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================================================================================ 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: March 4, 2002 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.) 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite B-200 Atlanta Georgia 30342 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (404) 250-3420 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) None (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ================================================================================ Item 5. Other Events. On March 4, 2002, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the "Company") issued the press release attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and made a part hereof regarding its home orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended February 28, 2002. On March 7, 2002 the Company issued the press release attached hereto as exhibit 99.2 and made a part hereof announcing its plan to make a presentation on March 11, 2002 at the Deutsche Banc Alex Brown Homebuilding and Building Products Conference. For additional information, please see the press releases. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press release issued March 4, 2002. 99.2 Press release issued March 11, 2002. 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: March 12, 2002 By: /s/ Ian. J. McCarthy -------------------------------------- Ian J. McCarthy President and Chief Executive Officer 3
EXHIBIT 99.1 MONDAY MARCH 4, 4:14 PM EASTERN TIME PRESS RELEASE BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. REPORTS FEBRUARY HOME ORDERS ATLANTA, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH - NEWS; www.beazer.com) today released preliminary unit net orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended February 28, 2002. New orders for the West region include 26 and 43 units for the one and two-month periods ended February 28, 2002, respectively, from Sanford Homes of Colorado. Beazer acquired Sanford Homes effective August 1, 2001. New orders for the one-month periods ended February 28, 2002 and 2001 include 50 and 37 units, respectively, for affordable housing developments being built through governmental programs. New orders for the two-month periods ended February 28, 2002 and 2001 include 63 and 37 units, respectively, being built through such programs. Beazer Homes USA, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the country's ten largest single-family homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Beazer Homes also provides mortgage origination and title services to its homebuyers. SOURCE: BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
New Orders (units) New Orders (units) Month Two Months Ended February 28, Ended February 28, 2002 2001 Change 2002 2001 Change Southeast 401 427 -6.1% 728 795 -8.4% West 417 348 19.8% 811 705 15.0 Central 112 123 -8.9% 214 185 15.7% Mid-Atlantic 141 166 -15.1% 262 259 1.2% Total 1,071 1,064 0.7% 2,015 1,944 3.7%
Exhibit 99.2 Thursday March 7, 11:34 am Eastern Time PRESS RELEASE BEAZER HOMES' PRESENTATION AT DEUTSCHE BANC ALEX. BROWN CONFERENCE TO BE WEBCAST LIVE ON MARCH 11, 2002 ATLANTA, March 7/PRNewswire-FirstCall/--Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH - news; www.beazer.com) will make a presentation to the investment community via live audio webcast and synchronized slide show at the Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown Homebuilding and Building Products Conference on Monday, March 11, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. (EST) The presentation will be broadcast live on Beazer's website, www.beazer.com. To access the presentation go to the Investor Relations section and under the heading "Overview" clink on the link to the live audio webcast. Alternatively, investors can go directly to http://webevents.broadcast.com/db/homebuilding0302 to access the live audio webcast. A replay of the presentation will be available by the end of the day and will be archived for 30 days. In addition, the audio portion of the presentation can be accessed by calling (800) 544-1986 or (410) 895-2693 with a passcode of 101. Beazer Homes USA, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the country's ten largest single-family homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Beazer Homes also provides mortgage origination and title services to its homebuyers.