0001521774-12-000114.txt : 20121105 0001521774-12-000114.hdr.sgml : 20121105 20121105171843 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001521774-12-000114 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121102 FILED AS OF DATE: 20121105 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121105 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GECKLE TIMOTHY J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001213952 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08029 FILM NUMBER: 121181017 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 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2012-11-02 0000085974 RYLAND GROUP INC RYL 0001213952 GECKLE TIMOTHY J 3011 TOWNSGATE ROAD SUITE 200 WESTLAKE VILLAGE CA 91361 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Common Stock 2012-11-02 4 M 0 15000 20.99 A 114379 D Common Stock 2012-11-02 4 S 0 15000 35.3759 D 99379 D Stock Options (Right to Buy) 20.99 2012-11-02 4 M 0 15000 0 D 2013-02-26 Common Stock 15000 0 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The prices actually received ranged from $35.01 tp $35.68. The reporting person will provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the SEC staff, upon request, information regarding the number of shares sold at each price within the range. Includes 4,381 shares held by the Ryland Retirement Savings Opportunity Plan and allocated to the account of the Reporting Person pursuant to the conversion 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 option vests in three equal installments on February 26, 2004, 2005 and 2006. /s/ Timothy J. Geckle 2012-11-05