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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): October 17, 2011
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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(State or Other
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Identification No.) |
of Incorporation) |
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110 West Front Street
P.O. Box 500
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(732) 747-7800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)) |
On October 17, 2011, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (Hovnanian) issued a press release relating
to the previously announced private exchange offers and consent solicitation of K. Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hovnanian. In the press release, Hovnanian
announced, among other things, an increase in the total consideration with respect to the exchange
offers for certain series of its senior notes, the extension of the Early Tender and Consent Time,
and, in the case of exchange offers for certain series of its senior notes, the Withdrawal and
Revocation Deadline, and has announced the amount of senior notes validly tendered and not validly
withdrawn, by series, as of 5:00 pm, New York City time, on October 17, 2011.
The exchange offers and consent solicitation are being made within the United States only to
qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the Securities Act), and outside the United States to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation
S. The new secured notes being offered have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. The information contained in this report does
not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy senior notes or new secured
notes subject to the exchange offers in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale would be
unlawful.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1 |
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Press Release dated October 17, 2011. |
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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.
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Registrant)
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/s/ J. Larry Sorsby
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J. Larry Sorsby |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: October 18, 2011
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press Release dated October 17, 2011. |
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Exhibit 99.1
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. |
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Contact:
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J. Larry Sorsby
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Jeffrey T. OKeefe |
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Executive Vice President & CFO
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Vice President, Investor Relations |
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Hovnanian Enterprises Announces Modifications to Previously Announced Private Debt Exchange
Offers for Certain of its Debt Securities
RED BANK, NJ, October 17, 2011 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: HOV) (the Company) announced
today that in connection with its previously announced private exchange offers and consent
solicitation, K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (K.
Hovnanian), has increased the applicable Total Consideration with respect to the Exchange Offers
for its 61/2% Senior Notes due 2014 (the 61/2% 2014 Notes), its 63/8% Senior Notes due 2014 (the 63/8%
2014 Notes, and together with the 61/2% 2014 Notes, the 2014 Notes), its 117/8% Senior Notes due
2015 (the 117/8% 2015 Notes or the Any and All Notes) and its 61/4% Senior Notes due 2015 (the 61/4%
2015 Notes and together with the 117/8% 2015 Notes, the 2015 Notes), in the manner as described
below. The Company also announced that it has extended the Early Tender and Consent Time for all
Senior Notes from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 17, 2011 to 12:00 midnight, New York
City time, on October 29, 2011. In addition, the Company announced that it has extended the
Withdrawal and Revocation Deadline for the 2014 Notes and the 2015 Notes from 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on October 12, 2011 to 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on October 29, 2011. The
Withdrawal and Revocation Deadline for all other series of Senior Notes expired at 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on October 12, 2011. As a result of the extension of the Early Tender and Consent
Time and, in the case of the 2014 Notes and the 2015 Notes, the Withdrawal and Revocation Deadline,
holders of Senior Notes that properly tender and, in the case of the 2014 Notes and the 2015 Notes
do not validly withdraw, their Senior Notes prior to or on the extended Early Tender and Consent
Time, and whose Senior Notes are accepted for exchange will receive the applicable Total
Consideration. The Exchange Offers will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on October
29, 2011, unless extended or earlier terminated (the Expiration Time). Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Confidential Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement (the Offering Memorandum)
relating to the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitation and the accompanying Consent and Letter of
Transmittal.
In exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of 2014 Notes validly tendered (and not validly
withdrawn) on or prior to the extended Early Tender and Consent Time and accepted by K. Hovnanian,
participating holders of 2014 Notes will receive $1,000 principal amount of 5.00% Senior Secured
Notes due 2021 (the 5.00% New Secured Notes) and a cash payment of $100 (the 2014 Notes Cash
Consideration), plus accrued and unpaid interest in cash (the 2014 Notes Total Consideration).
In exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of 2015 Notes validly tendered (and not validly
withdrawn) on or prior to the extended Early Tender and Consent Time and accepted by K. Hovnanian,
participating holders of 2015 Notes will receive $1,000 principal amount of 5.00% New Secured Notes
and a cash payment of $100 (the 2015 Notes Cash Consideration and together with the 2014 Cash
Consideration, the Cash Consideration), plus accrued and unpaid interest in cash (the 2015 Notes
Total Consideration). As described in more detail below, the 5.00% New Secured Notes will have
the same terms as the New Secured Notes described in the Offering Memorandum, other than with
respect to interest rate and related redemption provisions, and will vote as a single class with
the 2.00% New Secured Notes.
In exchange for each $1,000 principal amount of all other Senior Notes validly tendered on or prior
to the extended Early Tender and Consent Time and accepted by K. Hovnanian, participating holders
of such Senior Notes will receive $1,000 principal amount of 2.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021
with terms as described in the Offering Memorandum (the 2.00% New Secured Notes, and together
with the 5.00% New Secured Notes, the New Secured Notes), plus accrued and unpaid interest in
cash (the Senior Notes Total Consideration). The 2015 Notes Total Consideration, the 2014 Notes
Total Consideration and the Senior Notes Total Consideration are referred to in this press release
and in the Offering Memorandum as the Total Consideration. Unless the Exchange Offers are
further extended, the Early Tender and Consent Time will be at the Expiration Time and all holders
who tender and have their Senior Notes accepted for exchange will receive the Total Consideration.
K. Hovnanian will not accept any tender that would result in the issuance of less than $2,000
principal amount of the applicable New Secured Notes. The aggregate applicable Total Consideration
and/or Exchange Consideration paid to each participating holder for Senior Notes validly tendered
(and not validly
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withdrawn) and accepted will be rounded down, if necessary, to $2,000 or the nearest whole
multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. Fractional notes will not be issued and there will not be any
cash payment in lieu thereof. Tenders of 2014 Notes and 2015 Notes may be withdrawn prior to the
extended Withdrawal and Revocation Deadline, but not thereafter.
The table below lists the series of Senior Notes that are the subject of the Exchange Offers and
the applicable Total Consideration and Exchange Consideration, as now amended. In addition, the
table below shows the amount of Senior Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, by Issue,
as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 17, 2011.
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Unless the Exchange Offers are further extended, the Early Tender and Consent Time will be at
the Expiration Time and all holders who tender and have their Senior Notes accepted for exchange
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As previously announced, K. Hovnanian is offering to exchange (i) any and all of its outstanding
Any and All Tender Notes, and (ii) in accordance with the applicable Acceptance Priority Level,
all or a portion of the other Senior Notes listed in the table above (collectively, the Partial
Tender Notes), in each case, validly tendered for exchange and accepted, to the extent of the
applicable maximum new issuance amount. The maximum new issuance amount shall either be (i) $195.0
million, in the event that more than 50% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Any
and All Tender Notes is tendered for exchange; or (ii) $220.0 million, in the event that 50% or
less of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Any and All Tender Notes is tendered for
exchange. K. Hovnanian will accept for exchange any and all of the Any and All Tender Notes
validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the applicable Exchange Offer. The aggregate
principal amount of each Issue of Partial Tender Notes that is exchanged for New Secured Notes in
the exchange offer will be determined in accordance with the modified Acceptance Priority Level,
as set forth above, with Level 1 being the highest priority. After K. Hovnanian has accepted all
Senior Notes properly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) having a higher Acceptance Priority
Level than a particular issue of Senior Notes, if the remaining portion of the Maximum New Issuance
Amount is adequate to accept for exchange some but not all of that particular issue of Senior
Notes, then K. Hovnanian will accept for exchange only a portion of the Partial Tender Notes of
that Issue on a pro rata basis among the tendering holders.
Assuming that (i) all of the outstanding 117/8% 2015 Notes have been tendered prior to the extended
Early Tender and Consent Time and accepted and (ii) all of the Partial Tender Notes have been
tendered prior to the extended Early Tender and Consent Time and
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accepted to the extent of the High Participation Maximum New Issuance Amount in accordance with the
Acceptance Priority Level of each Issue, the aggregate Cash Consideration that would be payable
upon consummation of the Exchange Offers is $19.5 million.
K. Hovnanians debt service payments for the 12-month period ended July 31, 2011 on a historical
basis were $153.8 million. On a pro forma basis, assuming no further participation in the Exchange
Offers apart from the Senior Notes that have been tendered as of October 17, 2011, as set forth
above, debt service payments for such period would have been $150.6 million. Assuming all of the
outstanding 117/8% 2015 Notes have been tendered prior to the extended Early Tender and Consent Time
and accepted, and all of the Partial Tender Notes have been tendered prior to the extended Early
Tender and Consent Time and accepted to the extent of the High Participation Maximum New Issuance
Amount in accordance with the Acceptance Priority Level of each Issue, debt service payments for
such period on a pro forma basis would have been $144.0 million. In each case, the debt service
payments represent interest incurred (as there were no mandatory principal payments on our
corporate debt under the terms of our indentures), but do not include principal and interest on
nonrecourse secured debt, debt of our financial subsidiaries and fees under our letter of credit
facilities and agreements.
As previously announced, in conjunction with the Exchange Offers, K. Hovnanian is soliciting, for
no consideration, from holders of the Any and All Tender Notes consents to certain proposed
amendments to the indenture governing the Any and All Tender Notes to eliminate substantially all
of the restrictive covenants and certain of the default provisions contained in such indenture.
In connection with the amendments to the Exchange Offers for the 2014 Notes and the 2015 Notes, the
Company is amending the first and second paragraphs in the Offering Memorandum under the caption
Description of New Secured Notes, the first paragraph under the caption Description of New
Secured NotesGeneral and the penultimate paragraph under the caption Description of New Secured
NotesRedemption.
In this section, references to the Company mean Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, and do not include K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. or any of its
subsidiaries, and references to the Issuer, us, we or our mean K. Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc., a California corporation. References to Notes in this section are
references to, collectively, the 5.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the 5.00% New Secured
Notes) and the 2.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the 2.00% New Secured Notes) offered
hereby.
If the Exchange Offers are consummated, the Notes will be issued under an indenture (the
Indenture), to be dated as of the Issue Date, among the Issuer, the Guarantors and
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the Trustee). The 5.00% New Secured
Notes and the 2.00% New Secured Notes will be separate series but will vote together as a
single class for all purposes under the Indenture. The following is a summary of the
material terms and provisions of the Notes. The terms of the Notes include those stated in
the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended (the Trust Indenture Act), as in effect on the date of the Indenture. The
Notes are subject to all such terms, and prospective purchasers of the Notes are referred to
the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement of such terms.
General
The Notes will bear interest from the Issue Date at the rate per annum of 5.00%, in the
case of the 5.00% New Secured Notes, and 2.00%, in the case of the 2.00% New Secured Notes,
in each case, payable semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing May 1,
2012, to Holders of record at the close of business on April 15 or October 15, as the case
may be, immediately preceding each such interest payment date. The Notes will mature on
November 1, 2021, and will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and higher integral multiples
of $1,000. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve
30-day months.
Redemption
At any time and from time to time prior to November 1, 2014, the Issuer may redeem the 2.00%
New Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer from any Equity Offering of the
Company at a redemption price equal to 102% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid
interest to the redemption date, in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to
exceed 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2.00% New Secured Notes (including
Additional Notes) provided that:
(1) in each case the redemption takes place not later than 60 days after the closing of the
related Equity Offering, and
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(2) not less than 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2.00% New Secured
Notes (including Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately thereafter.
At any time and from time to time prior to November 1, 2014, the Issuer may redeem the 5.00%
New Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds received by the Issuer from any Equity Offering of the
Company at a redemption price equal to 105% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid
interest to the redemption date, in an aggregate principal amount for all such redemptions not to
exceed 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 5.00% New Secured Notes (including
Additional Notes) provided that:
(1) in each case the redemption takes place not later than 60 days after the closing of the
related Equity Offering, and
(2) not less than 65% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 5.00% New Secured
Notes (including Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately thereafter.
In connection with the amendments to the Exchange Offers in respect of the 2014 Notes and the 2015
Notes, the Company is amending the second and third paragraphs in the Offering Memorandum under the
caption Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax ConsiderationsTax Consequences to U.S. HoldersTax
Consequences of the Exchange to read as set forth below.
If the exchange of any of the Partial Tender Notes for the New Secured Notes is treated
as a recapitalization, you will generally not recognize any gain or loss on the exchange,
except that you will recognize any gain on the exchange (computed in the manner described in
the succeeding paragraph) to the extent of any Cash Consideration received. In addition, your
initial tax basis in the New Secured Notes received in the exchange will generally be equal
to your tax basis in the Partial Tender Notes exchanged therefor, increased by any gain
recognized on the exchange and reduced by any Cash Consideration received. Your holding
period for such New Secured Notes will generally include the period during which you held the
Partial Tender Notes surrendered in the exchange.
If the exchange of any of the Senior Notes for the New Secured Notes is not treated as a
recapitalization (such as the exchange of Any and All Tender Notes for the New Secured
Notes), you will generally recognize gain or loss on the exchange equal to the difference, if
any, between (i) the aggregate issue price (determined as described below under Issue
Price of the New Secured Notes) of the New Secured Notes received in exchange for such
Senior Notes at the time of the exchange plus any Cash Consideration received and (ii) your
adjusted tax basis in the Senior Notes exchanged therefor. Your adjusted tax basis in the
Senior Notes will generally equal the amount paid therefor, increased, in the case of Any and
All Tender Notes, by any OID previously accrued. If applicable, your tax basis in a Senior
Note also will generally be (i) increased by market discount, if any, previously taken into
account and (ii) reduced by any amortizable bond premium previously amortized. Your initial
tax basis in the New Secured Notes will generally equal their issue price (determined as
described below) and you will generally have a new holding period in the New Secured Notes
commencing the day after the exchange. Any gain or loss you recognize will generally be
capital gain or loss (although as described below, all or a portion of any recognized gain
could be subject to ordinary income treatment if you acquired the Senior Notes with market
discount) and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Senior Notes have been held for
more than one year. Non-corporate U.S. Holders (including individuals) are eligible for
reduced rates of taxation on long-term capital gains. The deductibility of capital losses is
subject to limitations.
In addition, the Company does not intend to withhold U.S. federal income tax on any Cash
Consideration paid to Non-U.S. Holders (as defined in Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations) in connection with their exchange of Senior Notes for New Secured Notes, and the
discussion in the Offering Memorandum under the caption Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
ConsiderationsBackup Withholding and Information Reporting, insofar as it relates to the
exchange of Senior Notes for New Secured Notes, applies equally to any Cash Consideration received.
The Exchange Offers are being made within the United States only to qualified institutional
buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act),
and outside the United States to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities
Act. The New Secured Notes to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the
Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Senior Notes or New Secured Notes in any
jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale would be unlawful.
The complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitation are described in
the Offering Memorandum, as amended to date, and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal. K.
Hovnanians obligation to accept any Senior Notes tendered and to
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for them is set forth solely in the Offering Memorandum and the accompanying Consent and Letter of
Transmittal, as amended to date. Documents relating to the Exchange Offers will only be
distributed to holders of Senior Notes who complete a letter of eligibility confirming that they
are within the category of eligible holders for the Exchange Offers. Copies of the eligibility
letter are available to holders of the Senior Notes through the information agent, Global
Bondholder Services Corporation, at (866) 389-1500 (toll free) or (212) 430-3774 (collect). The
Exchange Offers are made only by, and pursuant to, the terms set forth in the Offering Memorandum,
and the information in this press release is qualified by reference to the Offering Memorandum and
the accompanying Letter of Transmittal. Subject to applicable law, K. Hovnanian may amend, extend
or terminate the Exchange Offers and the consent solicitation.
Recent Events
On October 5, 2011, following our announcement of the proposed Exchange Offers and Consent
Solicitation, Standard & Poors (S&P) downgraded our corporate credit rating from CCC to CC,
downgraded the rating of our First Lien Notes from CCC to CC, and downgraded our Senior Notes from
CC to C. In addition, S&P indicated that if we consummate the proposed Exchange Offers, it will
likely lower our corporate credit rating to SD and downgrade the Senior Notes that are not tendered
or not accepted for exchange to D. On October 5, 2011, following our announcement of the proposed
Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitation, Fitch Ratings placed us on Rating Watch Negative. On
October 7, 2011, Moodys Investor Services (Moodys) issued a press release indicating that while
the final outcome will depend on the amount of participation in the Exchange Offers, it is likely
that the consummation of the Exchange Offers will cause Moodys rating on the First Lien Notes to
be lowered to B3 from B2 and that the New Secured Notes will similarly be assigned a rating of B3.
There can be no assurances that our credit ratings will not be further downgraded in the future,
whether as a result of the consummation of the Exchange Offers and Consent Solicitation or
otherwise.
About Hovnanian Enterprises
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1959 by Kevork S. Hovnanian, is headquartered in Red Bank,
New Jersey. The Company is one of the nations largest homebuilders with operations in Arizona,
California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.
The Companys homes are marketed and sold under the trade names K. Hovnanian® Homes®, Matzel &
Mumford, Brighton Homes, Parkwood Builders, Town & Country Homes and Oster Homes. As the developer
of K. Hovnanians® Four Seasons communities, the Company is also one of the nations largest
builders of active adult homes.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered as
forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the Companys plans, intentions and
expectations reflected in, or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, neither
we nor the Company can provide assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be
achieved. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, (1) changes
in general and local economic and industry and business conditions and impacts of the sustained
homebuilding downturn, (2) adverse weather, natural disasters and environmental conditions, (3)
changes in market conditions and seasonality of the Companys business, (4) changes in home prices
and sales activity in the markets where the Company builds homes, (5) government laws and
regulations, including, among others, those concerning development of land, the home building,
sales and customer financing processes, tax laws, and the protection of the environment, (6)
fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing, (7) shortages in, and
price fluctuations of, raw materials and labor, (8) the availability and cost of suitable land and
improved lots, (9) levels of competition, (10) availability of financing to the Company, (11)
utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations, (12) levels of indebtedness and restrictions on
the Companys operations and activities imposed by the agreements governing the Companys
outstanding indebtedness, (13) the Companys sources of liquidity, (14) changes in the Companys
credit ratings, (15) availability of net operating loss carryforwards, (16) operations through
joint ventures with third parties, (17) product liability litigation and warranty claims, (18)
successful identification and integration of acquisitions, (19) significant influence of the
Companys controlling stockholders, (20) geopolitical risks, terrorist acts and other acts of war,
and (21) other factors described in detail in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the
year ended October 31, 2010 and the Companys quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or 10-Q/A for the
quarters ended January 31, 2011, April 30, 2011 and July 31, 2011, respectively and in the Offering
Memorandum under Risk Factors. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, us or
persons acting on the Companys or our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the
cautionary statements and risk factors contained throughout the Offering Memorandum. Except as
otherwise
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required by applicable securities laws, neither we nor the Company undertakes any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.
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