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0001553750
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000795266
KB HOME
001-09195
10990 WILSHIRE BLVD
LOS ANGELES
CA
90024
3102314000
Gilligan Thomas W.
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
3914
270339.00
75915205
05/08/2024
NYSE
Common
04/28/2023
Equity Compensation
Issue
N
3914
04/28/2023
N/A
Y
Shares being sold out of: T GILLIGAN & C SKINNER TTEE GILLIGAN- SKINNER FAMILY TR Shares were acquired as an equity grant shareholder received in late April of 2023 for services as a company director.
05/08/2024
Thomas W Gilligan