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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July&nbsp;18, 2008</B></DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CENTEX CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Nevada<BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>75-0778259<BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2728 North Harwood<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CENTEX CORPORATION 2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Brian J. Woram<BR>
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel<BR>
2728 North Harwood<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(214)&nbsp;981-5000<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><TR><TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD><TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD><TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD><TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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value per share</B></DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>3,500,000 shares </B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top"><B>(1)</B></SUP></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>11.585</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>40,547,500</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><B>1,593.52</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement shall be deemed also to cover any additional shares of Common Stock or other
securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, or other similar transaction that results in an increase in the
number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and computed on the basis of
the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange on July&nbsp;15, 2008, which was $11.585 per share.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Proposed sales and grants to take place as soon after the effective date of the Registration
Statement as awards granted or awarded under the Plan are granted, exercised, and/or distributed.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The Exhibit index for this Registration Statement is at page 6.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXPLANATORY STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On November&nbsp;5, 2003, Centex Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the &#147;Company&#148; or the
&#147;Registrant&#148;), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) a registration
statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), to register 3,000,000 shares of Centex Corporation Common Stock,
par value $.25 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), to be issued under the Centex Corporation 2003 Equity
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The contents of this earlier Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
No.&nbsp;333-110269) (the &#147;Earlier Registration Statement&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference, except
to the extent that the provisions of Part&nbsp;II of such Earlier Registration Statement are modified as
set forth in this Registration Statement. The number of shares covered by the Earlier Registration
Statement were increased pursuant to stock splits and other adjustments so that the number of
shares covered by the Earlier Registration Statement, after giving effect to Rule&nbsp;416 under the
Securities Act, is 6,665,970 shares of Common Stock.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On May&nbsp;7, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company amended and restated the Plan to
increase the maximum number of shares that may be issued in the form of stock options, restricted
stock, stock units, and other stock-based awards by 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock and to clarify
share usage for awards. These amendments were approved by the Company&#146;s stockholders at the
Company&#146;s annual meeting held on July&nbsp;10, 2008.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed with the Commission pursuant to General
Instruction E of Form S-8 in order to register the additional 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock
approved by stockholders, which may be offered, awarded or sold to participants under the Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART
II</B></div>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the Earlier Registration Statement are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement. In addition, the following documents filed by the Company with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference in this Registration Statement:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31,
2008 (File No.&nbsp;001-06776);</TD>
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<TR>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K dated April&nbsp;1, 2008, April&nbsp;30, 2008,
May&nbsp;13, 2008, May&nbsp;22, 2008, and July&nbsp;15, 2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
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    <TD>The Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed with the
Commission on June&nbsp;5, 2008; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">4.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of the Centex Common Stock, $0.25 par value per share,
contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated October&nbsp;28, 1971, as amended
by Form&nbsp;8 dated November&nbsp;11, 1971, as such forms may be amended to update such
description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Brian J. Woram, Esq., the Registrant&#146;s Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General
Counsel, has delivered an opinion as to the legality of the securities being offered by this
Registration Statement. As of the date of this Registration Statement, Mr.&nbsp;Woram is the holder of
53,617 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock (including 10,067 shares of Common Stock subject to
restrictions) and options to purchase an additional 274,888 shares of Common Stock (including
options to purchase 72,927 shares that are not yet exercisable).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is a Nevada corporation. Pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;78.7502 of the
Nevada General Corporation Law, every Nevada corporation has authority to indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding (except an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or he is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including
attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, if he acted in good faith and in a manner which
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under Nevada law, the Company also has the authority to indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
or in the right of the corporation, to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that
he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses including amounts paid in
settlement and attorneys&#146; fees actually and reasonable incurred by him in connection with the
defense or settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. No
indemnification shall be made, however, for any claim, issue or matter as to which a person has
been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the corporation, or for amounts
paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court determines that
in view of all the circumstances, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses as the court deems proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent any person referred to in the two immediately preceding paragraphs is successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, the Nevada General
Corporation Law provides that such person must be indemnified by the corporation against expenses
including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;78.751 of the Nevada General Corporation Law requires Nevada corporations to obtain a
determination that any discretionary indemnification is proper under the circumstances. Such a
determination must be made either by the corporation&#146;s stockholders, by its board of directors by
majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding, or under certain circumstances, by independent legal counsel. The Articles of
Incorporation of Centex Corporation provide for indemnification of its directors and officers to
the extent provided by Nevada law.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, Section&nbsp;78.037 of the Nevada General Corporation Law permits Nevada corporations
to include in their articles of incorporation or by-laws, a provision eliminating the personal
liability of their directors and officers, to the corporation or stockholders, for damages
resulting from their breach of fiduciary duties. The By-laws of the Company contain a provision
limiting the liability of directors and officers of the Company in this manner.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The By-laws of the Company provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors, employees
and agents to the fullest extent provided by the Nevada General Corporation Law. In addition, the
By-laws of the Company provide for indemnification to the same extent of any director, officer or
employee of the corporation who serves in any fiduciary capacity with respect to any profit
sharing, pension or other type of welfare plan or trust for the benefit of employees of the
corporation or its subsidiaries.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has entered into indemnification contracts with its directors and certain officers
of the Company and its subsidiaries who are not directors of the Company. The general effect of
the indemnification contracts is to provide that the indemnitees shall be indemnified to the
fullest possible extent permitted by the law against all expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees,
judgements, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them in any
action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, by reason of their
service in the foregoing capacities.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to authority granted by the Nevada General Corporation Law and its By-laws, the
Company has purchased directors and officers liability insurance.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The above description is merely a summary of the provisions of the statute, and of our
By-Laws, agreements and insurance policies referred to above. Reference is made to the complete
text of such items for the full terms and provisions thereof.
</DIV>

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    <TD><B>Exhibits.</B></TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">See the Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately following the signature page hereto, which Exhibit&nbsp;Index is
incorporated herein by this reference.
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><B>Undertakings.</B></TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
</TR>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective registration statement; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="8%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>

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<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #textcolor#; background: #bgcolor#">
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant, Centex
Corporation, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on
July&nbsp;18, 2008.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>CENTEX CORPORATION<BR>
Registrant</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ TIMOTHY R. ELLER
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Timothy R. Eller&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chairman of the Board<BR>
and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ TIMOTHY R. ELLER
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Timothy R. Eller
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;18, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ CATHERINE R. SMITH
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Catherine R. Smith
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Executive Vice President and <BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;18, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="LEFT" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ MARK D. KEMP
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark D. Kemp
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and <BR>
Controller<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;18, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

    <TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
TIMOTHY R. ELLER<BR>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000; margin-left: 24px">&nbsp;</DIV>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Timothy R. Eller<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As Attorney in Fact*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Majority of the Board of Directors: <BR>
Barbara T. Alexander, Timothy R. Eller, <BR>

Ursula O. Fairbairn, Thomas J. Falk,<BR>
Clint W. Murchison, III, Frederic M.<BR>
Poses, James J. Postl, David W. Quinn,<BR>
Matthew K. Rose, and Thomas M. Schoewe
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">July&nbsp;18, 2008</TD>
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    <TD width="96"></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to authority granted by powers of attorney, copies of which are filed herewith.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Centex Corporation<BR>
2003 Equity Incentive Plan
</DIV>


<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Registration Statement<BR>
On Form&nbsp;S-8

</DIV>

<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">EXHIBIT INDEX

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    <TD width="57%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="CENTER">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Filed Herewith or</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="CENTER">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Description</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Incorporated by Reference</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation of Centex Corporation filed July&nbsp;10, 2008
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;No.
3.1 to Centex
Corporation&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K,
dated July&nbsp;15, 2008</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Centex
Corporation dated as of October&nbsp;10, 2007
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;No.
3.1 to Centex
Corporation&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K,
dated October&nbsp;16, 2007</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#134;</SUP>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Centex Corporation 2003 Equity
Incentive Plan<BR>
(amended and restated as of May&nbsp;7, 2008;
approved by stockholders on
July&nbsp;10, 2008)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
10.2 to Centex
Corporation&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K,
dated July&nbsp;15, 2008</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Brian J. Woram regarding legality
of securities being registered.
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed herewith</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed herewith</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Brian J. Woram
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Filed herewith</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#134;</SUP></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Indicates a management contract
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2008
Registration No. 333-_______________
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CENTEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
75-0778259
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2728 North Harwood
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
CENTEX CORPORATION 2003 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Brian J. Woram
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
2728 North Harwood
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Name and address of agent for service)
(214) 981-5000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Securities to be Registered
Registered
Share
(2)
Price
(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.25 par
value per share
3,500,000 shares
(1)
$
11.585
$
40,547,500
$
1,593.52
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement shall be deemed also to cover any additional shares of Common Stock or other
securities that may from time to time be offered or issued to prevent dilution by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, or other similar transaction that results in an increase in the
number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule
457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and computed on the basis of
the average of the high and low sales prices of the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York
Stock Exchange on July 15, 2008, which was $11.585 per share.
Proposed sales and grants to take place as soon after the effective date of the Registration
Statement as awards granted or awarded under the Plan are granted, exercised, and/or distributed.
The Exhibit index for this Registration Statement is at page 6.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
On November 5, 2003, Centex Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company" or the
"Registrant"), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration
statement in accordance with the requirements of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), to register 3,000,000 shares of Centex Corporation Common Stock,
par value $.25 per share ("Common Stock"), to be issued under the Centex Corporation 2003 Equity
Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The contents of this earlier Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File
No. 333-110269) (the "Earlier Registration Statement") are hereby incorporated by reference, except
to the extent that the provisions of Part II of such Earlier Registration Statement are modified as
set forth in this Registration Statement. The number of shares covered by the Earlier Registration
Statement were increased pursuant to stock splits and other adjustments so that the number of
shares covered by the Earlier Registration Statement, after giving effect to Rule 416 under the
Securities Act, is 6,665,970 shares of Common Stock.
On May 7, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company amended and restated the Plan to
increase the maximum number of shares that may be issued in the form of stock options, restricted
stock, stock units, and other stock-based awards by 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock and to clarify
share usage for awards. These amendments were approved by the Company's stockholders at the
Company's annual meeting held on July 10, 2008.
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed with the Commission pursuant to General
Instruction E of Form S-8 in order to register the additional 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock
approved by stockholders, which may be offered, awarded or sold to participants under the Plan.
PART
II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The contents of the Earlier Registration Statement are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement. In addition, the following documents filed by the Company with the
Commission are incorporated herein by reference in this Registration Statement:
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2008 (File No. 001-06776);
2.
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K dated April 1, 2008, April 30, 2008,
May 13, 2008, May 22, 2008, and July 15, 2008;
3.
The Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the
Commission on June 5, 2008; and
4.
The description of the Centex Common Stock, $0.25 par value per share,
contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated October 28, 1971, as amended
by Form 8 dated November 11, 1971, as such forms may be amended to update such
description.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Brian J. Woram, Esq., the Registrant's Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and General
Counsel, has delivered an opinion as to the legality of the securities being offered by this
Registration Statement. As of the date of this Registration Statement, Mr. Woram is the holder of
53,617 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock (including 10,067 shares of Common Stock subject to
restrictions) and options to purchase an additional 274,888 shares of Common Stock (including
options to purchase 72,927 shares that are not yet exercisable).
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company is a Nevada corporation. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 78.7502 of the
Nevada General Corporation Law, every Nevada corporation has authority to indemnify any person who
was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding (except an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or he is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including
attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, if he acted in good faith and in a manner which
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful.
Under Nevada law, the Company also has the authority to indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by
or in the right of the corporation, to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that
he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses including amounts paid in
settlement and attorneys' fees actually and reasonable incurred by him in connection with the
defense or settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. No
indemnification shall be made, however, for any claim, issue or matter as to which a person has
been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be liable to the corporation, or for amounts
paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court determines that
in view of all the circumstances, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for
such expenses as the court deems proper.
To the extent any person referred to in the two immediately preceding paragraphs is successful
on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, the Nevada General
Corporation Law provides that such person must be indemnified by the corporation against expenses
including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
Section 78.751 of the Nevada General Corporation Law requires Nevada corporations to obtain a
determination that any discretionary indemnification is proper under the circumstances. Such a
determination must be made either by the corporation's stockholders, by its board of directors by
majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or
proceeding, or under certain circumstances, by independent legal counsel. The Articles of
Incorporation of Centex Corporation provide for indemnification of its directors and officers to
the extent provided by Nevada law.
In addition, Section 78.037 of the Nevada General Corporation Law permits Nevada corporations
to include in their articles of incorporation or by-laws, a provision eliminating the personal
liability of their directors and officers, to the corporation or stockholders, for damages
resulting from their breach of fiduciary duties. The By-laws of the Company contain a provision
limiting the liability of directors and officers of the Company in this manner.
The By-laws of the Company provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors, employees
and agents to the fullest extent provided by the Nevada General Corporation Law. In addition, the
By-laws of the Company provide for indemnification to the same extent of any director, officer or
employee of the corporation who serves in any fiduciary capacity with respect to any profit
sharing, pension or other type of welfare plan or trust for the benefit of employees of the
corporation or its subsidiaries.
The Company has entered into indemnification contracts with its directors and certain officers
of the Company and its subsidiaries who are not directors of the Company. The general effect of
the indemnification contracts is to provide that the indemnitees shall be indemnified to the
fullest possible extent permitted by the law against all expenses, including attorneys' fees,
judgements, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them in any
action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Company, by reason of their
service in the foregoing capacities.
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Pursuant to authority granted by the Nevada General Corporation Law and its By-laws, the
Company has purchased directors and officers liability insurance.
The above description is merely a summary of the provisions of the statute, and of our
By-Laws, agreements and insurance policies referred to above. Reference is made to the complete
text of such items for the full terms and provisions thereof.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto, which Exhibit Index is
incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to
the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that are incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)
To remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted
to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. If a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the
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payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant, Centex
Corporation, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas, on
July 18, 2008.
CENTEX CORPORATION
Registrant
By:
/s/ TIMOTHY R. ELLER
Timothy R. Eller
Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration
Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ TIMOTHY R. ELLER
Timothy R. Eller
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
July 18, 2008
/s/ CATHERINE R. SMITH
Catherine R. Smith
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
July 18, 2008
/s/ MARK D. KEMP
Mark D. Kemp
Senior Vice President and
Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
July 18, 2008
By:  /s/
TIMOTHY R. ELLER
Timothy R. Eller
As Attorney in Fact*
Majority of the Board of Directors:
Barbara T. Alexander, Timothy R. Eller,
Ursula O. Fairbairn, Thomas J. Falk,
Clint W. Murchison, III, Frederic M.
Poses, James J. Postl, David W. Quinn,
Matthew K. Rose, and Thomas M. Schoewe
July 18, 2008
*
Pursuant to authority granted by powers of attorney, copies of which are filed herewith.
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Centex Corporation
2003 Equity Incentive Plan
Registration Statement
On Form S-8
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Filed Herewith or
Number
Description
Incorporated by Reference
4.1
Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation of Centex Corporation filed July 10, 2008
Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No.
3.1 to Centex
Corporation's Current
Report on Form 8-K,
dated July 15, 2008
4.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Centex
Corporation dated as of October 10, 2007
Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit No.
3.1 to Centex
Corporation's Current
Report on Form 8-K,
dated October 16, 2007
4.3
†
Centex Corporation 2003 Equity
Incentive Plan
(amended and restated as of May 7, 2008;
approved by stockholders on
July 10, 2008)
Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit
10.2 to Centex
Corporation's Current
Report on Form 8-K,
dated July 15, 2008
5.1
Opinion of Brian J. Woram regarding legality
of securities being registered.
Filed herewith
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Filed herewith
23.2
Consent of Brian J. Woram
Included in the opinion
filed as Exhibit 5.1
24.1
Powers of Attorney
Filed herewith
†
Indicates a management contract
or compensatory plan or arrangement