Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity

On October 11, 2012, the Company executed a one-for-five reverse stock split. All historical share and per share information reflects this transaction. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, the Company's stockholders approved management's recommendation to reduce authorized shares from 100 million to 63 million.

Preferred Stock.  We currently have no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

Common Stock Transactions. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, we exchanged 2.8 million shares of our common stock for 2.8 million of our 2010 TEUs (94% of the original issuance). The remaining 2010 TEUs were exchanged for 156,975 shares of common stock in August 2013. In March 2012, we also exchanged 2.2 million shares of our common stock for $48.1 million of our Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes. The remaining $9.4 million of Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes were converted to 408,790 shares of common stock in January 2013.

On July 16, 2012, we concurrently closed on our underwritten public offerings of 4.4 million shares of Beazer common stock and 4.6 million 7.5% tangible equity units (TEUs) and received net proceeds of $171.4 million from these two offerings, after underwriting discounts, commissions and transaction expenses. Each TEU is comprised of a prepaid stock purchase contract and a senior amortizing note due July 15, 2015 (see Note 7 for discussion of the amortizing notes) which are legally separable and detachable. The prepaid stock purchase contracts will convert to Beazer Homes stock on July 15, 2015 based on the applicable settlement factor, as defined in the offering agreement, which will be between 1.40746 shares per unit and 1.72414 shares per unit. We have accounted for the prepaid stock purchase contracts as equity and recorded $88.4 million, the initial fair value of these contracts, based on the relative fair value method net of underwriting fees and other transaction costs, as additional paid in capital.

Common Stock Repurchases.  During fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, we did not repurchase any shares in the open market. Any future stock repurchases as allowed by our debt covenants must be approved by the Company's Board of Directors or its Finance Committee.

During fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011, 6,147, 9,156 and 10,440 shares, respectively, were surrendered to us by employees in payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock and restricted stock units under our stock incentive plans. We valued the stock at the market price on the date of surrender, for an aggregate value of approximately $121,000 in fiscal 2013, $126,000 in fiscal 2012 and $170,000 in fiscal 2011.

Dividends.  The indentures under which our senior notes were issued contain certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on payment of dividends. At September 30, 2013, under the most restrictive covenants of each indenture, none of our retained earnings was available for cash dividends. Hence, there were no dividends paid in fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Section 382 Rights Agreement. In February 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation creating a protective amendment (the "Protective Amendment") designed to preserve the value of certain tax assets associated with net operating loss carryforwards under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and approved a Section 382 Rights Agreement adopted by our Board of Directors. These instruments were intended to act as deterrents to any person or group, together with its affiliates and associates, being or becoming the beneficial owner of 4.95% or more of the Company’s common stock and were scheduled to expire on November 12, 2013. In February 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved an extension of the Protective Amendment through November 12, 2016 and approved a new Section 382 Rights Agreement adopted by our Board of Directors which will become effective upon the expiration of the prior agreement.