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Katie J. Bayne Joins Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Board of Directors

December 9, 2003 at 7:31 AM EST

ATLANTA, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH)( www.beazer.com ) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Katie J. Bayne as a Director.

Ms. Bayne is Senior Vice President, Integrated Marketing, North America for The Coca-Cola Company, responsible for the Integrated Communications/Media, Promotions, Sports Marketing, Entertainment Marketing and Packaging Integration functions in North America. Since joining The Coca- Cola Company in 1989, she has held various marketing positions in Atlanta, Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia. She has a diverse range of experience in the areas of brand management, new products, consumer strategy, category management and customer business development. Ms. Bayne holds a BA degree from Duke University, and an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Brian C. Beazer, Chairman of Beazer Homes' Board of Directors said, "We are extremely pleased to add someone of Katie Bayne's caliber to our board. Her extensive business experience in marketing management working for The Coca-Cola Company, which has the world's best-known brand, will make her a valuable addition to our board, particularly given our own recent initiatives to leverage and strengthen Beazer Homes' brand identity."

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, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Beazer Homes also provides mortgage origination and title services to its homebuyers.

SOURCE Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
CONTACT: Leslie H. Kratcoski, Director, Investor Relations of Beazer
Homes USA, Inc., +1-770-829-3764, or lkratcos@beazer.com
Web site: http://www.beazer.com