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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: September 4, 2002
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.) |
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)
On September 4, 2002, Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the "Company") issued the press release attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and made a part hereof announcing its new home orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended August 31, 2002. For additional information, please see the press release.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
- (c)
- Exhibits
99.1 Press release issued September 4, 2002.
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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: September 5, 2002 |
By: |
/s/ David S. Weiss |
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| David S. Weiss Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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SIGNATURES
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| Press Release For Immediate Release |
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports August Home Orders
Atlanta, Georgia, September 4, 2002—Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) (www.beazer.com) today released preliminary unit net orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended August 31, 2002.
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New Orders (Units) for the Month Ended August 31, |
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Beazer 2002 |
Crossmann 2002 |
Total 2002 |
Beazer 2001 |
% Change |
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| Southeast | 310 | 127 | 437 | 315 | 38.7 | % | |||||
| West | 414 | — | 414 | 335 | 23.6 | % | |||||
| Central | 118 | — | 118 | 92 | 28.3 | % | |||||
| Mid-Atlantic | 102 | — | 102 | 116 | (12.1 | )% | |||||
| Midwest | — | 321 | 321 | — | n/a | ||||||
| Total | 944 | 448 | 1,392 | 858 | 62.2 | % | |||||
New Orders (Units) for the Two Months Ended August 31, |
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Beazer 2002 |
Crossmann 2002 |
Total 2002 |
Beazer 2001 |
% Change |
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| Southeast | 599 | 234 | 833 | 587 | 41.9 | % | |||||
| West | 778 | — | 778 | 642 | 21.2 | % | |||||
| Central | 246 | — | 246 | 202 | 21.8 | % | |||||
| Mid-Atlantic | 195 | — | 195 | 236 | (17.4 | )% | |||||
| Midwest | — | 603 | 603 | — | n/a | ||||||
| Total | 1,818 | 837 | 2,655 | 1,667 | 59.3 | % | |||||
New orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended August 31, 2002, include orders from Crossmann Communities, Inc., which Beazer acquired effective April 17, 2002. On a pro forma basis, new orders for the one-month and two-month periods ended August 31, 2001, including Crossmann's orders would have been 1,141 and 2,385 respectively.
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, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Beazer Homes also provides mortgage origination and title services to its homebuyers.
| Contact: | David S. Weiss, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
| (404) 250-3420 dweiss@beazer.com |