-----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, RglyYboz4kkhe6YOFH5e/EufLYibkCxf4TEWPQdAkLQ5bI3FfjiJwTOJnxloQWM7 mFsVtbGtm9mo034l3/DqOA== 0001188112-07-002774.txt : 20070910 0001188112-07-002774.hdr.sgml : 20070910 20070910170854 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001188112-07-002774 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070907 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070910 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070910 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: 071109335 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5775 PEACHTREE DUNW00DY RD STREET 2: STE B 200 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30342 BUSINESS PHONE: 4042503420 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5775 PEACHTREE DUNWOODY RD STREET 2: STE C-200 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30342 8-K 1 t15422_8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K


UNITED STATES
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: September 7, 2007

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 1200
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)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 

 
Item 8.01.
Other Events.
 
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. announced today that on September 7, 2007 it received a purported default notice from U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee under the indenture governing Beazer’s outstanding 4 5/8% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024. The notice alleges that, by reference to the Trust Indenture Act, the Company is in default under the indenture because it has not yet filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and delivered to the trustee its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007. The notice further alleges that these defaults will become events of default under the indentures if not remedied within 60 days.

The Company does not believe that it is in default under the indenture governing its outstanding convertible senior notes. The indenture does not contain an express financial reporting covenant requiring that Beazer file periodic reports with the SEC or deliver to the trustee copies of Beazer’s SEC reports within any prescribed time period. Therefore, the Company believes that this notice of default is invalid and without merit, as are the other notices of default previously delivered by the trustee.

Beazer has today filed an Amended Complaint For Declaratory Judgment And Injunctive Relief in an action pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division against the trustees under the applicable indentures. Beazer is seeking, among other relief, a declaration from the court against the trustees that the delay in filing with the SEC Beazer’s Form 10-Q for the third quarter does not constitute a default under the applicable indentures and that the delay will not give rise to any right of acceleration on the part of the holders of the senior notes.

As previously disclosed in the Company’s August 15, 2007 Form 8-K Current Report, the Company’s delay in filing its third quarter Form 10-Q is the result of a continuing independent internal investigation by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company’s Audit Committee and its independent counsel are working expeditiously to complete the internal investigation as soon as practicable. For a further explanation of the investigation and related matters, including certain risks related to the alleged defaults under the indentures governing the Company’s senior notes and convertible senior notes, please refer to the Company’s August 15, 2007 Form 8-K Current Report.
 
A copy of a press release issued today announcing receipt of the purported notice is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item by reference.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued on September 10, 2007.


 
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: September 10, 2007   By: /s/Allan P. Merrill  
     
Allan P. Merrill
 
     
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1
 


                            Press Release
                             For Immediate Release
 

Beazer Homes Receives Purported Notice of Default Related to its Convertible Senior Notes
 
ATLANTA, September 10, 2007 -- Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) announced today that on September 7, 2007 it received a purported default notice from U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee under the indenture governing Beazer’s outstanding 4 5/8% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024. The notice alleges that, by reference to the Trust Indenture Act, the Company is in default under the indenture because it has not yet filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and delivered to the trustee its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007. The notice further alleges that these defaults will become events of default under the indentures if not remedied within 60 days.

The Company does not believe that it is in default under the indenture governing its outstanding convertible senior notes. The indenture does not contain an express financial reporting covenant requiring that Beazer file periodic reports with the SEC or deliver to the trustee copies of Beazer’s SEC reports within any prescribed time period. Therefore, the Company believes that this notice of default is invalid and without merit, as are the other notices of default previously delivered by the trustee.

Beazer has today filed an Amended Complaint For Declaratory Judgment And Injunctive Relief in an action pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division against the trustees under the applicable indentures. Beazer is seeking, among other relief, a declaration from the court against the trustees that the delay in filing with the SEC Beazer’s Form 10-Q for the third quarter does not constitute a default under the applicable indentures and that the delay will not give rise to any right of acceleration on the part of the holders of the senior notes.

As previously disclosed in the Company’s August 15, 2007 Form 8-K Current Report, the Company’s delay in filing its third quarter Form 10-Q is the result of a continuing independent internal investigation by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company’s Audit Committee and its independent counsel are working expeditiously to complete the internal investigation as soon as practicable. For a further explanation of the investigation and related matters, including certain risks related to the alleged defaults under the indentures governing the Company’s senior notes and convertible senior notes, please refer to the Company’s August 15, 2007 Form 8-K Current Report.
 


Beazer Homes USA, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the country's ten largest single-family homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia and also provides mortgage origination and title services to its homebuyers. Beazer Homes, a Fortune 500 Company, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BZH."
 
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of statements that include words such as “estimate,” “project,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “foresee,” “likely,” “will,” “goal,” “target” or other similar words or phrases. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including, among other things, the timing, final outcome and consequences of the pending action by Beazer against the trustee under the indentures governing Beazer’s outstanding senior notes and convertible senior notes and the pending United States Attorney inquiry, SEC investigation, independent internal investigation and putative class action lawsuits, derivative claims and similar proceedings.
 
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors.
 

Contact:     Leslie H. Kratcoski
                    Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
                    (770) 829-3700
                    lkratcos@beazer.com 

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