated and used in
forming audit procedures. In connection with certain audits and
compliance testing, Mr. Hewatt prepared and issued reports
to boards of directors, whereby he gained understanding into the
functioning of boards of directors and related committees.
Mr. Hewatt has additional experience in providing
management advisory services and providing tax advisory and tax
preparation services, which has provided Mr. Hewatt with a
strong background in the Internal Revenue Code and dealing with
the Internal Revenue Service. Mr. Hewatt has worked with
clients which include public and private companies, governmental
organizations and non-profit organizations.
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Mr. Galland. Mr. Galland acquired the Financial
Expert Attributes primarily through years of experience as
president and chief executive officer of several companies where
he actively supervised principal accounting officers and
actively oversaw the preparation and evaluation of financial
statements. Throughout Mr. Gallands career, he has
actively participated in numerous mergers and acquisitions where
he was involved in evaluating balance sheets and determining
appropriate estimates, accruals and reserves to record on the
financial records of the acquiring company. Mr. Galland
also has had extensive experience as a board member of two other
public companies, where he also served as chair of their audit
committees.
Mr. Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan acquired the
Financial Expert Attributes primarily through his experience as
a commercial banker in the real estate and homebuilding sectors,
including serving as head of Bank of Americas national
real estate group. Mr. Buchanans responsibilities as
a banker required him to analyze and evaluate financial
statements in order to make credit and lending decisions. In
this regard, he developed significant expertise in understanding
the integrity of the financial information used to prepare
financial statements and how such information should be used to
analyze and evaluate a companys financial condition and
its ability to meet its debt obligations. As head of the
national real estate group at Bank of America, Mr. Buchanan
also actively supervised others in conducting financial
statement and financial condition analysis and evaluation.
As provided by the safe harbor contained in the SEC Rules, our
audit committee financial experts will not be deemed
experts for any purpose as a result of being
so designated, such designation does not impose on such persons
any duties, obligations or liabilities that are greater than the
duties, obligations and liabilities imposed on such persons as
members of the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors in the
absence of such designation, and such designation does not
affect the duties, obligations or liabilities of any other
member of the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors.
The Board also determined that Donald R. Horton, Donald J.
Tomnitz and Bill W. Wheat are not independent members of the
Board, because they currently are executive officers of, and
employed by, the Company.
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Code of Ethical Conduct for CEO, CFO and Senior Financial
Officers |
In accordance with SEC Rules, the Audit Committee and the Board
have adopted the Code of Ethical Conduct for the CEO, CFO and
Senior Financial Officers. The Board believes that these
individuals must set an exemplary standard of conduct for D.R.
Horton, particularly in the areas of accounting, internal
accounting control, auditing and finance. The ethics code sets
forth ethical standards the designated officers must adhere to
and other aspects of accounting, auditing and financial
compliance. The full text of the Code of Ethical Conduct for
CEO, CFO and Senior Financial Officers has been posted to
the Companys website, and can be found under the Investor
Relations and Corporate Governance links.
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Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics |
The Board of Directors has adopted a Corporate Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics for employees and directors of
D.R. Horton in accordance with the NYSE Rules. The Board adopted
the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to provide guidance to
the Board and management in areas of ethical business conduct
and risk and provide guidance to employees and directors by
helping them to recognize and deal with ethical issues
including, but not limited to, (i) conflicts of interest,
(ii) corporate opportunities, (iii) confidentiality,
(iv) fair dealing, (v) protection of corporate assets,
(vi) compliance with rules and regulations, including
insider trading of securities, and (vii) confidential
reporting of unethical behavior and hotline telephone numbers.
The Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics can be
found on our website under the Investor Relations and Corporate
Governance links.
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Qualifications for Directors |
The Nominating and Governance Committee utilizes a variety of
methods for identifying nominees for director, including
considering potential director candidates who come to the
committees attention
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through current officers, directors, professional search firms,
stockholders or other persons. Mr. Hewatt, who was
appointed a director in August 2005, was brought to the
attention of the committee by an executive officer of the
Company. Once a potential nominee has been identified, the
Nominating and Governance Committee evaluates whether the
nominee has the appropriate skills and characteristics required
to become a director in light of the then current make-up of the
Board of Directors. This assessment includes an evaluation of
the nominees judgment and skills, such as depth of
understanding of the Companys industry, financial
sophistication, leadership and objectivity, all in the context
of the perceived needs of the Board of Directors at that point
in time.
In addition to the foregoing, the Companys Corporate
Governance Principles provide that each member of the Board of
Directors should have the following minimum characteristics:
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a commitment to representing the long-term interests of the
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prepared to offer his or her resignation in the event of any
significant change in personal circumstances that could affect
the discharge of his or her responsibilities as a director,
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Ordinarily, directors who serve as CEOs or in equivalent
positions for other companies should not serve on more than one
other board of a public company in addition to the D.R. Horton
Board, and other directors should not serve on more than two
other boards of public companies in addition to the
D.R. Horton Board. Because of the value the Board places on
having directors who are knowledgeable about the Company and its
operations, neither the Board nor the Nominating and Governance
Committee believes that arbitrary term limits on directors
service are appropriate.
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Procedures for Nominating or Recommending for Nomination
Candidates for Director |
Any stockholder may submit a nomination for director by
following the procedures outlined in our Bylaws and described
under Proposal One Election of Directors
in this Proxy Statement. In addition, the Nominating and
Governance Committee has adopted a policy permitting
stockholders to recommend candidates for director for
consideration by the committee, which will consider such
candidates on the same basis as candidates identified through
other means. Stockholders wishing to recommend candidates for
election at the 2007 Annual Meeting must give notice to the
Nominating and Governance Committee no more than 150 days
and no less than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of
this Proxy Statement. All director candidates shall, at a
minimum, possess the qualifications for director discussed
above. Each notice must set forth (1) the name and mailing
address of such stockholder, (2) the number of shares
beneficially owned by such stockholder, (3) the name, age,
business address and residence address of each candidate,
(4) the number of shares of Common Stock, if any,
beneficially owned by each candidate, and (5) all other
information relating to such person that is required to be
disclosed in the solicitations for proxies for election of
directors under the SEC Rules and NYSE Rules. The Nominating and
Governance Committee may request additional information to
assist in the evaluation of the candidacy of such person.
In fiscal 2005, the Board of Directors adopted new revised
Charters for each of the Compensation Committee and the
Nominating and Governance Committee in compliance with the NYSE
Rules and the SEC Rules. New rules in the area of stockholder
nominations are being considered by the SEC, and if adopted, the
Board will amend the Charter for the Nominating and Governance
Committee accordingly. Each of the Charters of the Audit
Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and
Governance Committee is posted on the Companys website,
and can be found under the Investor Relations and Corporate
Governance links.
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Complaint Procedures For Accounting, Internal Control,
Auditing and Financial Matters |
In accordance with SEC Rules, the Audit Committee has
established procedures for (i) the receipt, retention and
treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal control,
auditing or financial matters (collectively, Accounting
Matters) and (ii) the confidential, anonymous
submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable
Accounting Matters. The Audit Committee oversees treatment of
complaints and concerns in this area. The full text of the
Complaint Procedure For Accounting, Internal Control,
Auditing and Financial Matters has been posted to the
Companys website, and can be found under the Investor
Relations and Corporate Governance links.
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Executive Sessions of the Board of Directors |
In accordance with the NYSE Rules, the Board of Directors has
held and will continue to hold regularly scheduled executive
sessions of the non-management directors. Mr. Michael R.
Buchanan, Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance
Committee, presides at these independent sessions.
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Communications with the Board of Directors |
You can communicate with any member of our Board of Directors by
sending the communication to the Chairperson of the Nominating
and Governance Committee, who also serves as the Presiding
Director. Currently, Mr. Buchanan serves as Chairperson of
the Nominating and Governance Committee. Send communications to:
Presiding Director c/o Chief Legal Counsel, D.R. Horton,
Inc., 301 Commerce Street, Suite 500, Fort Worth,
Texas 76102. Our Chief Legal Counsel will review the
communications and determine if such communications come within
the purview of a Board committee or Board member(s). After such
determination, these communications will be promptly forwarded
to such Board member(s) or the Presiding Director as applicable.
The Presiding Director reports on these communications to the
Board on a quarterly basis. Further information may be obtained
on our website at www.drhorton.com under the Investor Relations
and Corporate Governance links.
PROPOSAL TWO
APPROVE THE D.R. HORTON, INC.
2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
General
The Company is seeking stockholder approval of the D.R. Horton,
Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the 2006
Plan). Our Board of Directors adopted the 2006 Plan on
November 17, 2005, subject to stockholder approval. If
approved, the 2006 Plan will replace the current D.R. Horton,
Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the 1991
Plan), and no further awards will be made under the
1991 Plan.
As of September 30, 2005, there were 1,706,629 shares
of Common Stock available for future awards under the 1991 Plan.
If our stockholders approve the 2006 Plan, the number of shares
of Common Stock that will be available for issuance under the
2006 Plan will be 28,000,000 shares, plus any shares
available for future awards under the 1991 Plan as of the date
of the Annual Meeting, plus any additional shares subject to
then outstanding awards under the 1991 Plan that cease to be
subject to such awards after the date of the Annual Meeting
other than by reason of exercise for, or settlement in, shares.
We have developed our compensation policy with the goals of
attracting, motivating and retaining experienced, qualified and
productive personnel, rewarding superior performance and
providing incentives that are based on our performance, as well
as aligning the interests of our employees and stockholders. The
2006 Plan is designed to help us achieve these objectives by
providing us the flexibility to grant stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock
units, any of which may be performance-based, as well as
performance-based incentive bonuses (each, an
Award).
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In addition to helping us achieve these objectives, our Board of
Directors believes that the provisions of the 2006 Plan reflect
the Companys continued commitment to strong corporate
governance practices in the interest of its stockholders in the
following ways:
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the 2006 Plan prohibits stock option repricing (or the
cancellation and regrant of stock options at a lower exercise
price) without stockholder approval, other than in connection
with a change in the Companys capitalization; |
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the 2006 Plan prohibits issuing stock options or stock
appreciation rights with an exercise price below fair market
value on the date of grant; |
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in order to account for the difference in the value of a grant
of stock options or stock appreciation rights versus a grant of
full value shares, the 2006 Plan provides a formula to determine
the total number of shares of Common Stock available for future
Awards; the availability will be reduced by one share for each
one share issued in connection with a stock option or stock
appreciation right and by 1.75 shares for each one share
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to ensure that Awards are tied to performance or retention
incentives, the 2006 Plan provides that: |
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all grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units that
are tied to the achievement of performance goals must have a
minimum vesting period of one year; |
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all grants of restricted stock or restricted stock units that
are tied to continued employment or the passage of time must
have a minimum vesting period of three years, although the
restricted stock or restricted stock units may vest on a
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of Common Stock must have a minimum performance period of one
year and those that are to be settled in cash must have a
minimum performance period of one quarter. |
The number of shares subject to options outstanding under the
1991 Plan as of September 30, 2005 is
13,965,644 shares. These outstanding options have a
weighted average exercise price of $11.55 and a weighted average
remaining term of 6.0 years.
The following summary description of the 2006 Plan is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2006 Plan,
which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix
A.
Shares Subject to the 2006 Plan
The total number of shares of Common Stock available for grants
of Awards under the 2006 Plan is 28,000,000, plus any shares of
Common Stock available for future awards under the 1991 Plan as
of the date of the Annual Meeting, which is estimated to be
another 1,706,629 shares, and any additional shares subject
to then outstanding awards under the 1991 Plan that cease to be
subject to such awards after the date of the Annual Meeting
other than by reason of exercise for, or settlement in, shares.
The total number of shares of Common Stock available for future
Awards will be reduced by one share for each one share issued in
connection with an option or a stock appreciation right and by
1.75 shares for each one share issued in connection with
any other type of Award.
Shares of Common Stock subject to an Award that has been
cancelled, expired, forfeited or otherwise not issued under the
Award and shares subject to an Award settled in cash instead of
shares will again become available for grants of Awards under
the 2006 Plan. However, shares of Common Stock that are used to
pay the exercise price of the Award or are delivered or withheld
to pay withholding taxes or that were subject to a stock-settled
stock appreciation right but not issued in such settlement will
be counted against the total number of shares of Common Stock
available for grants of Awards.
The shares to be delivered under the 2006 Plan may consist of,
in whole or in part, shares of Common Stock that are authorized
but unissued or shares that were reacquired by the Company,
whether on the open market or otherwise.
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Administration
The 2006 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee
of the Board, or, if we do not have a Compensation Committee at
any particular time, by the full Board (in either case, the
Administrator). However, grants of Awards to
nonemployee directors must be made by the Board. The
Administrator may by resolution authorize one or more officers
of the Company to grant Awards under the 2006 Plan, which shall
be on the terms and within the limits provided in the
authorizing resolution to the extent required by the Delaware
General Corporation Law. No such officer shall designate himself
or herself or any executive officer or director of the Company
as a recipient of any Awards granted under authority delegated
to such officer. The Administrator may also delegate aspects of
the day-to-day administration of the 2006 Plan to one or more
officers or employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
or to one or more agents.
The Administrator has the authority to interpret and administer
the 2006 Plan in order to carry out the purposes of the 2006
Plan. The Administrator has the authority to determine those
persons eligible to receive Awards and to establish and
interpret the terms and conditions of any Awards. The
Administrator may also make exceptions to the provisions of any
Awards. All determinations of the Administrator are final and
binding.
Eligibility
Awards may be made to any current or prospective officer or
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (including to
any director who is also an employee), as well as to nonemployee
directors and certain consultants or advisors to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2005, there
were approximately 9,000 officers and employees of the Company
and its subsidiaries eligible to participate in the 2006 Plan.
The number of eligible participants is expected to increase over
time based upon future growth of the Company.
Types of Awards
The 2006 Plan provides for grants of stock options, stock
appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock
units, any of which may be performance-based, and
performance-based incentive bonuses, whether granted singly or
in combination, pursuant to which shares of Common Stock, cash
or a combination thereof may be delivered to the Award recipient.
Options. An option is the right to purchase shares of
Common Stock at a future date at a specified exercise price. The
Administrator may grant both nonqualified stock options and
incentive stock options under the 2006 Plan, although incentive
stock options may only be granted to employees of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries. The per share exercise price will be
determined by the Administrator, but must be at least equal to
the fair market value of the underlying shares of Common Stock
on the date of grant. The Administrator determines the date
after which options may be exercised in whole or in part and the
expiration date of each option, which cannot be more than ten
years from the date of grant. However, in the case of an
incentive stock option granted to a participant who holds more
than 10% of the voting power of the Company, the exercise price
must be at least 110% of the fair market value of the underlying
shares of Common Stock on the date of grant and the expiration
date cannot be more than five years from the date of grant. The
exercise price of an option may be paid in shares of Common
Stock, cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the
Administrator, including an irrevocable commitment by a broker
to pay the exercise price from the proceeds of a sale of shares
issuable under the option, the delivery of previously owned
shares or withholding of shares deliverable upon exercise.
Options cannot be repriced (or cancelled and regranted at a
lower exercise price) without stockholder approval, other than
in connection with a change in the Companys capitalization
as described below in Change in
Capitalization.
Stock Appreciation Rights. A stock appreciation right is
a contractual right granted to the participant to receive, in
cash, shares of Common Stock or a combination thereof, an amount
equal to the appreciation of one share of Common Stock from the
date of grant. Stock appreciation rights may be
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granted as freestanding Awards, or in tandem with other types of
Awards. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, if a
stock appreciation right is granted in tandem with another
Award, the exercise price, vesting, exercisability, forfeiture
and termination provisions applicable to the stock appreciation
right will be identical to the exercise price, vesting,
exercisability, forfeiture and termination provisions applicable
to the other Award. All freestanding stock appreciation rights
will be granted subject to the same terms and conditions
applicable to options, as described above.
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units. A restricted
stock award involves an immediate transfer of ownership of a
fixed number of shares of Common Stock to the participant,
although the shares are subject to a risk of forfeiture or to
other conditions or restrictions during specified periods of
time. The participant is immediately entitled to voting,
dividend and other ownership rights in such shares. A restricted
stock unit is an award denominated in units of shares of Common
Stock that is subject to such terms and conditions as the
Administrator deems appropriate. For each restricted stock unit,
a participant will be entitled to receive (assuming all terms
and conditions are met) either shares of Common Stock or a cash
amount calculated with reference to the value of a share of
Common Stock. If the vesting schedule of restricted stock or
restricted stock units is based on performance criteria, the
performance period must be at least one year, whereas if the
vesting schedule is based upon continued employment and/or the
passage of time, the vesting period must be at least three
years, although pro-rata vesting during that time period is
permitted (thus, for example, the Administrator could provide
that an Award of restricted stock will vest in three equal
installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the
date of grant). The Administrator may include provisions in the
Award agreement that accelerate the vesting of restricted stock
or restricted stock units in the event of a participants
death, disability, retirement or in connection with a change of
control of the Company. Additionally, the Administrator has
discretion not to impose vesting restrictions on Awards issued
in payment or settlement of compensation that has already been
earned by the participant. The Administrator also has discretion
to reduce the number of shares of Common Stock granted, issued,
retained or vested under an Award of restricted stock or
restricted stock units to the extent provided in the Award
agreement.
Incentive Bonuses. An incentive bonus is a bonus
opportunity to earn a right to a future payment based on the
satisfaction of performance criteria established by the
Administrator and included in the Award agreement. If an
incentive bonus is to be paid in shares of Common Stock, the
performance period must be at least one year, whereas if an
incentive bonus is to be paid in cash, the performance period
must be at least one calendar quarter. The Administrator has
discretion to reduce the amount paid under an incentive bonus to
the extent provided in the Award agreement.
Substitute Awards
If the Company or any of its subsidiaries acquires or merges or
combines with another entity, the Company may grant Awards in
assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards
previously granted or promised (Substitute
Awards). Substitute Awards will not reduce the number
of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the 2006
Plan or authorized for grant to a participant in any calendar
year. The exercise price of a Substitute Award may be less than
the fair market value of the underlying shares of Common Stock
on the date of grant if the exercise price is based on a formula
contained in the original option agreement or the purchase or
merger agreement. The Administrator may provide for the vesting
of a Substitute Award sooner than required for other Awards. In
addition, if the entity acquired by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or with which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries merges or combines has shares available under a
pre-existing plan approved by its stockholders, the Company may
grant awards to individuals who were employees, directors,
consultants or advisors of the other entity under such other
entitys pre-existing plan and such grants of awards will
not reduce the amount of shares of Common Stock available for
issuance under the 2006 Plan.
Qualifying Performance-Based Compensation
The Administrator may establish performance criteria and levels
of achievement versus such criteria that will determine the
number of shares to be granted, retained, vested, issued or
issuable under or in
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settlement of or the amount payable pursuant to an Award. The
criteria may be based on qualifying performance criteria
(described below) or other standards of financial performance or
personal performance evaluations. In addition, if the measure
for the Award is one or more of the qualifying performance
criteria, the Administrator may specify that all or a portion of
the Award is intended to satisfy the requirements for
performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code). Section 162(m) of
the Code limits the Companys federal income tax deduction
for compensation paid to any of the executive officers named in
the Summary Compensation Table. The limit is $1,000,000 per
officer per year, with certain exceptions. However, the
deductibility limit does not apply to performance-based
compensation if the qualifying performance criteria are
approved in advance by the Companys stockholders.
Stockholder approval of this proposal will constitute
stockholder approval of the qualifying performance criteria for
purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
For this purpose, the qualifying performance
criteria will be any one or more of the following
performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in
any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to
a business unit or subsidiary, either individually,
alternatively or in any combination, and measured either
quarterly, annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on
an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to
previous years results or to a designated comparison
group, in each case as specified by the Administrator:
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cash flow (before or after dividends); |
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earnings per share (including earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization); |
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stock price; |
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return on equity; |
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stockholder return or total stockholder return; |
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return on capital (including return on total capital or return
on invested capital); |
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return on investment; |
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return on assets or net assets; |
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market capitalization; |
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economic value added; |
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debt leverage (debt to capital); |
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revenue; |
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sales or net sales; |
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backlog; |
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income, pre-tax income or net income; |
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operating income or pre-tax profit; |
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operating profit, net operating profit or economic profit; |
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gross margin, operating margin or profit margin; |
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return on operating revenue or return on operating assets; |
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cash from operations; |
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operating ratio; |
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operating revenue; |
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market share improvement; |
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To the extent consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code,
the Administrator may appropriately adjust any evaluation of
performance under qualifying performance criteria to exclude any
of the following events that occurs during a performance period:
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asset write-downs; |
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litigation, claims, judgments or settlements; |
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the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other
such laws or provisions affecting reported results; |
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accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs; and |
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any extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring or non-comparable items |
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as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30; |
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as described in managements discussion and analysis of
financial condition and results of operations appearing in the
Companys periodic reports filed with the SEC; or |
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publicly announced by the Company in a press release or
conference call relating to the Companys results of
operations or financial condition for a completed quarterly or
annual fiscal period. |
The Administrator must certify the extent to which any
qualifying performance criteria have been satisfied, and the
amount payable as a result thereof, prior to payment, settlement
or vesting of any Award that is intended to satisfy the
requirements for performance-based compensation
under Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding
satisfaction of any performance criteria, the number of shares
issued under or the amount paid under an Award may, to the
extent specified in the Award agreement, be reduced by the
Administrator on the basis of such further considerations as the
Administrator in its sole discretion may determine.
Limitations of Awards
The 2006 Plan includes the following limitations on the number
of shares of Common Stock underlying Awards that can be granted
to any one participant:
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participants may not receive Awards with respect to more than
500,000 shares of Common Stock during any calendar year,
which limitation does not include any shares underlying a tandem
stock appreciation right; |
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participants may not receive an incentive bonus payment that is
intended to satisfy the requirements of performance-based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code that
exceeds 2% of the Companys consolidated pre-tax income for
such performance period; |
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nonemployee directors may not receive Awards with respect to
more than 10,000 shares of Common Stock during any calendar
year, which limit will not include any shares underlying tandem
stock appreciation rights; and |
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consultants or advisors may not receive Awards with respect to
more than 300,000 shares of Common Stock during the life of
the Plan. |
Awards may not be granted under the 2006 Plan after the tenth
anniversary of the date of stockholder approval.
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Transferability Restrictions
Except as otherwise permitted by the Administrator, participants
generally may not sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise
alienate or hypothecate Awards granted under the 2006 Plan other
than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and each
option and stock appreciation right is generally exercisable
only by a participant during his or her lifetime.
Termination of Employment
The Administrator will determine and include in the Award
agreement the terms and conditions applicable to an Award
following a participants termination of employment with
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Change in Capitalization
The Administrator has discretion to adjust the number and kind
of shares available for issuance under the 2006 Plan and the
number and kind of shares subject to the limitations described
above in Limitations of Awards in the event
of a reorganization, reclassification, combination or exchange
of shares, repurchase of shares, stock split, reverse stock
split, spin-off, dividend or other distribution of securities,
property or cash (other than regular, quarterly cash dividends),
or any other event or transaction that affects the number or
kind of shares of the Company outstanding. The Administrator may
also adjust the exercise price, number or kind of shares subject
to individual Awards and other terms to reflect the foregoing
events.
In the event of a change in capitalization caused by a change of
control, merger, consolidation or otherwise, the Administrator
has discretion to determine the appropriate adjustment, if any,
to be effected. For example, the Administrator has discretion to
(i) provide for the assumption or substitution of, or
adjustment to, each outstanding Award, (ii) accelerate the
vesting of, or termination of any restrictions on, outstanding
Awards, (iii) provide for cancellation of accelerated
Awards that are not exercised within a time period prescribed by
the Administrator or (iv) provide for the cancellation of
outstanding Awards in exchange for a cash payment to the holders
of such Awards.
No fractional shares will be issued in connection with a change
in capitalization. Instead, the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to an Award will be rounded down to the next lowest
whole share.
Amendment to or Termination of the 2006 Plan
The Board or Compensation Committee may amend, alter or
discontinue the 2006 Plan, and the Administrator may amend or
alter any Award agreement. However, other than in connection
with a change in the Companys capitalization as described
above in Change in Capitalization, no
amendment may be made without stockholder approval if such
amendment would:
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increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock for which
Awards may be granted under the 2006 Plan; |
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reduce the exercise price of future issuances of options or
stock appreciation rights to below the fair market value of a
share of Common Stock on the date of grant; |
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reduce the exercise price of outstanding options or stock
appreciation rights; |
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extend the term of the 2006 Plan; |
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change the class of persons eligible to be participants in the
2006 Plan; |
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otherwise amend the 2006 Plan in any way that would require
stockholder approval by law or under the NYSE listing
requirements; or |
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increase the limitations for non-employee directors and those
applicable to any one participant in a calendar year described
in Limitations of Awards. |
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New Plan Benefits; Stock Price
As of the date of this proxy statement, no Awards have been made
under the 2006 Plan. The benefits that will be awarded or paid
under the 2006 Plan are not currently determinable. In addition,
the benefits that would have been awarded or paid under the 2006
Plan had it been effective during fiscal 2005 are not
determinable. During fiscal 2005, only 30,000 option awards were
made under the 1991 Plan. Two employees received 10,000 options
each at an exercise price of $36.92 per share and
Mr. Hewatt was granted 10,000 options at an exercise price
of $36.92 per share when he joined the Board as a director
in August 2005. As of November 15, 2005, the closing price
for our Common Stock quoted on the NYSE was $32.31 per
share.
Accounting Treatment
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123
(Revised 2004), Share-Based Payment
(SFAS 123(R)). SFAS 123(R) requires
that companies measure and recognize compensation expense at an
amount equal to the fair value of share-based payments granted
under compensation arrangements. SFAS 123(R) became
effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of
fiscal 2006. The Company has evaluated the impact of the
adoption of SFAS 123(R), and has determined that it will
not have a material impact on the Companys consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
U.S. Federal Tax Consequences
The following is only a summary of the consequences of
U.S. federal income taxation to the participant and the
Company with respect to the grant and exercise of Awards under
the 2006 Plan. The summary is not complete, does not discuss the
income tax laws of any state or foreign country in which a
participant may reside, and is subject to change. Participants
in the 2006 Plan should consult their own tax advisors regarding
the specific tax consequences to them of participating in and
receiving Awards under the 2006 Plan.
Nonqualified Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
Generally, a participant will not recognize income upon the
grant of a nonqualified stock option or a stock appreciation
right; instead, the holder of a nonqualified stock option or a
stock appreciation right will recognize ordinary income at the
time of exercise in an amount equal to the excess of the fair
market value of the Common Stock at the time of exercise over
the exercise price. Upon a subsequent sale of the shares of
Common Stock received upon exercise, the difference between the
net proceeds of sale and the fair market value of the shares on
the date of exercise will generally be taxed as capital gain or
loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding period).
Incentive Stock Options. A participant will not recognize
income upon the grant of an incentive stock option. In addition,
a participant will not recognize income upon the exercise of an
incentive stock option if the participant satisfies certain
employment and holding period requirements. To satisfy the
employment requirement, a participant must exercise the option
not later than three months after he or she ceases to be an
employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or later
than one year if he or she is disabled), unless he or she has
died. To satisfy the holding period requirement, a participant
must hold the stock acquired upon exercise of the incentive
stock option more than two years from the date of grant of the
stock option and more than one year after the transfer of the
shares of Common Stock to him or her. If these requirements are
satisfied, on the sale of such stock, the participant will be
taxed on any gain, measured by the difference between the option
price and the net proceeds of sale, generally at long-term
capital gains rates.
If shares of Common Stock acquired upon the timely exercise of
an incentive stock option are sold, exchanged, or otherwise
disposed of without satisfying the holding period requirement (a
disqualifying disposition), the participant
will, in the usual case, recognize (i) capital gain in an
amount equal to the excess, if any, of the sales price over the
fair market value of the shares on the date of exercise;
(ii) ordinary income in an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of the lesser of the sales price or the fair
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market value of the shares on the date of exercise over the
option price of the option; and (iii) capital loss equal to
the excess, if any, of the option price over the sales price.
Individuals are subject to an alternative minimum
tax based upon an expanded tax base to the extent such
tax exceeds the regular tax liability. The amount by which the
fair market value of the shares acquired upon exercise of an
incentive stock option exceeds the option price will be included
as a positive adjustment in the calculation of the
employees alternative minimum taxable
income in the year of exercise. The
alternative minimum tax imposed on individual
taxpayers is generally equal to the amount by which a specified
percentage of the individuals alternative minimum taxable
income (reduced by certain exemption amounts) exceeds his or her
regular income tax liability for the year.
Stock options otherwise qualifying as incentive stock options
will be treated as nonqualified stock options to the extent that
the aggregate fair market value of stock with respect to which
incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by a
participant during any calendar year (under all of the
Companys plans and any of its subsidiaries plans)
exceeds $100,000 based on the fair market value of the stock at
the date of grant.
Restricted Stock. A participant will not recognize income
upon the grant of restricted stock. If the participant makes an
election under Section 83(b) Code within 30 days after
receiving the shares of restricted stock, however, he or she
will recognize ordinary income in the year of receipt in an
amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of such
shares (determined without regard to the restrictions imposed by
the 2006 Plan) at the time of transfer over any amount paid by
the participant therefor. Then, upon the sale of such stock, the
difference between the fair market value at the time of transfer
and the net proceeds of sale will generally be taxed as capital
gain or loss (long-term or short-term, depending on the holding
period). If a participant makes a Section 83(b) election
with respect to shares of Common Stock that are subsequently
forfeited, he or she will not be entitled to deduct any amount
previously included in income by reason of such election. If a
participant does not make a Section 83(b) election, the
participant will recognize ordinary income in the year or years
in which the award of restricted stock vests and the
restrictions imposed by the 2006 Plan on the Award terminate in
an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value
of such shares on the date the restrictions expire or are
removed over any amount paid by the participant. If a
Section 83(b) election has not been made, any dividends
received with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to
restrictions will be treated as additional compensation income
and not as dividend income.
Restricted Stock Units. A participant generally will not
recognize income upon the grant of an Award of restricted stock
units. The participant will recognize ordinary income in the
year or years in which the restricted stock units vest and the
restrictions imposed by the 2006 Plan on the Award terminate in
an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value
of the shares of Common Stock on the date the restrictions
expire or are removed over any amount paid by the participant
for such shares.
Incentive Bonuses. A participant generally will not
recognize income upon the grant of an Award of an incentive
bonus. The participant will recognize ordinary income in the
year of settlement in an amount equal to the cash received and
the fair market value of any shares of Common Stock received.
Withholding Taxes. Generally, the Company will be
required to withhold applicable taxes with respect to any
ordinary income recognized by a participant in connection with
Awards granted under the 2006 Plan. The Administrator may permit
a participant to pay withholding taxes through the mandatory or
elective sale of shares of Common Stock, by electing to have the
Company withhold a portion of the shares that would otherwise be
issued upon exercise of an Award or by tendering shares already
owned by the participant.
General Matters. The maximum statutory tax rate
applicable to ordinary income is generally 35%, while the
maximum statutory tax rate applicable to net capital gains is
generally 15%.
Awards of restricted stock units or incentive bonuses under the
2006 Plan may, in some cases, result in the deferral of
compensation that is subject to the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code. To date, the U.S. Treasury
Department and Internal Revenue Service have issued only
preliminary guidance
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regarding the impact of Section 409A on the taxation of
these types of Awards. Generally, to the extent that deferrals
of these Awards fail to meet certain requirements under
Section 409A, the Awards will be subject to immediate
taxation and tax penalties in the year they vest unless the
requirements of Section 409A are satisfied. It is the
intent of the Company that Awards under the 2006 Plan will be
structured and administered in a manner that complies with the
requirements of Section 409A.
The Company will generally be entitled to a tax deduction
corresponding in amount and time to the participants
recognition of ordinary income in the circumstances described
above, provided, among other things, that such deduction meets
the test of reasonableness and is an ordinary and necessary
business expense. However, in connection with a change in
control of the Company, and depending upon the terms and
conditions of Awards granted under the 2006 Plan and upon the
individual circumstances of the participants, certain amounts
with respect to Awards granted under the 2006 Plan may
constitute excess parachute payments under
the golden parachute provisions of
Section 280G the Code. Under these provisions, a
participant will be subject to a 20% excise tax on any
excess parachute payment and the Company will
be denied any deduction with respect to such payment. In
addition, as described above, in certain instances as a result
of the application of Section 162(m) of the Code, the
Company may be denied a compensation deduction for Awards
granted to certain officers that do not qualify as
performance-based compensation to the extent their
aggregate compensation exceeds $1,000,000 in a given year.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation
Plans
The following table summarizes our equity compensation under all
of our equity compensation plans as of September 30, 2005:
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Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
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13,965,644 |
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11.55 |
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6,262,847 |
(2) |
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
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n/a |
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Total
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13,965,644 |
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11.55 |
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6,262,847 |
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Includes 9,503 remaining shares reserved for issuance under
outstanding stock options granted under the Continental Homes
stock incentive plans, which we assumed in connection in the
1998 merger. |
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Includes 1,706,629 shares available for future issuance
under the 1991 Plan and 4,556,218 shares reserved for
future issuance under the Companys 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan (the 1999 ESPP), a tax
qualified employee purchase plan. Under the 1999 ESPP, employees
of the Company purchased 95,669 shares of common stock in
fiscal 2005. Directors, executive officers and other key
employees of the Company are prohibited from participating in
the 1999 ESPP. |
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Securities Registration
We intend to register the shares of Common Stock available for
issuance under the 2006 Plan under a Registration Statement on
Form S-8 to be filed with the SEC upon approval of the 2006
Plan by our stockholders.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED PROPOSAL TWO TO
ADOPT THE D.R. HORTON, INC. 2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN AS
ATTACHED AS APPENDIX A AND THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS VOTING FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSAL.
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PROPOSAL THREE
APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE D.R. HORTON, INC. CHARTER
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, of D.R. Horton (the Certificate) presently
authorizes the issuance of 400 million shares of Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share and 30 million shares
of Preferred Stock, par value $.10 per share. On
November 15, 2005, 312,992,998 shares of Common Stock
were issued and outstanding and no shares of Preferred Stock
were issued and outstanding. On that date,
20,228,491 shares of Common Stock were reserved for
issuance pursuant to the D.R. Horton, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive
Plan, the D.R. Horton, Inc. Stock Tenure Plan, the Continental
Homes Holding Corp. 1986 and 1988 Stock Incentive Plans and the
D.R. Horton, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively,
the Stock Plans). In addition,
22.5 million shares of Common Stock have been reserved for
issuance from time to time in acquisitions pursuant to an
effective SEC registration statement. Accordingly, of the
400 million shares of Common Stock currently authorized,
D.R. Horton has approximately 355,721,000 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding or reserved for issuance pursuant
to the Stock Plans and acquisition registration statement.
Further, up to $3.0 billion of D.R. Horton debt securities,
Preferred Stock or Common Stock may also be offered from time to
time pursuant to an effective SEC registration statement. The
proposed amendment to the Certificate would increase the number
of authorized shares of Common Stock from 400 million to
one billion. If additional shares of Common Stock are issued, it
may have a dilutive effect on earnings per share. In addition,
the issuance of additional shares may have a dilutive effect on
the voting power of the current stockholders because such
stockholders do not have preemptive rights with respect to the
issuance of additional shares of Common Stock, including the
shares of Common Stock to be authorized by the proposed
amendment to the Certificate. The full text of the proposed
amendment to the Certificate is set forth in Appendix
B to this Proxy Statement.
The purpose of the proposed amendment to the Certificate is to
ensure that D.R. Horton has adequate authorized shares of Common
Stock available from time to time if needed for such corporate
purposes as may be deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors.
These corporate purposes might include stock splits, stock
dividends, public or private stock offerings, acquisitions and
other corporate purposes. Although we have no specific plans or
commitments for the issuance of the additional shares of Common
Stock for which authorization is solicited, the Board of
Directors believes that it would be desirable for the D.R.
Horton stockholders to authorize such additional shares at this
time so that we may meet possible future requirements without
delay.
If the proposed amendment to the Certificate is adopted, the
additional authorized shares of Common Stock could be issued at
the discretion of the Board of Directors for any corporate
purpose without further action by D.R. Horton stockholders,
except as required by applicable laws or regulations, or the
rules of the NYSE. While in certain instances an issuance of
additional shares could have the effect of rendering a hostile
attempt to acquire D.R. Horton more difficult, the Board of
Directors is not aware of any circumstance potentially having
such an anti-takeover effect.
Approval of the proposed amendment to the Certificate requires
the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the issued
and outstanding shares of Common Stock. The amendment to the
Certificate will become effective on the date the amendment is
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. It
is anticipated that the appropriate filing to effect the share
increase will be made as soon as practicable following approval
of this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS APPROVED PROPOSAL THREE TO
AMEND THE D.R. HORTON, INC. CHARTER TO INCREASE THE NUMBER
OF AUTHORIZED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK FROM 400 MILLION TO 1
BILLION AND RECOMMENDS VOTING FOR ADOPTION OF
PROPOSAL THREE.
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BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
Management
The following table shows the beneficial ownership of the Common
Stock of D.R. Horton as of November 15, 2005 by
(i) all D.R. Horton directors and director nominees,
(ii) all D.R. Horton executive officers, and (iii) all
D.R. Horton directors and executive officers as a group. Unless
stated otherwise, the shares are owned directly and the named
beneficial owners possess sole voting and investment power with
respect to the shares set forth in the table.
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Donald R. Horton
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26,985,850 |
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8.62 |
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Bradley S. Anderson
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32,823 |
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Michael R. Buchanan
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8,000 |
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Stacey H. Dwyer
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163,562 |
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Samuel R. Fuller
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50,871 |
(4) |
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Richard I. Galland
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37,099 |
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Michael W. Hewatt
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Gordon D. Jones
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201,007 |
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Francine I. Neff
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17,464 |
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Thomas F. Noon
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328,924 |
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George W. Seagraves
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105,841 |
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Donald J. Tomnitz
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1,376,405 |
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Bill W. Wheat
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63,600 |
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All directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons)
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29,371,446 |
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9.33 |
% |
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A named executive officer. |
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(1) |
Beneficial ownership includes the following shares which the
listed executive officer and/or director could acquire by
exercising stock options on, or within 60 days after,
November 15, 2005: Mr. Horton 146,666, Mr.
Anderson 21,503, Mr. Buchanan
8,000, Ms. Dwyer 133,417, Mr.
Fuller 23,733, Mr. Galland 30,151,
Mr. Jones 171,531, Ms. Neff
4,000, Mr. Noon 235,746,
Mr. Seagraves 98,515,
Mr. Tomnitz 779,141 and
Mr. Wheat 58,688. These options represent an
aggregate of 1,711,091 shares. |
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(2) |
The percentages are calculated based on 312,992,998 issued and
outstanding shares on November 15, 2005. For each person,
separately, his or her percentage was calculated by including
his or her options set forth in footnote (1) in both the
numerator and denominator, and for the group, the percentage was
calculated by including the 1,711,091 options set forth in
footnote (1) in both the numerator and denominator. |
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(3) |
These shares do not include (i) 2,048,341 shares directly
owned by Donald Ryan Horton, an adult son of Mr. Horton,
and 868,544 shares directly owned by Douglas Reagan Horton,
another adult son of Mr. Horton, (ii) 3,539,384 shares
held by the Douglas Reagan Horton Trust, (iii) 2,359,589
shares held by the Donald Ryan Horton Trust, (iv) 1,368,005
shares held by the Martha Elizabeth Horton Trust, and
(v) 1,499,984 shares held by the Donald Ray Horton Trust.
Mr. Horton disclaims any beneficial interest in these
shares. These trusts were established by Mr. Horton and his
wife for the benefit of their descendants. Terrill J. Horton
serves as the sole trustee of these trusts. Terrill J. Horton is
a retired director of the Company and the brother of Donald R.
Horton. Donald R. Hortons address is D.R. Horton, Inc.,
D.R. Horton Tower, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 500, Fort
Worth, Texas 76102. |
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(4) |
These shares do not include 4,000 shares owned by an IRA for the
benefit of Mr. Fullers spouse. Mr. Fuller
disclaims any beneficial interest in these shares. |
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(5) |
These shares do not include 20,568 shares owned by an IRA for
the benefit of Mr. Tomnitzs spouse. Mr. Tomnitz
disclaims any beneficial interest in these shares. |
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(6) |
These shares do not include 116 shares owned by an IRA for the
benefit of Mr. Wheats spouse and 332 shares held in
trust for the benefit of Mr. Wheats child. Mr. Wheat
disclaims any beneficial interest in these shares. |
Certain Other Beneficial Owners
Based on filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, available as of November 15, 2005, the only other
known beneficial owner of more than 5% of D.R. Horton Common
Stock was the following:
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Shares Beneficially | |
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Owned(1) | |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
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Number | |
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Percent | |
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FMR Corp.
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39,030,148 |
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12.5% |
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82 Devonshire Street
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Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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(1) |
Based solely upon information contained in the most recently
filed Schedule 13G/ A of FMR Corp., filed with the SEC on
February 14, 2005, reflecting beneficial ownership as of
December 31, 2004, as adjusted to reflect the
four-for-three stock split (paid as a
331/3%
stock dividend) in March 2005. According to this
Schedule 13G/ A, FMR Corp. had sole voting power for
3,143,012 of these shares, no shared voting power, sole
dispositive power for 39,030,148 of these shares and no shared
dispositive power. |
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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following tables show, with respect to the Chief Executive
Officer and the other named executive officers of D.R. Horton,
all plan and non-plan compensation awarded, earned or paid for
all services rendered in all capacities to D.R. Horton during
the periods indicated.
Summary Compensation Table
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Long Term Compensation |
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Awards |
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Payouts |
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Annual Compensation |
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Shares |
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Restricted |
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Underlying |
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Name and |
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Fiscal |
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Other Annual |
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Stock |
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Options/ |
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LTIP |
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All Other |
Principal Position |
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Year |
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Salary |
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Bonus |
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Compensation |
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Awards |
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SARs |
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Payouts |
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Compensation |
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Donald R. Horton
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2005 |
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$ |
400,000 |
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$ |
12,824,804 |
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$ |
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$ |
71,139 |
(1) |
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Chairman and Director
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2004 |
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400,000 |
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8,320,134 |
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100,000 |
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65,122 |
(2) |
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2003 |
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400,000 |
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5,499,123 |
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63,253 |
(3) |
Donald J. Tomnitz
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2005 |
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$ |
300,000 |
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$ |
12,824,804 |
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$ |
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$ |
54,511 |
(1) |
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Vice Chairman, President,
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2004 |
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300,000 |
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8,320,134 |
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70,000 |
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50,095 |
(2) |
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CEO and Director
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2003 |
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300,000 |
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5,499,123 |
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48,660 |
(3) |
Thomas F. Noon
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2005 |
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$ |
175,000 |
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$ |
3,818,218 |
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$ |
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$ |
35,107 |
(1) |
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Executive Vice President and
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COO Western US Operations(4) |
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Gordon D. Jones
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2005 |
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$ |
175,000 |
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$ |
2,628,691 |
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$ |
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$ |
30,447 |
(1) |
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Executive Vice President and
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COO Central US Operations(4)
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George W. Seagraves
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2005 |
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$ |
175,000 |
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$ |
958,317 |
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$ |
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$ |
33,659 |
(1) |
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Executive Vice President and
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COO Eastern US Operations(4)
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(1) |
These amounts represent (a) credits made by D.R. Horton of
$40,000, $30,000, $17,500, $17,500 and $17,500 to the respective
accounts of Messrs. Horton, Tomnitz, Noon, Jones and
Seagraves under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan 2
(SERP 2), (b) the above-market portion
of earnings of $23,639, $17,011, $11,307, $6,647 and $9,859 to
the respective accounts of Messrs. Horton, Tomnitz, Noon,
Jones and Seagraves under SERP 2, (c) matching
contributions by D.R. Horton of $6,300 to the accounts of
Messrs. Horton, Tomnitz, Noon, Jones and Seagraves under
the D.R. Horton, Inc. Profit Sharing Plus Plan (the
401(k) Plan), and (d) the individual
participants portion of group health plan premiums of
$1,200 paid by D.R. Horton for the benefit of each of
Messrs. Horton and Tomnitz. |
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(2) |
These amounts represent (a) credits made by D.R. Horton of
$40,000 and $30,000 to the respective accounts of
Messrs. Horton and Tomnitz under SERP 2, (b) the
above-market portion of earnings of $17,772 and $12,745 to the
respective accounts of Messrs. Horton and Tomnitz under
SERP 2, (c) matching contributions by D.R. Horton of
$6,150 to the accounts of Messrs. Horton and Tomnitz under
the 401(k) Plan, and (d) the individual participants
portion of group health plan premiums of $1,200 paid by D.R.
Horton for the benefit of each of Messrs. Horton and
Tomnitz. |
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(3) |
These amounts represent (a) credits made by D.R. Horton of
$40,000 and $30,000 to the respective accounts of
Messrs. Horton and Tomnitz under SERP 2, (b) the
above-market portion of earnings of $16,053 and $11,460 to the
respective accounts of Messrs. Horton and Tomnitz under
SERP 2, (c) matching contributions by D.R. Horton of
$6,000 to the accounts of Messrs. Horton and Tomnitz under
the 401(k) Plan, and (d) the individual participants
portion of group health plan premiums of $1,200 paid by D.R.
Horton for the benefit of each of Messrs. Horton and
Tomnitz. |
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(4) |
Messrs. Noon, Jones and Seagraves each became an executive
officer of D.R. Horton in April 2005. Therefore, for each of
these executive officers, compensation only for fiscal year 2005
is reported. |
During our fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, none of
the named executive officers were granted options to purchase
D.R. Horton securities.
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Aggregated Option/SAR Exercises In Last Fiscal Year and
Fiscal Year-End Option/SAR Values
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Value of Unexercised |
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Number of Securities |
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In-the-Money |
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Underlying Unexercised |
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Options/SARs at |
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Shares |
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Options/SARs at Fiscal Year-End |
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Fiscal Year-End(2) |
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Acquired on |
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Value |
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Name |
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Exercise (#) |
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Realized(1) |
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Exercisable(E)/Unexercisable(U) |
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Exercisable(E)/Unexercisable(U) |
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Donald R. Horton Common Stock
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146,666(E)/186,667(U) |
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$ 3,422,257(E)/$3,581,022(U) |
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Donald J. Tomnitz Common Stock
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189,297 |
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$ |
5,057,761 |
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745,841(E)/325,491(U) |
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$22,784,960(E)/$8,598,734(U) |
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Thomas F. Noon Common Stock
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45,079 |
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$ |
1,262,203 |
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237,706(E)/172,966(U) |
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$ 7,305,118(E)/$4,276,322(U) |
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Gordon D. Jones Common Stock
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20,780 |
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$ |
686,117 |
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157,611(E)/212,927(U) |
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$ 4,725,281(E)/$5,562,330(U) |
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George W. Seagraves Common Stock
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4,800 |
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$ |
115,390 |
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90,881(E)/181,618(U) |
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$ 2,739,565(E)/$4,989,586(U) |
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(1) |
Based upon the difference between the exercise price of the
options and the market prices of our Common Stock on the dates
on which the stock options were exercised. |
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(2) |
Based upon the difference between the exercise price of the
options and the closing price of our Common Stock on
September 30, 2005. |
Compensation of Directors
During fiscal year 2005, D.R. Horton paid directors fees only to
non-management directors. The non-management directors were paid
a fee of $7,500 per board meeting attended in person or by
tele-conference, not to exceed $30,000 per year. In
addition, non-management directors received an annual fee, paid
in quarterly installments, of $2,500 per committee for
serving on the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and the
Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board and an
additional fee, paid in quarterly installments, of $1,250 for
serving as a chairperson of a Committee.
As a result of the above described director and committee fee
policy, our non-management directors for the full year, Bradley
S. Anderson, Richard I. Galland, Michael R. Buchanan and
Francine I. Neff each received a total of $30,000 in director
fees. Mr. Hewatt was a director for only one quarter in
fiscal year 2005. Therefore he received director fees of $7,500.
In addition, Mr. Anderson, Mr. Buchanan,
Mr. Galland and Ms. Neff each received committee fees
of $2,500 for serving on the Audit Committee, $2,500 for serving
on the Compensation Committee and $2,500 for serving on the
Nominating and Governance Committee during fiscal year 2005.
Mr. Hewatt was a member of the Audit Committee and the
Nominating and Governance Committee for only one quarter during
fiscal year 2005. Therefore, he received $625 for each
committee. Also, Mr. Galland received an additional fee of
$1,250 for serving as Chairperson of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Anderson received an additional fee of $1,250 for
serving as Chairperson of the Compensation Committee during
fiscal year 2005. Mr. Buchanan received an additional fee
of $1,250 for serving as Chairperson of the Nominating and
Governance Committee in fiscal year 2005. Directors coming to
meetings from outside the Dallas-Fort Worth area received
reimbursement for expenses incurred to attend Board and
committee meetings.
Our three management directors are Donald R. Horton, Donald J.
Tomnitz and Bill W. Wheat. These three management directors did
not receive any director fees for serving as directors of the
Company. The compensation of Mr. Horton and
Mr. Tomnitz, as officers of the Company, is set forth under
the Executive Compensation section of this Proxy Statement.
Mr. Wheat, in his capacity as an Executive Vice President
and the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, was paid an
annual salary of $200,000 and a bonus of $250,000 for fiscal
year 2005. Mr. Wheat was also paid other compensation of
$30,033, which represents a credit and the above-market portion
of earnings to his account under SERP 2, a matching
contribution under the 401(k) Plan, and a portion of group
health plan premiums paid for his benefit.
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Mr. Wheats salary and discretionary bonus plan for
the 2006 fiscal year remain the same as for the 2005 fiscal year.
No director of D.R. Horton who receives compensation from D.R.
Horton for services other than as a director received any
additional compensation for serving as a director of D.R.
Horton. However, D.R. Horton paid the participants
portion of premiums pursuant to D.R. Hortons major medical
plan for all directors except for Mr. Anderson,
Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Galland and Mr. Hewatt. The
amount of such premiums paid by D.R. Horton during the 2005
fiscal year for each director was approximately $100 per
month or $1,200 in the aggregate.
On November 17, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company
approved an increase in director fees, committee member fees and
chairperson fees paid to non-management directors of the Company
beginning with the next Board meeting following
November 17, 2005. Director fees, committee fees and
chairperson fees are only paid to non-management directors as
summarized below:
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Each non-management director will receive a director
fee of $10,000 per Board meeting attended in person or by
tele-conference, paid quarterly and not to exceed
$40,000 per year. |
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Each non-management director who serves on a
committee of the Board of Directors will receive an annual fee
of $5,000 per committee paid quarterly. |
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Each non-management director who serves as the
chairperson of a committee of the Board of Directors will
receive an annual fee of $2,500 per committee paid quarterly. |
Transactions with Management
On the effective date of the 1998 merger between D.R. Horton and
Continental Homes Holding Corp., Bradley S. Anderson, a former
director of Continental, was elected a director of D.R. Horton.
In connection with the merger, D.R. Horton agreed to indemnify
Mr. Anderson, along with the other former Continental
directors, in connection with their prior service as directors
or executive officers of Continental.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
During our fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, D.R.
Hortons Compensation Committee was composed of Richard I.
Galland, Francine I. Neff, Bradley S. Anderson and Michael R.
Buchanan, with Mr. Anderson serving as its Chairperson.
Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation
General. D.R. Horton has undertaken to formulate a fair
and competitive compensation policy for executive officers that
will attract, motivate and retain highly experienced, qualified
and productive personnel, reward superior performance and
provide incentives that are based on performance of the Company,
particularly with regard to pre-tax income and the market value
of our Common Stock. D.R. Horton also has attempted to
develop an executive compensation policy that will serve to
align the interests of D.R. Horton, its executive officers and
its stockholders.
The primary components of executive compensation consist of:
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Base salaries. |
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Cash bonus payments. |
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Deferred compensation plans. |
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Stock options. |
Through its current executive compensation policy, a substantial
portion of the compensation an executive officer has the
opportunity to earn consists of bonus and stock option
incentives.
Base Salaries. Base salaries for D.R. Hortons
executive officers for the 2005 fiscal year were based on each
executive officers level of experience, level of
responsibility, contributions made and potential for significant
contributions to D.R. Hortons success and stockholder
value, and D.R. Hortons historical
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levels of base compensation for executive officers. No
quantitative relative weights were assigned to any of these
factors.
Bonus Payments. The 2005 compensation for executive
officers provided each of D.R. Hortons executive officers
the opportunity to earn substantial bonuses in addition to his
or her 2005 annual base salary. See Summary
Compensation Table above for information regarding the
bonuses for the named executive officers.
Mr. Horton and Mr. Tomnitz each received incentive
bonus payments for achieving performance goals with regard to
quarterly consolidated pre-tax income of D.R. Horton. The
quarterly bonuses are based on a pre-approved percentage of
quarterly consolidated pre-tax income. These goals and
percentages were set by the Compensation Committee and approved
by the Board of Directors at the beginning of the 2005 fiscal
year. Based on the Companys strong performance,
Mr. Horton and Mr. Tomnitz each received a performance
bonus of $12,824,804, for fiscal year 2005, all of which was
paid under the D.R. Horton 2000 Incentive Bonus Plan. The 2005
fiscal year bonus payments were approved by the Compensation
Committee. The Compensation Committee considered the following
factors in determining the performance goals at the beginning of
the fiscal year, and in determining whether to pay the full
amount of the bonus after the end of the fiscal year:
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The financial and operating performance of D.R. Horton in fiscal
2005 as compared to fiscal 2004. |
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An analysis of recent compensation of senior executive officers
of comparable homebuilding companies. |
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The financial and operating performance of D.R. Horton as
compared to D.R. Hortons business plan. |
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Other actions and activities by each executive officer to
maximize stockholder value. |
No quantitative relative weights were assigned to any of the
factors. The Compensation Committee did not take any action that
would increase the bonus payable to Messrs. Horton or
Tomnitz beyond what was approved at the beginning of the fiscal
year.
Based on recommendations from the Chairman of the Board, the
Compensation Committee adopted discretionary bonus
recommendations and submitted such recommendations to the Board
for Mr. Fuller, Mr. Wheat and Ms. Dwyer, the
other executive officers of the Company for the 2005 fiscal
year. In determining and adopting the discretionary bonuses for
these executive officers, the Board took into account the
Companys executive compensation policy, including the
factors considered by the Compensation Committee in determining
other executive bonuses. During fiscal 2005, the Executive
Committee determined the salary and bonus plans for
Mr. Noon, Mr. Jones and Mr. Seagraves, who were
not executive officers when the Compensation Committee made
bonus recommendations at the beginning of fiscal 2005. The
salary and bonus plans for Mr. Noon, Mr. Jones and
Mr. Seagraves remained unchanged throughout fiscal 2005.
Deferred Compensation Plan. D.R. Horton established the
D.R. Horton Deferred Compensation Plan (the Deferred
Compensation Plan), effective as of June 15,
2002. The Deferred Compensation Plan is the successor to and
supersedes D.R. Hortons and Schuler Homes previously
established deferred unfunded compensation plans. The Deferred
Compensation Plan is an unfunded deferred compensation plan
maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits
for a select group of management or highly compensated
employees as defined by the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended. The Deferred Compensation Plan
permits participants voluntarily to defer receipt of
compensation from D.R. Horton. Amounts deferred are invested on
behalf of the participant in investment vehicles selected from
time to time by the administrators of the Deferred Compensation
Plan. The Deferred Compensation Plan was adopted and approved by
the Compensation Committee and ratified by the Board of
Directors.
SERP 2. The Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan 2
(SERP 2) was adopted by D.R. Horton in 1994
to permit eligible participants, which include our executive
officers, the regional presidents, most division presidents and
other selected employees, to defer income and establish a source
of funds payable upon retirement, death or disability. The
individual agreements under SERP 2 for Mr. Horton and
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Mr. Tomnitz were adopted and approved by the Compensation
Committee and ratified by the Board of Directors. Pursuant to
SERP 2, if the executive is employed by the Company on the
last day of the current fiscal year, then the Company will
establish a liability to such officer equal to 10% of his annual
base salary as of first day of the current fiscal year. This
liability will accrue earnings in future years at a rate
established by the administrative committee for SERP 2.
Stock Option Grants. Grants of stock options under the
1991 Plan are administered by the Compensation Committee. D.R.
Horton believes that stock options provide an important
long-term incentive to executive officers and align the
interests of D.R. Horton, its executive officers and its
stockholders by creating a direct link between executive
compensation and long-term performance of D.R. Horton.
During fiscal 2005, only 30,000 option awards were made under
the 1991 Plan. Two employees received 10,000 options each at an
exercise price of $36.92 per share and Mr. Hewatt was
granted 10,000 options at an exercise price of $36.92 per
share when he joined the Board as a director in August 2005.
Generally, when the Compensation Committee determines to grant
stock options to executive officers, in determining the number
of stock options to grant and the other material terms of the
stock option grants, the Compensation Committee makes a
subjective evaluation of:
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No quantitative relative weights were assigned to any of these
factors.
Chief Executive Officer 2005 Compensation. Donald J.
Tomnitzs compensation for the 2005 fiscal year consisted
of an annual base salary, bonuses and participation in the
Incentive Bonus Plan, 1991 Plan, the Deferred Compensation Plan
and SERP 2. The Compensation Committee sets this compensation on
the basis of D.R. Hortons executive compensation policy
and the factors described above.
Compliance with Internal Revenue Code
Section 162(m). Section 162(m) of the Code
generally disallows a tax deduction to publicly held companies
for compensation over $1 million paid for any fiscal year
to the corporations chief executive officer and the other
executive officers as of the end of any fiscal year who are
disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table
in this Proxy Statement. However, the statute exempts
qualifying performance-based compensation if certain
requirements are met. Early in fiscal year 2004, the
Compensation Committee adopted, and the stockholders approved,
the Incentive Bonus Plan, as amended. D.R. Horton generally
intends for awards to its executive officers under the bonus
plan and its stock option plan to qualify for the
performance-based compensation exemption under
Section 162(m).
While D.R. Horton generally structures its compensation plans to
comply with the exemption requirements of Section 162(m),
corporate objectives, or other circumstances, may not always be
consistent with the requirements for, or permit, full
deductibility. Accordingly, the Board of Directors and the
Compensation Committee reserve the authority to award
non-deductible compensation to D.R. Hortons executive
officers as they deem appropriate. During the 2005 fiscal year,
the entire amount
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of the performance bonus paid to each of Mr. Horton and
Mr. Tomnitz qualified as performance-based compensation
under Section 162(m) because these amounts awarded by the
Compensation Committee were within the limits of the Incentive
Bonus Plan. Accordingly, the bonuses paid to Mr. Horton and
Mr. Tomnitz were tax deductible by the Company. The 2005
compensation of Mr. Noon, Mr. Jones and
Mr. Seagraves in excess of $1 million was not
deductible for tax purposes by the Company because their bonuses
were approved by the Executive Committee when they were not
executive officers. However, bonuses for fiscal 2006 will be set
for them by the Compensation Committee under the Incentive Bonus
Plan. In addition, the compensation of Mr. Tomnitz,
Mr. Noon and Mr. Jones arising from the exercise in
2005 of options that were initially granted in 1995 when our
stock option plan did not contain a required limit was not
deductible for tax purposes by the Company. However, the 1991
plan has contained an appropriate individual limit since
November 2001, and the 2006 Plan also includes such a limit.
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Stock Performance/Stock Performance Graph
The following graph illustrates the cumulative total stockholder
return on D.R. Hortons Common Stock for the last five
fiscal years through September 30, 2005 assuming a
hypothetical investment of $100 and a reinvestment of all
dividends paid on such an investment, compared to the
Standard & Poors 500 Stock Index and the
S&P 500 Homebuilding Index.
The Compensation Committee report above, and the graph and the
related disclosure contained in this section of this Proxy
Statement, will not be deemed to be soliciting material or to be
filed with or incorporated by reference into any filing by D.R.
Horton under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that D.R. Horton
specifically incorporates the report, graph or related
disclosure by reference. The graph and related disclosure are
presented in accordance with SEC requirements. Stockholders are
cautioned against drawing any conclusions from the data
contained therein, as past results are not necessarily
indicative of future performance. The graph and related
disclosure in no way reflect D.R. Hortons forecast of
future financial performance.
COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE FIVE YEAR TOTAL RETURN
Total Return To Shareholders
(Includes reinvestment of dividends)
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MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
During fiscal year 2005, the Board of Directors of D.R. Horton
held four meetings and acted four times by written consent. Each
director attended seventy-five percent or more of the Board
meetings and seventy-five percent or more of the committee
meetings on which he or she served during fiscal year 2005.
Executive sessions of our independent directors are held
regularly. The sessions are chaired by the Chairperson of the
Nominating and Governance Committee, who also acts as our
Presiding Director. Directors are encouraged to attend annual
meetings of our stockholders. The 2005 annual meeting was
attended by all of our directors, except Ms. Neff. During
the 2005 fiscal year, the Board of Directors had appointed four
standing committees: an Executive Committee, an Audit Committee,
a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Governance
Committee.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee, while the Board is not in session,
possesses all of the powers and may carry out all of the duties
of the Board of Directors in the management of the business of
D.R. Horton, which by state or federal law or the NYSE Rules may
be delegated to it by the Board of Directors. The Executive
Committee acted seventy-six times by written consent during the
2005 fiscal year, of which sixty-seven of these consents related
to matters that were routine to the operations of the Company,
and nine of these consents related to matters that were
delegated to the Executive Committee by the Board. During our
2005 fiscal year and currently, the Executive Committee was and
is composed of Messrs. Horton, Tomnitz and Wheat.
Nominating and Governance Committee
The members of the Nominating and Governance Committee include
Mr. Bradley S. Anderson, Mr. Michael R. Buchanan,
Ms. Francine I. Neff, Mr. Richard I. Galland and
Mr. Michael W. Hewatt, with Mr. Buchanan serving as
Chairperson. Mr. Hewatt joined this committee on
August 9, 2005. Ms. Neff will retire from this
committee effective immediately following the close of the 2006
Annual Meeting. Each committee member has been determined by the
Board to be independent in accordance with the NYSE Rules.
During fiscal year 2005, the Nominating and Governance Committee
met five times and acted by written consent one time, and each
member attended in person or by telephone conference more than
seventy-five percent of the meetings.
The Nominating and Governance Committee Charter has been posted
to the Companys website under the Investor Relations and
Corporate Governance links. The Nominating and Governance
Committees primary purpose is to provide assistance to the
Board of Directors in fulfilling its responsibility to the
stockholders by:
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Identifying individuals qualified to become directors consistent
with criteria approved by the Board and recommending to the
Board for selection the qualified candidates for directorships
to be filled by the Board or by the stockholders; |
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Developing and recommending to the Board a set of corporate
governance principles applicable to the Company; and |
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Overseeing the evaluation of the Board and management. |
Compensation Committee
The members of the Compensation committee include
Mr. Bradley S. Anderson, Mr. Michael R. Buchanan,
Mr. Richard I. Galland, and Ms. Francine I. Neff, with
Mr. Anderson serving as Chairperson. Ms. Neff will
retire from this committee effective immediately following the
close of the 2006 Annual Meeting. Each committee member has been
determined by the Board to be independent. During fiscal year
2005, the Compensation Committee met two times and acted by
written consent five times, and each member attended in person
or by telephone conference more than seventy-five percent of the
meetings.
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The Compensation Committee Charter has been posted to the
Companys website under the Investor Relations and the
Corporate Governance links. The Charter provides that the
Compensation Committee shall assist the Board of Directors in
discharging its responsibility to the stockholders with respect
to the Companys compensation programs and compensation of
the Companys executives.
The Compensation Committee Charter also sets forth the
responsibilities and duties of the committee regarding reviewing
the compensation for the Chief Executive Officer and other
executive officers, monitoring incentive and equity-based
compensation plans, preparing an annual report on executive
compensation and reporting to the Board of Directors.
Audit Committee and Audit Committee Report
The members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
include Mr. Bradley S. Anderson, Mr. Michael R.
Buchanan, Mr. Richard I. Galland, Mr. Michael W.
Hewatt and Ms. Francine I. Neff, with Mr. Galland
serving as Chairperson. Ms. Neff will retire from this
committee effective immediately following the close of the 2006
Annual Meeting. The Audit Committee met six times during fiscal
year 2005 and took no action by written consent, and each member
attended in person or by telephone conference more than
seventy-five percent of the meetings.
As discussed under the Corporate Governance
Standards on pages 8 and 9 of this Proxy
Statement, each member of the Audit Committee has been
determined by the Board to be independent and
financially literate in accordance with NYSE
Rules, the SEC Rules, and the corporate governance and
independent standards adopted by the Board. Also,
Mr. Hewatt, Mr. Galland and Mr. Buchanan each
have been determined by the Board to be an audit
committee financial expert under such rules,
regulations and standards, which are set forth in the
Companys Corporate Governance Principles posted on our
website under the Investor Relations and Corporate Governance
links. The Boards determinations are set forth on
pages 9 and 10 of this Proxy Statement.
The Audit Committee operates pursuant to an Audit Committee
Charter, which was approved and adopted by the Board of
Directors. A copy of the adopted Audit Committee Charter is
posted to the Companys website under the Investor
Relations and Corporate Governance links. The duties and
responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in its
Charter. The Audit Committees primary purposes are to:
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relating to the: |
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integrity of the Companys financial statements; |
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Companys compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; |
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independent auditors qualifications and
independence; and |
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performance of the Companys internal audit function and
independent auditor; and |
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prepare an Audit Committee report be included in the
Companys annual proxy statement. |
The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management
D.R. Hortons audited consolidated financial statements for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. Further, the
Audit Committee has discussed with D.R. Hortons
independent auditor the matters required to be discussed by
Auditing Standards Board Statement on Auditing Standards
No. 61, as amended or supplemented, including D.R.
Hortons audited consolidated financial statements for the
fiscal year ended September 30, 2005, the auditors
responsibility under generally accepted auditing standards,
significant accounting policies, managements judgments and
accounting estimates, any audit adjustments, other information
in documents containing audited financial statements and other
matters. Finally, the Audit Committee has received and reviewed
the written disclosures and the letter from the independent
auditor required by the Independence Standards Board
Independence Standard No. 1, as amended or supplemented,
and has discussed the auditors independence with the
auditor. After consideration, the Audit Committee has
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determined that the services related to the fees earned by the
independent auditor under the heading All Other
Fees below are compatible with the auditors
independence.
Based on its review and discussion described above, the Audit
Committee has recommended to the Board of Directors that the
audited consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2005
be included in D.R. Hortons Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2005. Further, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of
Ernst & Young LLP as D.R. Hortons independent
auditor for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE: |
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INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
Ernst & Young LLP served as D.R. Hortons
independent auditor for the fiscal years ended
September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004 and has been
engaged by the Audit Committee to continue to serve through the
2006 fiscal year. A representative of Ernst & Young LLP
is expected to be present at the 2006 Annual Meeting and will
have an opportunity to make a statement and to respond to
appropriate questions from stockholders.
Audit Fees and All Other Fees
The following table shows the fees paid or accrued by D.R.
Horton for the audit and other services provided by
Ernst & Young LLP for fiscal years ended
September 30, 2005 and September 30, 2004.
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statutory audit of the Companys captive insurance company
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Of the fees listed above, approved by the Audit Committee, none
were approved based on waiver of pre-approval under
Rule 2-01 (c)(7)(i)(C) of Regulation S-X. |
Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and
Permissible Non-Audit Services
The Audit Committee has responsibility for appointing, setting
compensation and overseeing the work of the independent auditor.
In recognition of this responsibility, the Audit Committee has
established a policy to pre-approve audit and permissible
non-audit services provided by the independent auditor.
In connection with the engagement of the independent auditor for
the 2006 fiscal year, the Audit Committee pre-approved the
services listed below by category of service, including the
pre-approval of fee limits. The Audit Committees
pre-approval process by category of service also includes a
review of
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specific services to be performed and fees expected to be
incurred within each category of service. The term of any
pre-approval is 12 months from the date of the
pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides
for a different period. During fiscal 2006, circumstances may
arise when it may become necessary to engage the independent
auditor for additional services not contemplated in the original
pre-approval. In those instances, the Audit Committee requires
separate pre-approval before engaging the independent auditor.
The services pre-approved by the Audit Committee to be performed
by our auditor during our fiscal year 2006, include the
following:
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Audit Services include audit work performed in the
preparation of financial statements (including quarterly
reviews), as well as work that generally only the independent
auditor can reasonably be expected to provide, including comfort
letters, statutory audits, and attest services and consultation
regarding financial accounting and/or reporting standards. |
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Audit-Related Services are for assurance and related
services that are traditionally performed by the independent
auditor, including due diligence related to mergers and
acquisitions, employee benefit plan audits, and special
procedures required to meet certain regulatory requirements. |
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Tax Services include all services performed by the
independent auditors tax personnel except those services
specifically related to the audit of the financial statements,
and include fees in the areas of tax compliance, tax planning,
and tax advice. |
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All Other Fees are those associated with permitted
services not included in the other categories. The Company
generally does not request such services from the independent
auditor. |
The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one
or more of its members. The member or members to whom such
authority is delegated shall report any pre-approval decisions
to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit
Committee may not otherwise delegate its responsibilities to
pre-approve services performed by the independent auditor to
management.
PROPOSAL FOUR
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING AN
ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT
D.R. Horton has received a proposal from a shareholder. Pursuant
to Rule 14a-8(l)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
we will provide the name, address and number of securities held
by the shareholder proponent of this proposal promptly upon
receipt of a written or oral request. The Companys contact
information is: D.R. Horton, Attention: Corporate Counsel, D.R.
Horton Tower, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 500,
Fort Worth, Texas 76102; e-mail tbmontano@drhorton.com; and
telephone (817) 390-8200.
D.R. Horton is not responsible for the contents of the
supporting statement or the shareholder proposal, both of which
are quoted verbatim in italics below.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS
VOTE AGAINST PROPOSAL FOUR.
Supporting Statement and Proposal of Shareholder Proponent
Whereas:
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Rising energy costs and concerns about energy security,
climate changes and burning of fossil fuels are focusing
increasing amounts of attention on energy efficiency. The G8
recently agreed to a wide-ranging Action Plan to
promote energy efficiency and in the US, over 40 bills dealing
with energy efficiency were introduced to Congress in the first
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regulations addressing the matter continue to gain momentum.
Many of these regulations address the energy efficiency of
Americas buildings. |
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According to estimates by the Environmental Protection
Agency, residential and commercial buildings account for
approximately 40 percent of the energy and 70 percent
of the electricity consumed in the United States each year. In
April, a report by the Energy Information Administration found
that of the recommendations made by the National Commission on
Energy Policy, those regarding new building and appliance
efficiency standards were among the recommendations with the
largest potential impacts on energy production, consumption,
prices and fuel imports. |
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At the federal level, attempts to increase the overall energy
efficiency of Americas homes include the new energy bill,
which includes tax credits for making energy efficiency
improvements in new and existing homes. At the local level, at
least 46 state, county and city governments have adopted
policies requiring or encouraging the use of the US Green
Building Councils Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) program, which places a heavy emphasis on
energy efficiency among other things. |
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Industry associations are also promoting the benefits of
green building. The National Association of Home Builders
(NAHB) has called green building a quiet
revolution and in an effort to help mainstream builders
meet the needs of the growing green market, recently released
its own green home building guidelines. According to a recent
article about energy efficient buildings in the
San Francisco Chronicle, The marketing frenzy
swirling around the word green resembles a new gold
rush. |
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While energy efficient green building may currently appear to
be a niche market, broader market and regulatory trends indicate
that energy efficient green building considerations are becoming
increasingly important to mainstream builders. According to John
Loyer, a specialist with the NAHB, [I]ts getting an
enormous amount of attention. Its quickly becoming a
question for our high-producing guys of why arent
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As concerns about rising energy prices, climate change and
energy security continue to increase, the focus on energy
efficiency will only intensify. It is vital that our company be
well positioned to compete going forward. Taking action to
improve energy efficiency can result in financial and
competitive advantages to the company. Ignoring this quickly
growing trend could result in our company being an industry
laggard and expose it to the potential for competitive,
reputational and regulatory risk. |
Resolved:
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The shareholders request that the Company assess its response
to rising regulatory, competitive, and public pressure to
increase energy efficiency and report to shareholders (at
reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information) by
September 1, 2006. |
Statement in Opposition to Shareholder Proposal
D.R. Horton believes that our business practices recognize the
energy efficiency concerns raised in this proposal. Our
management, including the region and division levels, routinely
evaluate our designs and building methods for ways to conserve
resources and improve energy efficiency in homes in the markets
in which we build.
Many of our divisions have implemented energy efficiency
initiatives, ranging from the purchasing of energy efficient
roofing materials, siding, furnaces, air conditioners and
windows to changing building methods to ensure a more efficient
insulation design and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air
conditioning) system. We include in our homes appliances that
are ENERGY STAR qualifying appliances or offer our buyers the
option to upgrade to ENERGY STAR qualifying appliances.
Moreover, in many of our communities where higher rated energy
efficient products are not standard, buyers have the option to
upgrade to higher energy efficient products, including radiant
barrier roof decking, higher efficiency
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furnaces and air conditioning units and higher energy efficient
glass in windows. We are pleased that our Sacramento division
was selected as a 2005 ENERGY STAR winner by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the
U.S. Department of Energy for Excellence in Efficient
Homes. This award recognizes companies that helped reduce
greenhouse gases while improving energy efficiency.
As a leading national homebuilder, D.R. Horton seeks to build
homes that are energy efficient and affordable and that enable
us to deliver shareholder value. In light of our continuing
efforts to promote energy efficiency in the homes we build, we
believe that the additional assessment requested by this
proposal is not necessary. Accordingly, we recommend a
vote AGAINST this proposal.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT
SHAREHOLDERS VOTE AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF THIS
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSAL CONCERNING AN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ASSESSMENT.
SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING
COMPLIANCE
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, requires D.R. Hortons directors, certain of its
officers, and persons who own more than 10 percent of a
registered class of D.R. Hortons equity securities to file
reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Such
officers, directors and greater than 10 percent
stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish D.R.
Horton with copies of all forms they file pursuant to
Section 16(a). Based solely on its review of the copies of
such forms received by it and on written representations from
certain reporting persons that no Form 5 reports were
required for those persons, D.R. Horton believes that all filing
requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater
than 10 percent beneficial owners were complied with during
the year ended September 30, 2005.
STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR 2007 ANNUAL MEETING
Any stockholder who intends to present a proposal for action at
D.R. Hortons 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and to
have D.R. Horton include such proposal in its proxy soliciting
materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, must deliver a copy of the
proposal to D.R. Horton not later than August 17, 2006. In
addition, the Bylaws of D.R. Horton provide that only
stockholder proposals submitted in a timely manner to a
Corporate Counsel of D.R. Horton may be acted upon at an annual
meeting of stockholders. To be timely, a stockholders
notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the
principal executive offices of D.R. Horton not less than
30 days prior to the date of the originally scheduled
meeting. However, if less than 40 days notice or
prior public disclosure of the date of the scheduled meeting is
given by D.R. Horton, notice by the stockholder to be timely
must be so received not later than the close of business on the
tenth calendar day following the earlier of the day on which
such notice of the date of the scheduled meeting was mailed or
the day on which such public disclosure was made.
REQUESTING DOCUMENTS FROM THE COMPANY
On our website at www.drhorton.com, under the Investor Relations
and Corporate Governance links, you will find the following
(i) Corporate Governance Principles, (ii) Audit
Committee Charter, (iii) Compensation Committee Charter,
(iv) Nominating and Governance Committee Charter,
(v) Code of Ethical Conduct for the CEO, CFO, and Senior
Financial Officers, (vi) Complaint Procedures for
Accounting, Internal Control, Auditing and Financial Matters and
Complaint Procedures for Employee Matters, and
(vii) Corporate Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for
Employees and Directors. You may obtain a copy of any of these
documents through our website or by contacting us and we will
send you a printed set. You can contact us at: Attention:
Corporate Counsel, D.R. Horton, Inc., 301 Commerce
Street, Suite 500, Fort Worth, TX 76102,
(817) 390-8200 or email: tbmontano@drhorton.com.
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OTHER MATTERS
Management knows of no other matters to be voted upon at the
Annual Meeting. If any other matter is properly brought before
the Annual Meeting, it is the intention of the persons named as
proxies in the form of proxy to vote in their discretion upon
such matters in accordance with their judgment.
You are urged to sign, date and return the enclosed proxy in the
envelope provided. No postage is required if the envelope is
mailed from within the United States. If you subsequently decide
to attend the Annual Meeting and wish to vote your shares in
person, you may do so. Your cooperation in giving this matter
your prompt attention is appreciated.
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Paul W. Buchschacher
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Fort Worth, Texas
December 15, 2005
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APPENDIX A
D.R. HORTON, INC.
2006 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
1. Purpose
The purpose of D.R. Horton, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (the
Plan) is to advance the interests of D.R.
Horton, Inc. (the Company) by stimulating the
efforts of employees, officers and, to the extent provided by
Sections 5(e) and (f), non-employee directors and certain
other service providers, in each case who are selected to be
participants, by heightening the desire of such persons to
continue in working toward and contributing to the success and
progress of the Company. The Plan supersedes the Companys
1991 Stock Incentive Plan with respect to future awards, and
provides for the grant of Incentive and Nonqualified Stock
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units, any of which may be performance-based,
and for Incentive Bonuses, which may be paid in cash or stock or
a combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator.
2. Definitions
As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings
set forth below:
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(a) Administrator means the
Administrator of the Plan in accordance with Section 17. |
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(b) Award means an Incentive Stock
Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right,
Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Incentive Bonus
granted to a Participant pursuant to the provisions of the Plan,
any of which the Administrator may structure to qualify in whole
or in part as a Performance Award. |
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(c) Award Agreement means a written
agreement or other instrument as may be approved from time to
time by the Administrator implementing the grant of each Award.
An Agreement may be in the form of an agreement to be executed
by both the Participant and the Company (or an authorized
representative of the Company) or certificates, notices or
similar instruments as approved by the Administrator. |
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(d) Board means the board of directors
of the Company. |
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(e) Code means the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the rulings and
regulations issues thereunder. |
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(f) Company means D.R. Horton, Inc., a
Delaware corporation. |
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(g) Incentive Bonus means a bonus
opportunity awarded under Section 9 pursuant to which a
Participant may become entitled to receive an amount based on
satisfaction of such performance criteria as are specified in
the Award Agreement. |
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(h) Incentive Stock Option means a stock
option that is intended to qualify as an incentive stock
option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code. |
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(i) Nonemployee Director means each
person who is, or is elected to be, a member of the Board and
who is not an employee of the Company or any Subsidiary. |
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(j) Nonqualified Stock Option means a
stock option that is not intended to qualify as an
incentive stock option within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code. |
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(k) Option means an Incentive Stock
Option and/or a Nonqualified Stock Option granted pursuant to
Section 6. |
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(l) Participant means any individual
described in Section 3 to whom Awards have been granted
from time to time by the Administrator and any authorized
transferee of such individual. |
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(m) Performance Award means an Award,
the grant, issuance, retention, vesting or settlement of which
is subject to satisfaction of one or more Qualifying Performance
Criteria established pursuant to Section 13. |
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(n) Plan means D.R. Horton, Inc. 2006
Stock Incentive Plan as set forth herein and as amended from
time to time. |
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(o) Prior Plan means D.R. Horton, Inc.
1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on
February 21, 2002. |
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(p) Qualifying Performance Criteria has
the meaning set forth in Section 13(b). |
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(q) Restricted Stock means Shares
granted pursuant to Section 8. |
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(r) Restricted Stock Unit means an Award
granted to a Participant pursuant to Section 8 pursuant to
which Shares or cash in lieu thereof may be issued in the future. |
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(s) Service Provider means a consultant
or advisor to the Company or any Subsidiary who (i) is a
natural person, (ii) provides bona fide services to the
Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) provides services other
than in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a
capital-raising transaction, and (iv) does not directly or
indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Companys
securities, in each case, within the meaning of the General
Instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. |
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(t) Share means a share of the
Companys common stock, par value $.01, subject to
adjustment as provided in Section 12. |
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(u) Stock Appreciation Right means a
right granted pursuant to Section 7 that entitles the
Participant to receive, in cash or Shares or a combination
thereof, as determined by the Administrator, value equal to or
otherwise based on the excess of (i) the market price of a
specified number of Shares at the time of exercise over
(ii) the exercise price of the right, as established by the
Administrator on the date of grant. |
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(v) Subsidiary means (i) any
corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of
corporations beginning with the Company where each of the
corporations in the unbroken chain other than the last
corporation owns stock possessing at least 50 percent or
more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in the chain, (ii) other
than with respect to Incentive Stock Options, any limited
liability company, limited partnership, general partnership or
other entity, the majority of the equity or ownership interests
in which are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, and
(iii) if specifically determined by the Administrator in
the context other than with respect to Incentive Stock Options,
any entity in which the Company has a significant ownership
interest or that is directly or indirectly controlled by the
Company. |
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(w) Substitute Awards means Awards
granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in
substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the
right or obligation to make future awards, by a person or entity
acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the
Company or any Subsidiary merges or combines. |
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(x) Termination of Employment means
ceasing to serve as a full-time employee of the Company and its
Subsidiaries or, with respect to a Nonemployee Director or other
Service Provider, ceasing to serve as such for the Company,
except that with respect to all or any Awards held by a
Participant (i) the Administrator may determine, subject to
Section 6(d), that an approved leave of absence or approved
employment on a less than full-time basis is not considered a
Termination of Employment, (ii) the
Administrator may determine that a transition of employment to
service with a partnership, joint venture or corporation not
meeting the requirements of a Subsidiary in which the Company or
a Subsidiary is a party is not considered a Termination of
Employment, (iii) service as a member of the Board
shall constitute continued employment with respect to Awards
granted to a Participant while he or she served as an employee
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a Subsidiary shall constitute continued employment with respect
to Awards granted to a Participant while he or she served as a
member of the Board. The Administrator shall determine whether
any corporate transaction, such as a sale or spin-off of a
division or subsidiary that employs a Participant, shall be
deemed to result in a Termination of Employment with the Company
and its Subsidiaries for purposes of any affected
Participants Options, and the Administrators
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3. Eligibility
Any person who is a current or prospective officer or employee
(including, without limitation, any director who is also an
employee, in his or her capacity as such) of the Company or of
any Subsidiary shall be eligible for selection by the
Administrator for the grant of Awards hereunder. To the extent
provided by Section 5(e), any Nonemployee Director shall be
eligible for the grant of Awards hereunder as determined by the
Administrator. In addition, to the extent provided by
Section 5(f), any Service Provider shall be eligible for
selection by the Administrator for the grant of Awards
hereunder. Options intending to qualify as Incentive Stock
Options may only be granted to employees of the Company or any
Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 424(f) the Code,
as selected by the Administrator.
4. Effective Date and
Termination of Plan
This Plan was adopted by the Board on November 17, 2005,
and it will become effective (the Effective
Date) when it is approved by the Companys
stockholders. All Awards granted under this Plan are subject to,
and may not be exercised before, the approval of this Plan by
the stockholders prior to the first anniversary date of the
adoption date of the Plan, by the affirmative vote of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares of the Company
present, or represented by proxy, and entitled to vote, at a
meeting of the Companys stockholders in accordance with
the laws of the State of Delaware; provided that if such
approval by the stockholders of the Company is not forthcoming,
all Awards previously granted under this Plan shall be void. The
Plan shall remain available for the grant of Awards until the
tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Plan may be terminated at such earlier time
as the Board may determine. Termination of the Plan will not
affect the rights and obligations of the Participants and the
Company arising under Awards theretofore granted and then in
effect.
5. Shares Subject to the Plan
and to Awards
(a) Aggregate Limits. The aggregate number of Shares
issuable pursuant to all Awards shall not exceed 28,000,000,
plus (i) any Shares that were authorized for issuance under
the Prior Plan that, as of January 26, 2006, remain
available for issuance under the Prior Plan (not including any
Shares that are subject to, as of January 26, 2006,
outstanding awards under the Prior Plan or any Shares that prior
to January 26, 2006 were issued pursuant to awards granted
under the Prior Plan) and (ii) any Shares subject to
outstanding awards under the Prior Plan as of January 26,
2006 that on or after such date cease for any reason to be
subject to such awards (other than by reason of exercise or
settlement of the awards to the extent they are exercised for or
settled in vested and nonforfeitable shares); provided that any
Shares granted under Options or Stock Appreciation Rights shall
be counted against this limit on a one-for-one basis and any
Shares granted as Awards other than Options or Stock
Appreciation Rights shall be counted against this limit as 1.75
Shares for every one Share subject to such Award. The aggregate
number of Shares available for grant under this Plan and the
number of Shares subject to outstanding Awards shall be subject
to adjustment as provided in Section 12. The Shares issued
pursuant to Awards granted under this Plan may be shares that
are authorized and unissued or shares that were reacquired by
the Company, including, without limitation, shares purchased in
the open market.
(b) Issuance of Shares. For purposes of
Section 5(a), the aggregate number of Shares issued under
this Plan at any time shall equal only the number of Shares
actually issued upon exercise or settlement of an Award.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shares subject to an Award under
the Plan may not again be made available for issuance under the
Plan if such Shares are: (i) Shares that were subject to a
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stock-settled Stock Appreciation Right and were not issued upon
the net settlement or net exercise of such Stock Appreciation
Right, (ii) Shares used to pay the exercise price of a
Stock Option, (iii) Shares delivered to or withheld by the
Company to pay the withholding taxes related to a Stock Option
or a Stock Appreciation Right, or (iv) Shares repurchased
on the open market with the proceeds of a Stock Option exercise.
Shares subject to Awards that have been canceled, expired,
forfeited or otherwise not issued under an Award and Shares
subject to Awards settled in cash shall not count as Shares
issued under this Plan.
(c) Substitute Awards. Substitute Awards shall not
reduce the Shares authorized for issuance under the Plan or
authorized for grant to a Participant in any calendar year. In
addition, in the event that a person or entity acquired by the
Company or any Subsidiary, or with which the Company or any
Subsidiary merges or combines, has shares available under a
pre-existing plan approved by its stockholders and not adopted
in contemplation of such acquisition, merger or combination, the
shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such
pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using
the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or
formula used in such acquisition, merger or combination to
determine the consideration payable to the holders of common
stock of the entities party to such transaction) may be used for
Awards under the Plan and, notwithstanding any other provision
hereof, shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance
under the Plan; provided that Awards using such available shares
shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have
been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the
acquisition, merger or combination, and shall only be made to
individuals who were employees, directors or Service Providers
of such acquired, merged or combined company before such
acquisition, merger or combination.
(d) Tax Code Limits. The aggregate number of Shares
subject to Awards granted under this Plan during any calendar
year to any one Participant shall not exceed 500,000, which
number shall be calculated and adjusted pursuant to
Section 12 only to the extent that such calculation or
adjustment will not affect the status of any Award intended to
qualify as performance based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code but which number shall not count
any tandem SARs (as defined in Section 7). The aggregate
number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of
Incentive Stock Options granted under this Plan shall not exceed
28,000,000, which number shall be calculated and adjusted
pursuant to Section 12 only to the extent that such
calculation or adjustment will not affect the status of any
option intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under
Section 422 of the Code. The maximum amount payable
pursuant to that portion of an Incentive Bonus granted with
respect any specified performance period to any Participant
under this Plan that is intended to satisfy the requirements for
performance based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code shall not exceed two percent
(2%) of the Companys consolidated pre-tax income for such
performance period.
(e) Director Awards. The aggregate number of Shares
subject to Awards granted under this Plan during any calendar
year to any one Nonemployee Director shall not exceed 10,000,
which limit shall not count any tandem SARs (as defined in
Section 7).
(f) Awards to Service Providers. The aggregate
number of Shares issued under this Plan pursuant to all Awards
granted to Service Providers shall not exceed 300,000.
(g) Effect on Prior Plan. From and after the
Effective Date, no further grants or awards shall be made under
the Prior Plan. Grants and awards made under the Prior Plan
before the Effective Date, however, shall continue in effect in
accordance with their terms.
6. Options
(a) Option Awards. Options may be granted at any
time and from time to time prior to the termination of the Plan
to Participants as determined by the Administrator. No
Participant shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect
to any Shares subject to Options hereunder until such Shares
have been issued, except that the Administrator may authorize
dividend equivalent accruals with respect to such Shares. Each
Option shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement. Options granted
pursuant to the Plan
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need not be identical but each Option must contain and be
subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.
(b) Price. The Administrator will establish the
exercise price per Share under each Option, which, in no event
will be less than the fair market value of the Shares on the
date of grant; provided, however, that the exercise price per
Share with respect to an Option that is granted in connection
with a merger or other acquisition as a substitute or
replacement award for options held by optionees of the acquired
entity may be less than 100% of the market price of the Shares
on the date such Option is granted if such exercise price is
based on a formula set forth in the terms of the options held by
such optionees or in the terms of the agreement providing for
such merger or other acquisition. The exercise price of any
Option may be paid in Shares, cash or a combination thereof, as
determined by the Administrator, including, without limitation,
an irrevocable commitment by a broker to pay over such amount
from a sale of the Shares issuable under an Option, the delivery
of previously owned Shares and withholding of Shares deliverable
upon exercise.
(c) No Repricing. Other than in connection with a
change in the Companys capitalization (as described in
Section 12), the exercise price of an Option may not be
reduced without stockholder approval (including, without
limitation, canceling previously awarded Options and regranting
them with a lower exercise price).
(d) Provisions Applicable to Options. The date on
which Options become exercisable shall be determined at the sole
discretion of the Administrator and set forth in an Award
Agreement. Unless provided otherwise in the applicable Award
Agreement, to the extent that the Administrator determines that
an approved leave of absence or employment on a less than
full-time basis is not a Termination of Employment, the vesting
period and/or exercisability of an Option shall be adjusted by
the Administrator during or to reflect the effects of any period
during which the Participant is on an approved leave of absence
or is employed on a less than full-time basis.
(e) Term of Options and Termination of Employment.
The Administrator shall establish the term of each Option, which
in no case shall exceed a period of ten (10) years from the
date of grant. In addition, the Award Agreement evidencing the
grant of each Option shall set forth the terms and conditions
applicable to such Option upon a Participants Termination
of Employment.
(f) Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 6, in the case of
the grant of an Option intending to qualify as an Incentive
Stock Option: (i) if the Participant owns stock possessing
more than 10 percent of the combined voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company (a 10% Shareholder),
the exercise price of such Option must be at least
110 percent of the fair market value of the Shares on the
date of grant and the Option must expire within a period of not
more than five (5) years from the date of grant, and
(ii) Termination of Employment will occur when the person
to whom an Award was granted ceases to be an employee (as
determined in accordance with Section 3401(c) of the Code
and the regulations promulgated thereunder) of the Company and
its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything in this
Section 6 to the contrary, options designated as Incentive
Stock Options shall not be eligible for treatment under the Code
as Incentive Stock Options (and will be deemed to be
Nonqualified Stock Options) to the extent that either
(a) the aggregate fair market value of Shares (determined
as of the time of grant) with respect to which such Options are
exercisable for the first time by the Participant during any
calendar year (under all plans of the Company and any
Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, taking Options into account in the
order in which they were granted, or (b) such Options
otherwise remain exercisable but are not exercised within three
(3) months of Termination of Employment (or such other
period of time provided in Section 422 of the Code).
7. Stock Appreciation Rights
Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to Participants from
time to time either in tandem with or as a component of other
Awards granted under the Plan (tandem SARs)
or not in conjunction with other Awards (freestanding
SARs) and may, but need not, relate to a specific
Option granted under Section 6. The provisions of Stock
Appreciation Rights need not be the same with respect to each
grant or
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each recipient. Any Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem
with an Award may be granted at the same time such Award is
granted or at any time thereafter before exercise or expiration
of such Award. All freestanding SARs shall be granted subject to
the same terms and conditions applicable to Options as set forth
in Section 6 (including, without limitation, no repricing)
and all tandem SARs shall have the same exercise price, vesting,
exercisability, forfeiture and termination provisions as the
Award to which they relate. Subject to the provisions of
Section 6 and the immediately preceding sentence, the
Administrator may impose such other conditions or restrictions
on any Stock Appreciation Right as it shall deem appropriate.
Stock Appreciation Rights may be settled in Shares, cash or a
combination thereof, as determined by the Administrator and set
forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
8. Restricted Stock and
Restricted Stock Units
(a) Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit
Awards. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may be
granted at any time and from time to time prior to the
termination of the Plan to Participants as determined by the
Administrator. Restricted Stock is an award or issuance of
Shares the grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or
transferability of which is subject during specified periods of
time to such conditions (including, without limitation,
continued employment or performance conditions) and terms as the
Administrator deems appropriate. Restricted Stock Units are
Awards denominated in units of Shares under which the issuance
of Shares is subject to such conditions (including, without
limitation, continued employment or performance conditions) and
terms as the Administrator deems appropriate. Each grant of
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced
by an Award Agreement. Unless determined otherwise by the
Administrator, each Restricted Stock Unit will be equal to one
Share and will entitle a Participant to either the issuance of
Shares or payment of an amount of cash determined with reference
to the value of Shares. To the extent determined by the
Administrator, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units may
be satisfied or settled in Shares, cash or a combination
thereof. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units granted
pursuant to the Plan need not be identical but each grant of
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units must contain and be
subject to the terms and conditions set forth below.
(b) Contents of Agreement. Each Award Agreement
shall contain provisions regarding (i) the number of Shares
or Restricted Stock Units subject to such Award or a formula for
determining such number, (ii) the purchase price of the
Shares, if any, and the means of payment, (iii) the
performance criteria, if any, and level of achievement versus
these criteria that shall determine the number of Shares or
Restricted Stock Units granted, issued, retainable and/or
vested, (iv) such terms and conditions on the grant,
issuance, vesting and/or forfeiture of the Shares or Restricted
Stock Units as may be determined from time to time by the
Administrator, (v) the term of the performance period, if
any, as to which performance will be measured for determining
the number of such Shares or Restricted Stock Units, and
(vi) restrictions on the transferability of the Shares or
Restricted Stock Units. Shares issued under a Restricted Stock
Award may be issued in the name of the Participant and held by
the Participant or held by the Company, in each case as the
Administrator may provide.
(c) Vesting and Performance Criteria. The grant,
issuance, retention, vesting and/or, subject to Section 10,
settlement of shares of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock
Units will occur when and in such installments as the
Administrator determines or under criteria the Administrator
establishes, which may include Qualifying Performance Criteria.
The grant, issuance, retention, vesting and/or settlement of
Shares under any such Award that is based on performance
criteria and level of achievement versus such criteria will be
subject to a performance period of not less than one
(1) year, and the grant, issuance, retention, vesting
and/or settlement of Shares under any Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Unit Award that is based solely upon continued
employment and/or the passage of time may not vest or be settled
in full over a period of less than three (3) years but may
be subject to pro-rata vesting over such period, except that the
Administrator may provide for the satisfaction and/or lapse of
all conditions under any such Award in the event of the
Participants death, disability, retirement or in
connection with a change in control of the Company, and the
Administrator may provide that any such restriction or
limitation will not apply in the case of a Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Unit Award that is issued in payment or
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settlement of compensation that has been earned by the
Participant or that qualifies as a Substitute Award.
Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, the
performance criteria for any Restricted Stock or Restricted
Stock Unit that is intended to satisfy the requirements for
performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code will be a measure based on one
or more Qualifying Performance Criteria selected by the
Administrator and specified when the Award is granted.
(d) Discretionary Adjustments and Limits. Subject to
the limits imposed under Section 162(m) of the Code for
Awards that are intended to qualify as performance based
compensation, notwithstanding the satisfaction of any
performance goals, the number of Shares granted, issued,
retainable and/or vested under an Award of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units on account of either financial
performance or personal performance evaluations may, to the
extent specified in the Award Agreement, be reduced by the
Administrator on the basis of such further considerations as the
Administrator shall determine.
(e) Voting Rights. Unless otherwise determined by
the Administrator, Participants holding shares of Restricted
Stock granted hereunder may exercise full voting rights with
respect to those shares during the period of restriction.
Participants shall have no voting rights with respect to Shares
underlying Restricted Stock Units unless and until such Shares
are reflected as issued and outstanding shares on the
Companys stock ledger.
(f) Dividends and Distributions. Participants in
whose name Restricted Stock is granted shall be entitled to
receive all dividends and other distributions paid with respect
to those Shares, unless determined otherwise by the
Administrator. The Administrator will determine whether any such
dividends or distributions will be automatically reinvested in
additional shares of Restricted Stock and subject to the same
restrictions on transferability as the Restricted Stock with
respect to which they were distributed or whether such dividends
or distributions will be paid in cash. Shares underlying
Restricted Stock Units shall be entitled to dividends or
dividend equivalents only to the extent provided by the
Administrator.
(g) Termination of Employment. The Award Agreement
evidencing the grant of an Award of Restricted Stock or
Restricted Stock Units shall set forth the terms and conditions
applicable to such Award upon a Participants Termination
of Employment.
9. Incentive Bonuses
(a) General. Each Incentive Bonus Award will confer
upon the Participant the opportunity to earn a future payment
tied to the level of achievement with respect to one or more
performance criteria established for a performance period of not
less than one year (if payable in Shares), and not less than one
calendar quarter (if payable solely in cash).
(b) Incentive Bonus Document. The terms of any
Incentive Bonus will be set forth in an Award Agreement. Each
Award Agreement evidencing an Incentive Bonus shall contain
provisions regarding (i) the target and maximum amount
payable to the Participant as an Incentive Bonus, (ii) the
performance criteria and level of achievement versus these
criteria that shall determine the amount of such payment,
(iii) the term of the performance period as to which
performance shall be measured for determining the amount of any
payment, (iv) the timing of any payment earned by virtue of
performance, (v) restrictions on the alienation or transfer
of the Incentive Bonus prior to actual payment,
(vi) forfeiture provisions and (vii) such further
terms and conditions, in each case not inconsistent with this
Plan as may be determined from time to time by the Administrator.
(c) Performance Criteria. The Administrator shall
establish the performance criteria and level of achievement
versus these criteria that shall determine the target and
maximum amount payable under an Incentive Bonus, which criteria
may be based on financial performance and/or personal
performance evaluations. The Administrator may specify the
percentage of the target Incentive Bonus that is intended to
satisfy the requirements for performance-based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the performance
criteria for any portion of an Incentive Bonus that is intended
by the Administrator to satisfy the requirements for
performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code shall be a measure based on one
or more Qualifying
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Performance Criteria (as defined in Section 13(b)) selected
by the Administrator and specified at the time the Incentive
Bonus is granted. The Administrator shall certify the extent to
which any Qualifying Performance Criteria has been satisfied,
and the amount payable as a result thereof, prior to payment of
any Incentive Bonus that is intended to satisfy the requirements
for performance-based compensation under
Section 162(m) of the Code.
(d) Timing and Form of Payment. The Administrator
shall determine the timing of payment of any Incentive Bonus.
Payment of the amount due under an Incentive Bonus may be made
in cash or in Shares, as determined by the Administrator.
Subject to Section 10, the Administrator may provide for
or, subject to such terms and conditions as the Administrator
may specify, may permit a Participant to elect for the payment
of any Incentive Bonus to be deferred to a specified date or
event.
(e) Discretionary Adjustments. Notwithstanding
satisfaction of any performance goals, the amount paid under an
Incentive Bonus on account of either financial performance or
personal performance evaluations may, to the extent specified in
the Award Agreement, be reduced by the Administrator on the
basis of such further considerations as the Administrator shall
determine.
10. Deferral of Gains
The Administrator may, in an Award Agreement or otherwise,
provide for the deferred delivery of Shares or cash upon
settlement, vesting or other events with respect to Restricted
Stock or Restricted Stock Units, or in payment or satisfaction
of an Incentive Bonus. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, in no event will any deferral of the delivery of
Shares or any other payment with respect to any Award be allowed
if the Administrator determines that the deferral would result
in the imposition of the additional tax under
Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.
11. Conditions and Restrictions
Upon Securities Subject to Awards
The Administrator may provide that the Shares issued upon
exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right or otherwise
subject to or issued under an Award shall be subject to such
further agreements, restrictions, conditions or limitations as
the Administrator in its discretion may specify prior to the
exercise of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right or the
grant, vesting or settlement of such Award, including, without
limitation, conditions on vesting or transferability, forfeiture
or repurchase provisions and method of payment for the Shares
issued upon exercise, vesting or settlement of such Award
(including, without limitation, the actual or constructive
surrender of Shares already owned by the Participant) or payment
of taxes arising in connection with an Award. Without limiting
the foregoing, such restrictions may address the timing and
manner of any resales by the Participant or other subsequent
transfers by the Participant of any Shares issued under an
Award, including, without limitation (i) restrictions under
an insider trading policy or pursuant to applicable law,
(ii) restrictions designed to delay and/or coordinate the
timing and manner of sales by Participant and holders of other
Company equity compensation arrangements,
(iii) restrictions as to the use of a specified brokerage
firm for such resales or other transfers and
(iv) provisions requiring Shares to be sold on the open
market or to the Company in order to satisfy tax withholding or
other obligations.
12. Adjustment of and Changes in
the Stock
The number and kind of Shares available for issuance under this
Plan (including, without limitation, under any Awards then
outstanding), and the number and kind of Shares subject to the
individual limits set forth in Section 5 of this Plan, may
be adjusted by the Administrator as it determines appropriate to
reflect any reorganization, reclassification, combination or
exchange of shares, repurchase of shares, stock split, reverse
stock split, spin-off, dividend or other distribution of
securities, property or cash (other than regular, quarterly cash
dividends), or any other event or transaction that affects the
number or kind of Shares of the Company outstanding. Such
adjustment may be designed to comply with Section 425 of
the Code or, except as otherwise expressly provided in
Section 5(d) of this Plan, may be designed to treat the
Shares available under the Plan and subject to Awards as if they
were all outstanding on the record date
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for such event or transaction or to increase the number of such
Shares to reflect a deemed reinvestment in Shares of the amount
distributed to the Companys securityholders. The terms of
any outstanding Award may also be adjusted by the Administrator
as to price, number or kind of Shares subject to such Award and
other terms to reflect the foregoing events, which adjustments
need not be uniform as between different Awards or different
types of Awards.
In the event there shall be any change in the number or kind of
outstanding Shares, or any stock or other securities into which
such Shares shall have been changed, or for which it shall have
been exchanged, by reason of a change of control, merger,
consolidation or otherwise, then the Administrator may, in its
sole discretion, determine the appropriate adjustment, if any,
to be effected. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, in the event of any such change, the Administrator
may, in its sole discretion, (i) provide for the assumption
or substitution of, or adjustment to, each outstanding Award;
(ii) accelerate the vesting of and terminate any
restrictions on outstanding Awards; (iii) provide for
cancellation of accelerated Awards that are not exercised within
a time prescribed by the Administrator; or (iv) provide for
the cancellation of any outstanding Awards in exchange for a
cash payment to the holders thereof.
No right to purchase fractional shares shall result from any
adjustment in Awards pursuant to this Section 12. In case
of any such adjustment, the Shares subject to the Award shall be
rounded down to the nearest whole share. The Company shall
notify Participants holding Awards subject to any adjustments
pursuant to this Section 12 of such adjustment, but
(whether or not notice is given) such adjustment shall be
effective and binding for all purposes of the Plan.
13. Qualifying Performance-Based
Compensation
(a) General. The Administrator may establish
performance criteria and level of achievement versus such
criteria that shall determine the number of Shares to be
granted, retained, vested, issued or issuable under or in
settlement of or the amount payable pursuant to an Award, which
criteria may be based on Qualifying Performance Criteria or
other standards of financial performance and/or personal
performance evaluations. In addition, the Administrator may
specify that an Award or a portion of an Award is intended to
satisfy the requirements for performance-based
compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code,
provided that the performance criteria for such Award or portion
of an Award that is intended by the Administrator to satisfy the
requirements for performance-based compensation
under Section 162(m) of the Code shall be a measure based
on one or more Qualifying Performance Criteria selected by the
Administrator and specified at the time the Award is granted.
The Administrator shall certify the extent to which any
Qualifying Performance Criteria has been satisfied, and the
amount payable as a result thereof, prior to payment, settlement
or vesting of any Award that is intended to satisfy the
requirements for performance-based compensation
under Section 162(m) of the Code. Notwithstanding
satisfaction of any performance goals, the number of Shares
issued under or the amount paid under an award may, to the
extent specified in the Award Agreement, be reduced by the
Administrator on the basis of such further considerations as the
Administrator in its sole discretion shall determine.
(b) Qualifying Performance Criteria. For purposes of
this Plan, the term Qualifying Performance Criteria
shall mean any one or more of the following performance
criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any
combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a
business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively
or in any combination, and measured either quarterly, annually
or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or
relative to a pre-established target, to previous years
results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as
specified by the Administrator: (i) cash flow (before or
after dividends), (ii) earnings per share (including,
without limitation, earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization), (iii) stock price,
(iv) return on equity, (v) stockholder return or total
stockholder return, (vi) return on capital (including,
without limitation, return on total capital or return on
invested capital), (vii) return on investment,
(viii) return on assets or net assets, (ix) market
capitalization, (x) economic value added, (xi) debt
leverage (debt to capital), (xii) revenue,
(xiii) sales or net sales, (xiv) backlog,
(xv) income, pre-tax income or net income,
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(xvi) operating income or pre-tax profit,
(xvii) operating profit, net operating profit or economic
profit, (xviii) gross margin, operating margin or profit
margin, (xix) return on operating revenue or return on
operating assets, (xx) cash from operations,
(xxi) operating ratio, (xxii) operating revenue,
(xxiii) market share improvement, (xxiv) general and
administrative expenses or (xxv) customer service. To the
extent consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code, the
Administrator may appropriately adjust any evaluation of
performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude
any of the following events that occurs during a performance
period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation,
claims, judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of
changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or
provisions affecting reported results, (iv) accruals for
reorganization and restructuring programs and (v) any
extraordinary, unusual, non-recurring or non-comparable items
(A) as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 30, (B) as described in managements
discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations appearing in the Companys Annual Report to
stockholders for the applicable year, or (C) publicly
announced by the Company in a press release or conference call
relating to the Companys results of operations or
financial condition for a completed quarterly or annual fiscal
period.
14. Transferability
Unless the Administrator specifies otherwise and to the extent
permitted under the General Instructions to Form S-8 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, an Award may not be
sold, transferred, pledged, assigned, or otherwise alienated or
hypothecated by a Participant other than by will or the laws of
descent and distribution, and each Option or Stock Appreciation
Right shall be exercisable only by the Participant during his or
her lifetime, and thereafter by the legal representative of the
Participants estate or the individual to whom such Award
was transferred by the Participants will or the laws of
descent and distribution.
15. Compliance with Laws and
Regulations
This Plan, the grant, issuance, vesting, exercise and settlement
of Awards thereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell,
issue or deliver Shares under such Awards, shall be subject to
all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, stock exchange rules and regulations, and to such
approvals by any governmental or regulatory agency as may be
required. The Company shall not be required to register in a
Participants name or deliver any Shares prior to the
completion of any registration or qualification of such shares
under any foreign, federal, state or local law or any ruling or
regulation of any government body which the Administrator shall
determine to be necessary or advisable. To the extent the
Company is unable to or the Administrator deems it infeasible to
obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction,
which authority is deemed by the Companys counsel to be
necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares
hereunder, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be relieved of
any liability with respect to the failure to issue or sell such
Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been
obtained. No Option shall be exercisable and no Shares shall be
issued and/or transferable under any other Award unless a
registration statement with respect to the Shares underlying
such Option is effective and current or the Company has
determined that such registration is unnecessary.
In the event an Award is granted to or held by a Participant who
is employed or providing services outside the United States, the
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, modify the provisions
of the Plan or of such Award as they pertain to such individual
to comply with applicable foreign law or to recognize
differences in local law, currency or tax policy. The
Administrator may also impose conditions on the grant, issuance,
exercise, vesting, settlement or retention of Awards in order to
comply with such foreign law and/or to minimize the
Companys obligations with respect to tax equalization for
Participants employed outside their home country.
16. Withholding
To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or
foreign law, a Participant shall be required to satisfy, in a
manner satisfactory to the Company, any withholding tax
obligations that arise by reason of
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an Option exercise, disposition of Shares issued under an
Incentive Stock Option, the vesting of or settlement of an
Award, an election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code or
otherwise with respect to an Award. The Company and its
Subsidiaries shall not be required to issue Shares, make any
payment or to recognize the transfer or disposition of Shares
until such obligations are satisfied. The Administrator may
provide for or permit these obligations to be satisfied through
the mandatory or elective sale of Shares and/or by having the
Company withhold a portion of the Shares that otherwise would be
issued to him or her upon exercise of the Option or the vesting
or settlement of an Award, or by tendering Shares previously
acquired.
17. Administration of the
Plan
(a) Administrator of the Plan. The Plan shall be
administered by the Administrator who shall be the Compensation
Committee of the Board or, in the absence of a Compensation
Committee, the Board itself; provided, however, that with
respect to Awards to Nonemployee Directors, the Administrator
shall be the full Board. Any power of the Administrator may also
be exercised by the Board, except to the extent that the grant
or exercise of such authority would cause any Award or
transaction to become subject to (or lose an exemption under)
the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or cause an Award designated
as a Performance Award not to qualify for treatment as
performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the
Code. To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board
conflicts with action taken by the Administrator, the Board
action shall control. The Administrator may by resolution
authorize one or more officers of the Company to grant Awards
under the Plan, which shall be on the terms and within the
limits provided in the authorizing resolution to the extent
required by Delaware General Corporation Law. No such officer
shall designate himself or herself or any executive officer or
director of the Company as a recipient of any Awards granted
under authority delegated to such officer. In addition, the
Administrator may delegate any or all aspects of the day-to-day
administration of the Plan to one or more officers or employees
of the Company or any Subsidiary, and/or to one or more agents.
(b) Powers of Administrator. Subject to the express
provisions of this Plan, the Administrator shall be authorized
and empowered to do all things that it determines to be
necessary or appropriate in connection with the administration
of this Plan, including, without limitation: (i) to
prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to
this Plan and to define terms not otherwise defined herein;
(ii) to determine which persons are Participants, to which
of such Participants, if any, Awards shall be granted hereunder
and the timing of any such Awards; (iii) to grant Awards to
Participants and determine the terms and conditions thereof,
including, without limitation, the number of Shares subject to
Awards and the exercise or purchase price of such Shares and the
circumstances under which Awards become exercisable or vested or
are forfeited or expire, which terms may but need not be
conditioned upon the passage of time, continued employment, the
satisfaction of performance criteria, the occurrence of certain
events (including, without limitation, events which the Board or
the Administrator determine constitute a change of control), or
other factors; (iv) to establish and verify the extent of
satisfaction of any performance goals or other conditions
applicable to the grant, issuance, exercisability, vesting
and/or ability to retain any Award; (v) to prescribe and
amend the terms of the agreements or other documents evidencing
Awards made under this Plan (which need not be identical) and
the terms of or form of any document or notice required to be
delivered to the Company by Participants under this Plan;
(vi) to determine whether, and the extent to which,
adjustments are required pursuant to Section 12;
(vii) to interpret and construe this Plan, any rules and
regulations under this Plan and the terms and conditions of any
Award granted hereunder, and to make exceptions to any such
provisions in good faith and for the benefit of the Company; and
(viii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for the administration of this Plan.
(c) Determinations by the Administrator. All
decisions, determinations and interpretations by the
Administrator regarding the Plan, any rules and regulations
under the Plan and the terms and conditions of or operation of
any Award granted hereunder, shall be final and binding on all
Participants, beneficiaries, heirs, assigns or other persons
holding or claiming rights under the Plan or any Award. The
Administrator
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shall consider such factors as it deems relevant, in its sole
and absolute discretion, to making such decisions,
determinations and interpretations including, without
limitation, the recommendations or advice of any officer or
other employee of the Company and such attorneys, consultants
and accountants as it may select.
(d) Subsidiary Awards. In the case of a grant of an
Award to any Participant employed by a Subsidiary, such grant
may, if the Administrator so directs, be implemented by the
Company issuing any subject Shares to the Subsidiary, for such
lawful consideration as the Administrator may determine, upon
the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer
the Shares to the Participant in accordance with the terms of
the Award specified by the Administrator pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision
hereof, such Award may be issued by and in the name of the
Subsidiary and shall be deemed granted on such date as the
Administrator shall determine.
18. Amendment of the Plan or
Awards
The Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board may amend,
alter or discontinue this Plan, and the Administrator may amend
or alter any agreement or other document evidencing an Award
made under this Plan but, except as provided pursuant to the
provisions of Section 12, no such amendment shall, without
the approval of the stockholders of the Company:
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No amendment or alteration to the Plan or an Award or Award
Agreement shall be made which would impair the rights of the
holder of an Award, without such holders consent, provided
that no such consent shall be required if (i) the
Administrator determines in its sole discretion and prior to the
date of any change of control (as defined in the applicable
Award Agreement) that such amendment or alteration either is
required or advisable in order for the Company, the Plan or the
Award to satisfy any law or regulation or to meet the
requirements of or avoid adverse financial accounting
consequences under any accounting standard, or (ii) the
Administrator determines in its sole discretion that such
amendment or alteration is not reasonably likely to
significantly diminish the benefits provided under the Award, or
that any such diminution has been adequately compensated.
19. No Liability of Company
The Company and any Subsidiary or affiliate which is in
existence or hereafter comes into existence shall not be liable
to a Participant or any other person as to: (i) the
non-issuance or sale of Shares as to which the Company has been
unable to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction
the authority deemed by the Companys counsel to be
necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares
hereunder; and (ii) any tax consequence expected, but not
realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt,
exercise or settlement of any Award granted hereunder.
20. Non-Exclusivity of Plan
Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the
submission of this Plan to the stockholders of the Company for
approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the
power of the Board or the
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Administrator to adopt such other incentive arrangements as
either may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the
granting of restricted stock or stock options otherwise than
under this Plan or an arrangement that is or is not intended to
qualify under Code Section 162(m), and such arrangements
may be either generally applicable or applicable only in
specific cases.
21. Governing Law
This Plan and any agreements or other documents hereunder shall
be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Delaware and applicable federal law. Any reference in this Plan
or in the agreement or other document evidencing any Awards to a
provision of law or to a rule or regulation shall be deemed to
include any successor law, rule or regulation of similar effect
or applicability.
22. No Right to Employment,
Reelection or Continued Service
Nothing in this Plan or an Award Agreement shall interfere with
or limit in any way the right of the Company, its Subsidiaries
and/or its affiliates to terminate any Participants
employment, service on the Board or service for the Company at
any time or for any reason not prohibited by law, nor shall this
Plan or an Award itself confer upon any Participant any right to
continue his or her employment or service for any specified
period of time. Neither an Award nor any benefits arising under
this Plan shall constitute an employment contract with the
Company, any Subsidiary and/or its affiliates. Subject to
Sections 4 and 18, this Plan and the benefits hereunder may
be terminated at any time in the sole and exclusive discretion
of the Board without giving rise to any liability on the part of
the Company, its Subsidiaries and/or its affiliates.
23. Unfunded Plan
The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan. Participants are
and shall at all times be general creditors of the Company with
respect to their Awards. If the Administrator or the Company
chooses to set aside funds in a trust or otherwise for the
payment of Awards under the Plan, such funds shall at all times
be subject to the claims of the creditors of the Company in the
event of its bankruptcy or insolvency.
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APPENDIX B
AMENDMENT TO THE D.R. HORTON, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION,
AS AMENDED
Article Fourth of D.R. Hortons Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, shall be amended to
read in its entirety as follows (the Amendment):
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FOURTH: The Corporation shall be authorized to issue two
classes of shares of stock to be designated, respectively,
Preferred Stock and Common Stock; the
total number of shares which the Corporation shall be authorized
to issue is One Billion and Thirty Million (1,030,000,000); the
total number of shares of Preferred Stock shall be Thirty
Million (30,000,000) and each such share shall have a par value
of ten cents ($.10); and the total number of shares of Common
Stock shall be One Billion (1,000,000,000) and each such share
shall have a par value of one cent ($.01). Shares of Preferred
Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The
Board of Directors is hereby authorized to fix the voting
rights, designations, powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other rights, if any, and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of any
wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the number
of shares constituting such series, and to increase or decrease
the number of shares of any such series (but not below the
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D.R. HORTON, INC. 2006 PROXY
PROXY
D.R. HORTON, INC.
D.R. Horton Tower, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The undersigned hereby nominates, constitutes and appoints Donald R. Horton, Donald J. Tomnitz
and Bill W. Wheat, and each of them, attorneys, agents and proxies of the undersigned, with full
power of substitution to each and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote as designated on
the reverse side of this card, all shares of Common Stock of D.R. Horton, Inc. (the Company),
held of record by the undersigned at the close of business on December 1, 2005, at the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 26, 2006, or any adjournment thereof.
PLEASE SIGN AND DATE ON REVERSE SIDE.
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The board of directors recommends a vote FOR Proposals 1 through 3 and a vote AGAINST Proposal
4. This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed herein by the
undersigned stockholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted as recommended by the
board of directors in this paragraph.
The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and proxies, or any of them,
or their substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof, and hereby revokes
any and all proxies heretofore given by the undersigned to vote at said meeting. The undersigned
acknowledges receipt of the notice of said annual meeting and the proxy statement accompanying said
notice.
PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD PROMPTLY, USING
THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
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Note: Please sign exactly as names appear herein. When shares are held by joint tenants, both
should sign. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian, please give
full titles as such. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by President or other
authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by an authorized person.