KB Home CEO Bruce Karatz to Guest Host Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box”

 
LOS ANGELES, December 11, 2003 – Bruce Karatz, chairman and chief executive officer of KB Home (NYSE:KBH), one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, will appear as guest host on CNBC’s daily business program, “Squawk Box,” on Monday, December 15, 2003. The national television program airs weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Karatz is widely recognized as one of the homebuilding industry’s most pioneering leaders. Throughout the three-hour live broadcast, Karatz will provide an insider’s look into the red-hot housing sector, as well as his outlook on the economy and market at large. In addition to his role at KB Home, Karatz serves as a director of Avery Dennison, Edison International, Honeywell International Inc. and Kaufman & Broad S.A., KB Home’s publicly held French subsidiary.

A complete list of guests who will appear on Monday’s show will be available Friday at: www.moneycentral.msn.com

About KB Home: KB Home is one of America's largest homebuilders with domestic operating divisions in some of the fastest-growing areas of the country including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina and Texas. Kaufman & Broad S.A., the company's majority-owned subsidiary, is one of the largest homebuilders in France. In fiscal 2002, the company delivered homes to 25,565 families in the United States and France. It also operates a full-service mortgage company for the convenience of its buyers. Founded in 1957, 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, call 888-KB-HOMES or visit kbhome.com.

For further information contact:
Debra Hotaling (310) 231-4015
dhotaling@kbhome.com