Form 8-K

 

 

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 reported event): April 4, 2011

 

 

BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   001-12822   54-2086934

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

   

1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200

Atlanta Georgia 30328

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(770) 829-3700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(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:

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On April 4, 2011, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. issued a press release which announced that the Company is expanding beyond new home sales with the introduction of its Pre-Owned Homes Division. Beginning in the Phoenix market, the new division is charged with acquiring, improving and renting recently built, previously owned homes within select communities in markets in which the Company currently operates. By augmenting the sale of newly constructed homes with rental options of previously owned homes, Beazer expects to appeal to a broader range of consumers. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated April 4, 2011.

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.

 

    BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
Date: April 4, 2011   By:  

/s/ Kenneth F. Khoury

    Kenneth F. Khoury
    Executive Vice President and
    General Counsel