<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-12-364475.txt : 20120822
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20120822091400
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-12-364475
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PRE 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120822
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120822
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120822

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BEAZER HOMES USA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000915840
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531]
		IRS NUMBER:				582086934
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PRE 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12822
		FILM NUMBER:		121048951

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 ABERNATHY ROAD
		STREET 2:		STE 260
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7708293700

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 ABERNATHY ROAD
		STREET 2:		STE 260
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30328
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<DESCRIPTION>PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed by the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filed by a
Party other than the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the
appropriate box: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only&nbsp;(as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Definitive Proxy Statement</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>Beazer Homes USA, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify
the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Beazer Homes USA, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260, Atlanta, Georgia 30328 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear Stockholder: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">You are
cordially invited to attend a special meeting of stockholders of Beazer Homes USA, Inc., which will be held at &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 at our principal executive office at 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At the special meeting, we will ask you to consider and vote on a proposal to effect a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of our common stock
and, if and when the reverse split is effected, to decrease the authorized number of shares of our common stock from 180&nbsp;million to 100 million. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The proxy statement attached to this letter provides you with information about the proposed reverse stock split and the reduction in authorized shares of our common stock if the reverse stock split is
implemented. Please read the entire proxy statement carefully and in its entirety. You may also obtain additional information about us from documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting in person, please complete, sign, date and return promptly the enclosed proxy
card or follow the related Internet or telephone voting instructions.</B> If you hold shares through a broker or other nominee, you should follow the procedures provided by your broker or nominee. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On behalf of the Board of Directors,</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors</I></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260, Atlanta, Georgia 30328 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Notice of
Special Meeting of Stockholders </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>to be held on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Notice is hereby given that a
special meeting of stockholders of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. will be held at &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; on &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 at our principal executive office at 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. At this meeting, stockholders will vote on an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to (i)&nbsp;effect a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of our common stock and, if and when the reverse split is effected, (ii)&nbsp;decrease the authorized number of shares of our common stock from 180&nbsp;million to 100 million.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We encourage you to take part in our affairs by voting either in person by written ballot at the meeting or by telephone, Internet or
written proxy. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-top:4px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:4px; margin-left:2%;margin-right:2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, PLEASE PROMPTLY MARK, DATE, SIGN AND MAIL
THE ENCLOSED PROXY. A RETURN ENVELOPE, WHICH REQUIRES NO ADDITIONAL POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES, IS ENCLOSED FOR THAT PURPOSE. YOU MAY ALSO VOTE BY INTERNET OR TELEPHONE BY FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#toc400340_1">IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO
 BE HELD ON &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012</A></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><A HREF="#toc400340_2">HOW TO VOTE</A></FONT></P></TD>
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STOCK</A></FONT></P></TD>
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FOR THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our Proxy Statement for the special meeting of stockholders is available at <U>www.proxyvote.com</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">You will need the 12-digit Control Number included on your proxy card or voting instruction form to access these materials. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="toc400340_2"></A>HOW TO VOTE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">You can vote your shares in person
by attending the meeting or by completing and returning a proxy by mail or by using the telephone or the Internet. Please refer to the proxy card or voting instruction form included with these proxy materials for information on the voting methods
available to you. If you vote by telephone or on the Internet, you do not need to return your proxy card. Please see page 1 of the Proxy Statement for more information. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="toc400340_3"></A>SPECIAL MEETING ADMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please note that
attendance at the meeting is limited to our stockholders or their named representatives. Proof of ownership of our common stock as of the record date and photo identification will be required for admittance to the special meeting. If you are a
registered stockholder, the top portion of your proxy card may serve as proof of ownership. If you are attending on behalf of an entity that is a stockholder, evidence of your employment or association with that entity also will be required.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To obtain directions to attend the special meeting, please contact our Investor Relations Department at (770)&nbsp;829-3700.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="toc400340_4"></A>HOUSEHOLDING </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, only one copy of this Proxy Statement may be delivered to stockholders residing at the same address, unless such stockholders have notified us of
their desire to receive multiple copies of any Proxy Statement of the Company. We will promptly deliver, upon oral or written request, a separate copy of this Proxy Statement to any stockholder residing at an address to which only one copy was
mailed. Stockholders residing at the same address and currently receiving only one copy of this Proxy Statement may contact us to request multiple copies of any future proxy statement. Stockholders residing at the same address and currently
receiving multiple copies may contact us to request that only a single copy of any proxy statement be mailed in the future. Requests should be directed to our Investor Relations Department by phone at (770)&nbsp;829-3700 or by mail to Beazer Homes
USA, Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260, Atlanta, Georgia 30328. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1000 Abernathy Road </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Suite 260 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30328 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="toc400340_5"></A>PROXY STATEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Purpose </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Proxy Statement is being furnished to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Beazer Homes
USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; &#147;our,&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;), for use at a special meeting of stockholders to be held on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 and at any adjournments or postponements thereof. Stockholders of record at the close of business on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the special meeting. On
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012, we had &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; outstanding shares of common stock. Each
share of common stock entitles the holder to one vote with respect to the matter to be considered at the special meeting. The common stock is our only outstanding class of voting securities. This Proxy Statement and the enclosed form of proxy are
being mailed to stockholders, commencing on or about &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">You are being asked to vote to approve an amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the &#147;Certificate of
Incorporation&#148;) to (i)&nbsp;effect a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of our common stock, $.001 par value per share and, if and when the reverse split is effected, to (ii)&nbsp;decrease the authorized number of shares of our common stock from
180&nbsp;million to 100&nbsp;million (the &#147;Reverse Stock Split&#148;). </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Voting Instructions </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>General </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Shares
represented by a proxy will be voted in the manner directed by the stockholder. If no direction is made, except as discussed below regarding broker non-votes, the completed proxy will be voted <B><I><U>FOR</U></I></B> the amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split and decrease the number of authorized shares of our common stock. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We have not received notice of any matters to be brought before the meeting other than as specified in the attached notice of meeting. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If you are a stockholder of record as of the close of business on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012, you can give a proxy to be voted at the meeting either: </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. By mailing in the enclosed proxy card; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. By written ballot at the meeting; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. Over the telephone by calling a
toll-free number;&nbsp;or </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">4. By using the Internet. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The telephone and Internet voting procedures have been set up for your convenience and have been designed to authenticate your identity, to allow you to give voting instructions and to confirm that those
instructions have been recorded properly. If you are a stockholder of record and you would like to vote by telephone or by using the Internet, please refer to the instructions on the enclosed proxy card. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If you hold your shares in &#147;street name,&#148; you must vote your shares in the manner
prescribed by your broker or nominee. Your broker or nominee has enclosed or provided a voting instruction form for you to use in directing the broker or nominee on how to vote your shares. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Signature Requirements </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If shares are registered in the name of
more than one person, each named person should sign the proxy. If the stockholder is a corporation, the proxy should be signed in the corporation&#146;s name by a duly authorized officer. If a proxy is signed as a trustee, guardian, executor,
administrator, under a power of attorney or in any other representative capacity, the signer&#146;s full title should be given. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Revocation </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A
stockholder giving the enclosed proxy may revoke it at any time before the vote is cast at the special meeting by executing and returning to our Secretary (Kenneth F. Khoury) at our principal executive office or to the official tabulator (Broadridge
Financial Solutions, Inc., 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717) (&#147;Broadridge&#148;), either a written revocation or a proxy bearing a later date, prior to the special meeting. Any stockholder who attends the special meeting in person will not
be considered to have revoked his or her proxy unless such stockholder affirmatively indicates at the special meeting his or her intention to vote in person the shares represented by such proxy. In addition, a stockholder may revoke a proxy by
submitting a subsequent proxy by Internet or telephone by following the instructions on the enclosed proxy. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Quorum </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the
meeting is required to constitute a quorum. Shares represented by proxies which indicate that the stockholders abstain as to the proposal described herein will be treated as being present for the purpose of determining the presence of a quorum.
Holders of common stock will be entitled to one vote for each share they hold. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Broker Non-Votes </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank, custodian or other nominee, and such person does not have discretion to vote on
the proposal, a &#147;broker non-vote&#148; occurs if you do not provide that person with voting instructions on the proposal. For the Reverse Stock Split, a bank, broker, custodian or other nominee will have discretion to vote your shares and,
therefore, will be able to vote your shares with respect to the Reverse Stock Split even if you do not provide your broker, bank, custodian or other nominee with instructions on the Reverse Stock Split. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Vote Requirements </I></B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to effect the Reverse Stock Split and decrease the authorized number of shares of our
common stock must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of our outstanding shares of common stock to be approved. As a result, withheld votes and abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Expenses of Solicitation </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Expenses incurred in connection with the solicitation of proxies will be paid by the Company. Proxies are being solicited primarily by mail, but, in addition, our officers and other employees may solicit
proxies by telephone, in person or by other means of communication but will receive no extra compensation for such services. In addition, we have engaged Georgeson, Inc. to assist in the solicitation of proxies. We anticipate that the costs
associated with this engagement will be approximately $10,000 plus costs and expenses incurred by Georgeson, Inc. We will reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for costs incurred in connection with this
solicitation. </FONT></P>
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AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>General </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our Board of Directors has approved, and recommended that our stockholders approve, a proposal to permit our Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, to file a certificate of amendment to our Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (&#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;), in substantially the form attached hereto as <U>Appendix A</U> (the &#147;Reverse Stock Split Amendment&#148;), to (i)&nbsp;effect a 1-for-5 Reverse Stock Split of
the outstanding shares of our common stock and (ii)&nbsp;decrease the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance from 180&nbsp;million to 100 million. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If our stockholders approve the Reverse Stock Split Amendment, and our Board of Directors decides to implement it, the Reverse Stock Split will become effective upon the filing of the Reverse Stock Split
Amendment with the Delaware Secretary of State. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Even if the stockholders approve the Reverse Stock Split Amendment, we may
abandon or postpone the proposal if our Board of Directors determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders. If the Reverse Stock Split Amendment is not implemented by our Board of Directors within 12 months
of the special meeting, the proposal will be deemed abandoned, without further effect. In that case, our Board of Directors may again seek stockholder approval at a future date if it deems a reverse stock split to be advisable at that time.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Reasons for the Reverse Stock Split </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Although the proposed Reverse Stock Split will not have the effect of increasing the equity market capitalization of the Company, we believe that implementing the Reverse Stock Split will provide benefits
to the Company and our existing stockholders by making shares of our common stock more attractive to certain prospective stockholders in at least four significant ways: </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Stock Price Volatility</I>. We have been advised by certain institutional investors, as well as by our financial advisors, that a higher stock price may increase the
acceptability of our common stock to a number of long-term investors who may not find our shares attractive at their current prices due to the trading volatility often associated with stocks below certain prices. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Stock Price Requirements</I>. We understand that many brokerage houses and institutional investors have internal policies and practices that either prohibit them
from investing in low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from recommending low-priced stocks to their customers or by restricting or limiting the ability to purchase such stocks on margin. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Transaction Costs</I>. Investors also may be dissuaded from purchasing stocks below certain prices because the brokerage commissions, as a percentage of the total
transaction value, tend to be higher for such low-priced stocks. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Equity Research</I>. Finally, although low equity market capitalization is a more prominent reason analysts decline to provide equity research coverage, analysts at
many brokerage firms do not provide coverage of lower-priced stocks. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Taken together, we believe the potential
benefits of the proposed Reverse Stock Split will make our common stock a more attractive and cost effective investment for many investors, which we believe may help improve our stock price over the long term. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Reasons for the Decrease in Authorized Shares </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At present, we do not have any plans or arrangements to issue additional shares of common stock other than shares currently reserved for
issuance under our existing equity incentive plans and upon conversion of our outstanding convertible notes and settlement of our outstanding tangible equity units. Nonetheless, the Board of Directors believes the Reverse Stock Split warranted
reconsideration of the total number of shares authorized for future issuance under our Certificate of Incorporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As a
matter of Delaware law, implementation of the Reverse Stock Split does not require a change in the total number of shares of our common stock authorized under our Certificate of Incorporation. Despite this fact, the Board of Directors carefully
considered whether such a change was in the best interests of stockholders. In determining whether to recommend a change to the total number of shares of our common stock authorized under our Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors
considered a number of factors including: (i)&nbsp;the number of shares that would be available if we did not reduce our total authorized shares from the current limit of 180&nbsp;million shares; (ii)&nbsp;the number of shares that would be
available if our authorized shares were reduced in the same ratio as the Reverse Stock Split; (iii)&nbsp;the potential for future stock issuances to raise capital, effect acquisitions and/or provide equity incentives to employees; (iv)&nbsp;the
proportion of authorized shares remaining available for issuance among our homebuilding peer group; and (v)&nbsp;the impact of potential future stock issuances on our deferred tax assets (as more fully described below). </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>After weighing these factors, the Board of Directors concluded that the Company&#146;s authorized shares should be reduced from
180&nbsp;million to 100 million.</I></B> This level of authorized shares would leave the Company with approximately 66.4&nbsp;million shares available for issuance after the Reverse Stock Split, or 66% of total authorized shares. The Board believes
that this reduction strikes the right balance between having an unnecessarily large number of shares available for issuance, and having too few shares available for issuance, particularly in light of the substantial number of authorized shares
available to our homebuilding peers. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If the Reverse Stock Split were completed in the absence of a reduction in authorized shares, our total shares issued and outstanding, or reserved for
issuance, would be approximately 33.6&nbsp;million, leaving approximately 146.4&nbsp;million shares, or 81.4% of our authorized total shares available for future issuance. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">At August&nbsp;15, 2012, we had approximately 123.1&nbsp;million shares issued and outstanding. In addition, we had approximately 2.2&nbsp;million
shares reserved for issuance under our existing equity incentive plans, which were previously approved by stockholders, and approximately 42.5&nbsp;million shares reserved for issuance upon conversion of our outstanding convertible notes and
settlement of our outstanding tangible equity units. Taken together, we had approximately 167.8&nbsp;million shares issued and outstanding or reserved for issuance as of August&nbsp;15, 2012, which means the Company currently has approximately
12.2&nbsp;million shares, or 6.8% of our authorized total shares available for future issuance. If our total authorized shares were reduced in the same ratio as the Reverse Stock Split, we would have approximately 2.4&nbsp;million, or 6.8%,
available for future issuance. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">While the Company and the Board of Directors are cognizant of stockholder concerns regarding ownership dilution that would result from future equity
issuances, we believe that it is advisable to retain a competitive level of flexibility for future stock issuances as conditions in the housing market strengthen. Future opportunities may arise in which a share issuance is in stockholders&#146; best
interests, including raising additional capital for land acquisitions, expanding through acquisitions or providing incentives to our employees consistent with peer practices, among other alternatives. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Based on our analysis of available information for publicly traded homebuilders, we believe approximately 60% of their respective total authorized
shares remain available for issuance by our publicly traded homebuilding peers on average. This ratio increases to approximately 70% of remaining authorized shares on average when considering only those public homebuilders which, like us, have a
market capitalization of less than $2 billion. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In recent years, we have generated significant net operating losses and unrealized tax losses (collectively, &#147;NOLs&#148;), which have given rise
to our total deferred tax assets of $495.7 million, net of </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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certain deferred tax liabilities as of June&nbsp;30, 2012. Until we generate taxable income, these NOLs are likely to become larger. As long as a future &#147;ownership change&#148; does not
occur, which under Section&nbsp;382 of the Internal Revenue Code is determined in part by taking into account share issuances, we expect to be able to utilize a majority of our deferred tax assets upon achievement of sustained profitability. Because
we cannot predict when or to what extent we will return to profitability , we carefully monitor &#151; and will continue to carefully monitor &#151; potential Section&nbsp;382 ownership shifts, including limiting future share issuances that could
limit or eliminate our ability to utilize these tax assets in future years. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Certain Risks and Potential Disadvantages
Associated with the Reverse Stock Split </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Although we expect that the Reverse Stock Split will result in an increase in the
market price of our common stock, we cannot assure you that the Reverse Stock Split, if implemented, will have the effect of raising the price of our common stock over the long term. The effect the Reverse Stock Split may have upon the market price
of our common stock cannot be predicted with any certainty, and the history of similar stock splits for companies in similar circumstances to ours is varied. The market price of our common stock is dependent on many factors, including our
performance, prospects and other factors detailed from time to time in the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the Reverse Stock Split is implemented and the market price of our common stock declines, the percentage
decline as an absolute number and as a percentage of our overall market capitalization may be greater than would occur in the absence of the Reverse Stock Split. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, although we believe the Reverse Stock Spit will enhance the desirability of our common stock to certain potential investors, we cannot assure you that, if implemented, our common stock will
be more attractive to institutional and other long term investors and the liquidity of our common stock will increase since there would be a reduced number of shares outstanding after the Reverse Stock Split. Furthermore, the Reverse Stock Split may
result in some stockholders owning &#147;odd lots&#148; of less than 100 shares of our common stock, which may be more difficult to sell and may cause those holders to incur greater brokerage commissions and other costs upon sale. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Principal Effects of the Reverse Stock Split </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If our stockholders approve this proposal and our Board of Directors elects to effect the Reverse Stock Split, each stockholder will own one share of our common stock for every five shares of common stock
such stockholder owned prior to the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split would be effected simultaneously for all of our common stock. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Effect on Authorized, Issued and Outstanding Shares of Common Stock</I>. Although the Reverse Stock Split Amendment will decrease the number of authorized shares of our common stock to 100,000,000, the
Reverse Stock Split will increase the number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock available for future issuance in proportion to the number of issued and outstanding shares. The Company has no current plans to issue any of these
authorized but unissued shares that are not otherwise reserved for issuance as stated above. The Reverse Stock Split would not impact the relative voting or other rights that accompany the shares of our common stock. Except for any changes that
result from the treatment of fractional shares as discussed below, the completion of the Reverse Stock Split alone would not affect any stockholder&#146;s proportionate equity interest in the Company. For example, a stockholder who owns a number of
shares that, prior to the Reverse Stock Split, represented 1% of our outstanding shares would continue to own 1% of our outstanding shares after the Reverse Stock Split. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock will remain fully paid and
non-assessable after the Reverse Stock Split. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our Board of Directors does not intend to use the Reverse Stock Split as a part
of or first step in a &#147;going private&#148; transaction pursuant to Rule 13e-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Effect on Authorized Preferred Stock</I>. Currently, the Company is authorized to issue
up to a total of 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, none of which are issued and outstanding. The proposed Reverse Stock Split Amendment would not impact the total authorized number of shares of preferred stock or the par
value of the preferred stock. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Effect on Currently Outstanding Equity Awards and Number of Shares Available for Future
Issuance Under our Stock Incentive Plans. </I>The Reverse Stock Split will not increase the number of shares available for future issuance under our stock incentive plans.<I> </I>On the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split, all outstanding
awards under our stock incentive plans will be adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. The number of shares subject to our outstanding awards will be reduced in the same 1-for-5 ratio, rounded to the nearest whole share. The per share exercise
price of options also will be increased by the 1-for-5 ratio, so that the aggregate dollar amount payable for the purchase of the shares subject to the options will remain unchanged (subject to the rounding of shares). Furthermore, any per share
common stock price targets associated with performance based awards will be increased in direct proportion to the Reverse Stock Split. In addition, in connection with any Reverse Stock Split, our Board of Directors would also make a corresponding
reduction in the number of shares available for future issuance under our stock incentive plan so as to avoid the effect of increasing the number of authorized but unissued shares available for future issuance under such plan. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Effect on Currently Outstanding Securities Convertible into or Settled in Shares of our Common Stock</I>. On the effective date of the
Reverse Stock Split, all of our outstanding convertible notes and tangible equity units will be adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split. The Reverse Stock Split would effect a reduction in the number of shares of common stock issuable upon the
conversion of our convertible notes and settlement of our tangible equity units. Additionally, the threshold appreciation price and the reference price of outstanding tangible equity units would likewise increase in proportion to the Reverse Stock
Split ratio. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Effect on 382 Rights Plan</I>. The number of rights under the Company&#146;s Rights Agreement dated
November&nbsp;12, 2010 associated with each share of our common stock and the voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock will be adjusted in accordance with their terms to reflect the Reverse Stock
Split if it is implemented by our Board of Directors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Potential Anti-Takeover Effect </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Reverse Stock Split is not being proposed in response to any effort of which we are aware to accumulate shares of our common stock or
obtain control of us, nor is it part of a plan by management to recommend a series of similar amendments to our Board of Directors and stockholders. However, the increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock that are not issued or
outstanding or reserved for issuance pursuant to the Reverse Stock Split could, under certain circumstances, have an anti-takeover effect (for example, by permitting issuances which would dilute the stock ownership of a person seeking to effect a
change in the composition of our Board of Directors or contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for the combination of us with another company). Other than as set forth herein, our Board of Directors does not currently contemplate
recommending the adoption of any other amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation that could be construed to affect the ability of third parties to acquire control of us. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Treatment of Fractional Shares </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No fractional shares of common stock will
be issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Instead, stockholders who otherwise would be entitled to receive a fractional share of our common stock as a consequence of the Reverse Stock Split, will instead be entitled to receive cash from the
Company&#146;s transfer agent. The Company&#146;s transfer agent will aggregate all fractional shares and will sell them as soon as practicable after the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split at the then prevailing prices on the open market on
behalf of stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share. We expect that the transfer agent will conduct the sale in an orderly fashion at market prices and that it may take at least several days to sell all of the
</FONT></P>
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aggregated fractional shares of our common stock. After the transfer agent&#146;s completion of such sales, stockholders will be entitled to receive a cash payment from the transfer agent in an
amount equal to their respective pro rata share of the total net proceeds (after customary brokerage commissions and other expenses) of the transfer agent&#146;s sales. Stockholders will not be entitled to receive interest for the period of time
between the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split and the date payment is made for fractional shares. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exchange of Stock Certificates
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The combination of, and reduction in, the number of our outstanding shares as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will
occur automatically on the date that the Reverse Stock Split Amendment is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State (referred to as the &#147;effective date&#148;), without any action on the part of our stockholders and without regard to the date
that stock certificates representing any certificated shares prior to the Reverse Stock Split are physically surrendered for new stock certificates. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As soon as practicable after the effective date, transmittal forms will be mailed to each stockholder holding shares of our common stock in certificated form. The letter of transmittal will contain
instructions on how a stockholder should surrender his, her or its certificate(s) representing shares of our common stock (the &#147;Old Certificates&#148;) to the transfer agent in exchange for certificates representing the appropriate number of
whole shares of post-Reverse Stock Split common stock (the &#147;New Certificates&#148;). No New Certificates will be issued to a stockholder until such stockholder has surrendered all Old Certificates, together with a properly completed and
executed letter of transmittal, to the transfer agent. No stockholder will be required to pay a transfer or other fee to exchange his, her or its Old Certificates. Stockholders will then receive a New Certificate(s) representing the number of whole
shares of common stock that they are entitled as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. Until surrendered, we will deem outstanding Old Certificates held by stockholders to be cancelled and only to represent the number of whole shares of post-Reverse
Stock Split common stock to which these stockholders are entitled. Any Old Certificates submitted for exchange, whether because of a sale, transfer or other disposition of stock, will automatically be exchanged for New Certificates. If an Old
Certificate has a restrictive legend on the back of the Old Certificate(s), the New Certificate will be issued with the same restrictive legends that are on the back of the Old Certificate(s). If a stockholder is entitled to a payment in lieu of any
fractional share interest, such payment will be made as described below under &#147;&#151; Treatment of Fractional Shares.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES AND SHOULD NOT SUBMIT THEIR STOCK CERTIFICATES UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A TRANSMITTAL FORM FROM OUR TRANSFER AGENT. STOCKHOLDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROMPTLY
SURRENDER CERTIFICATES TO THE TRANSFER AGENT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF TRANSMITTAL FORMS IN ORDER TO AVOID HAVING SHARES POSSIBLY BECOMING SUBJECT TO ESCHEAT LAWS. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Shares Held in Book-Entry and Through a Bank, Broker or Other Nominee </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If
you hold shares of our common stock electronically in book-entry form with our transfer agent, you do not currently have and will not be issued stock certificates evidencing your ownership after the Reverse Stock Split. If you hold registered shares
in book-entry form with our transfer agent, no action needs to be taken to receive post-Reverse Stock Split shares. If you are entitled to post-Reverse Stock Split shares, a transaction statement will automatically be sent to you indicating the
number of shares of our common stock held following the Reverse Stock Split. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If you hold shares of our common stock in
&#147;street name&#148; through a bank, broker, custodian or other nominee, we will treat your common stock in the same manner as stockholders whose shares are registered in their own names. Banks, brokers and other nominees will be instructed to
effect the Reverse Stock Split for their customers holding our common stock in street name. However, these banks, brokers and other nominees may have different procedures for processing a Reverse Stock Split. If you hold shares of our common stock
in street name, we encourage you to contact your bank, broker, custodian or other nominee. </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The par value per share of our common stock will remain unchanged at $.001 per share after the Reverse Stock Split. As a result, on the effective date of the Reverse Stock Split, the stated capital on our
balance sheet attributable to our common stock (including a retroactive adjustment of prior periods) will be reduced proportionally, based on the exchange ratio of the Reverse Stock Split, from its present amount, and the additional paid-in capital
account will be credited with the amount by which the stated capital is reduced. The amounts of net income or loss per common share and net book value per common share will be increased because there will be fewer shares of our common stock
outstanding. We do not anticipate that any other accounting consequences would arise as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, and the Company&#146;s stockholders&#146; equity in its consolidated balance sheet would not change in total. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>No Appraisal Rights </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, our stockholders do not have a right to dissent and are not entitled to appraisal rights with
respect to the proposed Reverse Stock Split Amendment to effect the Reverse Stock Split, and we will not independently provide our stockholders with any such rights. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Certain Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following is a summary of important tax considerations of the Reverse Stock Split. It addresses only stockholders who hold our common stock as capital assets. It does not purport to be complete and
does not address stockholders subject to special rules, such as financial institutions, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, dealers in securities, foreign stockholders, stockholders who hold their pre-Reverse Stock Split shares as part of
a straddle, hedge or conversion transaction, and stockholders who acquired their pre-Reverse Stock Split shares pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation. This summary is based upon current law, which may
change, possibly even retroactively. It does not address tax considerations under state, local, foreign and other laws. Each stockholder is advised to consult his or her tax advisor as to his or her own situation. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A stockholder generally will not recognize gain or loss on the Reverse Stock Split, except to the extent of cash, if any, received in
lieu of a fractional share interest. The aggregate tax basis of the post-Reverse Stock Split shares received will be equal to the aggregate tax basis of the pre-Reverse Stock Split shares exchanged therefor (excluding any portion of the
holder&#146;s basis allocated to fractional shares), and the holding period of the post-Reverse Stock Split shares received will include the holding period of the pre-Reverse Stock Split shares exchanged. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A holder of the pre-Reverse Stock Split shares who receives cash will generally be treated as having exchanged a fractional share
interest for cash in a redemption by us. The amount of any gain or loss will be equal to the difference between the portion of the tax basis of the pre-Reverse Stock Split shares allocated to the fractional share interest and the cash received.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Interests of Directors and Executive Officers </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our directors and executive officers do not have substantial interests, directly or indirectly, in the matters set forth in this proposal except to the extent of their ownership of shares of our common
stock. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Reservation of Right to Abandon Reverse Stock Split Amendment </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We reserve the right to abandon the Reverse Stock Split Amendment without further action by our stockholders at any time before the
effectiveness of the filing of the Reverse Stock Split Amendment with the Secretary of the State of Delaware, even if the Reverse Stock Split Amendment has been approved by our </FONT></P>
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stockholders at the special meeting. By voting in favor of the Reverse Stock Split Amendment, you are expressly also authorizing our Board of Directors to delay or abandon the Reverse Stock Split
Amendment if it determines, in its sole discretion, that such action is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Required Vote and Board Recommendation </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock outstanding on the record date will be required to approve the Reverse Stock Split Amendment to effect the Reverse Stock
Split. Accordingly, withheld votes and abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The Board of
Directors recommends that you vote <U></U></B><B><I><U>FOR</U></I></B><B><U></U> the Reverse Stock Split Amendment to effect the Reverse Stock Split. </B></FONT></P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">9 </FONT></P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="toc400340_7"></A>SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Principal Stockholders </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%;padding-bottom:0px;"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As of August&nbsp;15, 2012, there were 123,075,130 shares of our common stock outstanding. Based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding as of August&nbsp;15, 2012 and the information
reported on Schedule 13Ds and Schedule 13Gs filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission through August&nbsp;15, 2012, there are no persons known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our common stock. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Executive Officer and Director Beneficial Ownership </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table sets forth information as of August&nbsp;15, 2012 with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock by each director, each of our named executive officers, and all directors
and executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each beneficial owner possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="70%"></TD>
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<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="10%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:89pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name of Beneficial Owner</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Common<BR>Shares Beneficially<BR>Owned&nbsp;(1)(2)(3)(4)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Percent of<BR>Outstanding&nbsp;(5)</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>


<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Elizabeth S. Acton</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">15,000</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Laurent Alpert</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">84,900</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Brian C. Beazer</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">229,979</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Kenneth F. Khoury</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">473,582</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Peter G. Leemputte</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">63,767</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Allan P. Merrill</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1,369,624</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.11</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Norma A. Provencio</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">51,233</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Robert L. Salomon</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">238,996</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Larry T. Solari</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">72,339</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Stephen P. Zelnak, Jr.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">105,364</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (10 persons)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2,704,784</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.18</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Less than 1% </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Beneficial ownership includes restricted stock as follows: Ms.&nbsp;Acton &#151; 15,000, Mr.&nbsp;Alpert &#151; 25,400, Mr.&nbsp;Beazer &#151; 68,058, Mr.&nbsp;Khoury
&#151; 147,648, Mr.&nbsp;Leemputte &#151; 25,400, Mr.&nbsp;Merrill&nbsp;&#151; 301,341, Ms.&nbsp;Provencio &#151; 30,400, Mr.&nbsp;Salomon &#151; 59,431, Mr.&nbsp;Solari &#151; 25,400 and Mr.&nbsp;Zelnak &#151; 25,400. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Beneficial ownership for Messrs. Khoury, Merrill and Salomon include 101,960, 291,320 and 101,960 shares of performance-based restricted stock, respectively.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Beneficial ownership includes shares underlying stock options/SSARs and RSUs, respectively, which were fully vested and exercisable at, or will vest within 60 days of,
August&nbsp;15, 2012 as follows: Ms.&nbsp;Acton &#151; 0, Mr.&nbsp;Alpert &#151; 28,500, Mr.&nbsp;Beazer &#151; 36,652, Mr.&nbsp;Khoury &#151; 178,938, Mr.&nbsp;Leemputte &#151; 10,500, Mr.&nbsp;Merrill &#151; 612,834, Ms.&nbsp;Provencio &#151;
7,833, Mr.&nbsp;Salomon &#151; 53,681, Mr.&nbsp;Solari &#151; 16,500 and Mr.&nbsp;Zelnak &#151; 43,076. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Provencio&#146;s beneficial ownership includes 13,000 shares of our common stock held through Provencio Advisory Services Inc.&#146;s 401(k) plan.
</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:4px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Based upon 123,075,130 shares of outstanding common stock as of August&nbsp;15, 2012, adjusted as necessary to reflect the shares issuable to such person upon the
vesting or exercise of his or her stock options/SSARs and RSUs listed in footnote 3 above (and assuming no other stock options/SSARs are exercised). Shares of common stock subject to stock options/SSARs and RSUs that are currently exercisable or
vested, or will become exercisable or vested within 60 days of August&nbsp;15, 2012, are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such stock options/SSARs and RSUs, but are not deemed outstanding for computing
the percentage ownership of any other persons. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><A NAME="toc400340_8"></A>CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This proxy and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements represent our expectations or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in such documents will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of statements
that include words such as &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;foresee,&#148; &#147;likely,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;goal,&#148;
&#147;target&#148; or other similar words or phrases. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties
and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could lead to material changes in our performance may
include, but are not limited to: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">additional asset impairment charges or writedowns; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">economic changes nationally or in local markets, including changes in consumer confidence, declines in employment levels, volatility of mortgage
interest rates and inflation; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the effect of changes in lending guidelines and regulations; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">a slower economic rebound than anticipated, coupled with persistently high unemployment and additional foreclosures; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">continued or increased downturn in the homebuilding industry; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">continued or increased disruption in the availability of mortgage financing or number of foreclosures in the market; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">our cost of and ability to access capital and otherwise meet our ongoing liquidity needs including the impact of any downgrades of our credit ratings
or reductions in our tangible net worth or liquidity levels; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">increased competition or delays in reacting to changing consumer preference in home design; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">shortages of or increased prices for labor, land or raw materials used in housing production; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">factors affecting margins such as decreased land values underlying land option agreements, increased land development costs on communities under
development or delays or difficulties in implementing initiatives to reduce production and overhead cost structure; and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">those matters listed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September&nbsp;30, 2011. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">It is not possible to foresee or identify all such factors. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement
or disclose any facts, events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof that may affect the accuracy of any forward-looking statement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect
events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Our Board of Directors currently knows of no other business that will be presented for consideration at the special meeting.
Nevertheless, should any business other than that set forth in the notice of special meeting of stockholders be properly presented by or at the direction of our Board of Directors, the enclosed proxy confers discretionary authority to vote with
respect to such matters, including matters that our Board of Directors does not know, a reasonable time before proxy solicitation, are to be presented at the special meeting. If any of these matters are properly presented by or at the direction of
our Board of Directors at the special meeting, then the proxy agents named in the enclosed proxy card will vote in accordance with the recommendation of our Board of Directors. </FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the
SEC. You may obtain these materials from us at no cost by writing or telephoning us at Beazer Homes USA, Inc., Attn: Secretary, 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite&nbsp;260, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, Telephone: (770)&nbsp;829-3700 or at our website at
www.beazer.com. Except for the documents described below, information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this proxy. In addition, the SEC maintains a web site, http://www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy and information
statements and other information regarding registrants, including the Company, that file electronically with the SEC. To receive copies of public records not posted to the SEC&#146;s web site at prescribed rates, you may complete an online form at
http://www.sec.gov, send a fax to (202)&nbsp;772-9337 or submit a written request to the SEC, Office of FOIA/PA Operations, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, our common stock is traded as &#147;BZH&#148; on the NYSE. Because our common stock is listed on the NYSE, reports and other
information concerning us can also be inspected at the office of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20&nbsp;Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We are &#147;incorporating by reference&#148; specified documents that we file with the SEC, which means: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">incorporated documents are considered part of this proxy statement; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to those documents;&nbsp;and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">information we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede information contained in this proxy statement.
</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, which we filed with the SEC under the Exchange Act:
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended September&nbsp;30, 2011, filed on November&nbsp;15, 2011; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended December&nbsp;31, 2011, March&nbsp;31, 2012 and June&nbsp;30, 2012, filed on February&nbsp;2,
2012, May&nbsp;2, 2012 and August&nbsp;3, 2012, respectively; </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on November&nbsp;22, 2011,&nbsp;February&nbsp;8, 2012,&nbsp;February 13, 2012,&nbsp;February 28,
2012,&nbsp;March&nbsp;13, 2012, May&nbsp;10, 2012,&nbsp;July&nbsp;9, 2012,&nbsp;July&nbsp;11, 2012,&nbsp;July&nbsp;16, 2012,&nbsp;July&nbsp;19, 2012 and August&nbsp;9, 2012; and </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">the portions of our definitive proxy statement, filed on December&nbsp;22, 2011, that are incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended September&nbsp;30, 2011. </FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">We will provide without charge to each person,
including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this proxy statement has been delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above that have been or may be incorporated in this proxy statement by
reference. Requests for copies should be directed to our Corporate Secretary, Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite&nbsp;260, Atlanta, Georgia 30328, telephone (770)&nbsp;829-3700. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If you have any questions about this proxy statement, the special meeting or the Reverse Stock Split or need assistance with the voting
procedures, you should contact Georgeson, Inc. our proxy solicitor, toll-free at<B> </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TO THE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>OF </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Beazer Homes USA, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the &#147;Corporation&#148;),
pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Article Four of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, is hereby amended by replacing Section (i) of the existing Article
Four in its entirety with the following: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;(i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.001 per
share; and&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, is hereby amended by adding the following Article Nine: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;ARTICLE NINE. Effective at 12:01 a.m., Eastern time, on
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 (the &#147;Effective Time&#148;), every five (5) shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding or held
as treasury shares shall thereupon, without any action on the part of the holder thereof or the Corporation, be reclassified and combined into one (1) share of validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of Common Stock having a par value
per share of $.001 per share, subject to the treatment of fractional share interests as described below (the &#147;Reverse Stock Split&#148;). No certificates representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued in connection with the
Reverse Stock Split. Stockholders who would otherwise be entitled to receive fractional shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash (without interest or deduction) from the Corporation&#146;s transfer agent in lieu of such fractional
share interests upon the submission of a transmittal letter by a stockholder holding the shares in book-entry form and, where shares are held in certificated form, upon the surrender of the stockholder&#146;s Old Certificates (as defined below), in
an amount equal to the proceeds attributable to the sale of such fractional shares following the aggregation and sale by the Corporation&#146;s transfer agent of all fractional shares otherwise issuable. Each certificate that immediately prior to
the Effective Time represented shares of common stock (&#147;Old Certificates&#148;), shall thereafter represent that number of shares of common stock into which the shares of common stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been combined,
subject to the elimination of fractional share interests as described above.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This amendment has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the DGCL. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused its duly authorized officer to execute this Certificate of Amendment on this
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; day of &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>VOTE BY INTERNET - <U>www.proxyvote.com</U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the
cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M.
Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors recommends you vote <U>FOR</U> proposal 1.</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Approval of an amendment to the Company&#146;s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to (i) effect a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of its common stock and, if and when the reverse split is effected, (ii) decrease the authorized number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock from 180
million to 100 million.</FONT></P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">[PRELIMINARY PROXY CARD] </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Please date, sign and mail your proxy card in the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>envelope provided as soon as possible. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Important Notice Regarding the
Availability of Proxy Materials for the Special Meeting: </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Notice and Proxy Statement are available at
<U>www.proxyvote.com</U>. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope provided. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>1000 Abernathy Road</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Suite 260</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30328</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned, having duly received the Notice of Special Meeting and Proxy Statement of Beazer Homes USA, Inc., dated
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012, hereby appoints Allan P. Merrill and Kenneth F. Khoury (each with full power to act alone and with power of substitution and revocation), to represent the undersigned
and to vote, as designated on the reverse side, all shares of common stock of Beazer Homes USA, Inc., par value $.001, which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Stockholders of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. to be held at
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2012 at Beazer Homes USA,
Inc.&#146;s offices at 1000 Abernathy Road, Suite 260, Atlanta, Georgia 30328 and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;Address&nbsp;Changes/Comments:</B></FONT></TD>
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