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): Apirl 15, 2006
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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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1-8551 |
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22-1851059 |
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(State or Other |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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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 |
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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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On April 18,
2006, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding
the passing of
Geaton A. DeCesaris, Jr., a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1 |
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Press Release Dated April 18, 2006. |
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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. |
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(Registrant) |
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By: |
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Paul W. Buchanan |
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Paul W. Buchanan |
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Senior Vice President – |
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Date: April 18, 2006 |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit |
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Exhibit 99.1 |
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Press Release Dated April 18, 2006. |
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