FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC [ HOV ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 10/29/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||
Class A Common Stock | 10/29/2015 | W(1) | V | 1,376,146(1) | A | $0.0000 | 1,816,146(1) | D |
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
Class B Common Stock | (2) | 10/30/2015 | G(3) | V | 293,906 | (2) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 293,906 | $0.0000 | 311,748.23 | I | Held by Reporting Person through partnership interests in the Limited Partnership | ||
Class B Common Stock | (2) | 10/30/2015 | G(3) | V | 293,906 | (2) | (4) | Class A Common Stock | 293,906 | $0.0000 | 17,842.23 | I | Held by Reporting Person through partnership interests in the Limited Partnership |
Explanation of Responses: |
1. On October 29, 2015, the executors of the estate of Kevork S. Hovnanian transferred 1,376,146 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative ("Class A Common Stock") to the Reporting Person pursuant to the terms of the Will of Kevork S. Hovnanian, deceased. The 1,376,146 shares of Class A Common Stock reported herein were then immediately transferred by the Reporting Person to a grantor retained annuity trust of which the Reporting Person is the sole trustee and annuitant. |
2. The Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative ("Class B Common Stock"), is immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock. |
3. The Sirwart Hovnanian 1994 Marital Trust transferred general partnership and limited partnership units of the Kevork S. Hovnanian Family Limited Partnership (the "Limited Partnership") to the Reporting Person, who immediately transferred such units to trusts for the benefit of family members of children of Kevork S. Hovnanian. These units relate to shares of Class B Common Stock. |
4. No expiration date |
Nancy A. Marrazzo Attorney-in-Fact | 12/11/2015 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* 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). | ||
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