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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
KAUFMAN AND BROAD HOME CORPORATION
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 95-3666267
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
10990 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 90024
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. [X]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange On Which
To Be So Registered Each Class Is To Be Registered
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7-3/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
OCTOBER 15, 2004
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The material set forth in the sections captioned "Description of the
Notes" and "Description of the Debt Securities" in the Registrant's Prospectus
Supplement to Prospectus dated October 8, 1997 (pursuant to Registration
Statement Nos. 333-14977 and 33-50732), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on October 10, 1997, pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
1. Form of Senior Debt Indenture, dated as of October 14, 1997,
between the Registrant and SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, as Trustee,
relating to the Registrant's 7-3/4% Senior Notes due October 15,
2004 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.13 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission file number 1-9195) of the
Registrant, filed with the Commission on October 14, 1997).
2. Form of the Registrant's 7-3/4% Senior Note due October 15, 2004
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.14 to the Current
Report on Form 8-K (Commission file number 1-9195) of the
Registrant, filed with the Commission on October 14, 1997).
3. Form of Officers' Certificate, dated as of October 14, 1997,
establishing the form and terms of the Notes (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.15 to the Current Report on Form 8-K
(Commission file number 1-9195) of the Registrant, filed with
the Commission on October 14, 1997).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
KAUFMAN AND BROAD HOME CORPORATION
Date: October 15, 1997 By: /s/ Kimberly N. King
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Kimberly N. King
Corporate Secretary and
Associate Counsel
