LENNAR CORP NEW
For the period ended Apr 10, 2024. Filed Feb 29, 2024.
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Apr 10, 2024 · Filed Feb 29, 2024
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SCHEDULE 14A
INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
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| ☒ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
| ☐ | Definitive Additional Materials |
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Lennar Corporation
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| ☐ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. |
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| ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS | ||||
| YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to vote your shares in advance to ensure they are counted. | When: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Time | Where: Virtual Meeting Site: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LEN2024 | ||
| HOW YOU CAN VOTE | Dear Stockholder: You are invited to attend the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Lennar Corporation. The Annual Meeting will be held in a virtual format only. There will not be a physical meeting location. To attend, vote, and submit questions during the Annual Meeting, visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/LEN2024 and enter the control number included in your Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, voting instruction form, or proxy card. Online access to the webcast will open approximately 15 minutes prior to the start of the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, you will be asked to consider the following proposals: Proposal 1: Elect 11 directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Proposal 2: Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers. Proposal 3: Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending November 30, 2024. Proposal 4: Approval of an amendment to our Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law. Proposal 5: Vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a report disclosing the Company’s political spending and related policies and procedures. Proposal 6: Vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a report disclosing the Company’s LGBTQ equity and inclusion efforts in its human capital management strategy. Proposal 7: Vote on a stockholder proposal requesting a report on the Company’s plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We will also transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement of the Annual Meeting. Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 14, 2024, may vote at the Annual Meeting. It is important that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting, regardless of the number you hold. Even if you plan to attend the virtual Annual Meeting, please vote in advance. You can still vote your shares during the Annual Meeting if you participate electronically. Sincerely, Mark Sustana Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary February 29, 2024 | |||
| Online Before the Meeting* www.proxyvote.com | ||||
| Mail Complete, sign and date your proxy/voting instruction card and mail it in the postage-paid return envelope. | ||||
| Online at the Meeting* Attend the Annual Meeting virtually and follow the instructions on the website. | ||||
| * Detailed instructions for Internet voting are set forth on the Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials, which also contains instructions on how to access our proxy statement and annual report online. | ||||
| We mailed a Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy statement and annual report on or about February 29, 2024. Lennar’s proxy statement and annual report are available online at www.proxyvote.com. | ||||
Contents
| PROXY SUMMARY | 1 |
|---|---|
| PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS | 8 |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 16 |
| Board Independence | 16 |
| Board Leadership Structure | 16 |
| Filling Seats on the Board | 16 |
| Board Committees | 17 |
| Risk Management | 19 |
| Corporate Governance Documents | 20 |
| Meetings | 20 |
| Communication with the Board of Directors | 20 |
| Certain Relationships and Related Transactions | 21 |
| Sustainability at Lennar | 21 |
| Director Compensation | 25 |
| PROPOSAL 2: ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 28 |
| COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS | 29 |
| COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT | 49 |
| EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 50 |
| Summary Compensation Table | 50 |
| Grants of Plan-Based Awards | 51 |
| Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End | 53 |
| Option Exercises and Stock Vested | 54 |
| Potential Payments upon Termination after Change in Control | 54 |
| CEO Pay Ratio | 57 |
| Pay Versus Performance Disclosure | 58 |
| PROPOSAL 3: RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS | 64 |
| AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT | 66 |
| PROPOSAL 4: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION | 67 |
| PROPOSAL 5: STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON POLITICAL SPENDING DISCLOSURE | 68 |
| PROPOSAL 6: STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON LGBTQ EQUITY AND INCLUSION DISCLOSURES | 71 |
| PROPOSAL 7: STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL ON REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS | 74 |
| SECURITY OWNERSHIP | 77 |
| Security Ownership of Officers and Directors | 77 |
| Security Ownership of Principal Stockholders | 78 |
| OTHER MATTERS | 79 |
| EXHIBIT A: CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF LENNAR CORPORATION | A-1 |
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