UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 29, 2004
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. |
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
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1-8551 |
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(Commission File Number) |
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22-1851059 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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10 Highway 35, P.O. Box 500 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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(732) 747-7800 |
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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Not Applicable |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Item 5. Other Events.
Attached as Exhibit 23 hereto is the consent of Ernst & Young LLP, which is to be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-3 File Nos. 333-68528, 333-75939, 333-87861, 333-51991, 333-111231 and 333-106761 and in the related Prospectuses and in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 File Nos. 333-106756, 333-92977, 333-56972, 033-36098, 002-92773 and 333-56640.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K.
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. |
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/s/ Paul W. Buchanan |
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Name: Paul W. Buchanan |
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Title: Senior Vice President |
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Corporate Controller |
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Date: March 29, 2004
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. |
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Exhibit 23
Consent Of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-3 No. 333-68528, Form S-3 No. 333-75939, Form S-3 No. 333-87861, Form S-3 No. 333-51991, Form S-3 No. 333-111231 and Form S-3 No. 333-106761) of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and in the related Prospectuses and in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-106756, Form S-8 No. 333-92977, Form S-8 No. 333-56972, Form S-8 No. 033-36098, Form S-8 No. 002-92773, and Form S-8 No. 333-56640) of our report dated December 8, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended October 31, 2003.
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP |
New York, New York
January 16, 2004