SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
MDC HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
55267W309
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(CUSIP Number)
January 19, 2001
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
o Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
o Rule 13d-1(d)
CUSIP No. 55267W309 |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* |
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SEC USE ONLY |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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NUMBER OF |
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO |
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
**SEE ITEM 4(b).
CUSIP No. 55267W309 |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* |
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SEC USE ONLY |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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NUMBER OF |
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN |
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
**SEE ITEM 4(b).
CUSIP No. 55267W309 |
13G |
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* |
(a) o |
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SEC USE ONLY |
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION |
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NUMBER OF |
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SOLE VOTING POWER |
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SHARED VOTING POWER |
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER |
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN |
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
**SEE ITEM 4(b).
SCHEDULE 13G
This Schedule 13G (the "Schedule 13G") is being filed on behalf of Greenlight Capital, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Greenlight"), and Mr. David Einhorn and Mr. Jeffrey A. Keswin, the principals of Greenlight, relating to shares of common stock of MDC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer").
This Schedule 13G relates to shares of Common Stock of the Issuer purchased by Greenlight for the account of (i) Greenlight Capital, L.P. ("Greenlight Fund"), of which Greenlight is the general partner, (ii) Greenlight Capital Qualified, L.P. ("Greenlight Qualified"), of which Greenlight is the general partner and (iii) Greenlight Capital Offshore, Ltd. ("Greenlight Offshore"), to which Greenlight acts as investment advisor.
Item 1(a) |
Name of Issuer. |
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MDC Holdings, Inc. |
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Item 1(b) |
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices. |
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3600 S. Yosemite Street, Suite 900 |
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Item 2(a) |
Name of Person Filing. |
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Greenlight Capital, L.L.C. ("Greenlight"), David Einhorn and Jeffrey A. Keswin |
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Item 2(b) |
Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence. |
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420 Lexington Ave., Suite 1740 |
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Item 2(c) |
Citizenship or Place of Organization. |
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Greenlight is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. David Einhorn and Jeffrey A. Keswin are the principals of Greenlight and are United States citizens. |
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Title of Class of Securities. |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"). |
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Item 2(e) |
CUSIP Number. |
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55267W309 |
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Reporting Person. |
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Inapplicable. |
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Item 4 |
Ownership. |
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(a) |
Greenlight and Messrs. Einhorn and Keswin are the beneficial owners of 1,165,000 shares of Common Stock. |
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(b) |
Greenlight and Messrs. Einhorn and Keswin are the beneficial owners of 5.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. This percentage is determined by dividing 1,165,000 by 21,102,000, the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on September 30, 2000, as reported in the Issuer's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed November 3, 2000. |
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Greenlight has the sole power to vote and dispose of the 1,165,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it. As the principals of Greenlight, Messrs. Einhorn and Keswin may direct the vote and disposition of the 1,165,000 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Greenlight. |
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Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Inapplicable. |
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Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Inapplicable. |
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Item 7 |
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company. |
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Inapplicable. |
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Item 8 |
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Inapplicable. |
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Item 9 |
Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Inapplicable. |
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Item 10 |
Certification. |
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By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. |
Exhibits |
Exhibit 1 |
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Joint Filing Agreement dated January 26, 2001, between Greenlight, David Einhorn and Jeffrey A. Keswin. |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: January 26, 2001
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GREENLIGHT CAPITAL, L.L.C. |
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By: |
Jeffrey A. Keswin |
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David Einhorn |
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Jeffrey A. Keswin |