UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 6, 2005

Centex Corporation

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (214) 981-5000

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed from last report)

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Table of Contents

Item 8.01. Other Events.

     Reference is hereby made to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-117470), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 19, 2004 and declared effective by the Staff of the Commission on August 3, 2004 (the “Registration Statement”), pursuant to which the Registrant registered $2,500,000,000 aggregate initial offering price of its securities, for offer and sale in accordance with applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

     On June 1, 2005, the Registrant entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Calyon Securities (USA) Inc. and Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (collectively, the “Underwriters”), in connection with the public offering by the Underwriters of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Registrant’s 5.25% Senior Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”), covered by the Registration Statement. The Underwriting Agreement in the form in which it was executed is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1.

     The Registrant has previously entered into an Indenture, dated as of October 1, 1998 (the “Indenture”), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (formerly Chase Bank of Texas, National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”), with respect to the Registrant’s senior debt securities. A copy of the Indenture in the form in which it was executed was filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K (Date of Event: October 21, 1998) filed October 30, 1998, and is incorporated herein by reference.

     Pursuant to the Indenture, on June 6, 2005, the Registrant and the Trustee entered into an Indenture Supplement No. 17 (the “Indenture Supplement”), which provides for the issuance of the Notes. A copy of the Indenture Supplement is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 6, 2005

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