UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Schoewe, Thomas M.
702 Southwest Eighth Street
Bentonville, AR 72716-8611
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Centex Corporation (CTX)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
10/01
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of
6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative
6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A)
Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code V A D Exercisable
Expiration
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Non-Qualified Stock Option $35.0200 10/18/01 A V 3,106
10/18/01 10/18/08
(right to buy)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of
10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative
Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Month
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Non-Qualified Stock Option 10/18/01 Common Stock 3,106 3,106
D Direct
(right to buy)
Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Schoewe, Thomas M.
DATE 12/27/01