0001225208-14-007130.txt : 20140303 0001225208-14-007130.hdr.sgml : 20140303 20140303194750 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001225208-14-007130 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140301 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140303 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140303 ISSUER: 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 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3011 TOWNSGATE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: WESTLAKE VILLAGE STATE: CA ZIP: 91361-3027 BUSINESS PHONE: (805) 367-3800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3011 TOWNSGATE ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: WESTLAKE VILLAGE STATE: CA ZIP: 91361-3027 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RYAN JAMES P CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720414 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NICHOLSON LARRY T CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001297494 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08029 FILM NUMBER: 14662269 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1976 MCKINNON ROAD CITY: WINDERMERE STATE: FL ZIP: 34786 4 1 doc4.xml X0306 4 2014-03-01 0000085974 RYLAND GROUP INC RYL 0001297494 NICHOLSON LARRY T 3011 TOWNSGATE ROAD SUITE 200 WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361-3027 1 1 CEO & President Common Stock 2014-03-01 4 M 0 106000.0000 14.1300 A 404054.0000 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 14.1300 2014-03-01 4 M 0 106000.0000 14.1300 D 2014-03-01 Common Stock 106000.0000 0.0000 D Includes 575 shares held by the Ryland Retirement Savings Opportunity Plan and allocated to the account of the Reporting Person pursuant to the conversion of shares of Series A ESOP Convertible Preferred Shares held by the Plan as required by Section 409(1)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Stock Options vest in three equal installments on March 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Timothy J. Geckle, as Attorney-in-Fact for Larry T. Nicholson 2014-03-03