UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Blinn, Mark A.
Centex Corporation
2728 N. Harwood, 5th Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2000
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Centex Corporation (CTX)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [X] Other (specify below)
VP - Financial Strategy
and Controller
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Amount of 3) 4)Nature of
Securities D Indirect
Beneficially or Beneficial
Owned I Ownership
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Table II Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Derivative Security 2)Date Exercisable 3)Title and Amount of 4)Conver- 5)Ownership 6)Nature of
and Expiration Date Securities Underlying sion or Form of Indirect
(Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security exercise Derivative Beneficial
price of Security Ownership
Date Expira- Amount or Deri- Direct(D)
Exer- tion Number of vative or
cisable Date Title Shares Security Indirect(I)
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Non-Qualified Stock Option (1) 04/01/10 Common Stock 4,000 $23.8100 D Direct
(right to buy)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (2) 07/14/09 Common Stock 5,000 $38.3438 D Direct
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)
Shares vest over four years with 20% vesting immediately and 20% vesting on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of
grant.
(2)
Shares vest over six years at a rate of 20% per year, beginning on the second anniversary of the date of grant.
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Blinn, Mark A.
DATE 12/08/00
