Lennar Corporation
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424b(3)
Registration No. 333-136750
PROSPECTUS
Offer to
Exchange
Any and all outstanding
Series A 5.95% Senior Notes due 2011,
$250,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding,
for Series B 5.95% Senior Notes due 2011.
The
exchange offer and withdrawal rights
will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on October 2, 2006, unless we extend the exchange
offer.
We are offering to exchange our Series B 5.95% Senior
Notes due 2011 for the identical principal amounts of our
outstanding Series A 5.95% Senior Notes due 2011. The
aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Series A
Notes, and therefore the aggregate principal amount of
Series B Notes that would be issued if all the
Series A Notes are exchanged, is $250,000,000. The terms of
the Series B Notes will be identical with the terms of the
Series A Notes, except that the issuance of the
Series B Notes is being registered under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
We issued the Series A Notes on April 26, 2006 in a
transaction that was exempt from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act. This exchange offer is being made in
accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement dated
April 26, 2006 among the initial purchasers of the
Series A Notes and us.
The Series A Notes are, and the Series B Notes, when
issued, will be, our senior, unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations and rank equally with all of our other senior,
unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness outstanding from
time-to-time.
All of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, other than our finance
company subsidiaries and foreign subsidiaries, will guarantee
the Notes, although the guarantees may be suspended under
limited circumstances. The registration statement of which this
prospectus forms a part registers the guarantees as well as the
Series B Notes.
Before the exchange offer, there has been no public market for
the Series B Notes. We do not currently intend to list the
Series B Notes on a securities exchange or seek approval
for quotation of the Series B Notes on an automated
quotation system. Therefore, it is unlikely that an active
trading market for the Series B Notes will develop. We will
receive no proceeds from the exchange offer.
The exchange agent for the exchange offer is J.P. Morgan
Trust Company, National Association. This prospectus and the
accompanying letter of transmittal are being mailed to holders
of Series A Notes on or about August 30, 2006.
Investment in the Series B Notes to be issued in the
exchange offer involves risks. You should carefully read the
Risk Factors section, which begins on page 6 of
this document, before you exchange your Series A Notes.
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities
commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy
of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a
criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is August 30, 2006.
Each broker-dealer that receives Series B Notes for its own
account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it
will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such
Series B Notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or
supplemented from
time-to-time,
may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with sales of
Series B Notes received in exchange for Series A Notes
that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities. We have agreed that, starting on the
day the exchange offer expires and ending at the close of
business on the first anniversary of that date, we will make
this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any
broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In
addition, until October 9, 2006 all dealers effecting
transactions in the Series B Notes may be required to
deliver a prospectus.
No person has been authorized to give any information or to
make any representations, other than those contained in this
prospectus. If given or made, that information or those
representations may not be relied upon as having been authorized
by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to or
solicitation of any person in any jurisdiction in which such an
offer or solicitation would be unlawful.
FORWARD-LOOKING
INFORMATION
Some of the statements in this prospectus and the documents
incorporated by reference into this prospectus are
forward-looking statements, as that term is defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements include statements regarding this
exchange offer, as well as our business, financial condition,
results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. You
can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that these
statements do not relate strictly to historical or current
matters. Rather, forward-looking statements relate to
anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results.
Because forward-looking statements relate to matters that have
not yet occurred, these statements are inherently subject to
risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual
activities or results to differ materially from the activities
and results anticipated in forward-looking statements. These
factors include those described under the caption Risk
Factors in this prospectus, those described under the
caption Risk Factors Relating to Our Business in our
Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2005, which is
incorporated into this prospectus by reference, and other
factors that may be included in our other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any
obligation to update forward-looking statements.
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SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this
prospectus or in documents incorporated in this prospectus. It
does not contain all the information you should consider before
deciding whether to exchange Series A 5.95% Senior
Notes for Series B 5.95% Senior Notes. You should read
the entire prospectus.
LENNAR
We are one of the nations largest homebuilders and a
provider of financial services. Our homebuilding operations
include the sale and construction of single-family attached and
detached homes, and to a lesser extent condominium units, as
well as the purchase, development and sale of residential land
directly and through unconsolidated entities in which we have
investments. Our financial services operations provide mortgage
financing, title insurance, closing services and insurance
agency services for both buyers of our homes and others. We sell
substantially all of the loans that we originate in the
secondary mortgage market. Through our financial services
operations, we also provide high-speed Internet and cable
television services to residents of communities we develop and
to others.
We are a Delaware corporation. Our principal offices are at 700
Northwest 107th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33172. Our telephone
number at these offices is
(305) 559-4000.
Our website address is www.lennar.com. The information on our
website is not part of this prospectus.
The following is a summary of our growth history:
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1954:
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We were founded as a local Miami homebuilder. |
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1969:
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We began developing, owning and managing commercial and
multi-family residential real estate. |
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1971:
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We completed our initial public offering. |
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1972:
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Our common stock was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. We
also entered the Arizona homebuilding market. |
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1986:
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We acquired Development Corporation of America in Florida. |
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1991:
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We entered the Texas homebuilding market. |
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1992:
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We expanded our commercial operations by acquiring, through a
joint venture, a portfolio of loans, mortgages and properties
from the Resolution Trust Corporation. |
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1995:
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We entered the California homebuilding market through the
acquisition of Bramalea California, Inc. |
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1996:
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We expanded in California through the acquisition of Renaissance
Homes, and significantly expanded operations in Texas with the
acquisitions of the assets and operations of both
Houston-based
Village Builders and Friendswood Development Company, and
acquired Regency Title. |
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1997:
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We completed the spin-off of our commercial real estate
investment business to LNR Property Corporation. We continued
our expansion in California through homesite acquisitions and
investments in unconsolidated entities. We also acquired Pacific
Greystone Corporation, which further expanded our operations in
California and Arizona and brought us into the Nevada
homebuilding market. |
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1998:
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We acquired the properties of two California homebuilders,
ColRich Communities and Polygon Communities, acquired a Northern
California homebuilder, Winncrest Homes, and acquired
North American Title with operations in Arizona, California
and Colorado. |
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1999:
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We acquired Eagle Home Mortgage with operations in Nevada,
Oregon and Washington and Southwest Land Title in Texas. |
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2000:
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We acquired U.S. Home Corporation, which expanded our
operations into New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Minnesota, Ohio
and Colorado and strengthened our position in other states. We
expanded our title operations in Texas through the acquisition
of Texas Professional Title. |
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2002:
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We acquired Patriot Homes, Sunstar Communities, Don Galloway
Homes, Genesee Company, Barry Andrews Homes, Cambridge Homes,
Pacific Century Homes, Concord Homes and Summit Homes, which
expanded our operations into the Carolinas and the Chicago,
Baltimore and Central Valley, California homebuilding markets
and strengthened our position in several existing markets. We
also acquired Sentinel Title with operations in Maryland and
Washington, D.C. |
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2003:
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We acquired Seppala Homes and Coleman Homes, which expanded our
operations in South Carolina and California. We also acquired
Mid America Title in Illinois. |
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2004:
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We acquired The Newhall Land and Farming Company through an
unconsolidated entity of which we and LNR Property Corporation
each owns 50%. We expanded into the San Antonio, Texas
homebuilding market by acquiring the operations of
Connell-Barron Homes and entered the Jacksonville, Florida
homebuilding market by acquiring the operations of Classic
American Homes. Through acquisitions, we also expanded our
mortgage operations in Oregon and Washington. We expanded our
title and closing operations into Minnesota through the
acquisition of Title Protection, Inc. |
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2005:
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We entered the metropolitan New York City and Boston markets by
acquiring, directly and through a joint venture, rights to
develop a portfolio of properties in New Jersey facing mid-town
Manhattan and waterfront properties near Boston. We also entered
the Reno, Nevada market and then expanded in Reno through the
acquisition of Barker Coleman. We expanded our presence in
Jacksonville through the acquisition of Admiral Homes. |
In March 2006, we entered into an Issuing and Paying Agent
Agreement relating to up to $2.0 billion aggregate
principal amount of commercial paper notes that we may issue and
reissue from
time-to-time.
Issuances of commercial paper notes will reduce the amount we
can borrow under our credit facility.
In July 2006, we entered into a new unsecured revolving credit
facility that provides us with up to $2.7 billion of
financing. The credit facility also provides us with access to
an additional $500 million of financing through an
accordion feature, subject to additional commitments, for a
maximum aggregate availability under the facility of
$3.2 billion. The credit facility replaced our prior
$2.2 billion credit facility and matures in July 2011.
ISSUANCE
OF THE SERIES A NOTES
On April 26, 2006, we sold $250 million aggregate
principal amount of Series A 5.95% Senior Notes due
2011 (the Series A Notes) to initial purchasers
in a transaction that was exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act. The initial purchasers
subsequently resold the Series A Notes in reliance on
Rule 144A or other exemptions under the Securities Act. We
entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the initial
purchasers, pursuant to which we agreed to exchange registered
Series B 5.95% Senior Notes due 2011
(Series B Notes, and together with the
Series A Notes, the Notes) for the
Series A Notes and also granted holders of Series A
Notes rights under certain circumstances to have resales of
Series A Notes registered under the Securities Act. The
exchange offer made by this prospectus is intended to satisfy
our principal obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement.
We issued the Series A Notes under an Indenture dated
April 26, 2006, between us and J.P. Morgan Trust
Company, National Association, as trustee. The Series B
Notes will also be issued under that Indenture and will be
entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. The form and terms of
the Series B Notes will be identical in all material
respects with the form and terms of the Series A Notes,
except that (1) the Series B Notes will have been
registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, the global
certificate (and any individual certificates) will not bear
legends describing restrictions on transferring the
Series B Notes represented by such global certificates, and
(2) holders of Series B Notes will not be, and upon
the consummation of the exchange offer, holders of Series A
Notes will no longer be, entitled to rights under the
Registration Rights Agreement.
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The proceeds we received from the issuance of the Series A
Notes were used for general corporate purposes. We will receive
no proceeds from the exchange of the Series B Notes for the
Series A Notes pursuant to the exchange offer.
THE
EXCHANGE OFFER
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The Exchange Offer |
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We are offering to exchange our Series B 5.95% Senior
Notes due 2011, for identical principal amounts of our
outstanding Series A 5.95% Senior Notes due 2011. At
the date of this prospectus, $250 million aggregate
principal amount of Series A 5.95% Senior Notes are
outstanding. |
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Expiration of Exchange Offer |
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5:00 p.m., New York time on October 2, 2006, unless we
extend the exchange offer. In this document, we refer to the
date the exchange offer will expire as the expiration
date. |
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Conditions of the Exchange Offer |
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The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal
amount of Series A Notes being tendered for exchange. The
only condition to the exchange offer is that we not be advised
that completion of the exchange offer would, or might, be
unlawful. |
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Accrued Interest on the Series A Notes |
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Interest on Series A Notes that are exchanged will cease to
accrue on the last interest payment date before the day on which
Series B Notes are issued in exchange for them. However,
Series B Notes issued in exchange for Series A Notes
will bear interest from the last interest payment date before
the day on which they are issued in exchange for the
Series A Notes. Therefore, exchanging Series A Notes
for Series B Notes will not affect the amount of interest a
holder will receive. |
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Interest on the Series B Notes |
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Interest on the Series B Notes will be paid on June 15 and
December 15 of each year, beginning December 15, 2006. |
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Procedures for Tendering Series A Notes |
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A holder of Series A Notes who wishes to accept the
exchange offer must: |
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(1) complete, sign and date a letter of transmittal, or a
facsimile of one, in accordance with the instructions contained
under The Exchange Offer Procedures for
Tendering Notes and in the letter of transmittal, and
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(2) deliver the letter of transmittal, or facsimile,
together with the Series A Notes and any other required
documentation to the exchange agent at the address set forth in
The Exchange Offer Exchange Agent.
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Series A Notes must be delivered by confirmation of
book-entry delivery of the Series A Notes to the exchange
agents account at The Depository Trust Company
(DTC). |
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Guaranteed Delivery Procedures |
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Eligible holders of Series A Notes who wish to tender their
Series A Notes, but who cannot deliver their Series A
Notes or any other documents required by the letter of
transmittal to the exchange agent before the expiration date (or
complete the procedure for book-entry transfer on a timely
basis) may tender their Series A |
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Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures described
in the letter of transmittal. |
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Acceptance of Series A Notes and Delivery of
Series B Notes |
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Unless we are advised that it would, or might, be unlawful for
us to do so, we will accept any and all Series A Notes that
are properly tendered and not properly withdrawn in response to
the exchange offer, before 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on the expiration date. The Series B Notes issued pursuant
to the exchange offer will be delivered promptly after
acceptance of the Series A Notes. |
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Withdrawal Rights |
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Tenders of Series A Notes may be withdrawn at any time
before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration
date. |
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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences |
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For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the exchange of
Series A Notes for Series B Notes should not be
considered a sale or exchange or otherwise taxable event to the
holders of the Series A Notes. You should consult with your
tax advisor regarding your particular situation. |
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The Exchange Agent |
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J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association is the
exchange agent. The address and telephone number of the exchange
agent are set forth under the caption The Exchange
Offer Exchange Agent in this document. |
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Fees and Expenses |
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We will bear the expense of soliciting tenders pursuant to the
exchange offer. We will also pay any transfer taxes that are
applicable to the exchange of Series A Notes for
Series B Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. |
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Resales of the Series B Notes |
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Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC set forth in
no-action
letters issued to third parties, we believe that a person who
receives Series B Notes issued pursuant to the exchange
offer (other than (1) a broker-dealer who purchased the
Series A Notes directly from us for resale pursuant to
Rule 144A under the Securities Act or another exemption
under the Securities Act or (2) a person that is an
affiliate of ours, as that term is defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act), may sell the Series B Notes
without registration or the need to deliver a prospectus under
the Securities Act, provided that person has no arrangement to
participate in a distribution of the Series B Notes. Each
broker-dealer that receives Series B Notes for its own
account in exchange for Series A Notes that were acquired
by the broker as a result of market-making or other trading
activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus
in connection with any resale of the Series B Notes. |
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Consequences of Not Exchanging the Series A Notes |
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If you do not exchange your Series A Notes, the existing
transfer restrictions on the Series A Notes will continue
to apply. Because we anticipate that most holders will elect to
exchange their Series A Notes for Series B Notes due
to the absence of restrictions on the resale of Series B
Notes under the Securities Act, we anticipate that the market
for any Series A Notes that remain outstanding after the
consummation of the exchange offer will be substantially limited. |
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THE
SERIES B NOTES
The exchange offer applies to $250 million aggregate
principal amount of Series A Notes outstanding. The terms
of the Series B Notes are identical in all material
respects with those of the Series A Notes, except for
certain transfer restrictions and registration rights relating
to the Series A Notes. The Series B Notes will
evidence the same debt as the Series A Notes and will be
entitled to the benefits of the indenture under which both the
Series A Notes were, and the Series B Notes will be,
issued.
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Securities Offered |
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$250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series B
5.95% Senior Notes due 2011. |
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Maturity Date |
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October 17, 2011. |
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Interest Payment Dates |
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June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on
December 15, 2006. |
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Sinking Fund |
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None. |
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Ranking |
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The Series B Notes are our senior, unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations and rank equally with all of our
other senior, unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness from
time-to-time
outstanding. The Series B Notes are effectively
subordinated to the obligations of our subsidiaries who are not
guarantors and to our obligations that are secured to the extent
of the assets securing those obligations. As of May 31,
2006, we and our guarantor company subsidiaries had
$35.9 million of secured indebtedness and our subsidiaries
that are not guarantors (including our finance company
subsidiaries) had $1.2 billion of indebtedness. |
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Guarantees |
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All of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, other than our finance
company subsidiaries and foreign subsidiaries, will guarantee
the Series B Notes. The guarantees by our subsidiaries may
be suspended under certain limited circumstances. See
Description of the Notes The Guarantees. |
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Redemption at our Option |
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We may redeem any or all of the Series B Notes at any time
at a redemption price equal to the greater of (a) 100% of
the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed or (b) the
sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of
principal and interest on the Notes being redeemed, discounted
to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a
360-day year
consisting of twelve
30-day
months) at the comparable treasury rate plus 20 basis
points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the
Notes to the redemption date. |
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Certain Indenture Provisions |
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The Indenture governing the Series B Notes contains
covenants limiting our and some of our subsidiaries
ability to create liens securing indebtedness or enter into sale
and leaseback transactions. These covenants are subject to
important exceptions and qualifications. See Description
of the Notes Certain Covenants. |
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Use of Proceeds |
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We will receive no proceeds from the exchange of Series A
Notes for the Series B Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. |
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Risk Factors |
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Investing in the Series B Notes involves risks. Before you
exchange your Series A Notes, you should carefully read the
Risk Factors section beginning on page 6 of
this document for a description of risks you should particularly
consider before exchanging Series A Notes for Series B
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RISK
FACTORS
In this section we describe risks relating to the exchange of
Series A Notes for Series B Notes. Investors
considering exchanging their Series A Notes for
Series B Notes should also read the risks relating to our
business, which are described in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2005, under the
caption Risk Factors Relating to Our Business and in
our subsequent filings with the SEC. If any of these risks
develop into actual events, the exchange offer or our business,
financial condition, results of operations, cash flows,
strategies or properties could be materially adversely
affected.
Because
the Series B Notes are structurally subordinated to the
obligations of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors, you may
not be fully repaid if we become insolvent.
Substantially all of our operating assets are held by our
subsidiaries. Holders of any indebtedness or preferred stock of
any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors and other
creditors of any of those subsidiaries, including trade
creditors, have and will have access to the assets of those
subsidiaries that are prior to those of the noteholders. As a
result, the Series B Notes are structurally subordinated to
the debts, preferred stock and other obligations of those
subsidiaries.
Because
the Series B Notes are unsecured, you may not be fully
repaid if we become insolvent.
The Series B Notes will not be secured by any of our assets
or by any assets of our subsidiaries. As of May 31, 2006,
we and our guarantor subsidiaries had $35.9 million of
secured indebtedness outstanding and our subsidiaries that are
not guarantors (including our finance company subsidiaries) had
$1.2 billion of indebtedness. If we become insolvent, the
holders of any of our secured debt would receive payments from
the assets securing that debt before you receive payments from
sales of those assets.
There
is no public market for the Series B Notes, so you may be
unable to sell the Series B Notes.
The Series B Notes are new securities for which there is
currently no public trading market. Consequently, the
Series B Notes may be relatively illiquid, and you may be
unable to sell your Series B Notes. We do not intend to
list the Series B Notes on any securities exchange or to
include the Series B Notes in any automated quotation
system.
Fraudulent
conveyance considerations.
Under fraudulent conveyance laws, the guarantees by our
subsidiaries might be subordinated to existing or future
indebtedness incurred by those subsidiaries, or might not be
enforceable, if a court or a creditors representative, such as a
bankruptcy trustee, concluded that those subsidiaries:
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Received less than fair consideration for the guarantees;
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Were rendered insolvent as a result of issuing the guarantees;
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Were engaged in a business or transaction for which our
subsidiaries remaining assets constituted unreasonably
small capital;
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Intended to incur, or believed that we or they would incur,
debts beyond our or their ability to pay as those debts
matured; or
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Intended to hinder, delay or defraud our or their creditors.
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The measure of insolvency varies depending upon the laws of the
relevant jurisdiction. Generally, however, a company is
considered insolvent if its debts are greater than the fair
value of its property, or if the fair saleable value of its
assets is less than the amount that would be needed to pay its
probable liabilities as its existing debts matured and became
absolute.
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The
guarantees of the Series B Notes may
terminate.
The principal reason our guarantor subsidiaries will guarantee
the Series B Notes is so holders of the Series B Notes
will have rights at least as great with regard to our
subsidiaries as any other holders of a material amount of our
unsecured debt. Therefore, the guarantees of the Series B
Notes will remain in effect while the guarantor subsidiaries
guarantee a material amount of the debt of Lennar Corporation,
as a separate entity, to others. In addition to guaranteeing the
Series A Notes, currently, the subsidiary guarantors are
guaranteeing our principal revolving credit facility, commercial
paper notes we issue, $350 million principal amount of our
5.95% Senior Notes due 2013, $250 million principal
amount of our 5.50% Senior Notes due 2014,
$300 million principal amount of our Senior Floating-Rate
Notes due 2009, $282 million principal amount of our
75/8% Senior
Notes due 2009, $200 million principal amount of our Senior
Floating-Rate Notes due 2007, $500 million principal amount
of our 5.60% Senior Notes due 2015, $300 million
principal amount of our 5.125% Senior Notes due 2010 and
$250 million principal amount of our 6.50% Senior Notes due
2016. However, the subsidiaries guarantees of all of the
notes, as well as the Series B Notes, will terminate with
regard to any subsidiary while it is not guaranteeing at least
$75 million of our debt. Therefore, if our subsidiaries
cease guaranteeing our obligations under our principal revolving
credit facility, and are not guarantors of any new debt, the
subsidiaries guarantees of the Series B Notes will
terminate until such time, if any, as they again are
guaranteeing at least $75 million of our debt, other than
the Series B Notes. Accordingly, noteholders should
anticipate that at some time in the future the Series B
Notes may no longer be guaranteed by our subsidiaries.
If our guarantor subsidiaries are guaranteeing revolving credit
lines totaling at least $75 million, we will treat the
guarantees of the Notes as remaining in effect even during
periods when our borrowings under the revolving credit lines are
less than $75 million. Because it is possible that banks
will permit some or all of our subsidiaries to stop guaranteeing
the revolving credit facility, or that we will terminate our
revolving credit facility (which we have discretion to do), it
is possible that, at some time or times in the future, the
Series B Notes will no longer be guaranteed by our
subsidiaries.
There
could be negative consequences to you if you do not exchange
your Series A Notes for Series B Notes.
Holders who fail to exchange their Series A Notes for
Series B Notes will continue to be subject to restrictions
on transfer of the Series A Notes. Any Series A Notes
tendered and exchanged in the exchange offer will reduce the
aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes outstanding.
Because we anticipate that most holders will elect to exchange
the Series A Notes for Series B Notes due to the
absence of restrictions on the resale of Series B Notes
under the Securities Act, we anticipate that the market for
Series A Notes that remain outstanding after the
consummation of the exchange offer will be substantially
limited. As a result of making the exchange offer, we will have
fulfilled our obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement relating to the Series A Notes. Following the
consummation of the exchange offer, holders who did not tender
their Series A Notes generally will not have any further
registration rights under the Registration Rights Agreement, and
the Series A Notes that were not exchanged will continue to
be subject to restrictions on transfer. The Series A Notes
are currently eligible for resale under Rule 144A through
the PORTAL market.
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RATIO OF
EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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Years Ended November 30,
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5.3x
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For the purpose of calculating the ratio of earnings to fixed
charges, earnings consist of income from continuing
operations before income taxes plus fixed charges
and certain other adjustments. Fixed charges consist
of interest incurred on all indebtedness related to continuing
operations (including amortization of original issue discount)
and the implied interest component of our rent obligations. |
There was no preferred stock outstanding for any of the periods
shown above. Accordingly, the ratio of earnings to combined
fixed charges and preferred stock dividends was identical to the
ratio of earnings to fixed charges.
USE OF
PROCEEDS
We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of
Series B Notes in exchange for Series A Notes pursuant
to the exchange offer. We used the net proceeds from the sale of
the Series A Notes for general corporate purposes.
ABSENCE
OF PUBLIC MARKET
The Series B Notes will be new securities for which there
is no established trading market. We currently do not intend to
list the Series B Notes on any securities exchange or to
arrange for the Series B Notes to be quoted on any
quotation system. Accordingly, it is not likely that an active
trading market for the Series B Notes will develop or, if a
market develops, that it will provide significant liquidity to
holders of Series B Notes.
OTHER
INDEBTEDNESS
Our indebtedness at May 31, 2006 is listed in the table in
the section of this prospectus captioned
Capitalization. None of that indebtedness, as
described below, has any covenants that restrict our, or our
subsidiaries, ability to make payments on outstanding
indebtedness or to pay dividends, or requires us to maintain
financial attributes. Our Senior Floating-Rate Notes due 2009,
Senior Floating-Rate Notes due 2007,
75/8% Senior
Notes due 2009, 5.60% Senior Notes due 2015,
5.95% Senior Notes due 2013, 5.50% Senior Notes due
2014, 5.125% Senior Notes due 2010 and 6.50% Senior
Notes due 2016 all have covenants, similar to those in the
indenture relating to the Notes, that limit our or our
subsidiaries ability to create liens securing indebtedness
or enter into sale and leaseback transactions.
We have a structured letter of credit facility with a financial
institution. The purpose of this letter of credit facility is to
facilitate the issuance of up to $200 million of letters of
credit on a senior unsecured basis. In connection with the
letter of credit facility, the financial institution issued
$200 million of their senior notes, which were linked to
our performance on the letter of credit facility. If there is an
event of default under the letter of credit facility, including
our failure to reimburse a draw against an issued letter of
credit, the financial institution would assign its claim against
us, to the extent of the amount due and payable by us under the
letter of credit facility, to its noteholders in lieu of their
principal repayment on their performance-linked notes.
In July 2006, we entered into a new $2.7 billion credit
facility that replaced our prior credit facility. The credit
facility matures in July 2011. It included an accordion feature
under which the aggregate commitment under the facility could be
increased to $3.2 billion. Among other things, our credit
facility provides that proceeds from the credit facility may be
used to repay amounts outstanding under our commercial paper
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program, which is described below. Amounts outstanding under our
credit facility are guaranteed by all of our wholly-owned
subsidiaries other than finance company subsidiaries and foreign
subsidiaries.
Our credit facility includes financial covenants which require,
among other things, that
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We maintain a debt to total capital ratio of less than or equal
to 60%;
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We maintain an interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.0 to
1.0;
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We maintain a specified minimum consolidated tangible net
worth; and
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We limit the aggregate amount of our investments in and advances
to other non-guarantor entities.
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These covenants are described in the credit facility, which we
have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See
Where You Can Find More Information. From
time-to-time,
we may amend the terms of the credit facility or enter into new
borrowing arrangements. Amendments to the credit facility may
modify or eliminate some or all of the covenants or may add new
covenants, and new borrowing arrangements may include covenants
that are different from those currently in the credit facility.
At May 31, 2006, we had $368.2 million of letters of
credit outstanding that were collateralized against the
borrowing capacity available under our credit facility.
In March 2006, we entered into an Issuing and Paying Agent
Agreement relating to up to $2 billion aggregate principal
amount of commercial paper notes that we may issue and re-issue
from
time-to-time.
Issuances of commercial paper notes reduce the amounts we can
borrow under our credit facility.
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CAPITALIZATION
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
The table below shows our capitalization at May 31, 2006.
The exchange of outstanding 5.95% Senior Notes due 2011
will not affect this capitalization.
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Debt:
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Revolving credit facility(1)
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$
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185,000
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5.95% Senior Notes due 2013
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345,457
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75/8% Senior
Notes due 2009
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277,048
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Senior Floating-Rate Notes due 2009
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300,000
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Senior Floating-Rate Notes due 2007
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200,000
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5.50% Senior Notes due 2014
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247,441
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5.60% Senior Notes due 2015
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502,069
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5.125% Senior Notes due 2010
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299,740
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5.95% Senior Notes due 2011
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249,415
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(2)
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6.50% Senior Notes due 2016
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249,683
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(3)
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Other debt
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52,433
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Total homebuilding debt
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2,908,286
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Financial services debt
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1,232,471
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Limited-purpose finance
subsidiaries debt
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176
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Total debt
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4,140,933
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Stockholders
equity:
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Class A Common Stock of
$0.10 par value share, 136,677 shares issued(4)
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13,668
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Class B Common Stock of
$0.10 par value share, 32,848 shares issued(5)
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3,285
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Additional paid-in capital
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1,727,407
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Retained earnings
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4,578,398
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Deferred compensation
plan 414 Class A common shares and 41
Class B common shares
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(3,817
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Deferred compensation liability
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3,817
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Treasury stock, at cost; 9,868
Class A common shares and 447 Class B common shares
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(553,175
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Accumulated other comprehensive
loss
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(3,364
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Total stockholders equity
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5,766,219
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Total capitalization
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9,907,152
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At May 31, 2006, we had $1.6 billion of unused
availability under our credit facility. On July 21, 2006,
we entered into a new unsecured revolving credit facility that
provides us with up to $2.7 billion of financing. The
credit facility also provides us with access to an additional
$500 million of financing through an accordion feature,
subject to additional commitments, for a maximum aggregate
availability under the facility of $3.2 billion. The credit
facility replaces our prior $2.2 billion credit facility
and matures in July 2011. |
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Net of $585 discount. |
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Net of $317 discount. |
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Does not include 7,368 shares of Class A Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of stock options that were outstanding at
May 31, 2006. |
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Does not include 266 shares of Class B Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of stock options that were outstanding at
May 31, 2006. |
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SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth our selected financial and
operating information at or for the six months ended
May 31, 2006 and 2005, and for the fiscal years ended
November 30, 2001 through 2005. The information presented
below is based upon our historical financial statements. Shares
and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to
reflect the effect of our April 2003 10% Class B common
stock distribution and our January 2004
two-for-one
stock split.
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At or for the
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Six Months Ended
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May 31,
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At or for the Years Ended November 30,
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2006
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2005
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2005
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2004(1)
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2003(1)
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2002(1)
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2001(1)
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
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Results of Operations:
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Revenues:
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Homebuilding
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$
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7,524,020
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5,091,253
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13,304,599
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10,000,632
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8,348,645
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6,751,301
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5,554,747
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Financial services
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$
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294,142
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247,452
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562,372
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500,336
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556,581
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482,008
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422,149
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Total revenues
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$
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7,818,162
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5,338,705
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13,866,971
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10,500,968
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8,905,226
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7,233,309
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5,976,896
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Operating earnings from continuing
operations:
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Homebuilding
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$
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988,285
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761,980
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2,277,091
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1,548,488
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1,164,089
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834,056
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666,123
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Financial services
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$
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45,216
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35,249
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104,768
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110,731
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153,719
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126,941
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87,669
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Corporate general and
administrative expenses
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$
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108,423
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77,987
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187,257
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141,722
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111,488
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85,958
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75,831
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Loss on redemption of
9.95% senior notes
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$
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34,908
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34,908
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Earnings from continuing operations
before provision for income taxes
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$
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925,078
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684,334
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2,159,694
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1,517,497
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1,206,320
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875,039
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677,961
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Earnings from discontinued
operations before provision for income taxes(2)
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$
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17,261
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17,261
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1,570
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734
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|
670
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1,462
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Earnings from continuing operations
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$
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582,799
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425,998
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1,344,410
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944,642
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750,934
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544,712
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416,946
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Earnings from discontinued
operations
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$
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10,745
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10,745
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977
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|
457
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417
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|
899
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Net earnings
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$
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582,799
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436,743
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1,355,155
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945,619
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751,391
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545,129
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417,845
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Diluted earnings per share:
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Earnings from continuing operations
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$
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3.57
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2.59
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8.17
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5.70
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4.65
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3.51
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2.72
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Earnings from discontinued
operations
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$
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0.00
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0.06
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0.06
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0.00
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0.00
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|
|
0.00
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|
0.01
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Net earnings
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$
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3.57
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2.65
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8.23
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5.70
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4.65
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3.51
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2.73
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Cash dividends declared per
share Class A common stock
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$
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0.32
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0.275
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0.573
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|
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0.513
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0.144
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0.025
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|
|
0.025
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Cash dividends declared per
share Class B common stock
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$
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0.32
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0.275
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0.573
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0.513
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|
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0.143
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|
0.0225
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|
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0.0225
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Financial Position:
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Total assets(3)
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$
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12,833,908
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9,605,634
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12,541,225
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|
|
|
9,165,280
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|
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6,775,432
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5,755,633
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|
|
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4,714,426
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|
Debt:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Homebuilding
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|
$
|
2,908,296
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|
|
|
2,337,436
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|
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2,592,772
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|
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2,021,014
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1,552,217
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|
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1,585,309
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|
|
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1,505,255
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Financial services (including
limited-purpose finance subsidiaries)
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$
|
1,410,743
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|
869,775
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|
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1,270,438
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|
|
900,340
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|
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740,469
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|
862,618
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|
|
707,077
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Stockholders equity
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$
|
5,766,219
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|
|
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4,267,486
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5,251,411
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|
|
4,052,972
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|
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3,263,774
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2,229,157
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|
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1,659,262
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Shares outstanding (000s)
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159,210
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153,388
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157,559
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156,230
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|
|
|
157,836
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|
|
|
142,811
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|
|
140,833
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Stockholders equity per share
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$
|
36.22
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|
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27.82
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|
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33.33
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|
|
25.94
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|
|
20.68
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|
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15.61
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|
|
11.78
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Delivery and Backlog Information
(including unconsolidated entities):
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Number of homes delivered
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22,524
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|
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17,019
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|
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42,359
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|
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36,204
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|
|
|
32,180
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|
|
|
27,393
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|
|
|
23,899
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|
Backlog of home sales contracts
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|
|
17,990
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|
|
|
20,536
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|
|
|
18,565
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|
|
|
15,546
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|
|
|
13,905
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|
|
|
12,108
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|
|
|
8,339
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|
Backlog dollar value
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|
$
|
6,527,514
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|
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7,343,762
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|
|
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6,884,238
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|
|
|
5,055,273
|
|
|
|
3,887,300
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|
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3,200,206
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|
|
|
1,981,632
|
|
|
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(1) |
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In May 2005, we sold a title company subsidiary. As a result of
the sale, the subsidiarys results of operations have been
reclassified as discontinued operations to conform with the 2005
presentation. |
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(2) |
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Earnings from discontinued operations before provision for
income taxes includes a gain of $15.8 million for the year
ended November 30, 2005 related to the sale of a title
company subsidiary. |
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(3) |
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As of November 30, 2004, 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Financial
Services segment had assets of discontinued operations of
$1.0 million, $1.3 million, $0.4 million and
$0.4 million, respectively, related to a title company
subsidiary that was sold in May 2005. |
THE
EXCHANGE OFFER
Purpose
of the Exchange Offer
The Registration Rights Agreement between us and the initial
purchasers of the Series A Notes states that on or before
August 24, 2006, we will file a registration statement to
register the Series B Notes, and that we will use our
reasonable best efforts to (1) cause that registration
statement to become effective on or before September 23,
2006 and (2) complete the exchange offer on or before
November 22, 2006. If we fail to meet any of those targets,
the interest rate on the Series A Notes will increase until
we cure the default.
Terms of
the Exchange Offer
On the terms set forth in this prospectus and in the
accompanying letter of transmittal, we will issue Series B
Notes in exchange for all Series A Notes that are validly
tendered and not withdrawn before 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on the expiration date. The principal amount of the
Series B Notes issued in the exchange will be the same as
the principal amount of the Series A Notes for which the
Series B Notes are exchanged. Holders may tender some or
all of their Series A Notes in response to the exchange
offer. However, Series A Notes may be tendered only in
multiples of $1,000 principal amount.
The form and terms of the Series B Notes will be the same
in all material respects as the form and terms of the
Series A Notes (except that the Series B Notes will
not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions).
We will be deemed to accept all the Series A Notes that are
validly tendered and not withdrawn when we give oral or written
notice to that effect to the exchange agent. The exchange agent
will act as agent for the tendering holders for the purpose of
receiving Series B Notes from us. If any tendered
Series A Notes are not accepted for exchange because of an
invalid tender or otherwise, certificates for those
Series A Notes will be returned, without expense, to the
tendering holder promptly after the expiration date.
Holders who tender Series A Notes in response to the
exchange offer will not be required to pay brokerage commissions
or fees or, except as described in the instructions in the
letter of transmittal, transfer taxes. We will pay all charges
and expenses, other than certain taxes described below, in
connection with the exchange offer.
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A holder who validly withdraws previously tendered Series A
Notes will not receive Series B Notes unless the
Series A Notes are re-tendered before 5:00 p.m., New
York City time, on the expiration date. Holders will have the
right to withdraw previously tendered Series A Notes until
5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date, unless
the Series A Notes have already been accepted for exchange.
Expiration
Date; Extension; Termination
The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on October 2, 2006, which will be the expiration
date, unless we extend it by notice to the exchange agent. We
reserve the right to extend the exchange offer at our
discretion. If we extend the exchange offer, the term
expiration date will mean the date on which the
exchange offer as extended will expire. We will notify the
exchange agent of any extension by oral or written notice and we
will make a public announcement of any extension not later than
9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business day after
the previously scheduled expiration date. Immediately after the
expiration date, we will accept all Series A Notes that
have been properly tendered and not withdrawn.
Procedures
for Tendering Notes
Any holder of Series A Notes may tender Series A Notes
in response to the exchange offer. To tender Series A
Notes, the holder must complete, sign and date the letter of
transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of transmittal, have
the signature guaranteed if required by the letter of
transmittal, and mail or otherwise deliver the letter of
transmittal or a facsimile, together with the Series A
Notes (delivered using the procedure for book-entry transfer
described below) and any other required documents, to the
exchange agent before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
expiration date.
Any financial institution that is a participant in DTCs
Book-Entry Transfer Facility System may make book-entry delivery
of Series A Notes by causing DTC to transfer the
Series A Notes into the exchange agents account at
DTC in accordance with DTCs transfer procedure. Because
the only outstanding Series A Notes are Global Notes held
by DTC, all tenders of Series A Notes must be made in that
manner. Even though delivery of Series A Notes is effected
through book-entry transfer into the exchange agents
account at DTC, the letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the
letter of transmittal, with any required signature guarantees
and any other required documents, must be transmitted to and
received or confirmed by the exchange agent at its address or
facsimile number as set forth under the caption
Exchange Agent below before
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.
Delivery of a document to DTC does not constitute delivery to
the exchange agent.
A tender of Series A Notes by a holder will constitute an
agreement by the holder to transfer the Series A Notes to
us in exchange for Series B Notes on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the letter
of transmittal.
The method of delivering the letter of transmittal and any other
required documents to the exchange agent is at the election and
risk of the holder. It is recommended that holders use overnight
or hand delivery services. In all cases, sufficient time should
be allowed to assure delivery to the exchange agent before
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. No
letter of transmittal or Series A Notes should be sent to
us. Holders may ask their brokers, dealers, commercial banks,
trust companies or nominees to assist them in effecting tenders.
Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal,
as the case may be, must be guaranteed by an eligible
institution unless the Series A Notes are being tendered
for the account of an eligible institution. An eligible
institution is a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings
association or other entity which is a member in good standing
of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program.
If the letter of transmittal or any Series A Notes or bond
powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators,
guardians,
attorneys-in-fact,
officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, they should so indicate when signing,
and we may require that evidence satisfactory to us of their
authority to sign be submitted with the letter of transmittal.
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All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including
time of receipt) and acceptance and withdrawal of tendered
Series A Notes will be determined by us in our sole
discretion, and that determination will be final and binding. We
reserve the right to reject any Series A Notes which are
not properly tendered or the acceptance of which we believe
might be unlawful. We also reserve the right to waive any
defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular
Series A Notes, without being required to waive the same
defects, irregularities or conditions as to other Series A
Notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the
exchange offer (including the instructions in the letter of
transmittal) will be final and binding on all parties. Unless
waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders
of Series A Notes must be cured by the expiration date, or
by such later time as we may determine. Although we intend to
ask the exchange agent to notify holders of defects or
irregularities with respect to tenders of Series A Notes,
neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person will incur
any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of
Series A Notes will not be deemed to have been made until
all defects and irregularities have been cured or waived. Any
Series A Notes received by the exchange agent that are not
properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities
have not been cured or waived will be returned by the exchange
agent to the tendering holders, unless otherwise provided in the
letter of transmittal, promptly after the expiration date.
We have the right (subject to limitations contained in the
indenture) (1) to purchase or make offers for any
Series A Notes that remain outstanding after the expiration
date and (2) to the extent permitted by applicable law, to
purchase Series A Notes in privately negotiated
transactions or otherwise. The terms of any such purchases or
offers could differ from the terms of the exchange offer.
Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC set forth in
no-action letters issued to persons unrelated to us, we believe
a person who receives Series B Notes through the exchange
offer may resell the Series B Notes without registration or
the delivery of a prospectus under the Securities Act, provided
the person acquires the Series B Notes in the ordinary
course of the persons business and the person has no
arrangement to participate in a distribution of the
Series B Notes. If a person were to acquire Series B
Notes through the exchange offer for the purpose of
participating in a distribution of them, that person would
probably be required to comply with the registration and
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933
in connection with a sale of Series B Notes.
If the holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Series B
Notes for its own account in exchange for Series A Notes
that were acquired as result of market-making activities or
other trading activities, the holder will, by tendering,
acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with
any resale of those Series B Notes.
Guaranteed
Delivery Procedures
Holders who wish to tender their Series A Notes and
(1) whose Series A Notes are not immediately
available, or (2) who cannot deliver their Series A
Notes or any other required documents to the exchange agent or
cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer prior to
the expiration date, may effect a tender if:
(a) The tender is made through an eligible institution;
(b) Before the expiration date, the exchange agent receives
from the eligible institution a properly completed and duly
executed notice of guaranteed delivery (by facsimile
transmission, mail or hand) setting forth the name and address
of the eligible holder, and the principal amount of
Series A Notes tendered, together with a duly executed
letter of transmittal (or a facsimile of one), stating that the
tender is being made by that notice of guaranteed delivery and
guaranteeing that, within three business days after the
expiration date, confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the
exchange agents account at DTC and any other documents
required by the letter of transmittal will be delivered to the
exchange agent; and
(c) Confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the exchange
agents account at DTC and all other documents required by
the letter of transmittal are received by the exchange agent
within three business days after the expiration date.
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Upon request to the exchange agent, a form of notice of
guaranteed delivery will be sent to any holder who may wish to
use the guaranteed delivery procedures described above.
Withdrawal
of Tenders
Except as otherwise described below, holders will have the right
to withdraw previously tendered Series A Notes until
5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date, unless
the Series A Notes have already been accepted for exchange.
To withdraw a tender of Series A Notes, a written or
facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be received by
the exchange agent before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the expiration date, and before we have accepted the
Series A Notes for exchange. Any notice of withdrawal must
(i) specify the name of the person who deposited the
Series A Notes to be withdrawn, (ii) identify the
Series A Notes to be withdrawn (including the principal
amounts of the Series A Notes), (iii) be signed by the
depositor in the same manner as the signature on the letter of
transmittal by which the Series A Notes were tendered
(including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied
by documents of transfer sufficient to have the trustee register
the transfer of the Series A Notes into the name of the
person who withdraws the tender, and (iv) specify the name
in which the withdrawn Series A Notes are to be registered,
if different from that of the depositor. All questions as to the
validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of
withdrawal notices will be determined by us in our sole
discretion, and that determination will be final and binding on
all parties. Any Series A Notes that are withdrawn will be
deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the
exchange offer, and no Series B Notes will be issued with
respect to those withdrawn Series A Notes, unless they are
validly re-tendered. Any Series A Notes that have been
tendered but that are not accepted for exchange or that are
withdrawn will be returned to the holder without cost to the
holder promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or
termination of the exchange offer. Properly withdrawn
Series A Notes may be re-tendered at any time before
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.
Fees and
Expenses
We will bear the expenses of soliciting tenders pursuant to the
exchange offer. The principal solicitation of tenders is being
made by mail. However, solicitations also may be made by
facsimile, telephone or in person by officers and regular
employees of ours and our affiliates.
We have not retained any dealer-manager in connection with the
exchange offer and will not make any payments to brokers,
dealers or others for soliciting acceptances of the exchange
offer. We will, however, pay the exchange agent reasonable and
customary fees for its services and reimburse it for its
reasonable
out-of-pocket
expenses in connection with the exchange offer. We may also
reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and
fiduciaries for the reasonable
out-of-pocket
expenses they incur in forwarding copies of this prospectus,
letters of transmittal and related documents to the beneficial
owners of the Series A Notes and in handling or forwarding
tenders for exchange. We will pay the other expenses incurred in
connection with the exchange offer, including fees and expenses
of the trustee, accounting and legal fees and printing costs.
We will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the
exchange of Series A Notes for Series B Notes pursuant
to the exchange offer. If, however, Series B Notes or
Series A Notes that are not tendered or accepted for
exchange are to be issued in the name of a person other than the
registered holder, or if tendered Series A Notes are
registered in the name of a person other than the person who
signs the letter of transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed
for any other reason, other than by reason of the exchange of
Series A Notes for Series B Notes pursuant to the
exchange offer, the tendering holder must pay the transfer taxes
(whether imposed on the registered holder or on any other
person). Unless satisfactory evidence of payment of transfer
taxes or exemption from the need to pay them is submitted with
the letter of transmittal, the amount of the transfer taxes will
be billed directly to the tendering holder. We may refuse to
issue Series B Notes in exchange for Series A Notes,
or to return Series A Notes that are not exchanged, until
we receive evidence satisfactory to us that any transfer taxes
payable by the holder have been paid.
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Material
Federal Income Tax Consequences
Important
Notice:
The discussion that follows is not intended or written to be
used, and cannot be used by any person, for the purpose of
avoiding United States Federal tax penalties, and was written in
connection with this exchange offer of Series B Notes for
Series A Notes. You should seek tax advice from an
independent tax advisor based on your particular
circumstances.
The exchange of the Series A Notes for the Series B
Notes in the exchange offer should not constitute an exchange
for federal income tax purposes. Consequently, (1) no gain
or loss should be realized by a U.S. Holder upon receipt of
a Series B Note; (2) the holding period of the
Series B Note should include the holding period of the
Series A Note for which it is exchanged; and (3) the
adjusted tax basis of the Series B Note should be the same
as the adjusted tax basis of the Series A Note for which it
is exchanged, immediately before the exchange. Even if the
exchange of a Series A Note for a Series B Note were
treated as an exchange, the exchange should constitute a
tax-free recapitalization for federal income tax purposes.
Accordingly, a Series B Note should have the same issue
price as a Series A Note and a U.S. Holder should have
the same adjusted basis and holding period in the Series B
Note as it had in the Series A Note immediately before the
exchange. A U.S. Holder means a person who is,
for United States federal income tax purposes, (1) a
citizen or resident of the United States; (2) a
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in
or under the laws of the United States or any political
subdivision of the United States; or (3) an estate or trust
the income of which is subject to United States federal income
taxation regardless of its source.
Accounting
Treatment
The Series B Notes will be recorded in our accounting
records at the same carrying value as the Series A Notes.
Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or loss for
accounting purposes as a result of the exchange offer. We will
record the costs of the exchange offer as an expense when they
are incurred.
Exchange
Agent
J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, has been
appointed as exchange agent for the exchange offer. All
correspondence in connection with the exchange offer and the
consent and letter of transmittal should be addressed to the
exchange agent, as follows:
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By Facsimile:
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By Registered Mail, Certified
Mail or
Overnight Courier:
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Fax number: (214) 468-6494
Attention: Frank Ivins
Confirm by telephone: (800)
275-2048
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J.P. Morgan Trust Company,
National Association,
as Exchange Agent
Worldwide Securities Services
2001 Bryan Street, 9th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Attention: Frank Ivins
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Requests for additional copies of this prospectus or the letter
of transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent.
DESCRIPTION
OF THE NOTES
We issued the Series A Notes, and we will issue the
Series B Notes, under an Indenture dated as of
April 26, 2006 among us, the subsidiary guarantors and
J.P. Morgan Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. We have
summarized in this section the principal terms of the Notes and
the Indenture under which they were issued. This summary is not
complete. You should read the Indenture and the Notes for
additional information before you decide to exchange
Series A Notes for Series B Notes, because those
documents, and not this description, define your rights as a
holder of Series B Notes. You may request copies of these
documents at our address shown under the caption
Incorporation by Reference elsewhere in this
prospectus. The Indenture is subject
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to, and governed by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended
(the TIA). Any Series A Notes that remain
outstanding after the completion of the Exchange Offer, together
with the Series B Notes, will be treated as a single class
of securities under the Indenture. Capitalized terms used but
not defined in this section have the meanings specified in the
Indenture. For purposes of this Description of Notes,
we, our or us refers to
Lennar Corporation and does not include our subsidiaries except
in references to financial data determined on a consolidated
basis. Except where the context otherwise requires, references
to interest include any Additional
Interest that may accrue.
General
The Notes are our direct, unsecured obligations and rank equal
in right of payment by us with all of our other unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness from
time-to-time
outstanding. The Notes will be issued in denominations of $1,000
principal amount and integral multiples of that amount and will
be payable, and may be presented for registration of transfer
and exchange, without service charge, at the Trustees
office in New York, New York.
The Notes are limited in aggregate principal amount to
$250,000,000, but we may, without consent of the Holders,
reopen the Notes series and issue additional Notes
at any time on the same terms and conditions and with the same
CUSIP number as the Notes we offer by this offering memorandum.
The Notes will mature on October 17, 2011. Interest on the
Notes will accrue at 5.95% per annum and will be payable
semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year,
commencing December 15, 2006. Interest will also be payable
with regard to each issue of Notes on its maturity date. If any
interest payment date, maturity date or redemption date is not a
Business Day, then the interest payment date will be postponed
until the first following Business Day and no additional
interest will accrue .
Business Day means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday or Friday which is not a legal holiday in New York, New
York.
We will pay interest to the persons in whose names the Notes are
registered at the close of business on June 1 or
December 1, as applicable, before the interest payment
date; provided that the interest payable at the maturity date or
on a redemption date will be paid to the person to whom
principal is payable.
Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid,
from and including the date of issuance. There is no sinking
fund applicable to the Notes.
In connection with the Notes, we have not agreed to any
financial covenants or any restrictions on the payment of
dividends or the issuance or repurchase of our securities. We
have agreed to no covenants or other provisions to protect
Holders (as defined below) of the Notes in the event of a highly
leveraged transaction or a change in control transaction.
Redemption
at Our Option
We may, at our option, redeem the Notes in whole or in part from
time-to-time,
on at least 30 but not more than 60 days prior
notice, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
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100% of their principal amount; and
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the present value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments (as
defined below) on the Notes being redeemed, discounted to the
date of redemption, on a semiannual basis, at the Treasury Rate
plus 20 basis points (0.20%).
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We will also pay accrued interest on the Notes being redeemed to
the date of redemption. In determining the redemption price and
accrued interest, interest will be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year
consisting of twelve
30-day
months.
If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued
interest on the Notes to be redeemed is deposited with the
Trustee on or before the redemption date, on and after the
redemption date interest will
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cease to accrue on the Notes (or such portions thereof) called
for redemption and such Notes will cease to be outstanding.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United
States Treasury security selected by the Reference Treasury
Dealer as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of
the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of
selection and in accordance with customary financial practice,
in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining term of the Notes.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect
to any redemption date, (1) the average of the bid and
asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in
each case as a percentage of its principal amount) on the third
business day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the
daily statistical release (or any successor release) published
by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and designated
Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government
Securities or (2) if such release (or any successor
release) is not published or does not contain such price on such
business day, (A) the average of the Reference Treasury
Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the
highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or
(B) if the Trustee obtains fewer than four such Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means
(A) Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC
(or their respective affiliates which are Primary Treasury
Dealers); provided, however, that if either of the foregoing
shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities
dealer in the United States (a Primary Treasury
Dealer), we will substitute therefor another Primary
Treasury Dealer; and (B) any other Primary Treasury
Dealer(s) selected by us.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means,
with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any
redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of
the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue
(expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount)
quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury
Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third business day preceding
such redemption date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with
respect to any Note, the remaining scheduled payments of the
principal (or of the portion) thereof to be redeemed and
interest thereon that would be due after the related redemption
date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if such
redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to
such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest
payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest
accrued thereon to such redemption date.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to any
redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual
equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue,
assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as
a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable
Treasury Price for such redemption date.
The
Guarantees
Each of the guarantors will unconditionally guarantee all of our
obligations under the Notes including our obligations to pay
principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the
Notes. The guarantees will be general unsecured obligations of
the guarantors and will rank pari passu with all existing
and future unsecured indebtedness of the guarantors that is not,
by its terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the
guarantees or other senior indebtedness of the guarantors. The
obligations of each guarantor are limited to the maximum amount
which, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed
liabilities of such guarantor and after giving effect to any
collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other
guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other guarantor
under its guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations
under the Indenture, will result in the obligations of such
guarantor under its guarantee not constituting a fraudulent
conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law.
Each guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under a
guarantee shall be entitled to a contribution from each other
guarantor in an amount pro rata, based on the net
assets of each guarantor, determined in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.
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The Indenture requires that each of our existing and future
wholly-owned Subsidiaries (other than any foreign Subsidiary and
any finance company Subsidiary) that guarantees any Indebtedness
of us or any other Subsidiary (other than guarantees by
Subsidiaries of U.S. Home Corporation (one of our
Subsidiaries) solely of U.S. Homes obligations as a
guarantor under the Senior Credit Facilities) be a guarantor.
The guarantee of the Notes by a Subsidiary will be suspended,
and that Subsidiary will not be a guarantor and will not have
any obligations with regard to the Notes, during any period when
the principal amount of our (i.e., Lennar Corporations)
obligations or any Restricted Subsidiarys obligations as a
guarantor of our (i.e., Lennar Corporations) obligations,
in each case other than the Notes and any other debt obligations
containing provisions similar to this, that the Subsidiary is
guaranteeing totals less than $75 million. If any guarantor
is released from its guarantee of the outstanding Indebtedness
of us or any other Subsidiary, such guarantor will be
automatically released from its obligations as guarantor under
the Indenture, and from and after such date, such guarantor
shall cease to constitute a guarantor of the Notes.
The Indenture provides that if all or substantially all of the
assets of any guarantor or all of the capital stock of any
guarantor is sold (including by consolidation, merger, issuance
or otherwise) or disposed of (including by liquidation,
dissolution or otherwise) by us or any of our Subsidiaries, then
such guarantor or the Person acquiring such assets (in the event
of a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of such guarantor) shall be deemed automatically and
unconditionally released and discharged from any of its
obligations under the Indenture without any further action on
the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Notes.
Certain
Covenants
Limitation on Liens. We will not, nor will we
permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur or
suffer to exist any Lien upon any of our or its properties,
whether owned on the date of original issuance of the Notes
(Issue Date) or thereafter acquired, unless:
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if such Lien secures indebtedness ranking equal in right of
payment with the Notes, then the Notes are secured on an equal
and ratable basis with the obligation so secured until such time
as such obligation is no longer secured by a Lien;
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if such Lien secures Indebtedness which is subordinated to the
Notes, then the Notes are secured and the Lien securing such
Indebtedness is subordinated to the Lien granted to the Holders
of the Notes to the same extent as such Indebtedness is
subordinated to the Notes; or
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such Lien is a Permitted Lien (as defined below).
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The following Liens are Permitted Liens:
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Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person
is merged into or consolidated with or otherwise acquired by us
or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Liens were in
existence prior to, and were not created in contemplation of,
such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to
any assets other than those of the Person merged into or
consolidated with us or any Restricted Subsidiary;
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Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by
us or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were
in existence prior to, and were not created in contemplation of,
such acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than the
property acquired;
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Liens imposed by law such as carriers, warehousemans
or mechanics Liens, and other Liens to secure the
performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds,
performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred
in the ordinary course of business;
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Liens incurred in connection with pollution control, industrial
revenue, water, sewage or any similar bonds;
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Liens securing Indebtedness representing, or incurred to
finance, the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving any
assets, provided that the principal amount of such Indebtedness
does not exceed 100% of such cost, including construction
charges;
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Liens securing Indebtedness (A) between a Restricted
Subsidiary and us, or (B) between Restricted Subsidiaries;
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Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure
performance of obligations with respect to statutory or
regulatory requirements, performance or
return-of-money
bonds, surety bonds or other obligations of a like nature, in
each case which are not incurred in connection with the
borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or credit or the
payment of the deferred purchase price of property and which do
not in the aggregate impair in any material respect the use of
property in the operation of our business taken as a whole;
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pledges or deposits under workmens compensation laws,
unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or good
faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts
(other than for the payment of indebtedness) or leases to which
Lennar or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, or deposits to
secure public or statutory obligations of us or of any
Restricted Subsidiary or deposits for the payment of rent, in
each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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Liens granted to any bank or other institution on the payments
to be made to such institution by us or any Subsidiary pursuant
to any interest rate swap or similar agreement or foreign
currency hedge, exchange or similar agreement designed to
provide protection against fluctuations in interest rates and
currency exchange rates, respectively, provided that such
agreements are entered into in, or are incidental to, the
ordinary course of business;
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Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law
provision relating to bankers Liens, rights of set off or
similar rights and remedies;
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Liens arising from the Uniform Commercial Code financing
statements regarding leases;
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Liens securing indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition,
construction, improvement, development or expansion of a
property which is given within 180 days of the acquisition,
construction, improvement, development or expansion of such
property and which is limited to such property;
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Liens incurred in connection with Non-Recourse Indebtedness;
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Liens existing on the Issue Date;
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Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims
that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and
diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other
appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with
GAAP shall have been made therefor;
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Liens securing refinancing Indebtedness; provided that any such
Lien does not extend to or cover any property or assets other
than the property or assets securing Indebtedness so refunded,
refinanced or extended;
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easements,
rights-of-way
and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course
of business and encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions,
licenses, restrictions on the use of property or minor
imperfections in title thereto which, in the aggregate, are not
material in amount, and which do not in any case materially
detract from our properties subject thereto; and
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any extensions, substitutions, modifications, replacements or
renewals of the Permitted Liens described above.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may, and any Restricted
Subsidiary may, create, assume, incur or suffer to exist any
Lien upon any of our properties or assets without equally and
ratably securing the Notes if the aggregate amount of all
Indebtedness then outstanding secured by such Lien and all other
Liens which are not Permitted Liens, together with the aggregate
net sales proceeds from all Sale-Leaseback Transaction which
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are not Permitted Sale Leaseback Transactions (as defined
below), does not exceed 20% of Total Consolidated
Stockholders Equity.
Sale and Leaseback Transactions. We will not,
nor will we permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any
Sale-Leaseback Transaction, except for any of the following
Permitted Sale-Leaseback Transactions:
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction involving the leasing by us or any
Restricted Subsidiary of model homes in our communities;
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction relating to a property which occurs
within 180 days from the date of acquisition of such
property by us or a Restricted Subsidiary or the date of the
completion of construction or commencement of full operations on
such property, whichever is later;
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction where we, within 365 days
after such Sale-Leaseback Transaction, apply or cause to be
applied to the retirement of our or any Restricted
Subsidiarys Funded Debt (other than our Funded Debt which
by its terms or the terms of the instrument pursuant to which it
was issued is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes)
proceeds of the sale of such property, but only to the extent of
the amount of proceeds so applied;
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction where we or our Restricted
Subsidiaries would, on the effective date of the relevant sale
or transfer, be entitled, pursuant to the Indenture, to issue,
assume or guarantee Indebtedness secured by a Lien upon the
relevant property at least equal in amount to the then present
value (discounted at the actual rate of interest of the
Sale-Leaseback Transaction) of the obligation for the net rental
payments in respect of such Sale-Leaseback Transaction without
equally and ratably securing the Notes;
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction between (A) Lennar and a
Restricted Subsidiary or (B) between Restricted
Subsidiaries, so long as the lessor is Lennar or a wholly-owned
Restricted Subsidiary; or
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction which has a lease of no more than
three years in length.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, we may, and may permit
any Restricted Subsidiary to, effect any Sale-Leaseback
Transaction involving any real or tangible personal property
which is not a Permitted Sale-Leaseback Transaction, provided
that the aggregate net sales proceeds from all Sale-Leaseback
Transactions which are not Permitted Sale-Leaseback
Transactions, together with all Indebtedness secured by Liens
other than Permitted Liens, does not exceed 20% of Total
Consolidated Stockholders Equity.
Mergers
and Consolidations
We may not consolidate with or merge into, or sell or lease our
assets substantially as an entirety to, a Person unless:
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The resulting corporation or the person which acquires or leases
our assets expressly assumes our obligations to pay principal,
premium, if any, and interest with regard to the Notes and all
the covenants in the Indenture; and
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Immediately after the transaction, no Event of Default or event
which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would be an Event
of Default, will have occurred and continue.
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Compliance
Certificate
We must deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the
end of each fiscal year, an Officers Certificate as to the
signers knowledge of our compliance with all conditions
and our covenants in the Indenture. The Officers
Certificate also must state whether or not the signer knows of
any Default or Event of Default. If the signer knows of such a
Default or Event of Default, the Officers Certificate must
describe the Default or Event of Default and the efforts to
remedy it. For the purposes of this provision of the Indenture,
compliance is determined without regard to any grace period or
requirement of notice under the Indenture.
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Events of
Default and Remedies
The following are Events of Default under the Indenture:
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if we fail to pay any interest on the Notes continuing for
30 days after it was due;
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if we fail to pay any principal or redemption price due with
respect to the Notes;
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our or any Restricted Subsidiarys failure to fulfill an
obligation to pay Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than
Indebtedness which is non-recourse to us or any Restricted
Subsidiary), which such failure shall have resulted in the
acceleration of, or be a failure to pay at final maturity,
Indebtedness aggregating more than $50 million;
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our failure to perform any other covenant or warranty in the
Indenture, continued for 30 days after written notice as
provided in the Indenture;
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final judgments or orders are rendered against us or any
Restricted Subsidiary which require the payment by us or any
Restricted Subsidiary of an amount (to the extent not covered by
insurance) in excess of $50 million and such judgments or
orders remain unstayed or unsatisfied for more than 60 days
and are not being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings; and
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with
respect to us or any Restricted Subsidiary.
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If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding may declare the principal amount
of the Notes then outstanding and interest, if any, accrued
thereon to be due and payable immediately. However, if we cure
all defaults (except the nonpayment of the principal and
interest due on any of the Notes that have become due by
acceleration) and certain other conditions in the Indenture are
met, with certain exceptions, such declaration may be annulled
and past defaults may be waived by the Holders of a majority of
the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. In the case
of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, the principal
amount of the Notes will automatically become and be immediately
due and payable.
Within 90 days after a Trust Officer (as defined in
the Indenture) has knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or
any Event of Default, the Trustee must mail to all Holders
notice of all Defaults or Events of Default known to a
Trust Officer, unless such Default or Event of Default is
cured or waived before the giving of such notice. However,
except in the case of a payment default on any of the Notes, the
Trustee will be protected in withholding such notice if and so
long as a trust committee of directors
and/or
officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that the
withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding will have the right to direct the time, method and
place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to
the Trustee with regard to the Notes, subject to certain
limitations specified in the Indenture.
Modifications
of the Indenture
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the Notes at the time outstanding, we and
the Trustee may modify the Indenture or any supplemental
indenture or the rights of the Holders of the Notes. However,
without the consent of each Holder of Notes which is affected,
we cannot, among other actions:
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extend the fixed maturity of any Note;
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reduce the rate or extend the time for the payment of interest;
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reduce the principal amount of any Note or the redemption price;
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impair the right of a Holder to institute suit for the payment
thereof; or
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change the currency in which the Notes are payable.
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In addition, without the consent of the Holders of all of the
Notes then outstanding, we cannot reduce the percentage of Notes
the Holders of which are required to consent to any such
supplemental indenture.
Global
Securities
The Series B Notes will be issued in the form of one or
more global securities (Global Securities) that will
be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust
Company, New York, New York (the Depositary).
Interests in the Global Securities will be issued only in
denominations of $1,000 principal amount or integral multiples
of that amount. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in
part for securities in definitive form, a Global Security may
not be transferred except as a whole to a nominee of the
Depositary for such Global Security, or by a nominee of the
Depositary to the Depositary or another nominee of the
Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a
successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary.
Book-Entry
System
Initially, the Notes will be registered in the name of
Cede & Co., the nominee of the Depositary. Accordingly,
beneficial interests in the Notes will be shown on, and
transfers of Notes will be effected only through, records
maintained by the Depositary and its participants.
The Depositary has advised us that the Depositary is a
limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York
Banking Law, a banking organization within the
meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the United
States Federal Reserve System, a clearing
corporation within the meaning of the New York
Uniform Commercial Code and a clearing agency
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the
Exchange Act. The Depositary holds securities that its
participants (Direct Participants) deposit with the
Depositary. The Depositary also facilitates the settlement among
Direct Participants of securities transactions, such as
transfers and pledges, in deposited securities through
electronic computerized book-entry changes in such Direct
Participants accounts, eliminating the need for physical
movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include
securities brokers and dealers (including the initial
purchasers), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and
certain other organizations. The Depositary is owned by a number
of its Direct Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc. and the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to the
Depositarys book-entry system is also available to others
such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust
companies that clear through or maintain a custodial
relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or
indirectly (Indirect Participants) which will
include the Euroclear System (Euroclear) and
Clearstream Banking S.A. (Clearstream). The rules
applicable to the Depositary and its Direct and Indirect
Participants are on file with the SEC.
Payments on the Notes registered in the name of the
Depositarys nominee will be made in immediately available
funds to the Depositarys nominee as the registered owner
of the Global Securities. We and the Trustee will treat the
Depositarys nominee as the owner of such Notes for all
other purposes as well. Therefore, neither we, the Trustee nor
any paying agent has any direct responsibility or liability for
the payment of any amount due on the Notes to owners of
beneficial interests in the Global Securities. It is the
Depositarys current practice, upon receipt of any payment,
to credit Direct Participants accounts on the payment date
according to their respective holdings of beneficial interests
in the Global Securities as shown on the Depositarys
records unless the Depositary has reason to believe that it will
not receive payment. Payments by Direct and Indirect
Participants to owners of beneficial interests in the Global
Securities will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the
accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in
street name. Such payments will be the
responsibility of such Direct and Indirect Participants and not
of the Depositary, the Trustee or us.
Notes represented by a Global Security will be exchangeable for
Notes in definitive form of like tenor in authorized
denominations only if:
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the Depositary notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as Depositary;
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the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under
applicable law and a successor depositary is not appointed by us
within 90 days; or
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we, in our discretion, determine not to require all of the Notes
to be represented by a Global Security and notify the Trustee of
our decision.
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Same-Day
Settlement and Payment
So long as the Depositary continues to make its Same-Day Funds
Settlement System available to us, all payments on the Notes
will be made by us in immediately available funds.
Secondary trading in long-term notes and debentures of corporate
issues is generally settled in clearing-house or next-day funds.
In contrast, the Notes will trade in the Depositarys
Same-Day Funds Settlement System until maturity; therefore, the
Depositary will require that trades be settled in immediately
available funds.
Concerning
the Trustee
J.P. Morgan Trust Company, N.A. is the Trustee under the
Indenture and has been appointed by us as the initial paying
agent, registrar and custodian with regard to the Notes. We may
maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking transactions
with the Trustee or its affiliates in the ordinary course of
business. The Trustee serves as the trustee for our other
outstanding public debt securities. The Trustee and its
affiliates may from time to time in the future provide banking
and other services to us in the ordinary course of their
business.
Discharge
of the Indenture
We may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the Indenture
with respect to the Notes by:
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delivering to the Trustee for cancellation all outstanding
Notes; or
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depositing with the Trustee, after all outstanding Notes have
become due and payable (or are by their terms to become due and
payable within one year), whether at stated maturity, or
otherwise, cash
and/or
U.S. Government Obligations sufficient to pay all of the
outstanding Notes and paying all other sums payable under the
Indenture by us with respect to the Notes.
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Upon the deposit of such funds with the Trustee, the Indenture
will, with certain limited exceptions, cease to be of further
effect with respect to the Notes. The rights that would continue
following the deposit of those funds with the Trustee are:
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the remaining rights of registration of transfer, substitution
and exchange of the Notes;
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the rights of Holders under the Indenture to receive payments
due with respect to the Notes and the other rights, duties and
obligations of Holders, as beneficiaries with respect to the
amounts, if any, so deposited with the Trustee; and
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the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee under the
Indenture.
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Certain
Definitions
The following are definitions of certain of the terms used in
the Indenture.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets means the
total amount of assets which would be included on a consolidated
balance sheet of Lennar and the Restricted Subsidiaries under
GAAP (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible
items) after deducting therefrom:
(A) all short-term liabilities, i.e., liabilities payable
by their terms less than one year from the date of determination
and not renewable or extendable at the option of the obligor for
a period ending more than one year after such date, and
liabilities in respect of retiree benefits other than pensions
for which
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the Restricted Subsidiaries are required to accrue pursuant to
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106;
(B) investments in subsidiaries that are not Restricted
Subsidiaries; and
(C) all assets reflected on our balance sheet as the
carrying value of goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents,
unamortized debt discount, unamortized expense incurred in the
issuance of debt and other intangible assets.
Default means any event which upon the giving
of notice or the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of
Default.
Funded Debt of any Person means all
Indebtedness for borrowed money created, incurred, assumed or
guaranteed in any manner by such person, and all Indebtedness,
contingent or otherwise, incurred or assumed by such person in
connection with the acquisition of any business, property or
asset, which in each case matures more than one year after, or
which by its terms is renewable or extendible or payable out of
the proceeds of similar Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the
terms of any revolving credit agreement or any similar agreement
at the option of such person for a period ending more than one
year after the date as of which Funded Debt is being determined.
However, Funded Debt shall not include:
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any Indebtedness for the payment, redemption or satisfaction of
which money (or evidences of indebtedness, if permitted under
the instrument creating or evidencing such indebtedness) in the
necessary amount shall have been irrevocably deposited in trust
with a trustee or proper depository either on or before the
maturity or redemption date thereof;
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any Indebtedness of such person to any of its subsidiaries or of
any subsidiary to such person or any other subsidiary; or
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any Indebtedness incurred in connection with the financing of
operating, construction or acquisition projects, provided that
the recourse for such indebtedness is limited to the assets of
such projects.
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Holder means a Person in whose name a Note is
registered on the Registrars books.
Indebtedness means, with respect to us or any
Subsidiary, and without duplication:
(a) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on,
and fees, costs, enforcement expenses, collateral protection
expenses and other reimbursement or indemnity obligations in
respect to all our or any Subsidiarys indebtedness or
obligations to any Person, including but not limited to banks
and other lending institutions, for money borrowed that is
evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, loan agreement, or similar
instrument or agreement (including purchase money obligations
with original maturities in excess of one year and noncontingent
reimbursement obligations in respect of amounts paid under
letters of credit);
(b) all our or any Subsidiarys reimbursement
obligations and other liabilities (contingent or otherwise) with
respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees or bankers
acceptances;
(c) all obligations and liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) in respect of our or any Subsidiarys leases
required, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles, to be accounted for as capital lease obligations on
our balance sheet;
(d) all our or any Subsidiarys obligations
(contingent or otherwise) with respect to an interest rate or
other swap, cap or collar agreement or other similar instrument
or agreement or foreign currency hedge, exchange, purchase or
similar instrument or agreement;
(e) all direct or indirect guaranties or similar agreements
by us or any Subsidiary in respect of, and our or such
Subsidiarys obligations or liabilities (contingent or
otherwise) to purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise assure
a creditor against loss in respect of, indebtedness, obligations
or liabilities of another Person of the kind described in
clauses (a) through (d);
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(f) any indebtedness or other obligations, excluding any
operating leases we or any Subsidiary is currently (or may
become) a party to, described in clauses (a) through
(d) secured by any Lien existing on property which is owned
or held by us or such Subsidiary, regardless of whether the
indebtedness or other obligation secured thereby shall have been
assumed by us or such Subsidiary; and
(g) any and all deferrals, renewals, extensions and
refinancing of, or amendments, modifications or supplements to,
any indebtedness, obligation or liability of the kind described
in clauses (a) through (f).
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance, charge or security interest of any kind.
Non-Recourse Indebtedness means any of our
Indebtedness or any Restricted Subsidiarys Indebtedness
for which the holder of such Indebtedness has no recourse,
directly or indirectly, to us or such Restricted Subsidiary for
the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such
Indebtedness, and for which we are not or such Restricted
Subsidiary is not, directly or indirectly, obligated or
otherwise liable for the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on such Indebtedness, except pursuant to mortgages,
deeds of trust or other security interests or other recourse,
obligations or liabilities, in respect of specific land or other
real property interests of us or such Restricted Subsidiary
securing such indebtedness; provided, however, that recourse,
obligations or liabilities solely for indemnities, or breaches
of warranties or representations in respect of Indebtedness will
not prevent that Indebtedness from being classified as
Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
Officers Certificate when used with respect
to us means a certificate signed by two of our officers (as
specified in the Indenture), each such certificate will comply
with Section 314 of the TIA and include the statements
required under the Indenture.
Paying Agent means the office or agency
designated by us where the Notes may be presented for payment.
Person means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any government
agency or political subdivision.
Restricted Subsidiary means any guarantor.
Sale-Leaseback Transaction means a sale or
transfer made by us or a Restricted Subsidiary of any property
which is either (A) a manufacturing facility, office
building or warehouse whose book value equals or exceeds 1% of
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the date of
determination, or (B) another property (not including a
model home) which exceeds 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets
as of the date of determination, if such sale or transfer is
made with the agreement, commitment or intention of leasing such
property to Lennar or a Restricted Subsidiary.
Subsidiary, means (1) a corporation or
other entity of which a majority in voting power of the stock or
other interests is owned by us, by a Subsidiary or by us and one
or more Subsidiaries or (2) a partnership, of which we or
any Subsidiary is the sole general partner.
Total Consolidated Stockholders Equity
means, with respect to any date of determination, our total
consolidated stockholders equity as shown on the most
recent consolidated balance sheet that is contained or
incorporated in the latest annual report on
Form 10-K
(or equivalent report) or quarterly report on
Form 10-Q
(or equivalent report) filed with the SEC, and is as of a date
not more than 181 days prior to the date of determination,
in the case of the consolidated balance sheet contained or
incorporated in an annual report on
Form 10-K,
or 135 days prior to the date of determination, in the case
of the condensed consolidated balance sheet contained in a
quarterly report on
Form 10-Q.
U.S. Government Obligations means direct
obligations of, and obligations guaranteed by, the
United States of America for the payment of which the full
faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged.
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BOOK
ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM
The certificates representing the Series B Notes will be
issued in fully registered form. The Series B Notes
initially will be represented by a single, permanent global
note, in definitive, fully registered form without interest
coupons and will be deposited with the trustee as custodian for
DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as
DTCs nominee.
Upon the issuance of a Global Note, DTC or its nominee will
credit the accounts of persons holding through it with the
respective principal amounts of the Series B Notes
represented by such Global Note that are received by such
persons in the exchange offer. Ownership of beneficial interests
in a Global Note will be limited to persons that have accounts
with DTC (participants) or persons that may hold
interests through participants. Any person acquiring an interest
in a Global Note through an offshore transaction may hold such
interest through Clearstream (formerly known as Cedel) or
Euroclear. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Note
will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership interest
will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with
respect to participants interests) and such participants
(with respect to the interests of owners of beneficial interests
in such Global Note other than participants). The laws of some
jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take
physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such
limits and such laws may impair the ability to transfer
beneficial interests in a Global Note.
Payment of principal of and interest on Series B Notes
represented by a Global Note will be made in immediately
available funds to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as
the sole registered owner and the sole holder of the
Series B Notes represented thereby for all purposes under
the indenture. We have been advised by DTC that upon receipt of
any payment of principal of or interest on any Global Note, DTC
will immediately credit, on its book-entry registration and
transfer system, the accounts of participants with payments in
amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests
in the principal or face amount of such Global Note as shown on
the records of DTC. Payments by participants to owners of
beneficial interests in a Global Note held through such
participants will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices as is now the case with securities held for
customer accounts registered in street name and will
be the sole responsibility of such participants.
A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by DTC or
a nominee of DTC to a nominee of DTC or to DTC. A Global Note is
exchangeable for certificated Series B Notes only if
(a) DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to
continue as a depositary for such Global Note or if at any time
DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange
Act, (b) we in our discretion at any time determine not to
have all the Series B Notes represented by such Global
Note, or (c) there shall have occurred and be continuing a
default or an event of default with respect to the Series B
Notes represented by such Global Note. Any Global Note that is
exchangeable for certificated Series B Notes pursuant to
the preceding sentence will be exchanged for certificated
Series B Notes in authorized denominations and registered
in such names as DTC or any successor depositary holding such
Global Note may direct. Subject to the foregoing, a Global Note
is not exchangeable, except for a Global Note of like
denomination to be registered in the name of DTC or any
successor depositary or its nominee. In the event that a Global
Note becomes exchangeable for certificated Series B Notes,
(a) certificated Series B Notes will be issued only in
fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 or integral
multiples thereof, (b) payment of principal of, and
premium, if any, and interest on, the certificated Series B
Notes will be payable, and the transfer of the certificated
Series B Notes will be registerable, at our office or
agency maintained for such purposes and (c) no service
charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange
of the certificated Series B Notes, although we may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental
charge imposed in connection therewith.
So long as DTC or any successor depositary for a Global Note, or
any nominee, is the registered owner of such Global Note, DTC or
such successor depositary or nominee, as the case may be, will
be considered the sole owner or holder of the Series B
Notes represented by such Global Note for all purposes under the
indenture and the Series B Notes. Except as set forth
above, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will not
be entitled to have the Series B Notes represented by such
Global Note registered in their names, will not receive or be
entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated
Series B Notes in definitive form and will not be
considered to be the owners or holders of any Series B
Notes under such Global Note. Accordingly,
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each person owning a beneficial interest in a Global Note must
rely on the procedures of DTC or any successor depositary, and,
if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the
participant through which such person owns its interest, to
exercise any rights of a holder under the indenture. We
understand that under existing industry practices, in the event
that we request any action of holders or that an owner of a
beneficial interest in a Global Note desires to give or take any
action which a holder is entitled to give or take under the
indenture, DTC or any successor depositary would authorize the
participants holding the relevant beneficial interest to give or
take such action and such participants would authorize
beneficial owners owning through such participants to give or
take such action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of
beneficial owners owning through them.
DTC has advised us that it will take any action permitted to be
taken by a holder of Notes (including the presentation of Notes
for exchange as described below) only at the direction of one or
more participants to whose accounts the DTC interests in the
Global Notes are credited and only in respect of such portion of
the aggregate principal amount of Notes as to which such
participant or participants has or have given such direction.
However, if there is an Event of Default under the indenture,
DTC will exchange the Global Notes for Certificated Securities,
which it will distribute to its participants.
DTC has advised us as follows: DTC is a
limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the
State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a
clearing corporation within the meaning of the
Uniform Commercial Code and a Clearing Agency
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the
Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its
participants and facilitate the clearance and settlement of
securities transactions between participants through electronic
book-entry changes in accounts of its participants, thereby
eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates.
Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks,
trust companies and clearing corporations and certain other
organizations. Indirect access to the DTC system is available to
others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that
clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a
participant, either directly or indirectly (indirect
participants).
Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to
facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Notes among
participants of DTC, it is under no obligation to perform such
procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time.
Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee nor the Initial Purchasers
will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its
participants or indirect participants of their respective
obligations under the rules and procedures governing their
operations.
SALES OF
SERIES B NOTES RECEIVED BY BROKER-DEALERS
Each broker-dealer that receives Series B Notes for its own
account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it
will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such
Series B Notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer
in connection with sales of Series B Notes received in
exchange for Series A Notes which were acquired as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have
agreed that, starting on the expiration date and ending on the
close of business on the first anniversary of the expiration
date, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented,
available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any
such resale. In addition, until October 9, 2006, all
dealers effecting transactions in the Series B Notes may be
required to deliver a prospectus.
We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Series B
Notes by broker-dealers. Series B Notes received by
broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange
offer may be sold from time to time in transactions in the
over-the-counter
market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of
options on the Series B Notes or a combination of those
methods of resale, at prices which may or may not be based upon
market prices prevailing at the time of the sale. Any such sale
may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or
dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions
or concessions from the selling broker-dealer
and/or the
purchasers of the Series B Notes. Any broker-dealer that
sells Series B Notes that were received by it for its own
account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer
that participates in a distribution of such Series B Notes
may be deemed to be an underwriter within the
meaning
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of the Securities Act and any profit from sale of the
Series B Notes and any commissions or concessions received
by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting
compensation. The letter of transmittal states that a
broker-dealer will not, by delivering a prospectus, be deemed to
admit that it is an underwriter within the meaning
of the Securities Act.
For a period of one year after the expiration date, we will
promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any
amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer
that requests such documents in the letter of transmittal. We
have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer
(including the expenses of one counsel for the holders of the
Series A Notes), other than commissions or concessions of
any brokers or dealers, and we will indemnify the holders of the
Series A Notes (including any broker-dealers) against
certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Clifford Chance US LLP will pass on the validity of the
Series B Notes and the guarantees for us.
INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The consolidated financial statements, the related financial
statement schedule, and managements report on the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting
incorporated in this prospectus by reference from Lennar
Corporations Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for the year ended November 30, 2005 have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are
incorporated herein by reference, (which reports
(1) express an unqualified opinion on the financial
statements and financial statement schedule and include an
explanatory paragraph referring to the restatement discussed in
Note 4, (2) express an unqualified opinion on
managements assessment regarding the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting, and (3) express
an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting), and have been so incorporated in
reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other
information with the SEC. You can read and copy any materials
that we file with the SEC at the SECs public reference
room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. You can request
copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee
for the copying cost. You can call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for more information about the operation of the public reference
rooms. Our SEC filings are also available at the SECs
Internet Web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, you can
read and copy our SEC filings at the offices of the New York
Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, N.Y.
Our obligations under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports
and other information with the SEC may be suspended, under
certain circumstances, if our Common Stock is held of record by
fewer than 300 holders at the beginning of any fiscal year and
is not listed on a national securities exchange. We have agreed
that, whether or not we are required to do so by the rules and
regulations of the SEC, for so long as any of the Notes remain
outstanding, we will furnish to the holders of the Notes upon
request, and if required by the Exchange Act, file with the SEC,
all annual, quarterly and current reports that we are or would
be required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. In addition, we have agreed that,
as long as any of the Series A Notes remain outstanding, we
will make the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under
the Securities Act available to any prospective purchaser of
Series A Notes or beneficial owner of Series A Notes
in connection with a sale of them.
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INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
We disclose important information to you by referring you to
documents that we have previously filed with the SEC or
documents that we will file with the SEC in the future. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be part
of this prospectus.
We are incorporating by reference in this prospectus the
following documents, which we have previously filed with the
SEC. Each of the documents incorporated by reference is an
important part of this prospectus.
(a) our Annual Report on
Form 10-K/A
for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2005;
(b) our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q/A
for our quarterly period ended February 28, 2006;
(c) our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for our quarterly period ended May 31, 2006, and
(d) our Current Reports on
Form 8-K
dated January 12, 2006, March 3, 2006, March 29,
2006, April 26, 2006, July 21, 2006 and August 4,
2006.
Whenever after the date of this prospectus, we file reports or
documents under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, those reports and
documents will be deemed to be part of this prospectus from the
time they are filed. Any statements made in this prospectus or
in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a
statement contained in this prospectus or in any other
subsequently filed document that is also incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or
supersedes the statement. Nothing in this prospectus will be
deemed to incorporate information furnished by us on
Form 8-K
that, pursuant to SEC rules, is not deemed filed for
purposes of the Exchange Act.
We will provide upon request to each person to whom a copy of
this prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the
information that has been incorporated by reference in this
prospectus. We will provide this information at no cost to the
requester upon written request addressed to:
Lennar
Corporation
700 Northwest 107th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
Attn: General Counsel
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No dealer, salesperson, or other person has been authorized
to give any information or to make any representations in
connection with the offer made by this prospectus other than
those contained herein and, if given or made, such information
or representations must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by Lennar. This prospectus does not constitute an
offer to exchange or the solicitation of an offer to exchange
any security other than those to which it relates, nor does it
constitute an offer to exchange, or the solicitation of an offer
to exchange, to any person in any jurisdiction in which such
offer or solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person
making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or
to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or
solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any
exchange made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create
any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of
the company since the date of this prospectus or that the
information contained in this prospectus is correct as of any
time subsequent to the date of this prospectus.
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$250,000,000
Offer to
exchange any and all outstanding Series A
5.95% Senior Notes due
2011,
$250,000,000 aggregate
principal
amount outstanding, for
Series B
5.95% Senior Notes due
2011.
PROSPECTUS
August 30, 2006