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 (Date of earliest reported event): May 9, 2012
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE | 001-12822 | 54-2086934 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260
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)
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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. |
On May 9, 2012, Beazer Homes USA, Inc.'s (the "Company") Board of Directors elected Elizabeth S. Acton to serve as a Director and appointed her as a member of the Board of Directors' Audit and Finance Committees.
A copy of the May 10, 2012 press release announcing the election of Ms. Acton to the Company's Board of Directors is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
99.1 | Press Release dated May 10, 2012 |
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: May 10, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kenneth F. Khoury | ||||||
Kenneth F. Khoury Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel | ||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Press Release |
Elizabeth S. Acton Named to the Board of Directors
of Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
ATLANTA, May 10, 2012 - Today, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) announced that Elizabeth S. Acton has been elected to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Ms. Acton, who brings considerable expertise and over 35 years of experience in financial management, will also serve on the Board of Directors' Finance and Audit Committees.
As Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Comerica Inc. since 2002, Ms. Acton was instrumental in successfully guiding Comerica through the deepest recession in recent history, enabling the bank to maintain its credit rating throughout the downturn. Ms. Acton transitioned to Executive Vice President, Finance in November 2011 preceding her retirement in April 2012. Comerica is a financial services company with over $62 billion in assets. Prior to joining Comerica, Acton was Vice President-Treasurer at Ford Motor Company, where she had responsibility for worldwide automotive and financial services treasury activities.
Ms. Acton holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Minnesota and a master of business administration from Indiana University.
Beazer Homes USA Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the ten largest single-family homebuilders in the United States. The Company's industry-leading high performance homes are designed to lower the total cost of home ownership while reducing energy and water consumption. With award-winning floor-plans, the Company offers homes that incorporate exceptional value and quality to consumers in 16 states, including Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Beazer Homes is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol “BZH.”
CONTACT: Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Carey Phelps
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
770-829-3700
investor.relations@beazer.com