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: August 3, 2005
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
DELAWARE |
|
001-12822 |
|
54-2086934 |
|
(State or other jurisdiction |
|
(Commission |
|
(IRS Employer |
|
of incorporation) |
|
File Number) |
|
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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
On August 3, 2005, the Board of Directors of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Peter G. Leemputte as a new director effective immediately. Mr. Leemputte will serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, pending election by the Company’s shareholders at the 2006 Annual Meeting. Mr. Leemputte will join the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.
A copy of the press release concerning the election of Mr. Leemputte is attached as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued August 3, 2005.
2
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: August 3, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ James O’Leary |
|
|
|
|
James O’Leary |
|
|
|
|
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
|
3
EXHIBIT 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Peter G. Leemputte Joins Board of Directors of Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
ATLANTA, August 3, 2005 - Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Peter G. Leemputte as a Director and member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Leemputte is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Brunswick Corporation, a publicly traded global leader in the leisure products industry, including pleasure boats, marine engines, bowling and billiards products and fitness equipment. Mr. Leemputte joined Brunswick Corporation in 2001 as Vice President and Controller and was promoted to his current position in August 2003.
Prior to joining Brunswick Corporation, Mr. Leemputte was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Chicago Title Corporation, a leading publicly traded national service provider offering residential and commercial title insurance. Before joining Chicago Title Corporation, Mr. Leemputte was a Vice President with Mercer Management Consulting in Chicago where he was a partner in the firm’s global practice covering strategy and operation studies within process industries. His career also includes domestic and international financial assignments with Armco Inc., FMC Corporation and BP Amoco. He also served as a product development engineer with Procter & Gamble Company.
Mr. Leemputte holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington University, St. Louis and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
“We are extremely pleased to add someone of Pete Leemputte’s caliber to our board. His extensive financial management experience with publicly held companies, coupled with experience in consumer products manufacturing and residential real estate, will make him a valuable addition to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee,” said Brian C. Beazer, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
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, 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.”
|
Leslie H. Kratcoski |
|
|
|
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications |
|
|
(770) 829-3764 |
|
|
lkratcos@beazer.com |