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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Smith Catherine R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENTEX CORP [CTX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2728 N HARWOOD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/18/2009 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75201-1516 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/18/2009   J(1)   23,987 D $ 11.95 207,356 D   Common Stock 08/18/2009   D   112,002 D (2) (5) 95,354 D   Common Stock 08/18/2009   D   23,393 D (3) (5) 71,961 D   Common Stock 08/18/2009   D   71,961 D (4) (5) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 52.48

08/18/2009

D

58,717

(6)

10/16/2013

Common Stock

58,717

(6)

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 45.53

08/18/2009

D

22,576

(7)

05/10/2014

Common Stock

22,576

(7)

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 22.08

08/18/2009

D

94,816

(8)

05/07/2015

Common Stock

94,816

(8)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Smith Catherine R 2728 N HARWOOD DALLAS, TX 75201-1516			EVP & CFO

Signatures

James R. Peacock III as attorney-in-fact for Catherine R. Smith		08/20/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Forfeiture of restricted stock units awarded May 13, 2009 pursuant to the terms of the award agreement and the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 7, 2009 between Centex Corporation and Pulte Homes, Inc. ("Merger Agreement").
(2)	Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for 69,395 shares of Pulte common stock, after reduction of shares to pay tax liability upon the vesting of restricted stock.
(3)	Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for 22,808 shares of Pulte common stock owned directly.
(4)	Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for 70,161 shares of restricted Pulte common stock that vest 1/3 each on March 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and are subject to partial accelerated vesting in the event of a qualified termination.
(5)	On the merger effective date, shares of Pulte common stock had a market value of $12.33 per share.
(6)	This option, which provided for vesting in 5 equal annual installments beginning October 16, 2007, was assumed by Pulte Homes, Inc. in the merger and replaced with a fully vested option to purchase 57,249 shares of Pulte common stock for $53.83 per share.
(7)	This option, which provided for vesting in 3 equal annual installments beginning March 31, 2009, was assumed by Pulte Homes, Inc. in the merger and replaced with a fully vested option to purchase 22,011 shares of Pulte common stock for $46.70 per share.
(8)	This option, which provided for vesting in 3 equal annual installments beginning March 31, 2009, was assumed by Pulte Homes, Inc. in the merger and replaced with a fully vested option to purchase 92,445 shares of Pulte common stock for $22.65 per share.

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