Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 6, 2019, K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. ("K. Hovnanian"), Hovnanian
Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company"), as guarantor, the other guarantors party
thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral
agent, entered into the Tenth Supplemental Indenture (the "Supplemental
Indenture"), dated as of December 6, 2019, amending and supplementing the
Indenture dated as of July 27, 2017 among K. Hovnanian, the Company, as
guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National
Association, as trustee and collateral agent (as previously amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Existing Indenture"). The Supplemental
Indenture was executed and delivered following the receipt by K. Hovnanian of
consents from a majority of the holders of K. Hovnanian's 10.500% Senior Secured
Notes due 2024 (the "Old 2024 Notes") to the amendments set forth therein in
connection with the Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation (each as defined in
Item 8.01 below) with respect to the Old 2024 Notes. The Supplemental Indenture
provides for the elimination of most of the restrictive covenants, certain of
the affirmative covenants and certain of the events of default contained in the
Existing Indenture applicable to the Old 2024 Notes. The Supplemental Indenture
was effective immediately upon its execution and delivery, but the amendments to
the Existing Indenture set forth therein will not become operative unless and
until the payment of the applicable consideration in the Exchange Offer in
respect of all Old 2024 Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn and
that are accepted for purchase on the settlement date of the Exchange Offer.
The foregoing summary of the Supplemental Indenture is not complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Supplemental Indenture
filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by
reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 6, 2019, the Company issued a press release relating to the
previously announced offers by K. Hovnanian to exchange (each, an "Exchange
Offer" and, together, the "Exchange Offers") K. Hovnanian's outstanding 10.000%
Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (the "Old 2022 Notes" and, together with the Old
2024 Notes, the "Old Notes") and the Old 2024 Notes for up to $240,000,000
aggregate principal amount (the "New Notes Cap") of 10.000% 1.75 Lien Notes due
2025 (the "New 2025 Notes") to be issued by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the
Company and substantially all of its subsidiaries, other than K. Hovnanian, its
home mortgage subsidiaries, certain of its title insurance subsidiaries, joint
ventures and subsidiaries holding interests in joint ventures (collectively, the
"Guarantors") and solicitations of consents from each holder of Old Notes to
certain proposed amendments to the Existing Indenture (each, a "Consent
Solicitation" and, together, the "Consent Solicitations"). In the press release,
the Company announced the results of the Exchange Offers, including that as of
the expiration date of the Exchange Offers on December 5, 2019, K. Hovnanian had
received tenders from holders of $23,152,000 in aggregate principal amount, or
10.6%, of the Old 2022 Notes and $141,708,000 in aggregate principal amount, or
67.0%, of the Old 2024 Notes and had received the requisite consents in
connection with the Consent Solicitation for the Old 2024 Notes. K. Hovnanian
did not receive the requisite consents in connection with the Consent
Solicitation for the Old 2022 Notes and therefore the Old 2022 Notes will
continue to be subject to the terms of the Existing Indenture without giving
effect to the proposed amendments. The settlement date for the Exchange Offers
is expected to be on or shortly following December 10, 2019.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
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The New 2025 Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or with any
securities regulatory authority of any State or other jurisdiction. The Exchange
Offers were made, and the New 2025 Notes were offered and will only be issued,
to holders of Old Notes either (a) in the United States, that are "qualified
institutional buyers," as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act, in a private transaction in reliance upon an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act or (b) (i) outside the United
States, that are persons other than "U.S. persons," as that term is defined in
Rule 902 under the Securities Act, in offshore transactions in reliance upon
Regulation S under the Securities Act, (ii) if located or resident in any Member
State of the European Economic Area which has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC,
as amended (the "Prospectus Directive"), who are "Qualified Investors" as
defined under the Prospectus Directive and (iii) if located or resident in
Canada, is an "accredited investor" as defined in National Instrument 45- 106 -
Prospectus Exemptions ("NI 45-106") or section 73.3(1) of the Securities Act
(Ontario) and is a "permitted client" as defined in National Instrument 31-103 -
Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations ("NI
31-103"). This current report is neither an offer to purchase or sell nor a
solicitation of an offer to sell or buy the Old Notes, the New 2025 Notes or any
other securities of the Company or K. Hovnanian. This current report also is not
a solicitation of consents to the proposed amendments to the indenture governing
the Old Notes. The Exchange Offers and the Consent Solicitations are being made
solely on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offering
Memorandum as supplemented and the information in this current report is
qualified by reference to such Offering Memorandum as supplemented.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
4.1 Tenth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 6, 2019, relating to the
10.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2024, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.,
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors named therein and
Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent.
99.1 Press Release, dated December 6, 2019.
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