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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 (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)
(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.
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