<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001373670-21-000053.txt : 20211223
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001373670-21-000053
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211223
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211223

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Green Brick Partners, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001373670
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531]
		IRS NUMBER:				205952523
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33530
		FILM NUMBER:		211515244

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2805 DALLAS PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			PLANO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75093
		BUSINESS PHONE:		469-573-6755

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2805 DALLAS PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			PLANO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75093

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BioFuel Energy Corp.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060823
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i21bdf6d6b5ab49c9aadc2537e2fa5a0d_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORM 8-A</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:20pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Green Brick Partners, Inc. </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.593%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:46.042%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.434%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.434%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.387%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.434%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.593%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:46.042%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.441%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">20-5952523</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2805 Dallas Pkwy, Ste 400</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Plano, TX</font></div></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">N&#47;A</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">(Title of Class)</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 1. 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(the &#8220;</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%;text-decoration:underline">Company</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:115%">&#8221;). The description of the terms of the Depositary Shares and&#160;the Series A Preferred Stock set forth under the heading&#160;&#8220;Description of Series A Preferred Stock and the Depositary Shares&#8221; in the Company&#8217;s prospectus supplement dated December 16, 2021 and in the sections &#8220;Description of Depositary Shares&#8221; and&#160;&#8220;Description of Capital Stock&#8221; in the accompanying prospectus that constitutes a part of the Company&#8217;s Shelf Registration Statement on Form&#160;S-3&#160;(File&#160;No.&#160;333-250977),&#160;which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2020, are incorporated herein by reference.</font></div><div style="margin-top:6pt"><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.284%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:83.516%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">3.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373670/000114420414064361/v392280_ex3-1.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K filed October 31, 2014).</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">3.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373670/000110465909019329/a09-8295_1ex3d2.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Amended and Restated Bylaws of BioFuel Energy Corp, dated as of March 20, 2009, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K filed March 23, 2009).</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3.3</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div style="padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373670/000137367021000051/exhibit33preferredstockcer.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:133%;text-decoration:underline">Certificate of Designation of 5.75% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K filed December 23, 2021).</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373670/000114420414064361/v392280_ex4-1.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Specimen Common Stock Certificate, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K filed October 31, 2014).</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373670/000137367020000005/exhibit42.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Description of Capital Stock, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 10-K filed March 6, 2020).</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4.3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:0.08pt;padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1373670/000137367021000051/exhibit43depositagreement.htm" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%;text-decoration:underline">Deposit Agreement, dated December 23, 2021 among Green Brick Partners, Inc., Continental Stock Transfer &#38; Trust Company, and the holders of depositary receipts, with respect to Green Brick Partners, Inc.&#8217;s 5.75% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K filed December 23, 2021).</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">4.4</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Form of Depositary Receipt (attached to the Deposit Agreement included as Exhibit 4.3).</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-indent:36pt"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:95.192%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.641%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:51.930%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.473%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.810%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.644%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.473%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.473%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.580%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.476%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="18" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="18" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 6.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:125%">GREEN BRICK PARTNERS, INC.</font></td></tr><tr style="height:8pt"><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 6.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">By&#58;</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">&#47;s&#47; Richard A. Costello</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 6.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Name&#58;</font></td><td colspan="9" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Richard A. Costello</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 6.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Title</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:125%">Chief Financial Officer</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Dated&#58; December 23, 2021</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="margin-bottom:10pt"><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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