KB Home Declares Quarterly Dividend

Business Wire, Oct 4, 2007

LOS ANGELES -- The board of directors of KB Home (NYSE:KBH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of twenty-five cents ($.25) per share on the Company's common stock, payable on November 21, 2007 to shareholders of record on November 7, 2007.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary in the homebuilding industry, KB Home is one of America's largest homebuilders. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Company has domestic operating divisions in 15 states, building communities from coast to coast. KB Home is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "KBH." For more information about any of KB Home's new home communities or complete mortgage services through Countrywide KB Home Loans, call 888-KB-HOMES or visit http://www.kbhome.com.

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