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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2002

Registration No. 333-83304



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
1521
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
58-2086934
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite B-200
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
(404) 250-3420
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)


David S. Weiss
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite B-200
Atlanta, Georgia 30342
(404) 250-3420
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)

Copies to:

Elizabeth H. Noe, Esq.
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
600 Peachtree Street, Suite 2400
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
(404) 815-2400


        Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Pursuant to this registration statement, the registrant has previously issued 3,857,166 shares of its common stock. This post-effective amendment is being filed in order to de-register 459,887 shares of the registrant's common stock that were previously registered, but not issued.

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        This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-83304) of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. ("Beazer") is being filed to de-register 459,887 shares of Beazer's common stock, which were previously registered but not issued as a result of merger consideration and proration provisions contained in the Agreement and Plan of Merger among Beazer, Beazer Homes Investment Corp. and Crossmann Communities, Inc., dated as of January 29, 2002. The terms of the merger are described in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus previously filed as a part of the registration statement.



SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on June 10, 2002.

    BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/  
IAN J. MCCARTHY      
Ian J. McCarthy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Signature
  Title
  Date

 

 

 

 

 
*
Brian C. Beazer
  Director and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board    

/s/  
IAN J. MCCARTHY      
Ian J. McCarthy

 

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

June 10, 2002

/s/  
DAVID S. WEISS      
David S. Weiss

 

Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

June 10, 2002

/s/  
MICHAEL T. RAND      
Michael T. Rand

 

Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

June 10, 2002

*

Laurent Alpert

 

Director

 

 

*

Thomas B. Howard

 

Director

 

 


D.E. Mundell

 

Director

 

 


Larry T. Solari

 

Director

 

 


Maureen E. O'Connell

 

Director

 

 

*By:

 

/s/  
IAN J. MCCARTHY      
Ian J. McCarthy
Attorney-in-fact

 

 

 

June 10, 2002



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