ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 3, 2009--
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com)
(the “Company”) today priced its previously announced offering of 12%
Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Notes”) at an issue price equal to
89.50% of the $250 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The
Notes are being offered in a private offering that is exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities
Act”). The Company is offering the Notes within the United States to
qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and outside
the United States in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities
Act. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to
fund (or replenish cash that has been used to fund) open-market
repurchases of its outstanding senior notes that it has made (or has
agreed to make) since April 1, 2009. The offering is expected to close
on or about September 11, 2009, subject to customary closing conditions.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes nor does it constitute
an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale is unlawful. The Notes will not be registered under
the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, and are being
offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A
under the Securities Act and outside the United States in accordance
with Regulation S under the Securities Act. Unless so registered, the
Notes cannot be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to
an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration
requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the
country’s ten largest single-family homebuilders operating in Arizona,
California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, New
Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York
Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “BZH.”
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. 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 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, (i) the final outcome of
various putative class action lawsuits, the derivative claims,
multi-party suits and similar proceedings as well as the results of any
other litigation or government proceedings and fulfillment of the
obligations in the Deferred Prosecution Agreement and other settlement
agreements and consent orders with governmental authorities; (ii)
additional asset impairment charges or writedowns; (iii) economic
changes nationally or in local markets, including changes in consumer
confidence, volatility of mortgage interest rates and inflation; (iv)
continued or increased downturn in the homebuilding industry; (v)
estimates related to homes to be delivered in the future (backlog) are
imprecise as they are subject to various cancellation risks which cannot
be fully controlled, (vi) our ability to maintain the listing of our
common stock on the New York Stock Exchange, (vii) continued or
increased disruption in the availability of mortgage financing; (viii)
our cost of and ability to access capital and otherwise meet our ongoing
liquidity needs including the impact of any further downgrades of our
credit ratings or reductions in our tangible net worth or liquidity
levels; (ix) potential inability to comply with covenants in our debt
agreements; (x) our ability to successfully complete any restructuring
of our indebtedness; (xi) increased competition or delays in reacting to
changing consumer preference in home design; (xii) shortages of or
increased prices for labor, land or raw materials used in housing
production; (xiii) factors affecting margins such as decreased land
values underlying land option agreements, increased land development
costs on projects under development or delays or difficulties in
implementing initiatives to reduce production and overhead cost
structure; (xiv) the performance of our joint ventures and our joint
venture partners; (xv) the impact of construction defect and home
warranty claims including those related to possible installation of
drywall imported from China; (xvi) the cost and availability of
insurance and surety bonds; (xvii) delays in land development or home
construction resulting from adverse weather conditions; (xviii)
potential delays or increased costs in obtaining necessary permits as a
result of changes to, or complying with, laws, regulations, or
governmental policies and possible penalties for failure to comply with
such laws, regulations and governmental policies; (xix) effects of
changes in accounting policies, standards, guidelines or principles; or
(xx) terrorist acts, acts of war and other factors over which the
Company has little or no control.
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.
Source: Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Leslie H. Kratcoski, 770-829-3764
Vice
President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
lkratcos@beazer.com