UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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 Event Reported): January 6, 2005
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
| Delaware | 1-8951 | 84-0622967 | ||
| (State or other | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. employer | ||
| jurisdiction of | identification no.) | |||
| incorporation) |
3600 South Yosemite Street, Suite 900, Denver, Colorado 80237
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 773-1100
Not Applicable
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION; and | ||||||||
| ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE | ||||||||
| ITEM 9.01. EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| INDEX TO EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| Press Release | ||||||||
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION; and
ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On January 6, 2005, M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. issued a press release reporting home orders, home closings and quarter-end backlog for the period ended December 31, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Limitation on Incorporation by Reference. The information being furnished shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
ITEM 9.01. EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated January 6, 2005. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
| M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||
| Dated: January 6, 2005 | By: | /s/ Joseph H. Fretz | ||
| Joseph H. Fretz | ||||
| Secretary and Corporate Counsel | ||||
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