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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-18-004626
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180313
ITEM INFORMATION:		Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180314
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180314

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000357294
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531]
		IRS NUMBER:				221851059
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-32447
		FILM NUMBER:		18689472

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 WEST FRONT STREET
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 500
		CITY:			RED BANK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07701
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7327477800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		110 WEST FRONT STREET PO BOX 500
		STREET 2:		110 WEST FRONT STREET PO BOX 500
		CITY:			RED BANK
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			07701
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>UNITED STATES<br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b><br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT<br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<br>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>March 13, 2018</b></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:18pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>.</b><br>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><b>90 Matawan Road, 5th Floor</b></font></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Matawan, New Jersey 07747</b><br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>(732) 747-7800</b><br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including area code)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Not Applicable</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"> </font><br>
<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&#9744;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&sect;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&sect;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:69.2%;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">Emerging growth company <font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&#9744;</font><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;3.03.&nbsp;</font></b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u><b>Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.</b></u></font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">The information set forth under Item 5.03 is incorporated by reference herein.</p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;5.03.&nbsp;</font></b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u><b>Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</b></u></font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">On March 13, 2018, at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &ldquo;2018 Annual Meeting&rdquo;) of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to revise Paragraph (5) of Section (a) of Article Fourth of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation in order to affirm that in the event of specified transactions, the same consideration will be provided for shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved separately by a majority of each such class (the &ldquo;Charter Amendment&rdquo;). The Charter Amendment became effective on March 13, 2018 following the filing of the Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the &ldquo;Certificate of Amendment&rdquo;) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The description of the Charter Amendment is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the complete text of the Certificate of Amendment which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item 5.07.</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<u><b>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></u></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">The Company held its 2018 Annual Meeting on March 13, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time, at Boca Beach Club, 900 South Ocean Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33432. The matters voted upon at the 2018 Annual Meeting and the final results of the votes were as follows:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(1)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Election of all directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.</i>&nbsp;Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast. The elected directors were:</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">A. Hovnanian</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">213,068,732</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2,699,094</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,602,023</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">49,000,405</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">R. Coutts</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">213,149,105</p>
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			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2,614,572</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,606,172</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%; text-align: center;">49,000,405</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%;">E. Kangas</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">212,343,951</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">3,426,484</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,599,414</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%; text-align: center;">49,000,405</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">J. Marengi</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">212,504,585</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">3,237,659</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,627,605</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%; text-align: center;">49,000,405</td>
		</tr>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">V. Pagano</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">210,611,229</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">5,171,299</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,587,321</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%; text-align: center;">49,000,405</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%;">J. Sorsby</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">212,054,851</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">3,732,958</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,582,040</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%; text-align: center;">49,000,405</td>
		</tr>
		<tr style="background-color: rgb(204, 238, 255);">
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%;">S. Weinroth</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">211,421,684</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">4,374,736</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.2%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,573,429</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:1%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 19.2%; text-align: center;">49,000,405</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(2)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Ratification of the selection of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2018.</i> Abstentions had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.&nbsp;&nbsp;There were no broker non-votes.</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes For</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes Against</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstentions</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Broker Non-Votes</b></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">263,367,802</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">2,689,580</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">312,872</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">&ndash;</p>
			</td>
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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;">(3)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Non-binding advisory vote on approval of compensation of the Company&rsquo;s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.</i>&nbsp;Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes For</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes Against</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstentions</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Broker Non-Votes</b></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">208,051,048</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">7,623,151</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,695,650</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">49,000,405</p>
			</td>
		</tr>

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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">(4)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Approval of an amendment to the Company&rsquo;s Stockholder Rights Plan</i><i>.</i>&nbsp;Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes For</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes Against</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstentions</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Broker Non-Votes</b></p>
			</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">212,238,044</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">3,320,120</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">1,811,685</p>
			</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 24.2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">49,000,405</p>
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<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">&nbsp;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">(5)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Approval of an amendment to the Company&rsquo;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation in order to affirm that in the event of specified transactions, the same consideration will be provided for shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved separately by a majority of each such class.</i>&nbsp;Abstentions and broker non-votes had the same effect as votes against the proposal.</font></p>

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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 21%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes For</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 11%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Votes Against</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Abstentions</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: top; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; width: 12%; border-bottom: thin solid rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Broker Non-Votes</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, voting together</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">216,016,610</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">1,076,418</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">276,821</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">49,000,405</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 21%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">Class B Common Stock, voting separately</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 20%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">152,060,530</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 11%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">5,056</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 7%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 2%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">100</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 1%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;"><b>&nbsp;</b></p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 12%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:right;">11,814</p>
			</td>
			<td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 6%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp;</td>
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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><b>Item<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;9.01.&nbsp;</font></b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u><b>Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></u><b>.</b></font></p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(d) Exhibits</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:88.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:10.6%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:0.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:88.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:justify;"><b>Exhibit No.</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:0.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:solid 1px #000000;;width:88.7%;">
			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>Description</b></p>
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			<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:0.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
			<td style="vertical-align:top;width:88.7%;">&nbsp;</td>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">3.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="ex_107757.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., dated March 13, 2018.</a></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">4.1</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000143774918000530/ex_102887.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2018, between Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to National City Bank), as Rights Agent, which includes the amended and restated Form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit 1 and the amended and restated Summary of Rights as Exhibit 2 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 11, 2018). </font></a></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;">4.2</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/357294/000035729408000032/rightsagreementexhibit.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;">Rights Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2008, between Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to National City Bank), as Rights Agent, which includes the Form of Certificate of Designation as Exhibit A, Form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights as Exhibit C (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&rsquo;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed on August 14, 2008).</font></a></p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><u><b>SIGNATURES</b></u></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>

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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">(Registrant)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">By:<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u>/s/ Michael Discafani&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</u></font></p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">&nbsp;</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Name: Michael Discafani</p>

			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Title: Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary</p>
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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Date: March 14, 2018</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: right; margin-top: 0px"><font style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 10pt"><b>Exhibit 3.1</b></font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF</b></p>

<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION</b></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:center;"><b>HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.</b></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:24.5pt;">Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &ldquo;<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><u>Corporation</u>&rdquo;), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:24.5pt;"><b>FIRST:</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended by changing Paragraph (5) of Section (a) of Article Fourth so that, as amended, said Paragraph of said Section of said Article shall be and read as follows:</font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">&ldquo;(5)<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Merger, Consolidation</i><i>, Etc.</i></font></p>

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<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:36pt;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;">In the event of a merger<font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, consolidation, acquisition, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization or other business combination to which the Corporation is a party (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving corporation), in which shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then, and in such event, each share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the same per share consideration pursuant to such merger, consolidation, acquisition, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization or other business combination unless different treatment of the shares of each such class is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, each voting separately as a class. Nothing contained in this Paragraph (5) shall limit or restrict any conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock permitted by Section 3 above.&rdquo;</font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:24.5pt;"><b>SECOND:</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;The foregoing amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section&nbsp;242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</font></p>

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<p style="background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:24.5pt;"><b>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</b><font style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;">, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be signed by its duly authorized officer, this 13<sup>th</sup> day of March, 2018.</font></p>

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			<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, Times, serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0pt; text-align: left;">HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">/s/ Michael Discafani</p>
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			<p style="font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;text-align:left;">Michael Discafani</p>
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