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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 20, 2009
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-12822 (Commission File Number) |
54-2086934 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 1200
Atlanta Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
Atlanta Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
(770) 829-3700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) announced that on November 20, 2009, its Board
of Directors has elected Norma A. Provencio as a Director and appointed her as a member of the
Audit Committee.
Ms. Provencio is President and owner of Provencio Advisory Services Inc., a healthcare financial
and operational consulting firm. Prior to forming Provencio Advisory Services in October 2003, she
was the Partner-in-Charge of KPMG’s Pacific Southwest Healthcare Practice since May 2002. From
1979 to 2002, she was with Arthur Andersen, serving as that firm’s Partner-in-Charge of the
Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Healthcare Practice for the Pacific Southwest from November 1995 to
May 2002. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Valeant Pharmaceutical
International [NYSE: VRX], where she is Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee and a member of
the Compensation Committee.
Ms. Provencio received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Loyola Marymount University. She
is a Certified Public Accountant and also a member of the Board of Regents of Loyola Marymount
University.
A copy of the press release announcing this election to the Board of Directors is attached hereto
as exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 23, 2009. |
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: November 23, 2009 | By: | /s/ Allan P. Merrill | ||
| Allan P. Merrill | ||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Norma Provencio Joins Board of Directors of Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
ATLANTA, November 23, 2009 — Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) today announced
that its Board of Directors has elected Norma A. Provencio as a Director and appointed her as a
member of the Audit Committee.
Ms. Provencio is President and owner of Provencio Advisory Services Inc., a healthcare financial
and operational consulting firm. Prior to forming Provencio Advisory Services in October 2003, she
was the Partner-in-Charge of KPMG’s Pacific Southwest Healthcare Practice since May 2002. From
1979 to 2002, she was with Arthur Andersen, serving as that firm’s Partner-in-Charge of the
Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Healthcare Practice for the Pacific Southwest from November 1995 to
May 2002. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Valeant Pharmaceutical
International [NYSE: VRX], where she is Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee and a member of
the Compensation Committee.
“We are extremely pleased to add someone of Norma Provencio’s caliber to our board. Her extensive
financial consulting experience over the past 30 years, coupled with her responsibilities over the
audit, business consulting and tax practices at two large public accounting firms will make her 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.
Ms. Provencio received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Loyola Marymount University. She
is a Certified Public Accountant and also a member of the Board of Regents of Loyola Marymount
University.
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the country’s ten largest single-family
homebuilders with continuing operations 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.”
| Contact: | Leslie H. Kratcoski Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications (770) 829-3700 lkratcos@beazer.com` |