-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, FpTzqj6q1Vx9cT5STPet2uYjvznmwwSevX9yFt/e7LnTQUM7VklbLc/ZRfz8PjAR rbXrRAX89MfV3QYdZ/qR+Q== 0000900565-03-000010.txt : 20031205 0000900565-03-000010.hdr.sgml : 20031205 20031205112531 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000900565-03-000010 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 5 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031205 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOVNANIAN KEVORK S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000900565 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 5 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08551 FILM NUMBER: 031039476 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 HIGHWAY 35 STREET 2: PO BOX 500 CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 HIGHWAY 35 STREET 2: POST OFFICE BOX 500 CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000357294 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 221851059 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 HWY 35 STREET 2: PO BOX 500 CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 BUSINESS PHONE: 7327477800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 HWY 35 PO BOX 500 STREET 2: 10 HWY 35 PO BOX 500 CITY: RED BANK STATE: NJ ZIP: 07701 5 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0201 52003-10-31 0 0 0000357294 HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC HOV 0000900565 HOVNANIAN KEVORK S 10 HIGHWAY 35 RED BANK NJ 07701 1110Chairman of the BoardClass B Common Stock2003-01-095G027189.68DClass A Common Stock27189.681294228.32IHeld by the Family Limited Partnership Class B Common StockClass A Common Stock26944122694412DClass B Common StockClass A Common Stock1500015000IHeld by the Lim ited PartnershipClass B Common StockClass A Common Stock5545055450IHeld by the 1991 Exclusion TrustClass B Common Stock< conversionOrExercisePrice>Class A Common Stock264562264562IHeld by wife as trustee for daughterThe Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative, is immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative.No expiration date.Not applicable.Held by the Kevork S. Hovnanian Family Limited Partnership (the "Limited Partnership")Held by the Limited Partnership through the partnership interest held by the Sirwart Hovnanian 1994 Marital TrustHeld by the Kevork S. Hovnanian 1991 Exclusion Trust of which the Reporting Person's spouse is trusteeNancy Marrazzo2003-12-05 EX-24 3 ksh.htm

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY



          Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints

each of Nancy Marrazzo, Peter S. Reinhart, Anthony J. Maimone and J. Larry

Sorsby

signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the

Company), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the

undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute

any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or

amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar

authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with

the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of

benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,

it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on

behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in

such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-

fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and

authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary,

or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein

granted, as

fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if

personally

present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and

confirming all

that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes, shall

lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the

rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing

attorneys-in-

fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not

assuming, nor is

the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with

Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

         This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is

no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's

holdings of

and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by

the

undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 14 day of July, 2003.



__________________________    _______

Witness:  Peter S. Reinhart    /s/Kevork S. Hovnanian

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