The following history is provided to help investors confirm the accuracy of their holdings in KB Home (“KBH,” formerly known as Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation).
KBH was established as a public company through an initial public offering by its parent company, Kaufman and Broad Inc. (“KBI”) on August 1, 1986. The initial public offering was for approximately 7.4% of KBH.
In 1989, the remaining portion of KBH was distributed to shareholders of KBI. At that time, KBH and KBI became independent companies. On March 7, 1989, KBI distributed to its stockholders of record as of February 23, 1989, 0.733353 of a share of KBH common stock for each KBI share held. On March 8, 1989, KBI changed its name to Broad Inc. (“BRO”), and in 1993 again changed its name to SunAmerica Inc. (“SAI”). On January 1, 1999, SAI was merged into American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”). Accordingly, all questions regarding stock certificates of KBI, BRO, or SAI should be directed to AIG or its subsidiary, SunAmerica.
For tax purposes, owners of KBI common stock who received the KBH distribution should allocate 54.27% of their original basis in KBI common stock to the KBH shares, with the remaining 45.73% allocable to the SAI shares. This calculation was based on the fair market value of each security as of March 7, 1989. In accordance with the Internal Revenue Service ruling related to the restructuring, KBI shareholders who received the KBH distribution recognized no income, gain or loss upon receipt of the KBH shares, except with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares. This information is provided only as a guide. We recommend that you consult your own tax advisor for determining the tax basis of your individual holdings.
KBI, and subsequently SAI, split its common stock multiple times since the company went public in 1961. The following is a history of these splits through August 1997: