SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Paulson Property Management II LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS

(Street)

NEW YORK

10020

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WILLIAM LYON HOMES [ WLH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/21/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	05/21/2013		C		1,475,625⁽¹⁾	A	⁽²⁾	3,322,667⁽¹⁾	I	See⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Convertible Preferred Stock	⁽²⁾	05/21/2013		C			12,173,913	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Class A Common Stock	1,475,625⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	0	I	See⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the number of shares of the issuer's Class A Common Stock after taking into account the issuer's reverse 1:8.25 stock split.

2. Under the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the issuer (the "Charter"), shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock automatically converted into shares of Class A Common Stock of the issuer immediately prior to the consummation of the issuer's initial public offering of the Class A Common Stock. The issuer's initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock was consummated on May 21, 2013.

3. Reflects the securities of the issuer owned indirectly by Paulson Real Estate Fund II, L.P. (the "Real Estate Fund II") through WLH Recovery Acquisition LLC.

4. Paulson Property Management II LLC is the general partner of the Real Estate Fund II. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), the filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission by any of the persons reporting on this Form 4 that it, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, is the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this Form.

Remarks:

	Stuart L. Merzer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Paulson Property Management II LLC	05/23/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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