0000915840-12-000013.txt : 20120510 0000915840-12-000013.hdr.sgml : 20120510 20120510165920 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000915840-12-000013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120509 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120510 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BEAZER HOMES USA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000915840 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 582086934 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12822 FILM NUMBER: 12831087 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD STREET 2: STE 260 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30328 BUSINESS PHONE: 7708293700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1000 ABERNATHY ROAD STREET 2: STE 260 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30328 8-K 1 a8-kelizabethacton.htm 8-KElizabethActon


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest reported event): May 9, 2012
 
 
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
DELAWARE
 
001-12822
 
54-2086934
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260
Atlanta Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(770) 829-3700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 9, 2012, Beazer Homes USA, Inc.'s (the "Company") Board of Directors elected Elizabeth S. Acton to serve as a Director and appointed her as a member of the Board of Directors' Audit and Finance Committees.
A copy of the May 10, 2012 press release announcing the election of Ms. Acton to the Company's Board of Directors is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
 
99.1
Press Release dated May 10, 2012
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date: May 10, 2012
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Kenneth F. Khoury
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kenneth F. Khoury
Executive Vice President, Chief
Administrative Officer and General Counsel



 EX-99.1 2 exhibit991eacton8-k.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED 5-10-12 Exhibit99.1EActon8-K


Exhibit 99.1

 
Press Release
 
Elizabeth S. Acton Named to the Board of Directors
of Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

ATLANTA, May 10, 2012 - Today, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) announced that Elizabeth S. Acton has been elected to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Ms. Acton, who brings considerable expertise and over 35 years of experience in financial management, will also serve on the Board of Directors' Finance and Audit Committees.

As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Comerica Inc. since 2002, Ms. Acton was instrumental in successfully guiding Comerica through the deepest recession in recent history, enabling the bank to maintain its credit rating throughout the downturn. Ms. Acton transitioned to Executive Vice President, Finance in November 2011 preceding her retirement in April 2012. Comerica is a financial services company with over $62 billion in assets. Prior to joining Comerica, Acton was Vice President-Treasurer at Ford Motor Company, where she had responsibility for worldwide automotive and financial services treasury activities.

Ms. Acton holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a master of business administration from Indiana University.

Beazer Homes USA Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the ten largest single-family homebuilders in the United States. The Company's industry-leading high performance homes are designed to lower the total cost of home ownership while reducing energy and water consumption. With award-winning floor-plans, the Company offers homes that incorporate exceptional value and quality to consumers in 16 states, including Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol “BZH.”

CONTACT: Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Carey Phelps
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
770-829-3700
investor.relations@beazer.com