-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, I5stdJ13ZiN6Po6KtwGErz8l8aMTFSQ50yBxZv1mFBVIIqgbGnYQVJ2vqyZkmQQn ary5yWXa04w/Td+HXVOqpg== 0000950134-06-022931.txt : 20061212 0000950134-06-022931.hdr.sgml : 20061212 20061211185646 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-06-022931 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 10 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060930 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061211 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HORTON D R INC /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000882184 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 752386963 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14122 FILM NUMBER: 061269888 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: D.R. HORTON TOWER STREET 2: 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 500 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 BUSINESS PHONE: 8173908200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: D.R. HORTON TOWER STREET 2: 301 COMMERCE STREET, SUITE 500 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 10-K 1 d41553e10vk.htm FORM 10-K e10vk
 

 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
 
Form 10-K
 
     
þ
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006
or
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    For the transition period from          to          
 
Commission file number 1-14122
 
 
 
 
D.R. Horton, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware     75-2386963  
(State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. Employer  
incorporation or organization)
    Identification No. )
 
         
301 Commerce Street, Suite 500     76102  
Fort Worth, Texas
    (Zip Code )
(Address of principal executive offices)        
 
(817) 390-8200
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Each Class
 
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
 
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
  The New York Stock Exchange
7.5% Senior Notes due 2007
  The New York Stock Exchange
8% Senior Notes due 2009
  The New York Stock Exchange
9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2010
  The New York Stock Exchange
7.875% Senior Notes due 2011
  The New York Stock Exchange
8.5% Senior Notes due 2012
  The New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer þ     Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
As of March 31, 2006, the aggregate market value of the outstanding shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $9,464,684,000. Solely for purposes of this calculation, all directors and executive officers were excluded as affiliates of the registrant.
 
As of December 4, 2006, there were 317,209,740 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, issued and 313,556,940 shares outstanding.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated herein by reference in Part III.
 


 

 
PART I
 
ITEM 1.   BUSINESS
 
D.R. Horton, Inc. is the largest homebuilding company in the United States, based on our domestic homes closed during the twelve months ended September 30, 2006. We construct and sell high quality homes through our operating divisions in 27 states and 84 metropolitan markets of the United States, primarily under the name of D.R. Horton, America’s Builder. D.R. Horton, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company, and our common stock is included in the S&P 500 Index and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “DHI.” Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “D.R. Horton,” the “Company,” “we” and “our” used herein refer to D.R. Horton, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its predecessors and subsidiaries.
 
Donald R. Horton began our homebuilding business in 1978. In 1991, we were incorporated in Delaware to acquire the assets and businesses of our predecessor companies, which were residential home construction and development companies owned or controlled by Mr. Horton. In 1992, we completed our initial public offering of our common stock. From inception, we have consistently grown the size of our company by investing our available capital into our existing homebuilding markets and into start-up operations in new markets. Additionally, we have acquired numerous other homebuilding companies, which have strengthened our market position in existing markets and expanded our geographic presence and product offerings in other markets. The effectiveness of our organic growth and acquisition strategies enabled us to become the largest homebuilding company in the United States, a distinction we have maintained for our last five fiscal years. Our homes generally range in size from 1,000 to 5,000 square feet and in price from $90,000 to $900,000. For the year ended September 30, 2006, we closed 53,099 homes with an average closing sales price of approximately $273,900.
 
Through our financial services operations, we provide mortgage banking and title agency services to homebuyers in many of our homebuilding markets. DHI Mortgage, our wholly-owned subsidiary, provides mortgage financing services, principally to purchasers of homes we build and sell. We originate mortgage loans, then package and sell them and their servicing rights to third-party investors shortly after origination on a non-recourse or limited recourse basis. Our subsidiary title companies serve as title insurance agents by providing title insurance policies, examination and closing services, primarily to purchasers of homes we build and sell.
 
Our financial reporting segments consist of six homebuilding segments and a financial services segment. Our homebuilding operations are by far the most substantial part of our business, comprising approximately 98% of consolidated revenues and approximately 95% of consolidated income before income taxes in fiscal 2006. During fiscal 2006, our total consolidated revenues were $15.1 billion, and our total consolidated income before income taxes was $2.0 billion. Our homebuilding reporting segments generate most of their revenues from the sale of completed homes, with a lesser amount from the sale of land and lots. In addition to building traditional single-family detached homes, the homebuilding segments also build attached homes, such as town homes, duplexes, triplexes and condominiums (including some mid-rise buildings), which share common walls and roofs. The sale of detached homes generated approximately 80%, 83%, and 84% of home sales revenues in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Our financial services segment generates its revenues from originating and selling mortgages and collecting fees for title insurance agency and closing services.
 
We make available, as soon as reasonably practicable, on our Internet website all of our reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports include our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, changes in beneficial ownership reports on Forms 3, 4, and 5, proxy statements and amendments to such reports. These reports may be accessed by going to our Internet website and clicking on the “Investor Relations” link. We will also provide these reports in electronic or paper format to our stockholders free of charge upon request made to our Investor Relations department. Information on our Internet website is not part of this annual report on Form 10-K.


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Our principal executive offices are located at 301 Commerce Street, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Our telephone number is (817) 390-8200, and our Internet website address is www.drhorton.com.
 
Operating Strategy
 
Our overall operating strategy has long been to take advantage of opportunities to grow our homebuilding business profitably through capturing greater market share, while continuing to maintain a strong balance sheet. To execute our strategy we have invested our available capital in our existing homebuilding markets through our capital allocation process and entered satellite markets as opportunities were available. We have also evaluated homebuilding acquisition opportunities as they arose. The market conditions in our homebuilding markets have softened considerably during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. Although we believe the long-term fundamentals which support home sales demand remain solid and the current negative conditions in many of our markets will moderate over time, we cannot predict the duration and severity of the current market conditions. Consequently, while our long-term strategy remains to continue to profitably grow our homebuilding business, our focus while the market conditions are weaker will primarily be upon continued strengthening of the financial condition of the Company by reducing inventories of homes and land, thereby increasing liquidity.
 
Geographic Diversity
 
From 1978 to late 1987, our homebuilding activities were conducted in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. We then began diversifying geographically by entering additional markets, both through start-up operations and acquisitions. We now operate in 27 states and 84 markets. This provides us with geographic diversification in our homebuilding inventory investments and our sources of revenues and earnings.
 
We believe our diversification strategy mitigates the effects of local and regional economic cycles and enhances our growth potential. Typically, we do not invest material amounts of capital in real estate, including raw land, developed lots, models and speculative homes or overhead in start-up operations in new markets, until such markets demonstrate growth potential and acceptance of our products. While we believe there are long-term growth opportunities in our existing markets, we also intend to continue our diversification strategy by seeking to selectively enter new markets, primarily through the opening of satellite operations in smaller markets near our existing operating divisions. We also continue to evaluate opportunities to enter new markets or strengthen our presence in our existing markets through acquisitions of other homebuilding companies.
 
Economies of Scale
 
We are the largest homebuilding company in the United States in terms of number of homes closed in fiscal 2006. By the same measure, we are also either the largest or one of the five largest builders in many of our markets in fiscal 2006. We believe that our national, regional and local scale of operations has provided us with benefits that may not be available in the same degree to some other smaller homebuilders, such as:
 
  •  Negotiation of volume discounts and rebates from national, regional and local materials suppliers and lower labor rates from certain subcontractors;
 
  •  Earlier opportunities on large land parcels, as land sellers may present parcels for sale to us sooner due to our strong presence in a market;
 
  •  Efficient land entitlement processes, as we often dedicate full-time staff to work with municipalities to resolve difficult land and lot entitlement concerns; and
 
  •  Greater access to and lower cost of capital, due to our strong balance sheet and our lending and capital markets relationships with national commercial and investment banking institutions.
 
Our economies of scale have contributed to our strong homebuilding operating margins over the years. Our operating margins have provided us with operational flexibility to compete for additional market share in each of our markets and in new satellite markets versus our competitors with lower operating margins.


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Decentralized Operations
 
We decentralize our homebuilding activities to give more operating flexibility to our local division presidents. At September 30, 2006, we had 41 separate homebuilding operating divisions, some of which are in the same market area and some of which operate in more than one market area. Generally, each operating division consists of a division president; land entitlement, acquisition and development personnel; a sales manager and sales personnel; a construction manager and construction superintendents; customer service personnel; a controller; a purchasing manager and office staff. We believe that division presidents and their management teams, who are familiar with local conditions, have better information on which to base decisions regarding local operations. Our division presidents receive performance bonuses based upon achieving targeted financial and operational measures in their operating divisions.
 
Operating Division Responsibilities
 
Each operating division is responsible for:
 
  •  Site selection, which involves
 
 — A feasibility study;
 
 — Soil and environmental reviews;
 
 — Review of existing zoning and other governmental requirements; and
 
 — Review of the need for and extent of offsite work required to meet local building codes;
 
  •  Negotiating lot option or similar contracts;
 
  •  Obtaining all necessary land development and home construction approvals;
 
  •  Overseeing land development;
 
  •  Selecting building plans and architectural schemes;
 
  •  Selecting and managing construction subcontractors and suppliers;
 
  •  Planning and managing homebuilding schedules; and
 
  •  Developing and implementing marketing plans.
 
Centralized Controls
 
We centralize the key risk elements of our homebuilding business through our regional and corporate offices. We have seven separate homebuilding regional offices. Generally, each regional office consists of a region president, legal counsel, a chief financial officer, a purchasing manager and limited office support staff. Each of our region presidents and their management teams are responsible for oversight of the operations of up to eight homebuilding operating divisions, including:
 
  •  Review and approval of division business plans and budgets;
 
  •  Review and approval of all land and lot acquisition contracts;
 
  •  Allocation of inventory investments within corporate guidelines;
 
  •  Oversight of land and home inventory levels; and
 
  •  Review of major personnel decisions and division president compensation plans.


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Our corporate executives and corporate office departments are responsible for establishing our operational policies and internal control standards and for monitoring compliance with established policies and controls throughout our operations. The corporate office also has primary responsibility for direct management of certain key risk elements and initiatives through the following centralized functions:
 
  •  Financing;
 
  •  Cash management;
 
  •  Risk and litigation management;
 
  •  Allocation of capital;
 
  •  Issuance and monitoring of inventory investment guidelines to regional homebuilding operations;
 
  •  Environmental assessments of land and lot acquisitions;
 
  •  Approval and funding of land and lot acquisitions;
 
  •  Accounting and management reporting;
 
  •  Internal audit;
 
  •  Information technology systems;
 
  •  Administration of payroll and employee benefits;
 
  •  Negotiation of national purchasing contracts;
 
  •  Management of major national or regional supply chain initiatives;
 
  •  Monitoring and analysis of margins, returns and expenses; and
 
  •  Administration of customer satisfaction surveys and reporting of results.
 
Cost Management
 
We control our overhead costs by centralizing certain administrative and accounting functions and by closely monitoring the number of administrative personnel and management positions in our operating divisions, as well as in our regional and corporate offices. We also minimize advertising costs by participating in promotional activities sponsored by local real estate brokers.
 
We control construction costs by striving to design our homes efficiently and by obtaining competitive bids for construction materials and labor. We also negotiate favorable pricing from our primary subcontractors and suppliers based on the volume of services and products we purchase from them on a local, regional and national basis. We monitor our construction costs on each house through our purchasing and construction budgeting systems, and we monitor our inventory levels, margins, returns and expenses through our management information systems.
 
Acquisitions
 
We have recently focused on internal growth, strengthening our balance sheet and increasing our liquidity. However, as an integral component of our operational strategy, we continue to evaluate opportunities for strategic acquisitions. We believe that, in some instances, expanding our operations through the acquisition of existing homebuilding companies can provide us benefits not found in start-up operations, such as:
 
  •  Established land positions and inventories;
 
  •  Existing relationships with municipalities, land owners, developers, subcontractors and suppliers;
 
  •  Proven product acceptance by homebuyers; and
 
  •  Immediate impact on our total home closings and revenues, which can provide improved costs in many parts of the company through volume pricing incentives in some of our national and regional purchasing contracts.
 
In evaluating potential acquisition candidates, we seek homebuilding companies that have excellent reputations, track records of profitability and strong management teams. We seek to limit the risks associated with acquiring such companies by conducting extensive operational, financial and legal due diligence on each


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acquisition and by only acquiring homebuilding companies that we believe will have a positive impact on our earnings within an acceptable period of time. We believe that our acquisition evaluation and due diligence processes combined with our decentralized operating approach with centralized controls have contributed to the successful integration of our prior acquisitions.
 
Markets
 
We conduct our homebuilding operations in all of the geographic regions, states and markets listed below, and we conduct our mortgage and title operations in many of these markets. The names of the regions and the markets comprising each region reflect the aggregation of our homebuilding operating segments into six separate reportable regions.
 
     
State
  Reporting Region/Market
 
    Northeast Region
Delaware
  Central Delaware
    Delaware Shore
Georgia
  Savannah
Illinois
  Chicago
Maryland
  Baltimore
    Suburban Washington, D.C.
Minnesota
  Minneapolis/St. Paul
New Jersey
  North New Jersey
    South New Jersey
New York
  Sullivan County
North Carolina
  Brunswick County
    Charlotte
    Greensboro/Winston-Salem
    Raleigh/Durham
Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia
    Lancaster
South Carolina
  Charleston
    Columbia
    Greenville
    Hilton Head
    Myrtle Beach
Virginia
  Northern Virginia
Wisconsin
  Kenosha
    Southeast Region
Alabama
  Birmingham
    Huntsville
    Mobile
Georgia
  Atlanta
    Macon
Florida
  Daytona Beach
    Fort Myers/Naples
    Jacksonville
    Melbourne
    Miami/West Palm Beach
    Ocala
    Orlando
    Pensacola
    Tampa
    South Central Region
Louisiana
  Baton Rouge
Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City
Texas
  Austin
    Bryan/College Station
    Dallas
    Fort Worth
    Houston
    Killeen/Temple
    Laredo
    Rio Grande Valley
    San Antonio
    Waco
     
State
  Reporting Region/Market
 
    Southwest Region
Arizona
  Casa Grande
    Phoenix
    Tucson
Colorado
  Colorado Springs
    Denver
    Ft. Collins
New Mexico
  Albuquerque
    Las Cruces
Texas
  Lubbock
Utah
  Salt Lake City
    California Region
California
  Bay Area
    Central Valley
    Lancaster/Palmdale
    Imperial Valley
    Los Angeles County
    Orange County
    Riverside/San Bernardino
    Sacramento
    San Diego County
    Ventura County
Nevada
  Reno
    West Region
Hawaii
  Hawaii
    Maui
    Oahu
Idaho
  Boise
Nevada
  Las Vegas
Oregon
  Albany
    Bend
    Eugene
    Portland
Washington
  Bellingham
    Eastern Washington
    Olympia
    Seattle/Tacoma
    Vancouver
     

 


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When evaluating new or existing homebuilding markets, we consider the following local, market-specific factors, among others:
 
  •  Economic conditions;
 
  •  Job growth;
 
  •  Land availability;
 
  •  Land entitlement and development processes;
 
  •  New home sales activity;
 
  •  Competition;
 
  •  Secondary home sales activity; and
 
  •  Prevailing housing products, features and pricing.
 
Land Policies
 
Typically, we acquire land after we have completed appropriate due diligence and generally after we have obtained the rights (“entitlements”) to begin development or construction work resulting in an acceptable number of residential lots. Before we acquire lots or tracts of land, we will, among other things, complete a feasibility study, which includes soil tests, independent environmental studies and other engineering work, and evaluate the status of necessary zoning and other governmental entitlements required to develop and use the property for home construction. Although we purchase and develop land primarily to support our homebuilding activities, we also sell lots and land to other developers and homebuilders.
 
We also enter into land/lot option contracts, in which we obtain the right, but generally not the obligation, to buy land or lots at predetermined prices on a defined schedule commensurate with anticipated home closings or planned land development. Our option contracts generally are non-recourse, which limits our financial exposure to our earnest money deposited with land and lot sellers. This enables us to control significant land and lot positions with minimal capital investment, which substantially reduces the risks associated with land ownership and development.
 
Almost all of our land positions are acquired directly by us. We avoid entering into joint venture arrangements due to their increased costs and complexity, as well as the loss of operational control inherent in such arrangements. We are a party to a very small number of joint ventures that were acquired through acquisitions of other homebuilders. All of these joint ventures are consolidated in our financial statements.
 
We attempt to mitigate our exposure to real estate inventory risks by:
 
  •  Managing our supply of land/lots controlled (owned and optioned) in each market based on anticipated future home closing levels;
 
  •  Monitoring local market and demographic trends, housing preferences and related economic developments, such as new job opportunities, local growth initiatives and personal income trends;
 
  •  Utilizing land/lot option contracts, where possible;
 
  •  Limiting the size of acquired land parcels to smaller tracts, where possible;
 
  •  Generally commencing construction of custom features or optional upgrades on homes under contract only after the buyer’s receipt of mortgage approval and receipt of satisfactory deposits from the buyer; and
 
  •  Monitoring and managing the number of speculative homes (homes under construction without an executed sales contract) built in each subdivision.


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Construction
 
Our home designs are selected or prepared in each of our markets to appeal to local tastes and preferences of homebuyers in each community. We also offer optional interior and exterior features to allow homebuyers to enhance the basic home design and to allow us to generate additional revenues from each home sold.
 
Substantially all of our construction work is performed by subcontractors. Subcontractors typically are retained for a specific subdivision pursuant to a contract that obligates the subcontractor to complete construction at an agreed-upon price. Agreements with the subcontractors and suppliers we use generally are negotiated for each subdivision. We compete with other homebuilders for qualified subcontractors, raw materials and lots in the markets where we operate. We employ construction superintendents to monitor homes under construction, participate in major design and building decisions, coordinate the activities of subcontractors and suppliers, review the work of subcontractors for quality and cost controls and monitor compliance with zoning and building codes. In addition, our construction superintendents play a significant role in working with our homebuyers by assisting with option selection and home modification decisions, educating buyers on the construction process and instructing buyers on post-closing home maintenance.
 
Construction time for our homes depends on the weather, availability of labor, materials and supplies, size of the home, and other factors. We typically complete the construction of a home within four to six months.
 
We typically do not maintain significant inventories of construction materials, except for work in progress materials for homes under construction. Typically, the construction materials used in our operations are readily available from numerous sources. We have contracts exceeding one year with certain suppliers of our building materials that are cancelable at our option with a 30 day notice. In recent years, we have not experienced delays in construction due to shortages of materials or labor that have materially affected our consolidated operating results.
 
Marketing and Sales
 
We market and sell our homes through commissioned employees and independent real estate brokers. We typically conduct home sales from sales offices located in furnished model homes in each subdivision, and we typically do not offer our model homes for sale until the completion of a subdivision. Our sales personnel assist prospective homebuyers by providing them with floor plans, price information, tours of model homes and assisting them with the selection of options and other custom features. We train and inform our sales personnel as to the availability of financing, construction schedules, and marketing and advertising plans. As market conditions warrant, we may provide potential homebuyers with one or more of a variety of incentives, including discounts and free upgrades, to be competitive in a particular market. In the current weak market conditions, we have significantly increased the level of incentives we are offering to homebuyers in many markets.
 
We advertise in our local markets as necessary. We advertise in newspapers, marketing brochures and newsletters. We also use billboards, radio and television advertising and our Internet website to market the location, price range and availability of our homes. To minimize advertising costs, we attempt to operate in subdivisions in conspicuous locations that permit us to take advantage of local traffic patterns. We also believe that model homes play a substantial role in our marketing efforts, so we expend significant effort to create an attractive atmosphere in our model homes.
 
In addition to using model homes, in certain markets we build a limited number of speculative homes in each subdivision. These homes enhance our marketing and sales efforts to prospective homebuyers who are relocating to these markets, as well as to independent brokers, who often represent homebuyers requiring a completed home within 60 days. We determine our speculative homes strategy in each market based on local market factors, such as new job growth, the number of job relocations, housing demand, seasonality, current sales contract cancellation trends and our past experience in the market. We determine the number of speculative homes to build in each subdivision based on our current and planned sales pace, and we monitor


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and adjust speculative homes inventory on an ongoing basis as conditions warrant. We typically sell a substantial majority of our speculative homes while they are under construction or immediately following completion; however, the softness in the current market conditions and related high cancellation rates have increased our speculative homes inventory to approximately 50% of our total homes in inventory as of September 30, 2006, up from 41% as of September 30, 2005.
 
Our sales contracts require an earnest money deposit of at least $500. The amount of earnest money required varies between markets and subdivisions, and may significantly exceed $500. Additionally, customers are generally required to pay additional deposits when they select options or upgrade features for their homes. Most of our sales contracts stipulate that when customers cancel their contracts with us, we have the right to retain their earnest money and option deposits; however, our operating divisions occasionally choose to refund such deposits. Our sales contracts also include a financing contingency which permits customers to cancel and receive a refund of their deposits if they cannot obtain mortgage financing at prevailing or specified interest rates within a specified period. Our contracts may include other contingencies, such as the sale of an existing home. Depending upon market conditions, the sales contracts used in certain subdivisions may also contain restrictions aimed at limiting purchases of our homes by speculative investors who plan to purchase our homes and then quickly place the homes up for resale. As a percentage of gross sales orders, cancellations of sales contracts in fiscal 2006 were 28%, and our quarterly cancellation rates increased throughout fiscal 2006 to 40% in the fourth quarter, significantly higher than our typical historical range of 16% to 20%. The length of time between the signing of a sales contract for a home and delivery of the home to the buyer (closing) averages between three and six months.
 
Customer Service and Quality Control
 
Our operating divisions are responsible for pre-closing quality control inspections and responding to customers’ post-closing needs. We believe that prompt and courteous response to homebuyers’ needs during and after construction reduces post-closing repair costs, enhances our reputation for quality and service, and ultimately leads to significant repeat and referral business from the real estate community and homebuyers. We provide our homebuyers with a limited one-year warranty on workmanship and building materials. The subcontractors who perform the actual construction also provide us with warranties on workmanship and are generally prepared to respond to us and the homeowner promptly upon request. In addition, we typically provide a supplemental ten-year limited warranty that covers major construction defects, and some of our suppliers provide manufacturer’s warranties on specified products installed in the home.
 
Customer Mortgage Financing
 
We provide mortgage financing services principally to purchasers of our homes in the majority of our homebuilding markets through our wholly-owned subsidiary, DHI Mortgage. DHI Mortgage coordinates and expedites the entire sales transaction by ensuring that mortgage commitments are received and that closings take place in a timely and efficient manner. DHI Mortgage originates mortgage loans for a substantial portion of our homebuyers and, when necessary to fulfill the needs of some homebuyers, also brokers loans to third-party lenders who directly originate the mortgage loans. During the year ended September 30, 2006, approximately 94% of DHI Mortgage’s loan volume related to homes closed by our homebuilding operations, and DHI Mortgage provided mortgage financing services for approximately 68% of our total homes closed.
 
For loans that it originates, DHI Mortgage packages and sells the loans and their servicing rights to third-party investors shortly after origination on a non-recourse or limited recourse basis. In markets where we currently do not provide mortgage financing, we work with a variety of mortgage lenders that make available to homebuyers a range of mortgage financing programs.
 
Title Services
 
We serve as a title insurance agent in selected markets by providing title insurance policies, examination and closing services to purchasers of homes we build and sell, through our subsidiary title companies. We currently assume little or no underwriting risk associated with these title policies.


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Employees
 
At September 30, 2006, we employed 8,772 persons, of whom 1,432 were sales and marketing personnel, 2,764 were executive, administrative and clerical personnel, 2,846 were involved in construction and 1,730 worked in mortgage and title operations. We had fewer than 20 employees covered by collective bargaining agreements. Employees of some of the subcontractors which we use are represented by labor unions or are subject to collective bargaining agreements. We believe that our relations with our employees and subcontractors are good.
 
Competition
 
The homebuilding industry is highly competitive. We compete in each of our markets with numerous other national, regional and local homebuilders for homebuyers, desirable properties, raw materials, skilled labor and financing. We also compete with resales of existing homes and with the rental housing market. Our homes compete on the basis of quality, price, design, mortgage financing terms and location. Our financial services business competes with other mortgage lenders, including national, regional and local mortgage bankers and other financial institutions, some of which have greater access to capital markets, different lending criteria and potentially broader product offerings.
 
Governmental Regulation and Environmental Matters
 
The homebuilding industry is subject to extensive and complex regulations. We and the subcontractors we use must comply with various federal, state and local laws and regulations, including zoning, density and development requirements, building, environmental, advertising and real estate sales rules and regulations. These requirements affect the development process, as well as building materials to be used, building designs and minimum elevation of properties. Our homes are inspected by local authorities where required, and homes eligible for insurance or guarantees provided by the FHA and VA are subject to inspection by them. These regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities. In addition, our new housing developments may be subject to various assessments for schools, parks, streets and other public improvements.
 
Our homebuilding operations are also subject to a variety of local, state and federal statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning protection of health, safety and the environment. The particular environmental laws for each site vary greatly according to location, environmental condition and the present and former uses of the site and adjoining properties.
 
Our mortgage company and title insurance agencies must also comply with various federal and state laws and regulations. These include eligibility and other requirements for participation in the programs offered by the FHA, VA, GNMA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These also include required compliance with consumer lending and other laws and regulations such as disclosure requirements, prohibitions against discrimination and real estate settlement procedures. All of these laws and regulations may subject our operations to examination by the applicable agencies.
 
Seasonality
 
We have typically experienced seasonal variations in our quarterly operating results and capital requirements. In prior years, we generally had more homes under construction, closed more homes and had greater revenues and operating income in the third and fourth quarters of our fiscal year. This seasonal activity increases our working capital requirements for our homebuilding operations during the third and fourth fiscal quarters and increases our funding requirements for the mortgages we originate in our financial services segment at the end of these quarters. As a result, our results of operations and financial position at the end of the third and fourth fiscal quarters are not necessarily representative of the balance of our fiscal year.
 
In fiscal 2006, 57% of our consolidated revenues was attributable to operations in the third and fourth fiscal quarters. In contrast to our typical seasonal results, due to softening homebuilding market conditions during fiscal 2006, only 46% of our consolidated operating income was attributable to operations in the third


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and fourth fiscal quarters. This decrease was primarily due to the increased use of incentives to sell homes and inventory impairment charges and land option cost write-offs recorded during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2006. We expect that we will experience our historical seasonal patterns of revenues and operating income in future fiscal years.
 
ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS
 
Discussion of our business and operations included in this annual report on Form 10-K should be read together with the risk factors set forth below. They describe various risks and uncertainties to which we are or may become subject. These risks and uncertainties, together with other factors described elsewhere in this report, have the potential to affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies or prospects in a material and adverse manner.
 
Because of the cyclical nature of our industry, changes in general economic, real estate construction or other business conditions could adversely affect our business or our financial results.
 
Cyclical Industry.  The homebuilding industry is cyclical and is significantly affected by changes in general and local economic conditions, such as:
 
  •  employment levels;
 
  •  availability of financing for homebuyers;
 
  •  interest rates;
 
  •  consumer confidence;
 
  •  levels of new and existing homes for sale;
 
  •  demographic trends; and
 
  •  housing demand.
 
These may occur on a national scale or may affect some of the regions or markets in which we operate more than others. If adverse conditions affect any of our larger markets, they could have a proportionately greater impact on us than on some other homebuilding companies.
 
An oversupply of alternatives to new homes, such as rental properties and used or foreclosed homes, including homes held for sale by investors and speculators, can also depress new home prices and reduce our margins on the sales of new homes.
 
During fiscal 2006, the homebuilding industry experienced an industry-wide softening of demand for new homes. In many markets, home price appreciation over the past several years had attracted real estate investors and speculators. As price appreciation slowed in fiscal 2006, the demand from investors and speculators for new homes also slowed, resulting in an increase in new homes available for sale. At the same time, existing homes offered for sale by investors and speculators increased. In response to higher inventories of both new and existing homes, homebuilders increased the use of sales incentives to continue to sell new homes. In the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2006, we experienced a decrease in our net sales orders due to a decrease in homebuyer consumer confidence and a related increase in sales contract cancellations, both of which we believe were caused by the continued increase in the level of sales incentives offered by both builders of new homes and sellers of existing homes. Our use of incentives also contributed to significantly lower gross margins on the homes we closed during those quarters. We cannot predict the duration or severity of the current market conditions, nor provide any assurances that the adjustments we have made in our operating strategy to address these conditions will be successful.
 
Risks Related to National Security.  Continued military deployments in the Middle East and other overseas regions, terrorist attacks, other acts of violence or threats to national security, and any corresponding response by the United States or others, or related domestic or international instability, may adversely affect general economic conditions or cause a slowdown of the national economy.


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Inventory Risks.  Inventory risks are substantial for our homebuilding business. Our long-term ability to build homes depends upon our acquiring land suitable for residential building at affordable prices in locations where our potential customers want to live. We must anticipate demand for new homes and continuously seek and make acquisitions of land for replacement and expansion of land inventory within our current markets and for new markets. In some markets, this has become more difficult and costly.
 
The risks inherent in controlling or purchasing and developing land increase as consumer demand for housing decreases. Thus, we may have acquired options on or bought and developed land at a cost we will not be able to recover fully or on which we cannot build and sell homes profitably. Our deposits for building lots controlled under option or similar contracts may be put at risk. The value of undeveloped land, building lots and housing inventories can also fluctuate significantly as a result of changing market conditions. In addition, inventory carrying costs can be significant and can result in reduced margins or losses in a poorly performing project or market. In weak economic or market conditions, we may have to sell homes or land for a lower profit margin or at a loss, and we may have to record inventory impairment charges. We cannot make any assurances that the measures we employ to manage inventory risks and costs will be successful.
 
During fiscal 2005 and the first part of fiscal 2006, our goals for years of supply for ownership and control of land and building lots were based on management’s expectations for future volume growth. In light of the much weaker market conditions recently encountered, our expectations have changed and we have significantly slowed our purchases of land and lots to reduce our inventory to better match our new reduced rate of production. We have recently terminated numerous land option contracts and have written off earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to these option contracts. We have also recorded inventory impairment charges related to some of our under-performing projects.
 
Supply Risks.  The homebuilding industry has from time to time experienced significant difficulties that can affect the cost or timing of construction, including:
 
  •  shortages of qualified trades people;
 
  •  reliance on local subcontractors, who may be inadequately capitalized;
 
  •  shortages of materials; and
 
  •  volatile increases in the cost of materials, particularly increases in the price of lumber, drywall and cement, which are significant components of home construction costs.
 
Risks from Nature.  Weather conditions and natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanic activity, droughts, floods and wildfires, can harm our homebuilding business. These can delay home closings, adversely affect the cost or availability of materials or labor, or damage homes under construction. The climates and geology of many of the states in which we operate, including California, Florida and Texas, where we have some of our larger operations, present increased risks of adverse weather or natural disaster.
 
Consequences.  As a result of the foregoing matters, potential customers may be less willing or able to buy our homes, or we may take longer or incur more costs to build them. We may not be able to recapture increased costs by raising prices in many cases because of market conditions or because we fix our prices in advance of delivery by signing home sales contracts. We may be unable to change the mix of our home offerings or the affordability of our homes to maintain our margins or satisfactorily address changing market conditions in other ways. In addition, cancellations of home sales contracts in backlog may increase as homebuyers cancel or do not honor their contracts. In the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2006, we experienced an increase in sales contract cancellations due to a decrease in homebuyer consumer confidence, which we believe was caused by the continued increase in the level of sales incentives offered by both builders of new homes and sellers of existing homes. We are not certain how long the increased level of cancellations will continue.
 
Our financial services business is closely related to our homebuilding business, as it originates mortgage loans principally to purchasers of the homes we build. A decrease in the demand for our homes because of the foregoing matters may also adversely affect the financial results of this segment of our business. Consumer preferences for adjustable rate and other low-margin loans may also adversely affect our financial services


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results. An increase in the default rate on the mortgages we originate may adversely affect the pricing we receive upon the sale of mortgages that we originate and our profitability on such loan sales.
 
Increases in interest rates, reductions in mortgage availability or increases in the effective costs of owning a home could prevent potential customers from buying our homes and adversely affect our business or our financial results.
 
Most of our customers finance their home purchases through lenders providing mortgage financing. In recent years, interest rates have been at historical lows. Many homebuyers have also chosen adjustable rate, interest only or other mortgages that involve initial lower monthly payments. As a result, new homes have been more affordable. Increases in interest rates or decreases in the availability of mortgage financing products, however, may adversely affect the market for new homes. Potential homebuyers may be less willing or able to pay the increased monthly costs or to obtain mortgage financing that exposes them to interest rate changes. Lenders may increase the qualification requirements needed for mortgages or adjust their terms to address any increased credit risk. Even if potential customers do not need financing, changes in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing products may make it harder for them to sell their current homes to potential buyers who need financing. These matters may adversely affect the sales or pricing of our homes and may also reduce the volume or margins in our financial services business. The impact on our financial services business may be compounded to the extent we are unable to match interest rates and amounts on loans we have committed to originate through the various hedging strategies we employ.
 
We believe that the availability of FHA and VA mortgage financing is an important factor in marketing some of our homes. We also believe that the liquidity provided by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the mortgage industry is important to the housing market; however, the federal government has sought to limit the size of the home-loan portfolios and operations of these two government-sponsored enterprises. Any limitations or restrictions on the availability of the financing or on the liquidity provided by them could adversely affect interest rates, mortgage financing and our sales of new homes and mortgage loans.
 
Significant expenses of owning a home, including mortgage interest expense and real estate taxes, generally are deductible expenses for an individual’s federal, and in some cases state, income taxes, subject to various limitations under current tax law and policy. If the federal government or a state government changes its income tax laws, as has been discussed, to eliminate or substantially modify these income tax deductions, the after-tax cost of owning a new home could increase for many of our potential customers. The resulting loss or reduction of homeowner tax deductions, if such tax law changes were enacted without offsetting provisions, could adversely impact demand for and sales prices of new homes.
 
Governmental regulations could increase the cost and limit the availability of our development and homebuilding projects or affect our related financial services operations and adversely affect our business or our financial results.
 
We are subject to extensive and complex regulations that affect land development and home construction, including zoning, density restrictions, building design and building standards. These regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities as to the conditions we must meet prior to being approved, if approved at all. We are subject to determinations by these authorities as to the adequacy of water or sewage facilities, roads or other local services. In addition, in many markets government authorities have implemented no growth or growth control initiatives. Any of these can limit, delay or increase the costs of development or homebuilding.
 
New housing developments may be subject to various assessments for schools, parks, streets and other public improvements, which could cause an increase in the effective prices for our homes. In addition, increases in property tax rates by local governmental authorities, as experienced in response to reduced federal and state funding, can adversely affect the ability of potential customers to obtain financing or their desire to purchase new homes.
 
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the building site or adjoining properties and may be greater in areas with less supply where undeveloped land or desirable alternatives are less available. These matters may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance, remediation and other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict development and homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive regions or areas.
 
Our financial services operations are also subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations. These include eligibility requirements for participation in federal loan programs, compliance with consumer lending and similar requirements such as disclosure requirements, prohibitions against discrimination and real estate settlement procedures. They may also subject our operations to examination by the applicable agencies. These factors may limit our ability to provide mortgage financing or title services to potential purchasers of our homes.
 
Our substantial debt could adversely affect our financial condition.
 
We have a significant amount of debt. As of September 30, 2006, our consolidated debt was $6,078.6 million. In the ordinary course of business, we may incur significant additional debt, to the extent permitted by our revolving credit facility and our indentures.
 
Possible Consequences.  The amount of our debt could have important consequences. For example, it could:
 
  •  limit our ability to obtain future financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements or other requirements;
 
  •  require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payment of our debt and reduce our ability to use our cash flow for other purposes;
 
  •  limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, the changes in our business;
 
  •  place us at a competitive disadvantage because we have more debt than some of our competitors; and
 
  •  make us more vulnerable in the event of a downturn in our business or in general economic conditions.
 
Dependence on Future Performance.  Our ability to meet our debt service and other obligations will depend upon our future financial performance. We are engaged in businesses that are substantially affected by changes in economic conditions. Our revenues and earnings vary with the level of general economic activity in the markets we serve. Our businesses are also affected by financial, political, business and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. The factors that affect our ability to generate cash can also affect our ability to raise additional funds for these purposes through the sale of debt or equity securities, the refinancing of debt, or the sale of assets. Changes in prevailing interest rates may affect our ability to meet our debt service obligations, because borrowings under our credit facilities bear interest at floating rates and our “interest rate swap” agreements fix our interest rate for only a portion of these borrowings.
 
As of September 30, 2006, the scheduled maturities of principal on our outstanding debt for the subsequent 12 months totaled $1,217.8 million, including $1,191.7 million in financial services debt that must be renewed annually. Based on the current level of operations, we believe our cash flow from operations, available cash, available borrowings under our credit facilities and our ability to access the capital markets and to refinance or renew our facilities in a timely manner will be adequate to meet our future cash needs. We cannot, however, make any assurances that in the future our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that borrowings or access to the capital markets or refinancing or renewal facilities will be available to us in amounts sufficient to enable us to pay or refinance our indebtedness or to fund other cash needs.
 
Indenture and Revolving Credit Facility Restrictions.  Our revolving credit facility and the indenture governing our senior subordinated notes impose restrictions on our operations and activities. The most significant restrictions relate to limits on investments, cash dividends, stock repurchases and other restricted payments, incurrence of indebtedness, creation of liens and asset dispositions, and require maintenance of a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum ratio of earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and


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amortization to interest incurred, minimum levels of tangible net worth and compliance with other financial covenants. In addition, the indentures governing our senior notes impose restrictions on the creation of liens. If we fail to comply with any of these restrictions or covenants, the trustees, the noteholders or the lending banks, as applicable, could cause our debt to become due and payable prior to maturity. If we do not maintain our current credit ratings, available credit under our revolving credit facility is subject to limitations based on specified percentages of unsold homes, developed lots and lots under development included in inventory and the amount of other senior unsecured indebtedness.
 
Change of Control Purchase Options.  If a change of control occurs as defined in the indentures governing many series of our senior and senior subordinated notes, constituting $2,150.0 million principal amount in the aggregate as of September 30, 2006, we would be required to offer to purchase such notes at 101% of their principal amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Moreover, a change of control may also result in the acceleration of our revolving credit facility and our financial services credit facilities. If purchase offers were required under the indentures for these notes or these credit facilities were accelerated, we can give no assurance that we would have sufficient funds to pay the amounts that we would be required to repurchase or repay. At September 30, 2006, we did not have sufficient funds available to purchase all of such outstanding debt upon a change of control.
 
Impact of Financial Services Debt.  Our financial services business is conducted through subsidiaries that are not restricted by our indentures or revolving credit facility. The ability of our financial services segment to provide funds to our homebuilding operations, however, is subject to restrictions in its own credit facilities. These funds would not be available to us upon the occurrence and during the continuance of defaults under these facilities. Moreover, our right to receive assets from these subsidiaries upon liquidation or recapitalization will be subject to the prior claims of the creditors of these subsidiaries. Any claims we may have to funds from this segment would be subordinate to subsidiary indebtedness to the extent of any security for such indebtedness and to any indebtedness otherwise recognized as senior to our claims.
 
Homebuilding and financial services are very competitive, and competitive conditions could adversely affect our business or our financial results.
 
The homebuilding industry is highly competitive. Homebuilders compete not only for homebuyers, but also for desirable properties, financing, raw materials and skilled labor. We compete with other local, regional and national homebuilders, including those with a sales presence on the Internet, often within larger subdivisions designed, planned and developed by such homebuilders. We also compete with existing home sales. The competitive conditions in the homebuilding industry can result in:
 
  •  difficulty in acquiring suitable land at acceptable prices;
 
  •  increased selling incentives;
 
  •  lower sales or profit margins;
 
  •  delays in construction of our homes; or
 
  •  impairments in the value of our inventory and goodwill.
 
Our financial services business competes with other mortgage lenders, including national, regional and local mortgage banks and other financial institutions. Mortgage lenders with greater access to capital markets or different lending criteria may be able to offer more attractive financing to potential customers.
 
When we are affected by these competitive conditions, our business and financial results could be adversely affected.
 
Our future operations may require additional capital, which may not be available.
 
Our operations require significant amounts of cash, and our requirements for capital typically increase in the third and fourth quarters of our fiscal year. We may be required to seek additional capital, whether from sales of equity, debt issuances or additional bank borrowings, for the development and any future growth of


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our business. We can give no assurance as to the availability of such additional capital or, if available, whether it would be on terms acceptable to us. Moreover, the indentures for our outstanding public debt and the covenants of our revolving credit facility contain provisions that may restrict the debt we may incur in the future. If we are not successful in obtaining sufficient capital, it could reduce our sales and may adversely affect our financial results.
 
We cannot make any assurances that our growth strategies will be successful.
 
Since 1993, we have acquired many homebuilding companies. Although we recently focused on internal growth, we may make strategic acquisitions of homebuilding companies in the future. Successful strategic acquisitions require the integration of operations and management and other efforts to realize the benefits that may be available. Although we believe that we have been successful in doing so in the past, we can give no assurance that we would be able to identify, acquire and integrate successfully strategic acquisitions in the future. Acquisitions can result in the dilution of existing stockholders if we issue our common stock as consideration or reduce our liquidity or increase our debt if we fund them with cash. In addition, acquisitions can expose us to the risk of writing off goodwill related to such acquisitions based on the subsequent results of the operating segments to which the acquired businesses were assigned. The risk of write-offs related to goodwill impairment increases during a cyclical housing downturn when profitability of our operating segments may decline. Moreover, we may not be able to implement successfully our operating and growth strategies within our existing markets.
 
Homebuilding is subject to home warranty and construction defect claims in the ordinary course of business that can be significant.
 
As a homebuilder, we are subject to home warranty and construction defect claims arising in the ordinary course of business. As a consequence, we maintain product liability insurance, obtain indemnities and certificates of insurance from subcontractors generally covering claims related to workmanship and materials, and create warranty and other reserves for the homes we sell based on historical experience in our markets and our judgment of the qualitative risks associated with the types of homes built. Because of the uncertainties inherent to these matters, we cannot provide assurance that our insurance coverage, our subcontractor arrangements and our reserves will be adequate to address all of our warranty and construction defect claims in the future. Contractual indemnities can be difficult to enforce, we may be responsible for applicable self-insured retentions and some types of claims may not be covered by insurance or may exceed applicable coverage limits. Additionally, the coverage offered by and the availability of product liability insurance for construction defects are currently limited and costly. We have responded to increases in insurance costs and coverage limitations in recent years by increasing our self-insured retentions and claim reserves. There can be no assurance that coverage will not be further restricted or become more costly.
 
ITEM 1B.   UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
 
As previously disclosed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC Staff) conducted a review of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the respective quarters ended December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006 and issued a letter commenting on certain aspects of those reports. We believe that all matters addressed in the comment letter and our subsequent discussions with the SEC Staff have been resolved, except with regard to the reporting of our operating segments under SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” As a result of the discussions, we have disaggregated the disclosure regarding our homebuilding operations from one reportable homebuilding segment to six separate reportable homebuilding segments. The disclosures within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for all periods presented reflect this revised aggregation, which had no effect on our previously reported consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, in the discussions, the SEC Staff also commented that similar disclosures should be made in our prior Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2005. We have not agreed to the SEC Staff’s comment because, among other reasons, the information in this year’s Annual Report on


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Form 10-K includes, in addition to fiscal 2006 segment information, prior year comparable revised segment information related to revenues, inventory impairments and income before income taxes for both fiscal 2005 and 2004, revised segment inventories as of September 30, 2005, and additional presentation and discussion of segment information in our Management Discussion and Analysis section for fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004. The prior year segment information has no effect on our previously reported consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Our discussions with the SEC Staff on this remaining matter have not been concluded.
 
ITEM 2.   PROPERTIES
 
In addition to our inventories of land, lots and homes, we own several office buildings totaling approximately 246,000 square feet and we lease approximately 1,609,000 square feet of office space under leases expiring through January 2015, in our various operating markets to house our homebuilding and financial services operating divisions, as well as our regional and corporate offices.
 
ITEM 3.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
We are involved in lawsuits and other contingencies in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that, while the ultimate outcome of the contingencies cannot be predicted with certainty, the ultimate liability, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position or operations.
 
ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
 
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PART II
 
ITEM 5.   MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY; RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “DHI.” The following table shows the high and low sales prices for our common stock for the periods indicated, as reported by the NYSE, and dividends declared per common share. The amounts reflect the four-for-three stock split (effected as a 331/3% stock dividend) of March 16, 2005.
 
                                                 
    Year Ended September 30, 2006     Year Ended September 30, 2005  
                Declared
                Declared
 
    High     Low     Dividends     High     Low     Dividends  
 
1st Quarter
  $ 38.56     $ 28.78     $ .09     $ 31.41     $ 20.40     $ .06  
2nd Quarter
    41.66       30.80       .10       34.58       27.44       .0675  
3rd Quarter
    35.27       22.55       .10       39.20       26.83       .09  
4th Quarter
    25.43       19.52       .15       42.82       33.34       .09  
 
As of December 4, 2006, the closing price of our common stock on the NYSE was $26.29, and there were approximately 616 holders of record.
 
The declaration of cash dividends is at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, future earnings, cash flows, capital requirements, our general financial condition and general business conditions. We are required to comply with certain covenants contained in the bank agreements and our senior subordinated note indenture. The most restrictive of these requirements allows us to pay cash dividends on our common stock in an amount, on a cumulative basis, not to exceed 50% of consolidated net income, as defined, subject to certain other adjustments. Pursuant to the most restrictive of these requirements, at September 30, 2006, cash dividend payments in fiscal 2007 were limited to $583.5 million, and approximately $3.4 billion was available for all restricted payments in the future.
 
The information required by this item with respect to equity compensation plans is set forth under Item 12 of this annual report on Form 10-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
During fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, we did not sell any securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
 
In November 2005, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of our common stock, replacing the previous common stock repurchase authorization. During fiscal 2006, we repurchased 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at a total cost of $36.8 million, all of which occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2005. As of September 30, 2006, we had $463.2 million remaining of the Board of Directors’ authorization for repurchases of common stock. In November 2006, our Board of Directors extended the remaining $463.2 million common stock repurchase authorization to November 30, 2007.
 
On January 26, 2006, our shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s charter which increased the number of authorized shares of common stock to one billion shares.


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ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
 
The following selected consolidated financial data are derived from our Consolidated Financial Statements. The data should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, related Notes thereto and other financial data elsewhere herein. These historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in the future.
 
                                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
    (In millions, except per share data)  
 
Income Statement Data (1):
                                       
Revenues:
                                       
Homebuilding
  $ 14,760.5     $ 13,628.6     $ 10,658.0     $ 8,552.1     $ 6,625.2  
Financial Services
    290.8       235.1       182.8       176.0       113.6  
Gross profit — Homebuilding
    3,342.2       3,488.3       2,460.7       1,746.3       1,260.8  
Income before income taxes:
                                       
Homebuilding
    1,878.7       2,273.0       1,508.2       914.7       591.1  
Financial Services
    108.4       105.6       74.7       93.5       56.4  
Net income
    1,233.3       1,470.5       975.1       626.0       404.7  
Net income per share (2):
                                       
Basic
    3.94       4.71       3.14       2.11       1.51  
Diluted (3)
    3.90       4.62       3.09       1.99       1.39  
Cash dividends declared per common share (2)
    0.44       0.3075       0.2150       0.1350       0.0967  
 
                                         
    As of September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004     2003     2002  
    (In millions)  
 
Balance Sheet Data (1):
                                       
Inventories
  $ 11,343.1     $ 8,486.8     $ 6,567.4     $ 5,082.3     $ 4,343.1  
Total assets
    14,820.7       12,514.8       8,985.2       7,279.4       6,017.5  
Notes payable
    6,078.6       4,909.6       3,499.2       2,963.2       2,878.3  
Stockholders’ equity
    6,452.9       5,360.4       3,960.7       3,031.3       2,269.9  
 
 
(1) On February 21, 2002, we acquired Schuler Homes in a merger. The total merger consideration consisted of 20,079,532 shares (pre-splits) of D.R. Horton common stock, valued at $30.93 per share (pre-splits); $168.7 million in cash; $802.2 million of assumed Schuler debt, $238.2 million of which was paid at closing; $218.7 million of assumed trade payables and other liabilities; and $10.8 million of assumed obligations to the Schuler entities’ minority interest holders. Schuler’s revenues for the period February 22, 2002 through September 30, 2002 were $1,246.6 million.
 
(2) All basic and diluted income per share amounts and cash dividends declared per share amounts reflect the effects of the three-for-two stock split (effected as a 50% stock dividend) of January 12, 2004 and the four-for-three stock split (effected as a 331/3% stock dividend) of March 16, 2005.
 
(3) In October 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ratified Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Instruments on Diluted Earnings per Share” (EITF 04-8). EITF 04-8 requires that shares underlying contingently convertible debt be included in diluted earnings per share computations using the if-converted method regardless of whether the market price trigger or other contingent features have been met. The effective date for EITF 04-8 was for reporting periods ending after December 15, 2004. EITF 04-8 also requires restatement of earnings per share amounts for prior periods presented during which the instrument was outstanding. In May 2001, we issued zero coupon convertible senior notes, which were converted into shares of our common stock in June 2003. During certain quarters of the years ended September 30, 2003 and 2002, the market price trigger was not met and the convertible shares were not included in the computation of diluted net income per share. The adoption of EITF 04-8 reduced our diluted net income per share for the years ended September 30, 2003 and 2002 by $0.06 and $0.05, respectively (each adjusted to reflect the effects of the three-for-two common stock split, effected as a 50% stock dividend and paid on January 12, 2004 and the four-for-three common stock split, effected as a 331/3% stock dividend and paid on March 16, 2005).


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ITEM 7.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
Results of Operations — Fiscal Year 2006 Overview
 
During fiscal 2006, the homebuilding industry experienced an industry-wide softening of demand for new homes. In many markets, home price appreciation over the past several years had attracted real estate investors and speculators. As price appreciation slowed in fiscal 2006, the demand from investors and speculators for new homes also slowed, resulting in an increase in new homes available for sale. At the same time, existing homes offered for sale by investors and speculators increased. In response to higher inventories of both new and existing homes, homebuilders increased the use of sales incentives to continue to sell new homes. In the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2006, we experienced a decrease in our net sales orders due to a decrease in homebuyer consumer confidence and a related increase in sales contract cancellations, both of which we believe were caused by the continued increase in the level of sales incentives offered by both builders of new homes and sellers of existing homes. Our use of incentives also contributed to significantly lower gross margins on the homes we closed during those quarters. Although we believe the long-term fundamentals which support home sales demand remain solid and the current negative conditions in many of our markets will moderate over time, we cannot predict the duration and severity of the current market conditions.
 
During fiscal 2006, we adjusted our operating strategy to meet the new homebuilding business environment, and we expect to continue with these initiatives through fiscal 2007. These adjustments include:
 
  •  Decreasing our SG&A infrastructure to be in line with our reduced expectations of production levels.
 
  •  Decreasing our cost of goods purchased from both vendors and subcontractors.
 
  •  Reducing our land and lot inventory from current levels by significantly curtailing our spending for land and lot purchases and renegotiating or canceling land purchase contracts.
 
  •  Reducing our inventory of homes under construction from current levels by limiting the construction of unsold homes.
 
  •  Continuing to offer incentives to increase sales as necessary to maximize profits, returns and cash flows.
 
We expect that these adjustments to our operating strategy will generate positive cash flows in fiscal 2007 and allow us to maintain a strong balance sheet and liquidity position, providing us with flexibility to take advantage of opportunities as they become available in the future. Because we cannot predict the duration or severity of the current market conditions, we cannot provide any assurances that the adjustments we have made in our operating strategy to address these conditions will be successful.
 
Key financial results as of and for our fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 were as follows:
 
Homebuilding Operations:
 
  •  Homebuilding revenues increased by 8% in fiscal 2006. However, the value of net sales orders decreased by 5%, reflective of the more challenging market conditions recently encountered.
 
  •  Homebuilding operating margins as a percentage of homebuilding revenues decreased by 400 basis points during fiscal 2006, primarily due to lower homebuilding gross margins.
 
  •  Our sales order backlog at September 30, 2006 was $5.2 billion, 11% below our backlog at September 30, 2005.
 
  •  Net homebuilding debt to total capital, which is calculated as homebuilding notes payable net of cash divided by total capital net of cash (homebuilding notes payable net of cash plus stockholders’ equity), was 40.7% at September 30, 2006.


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Financial Services Operations:
 
  •  Total financial services revenues increased 24% in fiscal 2006, primarily due to a 41% increase in the number of loans sold during the year compared to fiscal 2005.
 
  •  Financial services pre-tax income increased by 3% in fiscal 2006, due to increased revenue from loan production and title closings, largely offset by the increase in financial services G&A costs.
 
Consolidated Results:
 
  •  Net income decreased 16% in fiscal 2006, due to a 17% decrease in homebuilding operating margin.
 
  •  Diluted earnings per share decreased 16% in fiscal 2006.
 
  •  The effective income tax rate for fiscal 2006 was 37.9%, as compared to 38.2% in fiscal 2005 and 38.4% in fiscal 2004.
 
Although specific directives within our operating strategy may have changed or may be implemented at a slower pace, our long-term operating strategy remains much the same. We intend to continue to take advantage of opportunities to grow our homebuilding business profitability through capturing greater market share, while maintaining a strong balance sheet. We plan to continue investing our available capital in our existing homebuilding markets through our capital allocation process and entering satellite markets as opportunities are available. We will also continue to evaluate homebuilding acquisition opportunities as they arise. To the extent that additional capital is available in excess of amounts we choose to invest in our homebuilding operations or retain as liquidity, we will consider directing such capital toward alternative uses, including repayment of debt, dividend payments or stock repurchases, as market conditions or other circumstances may warrant, within the constraints of our balance sheet leverage targets and the restrictions in our bank agreements and indentures.
 
Results of Operations — Homebuilding
 
Our seven homebuilding operating regions are our operating segments. We present six reportable segments, as we aggregate two of the operating regions into one reporting segment. These reporting segments, which we also refer to as reporting regions, have homebuilding operations located in the following states:
 
     
Northeast:
  Delaware, Georgia (Savannah only), Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin
Southeast:
  Alabama, Florida and Georgia
South Central:
  Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
Southwest:
  Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas (Lubbock only) and Utah
California:
  California and Nevada (Reno only)
West:
  Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington


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Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005
 
The following tables set forth key operating and financial data for our homebuilding operations by reporting region as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. Based on our revised aggregation of operating segments, we have restated fiscal 2005 amounts between regions to conform to the fiscal 2006 presentation.
 
                                                                         
    Net Sales Orders
 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    Homes Sold     Value (In millions)     Average Selling Price  
                %
                %
                %
 
    2006     2005     Change     2006     2005     Change     2006     2005     Change  
 
Northeast
    7,150       8,296       (14 )%   $ 1,844.1     $ 2,187.9       (16 )%   $ 257,900     $ 263,700       (2 )%
Southeast
    7,082       8,050       (12 )%     1,753.8       2,012.6       (13 )%     247,600       250,000       (1 )%
South Central
    14,682       12,391       18 %     2,536.4       2,068.2       23 %     172,800       166,900       4 %
Southwest
    11,921       12,391       (4 )%     3,071.5       3,135.3       (2 )%     257,700       253,000       2 %
California
    7,050       8,171       (14 )%     3,238.6       3,862.9       (16 )%     459,400       472,800       (3 )%
West
    4,095       3,933       4 %     1,450.8       1,376.5       5 %     354,300       350,000       1 %
                                                                         
      51,980       53,232       (2 )%   $ 13,895.2     $ 14,643.4       (5 )%   $ 267,300     $ 275,100       (3 )%
                                                                         
 
                                                                         
    Sales Order Backlog
 
    As of September 30,  
    Homes in Backlog     Value (In millions)     Average Selling Price  
                %
                %
                %
 
    2006     2005     Change     2006     2005     Change     2006     2005     Change  
 
Northeast
    2,902       3,894       (25 )%   $ 796.8     $ 1,148.9       (31 )%   $ 274,600     $ 295,000       (7 )%
Southeast
    2,148       3,119       (31 )%     633.8       909.4       (30 )%     295,100       291,600       1 %
South Central
    4,213       2,975       42 %     777.8       524.2       48 %     184,600       176,200       5 %
Southwest
    5,754       5,068       14 %     1,550.2       1,382.8       12 %     269,400       272,800       (1 )%
California
    2,088       2,922       (29 )%     1,041.7       1,403.8       (26 )%     498,900       480,400       4 %
West
    1,020       1,266       (19 )%     384.8       466.1       (17 )%     377,300       368,200       2 %
                                                                         
      18,125       19,244       (6 )%   $ 5,185.1     $ 5,835.2       (11 )%   $ 286,100     $ 303,200       (6 )%
                                                                         
 
                                                                         
    Homes Closed
 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    Homes Closed     Value (In millions)     Average Selling Price  
                %
                %
                %
 
    2006     2005     Change     2006     2005     Change     2006     2005     Change  
 
Northeast
    8,142       7,010       16 %   $ 2,196.2     $ 1,802.3       22 %   $ 269,700     $ 257,100       5 %
Southeast
    8,053       7,911       2 %     2,029.4       1,800.2       13 %     252,000       227,600       11 %
South Central
    13,444       12,737       6 %     2,282.9       2,103.9       9 %     169,800       165,200       3 %
Southwest
    11,235       11,602       (3 )%     2,904.0       2,672.1       9 %     258,500       230,300       12 %
California
    7,884       7,671       3 %     3,600.8       3,533.5       2 %     456,700       460,600       (1 )%
West
    4,341       4,241       2 %     1,532.1       1,464.6       5 %     352,900       345,300       2 %
                                                                         
      53,099       51,172       4 %   $ 14,545.4     $ 13,376.6       9 %   $ 273,900     $ 261,400       5 %
                                                                         


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Total Homebuilding Revenues
 
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     % Change  
    (In millions)  
 
Northeast
  $ 2,213.3     $ 1,818.9       22 %
Southeast
    2,040.5       1,816.7       12 %
South Central
    2,311.0       2,114.8       9 %
Southwest
    2,954.7       2,692.9       10 %
California
    3,643.1       3,621.0       1 %
West
    1,597.9       1,564.3       2 %
                         
    $ 14,760.5     $ 13,628.6       8 %
                         
 
Inventory Impairments and Land Option Cost Write-offs
 
                                                 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005  
          Land Option
                Land Option
       
    Inventory
    Cost
          Inventory
    Cost
       
    Impairments     Write-Offs     Total     Impairments     Write-Offs     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
Northeast
  $ 18.5     $ 20.0     $ 38.5     $   —     $ 1.3     $ 1.3  
Southeast
    14.2       20.2       34.4             3.8       3.8  
South Central
          2.2       2.2             0.8       0.8  
Southwest
    8.1       17.6       25.7             1.3       1.3  
California
    105.4       60.4       165.8             9.2       9.2  
West
          4.3       4.3             0.7       0.7  
                                                 
    $ 146.2     $ 124.7     $ 270.9     $     $  17.1     $  17.1  
                                                 
 
Homebuilding Income Before Income Taxes (1)
 
                                 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005  
          % of
          % of
 
          Region
          Region
 
    $’s     Revenues     $’s     Revenues  
    (In millions)  
 
Northeast
  $ 198.5       9.0 %   $ 204.5       11.2 %
Southeast
    346.4       17.0 %     354.8       19.5 %
South Central
    171.2       7.4 %     136.2       6.4 %
Southwest
    450.5       15.2 %     408.8       15.2 %
California
    346.3       9.5 %     750.1       20.7 %
West
    365.8       22.9 %     418.6       26.8 %
                                 
    $ 1,878.7       12.7 %   $ 2,273.0       16.7 %
                                 
 
 
(1) Corporate expenses were allocated to each region based on the region’s average inventory for the periods presented.


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Homebuilding Operating Margin Analysis
 
                 
    Percentages of Related Revenues  
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005  
 
Gross profit — Home sales
    24.0 %     25.5 %
Gross profit — Land/lot sales
    53.7 %     35.5 %
Effect of inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs on total homebuilding gross profit
    (1.8 )%     (0.1 )%
Gross profit — Total homebuilding
    22.6 %     25.6 %
Selling, general and administrative expense
    9.9 %     9.0 %
Interest and other (income) expense
    %     (0.1 )%
Income before income taxes
    12.7 %     16.7 %
 
Net Sales Orders and Backlog
 
Net sales orders represent the number and dollar value of new sales contracts executed with customers, net of sales contract cancellations. The value of net sales orders decreased 5%, to $13,895.2 million (51,980 homes) in 2006 from $14,643.4 million (53,232 homes) in 2005. The number of net sales orders decreased 2% in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005, reflecting the industry-wide softening of demand for new homes in most homebuilding markets. We believe the most significant factors contributing to the slowing of demand for new homes in most of our markets include an increase in the supply of existing homes for sale, a reduction in investor purchases, an increase in incentives offered by homebuilders and sellers of existing homes and an increase in sales contract cancellation rates. Many prospective homebuyers are approaching the purchase decision more tentatively due to the increased uncertainty surrounding the housing market. These factors affected our business most significantly in our fourth fiscal quarter, when our net sales orders decreased 25% compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2005. Subsequent to fiscal year 2006, our net sales orders for the month ended October 31, 2006 decreased 20% compared to the month ended October 31, 2005.
 
Our annual cancellation rate increased to 28% in fiscal 2006, and our cancellation rate in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 and the month ended October 31, 2006 increased to approximately 40%, exceeding our typical historical range of 16% to 20%. The higher overall cancellation rate for fiscal 2006 was primarily attributable to cancellations in many of our Arizona, California and Florida markets. A significant portion of the increase in cancellations was due to our prospective homebuyers being unable to sell their existing homes.
 
The largest percentage decreases in the number and value of net sales orders in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005 occurred in our Northeast, Southeast and California regions. The decreases in sales in these regions are primarily attributable to the changes in market conditions described above. Partially offsetting the decreases in net sales orders was an 18% increase in net sales orders in our South Central region, where many of our markets did not experience the same slowdown in demand in fiscal 2006.
 
The average price of a net sales order in fiscal 2006 was $267,300, a decrease of 3% from the $275,100 average in fiscal 2005. During the year, slight to moderate increases and decreases in average sales prices occurred among our regions, resulting in our relatively flat average price compared to 2005. In general, our ability to raise prices is dependent on the demand for our homes; therefore, the lack of any significant overall price appreciation during 2006 was due in large part to the recent decrease in demand and our increased use of sales incentives in many markets. Particularly, the home price appreciation that occurred in many of our California, Arizona and Florida markets during fiscal 2005 has since moderated and in many instances has reversed. We also continually monitor and may adjust our product and geographic mix and pricing within our homebuilding markets in an effort to keep our core product offerings affordable for our target customer base, typically first-time and move-up homebuyers. This sometimes also contributes to a decrease in the average price.


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Sales order backlog represents homes under contract but not yet closed at the end of the period. Many of the contracts in our sales order backlog are subject to contingencies, including mortgage loan approval, which can result in cancellations. In the past, our backlog has been a reliable indicator of the level of closings in our two subsequent fiscal quarters, although this relationship may change if our cancellation rates remain above normal levels or continue to increase. Historically, our backlog conversion rates (closings during the quarter divided by beginning of the quarter backlog), have generally been in the range of 50% to 75%, with the highest quarterly conversion rate of each fiscal year typically occurring in the fourth quarter.
 
At September 30, 2006, the value of our backlog of sales orders was $5,185.1 million (18,125 homes), down 11% from $5,835.2 million (19,244 homes) at September 30, 2005. The average sales price of homes in backlog was $286,100 at September 30, 2006, down 6% from the $303,200 average at September 30, 2005. The value of our sales order backlog decreased in four of our six market regions, led by decreases of 31%, 30% and 26% in our Northeast, Southeast and California regions, respectively, which is reflective of the current difficult sales environment. The average selling price of homes in backlog at September 30, 2006 as compared to September 30, 2005 reflect only slight to moderate increases and decreases among our regions.
 
Home Sales Revenue and Gross Profit
 
Revenues from home sales increased 9%, to $14,545.4 million (53,099 homes closed) in 2006 from $13,376.6 million (51,172 homes closed) in 2005. Revenues from home sales increased in all six of our market regions, led by the Northeast and Southeast regions, with increases of 22% and 13%, respectively. The average selling price of homes closed during 2006 was $273,900, up 5% from $261,400 in 2005. The average selling price of homes closed increased by slight to moderate amounts in five of our six market regions, led by the Southwest and Southeast regions with increases of 12% and 11%, respectively. Many markets, especially some of the California, Arizona and Florida markets which experienced the most price appreciation in recent years, have experienced weakening demand in the latter part of fiscal 2006, resulting in declines in total and per home revenue. As reflected in our net sales order volume, demand has slowed in a number of our markets in recent quarters, and in general, we are offering more incentives and price concessions to obtain home sales.
 
Revenues from home sales in fiscal 2006 were increased by $1.6 million, while revenues from home sales in fiscal 2005 were reduced by $92.2 million from changes in profit deferred pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate.” The home sales profit related to our mortgage loans held for sale is deferred in instances where a buyer finances a home through our wholly-owned mortgage company and has not made an adequate initial or continuing investment as prescribed by SFAS No. 66. As of September 30, 2006, the balance of deferred profit related to such mortgage loans held for sale was $90.6 million.
 
Total homebuilding gross profit decreased by 4%, to $3,342.2 million in 2006 from $3,488.3 million in 2005. Including sales of both homes and land/lots, total homebuilding gross profit as a percentage of homebuilding revenues decreased 300 basis points, to 22.6% in 2006 from 25.6% in 2005.
 
Gross profit from home sales as a percentage of home sales revenues decreased 150 basis points, to 24.0% in 2006 from 25.5% in 2005. The primary factors reducing our home sales gross profit margin were the difficult market conditions discussed above, which narrowed the range between our selling prices and costs of our homes in many of our markets and caused a decline of approximately 200 basis points in home sales gross margin. We have had to utilize additional incentives in many of our markets due to the current challenging sales environment. Sales incentives affect our gross profit margin by reducing the selling price of the home, or by increasing the cost of the home without a proportional increase in the selling price. An additional 45 basis points of home sales gross margin decline was a result of the decrease in the relative number of closings in markets such as California and Nevada, which have had significant price appreciation in the last few years and, therefore, have had above average gross margins. These declines were partially offset by an improvement of approximately 55 basis points related to the increase in home sales revenues and gross profit from the recognition of profit previously deferred in accordance with SFAS No. 66. The remaining improvement of 40 basis points was primarily due to a reduction in warranty and construction defect expenses as a percentage of home sales revenues.


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In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” land inventory and related communities under development are reviewed for potential write-downs when impairment indicators are present. SFAS No. 144 requires that in the event the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts, impairment charges are required to be recorded if the fair value of such assets is less than their carrying amounts. These estimates of cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates of revenues, costs, and other factors. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, actual results could differ from such estimates. For those assets deemed to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Our determination of fair value is primarily based on discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with the assets and related estimated cash flow streams. Valuation adjustments on finished homes are recorded when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value is less than the fair value less costs to sell the home.
 
During fiscal 2006, several communities under development that demonstrated potential impairment indicators, with a combined carrying value of $739.5 million at September 30, 2006, were evaluated for potential impairment. Our analyses of these projects generally assumed flat to reduced revenues as compared with current sales orders for the particular project or revenues realized from comparable projects. We determined that projects with a carrying value of $459.3 million, the majority of which were in California, were impaired. Consequently, we recorded impairment charges of $146.2 million to reduce the carrying value of the impaired projects to their estimated fair value. The remaining $280.2 million of such projects with impairment indicators are primarily in California. It is possible that our estimate of undiscounted cash flows from these projects may change and could result in a future need to record impairment charges to write these assets down to fair value. Additionally, if conditions in the homebuilding industry worsen in the future, we may be required to evaluate additional projects for potential impairment which may result in additional impairment charges and such charges could be significant.
 
We periodically write off earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land and lot option contracts which we no longer plan to pursue. During fiscal 2006 and 2005, we wrote off $124.7 million and $17.1 million, respectively, of earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land purchase option contracts which we determined we would not pursue. The inventory impairment charges and write-offs of earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs reduced total homebuilding gross profit as a percentage of homebuilding revenues by approximately 180 basis points in fiscal 2006. Should the current weak homebuilding market conditions persist and if we are unable to successfully renegotiate certain land purchase contracts, we may have to write off additional earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs. We currently do not expect the potential for such write-offs in fiscal 2007 to be as significant as the fiscal 2006 write-offs.
 
Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A) Expense
 
SG&A expenses from homebuilding activities increased by $230.0 million, or 19%, to $1,456.6 million in 2006 from $1,226.6 million in 2005. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expenses increased 90 basis points, to 9.9% in 2006 from 9.0% in 2005. The largest component of our homebuilding SG&A is employee compensation and related costs, which represented 64% and 67% of SG&A costs in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Those costs increased $115.1 million, or 14%, to $932.4 million in 2006 from $817.3 million in 2005, largely due to the addition of employees to support our previously planned growth. The remaining increase in SG&A of $114.9 million was primarily attributable to increases in advertising costs, property taxes, rent expense and subdivision maintenance. These increases were due to the growth in our inventory levels and the competitive selling environment.
 
Throughout fiscal 2005 and through the first half of fiscal 2006, we increased the infrastructure of our homebuilding operations to support the then planned delivery of approximately 58,000 homes in fiscal 2006 and further growth in home closings into fiscal 2007. However, due to recent sales trends, the increase in home closings of only 4% in fiscal 2006 compared to 17% in fiscal 2005 and an actual decline in home closings in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 compared to the same period of fiscal 2005, we no longer expect further growth in home closings in the near term. We are adjusting our SG&A infrastructure to support our


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decreased expectations of future closing volumes; however, we cannot provide assurance that future SG&A expense levels as a percentage of homebuilding revenues will be as low as historical levels.
 
Interest Expense
 
We capitalize interest costs only to inventory under construction or development. During both fiscal 2005 and 2006, our inventory under construction or development exceeded our interest-bearing debt; therefore, we capitalized virtually all interest from homebuilding debt except for the call premium, unamortized discount/premium and fees related to debt we paid off prior to maturity. Interest amortized to cost of sales was 2.1% of total cost of sales in 2006, compared to 2.2% in 2005. In fiscal 2006, in connection with the early redemption of our 9.375% senior notes due 2011 and our 10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2011, we recorded interest expense of approximately $13.4 million for the call premium and the unamortized discount and issuance costs, net of any unamortized premium related to these redeemed notes. Similarly, we recorded interest expense of approximately $4.4 million related to the unamortized fees associated with the redemption and replacement of our revolving credit facility in fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2005, in connection with the early redemption of our 9.375% senior notes due 2009, we recorded interest expense of approximately $4.4 million for the call premium and unamortized issuance costs, net of the unamortized premium related to these redeemed notes.
 
Excluding interest charges related to early retirement of debt and the replacement of our revolving credit facility, interest incurred related to homebuilding debt increased by 19%, to $325.4 million in fiscal 2006 compared to $272.9 million in fiscal 2005. The increase resulted from an increase in our average homebuilding debt of 34% in 2006 compared to 2005. Interest incurred increased at a slower rate than our debt primarily because our debt has been more heavily weighted to our revolving credit facility in 2006. The revolving credit facility carries a lower interest rate than the weighted average interest rate of our senior and senior subordinated notes. Our ongoing efforts to replace our older, higher interest rate notes with notes bearing lower interest rates also contributed to the improvement in relative interest costs.
 
Other Income
 
Other income, net of other expenses, associated with homebuilding activities was $11.0 million in 2006, compared to $15.7 million in 2005. The major component of other income in both 2006 and 2005 was the increase in the fair value of our interest rate swaps of $3.1 million and $9.5 million, respectively. Also included in other income in 2006 and 2005 was interest income of $6.9 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
 
Goodwill
 
At September 30, 2006, we had $578.9 million in goodwill, which we evaluate for impairment annually or when circumstances warrant an earlier review. We have allocated our goodwill to our reporting regions as follows, as of September 30, 2006 and 2005: Northeast $74.4 million, Southeast $11.5 million, South Central $15.9 million, Southwest $102.4 million, California $300.3 million and West $74.4 million. Although no impairment existed as of September 30, 2006, if market conditions continue to deteriorate in our reporting regions, our impairment review may result in goodwill impairment charges in the future.
 
Homebuilding Results by Reporting Region
 
Northeast Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 22% in 2006 compared to 2005, primarily due to a 16% increase in the number of homes closed, as well as a slight increase in the average selling price of those homes. Income before income taxes for the region was relatively flat between the two years; however, as a percentage of the region’s revenues, it decreased 220 basis points to 9.0%, from 11.2% in 2005. This decrease was due to a decrease in the region’s core home sales gross profit percentage (home sales gross profit percentage excluding impairments and earnest money and pre-acquisition cost write-offs), with the gross margin declines in our Virginia and Coastal Carolina markets having the greatest impact on the overall decrease. Additionally, profitability was negatively affected by the recording of inventory impairment charges and land option cost write-offs of $38.5 million in fiscal 2006 versus $1.3 million in fiscal 2005.


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Southeast Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 12% in 2006 compared to 2005, primarily due to an 11% increase in the average selling price of homes closed, as well as a slight increase in the number of homes closed. Income before income taxes for the region was relatively flat between the two years; however, as a percentage of the region’s revenues, it decreased 250 basis points to 17.0%, from 19.5% in 2005. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the region’s gross profit percentage, which was negatively affected by the recording of inventory impairment charges and land option cost write-offs of $34.4 million in fiscal 2006 versus $3.8 million in fiscal 2005. Excluding these charges, we experienced similar core home sales gross profit margins in both fiscal years; however, we did experience a sharp decline in these margins during the second half of fiscal 2006, reflecting the softening market conditions, especially in Florida.
 
South Central Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 9% in 2006 compared to 2005, primarily due to an increase in the number of homes closed, as well as a slight increase in the average selling price of those homes. Income before income taxes for the region was 26% higher in 2006 compared to 2005, and as a percentage of the region’s revenues, increased 100 basis points to 7.4%, from 6.4% in 2005. This increase in income before income taxes was primarily due to a decrease in the region’s selling, general and administrative costs as a percentage of revenues, as gross margin for the region was comparable from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006.
 
Southwest Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 10% in 2006 compared to 2005, due to a 12% increase in the average selling price of homes closed, while the number of homes closed decreased 3%. Income before income taxes for the region was 10% higher in 2006 compared to 2005, and as a percentage of the region’s revenues was 15.2% in both years. Inventory impairment charges and land option cost write-offs of $25.7 million in fiscal 2006 versus $1.3 million in fiscal 2005 contributed to an 80 basis point decline in the region’s gross margin. This decline was offset by a $22.8 million increase in gross margin resulting from changes in profit deferred pursuant to SFAS No. 66. While core homebuilding margins were relatively flat in the Denver and Phoenix markets for the full fiscal year 2006 as compared with fiscal year 2005, we did experience a sharp decline in the Phoenix market home sales gross margin in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 as compared with the earlier quarters.
 
California Region — Homebuilding revenues remained relatively flat, increasing only 1% in 2006 compared to 2005, reflecting a slight increase in the number of homes closed and a slight decline in the average selling price of those homes. Income before income taxes for the region was 54% lower in 2006 compared to 2005 and as a percentage of the region’s revenues, decreased 1,120 basis points to 9.5%, from 20.7% in 2005. This decrease was due to a decrease in the region’s gross profit percentage, which was significantly affected by a decline of approximately 600 basis points in the region’s core home sales gross margins with the largest declines in the Sacramento and San Diego markets. In addition, the recording of inventory impairment charges and earnest money and pre-acquisition cost write-offs of $165.8 million in fiscal 2006 versus $9.2 in fiscal 2005 had a significant negative impact on gross margins.
 
West Region — Homebuilding revenues remained relatively flat, increasing only 2% in 2006 compared to 2005, due to slight increases in both the number of homes closed and in the average selling price of those homes. Income before income taxes for the region was 13% lower in 2006 compared to 2005 and as a percentage of the region’s revenues, decreased 390 basis points to 22.9%, from 26.8% in 2005. This decrease was due to a decrease in the region’s gross profit percentage, primarily attributable to lower gross margins in the Las Vegas market.


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Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2004
 
The following tables set forth key operating and financial data for our homebuilding operations by reporting region as of and for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004. Based on our revised aggregation of operating segments, we have restated fiscal 2005 and 2004 amounts between regions to conform to the fiscal 2006 presentation.
 
                                                                         
    Net Sales Orders
 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    Homes Sold     Value (In millions)     Average Selling Price  
                %
                %
                %
 
    2005     2004     Change     2005     2004     Change     2005     2004     Change  
 
Northeast
    8,296       6,300       32 %   $ 2,187.9     $ 1,645.7       33 %   $ 263,700     $ 261,200       1 %
Southeast
    8,050       6,294       28 %     2,012.6       1,374.3       46 %     250,000       218,400       14 %
South Central
    12,391       10,997       13 %     2,068.2       1,783.7       16 %     166,900       162,200       3 %
Southwest
    12,391       10,632       17 %     3,135.3       2,236.4       40 %     253,000       210,300       20 %
California
    8,171       7,248       13 %     3,862.9       3,123.8       24 %     472,800       431,000       10 %
West
    3,933       3,792       4 %     1,376.5       1,242.3       11 %     350,000       327,600       7 %
                                                                         
      53,232       45,263       18 %   $ 14,643.4     $ 11,406.2       28 %   $ 275,100     $ 252,000       9 %
                                                                         
 
                                                                         
    Sales Order Backlog
 
    As of September 30,  
    Homes in Backlog     Value (In millions)     Average Selling Price  
                %
                %
                %
 
    2005     2004     Change     2005     2004     Change     2005     2004     Change  
 
Northeast
    3,894       2,608       49 %   $ 1,148.9     $ 763.4       50 %   $ 295,000     $ 292,700       1 %
Southeast
    3,119       2,980       5 %     909.4       697.0       30 %     291,600       233,900       25 %
South Central
    2,975       3,321       (10 )%     524.2       559.9       (6 )%     176,200       168,600       5 %
Southwest
    5,068       4,279       18 %     1,382.8       919.6       50 %     272,800       214,900       27 %
California
    2,922       2,422       21 %     1,403.8       1,074.4       31 %     480,400       443,600       8 %
West
    1,266       1,574       (20 )%     466.1       554.2       (16 )%     368,200       352,100       5 %
                                                                         
      19,244       17,184       12 %   $ 5,835.2     $ 4,568.5       28 %   $ 303,200     $ 265,900       14 %
                                                                         
 
                                                                         
    Homes Closed
 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    Homes Closed     Value (In millions)     Average Selling Price  
                %
                %
                %
 
    2005     2004     Change     2005     2004     Change     2005     2004     Change  
 
Northeast
    7,010       6,275       12 %   $ 1,802.3     $ 1,532.1       18 %   $ 257,100     $ 244,200       5 %
Southeast
    7,911       5,137       54 %     1,800.2       1,041.3       73 %     227,600       202,700       12 %
South Central
    12,737       11,220       14 %     2,103.9       1,811.7       16 %     165,200       161,500       2 %
Southwest
    11,602       10,491       11 %     2,672.1       2,130.7       25 %     230,300       203,100       13 %
California
    7,671       7,046       9 %     3,533.5       2,935.2       20 %     460,600       416,600       11 %
West
    4,241       3,398       25 %     1,464.6       1,040.1       41 %     345,300       306,100       13 %
                                                                         
      51,172       43,567       17 %   $ 13,376.6     $ 10,491.1       28 %   $ 261,400     $ 240,800       9 %
                                                                         


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Total Homebuilding Revenues
 
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     % Change  
    (In millions)  
 
Northeast
  $ 1,818.9     $ 1,534.2       19 %
Southeast
    1,816.7       1,061.2       71 %
South Central
    2,114.8       1,820.9       16 %
Southwest
    2,692.9       2,152.9       25 %
California
    3,621.0       3,038.5       19 %
West
    1,564.3       1,050.3       49 %
                         
    $ 13,628.6     $ 10,658.0       28 %
                         
 
Inventory Impairments and Land Option Cost Write-offs
 
                                                 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004  
          Land Option
                Land Option
       
    Inventory
    Cost
          Inventory
    Cost
       
    Impairments     Write-Offs     Total     Impairments     Write-Offs     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
Northeast
  $   —     $ 1.3     $ 1.3     $   —     $ 3.3     $ 3.3  
Southeast
          3.8       3.8             0.6       0.6  
South Central
          0.8       0.8             1.2       1.2  
Southwest
          1.3       1.3             1.7       1.7  
California
          9.2       9.2             13.1       13.1  
West
          0.7       0.7             0.2       0.2  
                                                 
    $     $ 17.1     $ 17.1     $     $ 20.1     $ 20.1  
                                                 
 
Homebuilding Income Before Income Taxes (1)
 
                                 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004  
          % of
          % of
 
          Region
          Region
 
    $’s     Revenues     $’s     Revenues  
    (In millions)  
 
Northeast
  $ 204.5       11.2 %   $ 158.2       10.3 %
Southeast
    354.8       19.5 %     151.1       14.2 %
South Central
    136.2       6.4 %     117.6       6.5 %
Southwest
    408.8       15.2 %     206.2       9.6 %
California
    750.1       20.7 %     638.7       21.0 %
West
    418.6       26.8 %     236.4       22.5 %
                                 
    $ 2,273.0       16.7 %   $ 1,508.2       14.2 %
                                 
 
 
(1) Corporate expenses were allocated to each region based on the region’s average inventory for the periods presented.


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Homebuilding Operating Margin Analysis
 
                 
    Percentages of Related Revenues  
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004  
 
Gross profit — Home sales
    25.5 %     23.0 %
Gross profit — Land/lot sales
    35.5 %     38.5 %
Effect of inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs on total homebuilding gross profit
    (0.1 )%     (0.2 )%
Gross profit — Total homebuilding
    25.6 %     23.1 %
Selling, general and administrative expense
    9.0 %     9.0 %
Interest and other (income)
    (0.1 )%     (0.1 )%
Income before income taxes
    16.7 %     14.2 %
 
Net Sales Orders and Backlog
 
The value of net sales orders increased 28%, to $14,643.4 million (53,232 homes) in 2005 from $11,406.2 million (45,263 homes) in 2004. The overall cancellation rates of the value of new sales contracts in 2005 and 2004 were 19% and 17%, respectively. The average price of a net sales order in 2005 was $275,100, up 9% from the $252,000 average in 2004. The number and value of net sales orders increased in all six of our market regions, reflecting the execution of our organic growth strategies and the overall strong demand for our homes in fiscal 2005.
 
All regions produced double-digit percentage increases in the value of net sales orders during fiscal 2005, led by our Southeast and Southwest regions, with increases of 46% and 40%, respectively. The increase in our Southeast region resulted from the continued expansion of our presence in our Florida markets where housing demand was high. The increase in our Southwest region was primarily due to increases in homes sold and average sales price in our Arizona and New Mexico markets. The average price of net sales orders increased at varying levels across all of our regions, reflecting our ability to increase prices in markets where demand for our homes was strongest. The highest percentage increases in average sales prices occurred in our Southwest, Southeast and California regions, while lesser increases were experienced in our West, South Central and Northeast regions. In the Northeast region where demand was still strong, our efforts to offer more lower-priced products, particularly in the Chicago market, resulted in an increase of only 1% in the average sales price.
 
At September 30, 2005, the value of our backlog of sales orders was $5,835.2 million (19,244 homes), up 28% from $4,568.5 million (17,184 homes) at September 30, 2004. The average sales price of homes in backlog was $303,200 at September 30, 2005, up 14% from the $265,900 average at September 30, 2004. The value of our sales order backlog increased in four of our six market regions, led by increases of 50% in both our Northeast and Southwest regions. The average selling price of homes in backlog increased in all of our market regions, with the largest percentage increases occurring in our Southeast and Southwest regions, where generally strong demand for our homes allowed us to increase prices.
 
Home Sales Revenue and Gross Profit
 
Revenues from home sales increased 28%, to $13,376.6 million (51,172 homes closed) in 2005 from $10,491.1 million (43,567 homes closed) in 2004. Revenues from home sales increased by 20% or more in four of our six market regions and the number of homes closed increased by more than 10% in five of our six market regions. These results reflect the execution of our growth strategies, continued strength in demand for new homes and our homebuilding divisions’ ability to efficiently deliver homes in backlog to homebuyers. The average selling price of homes closed during 2005 was $261,400, up 9% from $240,800 in 2004. The average selling price of homes closed increased by more than 10% in four of our six market regions.


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Revenues from home sales in fiscal 2005 were reduced by a $92.2 million deferral of profit at September 30, 2005, pursuant to SFAS No. 66.
 
Total homebuilding gross profit increased by 42%, to $3,488.3 million in 2005 from $2,460.7 million in 2004. Including sales of both homes and land/lots, total homebuilding gross profit as a percentage of homebuilding revenues increased 250 basis points, to 25.6% in 2005 from 23.1% in 2004. Gross profit from home sales as a percentage of home sales revenues increased 250 basis points, to 25.5% in 2005 from 23.0% in 2004. Of the 250 basis point improvement in home sales gross profit percentage, approximately 170 basis points was due to market conditions that led to strong demand for our homes. Those conditions allowed us to raise the selling prices of our homes more rapidly than the overall increases in the construction costs of our homes in the majority of our markets. Our largest selling price and gross profit increases were obtained in our Florida and Arizona markets. An additional 70 basis points of the improvement in home sales gross profit percentage was due to a decrease in the capitalized interest amortized to cost of sales as a percentage of home sales revenues, which was attributable to our homebuilding leverage ratio improvement and our debt refinancing efforts over the past two years. The remaining home sales gross profit percentage improvement related primarily to the relative increase in closings in our more profitable markets due to our efforts to re-allocate capital to these markets.
 
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
 
SG&A expenses from homebuilding activities increased by $267.6 million, or 28%, to $1,226.6 million in 2005 from $959.0 million in 2004. As a percentage of revenues, SG&A expenses were 9.0% in both years. The largest component of our homebuilding SG&A is employee compensation and related costs, which represented 67% and 65% of SG&A costs in 2005 and 2004, respectively. Those costs increased $192.4 million, or 31%, to $817.3 million in 2005 from $624.9 million in 2004, largely due to the addition of employees to support our growth. The remaining increase in SG&A of $75.2 million was primarily attributable to increases in advertising costs, rent expense, subdivision maintenance and model home furniture depreciation.
 
Interest Expense
 
Interest incurred related to homebuilding debt increased by 17%, to $277.3 million in 2005 from $236.7 million in 2004, while our average daily homebuilding debt increased 26% in 2005 from 2004. The percentage increase in our average homebuilding debt was higher than the percentage increase in our interest incurred due to the March 2004 restructuring of our unsecured revolving credit facility which resulted in lower borrowing costs throughout 2005, and due to our efforts over the past two fiscal years to replace some of our higher interest rate notes with notes bearing lower interest rates.
 
We capitalize interest costs only to inventory under construction or development. During both fiscal years, our inventory under construction or development exceeded our interest-bearing debt; therefore, we capitalized all interest from homebuilding debt except for the unamortized discounts, premiums and fees related to debt we paid off prior to maturity. Interest amortized to cost of sales decreased by 10%, to $225.0 million in 2005 from $249.0 million in 2004. This reduction in interest amortized to total cost of sales is a direct result of the reductions in our homebuilding leverage and our debt refinancing efforts over the last two years.
 
Other Income
 
Other income, net of other expenses, associated with homebuilding activities was $15.7 million in 2005, compared to $9.9 million in 2004. The major component of other income in both 2005 and 2004 was the increase in the fair value of our interest rate swaps of $9.5 million and $8.1 million, respectively. Also included in other income in 2005 and 2004 was interest income of $3.9 million and $2.2 million, respectively.


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Homebuilding Results by Reporting Region
 
Northeast Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 19% in 2005 compared to 2004, primarily due to an increase in the number of homes closed, as well as a slight increase in the average selling price of those homes. Income before income taxes for the region was 29% higher in 2005 compared to 2004, and as a percentage of the region’s revenues, increased 90 basis points to 11.2%, from 10.3% in 2004. This increase was due to an increase in the region’s home sales gross profit percentage, with the gross margin improvements in our Virginia and Coastal Carolina markets having the greatest impact on the overall increase.
 
Southeast Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 71% in 2005 compared to 2004, primarily due to a 54% increase in the number of homes closed, as well as a 12% increase in the average selling price of those homes, reflecting an increase in housing demand and our increased investments in the region, particularly in Florida. Income before income taxes for the region was 135% higher in 2005 compared to 2004, and as a percentage of the region’s revenues, increased 530 basis points to 19.5%, from 14.2% in 2004. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the region’s home sales gross profit percentage, particularly in our Florida markets, where the high demand for homes enabled us to both aggressively increase prices and close more homes.
 
South Central Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 16% in 2005 compared to 2004, primarily due to a 14% increase in the number of homes closed, as well as a slight increase in the average selling price of those homes. Income before income taxes for the region was 16% higher in 2005 compared to 2004; however, as a percentage of the region’s revenues, it decreased 10 basis points to 6.4%, from 6.5% in 2004. The increase in income before income taxes was primarily due to the increase in the number of homes closed, while the slight decrease in income before taxes as a percentage of the region’s revenues was the result of home sales gross profit percentages decreasing slightly in 2005 compared to 2004.
 
Southwest Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 25% in 2005 compared to 2004, due to an 11% increase in the number of homes closed and a 13% increase in the average selling price of those homes, reflecting an increase in housing demand, particularly in Arizona. Income before income taxes for the region was 98% higher in 2005 compared to 2004, and as a percentage of the region’s revenues, increased 560 basis points to 15.2%, from 9.6% in 2004. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the region’s home sales gross profit percentage, particularly in our Arizona and New Mexico markets, where the high demand for homes enabled us to more aggressively increase prices.
 
California Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 19% in 2005 compared to 2004, due to a 9% increase in the number of homes closed and an 11% increase in the average selling price of those homes, reflecting continued strong housing demand in California in 2005. Income before income taxes for the region was 17% higher in 2005 compared to 2004; however, as a percentage of the region’s revenues, it decreased 30 basis points to 20.7%, from 21.0% in 2004 largely due to an increase in SG&A as a percentage of the region’s revenues.
 
West Region — Homebuilding revenues increased 49% in 2005 compared to 2004, primarily due to a 25% increase in the number of homes closed, as well as a 13% increase in the average selling price of those homes, reflecting the strong housing demand throughout the region in 2005 and our increased investments in the region, particularly in Nevada. Income before income taxes for the region was 77% higher in 2005 compared to 2004 and as a percentage of the region’s revenues, increased 430 basis points to 26.8%, from 22.5% in 2004. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the region’s home sales gross profit percentage, particularly in our Hawaii and Oregon markets, where we experienced significant price appreciation during fiscal 2005.


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Results of Operations — Financial Services
 
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005
 
The following tables set forth key operating and financial data for our financial services operations, comprising DHI Mortgage and our subsidiary title companies, for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
 
                 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2006   2005   % Change  
 
Number of first-lien loans originated or brokered by
DHI Mortgage for D.R. Horton homebuyers
  35,964   32,404     11 %
Number of homes closed by D.R. Horton
  53,099   51,172     4 %
Mortgage capture rate
  68%   63%        
Number of total loans originated or brokered by
DHI Mortgage for D.R. Horton homebuyers
  50,383   43,581     16 %
Total number of loans originated or brokered by DHI Mortgage
  53,360   46,648     14 %
Captive business percentage
  94%   93%        
Loans sold by DHI Mortgage to third parties
  50,620   35,962     41 %
 
                         
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     % Change  
    (In millions)  
 
Loan origination fees
  $ 57.6     $ 40.0       44 %
Sale of servicing rights and gains from sale of mortgages
    145.5       113.5       28 %
Other revenues
    33.5       32.7       2 %
                         
Total mortgage banking revenues
    236.6       186.2       27 %
Title policy premiums, net
    54.2       48.9       11 %
                         
Total revenues
    290.8       235.1       24 %
General and administrative expense
    202.2       147.6       37 %
Interest expense
    37.1       16.8       121 %
Other (income)
    (56.9 )     (34.9 )     63 %
                         
Income before income taxes
  $ 108.4     $ 105.6       3 %
                         
 
                 
    Percentages of Financial Services Revenues  
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005  
 
General and administrative expense
    69.5 %     62.8 %
Interest expense
    12.8 %     7.1 %
Other (income)
    (19.6 )%     (14.8 )%
Income before income taxes
    37.3 %     44.9 %
 
The volume of loans originated and brokered by our mortgage operations is directly related to the number and value of homes closed by our homebuilding operations. Total first-lien loans originated or brokered by DHI Mortgage for our homebuyers increased 11% in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005. The increase in loans originated or brokered was greater than our 4% increase in the number of homes closed because our mortgage capture rate (the percentage of total home closings by our homebuilding operations for which DHI Mortgage handled the homebuyers’ financing) increased to 68% in 2006 from 63% in 2005. Home closings from our homebuilding operations constituted 94% of DHI Mortgage loan originations in 2006, compared to


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93% in 2005, reflecting DHI Mortgage’s continued focus on supporting the captive business provided by our homebuilding operations.
 
The number of loans sold to third-party investors increased 41% in 2006 as compared to 2005. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the number of mortgage loans originated, as well as the implementation of more efficient loan sale processes during fiscal 2006. Additionally, the increase in fiscal 2006 includes the effect of the sales of an unusually high volume of mortgage loans held at September 30, 2005.
 
Revenues from the financial services segment increased 24%, to $290.8 million in 2006 from $235.1 million in 2005. The increase in financial services revenues was primarily due to the increase in the number of mortgage loans originated and sold, partially offset by a slight decrease in the average mortgage revenues earned per loan sold. The decline in revenue per loan was largely due to less favorable selling conditions for mortgage originations and the interest rate environment in fiscal 2006 compared to 2005. The majority of the revenues associated with our mortgage operations are recognized when the mortgage loans and related servicing rights are sold to third-party investors.
 
General and administrative (G&A) expenses associated with financial services increased 37%, to $202.2 million in 2006 from $147.6 million in 2005. As a percentage of financial services revenues, G&A expenses increased by 670 basis points, to 69.5% in 2006 from 62.8% in 2005. The largest component of our financial services G&A expense is employee compensation and related costs, which represented 77% and 76% of G&A costs in 2006 and 2005, respectively. Those costs increased 39%, to $155.4 million in 2006 from $111.6 million in 2005, largely due to the addition of employees to support our previously planned growth. The increase in general and administrative expenses as a percentage of financial services revenues reflects the growth of our financial services infrastructure at a faster rate than the growth in revenues. Because we now do not expect our year over year growth in home closings and the related mortgage loan originations to continue, we have adjusted, and will continue to adjust, our financial services G&A infrastructure to support our expected closings volume. Significant fluctuations in financial services general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenues can be expected to occur due to changes in the amount of revenue earned. In addition, our financial services operations are generally staffed at levels sufficient to support our anticipated seasonal higher mortgage loan volume periods, which may vary significantly between periods.
 
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2004
 
The following tables set forth key operating and financial data for our financial services operations for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004:
 
                 
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2005   2004   % Change  
 
Number of first-lien loans originated or brokered by
DHI Mortgage for D.R. Horton homebuyers
  32,404   26,387     23 %
Number of homes closed by D.R. Horton
  51,172   43,567     17 %
Mortgage capture rate
  63%   61%        
Number of total loans originated or brokered by
DHI Mortgage for D.R. Horton homebuyers
  43,581   30,801     41 %
Total number of loans originated or brokered by DHI Mortgage
  46,648   33,621     39 %
Captive business percentage
  93%   92%        
Loans sold by DHI Mortgage to third parties
  35,962   28,173     28 %
 


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    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004     % Change  
    (In millions)  
 
Loan origination fees
  $ 40.0     $ 35.4       13 %
Sale of servicing rights and gains from sale of mortgages
    113.5       87.5       30 %
Other revenues
    32.7       23.2       41 %
                         
Total mortgage banking revenues
    186.2       146.1       27 %
Title policy premiums, net
    48.9       36.7       33 %
                         
Total revenues
    235.1       182.8       29 %
General and administrative expense
    147.6       121.0       22 %
Interest expense
    16.8       5.9       185 %
Other (income)
    (34.9 )     (18.8 )     86 %
                         
Income before income taxes
  $ 105.6     $ 74.7       41 %
                         
 
                 
    Percentages of Financial Services Revenues  
    Fiscal Years Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004  
 
General and administrative expense
    62.8 %     66.2 %
Interest expense
    7.1 %     3.2 %
Other (income)
    (14.8 )%     (10.3 )%
Income before income taxes
    44.9 %     40.9 %
 
Total first-lien loans originated or brokered by DHI Mortgage for our homebuyers increased 23% in fiscal 2005 compared to fiscal 2004, which was greater than our 17% increase in the number of homes closed because our mortgage capture rate (the percentage of total home closings from our homebuilding operations for which DHI Mortgage handled the homebuyers’ financing) increased to 63% in 2005 from 61% in 2004. Home closings from our homebuilding operations constituted 93% of DHI Mortgage loan originations in 2005, compared to 92% in 2004, reflecting DHI Mortgage’s continued focus on supporting the captive business provided by our homebuilding operations. Sales of loans to third-party investors increased 28% in 2005 as compared to 2004.
 
Revenues from the financial services segment increased 29%, to $235.1 million in 2005 from $182.8 million in 2004. The increase in financial services revenues was primarily due to the increase in the number of mortgage loans originated and sold, while the average mortgage revenues earned per loan sold remained relatively constant. The majority of the revenues associated with our mortgage operations are recognized when the mortgage loans and related servicing rights are sold to third-party investors.
 
G&A expenses associated with financial services increased 22%, to $147.6 million in 2005 from $121.0 million in 2004. As a percentage of financial services revenues, G&A expenses decreased by 340 basis points, to 62.8% in 2005 from 66.2% in 2004. The largest component of our financial services G&A expense is employee compensation and related costs, which represented 76% and 73% of G&A costs in 2005 and 2004, respectively. Those costs increased 26%, to $111.6 million in 2005 from $88.8 million in 2004, largely due to the addition of employees to support our growth. The improvement in general and administrative expenses as a percentage of financial services revenues was due primarily to the more efficient use of our personnel to support the increase in mortgage loan volume. Significant fluctuations in financial services general and administrative expense as a percentage of revenues can be expected to occur due to changes in the amount of revenue earned.

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Overview of Current Capital Resources and Liquidity
 
We fund our homebuilding and financial services operations with cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under our bank credit facilities and the issuance of new debt securities. As we utilize our capital resources and liquidity to fund our operations, we have focused on maintaining a strong balance sheet.
 
At September 30, 2006, our ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital was 40.7%, an increase of 850 basis points from 32.2% at September 30, 2005. Net homebuilding debt to total capital consists of homebuilding notes payable net of cash divided by total capital net of cash (homebuilding notes payable net of cash plus stockholders’ equity). Homebuilding notes payable does not include the balance of liabilities, if any, associated with consolidated land inventory not owned. The increase in our ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital at September 30, 2006 as compared with the ratio a year earlier was due to the decrease in cash and the increase in borrowings associated with funding our increase in inventory, partially offset by the increase in retained earnings. Our target operating range for net homebuilding debt to total capital is below 45%, so the 40.7% ratio at September 30, 2006 is in line with our operating target. We remain focused on maintaining our liquidity and strengthening our balance sheet so we can be flexible in reacting to market conditions; however, future fiscal year-end net homebuilding debt to total capital ratios may be higher than the fiscal 2006 year-end ratio.
 
We believe that the ratio of net homebuilding debt to total capital is useful in understanding the leverage employed in our homebuilding operations and comparing us with other homebuilders. We exclude the debt of our financial services business because the business is separately capitalized and its debt is substantially collateralized by specified mortgage loans held for sale, and its debt is not guaranteed by our parent company or any of our homebuilding entities. Because of its capital function, we include homebuilding cash as a reduction of our homebuilding debt and total capital. For comparison, at September 30, 2006 and 2005, our ratios of homebuilding debt to total capital, without netting cash balances, were 43.1% and 40.6%, respectively.
 
We believe that we will be able to continue to fund our homebuilding and financial services operations and our future cash needs (including debt maturities) through a combination of our existing cash resources, cash flows from operations, our existing or renewed credit facilities and the issuance of new debt securities through the public capital markets.
 
Homebuilding Capital Resources
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents — At September 30, 2006, our available homebuilding cash and cash equivalents amounted to $457.8 million.
 
Bank Credit Facility — During November 2006, we increased the size of our $2.15 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which includes a $1.0 billion letter of credit sub-facility, to $2.5 billion and extended its maturity by one year to December 16, 2011. The revolving credit facility has an uncommitted $400 million accordion provision which could be used to increase the facility to $2.9 billion. The facility is guaranteed by substantially all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries other than our financial services subsidiaries. We borrow funds through the revolving credit facility throughout the year to fund working capital requirements, and we repay such borrowings with cash generated from our operations and from the issuance of public debt securities.
 
We had $800.0 million in cash borrowings outstanding on our homebuilding revolving credit facility at September 30, 2006 and no outstanding borrowings on the facility at September 30, 2005. Under the debt covenants associated with our revolving credit facility, when we have fewer than two investment grade senior unsecured debt ratings from Moody’s Investors Service, Fitch Ratings and Standard and Poor’s Corporation, our additional homebuilding borrowing capacity under the facility is limited to the lesser of the unused portion of the facility, $1.23 billion at September 30, 2006, or an amount determined under a borrowing base arrangement. Under the borrowing base limitation, the sum of our senior debt and the amount drawn on our revolving credit facility may not exceed certain percentages of the various categories of our unencumbered inventory. Beginning November 7, 2005, we had the two required investment grade debt ratings, so the


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borrowing base limitation is not currently in effect. On April 5, 2006, we received the investment grade rating from the third rating agency.
 
Our revolving credit facility also imposes restrictions on our operations and activities, including limits on investments, cash dividends, stock repurchases and incurrence of indebtedness, and required maintenance of a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum ratio of earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and extraordinary gains and losses to interest incurred and minimum levels of tangible net worth. At September 30, 2006, we were in compliance with all of the covenants, limitations and restrictions that form a part of our bank revolving credit facility and our public debt obligations.
 
Repayments of Public Unsecured Debt — On March 15, 2006, we redeemed our 9.375% senior notes due 2011 at an aggregate redemption price of approximately $209.4 million, plus accrued interest. Concurrent with the redemption, we recorded interest expense of approximately $10.6 million, representing the call premium and the unamortized discount and fees related to the redeemed notes.
 
On July 15, 2006, we redeemed our 10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2011. The notes, which were originally issued by Schuler Homes, Inc. and were assumed in the merger in February 2002, were redeemed at an aggregate price of approximately $152.4 million, plus accrued interest. Concurrent with the redemption, we recorded interest expense of approximately $2.8 million, representing the call premium, net of the unamortized premium related to the redeemed notes.
 
Recently Issued Public Unsecured Debt — In April 2006, we issued $500 million of 6.5% senior notes due 2016 and $250 million of 6.0% senior notes due 2011. We used the proceeds from these offerings for the repayment of borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
 
Shelf Registration Statements — On June 13, 2006, we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an automatically effective universal shelf registration statement registering debt and equity securities which we may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined. Also, at September 30, 2006, we had the capacity to issue approximately 22.5 million shares of common stock under our acquisition shelf registration statement, to effect, in whole or in part, possible future business acquisitions.
 
Financial Services Capital Resources
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents — At September 30, 2006, we had available financial services cash and cash equivalents of $129.8 million.
 
Mortgage Warehouse Loan Facility — Our wholly-owned mortgage company has a mortgage warehouse loan facility. Upon its maturity in April 2006, the loan agreement was amended and restated to extend its maturity date to April 6, 2007. This amendment also changed the total capacity of the mortgage warehouse loan facility from $600 million to $670 million until May 1, 2006 and then to $540 million thereafter, subject to increases upon consent of the lenders to $750 million under the accordion provision of the credit agreement. Through exercise of the accordion provision in September 2006, the total capacity of the mortgage warehouse loan facility was increased to $750 million from September 22, 2006 to November 6, 2006 and then to $540 million thereafter. At September 30, 2006, we had borrowings of $371.7 million outstanding under the mortgage warehouse facility.
 
Our borrowing capacity under this facility is limited to the lesser of the unused portion of the facility or an amount determined under a borrowing base arrangement. Under the borrowing base limitation, the amount drawn on our mortgage warehouse facility may not exceed 98% of all eligible mortgage loans held for sale and made available to the lenders to secure any borrowings under the facility.
 
Commercial Paper Conduit Facility — Our wholly-owned mortgage company also has a commercial paper conduit facility (the “CP conduit facility”). Upon its maturity in June 2006, the loan agreement was amended and restated, increasing the total capacity of the CP conduit facility from $650 million to $1.2 billion. The new agreement expires June 27, 2009, subject to the annual renewal of the 364-day backup liquidity feature. At September 30, 2006, we had borrowings of $820.0 million outstanding under the CP conduit facility.


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In the past, we have been able to renew or extend the mortgage warehouse loan facility and the CP conduit facility on satisfactory terms prior to their maturities and obtain temporary additional commitments through amendments of the respective credit agreements during periods of higher than normal volumes of mortgages held for sale. Although we do not anticipate any problems in renewing or extending these facilities or obtaining temporary additional commitments in the future, the liquidity of our financial services business depends upon our continued ability to do so.
 
The mortgage warehouse loan facility and the CP conduit facility are not guaranteed by either D.R. Horton, Inc. or any of the subsidiaries that guarantee our homebuilding debt. Borrowings under both facilities are secured by certain mortgage loans held for sale. Additionally, at September 30, 2006, borrowings under the CP conduit facility were secured by restricted cash arising from borrowings under the facility prior to the assignment of mortgage loans held for sale as collateral. The mortgage loans assigned to secure the CP conduit facility are used as collateral for asset-backed commercial paper issued by multi-seller conduits in the commercial paper market. At September 30, 2006, our total mortgage loans held for sale were $1,022.9 million. All mortgage company activities are financed with the mortgage warehouse facility, the CP conduit facility or internally generated funds. Both of our financial services credit facilities contain financial covenants as to our mortgage subsidiary’s minimum required tangible net worth, its maximum allowable ratio of debt to tangible net worth and its minimum required net income. At September 30, 2006, our mortgage subsidiary was in compliance with all of these covenants.
 
Operating Cash Flow Activities
 
During the year ended September 30, 2006, we used $1.2 billion of cash in our operating activities, as compared to $620.7 million of cash used in such activities during the prior year. The net cash used in operations during fiscal 2006 was primarily the result of cash provided from net income and a decrease in mortgage loans held for sale, offset by cash used to increase residential land and lot and home inventories. The net cash used in operations during fiscal 2005 was the result of cash provided from net income and an increase in accounts payable and other liabilities, offset by cash used to increase residential land, lot and home inventories, mortgage loans held for sale and other assets.
 
The principal reason for the decrease in operating cash flows in fiscal 2006 was our decision to invest $3.1 billion of cash to fund inventory growth in the period as compared to a $1.9 billion cash investment for inventory growth in fiscal 2005. The decision to fund additional inventory growth was based on management’s expectations for future returns from the incremental inventory investments. In light of the more challenging market conditions encountered in the last six months of fiscal 2006, our expectations have changed, so we have substantially slowed our planned purchases of land and lots to reduce our inventory to better match our new reduced rate of production. Our ability to reduce our inventory levels in the near term is, however, partially dependent upon our ability to close a sufficient number of homes in the next few quarters. To the extent our inventory levels decrease during fiscal 2007, we expect net positive cash flows from operating activities in fiscal 2007, assuming all other factors remain constant.
 
A large portion of our cash invested in inventories represents purchases of land and lots that will be used to generate revenues and cash flows in future years. Since we control the amounts and timing of our investments in land and lots based on our inventory growth goals and our market opportunities, we believe that cash flows from operating activities before increases in residential land and lot inventories is currently a better indicator of our cash flows from operations.
 
Another significant factor affecting our operating cash flows in fiscal 2006 was the decrease in mortgage loans held for sale of $335.8 million during fiscal 2006. The decrease in mortgage loans held for sale was due to an increase in the volume of loans sold in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005, as a result of more efficient loan sale processes put in place during fiscal 2006. We expect to continue to use cash to fund an increase in mortgage loans held for sale in quarters when our homebuilding closings grow. However, in periods when home closings are flat or decline as compared to prior periods or if our mortgage capture rate declines, the amount of net cash used may be reduced or we may generate positive cash flows from the reduction in the balance of mortgage loans held for sale.


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Investing Cash Flow Activities
 
In fiscal 2006 and 2005, cash used in investing activities represented net purchases of property and equipment, primarily model home furniture and office equipment. Such purchases are not significant relative to our total assets or cash flows, and they typically do not vary significantly from year to year.
 
Financing Cash Flow Activities
 
The majority of our short-term financing needs are funded with cash generated from operations and borrowings available under our homebuilding and financial services credit facilities. Long-term financing needs are generally funded with the issuance of new senior unsecured debt securities through the public capital markets. Our homebuilding senior and senior subordinated notes are guaranteed by substantially all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries other than our financial services subsidiaries.
 
In March 2006, we redeemed our 9.375% senior subordinated notes due 2011 at an aggregate redemption price of approximately $209.4 million, plus accrued interest. Concurrent with the redemption, we recorded interest expense of approximately $10.6 million, representing the call premium and the unamortized discount and fees related to the redeemed notes.
 
In April 2006, we issued $500 million principal amount of 6.5% senior notes due 2016 and $250 million principal amount of 6.0% senior notes due 2011. We used the proceeds from these offerings for the repayment of borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
 
In July 2006, we redeemed our 10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2011. The notes, which were originally issued by Schuler Homes, Inc. and were assumed in the merger in February 2002, were redeemed at an aggregate price of approximately $152.4 million, plus accrued interest. Concurrent with the redemption, we recorded interest expense of approximately $2.8 million, representing the call premium, net of the unamortized premium related to the redeemed notes.
 
Borrowings by our mortgage subsidiary under the CP conduit facility are secured by the assignment of mortgage loans held for sale and restricted cash arising from borrowings under the facility prior to the assignment of the mortgage loans as collateral. At September 30, 2006 and 2005, the balances of cash restricted for this purpose were $248.3 million and $0, respectively.
 
During fiscal 2006, our Board of Directors declared one quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share, two quarterly cash dividends of $0.10 per common share, and one quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, the last of which was paid on September 1, 2006 to stockholders of record on August 21, 2006. On October 12, 2006, our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, which was paid on November 1, 2006, to stockholders of record on October 23, 2006.
 
Changes in Capital Structure
 
In December 2003, our Board of Directors declared a three-for-two stock split (effected as a 50% stock dividend), paid on January 12, 2004 to holders of record of our common stock as of December 22, 2003. In February 2005, our Board of Directors declared a four-for-three stock split (effected as a 331/3% stock dividend), paid on March 16, 2005 to holders of record of our common stock as of March 1, 2005.
 
In November 2005, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of our common stock and up to $200 million of outstanding debt securities, replacing the previous common stock and debt securities repurchase authorizations. During fiscal 2006, we repurchased one million shares of our common stock at a total cost of $36.8 million, all of which occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2005. As of September 30, 2006, we had $463.2 million remaining of the Board of Directors’ authorization for repurchases of common stock and $200 million remaining of the authorization for repurchases of debt securities. In November 2006, our Board of Directors renewed the remaining $463.2 million common stock repurchase authorization and increased the debt repurchase authorization to $500 million. Additionally, both authorizations were extended to November 30, 2007.


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On January 26, 2006, our shareholders approved an amendment to the D.R. Horton, Inc. charter which increased the number of authorized shares of common stock to one billion shares.
 
We continue to evaluate our alternatives for future non-operating uses of our available capital, including repayment of debt, dividend payments and common stock repurchases, based on market conditions and other circumstances, and within the constraints of our balance sheet leverage targets and the restrictions gin our bank agreements and indentures.
 
Contractual Cash Obligations and Commercial Commitments
 
Our primary contractual cash obligations for our homebuilding and financial services segments are payments under short-term and long-term debt agreements and lease payments under operating leases. Purchase obligations of our homebuilding segment represent specific performance requirements under lot option purchase agreements that may require us to purchase land contingent upon the land seller meeting certain obligations. We expect to fund our contractual obligations in the ordinary course of business through our operating cash flows, our homebuilding and financial services credit facilities and by accessing the debt capital markets.
 
Our future cash requirements for contractual obligations as of September 30, 2006 are presented below:
 
                                         
    Payments Due by Period  
          Less Than
                More Than
 
    Total     1 Year     1 – 3 Years     3 – 5 Years     5 Years  
    (In millions)  
 
Homebuilding:
                                       
Notes Payable (1)
  $ 6,612.5     $ 341.7     $ 1,380.5     $ 2,077.8     $ 2,812.5  
Operating Leases
    107.9       30.4       44.0       22.4       11.1  
Purchase Obligations
    54.8       34.0       18.3       2.5        
                                         
Totals
  $ 6,775.2     $ 406.1     $ 1,442.8     $ 2,102.7     $ 2,823.6  
                                         
Financial Services:
                                       
Notes Payable (2)
  $ 1,237.4     $ 1,237.4     $     $     $  
Operating Leases
    11.8       4.0       5.6       2.2        
                                         
Totals
  $ 1,249.2     $ 1,241.4     $ 5.6     $ 2.2     $  
                                         
 
 
(1) Homebuilding notes payable represent principal and interest payments due on our senior notes and senior subordinated notes, our revolving credit facility and our secured notes. The principal amount of our revolving credit facility is assumed to be $800 million through its maturity, and the related interest obligation is based on the effective rate of 6.1% as of September 30, 2006.
 
(2) Financial services notes payable represent principal and interest payments due on our mortgage subsidiary’s warehouse loan facility and commercial paper conduit facility. The interest obligations associated with these variable rate facilities are based on their effective rates of 6.1% and 5.6%, respectively, and principal balances outstanding at September 30, 2006.
 
At September 30, 2006, our homebuilding operations had outstanding letters of credit of $128.2 million and surety bonds of $2.3 billion, issued by third parties, to secure performance under various contracts. We expect that our performance obligations secured by these letters of credit and bonds will generally be completed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. When we complete our performance obligations, the related letters of credit and bonds are generally released shortly thereafter, leaving us with no continuing obligations. We have no material third-party guarantees.
 
To meet the financing needs of our customers, our mortgage operations extend interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) to borrowers who have applied for loan funding and meet defined credit and underwriting criteria. Typically, the IRLCs have a duration of less than six months. Some IRLCs are committed immediately to a specific investor through the use of best-efforts whole loan delivery commitments, while other IRLCs are funded prior to being committed to third-party investors.


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We manage interest rate risk related to our uncommitted IRLCs through the use of forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (FMBS) and the purchase of Eurodollar Futures Contracts (EDFC) on certain loan types. As of September 30, 2006, our IRLCs totaled $647.7 million, and we had approximately $391.6 million of best-efforts whole loan delivery commitments and $429.5 million outstanding of FMBS and EDFC related to our uncommitted IRLCs.
 
In an effort to stimulate home sales by potentially offering homebuyers a below market interest rate on their home financing, we began a program during fiscal 2006 which protects us from future increases in interest rates related to potential mortgage originations of approximately $599 million. To accomplish this, we purchase forward rate agreements (FRAs) and economic interest rate hedges in the form of FMBS and put options on both EDFC and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). At September 30, 2006, the notional amount of the FRAs was $354 million, while economic interest rate hedges totaled $2.4 billion in EDFC put options and $104 million in MBS put options, hedging a notional principal of $245.0 million in mortgage loan commitments. Both the FRAs and economic interest rate hedges have various maturities not exceeding twelve months. These instruments are considered non-designated derivatives and are accounted for at fair value with gains and losses recognized in current earnings. The gains and losses for the year ended September 30, 2006 were not significant.
 
Land and Lot Position and Homes in Inventory
 
The following is a summary of our land and lot position and homes in inventory at September 30, 2006 and 2005:
 
                                                                 
    As of September 30,  
    2006     2005  
          Lots
                      Lots
             
          Controlled
                      Controlled
             
    Lots Owned -
    Under Lot
    Total
          Lots Owned -
    Under Lot
    Total
       
    Developed
    Option and
    Land/Lots
    Homes
    Developed
    Option and
    Land/Lots
    Homes
 
    and Under
    Similar
    Owned and
    in
    and Under
    Similar
    Owned and
    in
 
    Development     Contracts     Controlled     Inventory     Development     Contracts     Controlled     Inventory  
 
Northeast
    22,000       31,000       53,000       4,200       20,000       44,000       64,000       3,000  
Southeast
    32,000       33,000       65,000       5,200       25,000       38,000       63,000       4,000  
South Central
    34,000       36,000       70,000       7,400       28,000       38,000       66,000       6,000  
Southwest
    52,000       12,000       64,000       5,800       52,000       28,000       80,000       4,400  
California
    19,000       15,000       34,000       3,900       17,000       23,000       40,000       3,900  
West
    31,000       6,000       37,000       2,000       14,000       19,000       33,000       1,900  
                                                                 
      190,000       133,000       323,000       28,500       156,000       190,000       346,000       23,200  
                                                                 
      59%       41%       100%               45%       55%       100%          
                                                                 
 
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land and lot option purchase contracts to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Lot option contracts enable us to control significant lot positions with a minimal capital investment and substantially reduce the risks associated with land ownership and development. At September 30, 2006, we owned or controlled approximately 323,000 lots, 41% of which were lots under option or similar contracts, compared with approximately 346,000 lots at September 30, 2005.
 
At September 30, 2006, we controlled approximately 133,000 lots with a total remaining purchase price of approximately $4.0 billion under land and lot option purchase contracts, with a total of $211.3 million in deposits. Our lots controlled include approximately 23,500 optioned lots with a remaining purchase price of approximately $875 million for which we do not expect to exercise our option to purchase the land or lots, but the contract has not yet been terminated. We have written off $30.5 million of deposits and $10.3 million of pre-acquisition costs relating to these 23,500 lots under contract, resulting in a net deposit balance of $180.8 million at September 30, 2006. During fiscal 2006, including the write-offs described above, we wrote off a total of $124.7 million of earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land and lot


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purchase option contracts for which we do not intend to exercise our option to purchase the land or lots. Write-offs of earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs in fiscal 2005 and fiscal 2004 were $17.1 million and $20.1 million, respectively.
 
Within the land and lot option purchase contracts in force at September 30, 2006, there were a limited number of contracts, representing only $54.8 million of remaining purchase price, subject to specific performance clauses which may require us to purchase the land or lots upon the land sellers meeting their obligations. Pursuant to the provisions of Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities — an interpretation of ARB No. 51” as amended (FIN 46), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), we consolidated certain variable interest entities with assets of $100.4 million related to some of our outstanding land and lot option purchase contracts.
 
At September 30, 2006, we had a total of approximately 28,500 homes in inventory, including approximately 1,900 model homes and approximately 440 unsold homes that had been completed for more than six months. At September 30, 2005, we had a total of approximately 23,200 homes in inventory, including approximately 1,600 model homes and approximately 200 unsold homes that had been completed for more than six months. Of our total homes in inventory, 50% and 41% were unsold at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
Seasonality
 
We have typically experienced seasonal variations in our quarterly operating results and capital requirements. In prior years, we generally had more homes under construction, closed more homes and had greater revenues and operating income in the third and fourth quarters of our fiscal year. This seasonal activity increases our working capital requirements for our homebuilding operations during the third and fourth fiscal quarters and increases our funding requirements for the mortgages we originate in our financial services segment at the end of these quarters. As a result, our results of operations and financial position at the end of the third and fourth fiscal quarters are not necessarily representative of the balance of our fiscal year.
 
In fiscal 2006, 57% of our consolidated revenues was attributable to operations in the third and fourth fiscal quarters. In contrast to our typical seasonal results, due to softening homebuilding market conditions during fiscal 2006, only 46% of our consolidated operating income was attributable to operations in the third and fourth fiscal quarters. This decrease was primarily due to the increased use of incentives to sell homes and inventory impairment charges and land option cost write-offs recorded during the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2006. We expect that we will experience our historical seasonal patterns of revenues and operating income in future fiscal years.
 
Inflation
 
We and the homebuilding industry in general may be adversely affected during periods of high inflation, primarily because of higher land, financing, labor and material construction costs. In addition, higher mortgage interest rates can significantly affect the affordability of permanent mortgage financing to prospective homebuyers. We attempt to pass through to our customers any increases in our costs through increased sales prices and, to date, inflation has not had a material adverse effect on our results of operations. However, during periods of softer homebuilding market conditions, we may not be able to offset the increases in our costs with higher selling prices.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
Certain statements contained in this report, as well as in other materials we have filed or will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, statements made by us in periodic press releases and oral statements we make to analysts, stockholders and the press in the course of presentations about us, may be construed as “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. These forward-looking statements typically include the words “anticipate,”


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“believe,” “consider,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “objective,” “plan,” “predict,” “projection,” “seek,” “strategy,” “target” or other words of similar meaning. Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this report and in any other of our reports or public statements may not approximate actual experience, and the expectations derived from them may not be realized, due to unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. As a result, actual results may differ materially from the expectations or results we discuss in the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to:
 
  •  changes in general economic, real estate construction and other business conditions;
 
  •  changes in interest rates, the availability of mortgage financing or the effective cost of owning a home;
 
  •  the effects of governmental regulations and environmental matters;
 
  •  our substantial debt;
 
  •  competitive conditions within our industry;
 
  •  the availability of capital;
 
  •  our ability to effect our growth strategies successfully; and
 
  •  the uncertainties inherent in home warranty and construction defect claims matters.
 
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be consulted.
 
Further discussion of these and other risk considerations is provided in Item 1A “Risk Factors” under Part I of this annual report on Form 10-K.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
General — A comprehensive enumeration of the significant accounting policies of D.R. Horton, Inc. and subsidiaries is presented in Note A to the accompanying financial statements as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004. Each of our accounting policies has been chosen based upon current authoritative literature that collectively comprises U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). In instances where alternative methods of accounting are permissible under GAAP, we have chosen the method that most appropriately reflects the nature of our business, the results of our operations and our financial condition, and have consistently applied those methods over each of the periods presented in the financial statements. The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors has reviewed and approved the accounting policies selected.
 
Basis of Presentation — Our financial statements include the accounts of D.R. Horton, Inc. and all of its wholly-owned, majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries. We have also consolidated certain variable interest entities from which we are purchasing lots under option purchase contracts, under the requirements of FIN 46. All significant intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
 
Revenue Recognition — We generally recognize homebuilding revenue and related profit at the time of the closing of a sale, when title to and possession of the property are transferred to the buyer. In situations where the buyer’s financing is originated by DHI Mortgage, our wholly-owned mortgage subsidiary, and the buyer has not made an adequate initial or continuing investment as prescribed by SFAS No. 66, the profit on such sales is deferred until the sale of the related mortgage loan to a third-party investor has been completed. We include amounts in transit from title companies at the end of each reporting period in homebuilding cash. When we execute sales contracts with our homebuyers, or when we require advance payment from homebuyers for custom changes, upgrades or options related to their homes, we record the cash deposits


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received as liabilities until the homes are closed or the contracts are canceled. We either retain or refund to the homebuyer deposits on canceled sales contracts, depending upon the applicable provisions of the contract or other circumstances.
 
We recognize financial services revenues associated with our title operations as closing services are rendered and title insurance policies are issued, both of which generally occur simultaneously as each home is closed. We transfer substantially all underwriting risk associated with title insurance policies to third-party insurers. We recognize the majority of the revenues associated with our mortgage operations when the mortgage loans and related servicing rights are sold to third-party investors. Origination fees and direct origination costs are deferred and recognized as revenues and expenses, respectively, along with the associated gains and losses on the sales of the loans and related servicing rights, when the loans are sold. We sell all mortgage loans and related servicing rights to third-party investors.
 
Some of the loans sold by DHI Mortgage are sold with limited recourse provisions. Based on historical experience, we estimate and record an allowance for losses related to loans sold with recourse.
 
Inventories and Cost of Sales — Inventory includes the costs of direct land acquisition, land development and home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes and direct overhead costs incurred during development and home construction. Applicable direct overhead costs that we incur after development projects or homes are substantially complete, such as utilities, maintenance, and cleaning, are charged to SG&A expense as incurred. All indirect overhead costs, such as compensation of construction superintendents, sales personnel and division and region management, advertising and builder’s risk insurance are charged to SG&A expense as incurred.
 
Land and development costs are typically allocated to individual residential lots on a pro-rata basis, and the costs of residential lots are transferred to construction in progress when home construction begins. Home construction costs are accumulated for each specific home.
 
We use the specific identification method for the purpose of accumulating home construction costs. Cost of sales for homes closed includes the specific construction costs of each home and all applicable land acquisition, land development and related costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) based upon the total number of homes expected to be closed in each project. Any changes to the estimated total development costs subsequent to the initial home closings in a project are generally allocated on a pro-rata basis to the remaining homes in the project.
 
When a home is closed, we generally have not yet paid and recorded all incurred costs necessary to complete the home. Each month we record as a liability and as a charge to cost of sales the amount we determine will ultimately be paid related to completed homes that have been closed as of the end of that month. We compare our home construction budgets to actual recorded costs to determine the additional costs remaining to be paid on each closed home. We monitor the accuracy of each month’s accrual by comparing actual costs incurred on closed homes in subsequent months to the amount we accrued. Although actual costs to be paid in the future on previously closed homes could differ from our current accruals, historically, differences in amounts have not been significant.
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, land inventory and related communities under development are reviewed for potential write-downs when impairment indicators are present. SFAS No. 144 requires that in the event the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts, impairment charges are required to be recorded if the fair value of such assets is less than their carrying amounts. These estimates of cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates of revenues, costs, and other factors. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, actual results could differ from such estimates. For those assets deemed to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Our determination of fair value is primarily based on discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with the assets and related estimated cash flow streams.
 
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Consolidated Land Inventory Not Owned — We account for our land and lot option purchase contracts in accordance with the provisions of FIN 46. FIN 46 provides guidance for the financial accounting and reporting of interests in certain variable interest entities, which FIN 46 defines as certain business entities that either have equity investors with no voting rights or have equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entities to support their activities. FIN 46 requires consolidation of such entities by any company that is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the entities’ activities or is entitled to receive a majority of the entities’ residual returns or both, defined as the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity.
 
In the ordinary course of our homebuilding business, we enter into land and lot option purchase contracts to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Under such option purchase contracts, we will fund a stated deposit in consideration for the right, but not the obligation, to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. Under the terms of the option purchase contracts, many of our option deposits are not refundable at our discretion. Under the requirements of FIN 46, certain of the option purchase contracts result in the creation of a variable interest in the entity holding the land parcel under option.
 
In applying the provisions of FIN 46, we evaluate those land and lot option purchase contracts with variable interest entities to determine whether we are the primary beneficiary based upon analysis of the variability of the expected gains and losses of the entity. Based on this evaluation, if we are the primary beneficiary of an entity with which we have entered into a land or lot option purchase contract, the variable interest entity is consolidated.
 
Since we own no equity interest in any of the unaffiliated variable interest entities that we must consolidate pursuant to FIN 46, we generally have little or no control or influence over the operations of these entities or their owners. When our requests for financial information are denied by the land sellers, certain assumptions about the assets and liabilities of such entities are required. In most cases, the fair value of the assets of the consolidated entities has been assumed to be the remaining contractual purchase price of the land or lots we are purchasing. In these cases, it is assumed that the entities have no debt obligations and the only asset recorded is the land or lots we have the option to buy with a related offset to minority interest for the assumed third party investment in the variable interest entity. Creditors, if any, of these variable interest entities have no recourse against us.
 
Warranty Costs — We have established warranty reserves by charging cost of sales and crediting a warranty liability for each home closed. We estimate the amounts charged to be adequate to cover expected warranty-related costs for materials and labor required under one- and ten-year warranty obligation periods. The one-year warranty is comprehensive for all parts and labor; the ten-year period is for major construction defects. Our warranty cost accruals are based upon our historical warranty cost experience in each market in which we operate and are adjusted as appropriate to reflect qualitative risks associated with the type of homes we build and the geographic areas in which we build them. Actual future warranty costs could differ from our currently estimated amounts. A 10% change in the historical warranty rates used to estimate our warranty accrual would not result in a material change in our accrual.
 
Insurance Claim Costs — We have, and require the majority of the subcontractors we use to have, general liability insurance (including construction defect coverage) and workers compensation insurance. These insurance policies protect us against a portion of our risk of loss from claims, subject to certain self-insured retentions, deductibles and other coverage limits. In some states where we believe it is too difficult or expensive for the subcontractors to obtain general liability insurance, we have waived our traditional subcontractor general liability insurance requirements to obtain lower bids from subcontractors. We self-insure a portion of our overall risk, partially through the use of a captive insurance entity which issues a general liability policy to us, naming some subcontractors as additional insureds.
 
We record expenses and liabilities related to the costs to cover our self-insured and deductible amounts under our insurance policies and for any estimated costs of potential claims and lawsuits (including expected legal costs) in excess of our coverage limits or not covered by our policies, based on an analysis of our historical claims, which includes an estimate of construction defect claims incurred but not yet reported. Projection of losses related to these liabilities is subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties


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such as trends in construction defect claims relative to our markets and the types of products we build, claim settlement patterns, insurance industry practices and legal interpretations, among others. Because of the high degree of judgment required in determining these estimated liability amounts, actual future costs could differ significantly from our currently estimated amounts. A 10% change in the claim rate or the average cost per claim used to estimate the self-insured accruals would not result in a material change in our accrual.
 
Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over net assets acquired. Pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” we review goodwill for potential impairment annually or when events and circumstances warrant an earlier review. Impairment is determined to exist when the estimated fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value. During fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, we measured the fair value of our reporting units using a discounted cash flow model and determined that the fair value of our reporting units was greater than their book value and therefore no impairment of goodwill existed.
 
We regularly evaluate whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining balance of goodwill may not be recoverable. The goodwill assessment procedures required by SFAS No. 142 require management to make comprehensive estimates of future revenues and costs. Due to the uncertainties associated with such estimates, actual results could differ from such estimates. Continued softness in the homebuilding industry may result in the determination that some of our goodwill has become impaired, which would result in a potentially significant charge to reflect goodwill impairment.
 
Income Taxes — We calculate a provision for income taxes using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized by identifying the temporary differences arising from the different treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. In determining the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our financial statements or tax returns, judgment is required. Differences between the anticipated and actual outcomes of these future tax consequences could have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position.
 
Stock-based Compensation — With the approval of our compensation committee, consisting of independent members of our Board of Directors, we from time to time issue to employees and directors options to purchase our common stock. The committee approves grants only out of amounts remaining available for grant from amounts formally authorized by our common stockholders. We typically grant approved options with exercise prices equal to the market price of our common stock on the date of the option grant. The majority of the options granted vest ratably over a ten-year period.
 
On October 1, 2005, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Share Based Payment,” which requires that companies measure and recognize compensation expense at an amount equal to the fair value of share-based payments granted under compensation arrangements. We calculate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Determining the fair value of share-based awards at the grant date requires judgment in developing assumptions, which involve a number of variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, the expected dividend yield and expected stock option exercise behavior. In addition, we also use judgment in estimating the number of share-based awards that are expected to be forfeited.
 
Prior to October 1, 2005, we accounted for stock option grants using the intrinsic value method in accordance with the Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and recognized no compensation expense for stock option grants since all options granted had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” The statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 157; however, it is


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not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” which addresses how the effects of prior-year uncorrected financial statement misstatements should be considered in current-year financial statements. The SAB requires registrants to quantify misstatements using both balance-sheet and income-statement approaches and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relative quantitative and qualitative factors. The requirements of SAB No. 108 are effective for annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SAB No. 108; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement 109.” FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, including a decision whether to file or not to file in a particular jurisdiction. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of FIN 48; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140,” which provides an approach to simplify efforts to obtain hedge-like (offset) accounting by allowing a company the option to carry mortgage servicing rights at fair value. This new Statement amends SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125,” with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. SFAS No. 156 is effective for all separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006, with earlier adoption permitted in certain circumstances. Since we do not retain the servicing rights when we sell our mortgage loans held for sale, the adoption of SFAS No. 156 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.” This statement changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle, and requires retrospective application of changes in accounting principle to prior periods’ financial statements unless it is impracticable to determine the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for us for accounting changes and corrections of errors made after October 1, 2006, the beginning of our fiscal year 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
We are subject to interest rate risk on our long-term debt. We monitor our exposure to changes in interest rates and utilize both fixed and variable rate debt. For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the value of the debt instrument, but not our earnings or cash flows. Conversely, for variable rate debt, changes in interest rates generally do not impact the fair value of the debt instrument, but may affect our future earnings and cash flows. We have mitigated our exposure to changes in interest rates on our variable rate bank debt by entering into interest rate swap agreements to obtain a fixed interest rate for a portion of the variable rate borrowings. We generally do not have an obligation to prepay fixed-rate debt prior to maturity and, as a result, interest rate risk and changes in fair value would not have a significant impact on our cash flows related to our fixed-rate debt until such time as we are required to refinance, repurchase or repay such debt.


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Our interest rate swaps are not designated as hedges under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” We are exposed to interest rate risk associated with changes in the fair values of the swaps, and such changes must be reflected in our income statements.
 
Our mortgage company is exposed to interest rate risk associated with its mortgage loan origination services. Interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) are extended to borrowers who have applied for loan funding and who meet defined credit and underwriting criteria. Typically, the IRLCs have a duration of less than six months. Some IRLCs are committed immediately to a specific investor through the use of best-efforts whole loan delivery commitments, while other IRLCs are funded prior to being committed to third-party investors. We manage interest rate risk related to uncommitted IRLCs through the use of forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (FMBS) and the purchase of Eurodollar Futures Contracts (EDFC) on certain loan types. FMBS and EDFC related to IRLCs are classified and accounted for as non-designated derivative instruments, with gains and losses recognized in current earnings. FMBS and EDFC related to funded, uncommitted loans are designated as fair value hedges, with changes in the value of the derivative instruments recognized in current earnings, along with changes in the value of the funded, uncommitted loans. The effectiveness of the fair value hedges is continuously monitored and any ineffectiveness, which for the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was not significant, is recognized in current earnings. At September 30, 2006, FMBS and EDFC to mitigate interest rate risk related to uncommitted mortgage loans held for sale and uncommitted IRLCs totaled $1,007.5 million. Uncommitted IRLCs, the duration of which are generally less than six months, totaled approximately $256.1 million, and uncommitted mortgage loans held for sale totaled approximately $368.5 million at September 30, 2006. The fair value of the FMBS, EDFC and IRLCs at September 30, 2006 was an insignificant amount.
 
In an effort to stimulate home sales by potentially offering homebuyers a below market interest rate on their home financing, we began a program during fiscal 2006 which protects us from future increases in interest rates related to potential mortgage originations of approximately $599 million. To accomplish this, we purchase forward rate agreements (FRAs) and economic interest rate hedges in the form of FMBS and put options on both EDFC and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). At September 30, 2006, the notional amount of the FRAs was $354 million, while economic interest rate hedges totaled $2.4 billion in EDFC put options and $104 million in MBS put options, hedging a notional principal of $245 million in mortgage loan commitments. Both the FRAs and economic interest rate hedges have various maturities not exceeding twelve months. These instruments are considered non-designated derivatives and are accounted for at fair value with gains and losses recognized in current earnings. The gains and losses for the year ended September 30, 2006 were not significant.
 
The following table sets forth principal cash flows by expected maturity, weighted average interest rates and estimated fair value of our debt obligations as of September 30, 2006. In addition, the table sets forth the notional amounts, weighted average interest rates and estimated fair value of our interest rate swaps. Because the mortgage warehouse credit facility and CP conduit facility are secured by certain mortgage loans held for sale which are typically sold within 60 days, the outstanding balances at September 30, 2006 are included in the variable rate maturities for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007. At September 30, 2006, the fair value of the interest rate swaps was a $0.1 million liability.
 
                                                                 
                                              Fair
 
    Fiscal Year Ending September 30,                 value @
 
    2007     2008     2009     2010     2011     Thereafter     Total     9/30/06  
    ($ in millions)  
Debt:
                                                               
Fixed rate
  $ 26.1     $ 221.9     $ 589.3     $ 400.0     $ 450.0     $ 2,414.6     $ 4,101.9     $ 4,062.8  
Average interest rate
    8.0%       7.6%       7.3%       6.9%       7.0%       6.3%       6.7%          
Variable rate
  $ 1,191.7     $     $     $     $ 800.0     $     $ 1,991.7     $ 1,991.7  
Average interest rate
    5.7%                         6.1%             5.9%          
Interest Rate Swaps:
                                                               
Variable to fixed
  $ 200.0     $ 200.0     $     $     $     $     $     $ 0.1  
Average pay rate
    5.1%       5.0%                                        
Average receive rate
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
         
    Page
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  50
Consolidated Balance Sheets, September 30, 2006 and 2005
  51
Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended September 30, 2006
  52
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three years ended September 30, 2006
  53
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended September 30, 2006
  54
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors
D.R. Horton, Inc.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of D.R. Horton, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of D.R. Horton, Inc. and subsidiaries at September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
As discussed in Note H, the Company has restated its segment disclosures.
 
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of D.R. Horton, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated December 6, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Fort Worth, Texas
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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
 
D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    As of September 30,  
    2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 457.8     $ 1,111.6  
Inventories:
               
Construction in progress and finished homes
    4,322.8       3,105.9  
Residential land and lots — developed and under development
    6,737.0       5,174.3  
Land held for development
    182.9       6.2  
Consolidated land inventory not owned
    100.4       200.4  
                 
      11,343.1       8,486.8  
Property and equipment (net)
    131.4       107.2  
Earnest money deposits and other assets
    816.4       756.0  
Goodwill
    578.9       578.9  
                 
      13,327.6       11,040.5  
                 
Financial Services:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    129.8       38.2  
Restricted cash
    248.3        
Mortgage loans held for sale
    1,022.9       1,358.7  
Other assets
    92.1       77.4  
                 
      1,493.1       1,474.3  
                 
Total assets
  $ 14,820.7     $ 12,514.8  
                 
 
LIABILITIES
Homebuilding:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 982.3     $ 820.7  
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
    1,143.0       1,196.9  
Notes payable
    4,886.9       3,660.1  
                 
      7,012.2       5,677.7  
                 
Financial Services:
               
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    58.8       24.0  
Notes payable to financial institutions
    1,191.7       1,249.5  
                 
      1,250.5       1,273.5  
                 
      8,262.7       6,951.2  
                 
Minority interests
    105.1       203.2  
                 
 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
         
Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 30,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
           
Common stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 316,899,545 shares issued and 313,246,745 shares outstanding at September 30, 2006 and 315,591,668 shares issued and 312,938,868 shares outstanding at September 30, 2005
    3.2       3.2  
Additional capital
    1,658.4       1,624.8  
Retained earnings
    4,887.0       3,791.3  
Treasury stock, 3,652,800 shares at September 30, 2006 and 2,652,800 shares at September 30, 2005, at cost
    (95.7 )     (58.9 )
                 
      6,452.9       5,360.4  
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 14,820.7     $ 12,514.8  
                 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In millions, except per share data)  
 
Homebuilding:
                       
Revenues:
                       
Home sales
  $ 14,545.4     $ 13,376.6     $ 10,491.1  
Land/lot sales
    215.1       252.0       166.9  
                         
      14,760.5       13,628.6       10,658.0  
Cost of sales:
                       
Home sales
    11,047.8       9,960.6       8,074.6  
Land/lot sales
    99.6       162.6       102.6  
Inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs
    270.9       17.1       20.1  
                         
      11,418.3       10,140.3       8,197.3  
Gross profit:
                       
Home sales
    3,497.6       3,416.0       2,416.5  
Land/lot sales
    115.5       89.4       64.3  
Inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs
    (270.9 )     (17.1 )     (20.1 )
                         
      3,342.2       3,488.3       2,460.7  
Selling, general and administrative expense
    1,456.6       1,226.6       959.0  
Interest expense
    17.9       4.4       3.4  
Other (income)
    (11.0 )     (15.7 )     (9.9 )
                         
      1,878.7       2,273.0       1,508.2  
                         
Financial Services:
                       
Revenues
    290.8       235.1       182.8  
General and administrative expense
    202.2       147.6       121.0  
Interest expense
    37.1       16.8       5.9  
Other (income)
    (56.9 )     (34.9 )     (18.8 )
                         
      108.4       105.6       74.7  
                         
Income before income taxes
    1,987.1       2,378.6       1,582.9  
Provision for income taxes
    753.8       908.1       607.8  
                         
Net income
  $ 1,233.3     $ 1,470.5     $ 975.1  
                         
Basic net income per common share
  $ 3.94     $ 4.71     $ 3.14  
                         
Net income per common share assuming dilution
  $ 3.90     $ 4.62     $ 3.09  
                         
Cash dividends declared per common share
  $ 0.44     $ 0.3075     $ 0.215  
                         
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
                                                 
                                  Total
 
    Common
    Additional
    Unearned
    Retained
    Treasury
    Stockholders’
 
    Stock     Capital     Compensation     Earnings     Stock     Equity  
    (In millions, except common stock share data)  
 
Balances at September 30, 2003 (154,766,420 shares)
  $ 1.6     $ 1,581.7     $ (2.2 )   $ 1,509.1     $ (58.9 )   $ 3,031.3  
                                                 
Net income
                      975.1             975.1  
Issuances under employee benefit plans (64,526 shares)
          2.5                         2.5  
Exercise of stock options (1,033,582 shares)
          16.5                         16.5  
Amortization of unvested stock options issued in connection with an acquisition over remaining vesting period
                2.2                   2.2  
Cash dividends declared
                      (66.9 )           (66.9 )
Three-for-two stock split (77,511,368 shares)
    0.8       (0.8 )                        
Four-for-three stock split (78,017,124 shares) paid in March 2005
    0.7       (0.7 )                        
                                                 
Balances at September 30, 2004 (311,393,020 shares)
  $ 3.1     $ 1,599.2     $     $ 2,417.3     $ (58.9 )   $ 3,960.7  
                                                 
Net income
                      1,470.5             1,470.5  
Issuances under employee benefit plans (95,669 shares)
          1.9                         1.9  
Exercise of stock options (1,450,179 shares)
    0.1       23.7                         23.8  
Cash dividends declared
                      (96.5 )           (96.5 )
                                                 
Balances at September 30, 2005 (312,938,868 shares)
  $ 3.2     $ 1,624.8     $     $ 3,791.3     $ (58.9 )   $ 5,360.4  
                                                 
Net income
                      1,233.3             1,233.3  
Issuances under employee benefit plans (158,444 shares)
          4.5                         4.5  
Exercise of stock options (1,149,433 shares)
          7.9                         7.9  
Stock option compensation expense
          11.8                         11.8  
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options
          9.4                         9.4  
Cash dividends declared
                      (137.6 )           (137.6 )
Treasury stock purchases (1,000,000 shares)
                            (36.8 )     (36.8 )
                                                 
Balances at September 30, 2006 (313,246,745 shares)
  $ 3.2     $ 1,658.4     $     $ 4,887.0     $ (95.7 )   $ 6,452.9  
                                                 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In millions)  
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                       
Net income
  $ 1,233.3     $ 1,470.5     $ 975.1  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
(used in) operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    56.5       52.8       49.6  
Amortization of debt premiums, discounts and fees
    5.2       4.3       5.9  
Stock option compensation expense
    11.8              
Income tax benefit from stock option exercises
    (9.4 )            
Loss on redemption of senior and senior subordinated notes
    13.4              
Inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs
    270.9       17.1       20.1  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Increase in construction in progress and finished homes
    (1,261.7 )     (227.4 )     (413.9 )
Increase in residential land and lots — developed, under
development, and held for development
    (1,847.3 )     (1,640.2 )     (1,007.3 )
Increase in earnest money deposits and other assets
    (37.1 )     (151.6 )     (105.3 )
Decrease (increase) in mortgage loans held for sale
    335.8       (735.4 )     (137.8 )
Increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    37.8       589.2       191.1  
                         
Net Cash Used In Operating Activities
    (1,190.8 )     (620.7 )     (422.5 )
                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                       
Purchases of property and equipment
    (83.3 )     (68.2 )     (55.2 )
                         
Net Cash Used In Investing Activities
    (83.3 )     (68.2 )     (55.2 )
                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                       
Proceeds from notes payable
    5,824.2       4,060.2       3,524.1  
Repayment of notes payable
    (4,711.4 )     (2,667.8 )     (3,059.8 )
Increase in restricted cash
    (248.3 )            
Purchase of treasury stock
    (36.8 )            
Proceeds from stock associated with certain employee benefit plans
    12.4       24.8       15.4  
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options
    9.4              
Cash dividends paid
    (137.6 )     (96.5 )     (66.9 )
                         
Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities
    711.9       1,320.7       412.8  
                         
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (562.2 )     631.8       (64.9 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    1,149.8       518.0       582.9  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 587.6     $ 1,149.8     $ 518.0  
                         
Supplemental cash flow information:
                       
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
  $ 11.0     $ 20.6     $ 8.5  
                         
Income taxes paid
  $ 956.3     $ 895.0     $ 614.4  
                         
Supplemental disclosures of noncash activities:
                       
Notes payable issued for inventory
  $ 38.8     $ 17.8     $ 71.9  
                         
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
NOTE A — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and include the accounts of D. R. Horton, Inc. and all of its wholly-owned, majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries (which are referred to as the Company, unless the context otherwise requires), as well as certain variable interest entities required to be consolidated pursuant to Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities — an interpretation of ARB No. 51,” as amended (FIN 46), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). All significant intercompany accounts, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal 2006 presentation. These reclassifications had no significant effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
 
Stock Splits
 
In February 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a four-for-three stock split (effected as a 331/3% stock dividend), paid on March 16, 2005 to common stockholders of record on March 1, 2005. The earnings per share and cash dividends declared per share for the year ended September 30, 2004 reflect the effects of the stock split.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Homebuilding revenue and related profit are generally recognized at the time of the closing of a sale, when title to and possession of the property are transferred to the buyer. In situations where the buyer’s financing is originated by DHI Mortgage, the Company’s wholly-owned mortgage subsidiary, and the buyer has not made an adequate initial or continuing investment as prescribed by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate,” the profit on such sales is deferred until the sale of the related mortgage loan to a third-party investor has been completed. At September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company had deferred profit on such sales in the amounts of $90.6 million and $92.2 million, respectively.
 
Financial services revenues associated with the Company’s title operations are recognized as closing services are rendered and title insurance policies are issued, both of which generally occur simultaneously as each home is closed. The majority of the revenues associated with the Company’s mortgage operations is recognized when the mortgage loans and related servicing rights are sold to third-party investors. Origination fees and direct origination costs are deferred and recognized as revenues and expenses, respectively, along with the associated gains and losses on the sales of the loans and related servicing rights, when the loans are sold. Interest income is accrued from the date a mortgage loan is originated until the loan is sold.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an initial maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. Amounts in transit from title companies for home closings are included in cash. Additionally, the Company holds cash that is restricted as to its use. Restricted cash related


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

to the Company’s homebuilding operations includes customer deposits that are temporarily restricted in accordance with regulatory requirements, and cash restricted pursuant to insurance related regulatory requirements. At September 30, 2006 and 2005, the balances of restricted cash were $38.8 million and $29.4 million, respectively, and are included in other assets on the Company’s balance sheet.
 
Borrowings by the Company’s mortgage subsidiary under the CP conduit facility are secured by the assignment of mortgage loans held for sale and restricted cash arising from borrowings under the facility prior to the assignment of the mortgage loans as collateral. At September 30, 2006 and 2005, the balances of cash restricted for this purpose were $248.3 million and $0, respectively.
 
Inventories and Cost of Sales
 
Inventory includes the costs of direct land acquisition, land development and home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes and direct overhead costs incurred during development and home construction. Applicable direct overhead costs incurred after development projects or homes are substantially complete, such as utilities, maintenance and cleaning, are charged to selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expense as incurred. All indirect overhead costs, such as compensation of construction superintendents, sales personnel and division and region management, advertising and builder’s risk insurance are charged to SG&A expense as incurred.
 
Land and development costs are typically allocated to individual residential lots on a pro-rata basis, and the costs of residential lots are transferred to construction in progress when home construction begins. Home construction costs are accumulated for each specific home.
 
The specific identification method is used for the purpose of accumulating home construction costs. Cost of sales for homes closed includes the specific construction costs of each home and all applicable land acquisition, land development and related costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) based upon the total number of homes expected to be closed in each project. Any changes to the estimated total development costs subsequent to the initial home closings in a project are generally allocated on a pro-rata basis to the remaining homes in the project.
 
When a home is closed, the Company generally has not yet paid and recorded all incurred costs necessary to complete the home. Each month a liability and a charge to cost of sales is recorded for the amount that is determined will ultimately be paid related to completed homes that have been closed as of the end of that month. The home construction budgets are compared to actual recorded costs to determine the additional costs remaining to be paid on each closed home. The accuracy of each month’s accrual is monitored by comparing actual costs incurred on closed homes in subsequent months to the amount previously accrued. Although actual costs to be paid in the future on previously closed homes could differ from the Company’s current accruals, historically, differences in amounts have not been significant.
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” land inventory and related communities under development are reviewed for potential write-downs when impairment indicators are present. SFAS No. 144 requires that in the event the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts, impairment charges are required to be recorded if the fair value of such assets is less than their carrying amounts. These estimates of cash flows are significantly impacted by estimates of revenues, costs, and other factors. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, actual results could differ from such estimates. For those assets deemed to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. The Company’s determination of fair value is primarily based on discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with the assets and related estimated cash flow streams.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, valuation adjustments are recorded on finished homes when events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value is less than the fair value less costs to sell the home.
 
During fiscal 2006, several communities under development that demonstrated potential impairment indicators were evaluated for potential impairment. The Company’s analyses of these projects generally assumed flat to reduced revenues as compared with current sales orders for the particular project or revenues realized from comparable projects. It was determined that projects with a carrying value of $459.3 million, the majority of which were in California, were impaired. Consequently, an impairment charge of $146.2 million was recorded to reduce the carrying value of the impaired projects to their estimated fair value. The remaining projects with impairment indicators are primarily in California. It is possible that the estimate of undiscounted cash flows from these projects may change and could result in a future need to record an impairment charge to write these assets down to fair value. Additionally, if conditions in the homebuilding industry worsen in the future, the Company may be required to evaluate additional projects for potential impairment which may result in additional impairment charges and such charges could be significant.
 
From time to time, the Company writes off earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land and lot option contracts which it no longer plans to pursue. During fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company wrote off $124.7 million, $17.1 million and $20.1 million, respectively, of earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land option contracts which it decided not to pursue.
 
Homebuilding Interest
 
The Company capitalizes homebuilding interest costs to inventory during development and construction. Capitalized interest is charged to cost of sales as the related inventory is delivered to the buyer. The following table summarizes the Company’s homebuilding interest costs incurred, capitalized, charged to cost of sales and expensed directly during the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
 
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In millions)  
 
Capitalized interest, beginning of year
  $ 200.6     $ 152.7     $ 168.4  
Interest incurred — homebuilding
    343.3       277.3       236.7  
Interest expensed
                       
Directly — homebuilding
    (17.9 )     (4.4 )     (3.4 )
Amortized to cost of sales
    (237.1 )     (225.0 )     (249.0 )
                         
Capitalized interest, end of year
  $ 288.9     $ 200.6     $ 152.7  
                         
 
Consolidated Land Inventory Not Owned
 
The Company accounts for its land and lot option purchase contracts in accordance with the provisions of FIN 46. FIN 46 provides guidance for the financial accounting and reporting of interests in certain variable interest entities, which FIN 46 defines as certain business entities that either have equity investors with no voting rights or have equity investors that do not provide sufficient financial resources for the entities to support their activities. FIN 46 requires consolidation of such entities by any company that is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the entities’ activities or is entitled to receive a majority of the entities’ residual returns or both, defined as the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity.
 
In the ordinary course of its homebuilding business, the Company enters into land and lot option purchase contracts to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Under such option purchase contracts, the Company will fund a stated deposit in consideration for the right, but not the obligation, to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. Under the terms of the option purchase contracts, many of the option deposits are not refundable at the Company’s discretion. Under the requirements of FIN 46,


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

certain of the Company’s option purchase contracts result in the creation of a variable interest in the entity holding the land parcel under option.
 
In applying the provisions of FIN 46, the Company evaluates those land and lot option purchase contracts with variable interest entities to determine whether the Company is the primary beneficiary based upon analysis of the variability of the expected gains and losses of the entity. Based on this evaluation, if the Company is the primary beneficiary of an entity with which the Company has entered into a land or lot option purchase contract, the variable interest entity is consolidated.
 
Since the Company owns no equity interest in any of the unaffiliated variable interest entities that it must consolidate pursuant to FIN 46, the Company generally has little or no control or influence over the operations of these entities or their owners. When the Company’s requests for financial information are denied by the land sellers, certain assumptions about the assets and liabilities of such entities are required. In most cases, the fair value of the assets of the consolidated entities have been assumed to be the remaining contractual purchase price of the land or lots the Company is purchasing. In these cases, it is assumed that the entities have no debt obligations and the only asset recorded is the land or lots the Company has the option to buy with a related offset to minority interest for the assumed third party investment in the variable interest entity.
 
The consolidation of these variable interest entities and other inventory obligations added $100.4 million and $200.4 million in land inventory not owned and minority interests related to entities not owned to the Company’s balance sheets at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company’s obligations related to these land or lot option contracts are guaranteed by cash deposits totaling $17.6 million and $21.3 million and performance letters of credit, promissory notes and surety bonds totaling $2.5 million and $5.9 million, as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Creditors, if any, of these variable interest entities have no recourse against the Company. For the variable interest entities which are unconsolidated because the Company is not subject to a majority of the risk of loss or entitled to receive a majority of the entities’ residual returns, the maximum exposure to loss is generally limited to the amounts of the Company’s option deposits, which totaled $137.1 million at September 30, 2006.
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation generally is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. Depreciable lives for model home furniture typically range from 2 to 3 years, depreciable lives for office furniture and equipment typically range from 2 to 5 years, and depreciable lives for buildings and improvements typically range from 5 to 20 years. Accumulated depreciation was $130.0 million and $141.3 million as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Depreciation expense was $56.5 million, $52.8 million and $43.7 million in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over net assets acquired. Pursuant to the provisions of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” the Company reviews goodwill for potential impairment annually or when events and circumstances warrant an earlier review. Impairment is determined to exist when the estimated fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value. During fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company measured the fair value of its reporting units using a discounted cash flow model and determined that the fair value of its reporting units was greater than their book value and therefore no impairment of goodwill existed.
 
The Company regularly evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate the remaining balance of goodwill may not be recoverable. The goodwill assessment procedures required by SFAS No. 142 require management to make comprehensive estimates of future revenues and costs. Due to the uncertainties associated with such estimates, actual results could differ from such estimates. Continued


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softness in the homebuilding industry may result in the determination that some of the Company’s goodwill has become impaired, which would result in a potentially significant charge to reflect goodwill impairment.
 
Accumulated amortization related to goodwill was $38.9 million at September 30, 2006 and 2005. Other intangible assets, which are amortized over their useful lives, were fully amortized by the end of fiscal 2004, and therefore, their carrying values were $0 as of and subsequent to September 30, 2004. Amortization of other intangible assets was $3.7 million in fiscal 2004.
 
Warranty Costs
 
The Company typically provides its homebuyers a one-year comprehensive limited warranty for all parts and labor and a ten-year limited warranty for major construction defects. Since the Company subcontracts its homebuilding work to subcontractors who typically provide it with an indemnity and a certificate of insurance prior to receiving payments for their work, claims relating to workmanship and materials are generally the primary responsibility of the subcontractors. Warranty liabilities have been established by charging cost of sales for each home delivered. The amounts charged are based on management’s estimate of expected warranty-related costs under all unexpired warranty obligation periods. The Company’s warranty liability is based upon historical warranty cost experience in each market in which it operates and is adjusted as appropriate to reflect qualitative risks associated with the types of homes built and the geographic areas in which they are built.
 
Changes in the Company’s warranty liability were as follows:
 
                 
    September 30,  
    2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Warranty liability, beginning of year
  $ 121.6     $ 96.0  
Warranties issued
    75.2       71.2  
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties
    (15.5 )     (2.6 )
Settlements made
    (50.9 )     (43.0 )
                 
Warranty liability, end of year
  $ 130.4     $ 121.6  
                 
 
Insurance Claim Costs
 
The Company has, and requires the majority of its subcontractors to have, general liability insurance (including construction defect coverage) and workers compensation insurance. These insurance policies protect the Company against a portion of its risk of loss from claims, subject to certain self-insured retentions, deductibles and other coverage limits. In certain states where the Company believes it is too difficult or expensive for subcontractors to obtain general liability insurance, the Company has waived its traditional subcontractor general liability insurance requirements to obtain lower bids from subcontractors. The Company self insures a portion of its overall risk, partially through the use of a captive insurance entity which issues a general liability policy to the Company, naming certain subcontractors as additional insureds. The Company records expenses and liabilities related to the costs to cover its self-insured and deductible amounts under those policies and for any estimated costs of potential claims and lawsuits (including expected legal costs) in excess of its coverage limits or not covered by such policies, based on an analysis of the Company’s historical claims, which includes an estimate of claims incurred but not yet reported. Expenses related to such claims were approximately $41.7 million, $101.2 million and $80.9 million in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
Advertising Costs
 
The Company expenses advertising costs as they are incurred. Advertising expense was approximately $110.6 million, $78.9 million and $64.3 million in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.


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Income Taxes
 
The provision for income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
 
Earnings Per Share
 
Basic earnings per share is based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each year. Diluted earnings per share is based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock and dilutive securities outstanding.
 
The following table sets forth the numerators and denominators used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share. The average share amounts for fiscal 2004 reflect the effects of the four-for-three stock split, paid as a stock dividend on March 16, 2005. For fiscal 2006, options to purchase 3.0 million shares of common stock were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares and, therefore, their effect would be antidilutive. All options were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2005 and 2004.
 
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In millions)  
 
Numerator:
                       
Net income
  $ 1,233.3     $ 1,470.5     $ 975.1  
                         
Denominator:
                       
Denominator for basic earnings per share — weighted average common shares
    312.8       312.2       310.5  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Employee stock options
    3.4       5.9       5.5  
                         
Denominator for diluted earnings per share — adjusted weighted average common shares
    316.2       318.1       316.0  
                         
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
On October 1, 2005, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), “Share Based Payment,” which requires that companies measure and recognize compensation expense at an amount equal to the fair value of share-based payments granted under compensation arrangements. Prior to October 1, 2005, the Company accounted for stock option grants using the intrinsic value method in accordance with the Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and recognized no compensation expense for stock option grants since all options granted had an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.
 
SFAS No. 123(R) was adopted using the modified prospective method. Under this method, the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) apply to all awards granted or modified after the date of adoption. In addition, compensation expense must be recognized for any unvested stock option awards outstanding as of the date of adoption on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting period. The fair values of the options are calculated using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Results of prior periods have not been restated. In addition, SFAS No. 123(R) requires the benefits of tax deductions in excess of recognized compensation expense to be reported in the Statement of Cash Flows as a financing cash flow rather than an operating cash flow as previously reported.


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SFAS No. 123(R) requires disclosure of pro forma information for periods prior to the adoption. The following table sets forth the effect on net income and earnings per share as if SFAS No. 123(R) had been applied to the fiscal years ended September 30, 2005 and 2004:
 
                 
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2005     2004  
    (In millions, except per share data)  
 
Net income as reported
  $ 1,470.5     $ 975.1  
Add: Stock-based employee compensation expense included
in reported net income, net of tax
          1.3  
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under fair value based method, net of tax
    (7.8 )     (7.1 )
                 
Pro forma net income
  $ 1,462.7     $ 969.3  
                 
Reported basic net income per share
  $ 4.71     $ 3.14  
                 
Pro forma basic net income per share
  $ 4.69     $ 3.12  
                 
Reported diluted net income per share
  $ 4.62     $ 3.09  
                 
Pro forma diluted net income per share
  $ 4.61     $ 3.07  
                 
 
The net income per share amounts presented above for fiscal 2004 reflect the effects of the four-for-three stock split paid on March 16, 2005.
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
The Company entered into two ten-year interest rate swap agreements in 1998 with a major United States bank under which it receives each quarter the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and pays a fixed amount that averages 5.1% on a total notional amount of $200 million. At the end of each quarter, the swaps’ market value will have changed depending upon the market’s current anticipation of quarterly LIBOR rate levels from the present until the swaps’ maturity in 2008. The swaps’ market values generally vary directly with changes in anticipated future LIBOR rates. The swaps do not qualify as cash-flow hedges under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” so changes in the swaps’ fair value must be recorded in the consolidated statements of income. The fair values of the interest rate swaps were liabilities to the Company of $0.1 million at September 30, 2006 and $3.2 million at September 30, 2005, and are recorded in homebuilding other liabilities. Changes in their fair values are recorded in homebuilding other income or expense. During the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company had gains related to the interest rate swaps of $3.1 million, $9.5 million and $8.1 million, respectively.
 
Mortgage Loans
 
Mortgage loans held for sale consist primarily of single-family residential loans collateralized by the underlying property. Loans that have been closed but not committed to a third-party investor are matched with either forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (FMBS) or Eurodollar Futures Contracts (EDFC) that are designated as fair value hedges. Hedged loans are either committed to third-party investors within three days of origination or pooled and committed in bulk to third-party investors typically within 30 days of origination. Loans held for sale are carried at cost adjusted for changes in fair value after the date of designation of an effective accounting hedge, based on either sale commitments or current market quotes. Loans held for sale, not subject to an effective accounting hedge are carried at the lower of cost or fair value. Any gain or loss on the sale of loans is recognized at the time of sale. During the years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

2004, the Company had net gains on sales of loans of $145.5 million, $113.5 million, and $87.5 million, respectively.
 
Some of the loans sold by DHI Mortgage are sold with limited recourse provisions. Based on historical experience, the Company has estimated and recorded a total allowance or reserve for loans held in portfolio or loans held for sale or for losses related to loans sold with recourse of $15.6 million and $4.1 million at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
The notional amounts of the FMBS and the EDFC used to hedge mortgage loans held for sale can vary in relationship to the underlying loan amounts, depending on the typical movements in the value of each hedging instrument relative to the value of the underlying mortgage loans. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $368.5 million in loans not committed to third-party investors which were hedged with $578.0 million of FMBS and EDFC.
 
The FMBS and EDFC associated with uncommitted, funded loans are designated as fair value hedges of the risk of changes in the overall fair value of the related loans. Accordingly, changes in the value of the derivative instruments are recognized in current earnings, as are changes in the value of the loans. During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006, 2005 and 2004, the Company’s net gains related to the ineffective portion of its fair value hedging instruments were insignificant. The net gains are included in financial services revenues.
 
Loan Commitments
 
To meet the financing needs of its customers, the Company is party to interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs) which are extended to borrowers who have applied for loan funding and meet certain defined credit and underwriting criteria. In accordance with SFAS No. 133, and related Derivatives Implementation Group conclusions, the Company classifies and accounts for IRLCs as non-designated derivative instruments at fair value. At September 30, 2006 and 2005, the Company’s IRLCs totaled $647.7 million and $622.8 million, respectively.
 
The Company manages interest rate risk related to its IRLCs through the use of best-efforts whole loan delivery commitments, FMBS and the purchase of EDFC. These instruments are considered non-designated derivatives and are accounted for at fair value with gains and losses recognized in current earnings. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had approximately $391.6 million of best-efforts whole loan delivery commitments and $429.5 million outstanding of FMBS and EDFC related to its uncommitted IRLCs.
 
In an effort to stimulate home sales by potentially offering homebuyers a below market interest rate on their home financing, the Company began a program during fiscal 2006 which protects it from future increases in interest rates related to potential mortgage originations of approximately $599 million. To accomplish this, the Company purchases forward rate agreements (FRAs) and economic interest rate hedges in the form of FMBS and put options on both EDFC and mortgage-backed securities (MBS). At September 30, 2006, the notional amount of the FRAs was $354 million, while economic interest rate hedges totaled $2.4 billion in EDFC put options and $104 million in MBS put options, hedging a notional principal of $245 million in mortgage loan commitments. Both the FRAs and economic interest rate hedges have various maturities not exceeding twelve months. These instruments are considered non-designated derivatives and are accounted for at fair value with gains and losses recognized in current earnings. The gains and losses for the year ended September 30, 2006 were not significant.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” The statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after


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November 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 157; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” which addresses how the effects of prior year uncorrected financial statement misstatements should be considered in current year financial statements. The SAB requires registrants to quantify misstatements using both balance sheet and income statement approaches and to evaluate whether either approach results in quantifying an error that is material in light of relative quantitative and qualitative factors. The requirements of SAB No. 108 are effective for annual financial statements covering the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SAB No. 108; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement 109.” FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, including a decision whether to file or not to file in a particular jurisdiction. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of FIN 48; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets,” which provides an approach to simplify efforts to obtain hedge-like (offset) accounting by allowing the Company the option to carry mortgage servicing rights at fair value. This new Statement amends SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities — a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125,” with respect to the accounting for separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities. SFAS No. 156 is effective for all separately recognized servicing assets and liabilities as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006, with earlier adoption permitted in certain circumstances. Since the Company does not retain the servicing rights when it sells its mortgage loans held for sale, the adoption of SFAS No. 156 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.” This statement changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle, and requires retrospective application of changes in accounting principle to prior periods’ financial statements unless it is impracticable to determine the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for the Company for accounting changes and corrections of errors made after October 1, 2006, the beginning of fiscal year 2007. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


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NOTE B — NOTES PAYABLE
 
The Company’s notes payable at their principal amounts, net of unamortized discount or premium, as applicable, consist of the following:
 
                 
    As of September 30,  
    2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Homebuilding:
               
Unsecured:
               
Revolving credit facility due 2010
  $ 800.0     $  
7.5% senior notes due 2007
    215.0       215.0  
5% senior notes due 2009, net
    199.7       199.6  
8% senior notes due 2009, net
    384.3       384.1  
4.875% senior notes due 2010, net
    249.0       248.7  
9.75% senior subordinated notes due 2010, net
    149.4       149.3  
7.875% senior notes due 2011, net
    199.0       198.8  
9.375% senior subordinated notes due 2011, net
          199.8  
6% senior notes due 2011, net
    249.4        
10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2011, net
          150.2  
8.5% senior notes due 2012, net
    248.6       248.4  
5.375% senior notes due 2012
    300.0       300.0  
6.875% senior notes due 2013
    200.0       200.0  
5.875% senior notes due 2013
    100.0       100.0  
6.125% senior notes due 2014, net
    197.7       197.4  
5.625% senior notes due 2014, net
    248.3       248.1  
5.25% senior notes due 2015, net
    297.9       297.8  
5.625% senior notes due 2016, net
    297.7       297.5  
6.5% senior notes due 2016, net
    499.0        
Other secured
    51.9       25.4  
                 
    $ 4,886.9     $ 3,660.1  
                 
Financial Services:
               
Mortgage warehouse facility due 2007
  $ 371.7     $ 549.5  
Commercial paper conduit facility due 2007
    820.0       700.0  
                 
    $ 1,191.7     $ 1,249.5  
                 
 
On June 13, 2006, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an automatically effective universal shelf registration statement registering debt and equity securities which the Company may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined.
 
As of September 30, 2006, maturities of consolidated notes payable, assuming the revolving credit, mortgage warehouse and commercial paper conduit facilities are not extended or renewed, are $1,217.8 million in fiscal 2007, $221.9 million in fiscal 2008, $589.3 million in fiscal 2009, $400.0 million in fiscal 2010, $1,250.0 million in fiscal 2011 and $2,414.6 million thereafter.


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Homebuilding:
 
In December 2005, the Company entered into a $2.15 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, which includes a $1.0 billion letter of credit sub-facility. The revolving credit facility has an uncommitted $750 million accordion provision which could be used to increase the facility to $2.9 billion. This credit facility, which matures on December 16, 2010, replaced the Company’s previous $1.21 billion credit facility. The Company’s borrowing capacity under the new facility is reduced by the amount of letters of credit outstanding. At September 30, 2006, the Company’s borrowing capacity under the facility was $1.23 billion. The facility is guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries other than its financial services subsidiaries. Borrowings bear interest at rates based upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus a spread based upon the Company’s ratio of homebuilding debt to total capitalization and its senior unsecured debt rating. The interest rates of the unsecured bank debt at September 30, 2006 and 2005 were 6.1% and 5.1%, respectively. In addition to the stated interest rates, the revolving credit facility requires the Company to pay certain fees.
 
In November 2006, the Company obtained additional commitments of $350 million under the revolving credit facility’s accordion provision and increased the current capacity of the facility to $2.5 billion. Additionally, the maturity of the facility was extended by one year to December 16, 2011.
 
Following is a summary of the key terms of each of the Company’s unsecured homebuilding notes payable outstanding as of September 30, 2006, including the annual effective interest rate of each series of notes, after giving effect to the amortization of discounts and deferred financing costs.
 
                             
                  Redeemable
     
    Principal
            Prior to
  Effective
 
Note Payable (1)
 
Amount
   
Date Issued
 
Date Due
 
Maturity
  Interest Rate  
    (In millions)                    
 
7.5% senior
  $ 215.0     December 2002   December 1, 2007   No     7.6 %
5% senior
  $ 200.0     January 2004   January 15, 2009   No (3)     5.3 %
8% senior
  $ 385.0     February 1999   February 1, 2009   No     8.3 %
4.875% senior
  $ 250.0     October 2004   January 15, 2010   Yes (4)     5.1 %
9.75% senior subordinated
  $ 150.0     September 2000   September 15, 2010   No     9.9 %
6% senior
  $ 250.0     April 2006   April 15, 2011   Yes (4)     6.2 %
7.875% senior
  $ 200.0     August 2001   August 15, 2011   No     8.0 %
8.5% senior
  $ 250.0     April 2002   April 15, 2012   Yes, on or after     8.6 %
                    April 15, 2007 (2)        
5.375% senior
  $ 300.0     July 2005   June 15, 2012   Yes (4)     5.4 %
6.875% senior
  $ 200.0     April 2003   May 1, 2013   No     7.0 %
5.875% senior
  $ 100.0     June 2003   July 1, 2013   Yes, on or after     5.9 %
                    July 1, 2008 (2)        
6.125% senior
  $ 200.0     July 2004   January 15, 2014   No (3)     6.3 %
5.625% senior
  $ 250.0     September 2004   September 15, 2014   No (3)     5.8 %
5.25% senior
  $ 300.0     February 2005   February 15, 2015   Yes (4)     5.4 %
5.625% senior
  $ 300.0     December 2004   January 15, 2016   Yes (4)     5.8 %
6.5% senior
  $ 500.0     April 2006   April 15, 2016   Yes (4)     6.6 %
 
 
(1) Interest is payable semi-annually on each of the series of senior and senior subordinated notes.
 
(2) Each series of notes that is redeemable may be redeemed at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a premium declining ratably to par over a three-year period beginning on the date indicated.
 
(3) The Company may redeem up to 35% of the amount originally issued with the proceeds of public equity offerings at a redemption price equal to the principal amount, plus a premium and accrued interest for up to three years after the date of issuance.


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(4) The Company may redeem the notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of their principal amount or the present value of the remaining scheduled payments on the redemption date, plus in each case, accrued interest.

 
All series of senior notes and borrowings under the revolving credit facility are senior obligations of the Company and rank pari passu in right of payment to all existing and future unsecured indebtedness of the Company, and senior to all existing and future indebtedness expressly subordinated to them. The senior subordinated notes rank behind all existing and future senior notes and bank credit facilities. Both the senior and senior subordinated notes are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries other than its financial services subsidiaries. Upon a change of control of the Company, holders of all series of notes issued prior to October 2004 have the right to require the Company to redeem such notes at a price of 101% of the par amount, along with accrued and unpaid interest.
 
On March 15, 2006, the Company redeemed its 9.375% senior subordinated notes due 2011 at an aggregate redemption price of approximately $209.4 million, plus accrued interest. Concurrent with the redemption, the Company recorded interest expense of approximately $10.6 million, representing the call premium and the unamortized discount and fees related to the redeemed notes.
 
In April 2006, the Company issued $500 million principal amount of 6.5% senior notes due April 15, 2016 and $250 million principal amount of 6.0% senior notes due April 15, 2011. The notes, which were issued as separate series with interest payable semi-annually, represent unsecured obligations of the Company. The Company may redeem the notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of 100% of their principal amount or the present value of the remaining scheduled payments on the redemption date, discounted at a rate equal to the yield to maturity of a United States Treasury security with a comparable maturity, plus 25 basis points (0.25%) with respect to the $500 million senior notes, and plus 20 basis points (0.20%) with respect to the $250 million senior notes, plus, in each case, accrued interest. The annual effective interest rate of the $500 million senior notes and the $250 million senior notes, after giving effect to the amortization of deferred financing costs is 6.6% and 6.2%, respectively. The Company used the proceeds from these offerings for the repayment of borrowings under the revolving credit facility.
 
In July 2006, the Company redeemed its 10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2011. The notes, which were originally issued by Schuler Homes, Inc. and were assumed by the Company in its merger with Schuler in February 2002, were redeemed at an aggregate price of approximately $152.4 million, plus accrued interest. Concurrent with the redemption, the Company recorded interest expense of approximately $2.8 million, representing the call premium, net of the unamortized premium related to the redeemed notes.
 
In November 2005, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of the Company’s outstanding debt securities, replacing the previous debt securities repurchase authorization. All of the $200 million authorization was remaining at September 30, 2006. In November 2006, the Board of Directors increased the debt repurchase authorization to $500 million and extended its term to November 30, 2007.
 
The revolving credit facility and the indenture governing the senior subordinated notes impose restrictions on the Company’s operations and activities. The most significant restrictions relate to limits on investments, cash dividends, stock repurchases and other restricted payments, incurrence of indebtedness, creation of liens and asset dispositions, and require maintenance of certain levels of leverage, interest coverage and tangible net worth. In addition, the indentures governing the senior notes impose restrictions on the creation of liens.
 
The indentures governing approximately $2.0 billion of the senior notes provided for the termination of specified covenants upon the Company’s attainment of investment grade ratings from both Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group and Moody’s Investors Service Inc. These covenants included restrictions on cash dividends, stock repurchases and other restricted payments, incurrence of indebtedness and asset dispositions. The Company


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achieved both of the required ratings as of April 2006. As a result, the foregoing restrictions have ceased to apply with respect to these senior notes and will not apply in the future with respect to them even if the Company’s ratings change.
 
At September 30, 2006, under the most restrictive covenants in effect, cash dividend payments in fiscal 2007 were limited to $583.5 million and approximately $3.4 billion was available for all restricted payments in the future.
 
The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to help manage a portion of its interest rate exposure. The agreements convert a notional amount of $200 million from a variable rate to a fixed rate. These agreements are cancelable by the counter-party, a major U.S. bank, during periods where LIBOR exceeds 7%. The agreements expire at dates through September 2008. The Company does not expect non-performance by the counter-party, and any losses incurred in the event of non-performance are not expected to be material. Net payments or receipts under these agreements are recorded as adjustments to interest incurred. As a result of these agreements, the Company’s net interest costs in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004 were increased by $0.8 million, $4.9 million and $7.5 million, respectively.
 
Financial Services:
 
The Company’s mortgage subsidiary has a $540 million mortgage warehouse loan facility that matures April 6, 2007, which replaced its previous $300 million facility that matured on April 7, 2006. At various times during fiscal 2005 and until its maturity in 2006, the Company obtained additional temporary commitments from its lenders through the facility’s accordion provision and through amendments to the credit agreement. These commitments resulted in total capacity amounts of up to $675 million depending on the terms in effect. Under the accordion provision of the credit agreement, the total capacity may be increased to $750 million upon consent of the lenders.
 
The mortgage warehouse facility is secured by certain mortgage loans held for sale and is not guaranteed by D.R. Horton, Inc. or any of the guarantors of its homebuilding debt. The borrowing capacity under this facility is limited to the lesser of the unused portion of the facility or an amount determined under a borrowing base arrangement. Under the borrowing base limitation, the amount drawn on the facility may not exceed 98% of all eligible mortgage loans held for sale and made available to the lenders to secure any borrowings under the facility. Borrowings bear daily interest at the 30-day LIBOR rate plus a fixed premium. The interest rates of the mortgage warehouse line payable at September 30, 2006 and 2005 were 6.1% and 4.7%, respectively.
 
The Company’s mortgage subsidiary also has a $1.2 billion commercial paper conduit facility (the CP conduit facility), that matures June 27, 2009, which replaced its previous $500 million facility that matured on June 29, 2006. The $1.2 billion CP conduit facility is subject to the annual renewal of the 364-day backup liquidity feature.
 
The CP conduit facility is secured by certain mortgage loans held for sale and is not guaranteed by D.R. Horton, Inc. or any of the guarantors of its homebuilding debt. Additionally, at September 30, 2006, borrowings under the CP conduit facility are secured by restricted cash arising from borrowings under the facility prior to the assignment of mortgage loans held for sale as collateral. The mortgage loans assigned to secure the CP conduit facility are used as collateral for asset-backed commercial paper issued by multi-seller conduits in the commercial paper market. The interest rates of the CP conduit facility at September 30, 2006 and 2005 were 5.6% and 4.3%, respectively.
 
NOTE C — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
At September 30, 2006, 316,899,545 shares of Common Stock were issued and 313,246,745 shares were outstanding. No shares of Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding. As of September 30, 2006, 42,522,840


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and 4,397,774 shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the D.R. Horton, Inc. Stock Incentive Plans and Employee Stock Purchase Plan, respectively.
 
On December 1, 2003, the Board of Directors declared a three-for-two common stock split (effected as a 50% stock dividend), which was paid on January 12, 2004 to stockholders of record on December 22, 2003. On February 15, 2005, the Board of Directors declared a four-for-three common stock split (effected as a 331/3% stock dividend), which was paid on March 16, 2005 to stockholders of record on March 1, 2005.
 
In November 2005, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company’s common stock, replacing the previous common stock repurchase authorization. During fiscal 2006, the Company repurchased 1,000,000 shares of its common stock at a total cost of $36.8 million, all of which occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2005. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $463.2 million remaining of the Board of Directors’ authorization for repurchases of common stock. In November 2006, the Board of Directors extended the remaining $463.2 million common stock repurchase authorization to November 30, 2007.
 
On January 26, 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s charter which increased the number of authorized shares of common stock to one billion shares.
 
On June 13, 2006, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission an automatically effective universal shelf registration statement registering debt and equity securities which the Company may issue from time to time in amounts to be determined. Also, at September 30, 2006, the Company had the capacity to issue approximately 22.5 million shares of common stock under its acquisition shelf registration statement, to effect, in whole or in part, possible future business acquisitions.
 
During fiscal 2006, the Board of Directors declared one quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per common share, two quarterly cash dividends of $0.10 per common share, and one quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, the last of which was paid on September 1, 2006 to stockholders of record on August 21, 2006. On October 12, 2006, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.15 per common share, which was paid on November 1, 2006, to stockholders of record on October 23, 2006.
 
NOTE D — PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
 
The provision for income taxes includes the following components:
 
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In millions)  
 
Current provision:
                       
Federal
  $ 743.4     $ 865.7     $ 561.5  
State
    119.3       127.1       96.0  
                         
      862.7       992.8       657.5  
                         
Deferred benefit:
                       
Federal
    (100.6 )     (72.8 )     (45.7 )
State
    (8.3 )     (11.9 )     (4.0 )
                         
      (108.9 )     (84.7 )     (49.7 )
                         
Total provision for income taxes
  $ 753.8     $ 908.1     $ 607.8  
                         


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Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. These differences primarily relate to the following:
 
                         
    As of September 30,        
    2006     2005        
    (In millions)        
 
Deferred tax assets:
                       
Inventory costs
  $ 189.8     $ 123.1          
Warranty and construction defect costs
    115.9       110.8          
Incentive compensation plans
    42.6       27.1          
Deferral of profit on home sales
    34.7                
Other
    33.5       26.1          
                         
Total deferred tax assets
    416.5       287.1          
Deferred tax liabilities
    42.5       22.0          
                         
Net deferred tax assets
  $ 374.0     $ 265.1          
                         
 
The net deferred tax assets are classified in the balance sheet as homebuilding other assets.
 
The difference between income tax expense and tax computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 35% to income before income taxes is due to the following:
 
                                         
    Year Ended September 30,              
    2006     2005     2004              
    (In millions)              
 
Income taxes at federal statutory rate
  $ 695.5     $ 832.5     $ 554.0                  
Increase (decrease) in tax resulting from:
                                       
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
    69.4       73.3       55.5                  
Qualified production activities deduction
    (10.2 )                            
Other
    (0.9 )     2.3       (1.7 )                
                                         
Provision for income taxes
  $ 753.8     $ 908.1     $ 607.8                  
                                         
 
NOTE E — EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
 
The Company has a 401(k) plan for all Company employees who have been with the Company for a period of six months or more. The Company matches portions of employees’ voluntary contributions. Additional employer contributions in the form of profit sharing are at the discretion of the Company. Expenses for the plan were $12.5 million, $9.2 million and $7.5 million in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
The Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) is a non-qualified deferred compensation program that provides benefits payable to certain management employees upon retirement, death, or termination of employment with the Company. Under the SERP, the Company accrues an unfunded benefit based on a percentage of the eligible employees’ salaries, as well as an interest factor based upon a predetermined formula. The Company’s liabilities related to the SERP were $9.7 million and $8.4 million at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company recorded $1.9 million, $1.8 million and $1.5 million of expense for this plan in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
The Company has a deferred compensation plan available to a select group of employees. The participating employees designate investments for their contributions; however, the Company is not required to invest the contributions in the designated investments. The Company’s net liabilities related to the deferred


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compensation plan were $80.8 million and $53.3 million at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Company records as expense the amount that the employee contributions would have earned had the funds been invested in the designated investments. The Company recorded $7.5 million, $7.6 million and $2.2 million of expense for this plan in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
The Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan provides eligible employees the opportunity to purchase common stock of the Company at a discounted price of at least 85% of the fair market value of the stock on the designated dates of purchase. The price may be further discounted depending on the average fair market value of the stock during the period and certain other criteria. Under the terms of the plan, the total fair market value of the common stock that an eligible employee may purchase each year is limited to the lesser of 15% of the employee’s annual compensation or $25,000. Under the plan, employees of the Company purchased 158,444 shares for $4.5 million in fiscal 2006, 95,669 shares for $1.9 million in fiscal 2005 and 86,035 shares for $2.5 million in fiscal 2004.
 
On January 26, 2006, the Company’s shareholders approved the D.R. Horton, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which replaced the Company’s 1991 Stock Incentive Plan. The aggregate number of shares available under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan includes the new authorization of 28.0 million shares, plus approximately 1.9 million shares that remained available for awards under the 1991 Stock Incentive Plan on that date. Total shares available for awards under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan are subject to increase by subsequent specified terminations of awards under the 1991 Stock Incentive Plan that were outstanding on January 26, 2006. For awards other than options or stock appreciation rights, the shares available for issuance under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan will be reduced at the rate of 1.75 shares for each share subject to the award.
 
The Company’s Stock Incentive Plan provides for the granting of stock options to certain key employees of the Company to purchase shares of common stock. Options are granted at exercise prices which equal the market value of the Company’s common stock at the date of the grant. Options generally expire 10 years after the dates on which they were granted. Options generally vest over periods of 5 to 9.75 years. There were 28.1 million and 1.7 million shares available for future grants under the Plans at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
On October 1, 2005, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), which 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 No. 123(R) was adopted using the modified prospective method. Results of prior periods have not been restated.


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The following table provides additional information related to activity under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan. All amounts reflect the effects of the three-for-two stock split on January 12, 2004 and the four-for-three stock split on March 16, 2005.
 
                                                 
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
          Weighted
          Weighted
          Weighted
 
          Average
          Average
          Average
 
          Exercise
          Exercise
          Exercise
 
    Options     Price     Options     Price     Options     Price  
 
Stock Options
                                               
Outstanding at beginning of year
    13,965,644     $ 11.55       16,733,401     $ 11.06       14,610,313     $ 6.71  
Granted
    3,005,500       29.44       30,000       36.92       4,798,666       21.60  
Exercised
    (1,149,433 )     6.89       (1,673,426 )     5.46       (1,539,281 )     4.56  
Canceled
    (1,367,998 )     14.90       (1,124,331 )     13.96       (1,136,297 )     8.43  
                                                 
Outstanding at end of year
    14,453,713     $ 15.31       13,965,644     $ 11.55       16,733,401     $ 11.06  
                                                 
Exercisable at end of year
    4,945,543     $ 8.99       4,438,303     $ 7.83       4,219,837     $ 5.81  
                                                 
 
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $27.9 million, $44.3 million and $26.8 million, respectively. The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option.
 
The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2006 was $141.2 million and $74.1 million, respectively. Exercise prices for options outstanding at September 30, 2006, ranged from $2.94 to $36.92. The weighted average remaining contractual lives of those options are:
 
                                                 
    Outstanding     Exercisable  
          Weighted
    Weighted
          Weighted
    Weighted
 
          Average
    Average
          Average
    Average
 
          Exercise
    Remaining
          Exercise
    Remaining
 
Exercise Price Range
  Options     Price     Contract Life     Options     Price     Contract Life  
 
Less than $10.00
    4,721,709     $ 4.87       2.7       2,903,721     $ 4.87       2.4  
$10.00-$20.00
    3,313,651       10.97       5.8       1,306,371       10.98       5.8  
More than $20.00
    6,418,353       25.24       8.5       735,451       21.68       7.6  
                                                 
Total
    14,453,713     $ 15.31       6.0       4,945,543     $ 8.99       4.1  
                                                 
 
A summary of the Company’s nonvested options as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 is as follows:
 
                 
          Weighted
 
          Average
 
          Grant-Date
 
    Options     Fair Value  
 
Nonvested at beginning of period
    9,527,341     $ 7.52  
Granted
    3,005,500       14.85  
Vested
    (1,676,166 )     5.99  
Canceled
    (1,348,505 )     8.42  
                 
Nonvested at end of period
    9,508,170     $ 9.99  
                 


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On May 2, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors granted stock options to the Company’s executive officers, other officers and certain of its employees, and the Company’s Board of Directors granted stock options to its outside directors, to purchase approximately 3.0 million shares of its common stock, at a price of $29.44 per share, the closing market price of its common stock on the date of grant.
 
The weighted average fair value of grants made in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $14.85, $18.42 and $12.34 per share, respectively. All amounts reflect the three-for-two stock split (effected as a 50% stock dividend) of January 2004 and the four-for-three stock split (effected as a 331/3% stock dividend) of March 2005.
 
The fair values of the options granted were estimated on the date of their grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions:
 
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005     2004  
 
Risk free interest rate
    4.89 %     4.25 %     4.38 %
Expected life (in years)
    7.74       6.21       7.18  
Expected volatility
    44.63 %     51.34 %     57.95 %
Expected dividend yield
    1.00 %     0.98 %     1.11 %
 
For fiscal 2006, the Company’s compensation expense related to stock option grants was $11.8 million, and at September 30, 2006, there was $70.9 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock option awards. This expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 7.4 years.
 
NOTE F — FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments are based on quoted market prices, where available, or are estimated. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature, involve matters of judgment and therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Estimated fair values are significantly affected by the assumptions used. The Company’s methods and assumptions used in estimating fair values are described below.
 
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, the revolving credit facility, the mortgage warehouse facility, the commercial paper conduit facility and other secured notes payable as reported in the Company’s balance sheets approximate their fair values due to their short maturity or floating interest rate terms, as applicable.
 
For the senior and senior subordinated notes, fair values represent quoted market prices. For the interest rate swaps, fair values represent market values as determined by the issuer of the swaps based upon the market’s current anticipation of future LIBOR rate levels. For mortgage loans held for sale, forward sales of mortgage-backed securities and interest rate lock commitments, the fair values are estimated based on quoted market prices for similar financial instruments. The following table sets forth the carrying values and estimated fair values of the Company’s senior and senior subordinated notes, interest rate swaps, mortgage loans held for sale, forward sales of mortgage-backed securities and interest rate lock commitments.
 


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    September 30, 2006     September 30, 2005  
    Carrying
    Estimated
    Carrying
    Estimated
 
    Value     Fair Value     Value     Fair Value  
    (In millions)  
 
HOMEBUILDING:
                               
Liabilities
                               
Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes
  $ 4,035.0     $ 4,010.9     $ 3,634.7     $ 3,701.7  
Interest rate swaps
    0.1       0.1       3.2       3.2  
FINANCIAL SERVICES:
                               
Assets
                               
Mortgage loans held for sale
    1,022.9       1,022.9       1,358.7       1,358.7  
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, Eurodollar futures contracts and put options on both mortgage-backed securities and Eurodollar futures contracts
    (1.2 )     (1.2 )     0.7       0.7  
Interest rate lock commitments
    2.8       2.8       (0.4 )     (0.4 )
Forward rate agreements
                       

 
NOTE G — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
The Company has been named as defendant in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that, while the outcome of such contingencies cannot be predicted with certainty, the liabilities arising from these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, to the extent the liability arising from the ultimate resolution of any matter exceeds management’s estimates reflected in the recorded liabilities relating to such matter, the Company could incur additional charges that could be significant.
 
The Company has recorded liabilities for contingencies occurring in the ordinary course of business, including warranty and construction defect claims on closed homes and the expected costs of the self-insured portion of general liability and workers compensation insurance claims. The Company’s estimates of such liabilities are based on the facts and circumstances of individual pending claims and historical data and trends, including but not limited to costs relative to revenues, home closings and product types, and include estimates of the costs of unreported claims related to past operations. These liability estimates are subject to ongoing revision as the circumstances of individual pending claims and historical data and trends change. Adjustments to estimated reserves are recorded in the accounting period in which the change in estimate occurs. The Company’s total liabilities for such items were $361.2 million and $329.9 million at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into land and lot option purchase contracts in order to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. At September 30, 2006, the Company had total deposits of $211.3 million, comprised of cash deposits of $187.2 million, promissory notes of $13.1 million, and letters of credit and surety bonds of $11.0 million, to purchase land and lots with a total remaining purchase price of $4.0 billion. Included within the total deposits at September 30, 2006, were deposits aggregating $30.5 million related to purchase contracts representing $874.9 million of remaining purchase price for which the Company does not expect to exercise its option to purchase the land or lots, but the contract has not yet been terminated. Consequently, $30.5 million of deposits relating to these contracts were written off, resulting in a net deposit balance of $180.8 million at September 30, 2006. Only $54.8 million of the $4.0 billion in land and lot option purchase contracts contain specific performance clauses which may require the Company to purchase the land or lots upon the land seller meeting certain obligations. The majority of land and lots under contract are expected to be purchased within three years.

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Additionally, in the normal course of its business activities, the Company provides standby letters of credit and surety bonds, issued by third parties, to secure performance under various contracts. At September 30, 2006, outstanding standby letters of credit were $128.2 million and surety bonds were $2.3 billion. The Company has an additional capacity of $881.2 million for standby letters of credit under its revolving credit facility.
 
The Company leases office space and equipment under non-cancelable operating leases. Minimum annual lease payments under these leases at September 30, 2006 approximate (in millions):
 
         
2007
  $ 34.4  
2008
    29.6  
2009
    20.0  
2010
    15.4  
2011
    9.2  
Thereafter
    11.1  
         
    $ 119.7  
         
 
Rent expense approximated $68.6 million, $50.7 million and $33.2 million for fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
 
NOTE H — REPORTABLE SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
The Company’s seven homebuilding operating regions and its financial services operation are its operating segments under SFAS No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.” The homebuilding operating regions have historically been aggregated into a single reportable homebuilding segment. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company reassessed the aggregation of its operating segments, and as a result, restated its disclosure to include six separate reportable homebuilding segments and one financial services segment. Two of the homebuilding operating regions were aggregated into one reporting segment based on their economic similarities. Under this revised presentation, the Company’s reportable homebuilding segments are: Northeast, Southeast, South Central, Southwest, California and West. These reporting segments have homebuilding operations located in the following states:
 
     
Northeast:
  Delaware, Georgia (Savannah only), Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin
Southeast:
  Alabama, Florida and Georgia
South Central:
  Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas
Southwest:
  Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas (Lubbock only) and Utah
California:
  California and Nevada (Reno only)
West:
  Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington
 
Homebuilding is the Company’s core business, generating 98% of consolidated revenues and 95% to 96% of consolidated income before income taxes in fiscal 2006, 2005 and 2004. The Company’s homebuilding segments are primarily engaged in the acquisition and development of land for residential purposes and the construction and sale of residential homes on such land, in 27 states and 84 markets in the United States. The homebuilding segments generate most of their revenues from the sale of completed homes, with a lesser amount from the sale of land and lots.
 
The Company’s financial services segment provides mortgage banking and title agency services principally to customers of the Company’s homebuilding segments. The Company does not retain or service the mortgages that it originates, but, rather, sells the mortgages and related servicing rights to investors. The


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financial services segment generates its revenues from originating and selling mortgages and collecting fees for title insurance agency and closing services.
 
The accounting policies of the reporting segments are described throughout Note A.
 
                         
    Year Ended September 30,  
          Restated
    Restated
 
    2006     2005     2004  
    (In millions)  
 
Revenues
                       
Homebuilding revenues:
                       
Northeast
  $ 2,213.3     $ 1,818.9     $ 1,534.2  
Southeast
    2,040.5       1,816.7       1,061.2  
South Central
    2,311.0       2,114.8       1,820.9  
Southwest
    2,954.7       2,692.9       2,152.9  
California
    3,643.1       3,621.0       3,038.5  
West
    1,597.9       1,564.3       1,050.3  
                         
Total homebuilding revenues
  $ 14,760.5     $ 13,628.6     $ 10,658.0  
Financial services revenues
  $ 290.8     $ 235.1     $ 182.8  
                         
Consolidated revenues
  $ 15,051.3     $ 13,863.7     $ 10,840.8  
                         
Inventory Impairments
                       
Northeast
  $ 18.5     $     $  
Southeast
    14.2              
South Central
                 
Southwest
    8.1              
California
    105.4              
West
                 
                         
Total inventory impairments
  $ 146.2     $     $  
                         
Income Before Income Taxes (1)
                       
Homebuilding income before income taxes:
                       
Northeast
  $ 198.5     $ 204.5     $ 158.2  
Southeast
    346.4       354.8       151.1  
South Central
    171.2       136.2       117.6  
Southwest
    450.5       408.8       206.2  
California
    346.3       750.1       638.7  
West
    365.8       418.6       236.4  
                         
Total homebuilding income before income taxes
  $ 1,878.7     $ 2,273.0     $ 1,508.2  
Financial services income before income taxes
  $ 108.4     $ 105.6     $ 74.7  
                         
Consolidated income before income taxes
  $ 1,987.1     $ 2,378.6     $ 1,582.9  
                         
 


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

                 
    As of September 30,  
          Restated
 
    2006     2005  
    (In millions)  
 
Homebuilding Inventories (2):
               
Northeast
  $ 1,698.3     $ 1,333.4  
Southeast
    1,808.4       1,024.7  
South Central
    1,405.3       959.5  
Southwest
    1,883.5       1,467.9  
California
    2,535.7       2,279.5  
West
    1,684.8       1,194.6  
Corporate and unallocated (3)
    327.1       227.2  
                 
Total homebuilding inventory
  $ 11,343.1     $ 8,486.8  
                 

 
 
(1) Expenses maintained at the corporate level are allocated to each region based on the region’s average inventory and consist primarily of capitalized interest and property taxes which are amortized through cost of sales and expenses related to the operations of the Company’s corporate office.
 
(2) Homebuilding inventories are the only assets included in the measure of segment assets used by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, its CEO.
 
(3) Primarily consists of capitalized interest and property taxes.
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 142, the Company has allocated its goodwill to its reporting segments as of September 30, 2006 and 2005 as follows: Northeast $74.4 million, Southeast $11.5 million, South Central $15.9 million, Southwest $102.4 million, California $300.3 million and West $74.4 million.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

NOTE I — SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
All of the Company’s senior and senior subordinated notes and the $2.15 billion unsecured revolving credit facility are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, Guarantor Subsidiaries), other than financial services subsidiaries and certain other inconsequential subsidiaries (collectively, Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries). Each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries is wholly-owned. In lieu of providing separate audited financial statements for the Guarantor Subsidiaries, consolidated condensed financial statements are presented below. Separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning the Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented because management has determined that they are not material to investors.
 
Consolidating Balance Sheet
September 30, 2006
 
                                         
    D.R.
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
             
    Horton, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
ASSETS
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 73.5     $ 379.8     $ 134.3     $     $ 587.6  
Restricted cash
                248.3             248.3  
Investments in subsidiaries
    3,428.5                   (3,428.5 )      
Inventories
    3,249.8       7,964.1       129.2             11,343.1  
Property and equipment (net)
    40.5       73.2       17.7             131.4  
Earnest money deposits and other assets
    500.1       299.0       122.9       (13.5 )     908.5  
Mortgage loans held for sale
                1,022.9             1,022.9  
Goodwill
          578.9                   578.9  
Intercompany receivables
    4,814.7                   (4,814.7 )      
                                         
Total Assets
  $ 12,107.1     $ 9,295.0     $ 1,675.3     $ (8,256.7 )   $ 14,820.7  
                                         
                     
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
                                       
Accounts payable and other liabilities
  $ 776.3     $ 1,288.6     $ 132.7     $ (13.5 )   $ 2,184.1  
Intercompany payables
          4,748.5       66.2       (4,814.7 )      
Notes payable
    4,877.9       9.0       1,191.7             6,078.6  
                                         
Total Liabilities
    5,654.2       6,046.1       1,390.6       (4,828.2 )     8,262.7  
                                         
Minority interests
                105.1             105.1  
                                         
Total Equity
    6,452.9       3,248.9       179.6       (3,428.5 )     6,452.9  
                                         
Total Liabilities & Equity
  $ 12,107.1     $ 9,295.0     $ 1,675.3     $ (8,256.7 )   $ 14,820.7  
                                         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Consolidating Balance Sheet
September 30, 2005
 
                                         
    D.R.
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
             
    Horton, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
ASSETS
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 726.6     $ 381.0     $ 42.2     $     $ 1,149.8  
Investments in subsidiaries
    2,563.4                   (2,563.4 )      
Inventories
    2,157.4       6,113.4       216.0             8,486.8  
Property and equipment (net)
    13.8       74.8       18.6             107.2  
Earnest money deposits and other assets
    364.3       369.6       99.5             833.4  
Mortgage loans held for sale
                1,358.7             1,358.7  
Goodwill
          578.9                   578.9  
Intercompany receivables
    3,969.3                   (3,969.3 )      
                                         
Total Assets
  $ 9,794.8     $ 7,517.7     $ 1,735.0     $ (6,532.7 )   $ 12,514.8  
                                         
                     
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
                                       
Accounts payable and other liabilities
  $ 782.4     $ 1,194.2     $ 65.0     $     $ 2,041.6  
Intercompany payables
          3,893.3       76.0       (3,969.3 )      
Notes payable
    3,652.0       8.1       1,249.5             4,909.6  
                                         
Total Liabilities
    4,434.4       5,095.6       1,390.5       (3,969.3 )     6,951.2  
                                         
Minority interests
                203.2             203.2  
                                         
Total Equity
    5,360.4       2,422.1       141.3       (2,563.4 )     5,360.4  
                                         
Total Liabilities & Equity
  $ 9,794.8     $ 7,517.7     $ 1,735.0     $ (6,532.7 )   $ 12,514.8  
                                         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Consolidating Statement of Income
Year Ended September 30, 2006
 
                                         
    D.R.
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
             
    Horton, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
Homebuilding:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 3,323.5     $ 11,416.3     $      20.7     $     $ 14,760.5  
Cost of sales
    2,300.4       9,105.5       12.4             11,418.3  
                                         
Gross profit
    1,023.1       2,310.8       8.3             3,342.2  
Selling, general and administrative expense
    473.1       973.9       9.6             1,456.6  
Equity in income of subsidiaries
    (1,446.0 )                 1,446.0        
Interest expense
    17.9                         17.9  
Other (income) expense
    (9.0 )     (2.1 )     0.1             (11.0 )
                                         
      1,987.1       1,339.0       (1.4 )     (1,446.0 )     1,878.7  
                                         
Financial services:
                                       
Revenues
                290.8             290.8  
General and administrative expense
                202.2             202.2  
Interest expense
                37.1             37.1  
Other (income)
                (56.9 )           (56.9 )
                                         
                  108.4             108.4  
                                         
Income before income taxes
    1,987.1       1,339.0       107.0       (1,446.0 )     1,987.1  
Provision for income taxes
    753.8       507.9       40.6       (548.5 )     753.8  
                                         
Net income
  $ 1,233.3     $ 831.1     $ 66.4     $ (897.5 )   $ 1,233.3  
                                         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Consolidating Statement of Income
Year Ended September 30, 2005
 
                                         
    D.R.
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
             
    Horton, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
Homebuilding:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 3,084.6     $ 10,499.4     $      44.6     $     $ 13,628.6  
Cost of sales
    2,097.8       8,012.2       30.3             10,140.3  
                                         
Gross profit
    986.8       2,487.2       14.3             3,488.3  
Selling, general and administrative expense
    482.3       720.4       8.2       15.7       1,226.6  
Equity in income of subsidiaries
    (1,864.5 )                 1,864.5        
Interest expense
    4.4                         4.4  
Other (income) expense
    (14.0 )     (1.8 )     0.1             (15.7 )
                                         
      2,378.6       1,768.6       6.0       (1,880.2 )     2,273.0  
                                         
Financial services:
                                       
Revenues
                235.1             235.1  
General and administrative expense
                163.3       (15.7 )     147.6  
Interest expense
                16.8             16.8  
Other (income)
                (34.9 )           (34.9 )
                                         
                  89.9       15.7       105.6  
                                         
Income before income taxes
    2,378.6       1,768.6       95.9       (1,864.5 )     2,378.6  
Provision for income taxes
    908.1       675.3       36.6       (711.9 )     908.1  
                                         
Net income
  $ 1,470.5     $ 1,093.3     $ 59.3     $ (1,152.6 )   $ 1,470.5  
                                         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Consolidating Statement of Income
Year Ended September 30, 2004
 
                                         
    D.R.
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
             
    Horton, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
Homebuilding:
                                       
Revenues
  $ 1,900.1     $ 8,641.4     $   116.5     $     $ 10,658.0  
Cost of sales
    1,388.6       6,724.4       84.3             8,197.3  
                                         
Gross profit
    511.5       1,917.0       32.2             2,460.7  
Selling, general and administrative expense
    342.2       594.7       10.2       11.9       959.0  
Equity in income of subsidiaries
    (1,411.8 )                 1,411.8        
Interest expense
    3.0       0.1       0.3             3.4  
Other (income) expense
    (4.8 )     (12.4 )     7.3             (9.9 )
                                         
      1,582.9       1,334.6       14.4       (1,423.7 )     1,508.2  
                                         
Financial services:
                                       
Revenues
                182.8             182.8  
General and administrative expense
                132.9       (11.9 )     121.0  
Interest expense
                5.9             5.9  
Other (income)
                (18.8 )           (18.8 )
                                         
                  62.8       11.9       74.7  
                                         
Income before income taxes
    1,582.9       1,334.6       77.2       (1,411.8 )     1,582.9  
Provision for income taxes
    607.8       512.4       29.7       (542.1 )     607.8  
                                         
Net income
  $ 975.1     $ 822.2     $ 47.5     $ (869.7 )   $ 975.1  
                                         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended September 30, 2006
 
                                         
    D.R.
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
             
    Horton, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities
  $ (813.9 )   $ (818.5 )   $ 441.6     $     $ (1,190.8 )
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Purchases of property and equipment
    (22.9 )     (54.9 )     (5.5 )           (83.3 )
                                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (22.9 )     (54.9 )     (5.5 )           (83.3 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Net change in notes payable
    1,170.8       (0.2 )     (57.8 )           1,112.8  
Net change in intercompany receivables/payables
    (834.5 )     872.4       (37.9 )            
Increase in restricted cash
                (248.3 )           (248.3 )
Purchase of treasury stock
    (36.8 )                       (36.8 )
Proceeds from stock associated with certain employee benefit plans
    12.4                         12.4  
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options
    9.4                         9.4  
Cash dividends paid
    (137.6 )                       (137.6 )
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
    183.7       872.2       (344.0 )           711.9  
                                         
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (653.1 )     (1.2 )     92.1             (562.2 )
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year
    726.6       381.0       42.2             1,149.8  
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of year
  $ 73.5     $ 379.8     $ 134.3     $     —     $ 587.6  
                                         


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended September 30, 2005
 
                                         
    D.R.
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
             
    Horton, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Net cash (used in) provided by
operating activities
  $ (201.8 )   $ 282.1     $ (701.0 )   $    —     $ (620.7 )
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Purchases of property and equipment
    (5.4 )     (57.7 )     (5.1 )           (68.2 )
                                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (5.4 )     (57.7 )     (5.1 )           (68.2 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Net change in notes payable
    652.5       (15.2 )     755.1             1,392.4  
Net change in intercompany receivables/payables
    14.1       40.2       (54.3 )            
Proceeds from stock associated with certain employee benefit plans
    24.8                         24.8  
Cash dividends paid
    (96.5 )                       (96.5 )
                                         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    594.9       25.0       700.8             1,320.7  
                                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    387.7       249.4       (5.3 )           631.8  
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year
    338.9       131.6       47.5             518.0  
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of year
  $ 726.6     $ 381.0     $ 42.2     $     $ 1,149.8  
                                         


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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Year Ended September 30, 2004
 
                                         
    D.R.
    Guarantor
    Non-Guarantor
             
    Horton, Inc.     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Total  
    (In millions)  
 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Net cash used in operating activities
  $ (320.8 )   $ (23.2 )   $  (78.5 )   $   —     $ (422.5 )
                                         
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Purchases of property and equipment
    (9.1 )     (41.6 )     (4.5 )           (55.2 )
                                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (9.1 )     (41.6 )     (4.5 )           (55.2 )
                                         
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                                       
Net change in notes payable
    404.1       (29.8 )     90.0             464.3  
Net change in intercompany receivables/payables
    120.1       (92.8 )     (27.3 )            
Proceeds from stock associated with certain employee benefit plans
    15.4                         15.4  
Cash dividends paid
    (66.9 )                       (66.9 )
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
    472.7       (122.6 )     62.7             412.8  
                                         
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    142.8       (187.4 )     (20.3 )           (64.9 )
Cash and cash equivalents at
beginning of year
    196.1       319.0       67.8             582.9  
                                         
Cash and cash equivalents at
end of year
  $ 338.9     $ 131.6     $ 47.5     $     —     $ 518.0  
                                         


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D.R. HORTON, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

NOTE J — QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
 
Quarterly results of operations are (in millions, except for per share amounts):
 
                                 
    Fiscal 2006
 
    Three Months Ended  
    September 30     June 30     March 31     December 31  
 
Revenues
  $ 4,882.7     $ 3,667.8     $ 3,597.6     $ 2,903.1  
Gross profit
    827.1       798.2       911.6       805.4  
Net income
    277.7       292.8       352.8       310.1  
Basic earnings per common share
    0.89       0.94       1.13       0.99  
Diluted earnings per common share
    0.88       0.93       1.11       0.98  
 
                                 
    Fiscal 2005
 
    Three Months Ended  
    September 30     June 30     March 31     December 31  
 
Revenues
  $ 5,096.7     $ 3,370.2     $ 2,876.7     $ 2,520.1  
Gross profit
    1,263.0       878.8       719.5       627.0  
Net income
    563.8       371.7       294.0       241.0  
Basic earnings per common share (1)
    1.80       1.19       0.94       0.77  
Diluted earnings per common share (1)
    1.77       1.17       0.92       0.76  
 
 
(1) All basic and diluted per share amounts presented above reflect the effects of the four-for-three stock split (effected as a 331/3% stock dividend) of March 16, 2005.
 
The Company experiences variability in its results of operations from quarter to quarter due to the seasonal nature of its homebuilding business. Historically, the Company has closed a greater number of homes in the third and fourth (June and September) fiscal quarters than in the first and second (December and March) fiscal quarters. As a result, revenues and net income typically have been higher in the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year; however, in fiscal 2006, due to softening market conditions in many of the markets in which the Company operates, only 46% of its consolidated net income for the year was generated in the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year.
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 144 as discussed in the Company’s inventories and cost of sales accounting policies in Note A, an impairment charge in the amount of $142.0 million was recorded as a reduction of gross profit in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Additionally, the Company wrote off earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to land and lot option contracts it no longer plans to pursue in the amount of $57.1 million and $57.2 million as a reduction of gross profit in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2006, respectively.
 
In accordance with SFAS No. 66 as discussed in the Company’s revenue recognition accounting policies in Note A, revenues from home sales in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005 were reduced by a $92.2 million deferral of profit at September 30, 2005. Quarterly revenues from home sales during fiscal 2006 were not significantly affected by the deferral and recognition of profit in accordance with SFAS No. 66.


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ITEM 9.   CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
None.
 
ITEM 9A.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
The Company’s management has long recognized its responsibilities for developing, implementing and monitoring effective and efficient controls and procedures. As part of those responsibilities, as of September 30, 2006, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files, furnishes, submits or otherwise provides the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed in reports filed by the Company under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, in such a manner as to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure.
 
There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2006 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
REPORT OF MANAGEMENT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting include those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of internal control effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with internal control policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of September 30, 2006. Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited this assessment of our internal control over financial reporting and their report is included herein.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
The Board of Directors
D.R. Horton, Inc.
 
We have audited management’s assessment, included in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, that D.R. Horton, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, evaluating management’s assessment, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
In our opinion, management’s assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on the COSO criteria. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2006, based on the COSO criteria.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of D.R. Horton, Inc. and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2006 of D.R. Horton, Inc. and our report dated December 6, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Fort Worth, Texas
December 6, 2006


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ITEM 9B.   OTHER INFORMATION
 
None.
 
PART III
 
ITEM 10.   DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
 
The information required by this item is set forth under the captions “Proposal One — Election of Directors,” “Meetings and Committees of the Board,” “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Requesting Documents from the Company” in the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 25, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 11.   EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
The information required by this item is set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation” in the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 25, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 12.   SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
 
The following table summarizes our equity compensation plans as of September 30, 2006:
 
                         
                (c)
 
    (a)
          Number of Securities
 
    Number of Shares to
    (b)
    Remaining Available for
 
    be Issued Upon
    Weighted-Average
    Future Issuance Under
 
    Exercise of
    Exercise Price of
    Equity Compensation Plans
 
    Outstanding Options,
    Outstanding Options,
    (Excluding Securities
 
    Warrants and Rights     Warrants and Rights     Reflected in Column (a))  
 
Plan Category
                       
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders
    14,453,713     $ 15.31       32,466,901 (1)
Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders
          n/a        
Total
    14,453,713     $ 15.31       32,466,901 (1)
 
 
(1) Includes 28,069,127 shares available for future issuance under the Company’s 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and 4,397,774 shares reserved for future issuance under the Company’s 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (1999 ESPP), a tax qualified employee purchase plan. Under the 1999 ESPP, employees of the Company purchased 158,444 shares of common stock in fiscal 2006. Directors, executive officers and other key employees of the Company are prohibited from participating in the 1999 ESPP.
 
The information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners required by this item is set forth under the caption “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock” in the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 25, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
ITEM 13.   CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
 
The information required by this item is set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation — Transactions with Management” in the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 25, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.


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ITEM 14.   PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
 
The information required by this item is set forth under the caption “Independent Registered Public Accountants” in the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on January 25, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference.
 
PART IV
 
ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
 
(1). Financial Statements:
 
See Item 8 above.
 
(2). Financial Statement Schedules:
 
Schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are omitted because they are not required under the related instructions or are not applicable, or because the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
 
(3). and (c) Exhibits:
 
         
Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  2 .1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 18, 1997, by and between the Registrant and Continental Homes Holding Corp. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of omitted schedules to the SEC upon request (1)
  2 .2   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 22, 2001, as amended on November 8, 2001, by and between the Registrant and Schuler Homes, Inc. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of omitted schedules to the SEC upon request (2)
  3 .1   Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant, dated January 31, 2006, and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Registrant dated March 18, 1992 (3)
  3 .2   Amended and Restated Bylaws (4)
  4 .1   See Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2
  4 .2   Indenture, dated as of June 9, 1997, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (5)
  4 .3   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 1997, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (6)
  4 .4   Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 17, 1998, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (7)
  4 .5   Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 20, 1998, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (8)
  4 .6   Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 31, 1998, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (9)
  4 .7   Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 4, 1999, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 8% Senior Notes due 2009 issued by the Registrant (10)
  4 .8   Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 31, 1999, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (11)
  4 .9   Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2000, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (12)


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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  4 .10   Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 11, 2001, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (13)
  4 .11   Twelfth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 21, 2001, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (14)
  4 .12   Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 15, 2001, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 7.875% Senior Notes due 2011 issued by the Registrant (15)
  4 .13   Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 21, 2002, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (26)
  4 .14   Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2000, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (16)
  4 .15   First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2000, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 9.75% Senior Notes due 2010 issued by the Registrant (17)
  4 .16   Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 21, 2001, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (18)
  4 .17   Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 21, 2002, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (27)
  4 .18   Indenture, dated as of April 11, 2002, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to senior debt securities of the Registrant (28)
  4 .19   First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 11, 2002, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 8.5% Senior Notes due 2012 issued by the Registrant (29)
  4 .20   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2002, among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and Salomon Smith Barney Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Credit Lyonnais Securities (USA) Inc. and Fleet Securities, Inc., relating to the 8.5% Senior Notes due 2012 issued by the Registrant (30)
  4 .21   Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated December 3, 2002, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 7.5% Senior Notes due 2007 issued by the Registrant (32)
  4 .22   Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated April 17, 2003, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 6.875% Senior Notes due 2013 issued by the Registrant (33)
  4 .23   Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 25, 2003, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2013 issued by the Registrant (34)
  4 .24   Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 13, 2004, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 5.0% Senior Notes due 2009 issued by the Registrant (36)
  4 .25   Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture, dated July 12, 2004, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 6.125% Senior Notes due 2014 issued by the Registrant (37)
  4 .26   Twentieth Supplemental Indenture, dated September 21, 2004, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 5.625% Senior Notes due 2014 issued by the Registrant (38)
  4 .27   Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture, dated October 15, 2004, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 4.875% Senior Notes due 2010 issued by the Registrant. (39)

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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  4 .28   Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated December 15, 2004, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 5.625% Senior Notes due 2016 issued by the Registrant (40)
  4 .29   Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated February 11, 2005, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 5.25% Senior Notes due 2015 issued by the Registrant (41)
  4 .30   Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated July 7, 2005, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2012 issued by the Registrant (42)
  4 .31   Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 23, 2006, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (46)
  4 .32   Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 23, 2006, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (48)
  4 .33   Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 23, 2006, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (49)
  4 .34   Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 17, 2006, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 6.0% Senior Notes due 2011 issued by the Registrant (50)
  4 .35   Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 17, 2006, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee, relating to the 6.5% Senior Notes due 2016 issued by the Registrant (51)
  4 .36   Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 13, 2006, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (54)
  4 .37   Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated June 13, 2006, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (55)
  4 .38   Third Supplemental Indenture, dated June 13, 2006, by and among the Registrant, the Guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee (56)
  10 .1   Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Registrant and each of its directors and executive officers and schedules of substantially identical documents (19)
  10 .2†   D.R. Horton, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (20)
  10 .2a†   Amendment No. 1 to 1991 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (21)
  10 .3†   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the D.R. Horton, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan (Term Vesting) (22)
  10 .4†   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the D.R. Horton, Inc. 1991 Stock Incentive Plan (Performance Vesting) (23)
  10 .5†   D.R. Horton, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (47)
  10 .6†   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the D.R. Horton, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (Employee — Term Vesting) (52)
  10 .7†   Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement under the D.R. Horton, Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (Director — Term Vesting) (53)
  10 .8†   D.R. Horton, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan No. 1 (24)
  10 .9†   D.R. Horton, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Trust No. 1 (24)
  10 .10†   D.R. Horton, Inc. Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan No. 2 (*)
  10 .11†   D.R. Horton, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Incentive Bonus Plan (25)
  10 .12†   D.R. Horton, Inc. Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan (*)
  10 .13   Grantor Trust Agreement, dated June 21, 2002, by and between the Registrant and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Trustee (31)

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Exhibit
   
Number
 
Exhibit
 
  10 .14   Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated April 7, 2006, by and among DHI Mortgage Company, Ltd., U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and the other Lenders named therein (57)
  10 .15   Agreement to Increase Commitment Amount, dated September 22, 2006, among DHI Mortgage Company, Ltd., U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a Bank (58)
  10 .16   Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated June 30, 2006, among CH Funding LLC, DHI Mortgage Company, Ltd., Calyon New York Branch, as a Bank, as a Managing Agent and as the Administrative Agent, and the other listed parties thereto (59)
  10 .17   Revolving Credit Agreement among the Registrant, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders named therein, dated December 16, 2005 (35)
  10 .18   First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, dated November 1, 2006, among the Registrant, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders named in the Revolving Credit Agreement (60)
  10 .19†   Form of Annual Executive Compensation Notification — Chairman and CEO (43)
  10 .20†   Executive Compensation Summary — Named Executive Officers (44)
  10 .21†   Director Compensation Summary (45)
  12 .1   Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (*)
  14 .1   Code of Ethical Conduct for the CEO, CFO and Senior Financial Officers (**)
  21 .1   Subsidiaries of D.R. Horton, Inc. (*)
  23 .1   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Fort Worth, Texas (*)
  31 .1   Certificate of Chief Executive Officer provided pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*)
  31 .2   Certificate of Chief Financial Officer provided pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (*)
  32 .1   Certificate provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer (*)
  32 .2   Certificate provided pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (*)
 
 
* Filed herewith.
 
** Posted to the Registrant’s website at www.drhorton.com under the Investor Relations and Corporate Governance links.
 
Management contract or compensatory plan arrangement.
 
(1) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-44279), filed with the SEC on January 15, 1998.
 
(2) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 22, 2001, filed with the SEC on October 24, 2001; and Exhibit 2.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 8, 2001, filed with the SEC on November 8, 2001.
 
(3) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on February 2, 2006.
 
(4) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 1998, filed with the SEC on February 16, 1999.
 
(5) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-27521), filed with the SEC on May 21, 1997.
 
(6) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997, filed with the SEC on December 8, 1997.

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(7) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998, filed with SEC on May 14, 1998.
 
(8) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998, filed with SEC on May 14, 1998.
 
(9) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.7 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1998, filed with the SEC on December 10, 1998.
 
(10) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated February 2, 1999, filed with the SEC on February 2, 1999.
 
(11) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.9 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1999, filed with the SEC on December 10, 1999.
 
(12) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2000, filed with the SEC on May 12, 2000.
 
(13) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 11, 2001, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2001.
 
(14) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2001, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001.
 
(15) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 8, 2001, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001.
 
(16) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1(a) to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 6, 2000, filed with the SEC on September 11, 2000.
 
(17) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1(b) to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 6, 2000, filed with the SEC on September 11, 2000.
 
(18) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2001, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2001.
 
(19) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995, filed with the SEC on November 22, 1995 (file number 1-14122); Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998, filed with the SEC on August 6, 1998; and Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2001, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2001.
 
(20) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2002.
 
(21) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2002.
 
(22) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 3-81856), filed with the SEC on July 22, 1994.
 
(23) Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992, filed with the SEC on March 29, 1993.
 
(24) Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant’s Transitional Report on Form 10-K for the period from January 1, 1993 to September 30, 1993, filed with the SEC on December 28, 1993 (file number 1-14122).
 
(25) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit C to the Registrant’s Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on December 12, 2003.
 
(26) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.13 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.
 
(27) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.14 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.
 
(28) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.16 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.


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(29) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.17 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.
 
(30) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.18 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on May 15, 2002.
 
(31) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.34 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on December 13, 2002.
 
(32) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 22, 2002, filed with the SEC on December 2, 2002.
 
(33) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 11, 2003, filed with the SEC on April 17, 2003.
 
(34) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 18, 2003, filed with the SEC on June 24, 2003.
 
(35) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 16, 2005, filed with the SEC on December 21, 2005.
 
(36) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 6, 2004, filed with the SEC on January 12, 2004.
 
(37) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated July 6, 2004, filed with the SEC on July 9, 2004.
 
(38) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 14, 2004, filed with the SEC on September 17, 2004.
 
(39) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated October 7, 2004, filed with the SEC on October 14, 2004.
 
(40) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated December 8, 2004, filed with the SEC on December 14, 2004.
 
(41) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated February 4, 2005, filed with the SEC on February 10, 2005.
 
(42) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 29, 2005, filed with the SEC on July 6, 2005.
 
(43) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2005.
 
(44) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 16, 2006, filed with the SEC on November 21, 2006.
 
(45) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 17, 2005, filed with the SEC on November 23, 2005.
 
(46) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on February 2, 2006.
 
(47) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on February 2, 2006.
 
(48) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on February 2, 2006.
 
(49) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on February 2, 2006.
 
(50) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 11, 2006, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2006.
 
(51) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 11, 2006, filed with the SEC on April 13, 2006.


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(52) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2006.
 
(53) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2006.
 
(54) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on June 13, 2006.
 
(55) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on June 13, 2006.
 
(56) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on June 13, 2006.
 
(57) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated April 7, 2006, filed with the SEC on April 11, 2006.
 
(58) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 22, 2006, filed with the SEC on September 28, 2006.
 
(59) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated June 30, 2006, filed with the SEC on July 7, 2006.
 
(60) Incorporated herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated November 1, 2006, filed with the SEC on November 6, 2006.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
D.R. Horton, Inc.
 
  By: 
/s/  Donald J. Tomnitz
Donald J. Tomnitz,
Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
and President
 
Date: December 11, 2006
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
             
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
/s/  Donald R. Horton

Donald R. Horton
  Chairman of the Board   December 11, 2006
         
/s/  Donald J. Tomnitz

Donald J. Tomnitz
  Vice Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer, President, and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
  December 11, 2006
         
/s/  Bill W. Wheat

Bill W. Wheat
  Chief Financial Officer,
Executive Vice President and
Director (Principal Financial
Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
  December 11, 2006
         
/s/  Bradley S. Anderson

Bradley S. Anderson
  Director   December 11, 2006
         
/s/  Michael R. Buchanan

Michael R. Buchanan
  Director   December 11, 2006
         
/s/  Richard I. Galland

Richard I. Galland
  Director   December 11, 2006
         
/s/  Michael W. Hewatt

Michael W. Hewatt
  Director   December 11, 2006


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EX-10.10 2 d41553exv10w10.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN NO. 2 exv10w10
 

Exhibit 10.10
D.R. HORTON, INC.
AMENDED AND RESTATED
SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN NO. 2
D.R. Horton, Inc. established, on January 1, 1994, the D.R. Horton, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan No. 2 (the “Plan”), a supplemental retirement plan for certain of its key management or highly compensated employees pursuant to which it makes Employer allocations of benefits for retirement.
The Plan hereby is amended and restated, effective January 1, 2005, as to amounts earned on and after January 1, 2005, and is intended as good faith compliance with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 in respect of such amounts. Plan provisions in effect prior to this amendment and restatement shall continue to govern amounts earned up to and including December 31, 2004.
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
     
Section 1.1
  Effective Date. This Plan was originally effective as of January 1, 1994. This amendment and restatement of the Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 2005, as to amounts earned on and after such date. Plan provisions in effect prior to this amendment and restatement shall continue to govern amounts earned up to and including December 31, 2004.
 
   
Section 1.2
  Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to protect Participants against contingencies that interrupt or impair their earning power and to assure that funds will be available for such Participants upon retirement, death or disability.
ARTICLE II
DEFINITIONS AND USAGE
     
Section 2.1
  Definitions. Wherever used in the Plan, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning set forth unless the context plainly requires a different meaning:
  (a)   Account” means the account established on behalf of the Participant as described in Section 4.2
 
  (b)   Administrative Committee” means the committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan.
 
  (c)   Agreement” means an agreement for Supplemental Retirement Benefits between the Employer and a Participant in accordance with Section 3.3.
 
  (d)   Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
  (e)   Cause” means any matter that constitutes a violation of the standard of employee conduct set forth in the Company’s Employee Manual as in effect on the date of such termination.

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  (f)   Change in Control” means:
  (i)   With respect to amounts that were both earned and vested as of December 31, 2004, and any earnings attributable thereto, the occurrence of any of the following events:
  (1)   A merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company into or with another corporation or other legal person if the stockholders of the Company, immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, do not, immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, then own directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other legal person resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of Voting Securities (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization;
 
  (2)   The Company sells all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or other legal person, or there is a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
 
  (3)   There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), disclosing that any person (as the term “person” is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the beneficial owner (as the term “beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company (“Voting Securities”) (computed in accordance with the standards for the computation of total percentage ownership for the purposes of Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report)); or
 
  (4)   The Company files a report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change in control of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction.

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  (ii)   With respect to amounts that are earned and/or become vested on or after January 1, 2005, and any earnings attributable thereto, the occurrence of any of the following events:
  (1)   A merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company into or with another corporation or other legal person if the stockholders of the Company, immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, do not, immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, then own directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other legal person resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of Voting Securities (as defined above) immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization;
 
  (2)   The Company sells all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or other legal person, or there is a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company, in each case, subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and any regulations or other guidance issued thereunder;
 
  (3)   There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act of 1934 disclosing that any person or group has acquired, either in one transaction or in a series of transactions over a 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition, the beneficial ownership of securities representing more than 35% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Securities (computed in accordance with the standards for the computation of total percentage ownership for the purposes of Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report));
 
  (4)   There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act of 1934 disclosing that any person or group has become the beneficial owner of securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Securities (computed in accordance with the standards for the computation of total percentage ownership for the

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      purposes of Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report));.
      Notwithstanding the provisions set forth above, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Plan solely because (i) the Company, (ii) any Affiliate, or (iii) any employee stock ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by it of Voting Securities, whether in excess of 20% or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership pursuant to this subsection, any Voting Securities held by Donald R. Horton as of the date hereof or received by Donald R. Horton in connection with any merger involving the Company and any affiliate of the Company shall not be included in the calculation of beneficial ownership.
 
  (g)   Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
  (h)   Company” means D.R. Horton, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor thereto.
 
  (i)   Compensation” means an employee’s Salary, Incentive Compensation, and other compensation paid by the Employer for the Plan Year.
 
  (j)   Disabled” means that a Participant either (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer.
 
  (k)   Eligible Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
 
  (l)   Employer” means the Company and each subsidiary and affiliate which, with the Company’s permission, has adopted the Plan for the benefit of its eligible employees.
 
  (m)   Incentive Compensation” means such bonuses and other non periodic amounts (not including equity compensation) payable to an employee in addition to his Salary for services rendered during the Plan Year, which may be paid to the employee in the following Plan Year as determined by

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      the Employer in accordance with its general policies and procedures and its sole discretion. Whether a payment qualifies as “Incentive Compensation” shall be determined by the Administrative Committee in its sole discretion.
 
  (n)   Participant” means an Eligible Employee of the Employer who is participating in the Plan in accordance with Section 3.2.
 
  (o)   Plan” means the D.R. Horton, Inc. Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan No. 2, as set forth herein, and as it may be amended from time to time.
 
  (p)   Plan Year” means October 1st through September 30th.
 
  (q)   Salary” means the base annual compensation payable to an employee by the Employer for services rendered during a Plan Year, before reduction for amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan or to the D.R. Horton, Inc. Profit Sharing Plus Plan, or any other deferred compensation, 401(k), or cafeteria plan, which is payable in cash to the employee for services to be rendered during the Plan Year; provided that “Salary” shall exclude Incentive Compensation that may be paid by the Employer to an employee with respect to the Plan Year.
 
  (r)   Supplemental Retirement Benefit” means the deferred compensation benefit of a Participant as determined under Article IV.
     
Section 2.2
  Usage. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine terminology used herein shall also include the feminine and vice versa, and the definition of any term herein in the singular shall also include the plural and vice versa.
ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
     
Section 3.1
  Eligibility. An “Eligible Employee” is an employee of the Employer who has been chosen by the Administrative Committee, in the exercise of its sole discretion, to be permitted to participate in the Plan; provided that at all times the Plan shall continue to qualify as an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits to a select group of management or highly compensated employees, within the meaning of sections 201, 301, and 401 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
 
   
Section 3.2
  Participation. Each Eligible Employee of the Employer shall become a Participant by entering into an Agreement and by having Supplemental Retirement Benefits allocated to his Account. A Participant shall continue as such until his or her entire Supplemental Retirement Benefit has been paid.

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Section 3.3
  Agreement Procedure. The Employer and each employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan may execute an Agreement that provides for the amount allocated by the Employer to a Participant’s Account in accordance with Section 4.4 below, and the payment of the Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit in accordance with Article V.
ARTICLE IV
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT BENEFIT
     
Section 4.1
  Supplemental Retirement Benefit. A Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be equal to the total amount allocated to the Participant’s Account.
 
   
Section 4.2
  Accounts. The Company shall establish and maintain, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, an Account for each Participant consisting of amounts allocated pursuant to Sections 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 below. All amounts which are allocated to the Account shall be allocated solely for purposes of accounting and computation.
 
   
Section 4.3
  Allocations. The Company shall allocate such amount under the Plan as determined under the Agreement that is in effect for each Plan Year.
 
   
Section 4.4
  Earnings. A Participant’s Account shall be credited (or debited) quarterly with earnings (or losses) at a rate determined by the Company, in accordance with the procedures established by the Administrative Committee.
 
   
Section 4.5
  Valuation of Accounts. The value of a Participant’s Account shall be determined from time to time by the Administrative Committee in the following manner:
  (a)   First, a Participant’s Account shall be allocated with earnings as specified above;
 
  (b)   Next, a Participant’s Account shall be allocated with all Company allocations provided for under the applicable Agreement.
      Each Participant’s Account shall be valued as the last day of each Plan Year (or more frequently as agreed upon by the Administrative Committee), and shall be valued as of the date that a Participant receives a payment under the Plan, in accordance with the procedures established by the Administrative Committee. All allocations to a Participant’s Account shall be deemed to have been made on the applicable valuation date in the order of priority set forth in this Section 4.5.

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ARTICLE V
PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
     
Section 5.1
  Commencement of Supplemental Retirement Benefit Payments. Except as otherwise provided in this Article V, the payment of a Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be made (in the case of a lump sum) or shall commence (in the case of installment payments) within 60 days after the date on which the earliest of the following events occurs:
  (a)   the Participant terminates service with the Employer for any reason;
 
  (b)   the Participant’s service with the Employer is terminated by the Employer for any reason;
 
  (c)   the Participant becomes Disabled;
 
  (d)   the Participant dies; or
 
  (e)   there is a Change in Control of the Company.
 
  If a Participant dies before receiving the Supplemental Retirement Benefit, then such Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be paid in the form of a lump sum payment to the person or persons designated under Section 5.3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, a Participant’s right to receive any Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall terminate and be forfeited immediately upon termination of the Participant’s service with the Employer for Cause.
     
Section 5.2
  Key Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Participant who is a “key employee” (as such term is defined in Section 416(i) of the Code, without reference to paragraph (5) thereof), no distribution under paragraphs (a) or (b) of Section 5.1 of this Plan may be made of any amounts that are earned and/or become vested on or after January 1, 2005, and any earnings attributable thereto, earlier than six (6) months following the date of such Participant’s termination of service with the Employer; provided, however, that in the case of distributions that are to be paid in quarterly installments (as opposed to in a lump sum), any installments that would otherwise have been payable during the six-month period immediately following a Participant’s termination of service with the Employer shall be payable in lump sum on the first day of the seventh month following such termination.
 
   
Section 5.3
  Designation of Beneficiary. A Participant may, by written instrument delivered to the Administrative Committee during the Participant’s lifetime, designate one or more primary and contingent beneficiaries to receive the Supplemental Retirement Benefit which may be payable hereunder following the Participant’s death, and may designate the proportions in which such beneficiaries are to receive such payments. A Participant may change such designations from time to time, and the last written designation filed with the Administrative Committee prior to the Participant’s death shall control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a

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           Participant who is married may not designate a beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse, unless the spouse consents in writing to such alternate beneficiary designation. In the event a Participant does not designate a beneficiary, or for any reason such designation is ineffective, in whole or in part, or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, payment shall be made by the Administrator in the following order of priority:
  (a)   to the Participant’s surviving spouse; or if none;
 
  (b)   to the Participant’s children, per stripes; or if none;
 
  (c)   the amounts that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiaries under the Plan shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
     
Section 5.4
  Form of Supplemental Retirement Benefit Payments.
  (a)   With respect to amounts that were both earned and vested as of December 31, 2004, and any earnings attributable thereto, the Participant may elect to receive a distribution of the Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit either (i) in a lump sum or (ii) in quarterly installments over a period not to exceed 5 years. Any Participant who has not made a distribution election in respect of any such amount, shall be required to do so as soon as practicable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a distribution election under this Section 5.4(a) is not received at least 12 months prior to the date on which a Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit otherwise would be payable under Section 5.1, distribution of such Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be made (in the case of a lump sum) or commence (in the case of installments) as of the first day of the 13th month after the Participant submits his or her distribution election.
 
  (b)   In respect of amounts that are earned and/or become vested on or after January 1, 2005, and any earnings attributable thereto, each Participant shall make a distribution election to select distribution of his or her Supplemental Retirement Benefit either (i) in a lump sum or (ii) in quarterly installments over a period not to exceed five (5) years, provided that any such distribution election, to the extent not already made, must be made as soon as practicable. New Plan participants shall make their election pursuant to this Section 5.4(b) immediately upon becoming eligible to participate in the Plan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a distribution election under this Section 5.4(b) is not received at least 12 months prior to the date on which a Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit otherwise would be payable under Section 5.1, distribution of such Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be made (in the case of a lump sum) or commence (in the case of installments) as of the

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      first day of the 13th month after the Participant submits his or her distribution election.
 
  (c)   If a Participant elects to receive his or her distributions in the form of quarterly installments, the amount of each installment payment shall be equal to the balance remaining in the Participant’s Account multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one (1), and the denominator of which is the total number of remaining installment payments. The installment amount shall be adjusted annually to reflect investment gains and losses allocated to the Participant’s Account.
 
  (d)   A distribution election made pursuant to Section 5.4(a) or Section 5.4(b) shall remain in effect until such time as it is superceded by a new distribution election made pursuant to Section 5.4(e). If no valid distribution election is made in accordance with this Section 5.4, the Participant’s Account will be distributed in the form of a lump sum payment upon termination of employment subject to Section 5.2.
 
  (e)   If permitted by the Administrative Committee in its discretion, a Participant may change the terms of his or her distribution election by making a new distribution election on the “Distribution Election Form” provided by the Company; provided, however, that any such new distribution election (i) must be made at least 12 months prior to the date on which the Participant’s lump sum distribution would have occurred or the date on which the Participant’s installment payments would have commenced pursuant to the Participant’s previous distribution election; (ii) will not be effective until 12 months following the date the new distribution election is made; and, with respect to amounts that are earned and/or become vested on or after January 1, 2005, and any earnings attributable thereto, (iii) must defer the first distribution the Participant otherwise would have received for a minimum of five (5) additional years. For purposes of the limitation set forth clause (iii) of this Section 5.4(e), distributions that are to be paid in quarterly installments (as opposed to in a lump sum) shall be treated as a single payment payable on the date the installments are due to commence.
 
      If the Participant’s employment terminates for any reason (including death or Disability) prior to the completion of the 12-month period referred to in (ii) above, the new distribution election shall be null and void. A Participant may not make a new distribution election (x) once distributions from the Plan have commenced or (y) if such new distribution election first would become effective at a time when distributions from the Plan have commenced. New distribution elections with respect to amounts that are earned and/or become vested on or after January 1, 2005, and any earnings attributable thereto, only may defer distributions further and are not permitted to accelerate distributions, except to the extent permitted

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      under Section 409A of the Code without the imposition of the additional tax set forth in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.
 
  (f)   Each Participant’s initial distribution election and any new distribution election shall be made in writing, signed by the Participant on a Distribution Election Form provided by the Company.
 
  (g)   Notwithstanding any distribution election made by the Participant pursuant to this Section 5.4 to receive installment payments, if the Participant dies before such installment payments commence, or while such installment payments are being made, the balance of the Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit shall be paid in the form of a lump sum to the person or persons designated under Section 5.3.
ARTICLE VI
ADMINISTRATION
     
Section 6.1
  General. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan, the Administrative Committee shall be responsible for administration of the Plan.
 
   
Section 6.2
  Administrative Rules. The Administrative Committee may adopt such rules of procedure as it deems desirable for the conduct of its affairs except to the extent that such rules conflict with the provisions of the Plan.
 
   
Section 6.3
  Duties. The Administrative Committee shall have the following rights, power, duties, and discretionary authority:
  (a)   The decision of the Administrative Committee in matters within its jurisdiction shall be final, binding and conclusive upon any person affected by such decision, subject to the claims procedure hereinafter set forth.
 
  (b)   The Administrative Committee shall have the complete discretionary duty and authority to interpret and construe the provisions of the Plan, to decide any question which may arise regarding the rights of employees, Participants, and beneficiaries, and the amounts of their respective interests, to adopt, amend or waive such rules and to exercise such powers as the Administrative Committee may deem necessary for the administration of the Plan, and to exercise any other rights, powers or privileges granted to the Administrative Committee by the terms of the Plan.
 
  (c)   The Administrative Committee shall maintain full and complete records of its decisions. Its records shall contain all relevant data pertaining to the Participant and his rights and duties under the Plan. The Administrative Committee shall have the duty to maintain Account records of all Participants.

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  (d)   The Administrative Committee shall cause the .principal provisions of the Plan to be communicated to the Participants, and a copy of the Plan and other documents shall be available at the principal office of the Company for inspection by the Participants at reasonable times determined by the Administrative Committee.
     
Section 6.4
  Fees. No fee or compensation shall be paid to any person for services as the Administrative Committee.
ARTICLE VII
CLAIMS PROCEDURE
     
Section 7.1
  General. Any claim for Supplemental Retirement Benefits under the Plan shall be filed by the Participant or beneficiary (“claimant”) on the form prescribed for such purpose with the Administrative Committee.
 
   
Section 7.2
  Denials. If a claim for Supplemental Retirement Benefits under the Plan is wholly or partially denied, notice of the decision shall be furnished to the claimant by the Administrative Committee within 90 days after receipt of the claim by the Administrative Committee. If special circumstances require an extension, an additional 90 day period may apply, provided that the claimant is notified of the extension before the expiration of the first 90 days.
 
   
Section 7.3
  Notice. Any claimant who is denied a claim for Supplemental Retirement Benefits shall be furnished written notice setting forth:
  (a)   the specific reason or reasons for the denial;
 
  (b)   specific reference to the pertinent provision of the Plan upon which the denial is based;
 
  (c)   a description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant to perfect the claim;
 
  (d)   an explanation of the claim review procedure under the Plan; and
 
  (e)   a statement of the claimant’s rights to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).
     
Section 7.4
  Appeals Procedure. So a claimant may appeal a denial of a claim, the claimant or the claimant’s duly authorized representative may:
  (a)   request a review by written application to the Administrative Committee, or its designate, no later than 60 days after receipt by the claimant of written notification of denial of a claim;
 
  (b)   review, free of charge, pertinent documents; and

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  (c)   submit issues and comments in writing, whether or not such information was considered in connection with the initial benefits determination.
     
Section 7.5
  Review. A decision on review of a denied claim shall be made not later than 60 days after receipt of a request for review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered within a reasonable period of time, but not later than 120 days after receipt of a request for review. The decision on review shall be in writing and shall include the specific reason(s) for the decision and the specific reference(s) to the pertinent provisions of the Plan on which the decision is based. Deference will not be afforded any prior benefits determination.
 
   
 
  If the claimant’s appeal is denied in whole or in part, he will be notified in writing of the specific reasons for the decision. The denial notice will also include the following information: (i) references to the specific Plan provision(s) upon which the decision was based; (ii) a statement that, upon written request and free of charge, the claimant will be provided reasonable access to and copies of all documents, records and other information relevant to this claim for benefits; and (iii) a statement of the claimant’s right to bring a civil action under ERISA Section 502(a).
 
   
 
  The Plan Administrative Committee is granted complete discretion and authority to decide all claims (including any underlying factual determinations), and its decision on review will be final and binding on all parties unless overturned by a court.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
     
Section 8.1
  Contractual Obligation. The Plan shall create an unfunded, unsecured contractual obligation on the part of the Employer to make payments from the Participants’ Accounts when due. Payment of Account balances shall be made out of the general assets of the Employer unless otherwise provided for by the Employer.
 
   
Section 8.2
  Unsecured Interest. No Participant or party claiming an interest in a Participant’s Account shall have any interest whatsoever in any specific asset of the Employer. To the extent that any party acquires a right to receive payments under the Plan, such right shall be equivalent to that of an unsecured general creditor of the Employer. Each Participant, by participating hereunder, agrees to waive any priority creditor status for wage payments with respect to any amounts due hereunder. The Employer shall have no duty to set aside or invest any amounts credited to Participants’ Accounts under this Plan. Accounts established hereunder are solely for bookkeeping purposes and the Employer shall not be required to segregate any funds based on such Accounts.
 
   
Section 8.3
  Withholding of Taxes. The Employer shall have the right to require Participants to remit to the Employer an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements, or to deduct from all payments made pursuant to

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  the Plan (or from a Participant’s other Compensation) amounts sufficient to satisfy such withholding tax requirements. The Employer makes no representations, warranties, or assurances and assumes no responsibility as to the tax consequences of this Plan or participation herein.
 
   
Section 8.4
  Amendment. The Company reserves the right to amend the Plan, from time to time, in any manner that it deems advisable, by a resolution of the Board or Administrative Committee. No amendment shall, without the Participant’s consent, affect the amount of the Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit at the time the amendment becomes effective or the rights of the Participant to receive a Supplemental Retirement Benefit.
 
   
Section 8.5
  Termination. The Company reserves the right to terminate the Plan or suspend contributions for any period of time and from time to time. No termination shall, without the Participant’s consent, affect the amount of the Participant’s Supplemental Retirement Benefit prior to the termination or the right of the Participant to receive a Supplemental Retirement Benefit. In addition, termination of the Plan shall not be a permitted distribution event, except to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code without imposition of the additional tax set forth in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.
 
   
Section 8.6
  No Assignment. The Participant shall not have the power to pledge, transfer, assign, anticipate, mortgage or otherwise encumber or dispose of in advance, any interest in amounts payable hereunder or any of the payments provide for herein, nor shall any interest in amounts payable hereunder or in any payments be subject to seizure for payments of any debts, judgments, alimony or separate maintenance, or be reached or transferred by operation of law in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency or otherwise.
 
   
Section 8.7
  Successors and Assigns. The provisions of the Plan are binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employer, its successors and assigns, and the Participant, his beneficiaries, heirs, legal representatives and assigns.
 
   
Section 8.8
  Governing Law. Except to the extent preempted by applicable federal law, the Plan shall be subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
 
   
Section 8.9
  No Guarantee of Employment. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed as a contract of employment or deemed to give any Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the Employer or any equity or other interest in the assets, business or affairs of the Employer. No Participant hereunder shall have a security interest in any assets of the Employer to secure the Employer’s obligations to pay any Supplemental Retirement Benefits.
 
   
Section 8.10
  Severability. If any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan, but the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had never been included herein.

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Section 8.11
  Notification of Addresses. Each Participant and each beneficiary shall file with the Administrative Committee, from time to time, in writing, the post office address of the Participant, the post office address of each beneficiary, and each change of post office address. Any communication, statement or notice addressed to the last post office address filed with the Administrative Committee (or if no such address was filed with the Administrative Committee, then to the last post office address of the Participant or beneficiary as shown on the Company’s records) shall be binding on the participant and each beneficiary for all purposes of the Plan and neither the Administrative Committee nor the Company shall be obliged to search for or ascertain the whereabouts of any Participant or beneficiary.

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EX-10.12 3 d41553exv10w12.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN exv10w12
 

Exhibit 10.12
D.R. Horton
Deferred Compensation Plan
Amended and Restated Effective January 1, 2005

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
     
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ARTICLE 1 ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
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ARTICLE 2 DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE 3 ADMINISTRATION
  5
 
   
ARTICLE 4 ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
  7
 
   
ARTICLE 5 CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS
  8
 
   
ARTICLE 6 DISTRIBUTIONS
  9
 
   
ARTICLE 7 DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNTS
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ARTICLE 8 TRUST
  15
 
   
ARTICLE 9 CHANGE IN CONTROL
  16
 
   
ARTICLE 10 RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS
  16
 
   
ARTICLE 11 WITHHOLDING OF TAXES
  17
 
   
ARTICLE 12 AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
  17
 
   
ARTICLE 13 MISCELLANEOUS
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ARTICLE 14 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
  18
 
   
ARTICLE 15 ERISA RIGHTS
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D.R. Horton
Deferred Compensation Plan
ARTICLE 1
ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
     1.1 Establishment. D.R. Horton, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), established the D.R. Horton, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan No. 1 (the “Supplemental Plan”), an unfunded deferred compensation plan for a select group of management or highly compensated employees, effective as of November 15, 1993. Effective as of July 1, 2000, Schuler Homes, Inc. established the Schuler Homes, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Key Employees (the “Schuler Plan”), which also is an unfunded deferred compensation plan maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation to members of the Board of Directors and a select group of management or highly compensated employees.
     Effective February 21, 2002, Schuler Homes, Inc. merged with and into the Company, and the Company became the sponsor of the Schuler Plan. For sake of efficiency, the Company wishes to consolidate and restate the Schuler Plan and the Supplemental Plan into one uniform plan of benefits for the participants of such plans and to provide a select group of management or highly compensated employees and nonemployee directors who are selected to participate the opportunity to defer compensation on a pre-tax basis.
     The Company established this deferred compensation plan, known as the “D.R. Horton Deferred Compensation Plan” (the “Plan”), effective June 15, 2002, for a select group of employees and directors, which is the successor to and supersedes the Supplemental Plan and the Schuler Plan. In particular, the Schuler Plan was merged with and into the Supplemental Plan, with the Supplemental Plan being the Surviving Plan, which changed its name to the Plan, all effective as of June 15, 2002. Except as expressly provided herein, all amounts deferred under the Supplemental Plan or the Schuler Plan shall be payable under the terms of the Plan as of the effective date.
     The Plan hereby is amended and restated, effective January 1, 2005, as to amounts earned on and after January 1, 2005, and is intended as good faith compliance with the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 in respect of such amounts. Plan provisions in effect prior to this amendment and restatement shall continue to govern amounts earned up to and including December 31, 2004.
     The Plan is intended to be an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits for a select group of “management or highly compensated employees” within the meaning of sections 201, 301, and 401 of ERISA, and therefore exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA. The Plan is intended to constitute a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” for purposes of Code section 3121(v)(2) as well as 4 U.S.C. section 114.

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     1.2 Purpose. The primary purpose of the Plan is to provide a select group of management and members of the Board of Directors with a capital accumulation opportunity by deferring compensation on a pre-tax basis. The Plan also provides the Company with a method of rewarding and retaining its highly compensated executives and directors.
ARTICLE 2
DEFINITIONS
     Whenever used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below, and, when the defined meaning is intended, the term is capitalized:
  (a)   “Affiliate” means any business entity 80% or more owned or controlled by the Company.
 
  (b)   “Board” or “Board of Directors” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
  (c)   “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
  (i)   A merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company into or with another corporation or other legal person if the stockholders of the Company, immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, do not, immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, then own directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other legal person resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of Voting Securities (as hereinafter defined) immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization;
 
  (ii)   The Company sells all or substantially all of its assets to another corporation or other legal person, or there is a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
 
  (iii)   There is a report filed on Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report), each as promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), disclosing that any person (as the term “person” is used in Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) has become the beneficial owner (as the term “beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of securities representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company (“Voting Securities”) (computed in accordance with the standards for the computation of total percentage ownership for the purposes of Schedule 13D or Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report)); or

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  (iv)   The Company files a report or proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act disclosing in response to Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) that a change in control of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future pursuant to any then-existing contract or transaction.
      Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in (iii) or (iv) above, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Plan solely because (i) the Company, (ii) any Affiliate, or (iii) any employee stock ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of the Company or any Affiliate either files or becomes obligated to file a report or a proxy statement under or in response to Schedule 13D, Schedule 14D-1, Form 8-K or Schedule 14A (or any successor schedule, form or report or item therein) under the Exchange Act disclosing beneficial ownership by it of Voting Securities, whether in excess of 20% or otherwise, or because the Company reports that a change in control of the Company has occurred or will occur in the future by reason of such beneficial ownership. For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership pursuant to this subsection, any Voting Securities held by Donald R. Horton as of the date hereof or received by Donald R. Horton in connection with any merger involving the Company and any affiliate of the Company shall not be included in the calculation of beneficial ownership.
 
  (d)   “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
 
  (e)   “Committee” means a committee of three (3) or more persons appointed by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Article 3.
 
  (f)   “Company” means D.R. Horton, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
 
  (g)   “Compensation” means an Employee’s Salary, Incentive Compensation, Director’s Compensation, and other compensation paid by the Employer for the Plan Year.
 
  (h)   “Deferral Account” means the accounting entry made with respect to each Participant for the purpose of maintaining a record of each Participant’s benefit under the Plan.
 
  (i)   “Director’s Compensation” means such amounts payable to an Employee for the Plan Year for the Employee’s service on the Board for the Plan Year including, with limitation, annual retainer and meeting fees.
 
  (j)   “Disability” means, with respect to amounts that were both earned and vested as of December 31, 2004, and any earnings attributable thereto, a condition which meets the definition of a disability as contained in the Company’s long-term disability plan (as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion). “Disability” means, with respect to amounts that are earned and/or become vested on or after January 1, 2005, and any earnings attributable thereto, a condition

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      under which a Participant either (i) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, or (ii) is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering employees of the Employer.
 
  (k)   “Eligible Employee” means an Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 4.1.
 
  (l)   “Employee” means any person either (i) employed by the Employer whose wages are subject to withholding for purposes of the Federal Insurance Contribution Act, or (ii) serving as a member of the Board of Directors.
 
  (m)   “Employee Contributions” means those contributions credited to a Participant’s Deferral Account in accordance with the Participant’s deferral election pursuant to Section 5.1.
 
  (n)   “Employer” means the Company and each Affiliate that adopts the Plan with the Company’s permission.
 
  (o)   “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
 
  (p)   “Incentive Compensation” means such bonuses and other non periodic amounts (not including equity compensation) payable to an Employee in addition to his Salary and/or Director’s Compensation for services rendered during the Plan Year, which may be paid to the Employee in the following Plan Year as determined by the Employer in accordance with its general policies and procedures and its sole discretion. Whether a payment qualifies as “Incentive Compensation” shall be determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
 
  (q)   “Installment Eligibility Age” means the attainment of age 50 and 10 years of service with the Employer (including service with any predecessor employers designated by the Company as such). This age and service requirement is applicable only to eligibility to receive installment payments hereunder and shall not apply to, or affect or be considered in interpreting, any other compensation, benefit, or plan of the Company.
 
  (r)   “Participant” means an Eligible Employee who is participating in the Plan pursuant to Section 4.2 or an Employee who participated in the Supplemental Plan or the Schuler Plan whose compensation deferrals under those plans have been credited to a Deferral Account under the Plan.

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  (s)   “Plan” means the D.R. Horton Deferred Compensation Plan, as set forth herein, and as it may be amended from time to time.
 
  (t)   “Plan Year” means January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year. The first Plan Year shall be a short plan year that begins on June 15, 2002, and ends on December 31, 2002.
 
  (u)   “Salary” means the base annual compensation payable to an Employee by the Employer for services rendered during a Plan Year, before reduction for amounts deferred pursuant to the Plan or to the D.R. Horton, Inc. Profit Sharing Plus Plan, or any other deferred compensation, 401(k), or cafeteria plan, which is payable in cash to the Employee for services to be rendered during the Plan Year; provided that “Salary” shall exclude (i) Incentive Compensation, and (ii) Director’s Compensation that may be paid by the Employer to an Employee with respect to the Plan Year.
 
  (v)   “Schuler Plan” means the Schuler Homes, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors and Key Employees.
 
  (w)   “Supplemental Plan” means the D.R. Horton, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan No. 1.
ARTICLE 3
ADMINISTRATION
     3.1 Authority of the Committee. The Board shall appoint a Committee of three (3) or more persons to administer the Plan. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by and shall serve at the discretion of the Board.
     Subject to the provisions herein, the Committee shall have full power and discretion to select Employees for participation in the Plan; to determine the terms and conditions of each Employee’s participation in the Plan; to construe and interpret the Plan and any agreement or instrument entered into under the Plan; to establish, amend, or waive rules and regulations for the Plan’s administration; to amend (subject to the provisions of Articles 9 and 12 herein) the terms and conditions of the Plan and any agreement entered into under the Plan; and to make other determinations which may be necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
     3.2 Decisions Binding. Subject to Section 3.4(b), all determinations and decisions of the Committee as to any disputed question arising under the Plan, including questions of construction and interpretation, shall be final, conclusive, and binding on all parties and shall be given the maximum possible deference allowed by law.
     3.3 Claim Procedures. If a request for Plan benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Participant or his beneficiary (“claimant”) will be notified in writing within 90 days after receipt of the claim. In some instances, the Committee may require an additional 90 days to consider the claim. When additional time is needed, the claimant will be notified of the special circumstances requiring the extension. The extension may not exceed a total of 180 days from the date the claim was originally filed.

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     If additional information is necessary to process the claim, the claimant will be notified of the items needed in order to consider the claim.
     If a claimant’s initial request for benefits is denied, the notice of the denial will include the specific reasons for denial and references to the relevant Plan provisions on which the denial was based, a description of any additional material or information necessary to perfect the claim and an explanation of why such information is necessary, if applicable, and a description of the Plan’s review procedures and the time limits applicable thereto, including a statement of the claimant’s rights under Section 502(a) of ERISA.
     Within 60 days after receiving a denial, the claimant or his authorized representative may appeal the decision by requesting a review by writing the Committee. On appeal, the claimant may submit in writing any comments or issues with respect to the claim and/or any additional documents or information not considered during the initial review and, upon request, the claimant may review all documents pertinent to the claim.
     A decision on appeal will normally be given within 60 days of the receipt of the appeals request. If special circumstances warrant an extension, then the decision will be made no later than 120 days after receipt of the appeal. Subject to Section 3.4, the Committee’s decision on appeal shall be final and binding on all parties.
     If a claimant’s appeal is denied in whole or in part, the notice of the decision on appeal shall include the specific reasons for the denial and reference to the relevant Plan provisions on which the denial was based, a statement that, upon request and free of charge, the claimant may review and copy all documents relevant to the claim for benefits, a statement describing the Plan’s binding arbitration procedures (or, on or after a Change in Control, other contest procedures) and the claimant’s rights under Section 502(a) of ERISA.
     3.4 Arbitration. (a) Pre Change in Control. The following provisions shall apply before a Change in Control. Any individual making a claim for benefits under this Plan may contest the Committee’s decision to deny such claim or appeal therefrom only by submitting the matter to binding arbitration before a single arbitrator. Any arbitration shall be held in Fort Worth, Texas, unless otherwise agreed to by the Committee. The arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
     The arbitrator’s authority shall be limited to the affirmation or reversal of the Committee’s denial of the claim or appeal, based solely on whether or not the Committee’s decision was arbitrary or capricious, and the arbitrator shall have no power to alter, add to, or subtract from any provision of this Plan. Except as otherwise required by ERISA, the arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding on all parties, if warranted on the record and reasonably based on applicable law and the provisions of this Plan. The arbitrator shall have no power to award any punitive, exemplary, consequential or special damages, and under no circumstances shall an award contain any amount that in any way reflects any of such types of damages. Each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees and costs of arbitration. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

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     (b) Post Change in Control. On and after a Change in Control, the Committee’s decisions shall be given no special deference, but rather shall be reviewed de novo, and a claimant may contest any Committee decision through arbitration or litigation, at the forum and the venue of his or her choice. The Company shall be liable for all Court or arbitration costs and legal fees if the claimant is the prevailing party.
     3.5 Indemnification. Each person who is or shall have been a member of the Committee, or of the Board, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Employer against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party, or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan, and against and from any and all amounts paid by him in settlement thereof, with the Employer’s approval, or paid by him in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against him, provided he or she shall give the Employer an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his own behalf.
     The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Employer’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Employer may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.
ARTICLE 4
ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
     4.1 Eligibility. The Committee shall determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, which such Employees shall be eligible to participate from time to time, and may modify such determinations at any time, provided that at all times the Plan shall continue to qualify as an unfunded plan maintained primarily to provide deferred compensation benefits to a select group of management or highly compensated employees, within the meaning of sections 201, 301, and 401 of ERISA. To be eligible for selection by the Committee, an Employee must either (i) be a Director serving on the Board, or (ii) have total Compensation for the Plan Year scheduled to be at least $100,000 (or, if greater, the highly compensated employee threshold under Code section 414(q)). In addition, to be eligible to participate herein, a former Schuler Plan participant must consent to the transfer of assets held in the Trust informally funding the Schuler Plan (with First Hawaiian Bank as Trustee) being transferred to the Grantor Trust informally funding this Plan, and must consent to the distribution rules provided for herein with respect to amounts formerly credited to the Schuler Plan.
     4.2 Participation. Each Eligible Employee shall become a Participant in the Plan upon his deferral of Compensation hereunder, pursuant to Article 5.
     In the event a Participant ceases to be eligible to participate in the Plan, such Participant shall become an inactive Participant, retaining all the rights described under the Plan, except the right to make any further deferrals, until such time that the Participant again becomes an active Participant.

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     4.3 Partial Year Eligibility. In the event that an Employee first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan after the beginning of a Plan Year, the Employer shall notify the Employee of his eligibility to participate, and the Employer shall provide each such Participant with a “Deferral Election Form,” and any additional enrollment forms that must be completed by the Participant as provided in Section 5.3 herein; provided, however, that such Participant must make his election within 30 days thereof and may elect only to defer that portion of his Compensation for such Plan Year which is to be earned after the filing of the deferral election.
     4.4 Notice. The Company shall notify an Employee within a reasonable time of such Employee’s gaining or losing eligibility for active participation in the Plan.
ARTICLE 5
CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS
     5.1 Compensation Deferrals. Subject to Sections 5.2 and 5.3, an Eligible Employee may elect to defer and have credited to his Deferral Account for any Plan Year (i) up to one hundred percent (100%) of his Incentive Compensation and/or Director’s Compensation, and (ii) up to ninety percent (90%) of his Salary; provided, however, that the amount of deferrals selected by the Participant shall not reduce his non-deferred Compensation below the amount that is required to withhold for any state or federal payroll taxes (including FICA/Medicare tax on deferred amounts), income tax, payments to be withheld pursuant to the D.R. Horton Profit Sharing Plus Plan or any other benefit plan of the Employer (other than this Plan), and any other required or elected withholding. The minimum amount of Compensation that may be deferred in any Plan Year is five thousand dollars ($5,000) (or two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in the case of the first (short) Plan Year).
     5.2 Deferral Election. Eligible Employees and Participants shall make their elections to defer all or a portion of their Compensation for a Plan Year no later than December 1 prior to the beginning of the Plan Year in which the Salary, Incentive Compensation, and/or Director’s Compensation is to be earned, or not later than thirty (30) calendar days following notification of eligibility to participate for a partial Plan Year (with respect to Compensation not yet earned), such periods being referred to as “enrollment periods.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, any deferral election a Participant made under the Supplemental Plan or the Schuler Plan shall be null and void effective as of June 15, 2002.
     This Section 5.2 shall apply equally to Incentive Compensation and to other types of Compensation, notwithstanding that Incentive Compensation is earned based on the Company’s fiscal year (October 1 to September 30) and paid quarterly. For example, an election made during the enrollment period for the 2005 Plan Year (i.e., prior to December 1, 2004) shall serve to defer Incentive Compensation earned in the final three quarters of FY05 (i.e., January 1 through September 30, 2005) and the first quarter of FY06 (i.e., October 1 through December 31, 2005), these four quarters together corresponding to the 2005 calendar year Plan Year.
     5.3 Length of Deferral and Modification of Elections. All deferral elections shall be made in the form specified by the Committee, and shall be irrevocable for the Plan Year in which they are in effect. Once made, a Participant’s deferral election shall remain in effect for all subsequent Plan Years for which the Participant is an Eligible Employee unless and until the

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Participant increases, decreases, or terminates such election with respect to a future Plan Year. Deferral election changes must be submitted to the Employer no later than December 1 prior to the beginning of the Plan Year for which the change is to be effective.
     During the enrollment period Participants shall elect (i) the percentage or flat dollar amount of each eligible component of Compensation to be deferred; (ii) the deemed investment elections of the amounts to be deferred, in accordance with Section 7.2; (iii) the Participant’s distribution preference under either Section 6.2 (scheduled in-service distribution or Section 6.3 (distribution following termination of employment or Board service); and (iv) a Beneficiary designation. Each of the Participant’s elections or choices described above must be received by (or must be on file with) the Company no later than December 1 prior to the beginning of the applicable Plan Year.
     5.4 Revocation of 2005 Deferral Elections. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to deferral elections for the Plan Year ending on December 31, 2005 (the “2005 Deferral Election”), Participants shall have the one-time opportunity to elect, prior to December 31, 2005, to cancel their 2005 Deferral Election and receive a lump-sum payment of all amounts that would have otherwise been deferred under the Plan pursuant to their 2005 Deferral Election, increased or reduced by earnings or losses credited with respect thereto through the date of distribution. Any distributions that result from the cancellation of a 2005 Deferral Election shall be paid to the applicable Participant in a lump sum no later than December 31, 2005 or such later date on which the Participant first obtains a legally binding right to receive such amounts. Any amounts that become payable to a Participant pursuant to the cancellation of his or her 2005 Deferral Election shall be included in the taxable income of the Participant for the calendar year ending December 31, 2005 or such later year when such amounts become earned and vested (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code).
ARTICLE 6
DISTRIBUTIONS
     6.1 Distribution Elections. Plan provisions in effect prior to this 2005 amendment and restatement shall continue to govern amounts earned up to and including December 31, 2004. Any Participant who has not made a distribution election in respect of any such amount, shall be required to do so immediately. In respect of amounts earned on or after January 1, 2005, each Participant shall make a distribution election choosing either (i) scheduled in-service distributions pursuant to Section 6.2, or (ii) distributions after termination of employment or Board service pursuant to Section 6.3. Participants also can elect, pursuant to Section 6.3(d), to delay distributions to the later of termination of employment or Board service or age 62. Distribution elections shall be made in the manner specified by the Committee. If no valid distribution election is made to select either scheduled in-service distributions or else distributions after termination of employment or Board service (or age 62) in accordance with this Section 6.1, the Participant’s Deferral Account will be distributed in the form of a lump sum payment following termination of employment or Board Service, subject to the rules of Section 6.3(c).

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     6.2 Scheduled In-Service Distributions.
     (a) Lump Sum or Installment Payments. A Participant may elect, during the enrollment period, to receive all or a portion of the vested portion of his Deferral Account while he is still employed by the Employer in (i) a single lump sum payment, or (ii) annual installment payments over a period of two (2) to five (5) years; provided, however, that a Participant may not elect to receive a scheduled in-service distribution of any portion of his or her Deferral Account attributable to amounts deferred under the Supplemental Plan. If a Participant elects installment payments pursuant to (ii) above, the vested portion of such Participant’s Deferral Account must be at least $25,000 in the aggregate at the time that installment payments would commence in order for such election to be honored; if the vested portion of such Participant’s Deferral Account is less than $25,000, payment shall be made in a lump sum. If no valid distribution election is made to select either a lump sum payment or installments in accordance with this Section 6.2(a), the Participant’s Deferral Account will be distributed in the form of a lump sum payment on the specific in-service date indicated.
     The amount of each installment payment shall be equal to the balance remaining in the portion of the Participant’s Deferral Account that is subject to such installment election (as determined immediately prior to each such payment), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one (1), and the denominator of which is the total number of remaining installment payments. The installment amount shall be adjusted annually to reflect gains and losses, if any, allocated to such Participant’s Deferral Account pursuant to Article 7.
     (b) Time of Distribution. A Participant’s election under this Section 6.2 must specify the future year in which the payment of the deferred amounts shall be made (in the case of a lump sum) or commence (in the case of installments), provided that the year in which distributions are to commence is at least two (2) years after the end of the Plan Year in which the compensation is deferred. Scheduled in-service distributions shall commence in January of the year specified in the Participant’s election.
     (c) Separate Annual Elections. Any scheduled in-service distribution must be elected separately for each Plan Year for which compensation is deferred. Thus, to elect a scheduled in-service distribution for a future Plan Year’s deferral, a new distribution election must be submitted during the applicable enrollment period for such Plan Year. Once the applicable enrollment period has passed, a scheduled in-service distribution cannot be elected for that Plan Year’s deferral.
     (d) Amendment of Election. A Participant may amend his or her election as to the form or timing of the scheduled in-service distribution provided that such amendment (i) must be made in the manner specified by the Committee at least 12 months prior to the date the distribution otherwise would be made (in the case of a lump sum payment) or commence (in the case of installments); (ii) shall not take effect until 12 months after it is made; and (iii) must defer the payment for a minimum of five (5) additional years. The limitation set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 6.2(d) shall only apply to amounts that are earned and/or become vested on or after January 1, 2005, and any earnings attributable thereto, and shall not apply to amounts that were both earned and vested as of December 31, 2004, and any earnings attributable thereto. For purposes of the limitation set forth clause (iii) of this Section 6.2(d),

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distributions that are to be paid in installments (as opposed to in a lump sum) shall be treated as a single payment payable on the date the installments are due to commence. Any change in the form or timing of payment may not accelerate distributions to the Participant, except to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code without the imposition of the additional tax set forth in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.
     (e) Termination of Employment or Board Service Prior to Completion of In-Service Distribution. If a Participant’s employment or Board service with the Employer terminates for any reason (including Disability or death) prior to receiving full payment of a scheduled in-service distribution, the balance of the vested portion of such Participant’s Deferral Account shall be paid in the form of a lump sum, subject to the rules of Section 6.3(c).
     Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.2 to the contrary, if a Participant has elected or is receiving an Interim Distribution (as such term is defined in the Schuler Plan) under the Schuler Plan as of the effective date of this Plan, the Participant shall receive or shall continue receiving such distribution in accordance with his election under the Schuler Plan; provided, however, installment payments shall not be made for a period longer than five (5) years from the first January 1 following the original effective date of this Plan (i.e., June 15, 2002); any undistributed portion of the Participant’s Deferral Account at the end of such five (5) year period shall be distributed in the form of a lump sum at such time.
     6.3 Distributions Following Termination of Employment or Board Service.
     (a) Lump Sum or Installment Payments. As an alternative to electing a scheduled in-service distribution under Section 6.2, a Participant may elect, during the enrollment period, to receive the vested balance credited to his or her Deferral Account following termination of employment or Board service (for any reason, including Disability) in (i) a single lump sum payment or, (ii) annual installment payments over a period of two (2) to ten (10) years, subject to the rules of Section 6.3(c). If a Participant elects installment payments pursuant to (ii) above, the vested portion of such Participant’s Deferral Account must be at least $50,000 in the aggregate at the time that installment payments would commence in order for such election to be honored; if the vested portion of such Participant’s Deferral Account is less than $50,000, payment shall be made in a lump sum. If no valid distribution election is made to select either a lump sum payment or installments in accordance with this Section 6.3(a), the Participant’s Deferral Account will be distributed in the form of a lump sum payment, subject to the rules of Section 6.3(c).
     The amount of each installment payment under (ii) above shall be equal to the balance remaining in the portion of the Participant’s Deferral Account that is subject to such installment election (as determined immediately prior to each such payment), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is one (1), and the denominator of which is the total number of remaining installment payments. The installment amount shall be adjusted annually to reflect gains and losses, if any, allocated to such Participant’s Deferral Account pursuant to Article 7.
     Any prior elections with respect to retirement or termination of employment made under the Supplemental Plan or Schuler Plan shall be null and void.

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     (b) Installment Eligibility Age. If a Participant who is an employee elects installment payments pursuant to Section 6.3(a), such Participant must have reached Installment Eligibility Age in order for such election to be honored, unless such Participant terminates employment on account of Disability. Otherwise, the Participant’s Deferral Account will be paid in the form of a lump sum following termination of employment or Board service, subject to the rules of Section 6.3(c). Participants who are members of the Board or Participants who are employees terminating employment on account of Disability may receive installment payments regardless of whether they have reached Installment Eligibility Age.
     (c) Time of Distribution. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, distribution of such Participant’s Deferral Account shall be made in accordance with the following schedule:
  (i)   With respect to Compensation earned up to and including December 31, 2004 (and any earnings attributable thereto), if the termination of employment or service occurs after January 1 of any calendar year, but before June 30 of such year, distributions shall commence on July 1 of the calendar year following the year of termination (for example if termination of employment occurs on February 1, 2006, distributions commence on July 1, 2007).
 
  (ii)   With respect to Compensation earned up to and including December 31, 2004 (and any earnings attributable thereto), if the termination of employment or service occurs after July 1 of any calendar year, but before December 31 of such year, distributions shall commence on January 1 of the second calendar year following the year of termination (for example if termination of employment occurs on August 1, 2006, distributions commence on January 1, 2008).
 
  (iii)   With respect to Compensation earned on or after January 1, 2005 (and any earnings attributable thereto), if the termination of employment or service occurs after January 1 of any calendar year, but before June 30 of such year, distributions shall commence on January 1 of the calendar year following the year of termination (for example if termination of employment occurs on February 1, 2006, distributions commence on January 1, 2007).
 
  (iv)   With respect to Compensation earned on or after January 1, 2005 (and any earnings attributable thereto), if the termination of employment or service occurs after July 1 of any calendar year, but before December 31 of such year, distributions shall commence on July 1 of the calendar year following the year of termination (for example if termination of employment occurs on August 1, 2006, distributions commence on July 1, 2007).
     (d) Delay of Distributions Until Age 62. A Participant can elect or amend his or her election to delay the payment (in the case of a lump sum) or the commencement of payment (in

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the case of installments) of his or her Deferral Account after termination of employment or Board service to a date no later than the January of the year immediately following his or her attainment of age 62, provided that such election satisfies the rules of Section 6.1, or such amended election meets the requirements for amended elections described in Section 6.2(d). An amended election may not accelerate distributions to the Participant, except to the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code without the imposition of the additional tax set forth in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code.
     (e) Death of Participant. If a Participant dies prior to receiving full payment his or her Deferral Account as elected under this Section 6.3, the balance of the vested portion of such Participant’s Deferral Account shall be paid to the Participant’s beneficiary or other person determined pursuant to Section 7.3 in the form of a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable following the Participant’s death.
     6.4 Nonscheduled In-Service Withdrawals. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, a Participant may at any time request a lump sum distribution of all or a portion of that portion of his Deferral Account was both earned and vested as of December 31, 2004, and any earnings attributable thereto. In the event a Participant requests a distribution under this Section 6.4, (i) such Participant will receive a portion of his Deferral Account equal to 90% of the requested distribution, and the remaining 10% of the requested distribution will be forfeited, and (ii) such Participant will be ineligible to participate in the Plan for the remainder of the Plan Year in which the distribution is received and for the immediately following Plan Year. This Section 6.4 shall not apply to amounts that are earned and/or become vested on or after January 1, 2005, and any earnings attributable thereto and Nonscheduled In-Services Withdrawals of such amounts are not permitted.
     6.5 Unforeseeable Emergency. The Committee shall have the authority to alter the timing or manner of payment of deferred amounts in the event that the Participant establishes, to the satisfaction of the Committee, that he or she has experienced an unforeseeable emergency. In such event, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, distribute all or a portion of such Participant’s Deferral Account to the Participant without penalty.
     For purposes of this Section 6.5, “unforeseeable emergency” shall mean a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, or a dependent of the Participant, loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty, or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. Payment under this Section 6.5 may not be made to the extent such emergency is or may be relieved: (i) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or otherwise; (ii) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the liquidation of such assets itself would not cause severe financial hardship; and (iii) by cessation of deferrals under the Plan. Distributions of amounts because of an unforeseeable emergency only may be permitted to the extent reasonably necessary to satisfy the hardship and to pay taxes on the distribution. Examples of what are not considered to be unforeseeable emergencies include the need to send a Participant’s child to college or the desire to purchase a home. The Participant’s Deferral Account will be credited with earnings in accordance with the Plan up to the date of distribution.

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     The Committee shall judge the existence of the unforeseeable emergency. The Committee’s decision in this regard and the manner in which, if at all, the Participant’s future deferral opportunities shall be suspended, and/or the manner in which, if at all, the payment of deferred amounts to the Participant shall be altered or modified, shall be final, conclusive, and not subject to appeal. In the event a Participant receives a distribution under this Section 6.5, then such Participant will be ineligible to participate in the Plan for the remainder of the Plan Year in which the distribution was received.
     6.6 Incompetence of Distributee. In the event that it shall be found that a person entitled to receive payment under the Plan (including a designated beneficiary) is a minor or is physically or mentally incapable of personally receiving and giving a valid receipt for any payment due (unless prior claim therefor shall have been made by a duly qualified committee or other legal representative), such payment may be made to any person whom the Committee in its sole discretion determines is entitled to receive it, and any such payment shall fully discharge the Employer, the Company, the Committee and the Plan from any further liability to the person otherwise entitled to payment hereunder, to the extent of such payment.
ARTICLE 7
DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNTS
     7.1 Participants’ Accounts. The Company shall establish and maintain an individual bookkeeping Deferral Account for Employee Contributions. Each Deferral Account shall be credited with Employee Contributions generally within five (5) business days of the applicable payroll deduction, and as provided in Section 7.2. The Employee Contributions held in each Participant’s Deferral Account shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested at all times.
     A Participant’s Deferral Account also shall be credited with (i) compensation deferrals, if any, made under the Supplemental Plan or the Schuler Plan, (ii) Matching Contributions and Discretionary Contributions (as those terms are defined in the Schuler Plan) made on the Participant’s behalf under the Schuler Plan, if any, and (iii) deemed earnings credit to such amounts prior to the effective date of this Plan. (These credits are in lieu of the amounts formerly credited under the Supplemental Plan and Schuler Plan, which are being merged into this Plan.) Participants shall be one hundred percent (100%) vested at all times in the compensation deferrals made under the Supplemental Plan or the Schuler Plan credited to their Deferral Accounts. If a Participant’s Deferral Account is credited with Matching Contributions and/or Discretionary Contributions made under the Schuler Plan, the Participant’s vested interest in such contributions shall be determined in accordance with the terms of the Schuler Plan.
     7.2 Earnings on Deferred Amounts. A Participant’s Deferral Account shall be credited with earnings (or losses) based on a deemed investment of the Participant’s Deferral Account, as directed by each Participant, which deemed investment shall be in one or more funds among the investment options selected by the Committee from time to time. Deemed earnings (and losses) on a Participant’s Deferral Account shall be based upon the daily unit valuation of the funds selected by such Participant, and shall be credited to a Participant’s Deferral Account on a monthly basis. Deemed earnings (or losses) shall be paid out to a Participant in accordance with the applicable Deferral Election Form. Any portion of a Participant’s Deferral Account

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which is subject to distribution in installments shall continue to be credited with deemed earnings (or losses) until fully paid out to the Participant.
     The Committee reserves the right to change the options available for deemed investments under the Plan from time to time, or to eliminate any such option at any time. A Participant may specify a separate investment allocation with respect to each Deferral Election Form or amended Deferral Election Form. Participants may modify their deemed investment instructions each business day with respect to any portion (whole percentages only) of their Deferral Account; provided they notify the Committee or its designee within the time and in the manner specified by the Committee. Elections and amendments thereto pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall be made in the manner prescribed by the Committee. The Committee reserve the right to credit earnings (or losses) on a basis different from that elected by the Participants.
     7.3 Designation of Beneficiary. Each Participant may designate a beneficiary or beneficiaries who, upon the Participant’s death, or physical or mental incapacity will receive the amounts that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant under the Plan. All designations shall be signed by the Participant, and shall be in such form as prescribed by the Committee. Each designation shall be effective as of the date delivered to the Committee or its designee by the Participant.
     Participants may change their beneficiary designations on such form as prescribed by the Committee. The payment of amounts deferred under the Plan shall be in accordance with the last unrevoked written beneficiary designation that has been signed by the Participant and delivered to the Committee or its designee prior to the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant who is married may not designate a beneficiary other than the Participant’s spouse, unless the spouse consents in writing to such alternate beneficiary designation.
     In the event that all the beneficiaries named by a Participant pursuant to this Section 7.3 predecease the Participant, the deferred amounts that would have been paid to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiaries shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
     In the event a Participant does not designate a beneficiary, or for any reason such designation is ineffective, in whole or in part, the amounts that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant or the Participant’s beneficiaries under the Plan shall be paid to the Participant’s estate.
ARTICLE 8
TRUST
     Nothing contained in this Plan shall create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Employer and any Participant. Nevertheless, the Employer may establish one or more trusts, with such trustee(s) as the Committee may approve, for the purpose of providing for the payment of deferred amounts and earnings thereon. Such trust or trusts may be irrevocable, but the assets thereof shall be subject to the claims of the Employer’s general creditors upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Employer.

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ARTICLE 9
CHANGE IN CONTROL
     9.1 Trust and Trustees. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, the trust or trusts that may be established by the Employer pursuant to Article 8 shall become irrevocable and the Employer shall not thereafter be permitted to remove, terminate, or change the trustee(s) without the prior written consent of the majority of the Participants, with weighted voting as measured by their account balances.
     9.2 Advanced Funding. No later than 30 days after a Change in Control occurs, the Employer shall make a contribution to the trust or trust(s) established pursuant to Article 8 to the extent required to fully fund all benefits that are or may become payable under the Plan, assuming for purposes of this calculation that all Participants retire with 100% vesting, and to fund in advance all administrative, legal, and other costs of maintaining the Plan, in an amount no less than $125,000. No later than December 31 of each Plan Year thereafter, the Employer shall make such additional contributions to the trust or trusts to fully fund the additional benefits that may become payable to Participants or beneficiaries under the Plan and the additional administrative, legal, and other Plan expenses.
     9.3 Amendment and Termination. After the occurrence of a Change in Control, the Employer may not amend the Plan without the prior approval of a majority of the Participants. After a Change in Control, the Employer may not terminate the Plan until either (i) all benefits have been paid in full, or (ii) the majority of the Participants approve the same. For purposes hereof, Participants’ votes shall be weighted based on their relative Plan account balances.
ARTICLE 10
RIGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS
     10.1 Contractual Obligation. The Plan shall create an unfunded, unsecured contractual obligation on the part of the Employer to make payments from the Participants’ Deferral Accounts when due. Payment of Deferral Account balances shall be made out of the general assets of the Employer or from the trust or trusts referred to in Article 8 above.
     10.2 Unsecured Interest. No Participant or party claiming an interest in deferred amounts of a Participant shall have any interest whatsoever in any specific asset of the Employer. To the extent that any party acquires a right to receive payments under the Plan, such right shall be equivalent to that of an unsecured general creditor of the Employer. Each Participant, by participating hereunder, agrees to waive any priority creditor status for wage payments with respect to any amounts due hereunder. The Employer shall have no duty to set aside or invest any amounts credited to Participants’ Deferral Accounts under this Plan. Accounts established hereunder are solely for bookkeeping purposes and the Employer shall not be required to segregate any funds based on such Accounts.
     10.3 Employment. Nothing in the Plan shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Employer to terminate a Participant’s employment at any time, or confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ of the Employer.

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ARTICLE 11
WITHHOLDING OF TAXES
     The Employer shall have the right to require Participants to remit to the Employer an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements, or to deduct from all payments made pursuant to the Plan (or from a Participant’s other Compensation) amounts sufficient to satisfy withholding tax requirements. Employment taxes with respect to amounts deferred hereunder shall be payable in accordance with Code section 3121(v)(2) and may be withheld from a Participant’s Compensation even if due prior to the time of a distribution hereunder. The Employer makes no representations, warranties, or assurances and assumes no responsibility as to the tax consequences of this Plan or participation herein.
ARTICLE 12
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
     Subject to Article 9, the Employer reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate the Plan (in whole or in part) at any time by action of the Board or the Committee, with or without prior notice. Except as described below in this Article 12, no such amendment or termination shall in any material manner adversely affect any Participant’s rights to any amounts already deferred or credited hereunder or deemed earnings thereon, up to the point of amendment or termination, without the consent of the Participant.
     To the extent permitted under Section 409A of the Code without imposition of the additional tax set forth in Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code, the Board may terminate the Plan and commence termination payout for all or certain Participants, or remove certain Employees as Participants, if it is determined by the United States Department of Labor or a court of competent jurisdiction that the Plan constitutes an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(2) of ERISA that is not exempt from the provisions of Parts 2, 3, and 4 of Title I of ERISA, or if the IRS otherwise taxes amounts deferred prior to their scheduled payment date. If payout is commenced pursuant to the operation of this Article 12, the payment of deferred amounts and earnings thereon shall be made in the manner selected by each Participant under Section 6.2 herein (other than the commencement date), as if the Participant had attained Installment Eligibility Age.
ARTICLE 13
MISCELLANEOUS
     13.1 Notice. Any notice or filing required or permitted to be given to the Employer under the Plan shall be sufficient if in writing and hand delivered, or sent by registered or certified mail to the D.R. Horton Deferred Compensation Plan Committee, and if mailed, shall be addressed to the principal executive offices of the Employer. Notice mailed to a Participant shall be at such address as is given in the records of the Employer. Notices to the Employer shall be deemed given as of the date of delivery. Notice to a Participant or beneficiary shall be deemed given as of the date of hand delivery, or if delivery is made by mail, three (3) days following the postmark date.

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     13.2 Nontransferability. Except as provided in Section 7.3 and this Section 13.2, Participants’ rights to deferred amounts and earnings credited thereon under the Plan may not be sold, transferred, assigned, or otherwise alienated or hypothecated, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or pursuant to a domestic relations order, nor shall the Employer make any payment under the Plan to any assignee or creditor of a Participant.
     13.3 Severability. In the event any provision of the Plan shall be held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provision had not been included.
     13.4 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular, and the singular shall include the plural.
     13.5 Costs of the Plan. All costs of implementing and administering the Plan shall be borne by the Employer.
     13.6 Successors. All obligations of the Employer under the Plan shall be binding on any successor to the Employer, whether the existence of such successor is the result of a direct or indirect purchase, merger, consolidation, or otherwise, of all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Employer.
     13.7 Applicable Law. Except to the extent preempted by applicable federal law, the Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Texas.
ARTICLE 14
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
     14.1 Plan Sponsor and Administrator. The Plan described herein is sponsored by:
D.R. Horton, Inc.
301 Commerce Street
Suite 500
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
     The Company is the plan administrator and named fiduciary. Prior to a Change in Control, the Company has been granted complete fiduciary discretion and authority to administer, operate, and interpret the Plan and make final decisions on such issues as eligibility, payment of benefits, claims, and claims appeals, unless such decisions have been delegated to another party. However, many day-to-day questions can be answered by the Benefits Department.
     The agent for the service of legal process for the Plan is the Company.
     14.2 Plan Type and Plan Year. Documents and reports for the Plan are filed with the United States Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor under Employer Identification Number: 75-2386963.

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     The official Plan name is the D.R. Horton Deferred Compensation Plan, which, for government purposes, is intended to be an unfunded pension plan maintained by an employer for a select group of management or highly compensated employees. Plan records are maintained on an annual basis and December 31 is the end of the plan year.
     14.3 Plan Funding. The Plan is unfunded and unsecured and benefits are paid solely from the Employer’s general assets.
ARTICLE 15
ERISA RIGHTS
     Certain rights and protections are provided to Plan participants under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). These ERISA rights include the following:
  (a)   Any Plan participant may contact the Benefits Department to examine all Plan documents without charge. These may include the Plan descriptions and all other documents filed with the United States Department of Labor.
 
  (b)   Copies of Plan documents and other information may be obtained by writing to the Committee. A reasonable charge may be assessed for these copies.
 
  (c)   Each Plan participant has the right to receive a written summary of the Plan’s annual financial reports, if any. However, this type of plan is not required to have either an annual financial report or a summary annual report.
 
  (d)   An employee may not be discharged or discriminated against to prevent his obtaining a benefit or exercising his ERISA rights.
 
  (e)   If a claim for a benefit is denied, in whole or in part, a written explanation from the Committee or a delegated representative will be provided. Each participant has the right to have the plan administrator review and reconsider any denied claim.
     The named fiduciary for this Plan is the Company.
     Under certain circumstances, outside assistance may be necessary to resolve disputes between a Participant and Plan officials. For example:
  (a)   If a claim for benefits is denied or ignored, in whole or in part, after a final review, the claim may be submitted to binding arbitration (or, after a Change in Control, to either arbitration or a court, at the Participant’s election).
 
  (b)   If a participant is discriminated against for pursuing a benefit or exercising his ERISA rights, the participant may seek help from the United States Department of Labor or file an arbitration claim (or, after a Change in Control, either an arbitration claim or a lawsuit, at the Participant’s election).

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     For further information about this statement or about ERISA rights, contact the Benefits Department. Or, you may contact the nearest area office of the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, United States Department of Labor, listed in your telephone directory or the Division of Technical Assistance and Inquires, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington D.C. 20210. You may also obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, D.R. Horton, Inc. has caused this document to be executed by its duly authorized officer on this 17th day of November, 2005, effective as of the date set forth above.
             
    D.R. HORTON, INC.    
 
           
 
  By:
Its:
  /s/ Donald J. Tomnitz
 
Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
   

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EX-12.1 4 d41553exv12w1.htm STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES exv12w1
 

Exhibit 12.1
D.R. HORTON, INC.
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
                                         
    For the fiscal year ended September 30,
    2006   2005   2004   2003   2002
    ($ in millions)
Consolidated pretax income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
  $ 1,987.1     $ 2,378.6     $ 1,582.9     $ 1,008.2     $ 647.5  
 
                                       
Minority interests in pretax income of subsidiaries which have incurred fixed charges
    2.6             4.8       8.8       1.3  
 
                                       
Minority interests in pretax losses of majority owned subsidiaries which have incurred losses
          (0.3 )     (0.3 )     (0.9 )     (0.2 )
 
                                       
Distributed income of 50%-or-less-owned affiliates, net of equity income or loss
                      0.6       0.7  
 
                                       
Amortization of capitalized interest
    237.1       225.0       249.1       219.4       136.1  
 
                                       
Interest expensed
    72.1       33.9       17.5       19.5       17.8  
             
 
                                       
Earnings
  $ 2,298.9     $ 2,637.2     $ 1,854.0     $ 1,255.6     $ 803.2  
             
 
                                       
Interest incurred
  $ 397.5     $ 306.8     $ 250.9     $ 253.8     $ 210.6  
             
 
                                       
Fixed charges
  $ 397.5     $ 306.8     $ 250.9     $ 253.8     $ 210.6  
             
 
                                       
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
    5.78       8.60       7.39       4.95       3.81  
             

EX-21.1 5 d41553exv21w1.htm SUBSIDIARIES exv21w1
 

Exhibit 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF D.R. HORTON, INC.
As of September 30, 2006
         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
Austin Data, Inc.
  Texas    
 
       
C. Richard Dobson Builders, Inc.
  Virginia   Dobson Builders
 
       
CH Funding, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
CH Investments of Texas, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
CHI Construction Company
  Arizona    
 
       
CHM Partners, L.P.
  Texas    
 
       
CHTEX of Texas, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
The Club at Pradera, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
Continental Homes, Inc.
  Delaware   D.R. Horton — Continental Series, D.R. Horton — Astanté Series, Homestead by D.R. Horton — Continental Series, Traditions, Traditions — D.R. Horton
 
Continental Homes of Texas, L.P.
  Texas   Continental Homes, D.R. Horton Homes, Milburn Homes, Sam Houston Homes
 
       
Continental Residential, Inc.
  California   Continental Homes, D.R. Horton America’s Builder, Horton Continental
 
       
Continental Traditions, LLC
  Arizona   Continental Homes
 
       
CP Water Company
  Arizona    
 
       
Custom Title, LLC
  Maryland    
 
       
Cypress Road, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Desert Ridge Phase I Partners
  Arizona    
 
       
DHI Insurance, Inc.
  Vermont    
 
       
DHI Insurance Agency, Inc.
  Texas    
 
       
DHI Life Insurance Agency, Inc.
  Texas    
 
       
DHI Mortgage Company
  Colorado    
 
       
DHI Mortgage Company GP, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DHI Mortgage Company LP, Inc.
  Delaware    

 


 

         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
DHI Mortgage Company, Ltd.
  Texas   CH Mortgage Company I, Ltd., DHI
Mortgage Company, Ltd. L.P., DHI
Mortgage Limited Partnership, DHI
Mortgage Company Ltd., Limited Partnership
 
       
DHI Ranch, Ltd.
  Texas    
 
       
DHI Title GP, Inc.
  Texas    
 
       
DHI Title LP, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DHI Title of Arizona, Inc.
  Arizona   Century Title Company
 
       
DHI Title of Florida, Inc.
  Florida    
 
       
DHI Title of Minnesota, Inc.
  Delaware   DHI Title of Hawaii, DHI Title of Louisiana
 
       
DHI Title of Nevada, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DHI Title of Texas, Ltd.
  Texas    
 
       
DRH Cambridge Homes, Inc.
  California   Cambridge Homes
 
       
DRH Cambridge Homes, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Capital Trust I
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Capital Trust II
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Capital Trust III
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Colorado Realty, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Construction, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Energy, Inc.
  Colorado    
 
       
DRH FS Mortgage Reinsurance, Ltd.
  Turks & Caicos    
 
       
DRHI, Inc.
  Delaware   D.R. Horton
 
       
DRH Properties, Inc.
  Arizona    
 
       
DRH Realty Company, Inc.
  California   CH Realty
 
       
DRH Regrem VII, LP
  Texas    
 
       
DRH Regrem VIII, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem X, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XI, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XII, LP
  Texas    

 


 

         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
DRH Regrem XIII, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XIV, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XV, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XVI, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XVII, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XVIII, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XIX, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XX, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XXI, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XXII, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XXIII, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Regrem XXIV, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
DRH Southwest Construction, Inc.
  California    
 
       
DRH Tucson Construction, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Birmingham
  Alabama   Regency Homes
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Chicago
  Delaware    
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Denver
  Delaware   Trimark Communities, D.R. Horton — Trimark Series
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Dietz-Crane
  Delaware   Dietz-Crane
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Foundation
  Texas    
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Fresno
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Greensboro
  Delaware   Arrapco Homes
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Gulf Coast
  Delaware    
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Jacksonville
  Delaware   Continental Homes, Continental Homes — Jacksonville
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Los Angeles
  Delaware    
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Louisville
  Delaware   Mareli Development & Construction
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Minnesota
  Delaware   Joe Miller Homes
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — New Jersey
  Delaware   SGS Communities

 


 

         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Portland
  Delaware   D.R. Horton Custom Homes, RMP Properties
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Sacramento
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
D.R. Horton, Inc. — Torrey
  Delaware   Torrey, Torrey Homes
 
       
D.R. Horton Commercial, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
D.R. Horton Los Angeles Holding Company, Inc.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
D.R. Horton Management Company, Ltd.
  Texas    
 
       
D.R. Horton Materials, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
D.R. Horton Orange County, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
D.R. Horton San Diego Holding Company, Inc.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
D.R. Horton Seabridge Marina, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
D.R. Horton — Emerald, Ltd.
  Texas   Continental Homes, Dietz-Crane Homes, D.R. Horton Homes, Emerald Homes, Emerald Builders
 
       
D.R. Horton — Schuler Homes, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton — Schuler Division, D.R. Horton Schuler Homes Division, D.R. Horton, Schuler Division, East Kapolei by D.R. Horton, East Kapolei by Horton, East Kapolei by America’s Builder, Island Lifestyle Series by D.R. Horton, Urban Pacific Series by D.R. Horton
 
       
D.R. Horton — Texas, Ltd.
  Texas   Continental Homes, D.R. Horton — Texas, Ltd. LP
 
       
Emerald Creek No. 4, L.P.
  Texas    
 
       
Encore II, Inc.
  Arizona    
 
       
Encore Venture Partners, L.P.
  Delaware    
 
       
Encore Venture Partners II (California), L.P.
  Delaware    
 
       
Encore Venture Partners II (Texas), L.P.
  Delaware    
 
       
Georgetown Data, Inc.
  Texas    
 
       
Germann & McQueen, L.L.C.
  Arizona    
 
       
GP-Encore, Inc.
  Arizona    
 
       
Golden Fox LLC
  Colorado    
 
       
Grande Realty Incorporated
  New Jersey   D.R. Horton Realty, Inc.

 


 

         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
Grand Title Agency, LLC
  New Jersey    
 
       
Greywes, LLC
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
HPH Homebuilders 1995 L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
HPH Homebuilders 1996 L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
HPH Homebuilders 2000 L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Haskell Canyon Partners, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Haskell Canyon Partners II, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Iao Partners
  Hawaii    
 
       
Kaomalo LLC
  Hawaii    
 
       
KDB Homes, Inc.
  Delaware   Continental Homes, Continental Welcome Home, D.R. Horton — Continental Series
 
       
Livermore Homebuilders L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
McQueen & Willis, LLC
  Arizona    
 
       
Meadows I, Ltd.
  Delaware    
 
       
Meadows II, Ltd.
  Delaware    
 
       
Meadows VIII, Ltd.
  Delaware    
 
       
Meadows IX, Inc.
  New Jersey    
 
       
Meadows X, Inc.
  New Jersey    
 
       
Melody Homes, Inc.
  Delaware   D.R. Horton — Melody Series
 
       
Melmort Co.
  Colorado    
 
       
Metro Star Canyon, LLC
  Colorado    
 
       
Metro Title, LLC
  Virginia    
 
       
Oakley-Avalon L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Rielly Carlsbad LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Rielly Homes Madison, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Schuler Homes of Arizona LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton — Astanté Series, D.R. Horton —
Continental Series, D.R. Horton — Schuler Series
 
       
Schuler Homes of California, Inc.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Schuler Homes of Oregon, Inc.
  Oregon    

 


 

         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
Schuler Homes of Washington, Inc.
  Washington   Stafford Homes, Keys & Schuler
Homes, Schuler Homes Northwest
 
       
Schuler Mortgage, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
Schuler Realty Hawaii, Inc.
  Hawaii    
 
       
SGS Communities at Battleground, LLC
  New Jersey   SGS Communities
 
       
SGS Communities at Grand Quay L.L.C
  New Jersey   SGS Communities
 
       
SHA Construction LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
SHLR of California, Inc.
  California    
 
       
SHLR of Colorado, Inc.
  Colorado    
 
       
SHLR of Nevada, Inc.
  Nevada    
 
       
SHLR of Utah, Inc.
  Utah    
 
       
SHLR of Washington, Inc.
  Washington    
 
       
SRHI LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
SSHI LLC
  Delaware   DR Horton, D.R. Horton, DR Horton Custom Homes, D.R. Horton Custom Homes, Stafford Homes, Stafford Custom Homes
 
       
Surprise Village North, LLC
  Arizona   Arizona Traditions
 
       
Travis County Title Company
  Texas   Travis Title Company, DHI Title of Georgia, DHI Title of Central Texas
 
       
Venture Management of South Carolina, LLC
  South Carolina    
 
       
Vertical Construction Corporation
  Delaware   Schuler Homes
 
       
Western Pacific Brea Development, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Funding, Inc.
  California    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing, Inc.
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder, D.R. Horton Homes Western Pacific Housing San Diego Division
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Antigua, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Aviara, L.P.
  California    

 


 

         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
Western Pacific Housing-Boardwalk, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Broadway, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Canyon Park, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Carmel, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Carrillo, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing Co., a California Limited Partnership
  California    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Communications Hill, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Copper Canyon, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Coto Venture, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Creekside, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Culver City, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Del Valle, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Lomas Verdes, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Lost Hills Park, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Lyons Canyon Partners, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing Management, Inc.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-McGonigle Canyon, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Mountaingate, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Norco Estates, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Oso, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Pacific Park II, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Park Avenue East, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Park Avenue West, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Playa Vista, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Poinsettia, L.P.
  California    

 


 

         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
Western Pacific Housing-River Ridge, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Robinhood Ridge, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Santa Fe, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Scripps, L.P.
  California    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Scripps II, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-SDG, LLC
  California    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Seacove, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Studio 528, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Terra Bay Duets, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Torrance, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Torrey Commercial, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Torrey Meadows, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Torrey Multi-Family, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Torrey Village Center, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Vineyard Terrace, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Westlake II, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Windemere, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
Western Pacific Housing-Windflower, L.P.
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
WPH-Camino Ruiz, LLC
  Delaware    
 
       
WPH-Copper Canyon, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
WPH-Copper Canyon II, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
WPHD/Camarillo, LLC
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
WPHD/Ventura, LLC
  California    
 
       
WPH-Oxnard Coastal, LLC
  Delaware   D.R. Horton America’s Builder
 
       
2 C Development Company LLC
  California   D.R. Horton America’s Builder

 


 

         
    STATE OF    
    INCORPORATION    
NAME   OR ORGANIZATION   DOING BUSINESS AS
3030 Management, Inc.
  Delaware    
 
       
91st Avenue & Happy Valley, L.L.C.
  Arizona    

 

EX-23.1 6 d41553exv23w1.htm CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, FORT WORTH, TEXAS exv23w1
 

Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
     
(1)
  Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-134986) of D. R. Horton, Inc.,
(2)
  Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-89344) of D. R. Horton, Inc.,
(3)
  Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-48874) of D. R. Horton, Inc.,
(4)
  Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-83162) of D. R. Horton, Inc.,
(5)
  Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-72423) of D. R. Horton, Inc.,
(6)
  Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-69694) of D. R. Horton, Inc.,
(7)
  Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-90988) of D. R. Horton, Inc.,
(8)
  Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-89346) of D. R. Horton, Inc., and
(9)
  Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-133948) of D. R. Horton, Inc.,
and in the related prospectuses of our reports dated December 6, 2006 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of D.R. Horton, Inc., D.R. Horton, Inc. management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of D.R. Horton, Inc., included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2006.
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
Fort Worth, Texas
December 6, 2006

EX-31.1 7 d41553exv31w1.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(A) exv31w1
 

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a)
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Donald J. Tomnitz, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of D.R. Horton, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: December 11, 2006
         
/s/ Donald J. tomnitz    
     
By:
  Donald J. Tomnitz    
 
  Vice Chairman, President and    
 
  Chief Executive Officer    

 

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Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(a)
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Bill W. Wheat, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of D.R. Horton, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a–15(f) and 15d–15(f)) for the registrant and have:
     a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: December 11, 2006
         
/s/ Bill W. Wheat    
     
By:
  Bill W. Wheat    
 
  Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
   

 

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Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.
SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of D.R. Horton, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Donald J. Tomnitz, Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
  (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
             
Date: December 11, 2006   /s/ Donald J. Tomnitz    
         
 
  By:   Donald J. Tomnitz    
 
      Vice Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
   

 

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Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C.
SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of D.R. Horton, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Bill W. Wheat, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:
  (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
  (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
             
Date: December 11, 2006   /s/ Bill W. Wheat    
         
 
  By:   Bill W. Wheat    
 
      Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
   

 

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