The Company is involved in various claims, legal proceedings, and regulatory matters that arise in the ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to, matters related to construction defects, product liability, warranty claims, land use, zoning and permitting issues, environmental matters, contract disputes, employment matters, and other legal matters incidental to its business operations.

The Company follows established accounting standards to identify, evaluate, record, and disclose legal contingencies. A liability is recorded when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company does not record liabilities for contingencies when the likelihood of loss is remote or if reasonably possible, or when a probable loss cannot be reasonably estimated. If a loss is probable or reasonably possible, the Company discloses the nature of the contingency and, if estimable, the possible range of loss.

In assessing contingencies, management considers, among other factors, the nature of the claim, the status of the matter, the advice of legal counsel, the Company's historical experience with similar matters, insurance coverage, and recoveries, if any, and other relevant facts and circumstances. Estimates of loss contingencies are inherently subjective and involve significant judgment. As a result, actual outcomes may differ materially from amounts recorded or disclosed.

Certain of the Company's legal matters are covered, in whole or in part, by insurance policies subject to applicable retentions, deductibles, and policy limits, as well as through contractual indemnities. Recoveries, if any, are recognized only when realization is considered probable.

As of February 28, 2026, the Company has recorded accruals for loss contingencies that management believes are probable and reasonably estimable. These accruals are included in Other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For these matters as well as for matters for which a loss is reasonably possible but not probable, management believes that any reasonably possible losses, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position. However, the ultimate resolution of these matters could have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular period.

Warranty and similar reserves for homes are established at an amount estimated to be adequate to cover potential costs for materials and labor with regard to warranty-type claims expected to be incurred subsequent to the delivery of a home. Reserves are determined based on historical data and trends with respect to similar product types and geographical areas. The activity in the Company’s warranty reserve, which is included in Homebuilding other liabilities, was as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	February 28,
(In thousands)	2026		2025
Warranty reserve, beginning of the period	$	400,591	446,240
Warranties issued	42,520		60,468
Adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates (1)	13,006		2,562

Payments	(74,451)		(80,344)
Warranty reserve, end of period	$	381,666	428,926

(1)The adjustments to pre-existing warranties from changes in estimates during the three months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025 primarily related to specific claims in certain of the Company's homebuilding communities and other adjustments.

The Company has entered into agreements to lease certain office facilities and equipment under operating leases. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities are recorded on the balance sheet for all leases, except leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. Many of the Company's leases include options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company's option and therefore renewal option payments have not been included in the ROU assets or lease liabilities. The following table includes additional

information about the Company's leases:


(Dollars in thousands)	At February 28, 2026		At November 30, 2025
Right-of-use assets	$	252,317	269,011
Lease liabilities	249,851		264,157
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)	5.3		5.4
Weighted-average discount rate	4.4%		4.7%


(In thousands)	Lease Payments
2026	$	65,382
2027	58,181
2028	40,592
2029	28,680
2030	25,193
Thereafter	66,331
Total future minimum lease payments (1)	$	284,359
Less: Interest (2)	34,508
Present value of lease liabilities (2)	$	249,851

(2)The Company's leases do not include a readily determinable implicit rate. As such, the Company estimated the discount rate for these leases to determine the present value of lease payments at the lease commencement date. As of February 28, 2026, the Company recognized the lease liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheets within accounts payable and other liabilities of the respective segments.

In December 2023, the Company purchased its corporate headquarters building in which the Company had previously leased office space. This building contains approximately 213,200 square feet of office space, of which the Company leases approximately 53,000 square feet of unused office space to other tenants. On occasion, the Company may sublease other rented space which is no longer used for the Company's operations. For both the three months ended February 28, 2026 and 2025, the Company had an immaterial amount of sublease income.

The Company is committed, under various letters of credit, to perform certain development and construction activities and provide certain guarantees in the normal course of business. The Company also had outstanding surety bonds, including performance bonds related to site improvements at various projects (including certain joint ventures) and financial surety bonds. Although significant development and construction activities have been completed, these bonds are generally not released until all development and construction activities are completed (see Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information).

The Company is subject to the usual obligations associated with contractual agreements entered into in routine conduct of its business (including option contracts) for the purchase, development and sale of real estate. The use of option contracts allows the Company to reduce the financial risks associated with long-term land holdings (see Note 9 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information).

Substantially all of the loans the Financial Services segment originates are sold within a short period on the secondary mortgage market on a servicing-released, non-recourse basis. After the loans are sold, the Company retains potential liability for possible claims by purchasers that breached certain limited industry-standard representations and warranties in the loan sale agreements. Purchasers sometimes try to defray any losses incurred by purporting to have found inaccuracies related to sellers’

representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements and seeking to have the Company buy back mortgage loans or compensate them for losses incurred on mortgage loans that the Company has sold. The Company’s mortgage operations have established accruals for possible losses associated with mortgage loans previously originated and sold to investors, which are included in Financial Services’ liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. These accruals are based upon, among other things, an analysis of repurchase requests received, an estimate of potential repurchase claims not yet received and actual past repurchases and losses through the disposition of affected loans as well as previous settlements. While the Company believes it has adequately reserved for known losses and projected repurchase requests, given the volatility in the mortgage market and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, if either actual repurchases or the losses incurred resolving purchase claims exceed the Company’s expectations, additional recourse expense may be incurred.