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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2014

 

 

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31625   33-0864902

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4695 MacArthur Court, 8th Floor

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(949) 833-3600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) On December 31, 2014, William Lyon Homes, a Delaware corporation and William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation (collectively, the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendments”) to the employment agreements between the Company and each of General William Lyon, Executive Chairman of the Company, and William H. Lyon, Chief Executive Officer of the Company (collectively, the “Executives”), in each case, to extend the term of the employment agreement until March 31, 2015 and make conforming changes to certain benefits under the agreement. All other terms of the employment agreements remain unchanged. The Company expects to enter into a new employment agreement with each of the Executives during early 2015.

The foregoing summary of the Amendments is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the complete text of the Amendments, which are attached as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

10.1    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2012, by and among William Lyon Homes, William Lyon Homes, Inc. and General William Lyon
10.2    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2012, by and among William Lyon Homes, William Lyon Homes, Inc. and William H. Lyon


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

  WILLIAM LYON HOMES
  By:  

 /s/ Jason R. Liljestrom

    Jason R. Liljestrom
    Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Date: December 31, 2014    


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

10.1    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2012, by and among William Lyon Homes, William Lyon Homes, Inc. and General William Lyon
10.2    Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 25, 2012, by and among William Lyon Homes, William Lyon Homes, Inc. and William H. Lyon