0001193125-13-473223.txt : 20140123 0001193125-13-473223.hdr.sgml : 20140123 20131213161239 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-473223 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-3/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131220 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Prince George Utilities, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001512011 IRS NUMBER: 272403139 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-06 FILM NUMBER: 131276370 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M I HOMES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000799292 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 311210837 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989 FILM NUMBER: 131276371 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 6144188000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: M I SCHOTTENSTEIN HOMES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931228 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes of DFW, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001588628 IRS NUMBER: 463294033 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-03 FILM NUMBER: 131276372 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001511786 IRS NUMBER: 412240732 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-08 FILM NUMBER: 131276375 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF CHARLOTTE, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327669 IRS NUMBER: 731668983 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-13 FILM NUMBER: 131276380 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF CINCINNATI, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327667 IRS NUMBER: 371466139 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-15 FILM NUMBER: 131276382 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes of Indiana, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327655 IRS NUMBER: 043661814 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-21 FILM NUMBER: 131276389 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF RALEIGH, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327668 IRS NUMBER: 731668974 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-14 FILM NUMBER: 131276381 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF WEST PALM BEACH, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327664 IRS NUMBER: 753087794 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-17 FILM NUMBER: 131276384 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF TAMPA, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327662 IRS NUMBER: 753087792 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-01 FILM NUMBER: 131276386 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Northeast Office Venture, Ltd Liability Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327654 IRS NUMBER: 311444839 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-22 FILM NUMBER: 131276390 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Northeast Office Venture, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Properties LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327648 IRS NUMBER: 311210837 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-23 FILM NUMBER: 131276392 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: M/I Properties, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes of Austin, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001526914 IRS NUMBER: 800739449 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-04 FILM NUMBER: 131276373 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes of Grandview Yard, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20110728 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Wilson Farm, L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327676 IRS NUMBER: 522009441 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-09 FILM NUMBER: 131276376 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WILSON FARM, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MHO HOLDINGS, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327674 IRS NUMBER: 753087795 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-11 FILM NUMBER: 131276378 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF ORLANDO, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327663 IRS NUMBER: 753087793 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-18 FILM NUMBER: 131276385 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes Second Indiana LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327653 IRS NUMBER: 311210837 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-19 FILM NUMBER: 131276391 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES SECOND INDIANA, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Fields at Perry Hall, L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327675 IRS NUMBER: 522293749 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-10 FILM NUMBER: 131276377 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FIELDS AT PERRY HALL, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes of San Antonio, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001514488 IRS NUMBER: 800687761 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-05 FILM NUMBER: 131276374 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MHO, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327647 IRS NUMBER: 731668967 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-24 FILM NUMBER: 131276393 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF CENTRAL OHIO, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327666 IRS NUMBER: 364530649 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-16 FILM NUMBER: 131276383 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes Service Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327645 IRS NUMBER: 311626248 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-25 FILM NUMBER: 131276394 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF FLORIDA, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327661 IRS NUMBER: 753087790 STATE OF INCORPORATION: FL FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-02 FILM NUMBER: 131276387 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes First Indiana LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327656 IRS NUMBER: 311210837 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-20 FILM NUMBER: 131276388 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes First Indiana, LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050519 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I HOMES OF DC, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001327672 IRS NUMBER: 731668967 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-12 FILM NUMBER: 131276379 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: M/I Homes of Houston, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001512009 IRS NUMBER: 800569230 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-191989-07 FILM NUMBER: 131276369 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 BUSINESS PHONE: 614-418-8000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3 EASTON OVAL STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43219 S-3/A 1 d615835ds3a.htm PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-3 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2013

Registration No. 333-191989

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

M/I HOMES, INC.

Co-registrants are listed on the following page

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Ohio   31-1210837
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

3 Easton Oval, Suite 500

Columbus, Ohio 43219

(614) 418-8000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

J. Thomas Mason, Esq.

M/I Homes, Inc.

3 Easton Oval, Suite 500

Columbus, Ohio 43219

(614) 418-8000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With a copy to:

Adam K. Brandt, Esq.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

52 East Gay Street

Columbus, OH 43215

(614) 464-6400

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

 


 

The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


TABLE OF CO-REGISTRANTS

The following direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of M/I Homes, Inc. may guarantee the debt securities of M/I Homes, Inc. registered hereunder and are co-registrants under this Registration Statement.

 

Exact name of co-registrant as specified in its charter*    State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or
organization
  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

MHO Holdings, LLC    Florida    75-3087795
MHO, LLC    Florida    75-3087795
M/I Homes First Indiana LLC    Indiana    31-1210837
M/I Homes of Austin, LLC    Ohio    80-0739449
M/I Homes of Central Ohio, LLC    Ohio    36-4530649
M/I Homes of Charlotte, LLC    Delaware    73-1668983
M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC    Delaware    41-2240732
M/I Homes of Cincinnati, LLC    Ohio    37-1466139
M/I Homes of DC, LLC    Delaware    73-1668967
M/I Homes of DFW, LLC    Delaware    46-3294033
M/I Homes of Florida, LLC    Florida    75-3087790
M/I Homes of Houston, LLC    Delaware    80-0569230
M/I Homes of Indiana, L.P.    Indiana    04-3661814
M/I Homes of Orlando, LLC    Florida    75-3087793
M/I Homes of Raleigh, LLC    Delaware    73-1668974
M/I Homes of San Antonio, LLC    Delaware    80-0687761
M/l Homes of Tampa, LLC    Florida    75-3087792
M/I Homes of West Palm Beach, LLC    Florida    75-3087794
M/I Homes Second Indiana LLC    Indiana    31-1210837
M/I Homes Service, LLC    Ohio    31-1626248
M/I Properties LLC    Ohio    31-1210837
Northeast Office Venture, Limited Liability Company    Delaware    31-1444839
Prince Georges Utilities, LLC    Maryland    27-2403139
The Fields at Perry Hall, L.L.C.    Maryland    52-2293749
Wilson Farm, L.L.C.    Maryland    52-2009441

 

* The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each co-registrant’s principal executive offices are the same as those of M/I Homes, Inc. The name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of each co-registrant’s agent for service are the same as those of M/I Homes, Inc. The primary standard industrial classification code number of each co-registrant is 1531.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment No. 2”) to Registration Statement on Form S-3, initially filed on October 30, 2013 and amended on December 9, 2013 (together, the “Registration Statement”), is being filed to amend and refile Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 2 consists solely of the facing page, this explanatory note, Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature pages to the Registration Statement, the exhibit index and Exhibit 5.1. This Amendment No. 2 does not modify any provision of the prospectus contained in Part I. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 2 does not include a copy of the prospectus.


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the estimated (except for the SEC registration fee) fees and expenses payable by us in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities registered hereunder (excluding any underwriting discounts and commissions):

 

SEC registration fee

   $ 51,520   

Printing and engraving expenses

     *   

Legal fees and expenses

     *   

Accounting fees and expenses

     *   

Transfer agent fees and expenses

     *   

Trustee fees and expenses

     *   

Miscellaneous

     *   

Total

     *   

 

* These fees and expenses are based on the number and type of issuances and the amount of securities offered, and, accordingly cannot be estimated at this time. The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the estimated amount of fees and expenses payable in connection with any offering of securities.

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

The following summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the statutes referred to below, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Regulations of M/I Homes, Inc. (“M/I Homes”) and the organizational documents of each of the co-registrants.

M/I Homes, Inc.

Under Section 1701.13(E) of the Ohio General Corporation Law (the “OGCL”), directors, officers, employees and agents of an Ohio corporation have an absolute right to indemnification for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by them in any action, suit or proceeding to the extent they are successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of the action, suit or proceeding, including derivative actions, brought against them, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter asserted in any such proceeding.

Section 1701.13(E) of the OGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents or individuals who are or were serving at the request of the corporation as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation or entity in circumstances where indemnification is not mandated by the statute if certain statutory standards are satisfied. A corporation may grant indemnification in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, investigative or administrative, other than derivative actions, if the indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Such indemnification is permitted against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) as well as judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnitee in connection with the action, suit or proceeding.

Under Section 1701.13(E), a corporation may also provide indemnification in derivative actions for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or suit if the officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation. Ohio law does not

 

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expressly authorize indemnification against judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement of derivative actions. A corporation may not indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent in derivative actions for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) if such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of such person’s duties to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that a court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity as the court deems proper. In addition, a corporation may not indemnify a director in any action or suit in which the only liability asserted against the director is for approving unlawful loans, dividends or distributions of assets under Section 1701.95 of the OGCL.

Section 1701.13(E) of the OGCL permits a corporation to pay expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director, officer, employee or agent as they are incurred, in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, as authorized by the corporation’s directors and upon receipt of an undertaking by such person to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification.

Section 1701.13(E) of the OGCL states that the indemnification provided thereby is not exclusive of, and is in addition to, any other rights granted to persons seeking indemnification under a corporation’s articles or regulations, any agreement, a vote of the corporation’s shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. In addition, Section 1701.13(E) of the OGCL grants express power to a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including trust funds, letters of credit and self-insurance, for director, officer, employee or agent liability, regardless of whether that individual is otherwise eligible for indemnification by the corporation.

M/I Homes’ Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) provide that M/I Homes shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, indemnify each director and officer against any and all costs and expenses (including attorney fees, judgments, fines, penalties, amounts paid in settlement, and other disbursements) actually and reasonably incurred by or imposed upon such person in connection with any action, suit, investigation or proceeding (or any claim or other matter therein), whether civil, criminal, administrative or otherwise in nature, including any settlements or appeals thereof, with respect to which such person is named or otherwise becomes or is threatened to be made a party by reason of being or at any time having been a director or officer of M/I Homes, or by any reason of being or at any time having been, while such a director or officer, an employee or other agent of M/I Homes or, at the direction or request of M/I Homes, a director, trustee, officer, administrator, manager, employee, adviser or other agent of or fiduciary for any other corporation, partnership, trust, venture or other entity or enterprise (including any employee benefit plan). The Articles further provide that (i) M/I Homes shall indemnify any other person to the extent such person is entitled to indemnification under Ohio law by reason of being successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of an action to which such person is named a party by reason of being an employee or other agent of M/I Homes and (ii) M/I Homes may further indemnify any such person if it is determined by the board of directors of M/I Homes that indemnification is proper in the specific case.

Under M/I Homes’ Amended and Restated Regulations (the “Regulations”), M/I Homes shall indemnify any officer or director who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (including any derivative action), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of M/I Homes, or is or was serving at the request of M/I Homes as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees, filing fees, court reporters’ fees and transcript costs), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of M/I Homes. A person claiming such indemnification shall be presumed, in respect of any act or omission giving rise to such claim for indemnification, to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of M/I Homes. The Regulations state that any such indemnification, unless ordered by a court, shall be made only upon

 

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a determination that the director or officer has met the applicable standard of conduct, and such determination shall be made (i) by a majority vote of a quorum consisting of disinterested directors, (ii) in a written opinion by qualified independent legal counsel or (iii) by the shareholders.

The Regulations provide that, to the extent that an officer or director has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, such person shall be promptly indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees, filing fees, court reporters’ fees and transcript costs) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. The Regulations further provide that expenses (including attorneys’ fees, filing fees, court reporters’ fees and transcript costs) incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by M/I Homes in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding to or on behalf of the officer or director promptly as such expenses are incurred by such person if (i) in respect of any claim (except one in which the only liability asserted against a director is for approving unlawful loans, dividends or distribution of assets under Section 1701.95 of the OGCL), M/I Homes receives an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, in which such person agrees to repay all such amounts if it is proved by clear and convincing evidence in a court of competent jurisdiction that such person’s action or failure to act involved an act or omission undertaken with deliberate intent to cause injury to M/I Homes or with reckless disregard for the best interests of M/I Homes, and such person agrees to cooperate reasonably with M/I Homes concerning the action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) M/I Homes receives an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer in which such person agrees to repay all such amounts if it ultimately is determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified.

The Regulations state that the indemnification provided thereby is not exclusive of, and is in addition to, any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification may be entitled under any agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Additionally, the Regulations provide that M/I Homes may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection, including trust funds, letters of credit, or self-insurance, on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of M/I Homes, or is or was serving at the request of M/I Homes as a director, trustee, officer, employee, member, manager or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not M/I Homes would have the obligation or the power to indemnify such person under the Regulations.

Co-Registrants

Certain officers and other employees of M/I Homes serve at the request of M/I Homes as a director, officer, employee or agent of the co-registrants, and thus may be entitled to indemnification under the provisions set forth above. In addition to potential indemnification by M/I Homes, the directors, officers, employees and agents of the co-registrants are also entitled to indemnification to the extent provided in the applicable co-registrant’s organizational documents or under the laws under which the applicable co-registrant is organized as described below.

Delaware Limited Liability Companies

Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act provides that, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as set forth in its limited liability company agreement, a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.

M/I Homes of Charlotte, LLC. The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of M/I Homes of Charlotte, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC. The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of M/I Homes of Chicago, LLC do not address indemnification.

 

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M/I Homes of DC, LLC. The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of M/I Homes of DC, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of DFW, LLC. The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of M/I Homes of DFW, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of Houston, LLC. The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of M/I Homes of Houston, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of Raleigh, LLC. The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of M/I Homes of Raleigh, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of San Antonio, LLC. The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of M/I Homes of San Antonio, LLC do not address indemnification.

Northeast Office Venture, Limited Liability Company. The certificate of formation and the limited liability company agreement of Northeast Office Venture, Limited Liability Company do not address indemnification.

Florida Limited Liability Companies

Section 608.4229 of the Florida Limited Liability Company Act provides that, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its articles of organization or operating agreement, and except with respect to certain criminal or improper acts and unlawful distributions, a limited liability company may, but is not required to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.

MHO Holdings, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of MHO Holdings, LLC do not address indemnification.

MHO, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of MHO, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of Florida, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes of Florida, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of Orlando, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes of Orlando, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of Tampa, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes of Tampa, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of West Palm Beach, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes of West Palm Beach, LLC do not address indemnification.

Indiana Limited Liability Companies

Chapter 2, Section 2 of the Indiana Business Flexibility Act (the “IBFA”) provides that, unless the limited liability company’s articles of organization provide otherwise, every limited liability company has the power to indemnify and hold harmless any member, manager, agent, or employee from and against any and all claims and demands, except in the case of action or failure to act by the member, agent, or employee which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness and subject to any standards and restrictions set forth in a written operating agreement. Chapter 4, Section 4 of the IBFA provides that a written operating agreement may provide for

 

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indemnification of a member or manager of a limited liability company for judgments, settlements, penalties, fines or expenses incurred in a proceeding to which a person is a party because the person is or was a member or manager.

M/I Homes First Indiana LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes First Indiana LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes Second Indiana LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes Second Indiana LLC do not address indemnification.

Indiana Limited Partnership

Chapter 2, Section 9 of the Indiana Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act provides that a domestic or foreign limited partnership may indemnify a person made a party to an action because the person is or was a partner, employee, officer or agent of the partnership against liability incurred in the action if (i) the person’s conduct was in good faith and (ii) the person reasonably believed (A) in the case of conduct in the person’s capacity as a partner, that the person’s conduct was in the best interests of the partnership and (B) in all other cases, that the person’s conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership and (iii) in the case of any criminal action, the person either (A) had reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was lawful or (B) had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The foregoing provisions do not exclude any other rights to indemnification that a partner, employee, officer, or agent of the domestic or foreign limited partnership may have under the partnership agreement or with the written consent of all partners. To the extent it is not inconsistent with the foregoing, Section 18 of the Indiana Uniform Partnership Act provides that, subject to any agreement between the partners, partnerships must indemnify every partner in respect of payments made and personal liabilities reasonably incurred by such partner in the ordinary and proper conduct of the partnership’s business, or for the preservation of the partnership’s business or property.

M/I Homes of Indiana, L.P. The certificate of limited partnership of M/I Homes of Indiana, L.P. does not address indemnification. The limited partnership agreement of M/I Homes of Indiana, L.P. provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, on request by the person to be indemnified, the partnership must indemnify the general partner and its members, managers, officers, employees and agents and hold them harmless from and against all losses, costs, liabilities, damages and expenses (including, without limitation, costs of suit and attorneys’ fees) the general partner may incur as a general partner in the partnership or any of them may incur in performing the obligations of the general partner with respect to the partnership, and on request by the person to be indemnified, the partnership must advance expenses associated with defense of any related action; provided, however, that this indemnity does not apply to actions constituting bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or a breach of the provisions of the limited partnership agreement or actions as to which the conduct of such person was not in the best interests of the partnership or the person had reasonable cause to believe the action was unlawful.

Maryland Limited Liability Companies

Section 203 of the Maryland Limited Liability Company Act provides that, unless otherwise provided by law or its articles of organization, a limited liability company has the general powers, whether or not set forth in its articles of organization, to indemnify and hold harmless any member, agent, or employee from and against any and all claims and demands, except in the case of action or failure to act by the member, agent, or employee which constitutes willful misconduct or recklessness, and subject to the standards and restrictions, if any, set forth in the articles of organization or operating agreement.

Prince Georges Utilities, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of Prince Georges Utilities, LLC do not address indemnification.

 

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The Fields at Perry Hall, L.L.C. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of The Fields at Perry Hall, L.L.C. do not address indemnification.

Wilson Farm, L.L.C. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of Wilson Farm, L.L.C. do not address indemnification.

Ohio Limited Liability Companies

Section 1705.32 of the Ohio Limited Liability Company Act (the “OLLCA”) provides that a limited liability company may indemnify any person who was or is a party, or who is threatened to be made a party, to any action, suit or proceeding because such person is or was a manager, member, partner, officer, employee or agent of the company, or is or was serving at the company’s request as a manager, director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another entity, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement that were actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the company and, in connection with any criminal action or proceeding, such person had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action or suit by or in the right of the company to procure a judgment in its favor, a limited liability company may indemnify such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that were actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the company; provided, however, that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person is adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the performance of his or her duty to the company unless and only to the extent that the court of common pleas or the court in which the action or suit was brought determines, upon application, that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification for expenses that the court considers proper. To the extent that a manager , officer, employee or agent of a limited liability company has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit, proceeding, claim, issue or matter referred to above, the limited liability company must indemnify such person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) that were actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. The indemnification authorized by Section 1705.32 of the OLLCA is not exclusive of and shall be in addition to any other rights granted to those seeking indemnification, both as to action in their official capacities and as to action in another capacity while holding their offices or positions. Section 1705.32 of the OLLCA also provides that a limited liability company may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish similar protection for or on behalf of any person who is or was a manager, director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of the company or who is or was serving at the request of the company as a manager, director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another entity.

M/I Homes of Austin, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes of Austin, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of Central Ohio, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes of Central Ohio, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes of Cincinnati, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes of Cincinnati, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Homes Service, LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Homes Service, LLC do not address indemnification.

M/I Properties LLC. The articles of organization and the operating agreement of M/I Properties LLC do not address indemnification.

 

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Director and Officer Insurance Maintained by M/I Homes

M/I Homes maintains insurance policies under which directors and officers of M/I Homes and its subsidiaries (including the co-registrants) are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of such policies, against expenses in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers of M/I Homes or its subsidiaries.

 

Item 16. Exhibits

See the Exhibit Index attached to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 17. Undertakings

 

  (a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of the securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.

 

  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

  (4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

  (i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the field prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

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  (ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

  (5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

  (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

  (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

  (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.

 

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(d) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(e) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

  (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(f) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (the “Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, on December 13, 2013.

 

M/I HOMES, INC.
By: /s/ Robert H. Schottenstein

Name: Robert H. Schottenstein

Title: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

 

Name and Signature    Title   Date

/s/ Robert H. Schottenstein

Robert H. Schottenstein

   Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ Phillip G. Creek

Phillip G. Creek

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

  December 13, 2013

/s/ J. Thomas Mason

J. Thomas Mason

   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Ann Marie W. Hunker

Ann Marie W. Hunker

   Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ Joseph A. Alutto*

Joseph A. Alutto

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Friedrich K. M. Böhm*

Friedrich K. M. Böhm

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ William H. Carter*

William H. Carter

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Michael P. Glimcher*

Michael P. Glimcher

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Thomas D. Igoe*

Thomas D. Igoe

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Norman L. Traeger*

Norman L. Traeger

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Sharen J. Turney*

Sharen J. Turney

   Director   December 13, 2013
* By:    /s/ Phillip G. Creek
 

Phillip G. Creek, Attorney-in-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, each co-registrant named below certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, on December 13, 2013.

 

MHO HOLDINGS, LLC

M/I HOMES FIRST INDIANA LLC

M/I HOMES OF AUSTIN, LLC

M/I HOMES OF CENTRAL OHIO, LLC

M/I HOMES OF CHARLOTTE, LLC

M/I HOMES OF CHICAGO, LLC

M/I HOMES OF CINCINNATI, LLC

M/I HOMES OF DC, LLC

M/I HOMES OF DFW, LLC

M/I HOMES OF HOUSTON, LLC

M/I HOMES OF RALEIGH, LLC

M/I HOMES OF ORLANDO, LLC

M/I HOMES OF SAN ANTONIO, LLC

M/I HOMES OF TAMPA, LLC

M/I HOMES OF WEST PALM BEACH, LLC

M/I HOMES SERVICE, LLC

NORTHEAST OFFICE VENTURE, LIMITED

  LIABILITY COMPANY

PRINCE GEORGES UTILITIES, LLC

THE FIELDS AT PERRY HALL, L.L.C.

WILSON FARM, L.L.C.

By: /s/ Robert H. Schottenstein

Name: Robert H. Schottenstein

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name and Signature   Title   Date

/s/ Robert H. Schottenstein

Robert H. Schottenstein

 

President, Chief Executive Officer

and Chairman of the Management

Committee (Principal Executive Officer)

  December 13, 2013

/s/ Phillip G. Creek

Phillip G. Creek

  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ J. Thomas Mason

J. Thomas Mason

  Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee   December 13, 2013

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, each co-registrant named below certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, on December 13, 2013.

 

M/I HOMES OF FLORIDA, LLC

M/I HOMES SECOND INDIANA LLC

M/I PROPERTIES LLC

By:   M/I HOMES, INC., its sole member
  By: /s/ Robert H. Schottenstein
  Name: Robert H. Schottenstein
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Name and Signature    Title   Date

/s/ Robert H. Schottenstein

Robert H. Schottenstein

   Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ Phillip G. Creek

Phillip G. Creek

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ J. Thomas Mason

J. Thomas Mason

   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Ann Marie W. Hunker

Ann Marie W. Hunker

   Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ Joseph A. Alutto*

Joseph A. Alutto

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Friedrich K. M. Böhm*

Friedrich K. M. Böhm

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ William H. Carter*

William H. Carter

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Michael P. Glimcher*

Michael P. Glimcher

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Thomas D. Igoe*

Thomas D. Igoe

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Norman L. Traeger*

Norman L. Traeger

   Director   December 13, 2013

/s/ Sharen J. Turney*

Sharen J. Turney

   Director   December 13, 2013
* By:    /s/ Phillip G. Creek
 

Phillip G. Creek, Attorney-in-Fact

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the co-registrant named below certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, on December 13, 2013.

 

MHO, LLC

By: /s/ Robert H. Schottenstein

Name: Robert H. Schottenstein

Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name and Signature    Title   Date

/s/ Robert H. Schottenstein

Robert H. Schottenstein

   President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ Phillip G. Creek

Phillip G. Creek

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ J. Thomas Mason

J. Thomas Mason

   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Chairman of the Management Committee   December 13, 2013

/s/ Fred Sikorski

Fred Sikorski

   Region President and Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee   December 13, 2013

/s/ Bill McDonough, Jr.

Bill McDonough, Jr.

   Senior Vice President - Chief Marketing Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee   December 13, 2013

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the co-registrant named below certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, on December 13, 2013.

 

M/I HOMES OF INDIANA, L.P.
By:  

M/I HOMES FIRST INDIANA, LLC,

its general partner

  By: /s/ Robert H. Schottenstein
  Name: Robert H. Schottenstein
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Name and Signature    Title   Date

/s/ Robert H. Schottenstein

Robert H. Schottenstein

   President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Committee (Principal Executive Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ Phillip G. Creek

Phillip G. Creek

   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)   December 13, 2013

/s/ J. Thomas Mason

J. Thomas Mason

   Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary and Vice-Chairman of the Management Committee   December 13, 2013

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
   Name of Exhibit
1.1*    Form of underwriting or distribution agreement.
3.1    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of M/I Homes, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993 (File No. 0-12434)).
3.2    Amendment to Article First of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of M/I Homes, Inc., dated January 9, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 (File No. 1-12434)).
3.3    Amendment to Article Fourth of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of M/I Homes, Inc., dated March 13, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 15, 2007 (File No. 1-12434)).
3.4    Amended and Restated Regulations of M/I Homes, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 1-12434)).
3.5    Amendment to Article I(f) of the Amended and Restated Regulations of M/I Homes, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 (File No. 1-12434)).
3.6    Amendment to Article II(f) of the Amended and Restated Regulations of M/I Homes, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 13, 2009 (File No. 1-12434)).
4.1    Specimen certificate representing the common shares, par value $.01 per share, of M/I Homes, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-68564)).
4.2    Specimen certificate representing the 9.75% Series A Preferred Shares, par value $.01 per share, of M/I Homes, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2007).
4.3    Indenture, dated as of November 12, 2010, by and among M/I Homes, Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee of M/I Homes, Inc.’s 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 12, 2010).
4.4    Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2012, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee [subordinated notes indenture] (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2012).
4.5    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 11, 2012, by and among M/I Homes, Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee of M/I Homes, Inc.’s 3.25% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2012).
4.6    Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 11, 2013, by and among M/I Homes, Inc., the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee of M/I Homes, Inc.’s 3.0% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2018 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 12, 2013).
4.7††    Form of indenture for senior debt securities.
4.8*    Form of senior debt security.
4.9*    Form of subordinated debt security.
4.10*    Form of guarantee.
4.11*    Certificate of amendment describing the terms of the preferred shares (including specimen certificate representing the preferred shares).
4.12*    Form of deposit agreement (including form of depositary receipt).

 

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Exhibit
Number
   Name of Exhibit
4.13*    Form of warrant agreement (including form of warrant certificate).
4.14*    Form of rights agreement (including form of rights certificate).
4.15*    Form of stock purchase contract.
4.16*   

Form of unit agreement (including form of unit).

5.1†    Opinion of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP.
12.1††    Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.
23.1†††    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2†    Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).
24.1††    Powers of Attorney.
25.1**    Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 of the trustee to be named under the indenture for senior debt securities.
25.2††    Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 on Form T-1 of the trustee for subordinated debt securities.

 

Filed herewith.

 

†† Previously filed with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-191989) filed with the Commission on October 30, 2013.
††† Previously filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-191989) filed with the Commission on December 9, 2013.

 

* To the extent applicable, to be filed by an amendment to this registration statement or incorporated herein by reference pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the registrant in connection with an offering of securities.

 

** To be filed separately on Form T-1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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EX-5.1 2 d615835dex51.htm CONSENT OF VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP Consent of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Exhibit 5.1

December 13, 2013

M/I Homes, Inc.

3 Easton Oval, Suite 500

Columbus, Ohio 43219

 

  Re: M/I Homes, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to M/I Homes, Inc., an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”) being filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (i) debt securities of the Company, which may be either senior debt securities (the “Senior Debt Securities”) or subordinated debt securities (the “Subordinated Debt Securities” and, together with the Senior Debt Securities, the “Debt Securities”), and which may include guarantees of the Debt Securities (the “Guarantees”) by certain of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantors”); (ii) common shares, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Shares”); (iii) preferred shares, par value $.01 per share (the “Preferred Shares”); (iv) Preferred Shares represented by depositary shares (the “Depositary Shares”); (v) warrants to purchase Debt Securities, Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Depositary Shares or units of two or more of such securities (the “Warrants”); (vi) rights to purchase Debt Securities, Common Shares, Preferred Shares or Depositary Shares offered to the Company’s security holders (the “Rights”); (vii) stock purchase contracts (the “Stock Purchase Contracts”); and (viii) units consisting of one or more Debt Securities, Guarantees, Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Depositary Shares, Warrants, Rights, Stock Purchase Contracts or any combination of such securities (the “Units”). The Debt Securities, Guarantees, Common Shares, Preferred Shares, Depositary Shares, Warrants, Rights, Stock Purchase Contracts and Units are collectively referred to herein as the “Securities.” The Securities may be offered from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act as set forth in the Registration Statement, any amendment thereto, the prospectus contained in the Registration Statement (the “Prospectus”) and one or more supplements to the Prospectus (each, a “Prospectus Supplement”).

The Senior Debt Securities and any related Guarantees will be issued under a senior debt indenture, the form of which is attached as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, by and among the Company, such Guarantors as shall be named therein and a trustee to be identified therein, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Senior Debt


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Indenture”). The Subordinated Debt Securities and any related Guarantees will be issued under that certain Indenture, dated September 11, 2012, by and among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time (the “Subordinated Debt Indenture” and, together with the Senior Debt Indenture, the “Indentures”). The Depositary Shares will be issued under one or more deposit agreements (each, a “Deposit Agreement”) by and between the Company and a financial institution to be identified therein as the depositary (each, a “Depositary”). The Company may issue receipts (“Depositary Receipts”) for Depositary Shares, each of which will represent a fractional interest of a Preferred Share represented by Depositary Shares. The Warrants will be issued under one or more warrant agreements (each, a “Warrant Agreement”) by and between the Company and a warrant agent to be identified therein (each, a “Warrant Agent”). The Rights will be issued under one or more rights agreements (each, a “Rights Agreement”) by and between the Company and a rights agent to be identified therein (each, a “Rights Agent”). The Stock Purchase Contracts will be issued under one or more stock purchase contract agreements (each, a “Stock Purchase Contract Agreement”) by and between the Company and a stock purchase contract agent to be identified therein (each, a “Stock Purchase Contract Agent”). The Units will be issued under one or more unit agreements (each, a “Unit Agreement”) by and between the Company and a unit agent to be identified therein (each, a “Unit Agent”).

As such counsel, in rendering the opinions expressed below, we have examined and relied without investigation as to matters of fact upon the Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto and such certificates, statements and results of inquiries of public officials and officers and representatives of the Company and originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such other documents, corporate records, certificates and instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinions expressed herein. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures on all documents examined by us, the legal competence and capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity with authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies.

Subject to the foregoing and the other matters and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that, as of the date hereof:

(1) When the Senior Debt Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable trustee, the Company and any applicable Guarantors, the specific terms of a particular series of Senior Debt Securities and any related Guarantees have been duly established by supplemental indenture, Board resolution or officers’ certificate in accordance with the Senior Debt Indenture and applicable law, any such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable trustee, the Company and any applicable Guarantors and such Senior Debt Securities and any related Guarantees have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the Senior Debt Indenture and the applicable underwriting, purchase or similar agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) or upon conversion or exercise


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of any Securities, in accordance with the terms of such Securities or the instrument governing such Securities providing for such conversion or exercise as approved by the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof) (the “Board”), such Senior Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, and any related Guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors.

(2) When the specific terms of a particular series of Subordinated Debt Securities and any related Guarantees have been duly established by supplemental indenture, Board resolution or officers’ certificate in accordance with the Subordinated Debt Indenture and applicable law, any such supplemental indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable trustee, the Company and any applicable Guarantors and such Subordinated Debt Securities and any related Guarantees have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Debt Indenture and the applicable Underwriting Agreement or upon conversion or exercise of any Securities, in accordance with the terms of such Securities or the instrument governing such Securities providing for such conversion or exercise as approved by the Board, such Subordinated Debt Securities will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company and any related Guarantees will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Guarantors.

(3) When the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the issuance and sale of Common Shares proposed to be sold by the Company and such Common Shares have been duly issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the applicable Underwriting Agreement or upon conversion or exercise of any Securities, in accordance with the terms of such Securities or the instrument governing such Securities providing for such conversion or exercise as approved by the Board, such Common Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(4) When the Board has duly established a new series of Preferred Shares in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (the “Articles”) and applicable law, including, without limitation, the proper filing of a certificate of amendment to the Articles with the Secretary of State of the State of Ohio relating to such series of Preferred Shares, the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the issuance and sale of the Preferred Shares proposed to be sold by the Company, and such Preferred Shares have been duly issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the applicable Underwriting Agreement or upon conversion or exercise of any Securities, in accordance with the terms of such Securities or the instrument governing such Securities providing for such conversion or exercise as approved by the Board, such Preferred Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

(5) When the Deposit Agreement to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Depositary Shares has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Depositary and the Company, the specific terms of a particular issuance of Depositary Shares have been duly established in accordance with the Deposit Agreement and applicable law, the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the issuance of the underlying Preferred Shares,


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and the Depositary Receipts in the form contemplated and authorized by the Deposit Agreement have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement and the applicable Underwriting Agreement, such Depositary Shares will be validly issued and will entitle the holders thereof to the rights specified in the Depositary Receipts and such Deposit Agreement.

(6) When the Warrant Agreement to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Warrants has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Warrant Agent and the Company, the specific terms of a particular issuance of Warrants have been duly established in accordance with the Warrant Agreement and applicable law, the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the issuance of the underlying Securities and such Warrants have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement and the applicable Underwriting Agreement, such Warrants will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

(7) When the Rights Agreement to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Rights has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Rights Agent and the Company, the specific terms of a particular issuance of Rights have been duly established in accordance with the Rights Agreement and applicable law, the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the issuance of the underlying Securities and such Rights have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the Rights Agreement and the applicable Underwriting Agreement, such Rights will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

(8) When the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Stock Purchase Contracts has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Stock Purchase Contract Agent and the Company, the specific terms of a particular issuance of Stock Purchase Contracts have been duly established in accordance with the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement and applicable law, the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the issuance of the underlying Securities and such Stock Purchase Contracts have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Contract Agreement and the applicable Underwriting Agreement, such Stock Purchase Contracts will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.

(9) When the Unit Agreement to be entered into in connection with the issuance of any Units has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Unit Agent and the Company, the specific terms of a particular issuance of Units have been duly established in accordance with the Unit Agreement and applicable law, the Board has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the issuance of the underlying Securities and such Units have been duly authorized, executed, authenticated, issued and delivered against receipt of the requisite consideration therefor in accordance with the terms of the Unit Agreement and the applicable Underwriting Agreement, such Units will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company.


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The opinions set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), (5), (6), (7), (8) and (9) above are subject to the following exceptions, limitations and qualifications: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the rights or remedies of creditors; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought; (iii) the enforceability under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy; and (iv) any requirement that a claim with respect to any Securities denominated other than in United States dollars (or a judgment denominated other than in United States dollars with respect to such a claim) be converted into United States dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant applicable law.

We express no opinion (i) concerning the enforceability of (a) the waiver of rights or defenses contained in the Indentures, the Debt Securities or the Guarantees or (b) the Guarantees to the extent that the obligations underlying the Guarantees are materially modified without the consent of the applicable Guarantor or (ii) with respect to whether acceleration of the Debt Securities may affect the collectibility of any portion of the stated principal amount thereof which might be determined to constitute unearned interest thereon.

To the extent that the obligations of the Company or any applicable Guarantor under any Indenture, Deposit Agreement, Warrant Agreement, Rights Agreement, Stock Purchase Contract Agreement or Unit Agreement may be dependent upon such matters, we assume for purposes of this opinion that each trustee, Depositary, Warrant Agent, Rights Agent, Stock Purchase Contract Agent or Unit Agent, as applicable, will be duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; that each trustee, Depositary, Warrant Agent, Rights Agent, Stock Purchase Contract Agent or Unit Agent will be duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by the applicable Indenture, Deposit Agreement, Warrant Agreement, Rights Agreement, Stock Purchase Contract Agreement or Unit Agreement; that each Indenture, Deposit Agreement, Warrant Agreement, Rights Agreement, Stock Purchase Contract Agreement or Unit Agreement will be duly authorized, executed and delivered by the applicable trustee, Depositary, Warrant Agent, Rights Agent, Stock Purchase Contract Agent or Unit Agent and will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such trustee, Depositary, Warrant Agent, Rights Agent, Stock Purchase Contract Agent or Unit Agent enforceable against such trustee, Depositary, Warrant Agent, Rights Agent, Stock Purchase Contract Agent or Unit Agent in accordance with its terms; that each trustee, Depositary, Warrant Agent, Rights Agent, Stock Purchase Contract Agent or Unit Agent will be in compliance, at all applicable times and in all respects material to the applicable Indenture, Deposit Agreement, Warrant Agreement, Rights Agreement, Stock Purchase Contract Agreement or Unit Agreement, with all applicable laws and regulations; and that each trustee, Depositary, Warrant Agent, Rights Agent, Stock Purchase


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Contract Agent or Unit Agent will have the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under the applicable Indenture, Deposit Agreement, Warrant Agreement, Rights Agreement, Stock Purchase Contract Agreement or Unit Agreement.

In rendering the foregoing opinions, we have assumed that at the time of the issuance and sale of any of the Securities: (i) the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto, will have become effective and such effectiveness will not have been terminated or rescinded; (ii) a Prospectus Supplement describing the Securities, to the extent required by applicable law and relevant rules and regulations of the Commission, will be timely filed with the Commission; (iii) the Board and the authorized governing bodies of the Guarantors, as applicable, will have duly established the terms of the Securities and duly authorized the issuance and sale of the Securities, in each case in accordance with the Articles or the constituent organizational documents of the Guarantors, as applicable, and applicable law and such authorization will be in full force and effect; (iv) the Securities will be issued and sold in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner contemplated by the Registration Statement and the applicable Prospectus Supplement; (v) there shall not have occurred any change in law affecting the validity of the Securities; (vi) any Securities, including Common Shares or Preferred Shares issuable upon conversion, exchange, or exercise of any other Security, will have been duly authorized and reserved for issuance from the applicable class of capital stock of the Company; (vii) with respect to Common Shares, there will be sufficient Common Shares authorized under the Articles, as in effect at the relevant time, and not otherwise reserved for issuance; (viii) with respect to Preferred Shares, there will be sufficient Preferred Shares authorized under the Articles, as in effect at the relevant time, and not otherwise reserved for issuance; and (ix) with respect to Senior Debt Securities and any related Guarantees, the applicable trustee shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”), a Statement of Eligibility of the applicable trustee on Form T-1 shall have been properly filed with the Commission and the Indenture shall have been duly qualified under the TIA. We have also assumed that none of the terms of any Securities to be established subsequent to the date hereof, the issuance and delivery of any such Securities, or the compliance by the Company or any applicable Guarantor with the terms of such Securities will violate any applicable law or public policy or result in a violation of any provision of any instrument or agreement then binding upon the Company or any applicable Guarantor or any restriction imposed by any court or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or any applicable Guarantor.

The opinions expressed herein are limited to the laws of the State of Ohio and, solely with respect to the opinions set forth above in paragraphs (1) and (2), the laws of the States of Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New York and Ohio, and we express no opinion with respect to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

The opinions expressed herein are based upon the law and circumstances as they are in effect on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to revise or supplement this letter in the event of future changes in the law or interpretation thereof with respect to circumstances or events that may occur subsequent to the date hereof.

We hereby consent to your filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus included therein. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.


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Very truly yours,

/s/ Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

CORRESP 3 filename3.htm Correspondence

[Letterhead of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, LLP]

December 13, 2013

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

  Re: M/I Homes, Inc. – Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-191989)

Dear Sir or Madam:

On behalf of M/I Homes, Inc. (the “Company”), we submit to you for filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-191989) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the offering from time to time by the Company of debt securities, guarantees of debt securities, common shares, preferred shares, depositary shares, warrants, rights, stock purchase contracts and units of one or more of those securities having an aggregate offering price not to exceed $400,000,000.

The Company has previously paid the filing fee of $51,520.

The Staff may direct any questions or comments regarding this filing by telephone to the undersigned at (614) 464-6426.

 

Sincerely,
/s/ Adam K. Brandt
Adam K. Brandt