-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, K0KbZXgt17r9H4EyORUxb95q+xQ69lOubZTfYonyHYWQa8Xq0yBWu9i3GYxtUfQU xoTtHqKqHX8xJC2mAYNXrA== 0000950150-03-001095.txt : 20031003 0000950150-03-001095.hdr.sgml : 20031003 20031003140656 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950150-03-001095 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20031003 ITEM INFORMATION: ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure FILED AS OF DATE: 20031003 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RYLAND GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000085974 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 520849948 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08029 FILM NUMBER: 03927415 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 24025 PARK SORRENTO STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: CALABASAS STATE: CA ZIP: 91302 BUSINESS PHONE: 8182237500 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RYAN JAMES P CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720414 8-K 1 a93453e8vk.htm FORM 8-K, DATE OF REPORT - OCTOBER 3, 2003 The Ryland Group, Inc. - Form 8-K (10/3/03)
 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

October 3, 2003

Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Maryland   001-08029   52-0849948
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

24025 Park Sorrento, Suite 400, Calabasas, California 91302

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)     (ZIP Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 223-7500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure; and

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 3, 2003, The Ryland Group, Inc. announced preliminary net new unit orders for the three months ended September 30, 2003. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99. The information in Exhibit 99 is being furnished pursuant to both Items 9 and 12 of Form 8-K.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
    THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.
         
Date: October 3, 2003   By:   /s/ David L. Fristoe
       
        David L. Fristoe
        Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit Number   Description
 
99   Press release dated October 3, 2003
EX-99 3 a93453exv99.htm EXHIBIT 99 exv99
 

EXHIBIT 99

(RYLAND LOGO)

     
    The Ryland Group, Inc.
News Release   www.ryland.com
             
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   CONTACT:   Cathey Lowe, Senior Vice President, Finance
        Investor Relations   (818) 223-7530
             
        Melissa Bailey, Vice President, Communications
        Media Relations   (818)223-7590

RYLAND ANNOUNCES RECORD THIRD-QUARTER NET NEW ORDERS AND BACKLOG

CALABASAS, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2003) – The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL) today released preliminary net new unit orders for the three months ended September 30, 2003.

     New orders for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 were a record 3,749, an increase of 5.4 percent, compared to 3,558 orders reported for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

     Additionally, the Company’s backlog increased to a record 7,710 outstanding contracts, representing an increase of 15.3 percent over the backlog at September 30, 2002.

NEW ORDERS (units):

                                                 
    For the three months ended   For the nine months ended
    September 30,   September 30,
   
 
    2003   2002   % Change   2003   2002   % Change
   
 
 
 
 
 
North
     1,100       1,002       9.8 %     3,563       3,194       11.6 %
Texas
     770       826       -6.8 %     2,797       2,685       4.2 %
Southeast
     1,124       1,020       10.2 %     3,770       3,217       17.2 %
West
     755       710       6.3 %     2,536       2,062       23.0 %
 
    
     
     
     
     
     
 
Total
     3,749       3,558       5.4 %     12,666       11,158       13.5 %
 
    
     
     
     
     
     
 

     With headquarters in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. The Company, which currently operates in 27 markets across the country, has built more than 210,000 homes and financed over 185,000 mortgages since its founding in 1967.

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Note: Certain statements in this press release are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on various factors and assumptions that include such risks and uncertainties as the completion and profitability of sales reported; the market for homes generally and in areas where the Company operates; the availability and cost of land; changes in economic conditions and interest rates; increases in raw materials and labor costs; consumer confidence; government regulation; and general economic, business and competitive factors, all or each of which may cause actual results to differ from the statements made in this press release.

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