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0001326546
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000795266
KB HOME
001-09195
10990 WILSHIRE BLVD
LOS ANGELES
CA
90024
3102314000
Kaminski Jeff
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
38386
2583762.00
75867028
04/09/2024
NYSE
Common
02/24/2023
Vested RSAs
Issuer
N
38386
02/24/2023
Equity Compensation
N
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10990 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA
90024
Common
01/23/2024
76348
4580767.00
Being sold out of: S KAMINSKI & J KAMINSKI TTEE JEFF AND SUSANNE KAMINSKI LIVI
U/A DTD 11/06/2013
04/09/2024
Jeff Kaminski