UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be held on March 31, 2008.

 

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.

The following materials are available for view:  
2008 Proxy Statement (including annexes), Class A Common Stock Proxy Card and Class B Common Stock Proxy Card (for registered holders), as applicable, our 2008 Annual Report to Shareholders, and any amendments to the forgoing materials that are required to be furnished to shareholders.

To view this material, have the 12-digit Control #(s) available and visit: www.investorEconnect.com

If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of the above listed documents, or similar documents for future meetings, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below on or before March 11, 2008.

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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
110 West Front Street
P.O. BOX 500
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701

      

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.

 Vote In Person

  

Many shareholder meetings have attendance requirements including, but not limited to, the possession of an attendance ticket issued by the entity holding the meeting. Please check the meeting materials for any special requirements for meeting attendance. At the Meeting you will need to request a ballot to vote these shares.

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To vote now by Internet, go to WWW.PROXYVOTE.COM.
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your notice in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions.
 

 
 
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Meeting Location
The Annual Meeting
is to be held on March 31, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
at:    Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
        425 Lexington Avenue
        New York, NY 10017
 

     

DIRECTIONS TO THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.

Please call our Investor Relations department at 1-800-815-9680 for directions to the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting.













 



 

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 Voting items    

 

Proposals to be voted on at our Annual Meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors' recommendations.

  


1.

 Election of Directors:  
   
1) Kevork S. Hovnanian 5)   Joseph A. Marengi
2) Ara K. Hovnanian 6)   John J. Robbins
3) Robert B. Coutts 7)   J. Larry Sorsby
4) Edward A. Kangas 8)   Stephen D. Weinroth
 

 
 

2.  

Ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2008.
 

 
 

3.  

Approval of the Company's amended and restated Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan.

 
 

4.  

Approval of the Company's 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, which is intended to supersede and replace the Company's amended and restated 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.

 
 

5.  

Approval of the Company's amended and restated 1983 Stock Option Plan.

 
 

6.  

Consideration of such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof.

 
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR each of the nominees listed in proposal 1 and FOR proposals 2, 3, 4 and 5.
  
            
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