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 event reported): November 2, 2005
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE |
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001-12822 |
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54-2086934 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
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Identification No.) |
1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200
Atlanta Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
(770) 829-3700
(Registrants 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)
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrants Employee Benefit Plans.
On November 2, 2005, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the Company) sent a notice to participants in the Companys 401(k) Plan informing them that the Company would be transferring the administration of the 401(k) plan by changing its recordkeeper. To allow sufficient time for the conversion to the new recordkeeper to be completed, the notice stated that certain transactions, including transactions relating to the Companys common stock, would be suspended under the 401(k) Plan, beginning on December 2, 2005 and ending the week of January 16, 2006. Notice of this suspension period (described in the notice as a blackout period) was sent to all of the plan participants as required under Department of Labor regulations, as well as to all members of the Companys board of directors and executive officers.
The notice states that beginning at 4pm EST on December 2, 2005, participants will not be able to request in-kind distributions. After 4pm EST on December 16, 2005, participants will not be able to request all other distributions and loans. After 4pm EST on December 23, 2005, all fund exchanges and investment elections will be suspended. During the blackout period, participants, executive officers and directors can contact the Companys Employee Benefits Director, at (770) 829-3700, 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30328, with questions, including questions concerning the actual ending date of the blackout period, and after January 16, 2006, they may contact the new recordkeeper Fidelity Investments at (800) 835-5095 with questions. Information regarding the blackout period may also be obtained for a period of two years after its expiration from the Companys Employee Benefits Director at the number and address stated above.
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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.
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BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. |
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Date: December 23, 2005 |
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/s/ James OLeary |
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James OLeary |
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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