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Filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
File No.
333-167622
PROSPECTUS
Offer to Exchange
Any and all outstanding Series A 6.950% Senior Notes due 2018,
$250,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding,
for Series B 6.950% Senior Notes due 2018.
The exchange offer and withdrawal rights
will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on September 7, 2010, unless we extend the exchange offer.
We are offering to exchange our Series B 6.950% Senior Notes due 2018 (Series B
Notes) for the identical principal amounts of our outstanding Series A 6.950% Senior Notes due
2018 (Series A Notes, and together with the
Series B Notes, Notes). The aggregate principal
amount at maturity of the Series A Notes, and therefore the aggregate principal amount of Series B
Notes that would be issued if all the Series A Notes were exchanged, is $250,000,000. The terms of
the Series B Notes will be identical with the terms of the Series A Notes, except that because the
issuance of the Series B Notes is being registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
there are no transfer restrictions with regard to the Series B Notes.
We issued the Series A Notes on May 4, 2010 in a transaction that was exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). This
exchange offer is being made in accordance with a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 4,
2010 among the initial purchasers of the Series A Notes and us.
The Series A Notes are, and the Series B Notes, when issued, will be, our senior, unsecured
and unsubordinated obligations and rank equally with all of our other senior, unsecured and
unsubordinated indebtedness outstanding from time-to-time. Although there are currently no
guarantors of the Notes, some or all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, other than our finance
company subsidiaries and foreign subsidiaries, may in the future guarantee the Notes under
particular circumstances. If any of our subsidiaries guarantee the Notes, those guarantees may be
suspended under limited circumstances. The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a
part registers the possible guarantees as well as the Series B Notes.
Before the exchange offer, there has been no public market for the Series B Notes. We do not
currently intend to list the Series B Notes on a securities exchange or seek approval for
quotation of the Series B Notes on an automated quotation system. Therefore, it is unlikely that
an active trading market for the Series B Notes will develop. We will receive no proceeds from the
exchange offer.
This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about us that is
not included or delivered with this prospectus. That information will be made available without
charge to our security holders upon oral request by calling our Office of the General Counsel at
(305) 559-4000, or upon written request addressed to Lennar Corporation, 700 Northwest 107th
Avenue, Miami, Florida 33172, Attn: Office of the General Counsel. To obtain timely delivery,
security holders must request the information no later than five
business days before September 7, 2010, the
expiration date of the exchange offer.
The exchange agent for the exchange offer is The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A..
This prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal are being distributed to holders of
Series A Notes on or about August 6, 2010.
Broker-dealers that receive Series B Notes for their own account in exchange for Series A Notes
must acknowledge in the accompanying letter of transmittal or through an agents message that
they will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of the Series B Notes. Broker-dealers
that acquired Series A Notes for their own account as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities and who receive Series B Notes in exchange for those Series A Notes in
the exchange offer may use this prospectus in connection with the resale of those Series B Notes.
Investment in the Series B Notes to be issued in the exchange offer involves risks. You
should carefully read the Risk Factors section, which
begins on page 9 of this prospectus,
before you exchange your Series A Notes.
These securities have not been approved or disapproved by the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any state securities commission nor has the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any state securities commission passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The
date of this prospectus is August 6, 2010.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
Each broker-dealer that receives Series B Notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange
offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of those
Series B Notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time-to-time, may be
used by a broker-dealer in connection with sales of Series B Notes received in exchange for Series
A Notes that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We
have agreed that, starting on the day the exchange offer expires and ending at the close of
business on the first anniversary of that date, we will make this prospectus, as amended or
supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In
addition, until September 15, 2010, all dealers effecting transactions in the Series B Notes may be
required to deliver a prospectus.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement. No person has been authorized to give any
information or to make any representations, other than those contained in this prospectus. If given
or made, that information or those representations may not be relied upon as having been authorized
by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to or solicitation of any person in any
jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation would be unlawful.
You should not assume that the information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or
any document incorporated into this prospectus by reference is accurate as of any date other than
the date of the applicable document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and
prospects may have changed since that date.
FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Some of the statements in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into
this prospectus are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding this
exchange offer, as well as our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows,
strategies and prospects. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that these
statements do not relate strictly to historical or current matters. Rather, forward-looking
statements relate to anticipated or expected events, activities, trends or results. Because
forward-looking statements relate to matters that have not yet occurred, these statements are
inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual activities or
results to differ materially from the activities and results anticipated in forward-looking
statements. These factors include those described under the caption Risk Factors in this
prospectus, those described in Item 1A entitled Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for our fiscal year ended November 30, 2009, which are incorporated into this prospectus by
reference, and other factors that may be included in our other filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus or in documents
incorporated in this prospectus. This summary is not intended to be a complete description of the
matters covered in this prospectus and is subject, and qualified in its entirety by reference, to
the more detailed information and financial statements incorporated by reference in this
prospectus. It does not contain all the information you should consider before deciding whether to
exchange your Series A Notes for Series B Notes. You should read the entire prospectus. Unless
otherwise defined in this prospectus, the term we, our or us refers to Lennar Corporation and
its subsidiaries.
LENNAR CORPORATION
We are one of the nations largest homebuilders and a provider of financial services. Our
homebuilding operations include the construction and sale of single-family attached and detached
homes, as well as the purchase, development and sale of residential land directly and through
unconsolidated entities in which we have investments. We conduct homebuilding activities in 14
states, with our largest homebuilding operations in Florida, Texas and California. We also provide
mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services as well as other ancillary services to our
homebuyers and others. Substantially all of the loans that we originate are sold in the secondary
mortgage market on a servicing released, non-recourse basis; although, we remain liable for certain
limited representations and warranties related to loan sales. Our financial services segment
operates generally in the same states as our homebuilding operations, but also operates in other
states. We recently formed a new segment, Rialto Investments, that focuses on the acquisition and
monetization of distressed real estate asset investments, asset management and workout strategies.
For additional information, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
November 30, 2009, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended February 28, 2010
and May 31, 2010 and our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2010, April 5, 2010, April
19, 2010; April 26, 2010, April 29, 2010, May 10, 2010, May 14, 2010 and June 28, 2010, each of which is
incorporated into this prospectus by reference.
We are a Delaware corporation. Our principal offices are at 700 Northwest 107th Avenue, Miami,
Florida 33172. Our telephone number at these offices is (305) 559-4000. Our website address is
www.lennar.com. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.
ISSUANCE OF THE SERIES A NOTES
On May 4, 2010, we sold $250 million aggregate principal amount of Series A 6.950% Senior
Notes due 2018 (the Series A Notes) to initial purchasers (the Initial Purchasers) in a
transaction that was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Initial
Purchasers subsequently resold the Series A Notes in reliance on Rule 144A or other exemptions from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act. We entered into a Registration Rights
Agreement with the Initial Purchasers, pursuant to which we agreed to exchange registered Series B
6.950% Senior Notes due 2018 (Series B Notes, and together with the Series A Notes, Notes) for
the Series A Notes and also granted holders of Series A Notes rights under certain circumstances to
have resales of Series A Notes registered under the Securities Act. The exchange offer made by this
prospectus is intended to satisfy our principal obligations under the Registration Rights
Agreement.
We issued the Series A Notes under an indenture dated as of May 4, 2010, among us, the
potential subsidiary guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
(the Indenture). The Series B Notes will also be issued under the Indenture and will be entitled
to the benefits of the Indenture. The form and terms of the Series B Notes will be identical in all
material respects with the form and terms of the Series A Notes, except that (1) the Series B Notes
will have been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, the global certificate (and any
individual certificates) will not bear legends describing restrictions on transferring the Series B
Notes represented by the certificates, and (2) holders of Series B Notes will not be, and upon the
consummation of the exchange offer, holders of Series A Notes will no longer be, entitled to rights
under the Registration Rights Agreement. Series A Notes that are not exchanged will continue to be
subject to restrictions on transfer.
The net proceeds we received from the issuance of the Series A Notes were used to pay a
portion of the purchase price of $289.4 million principal amount of our senior notes with maturity
dates in 2010, 2011 and 2013, that we purchased through a tender offer that ran from April 27, 2010
to May 25, 2010. We will receive no proceeds from the exchange of the Series B Notes for the
Series A Notes pursuant to the exchange offer.
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
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The Exchange Offer
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We are offering to exchange our Series B 6.950% Senior Notes due 2018, for identical principal amounts of our outstanding Series A 6.950% Senior Notes due 2018. As of the date of this prospectus, $250 million aggregate principal amount of Series A 6.950% Senior Notes are outstanding. |
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Expiration of Exchange Offer
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5:00 p.m., New York time on
September 7, 2010, unless we extend the exchange offer. In this prospectus, we refer to the date the exchange offer will expire as the expiration date. |
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Conditions of the Exchange Offer
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The only condition to the exchange offer is that we not be advised that completion of the exchange offer would, or might, be unlawful. The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of Series A Notes being tendered for exchange. |
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Accrued Interest on the Series A Notes
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Interest on Series A Notes that are exchanged will cease to accrue on the last interest payment date before the day on which Series B Notes are issued in exchange for them. However, Series B Notes issued in exchange for Series A Notes will bear interest from the last interest payment date before the day on which they are issued in exchange for the Series A Notes.
Therefore, exchanging Series A Notes for Series B Notes will not affect the amount of interest a holder will receive. |
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Interest on the Series B Notes
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Interest on the Series B Notes will be paid on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning December 1, 2010. |
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Procedures for Tendering Series A Notes
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A holder of Series A Notes who wishes to accept the exchange offer must deliver to the exchange agent, before the exchange offer expires: |
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(1) A confirmation from The Depository Trust Company (DTC) that the Series A Notes have been delivered by book-entry transfer to an account of the exchange agent with DTC (a Book-Entry Confirmation); |
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(a) A letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of one, that has been completed and executed in accordance with the instructions contained in the section of this prospectus titled The Exchange Offer Procedures for Tendering Notes and in the letter of transmittal, or |
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(b) A message from DTC (an Agents Message), which will be part of the Book-Entry Confirmation, stating the DTC has received an express acknowledgment that the applicable DTC participant has received and agrees to be bound by the exchange offer contained in this prospectus and the letter of transmittal, and that
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(3) Any other documents required by the letter of transmittal. |
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Guaranteed Delivery Procedures
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Eligible holders of Series A Notes who wish to tender their Series A Notes, but who cannot complete the procedures for book-entry transfer of Series A Notes or deliver a letter of transmittal or an Agents Message or any other documents required by the letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent before the exchange offer expires may tender their Series A Notes using the guaranteed delivery procedures described in the letter of transmittal. |
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Acceptance of Series A Notes and Delivery of Series B Notes
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Unless we are advised that it would, or might, be unlawful for us to do so, we will accept any and all Series A Notes that are properly tendered in response to the exchange offer and not properly withdrawn before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. The Series B Notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer will be delivered promptly after acceptance of the Series A Notes. |
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Withdrawal Rights
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Tenders of Series A Notes may be withdrawn at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. |
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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
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For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the exchange of Series A Notes for Series B Notes should not be considered a sale or exchange or otherwise be a taxable event to the holders of the Series A Notes. See The Exchange Offer Material Federal Income Tax Consequences. You should consult with your tax advisor regarding your particular situation. |
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The Exchange Agent
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The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is the exchange agent. The address and telephone number of the exchange agent are set forth under the caption The Exchange Offer Exchange Agent in this prospectus. |
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Fees and Expenses
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We will bear the expense of soliciting tenders pursuant to the exchange offer. Except as described in the letter of transmittal, we will also pay any transfer taxes that are applicable to the exchange of Series A Notes for Series B Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. |
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Resales of the Series B Notes
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Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties, we believe that a person who receives Series B Notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer (other than (1) a broker-dealer who purchased the Series A Notes directly from us for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or another exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act; or (2) a person that is an affiliate of ours, as that term is defined in Rule
405 under the Securities Act), may sell the Series B Notes without registration or the need to deliver a prospectus under the Securities Act, provided that person has no arrangement to participate in a distribution of the Series B Notes. Each broker-dealer that receives Series B Notes for its own account in exchange for Series A Notes that were acquired by the broker as a result of market-making or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection
with any resale of the Series B Notes. |
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Each person who acquires Series B Notes in exchange for Series A Notes in the exchange offer
will be deemed to have acknowledged the following:
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The Series B Notes are being acquired in the ordinary course
of business of the holder and any beneficial owner thereof;
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The person does not have an arrangement or understanding with any other
person to participate in the distribution of the Series B Notes;
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The person is not an affiliate of Lennar; and
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The person is not
engaged in and does not intend to engage in a distribution of the Series B Notes.
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Consequences of Not Exchanging the Series A Notes
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If you do not exchange your Series A Notes, the existing restrictions on the transfer of the Series A Notes will continue to apply. Because we anticipate that most holders will elect to exchange their Series A Notes for Series B Notes due to the absence of restrictions on the resale of Series B Notes under the Securities Act, we anticipate that if there is any market for the Series A
Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of the exchange offer, that market will be very limited. |
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THE SERIES B NOTES
The exchange offer applies to all $250 million aggregate principal amount of the Series A
Notes that are outstanding. The terms of the Series B Notes are identical in all material respects
with those of the Series A Notes, except for certain transfer restrictions and registration rights
relating to the Series A Notes. The Series B Notes will evidence the same debt as the Series A
Notes and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture under which both the Series A Notes
were, and the Series B Notes will be, issued.
The summary below describes the principal terms of the Series B Notes. Certain of the terms
and conditions are subject to limitations and exceptions. The Description of the Notes section of
this prospectus contains a more detailed description of the terms and conditions of the Series B
Notes.
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Securities Offered
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$250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series B 6.950% Senior Notes due 2018. |
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Maturity Date
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June 1, 2018. |
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Interest Payment Dates
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June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2010. |
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Interest Rate
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The Series B Notes will bear interest at the rate of 6.950% per year (calculated using a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months). |
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Sinking Fund
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None. |
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Ranking
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The Series B Notes are our senior, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and rank equally with all of our other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness from time-to-time outstanding. The Series B Notes are effectively subordinated to the obligations of our subsidiaries, except to the extent, if any, that in the future particular subsidiaries become guarantors of the Series B Notes,
and to our obligations that are secured, to the extent of the assets securing those obligations. |
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Guarantees
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All of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, other than our finance company subsidiaries and foreign subsidiaries, may guarantee the Series B Notes. If any of our subsidiaries guarantee the Series B notes in the future, the guarantees may be subsequently suspended under certain limited circumstances. See Description of the Notes The Guarantees. |
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Redemption at our Option
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We may redeem any or all of the Series B Notes at any time at a redemption price equal to the greater of (a) 100% of the principal amount of the Series B Notes being redeemed or (b) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Series B Notes being redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis (assuming a 360-day year
consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the comparable treasury rate plus 50 basis points, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Series B Notes to the redemption date. |
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Certain Indenture Provisions
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The Indenture governing the Series B Notes contains covenants limiting our and some of our subsidiaries ability to create liens securing indebtedness or enter into sale and leaseback transactions. These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications. See Description of the Notes Certain Covenants. |
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Use of Proceeds
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We will receive no proceeds from the exchange of Series A Notes for the Series B Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. |
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Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event
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Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase all outstanding Series A or Series B Notes at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Series A or Series B Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date. See Description of the Notes Change of Control Offer. |
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Book-Entry Form
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The Series B Notes will be issued in book-entry form and will be represented by permanent global certificates deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. |
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Risk Factors
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Investing in the Series B
Notes involves significant risk. Before you exchange your
Series A Notes, you should carefully read the Risk
Factors section beginning on page 9 of this prospectus for a description of some of the risks you should particularly consider before exchanging Series A Notes for Series B Notes. |
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Governing Law
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RISK FACTORS
In this section, we describe risks relating to the exchange of Series A Notes for Series B Notes.
Investors considering exchanging or acquiring Notes should read the description of risks relating
to our business included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended
November 30, 2009 and in our subsequent filings with the SEC. If any of those risks develop into
actual events, the exchange offer or our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash
flows, strategies or properties could be materially adversely affected.
Because the Series B Notes are structurally subordinated to the obligations of our subsidiaries, at
any time the guarantees of the Notes are not in effect, you may not be fully repaid if we become
insolvent.
Substantially all of our operating assets are held by our subsidiaries. At any time when the
guarantees of the Notes by any of our subsidiaries are not in effect as described under the section
Description of the Notes The Guarantees, holders of any indebtedness or preferred stock of any
of those subsidiaries and other creditors of those subsidiaries, including trade creditors, will
have claims on the assets of those subsidiaries that are prior to those of the holders of the
Notes. As of the date of this prospectus, none of those guarantees is in effect. Accordingly, the
Notes are currently structurally subordinated to the debts, preferred stock and other obligations
of our subsidiaries. The Indenture does not prohibit any of our subsidiaries from incurring
additional liabilities.
As of May 31, 2010, our subsidiaries had $371.1 million of indebtedness (including $359.6
million of secured indebtedness).
The fact that the Series B Notes are unsecured may increase the possibility that you will not be
fully repaid if we become insolvent.
The Series B Notes will not be secured by any of our assets or our subsidiaries assets. The
Notes will be our senior, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank equally with all
of our other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness from time-to-time outstanding, senior
to any of our future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes,
and junior to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing
such indebtedness.
In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up, the holders
of any secured debt would receive payments from the assets securing that debt before you receive
any payments from sales of those assets. There may not be sufficient assets remaining to pay
amounts due on any or all of the Notes then outstanding. The indenture governing the Notes does not
prohibit us from incurring additional senior debt or secured debt, nor does it prohibit any of our
subsidiaries from incurring additional liabilities.
As of May 31, 2010, we had $124.6 million outstanding under cash-collateralized letter of
credit agreements.
Fraudulent conveyance considerations.
If at any time the guarantees of the Series B Notes are effective, those guarantees, under
fraudulent conveyance laws, might be subordinated to existing or future indebtedness incurred by
the guarantor subsidiaries, or might not be enforceable, if a court or a creditors representative,
such as a bankruptcy trustee, concluded that those subsidiaries:
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Were rendered insolvent as a result of issuing the guarantees; |
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Were engaged in a business or transaction for which our subsidiaries remaining assets
constituted unreasonably small capital; |
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Intended to incur, or believed that we or they would incur, debts beyond our or their
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The measure of insolvency varies depending upon the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
Generally, however, a company is considered insolvent if its debts are greater than the fair value
of its property, or if the fair saleable value of its assets is less than the amount that would be
needed to pay its probable liabilities as its existing debts matured and became absolute.
Guarantees provided by our subsidiaries, if then effective, are subject to certain defenses that
may limit your right to receive payment from the guarantors with regard to the Series B Notes.
Although the guarantees, if and when in effect, provide the holders of the Series B Notes with
a direct claim against the assets of the guarantors, enforcement of the guarantees against any
guarantor would be subject to certain suretyship defenses available to guarantors generally.
Enforcement could also be subject to other defenses available to the guarantors in certain
circumstances. To the extent that the guarantees are not enforceable, you would not be able to
assert a claim successfully against such guarantors.
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All of our existing indebtedness of our senior notes will mature prior to the Series B Notes and
contains a requirement to provide guarantees.
At May 31, 2010, we had approximately $2.4 billion of outstanding senior notes, which rank pari passu with the Notes and contain requirements to
provide guarantees on essentially the same terms and conditions as the Notes. All of the those
senior notes will mature prior to the Notes. Accordingly, we will be required to refinance or repay
this indebtedness prior to the maturity of the Notes. See Other Indebtedness.
If there are guarantees of the Series B Notes, they may be suspended or released.
The principal reason our guarantor subsidiaries may guarantee the Series B Notes is so holders
of the Series B Notes will have rights at least as great with regard to our subsidiaries as any
other holders of a material amount of Lennars unsecured debt. Therefore, the guarantees of the
Series B Notes will be in effect only while the guarantor subsidiaries guarantee a material amount
of the debt of Lennar, as a separate entity. At present, Lennar has no outstanding guaranteed
debt. Accordingly, the guarantees of the Series B Notes by the guarantor subsidiaries will not be
in effect at the time of issuance of the Series B Notes.
If Lennar has at least $75 million of guaranteed debt outstanding in the future, the
subsidiary guarantees will become effective with respect to all the outstanding senior notes of the
currently outstanding issues and of notes issued in the future that have similar guarantee
provisions, as well as the Series B Notes. However, the guarantee obligation of any guarantor
subsidiary will be suspended during any period when that guarantor subsidiary is not directly or
indirectly guaranteeing at least $75 million principal amount of Lennar debt (other than debt that
has similar provisions regarding suspension of guarantees). Therefore, if a guarantor subsidiary
ceases to guarantee at least $75 million of Lennar debt obligations (or of subsidiary guarantees of
Lennar debt obligations), that subsidiarys guarantee obligation will be suspended until such time,
if any, as it is again guaranteeing at least $75 million of such debt obligations.
If our guarantor subsidiaries guarantee revolving credit lines totaling at least $75 million,
we will treat the guarantees of the Series B Notes and the other guaranteed senior notes as
remaining in effect even during periods when our borrowings under the revolving credit lines are
less than $75 million.
In the future, we may incur substantially more debt or take other actions which would intensify
the risks discussed above.
We and our subsidiaries are permitted to incur additional debt in the future, some of which
may be secured debt, subject only to the restrictions contained in our debt instruments, which
currently are very limited. We will not be restricted under the terms of the Indenture governing
the Series B Notes from incurring additional debt, securing existing or future debt, recapitalizing
our debt or taking a number of other actions that could have the effect of diminishing our ability
to make payments on the Series B Notes when due.
There is no public market for the Series B Notes, so you may be unable to sell the Series B Notes.
The Series B Notes are new securities for which there is currently no public trading market.
Consequently, the Series B Notes may be relatively illiquid, and you may be unable to sell your
Series B Notes. We do not intend to list the Series B Notes on any securities exchange or to
include the Series B Notes in any automated quotation system.
We may not have the ability to raise the funds necessary to finance the change of control offer
required by the Indenture governing the Series B Notes, which would violate the terms of the Series
B Notes.
Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase
all outstanding Series B Notes at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the
Series B Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date. To
the extent that we are required to offer to repurchase the Series B Notes upon the occurrence of a
Change of Control Triggering Event, we may not have sufficient funds to repurchase the Series B
Notes for cash at such time. In addition, our ability to repurchase the Series B Notes for cash may
be limited by law or the terms of other agreements relating to our indebtedness outstanding at the
time. The failure to make such repurchase would result in a default under the indenture governing
the Series B Notes. See Description of the Notes Change of Control Offer.
There could be negative consequences to you if you do not exchange your Series A Notes for
Series B Notes.
Holders who fail to exchange their Series A Notes for Series B Notes will continue to be
subject to restrictions on transfer of the Series A Notes. Any Series A Notes tendered and
exchanged in the exchange offer will reduce the aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes
outstanding. Because we anticipate that most holders will elect to exchange the Series A Notes for
Series B Notes due to the absence of restrictions on the resale of Series B Notes under the
Securities Act, we anticipate that the market for Series A Notes that remain outstanding after the
consummation of the exchange offer will be substantially limited. As a result of making the
exchange offer, we will have fulfilled our obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement relating to
the Series A Notes. Following the consummation of the exchange offer, holders who did not tender
their Series A Notes generally will not have any further registration rights under the Registration
Rights Agreement, and the Series A Notes that were not exchanged will continue to be subject to
restrictions on transfer.
10
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
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Six Months |
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Years Ended November 30, |
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2010 |
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earnings to fixed
charges (1) (2) |
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1.1x |
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x |
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4.6x |
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For the purpose of calculating the ratio of earnings to
fixed charges, earnings consist of income from
continuing operations before income taxes plus fixed
charges and certain other adjustments. Fixed charges
consist of interest incurred on all indebtedness
related to continuing operations (including
amortization of original issue discount) and the
implied interest component of our rent obligations. |
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For the six months ended May 31, 2009,
we had an earnings-to-fixed charges deficiency of $240.1 million.
For the years
ended November 30, 2009, 2008, and 2007 we had an
earnings-to-fixed charges deficiency of $651.7 million,
$503.3 million and $2,628.2 million, respectively. |
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There was no preferred stock outstanding for any of the periods shown above. Accordingly, the
ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends were the same as the
ratios of earnings to fixed charges.
USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds we received from the issuance of the Series A Notes were used to pay a
portion of the purchase price for our senior notes that we purchased through a tender offer that
ran from April 27, 2010 to May 25, 2010. We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange of the
Series B Notes for the Series A Notes pursuant to the exchange offer.
ABSENCE OF PUBLIC MARKET
The Series B Notes will be new securities for which there is no established trading market. We
currently do not intend to list the Series B Notes on any securities exchange or to arrange for the
Series B Notes to be quoted on any quotation system. Accordingly, it is not likely that an active
trading market for the Series B Notes will develop or, if a market develops, that it will provide
significant liquidity to holders of Series B Notes.
OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
Our indebtedness as of May 31, 2010 is listed in the table in the section of this
prospectus captioned Capitalization. None of that indebtedness, other than as described below,
has any covenants that restrict our, or our subsidiaries, ability to make payments on outstanding
indebtedness or to pay dividends, or requires us to maintain financial attributes. All of our
outstanding senior notes have covenants, similar to those in the Indenture governing the Series B
Notes, that limit our or our subsidiaries ability to create liens securing indebtedness or enter
into sale and leaseback transactions. We believe we were in compliance with our debt covenants as
of May 31, 2010.
As
of May 31, 2010, we had $273.6 million of letters of credit outstanding, of which
$124.6 million were under cash-collateralized letter of credit agreements.
REGULATORY APPROVALS
Except for the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under them,
no federal or state regulatory requirements must be complied with and no federal or state
regulatory approvals must be obtained in connection with the exchange offer.
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CAPITALIZATION
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
The table below shows our capitalization as of May 31, 2010.
The exchange of outstanding Series B Notes
for outstanding Series A Notes will not affect this capitalization.
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May 31, 2010 |
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Debt: |
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5.125% Senior Notes due 2010 |
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$ |
99,229 |
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5.95% Senior Notes due 2011 |
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113,140 |
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5.95% Senior Notes due 2013 |
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266,035 |
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5.50% Senior Notes due 2014 |
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248,509 |
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5.60% Senior Notes due 2015 |
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501,321 |
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6.50% Senior Notes due 2016 |
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249,774 |
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12.25 Senior Notes due 2017 |
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392,726 |
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6.950% Senior Notes due 2018 (1) |
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247,323 |
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2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 |
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276,500 |
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Mortgage
notes on land and other debt |
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495,655 |
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Total Lennar Homebuilding debt |
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2,890,212 |
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Rialto Investments debt |
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626,906 |
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Lennar Financial Services debt |
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161,057 |
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Total debt |
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3,678,175 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Class A common stock of $0.10 par value per share, 165,312 shares issued (2) |
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16,531 |
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Class B common stock of $0.10 par value per share, 32,971 shares issued (3) |
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3,297 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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2,222,715 |
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Retained earnings |
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846,833 |
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Treasury stock, at cost, 11,662 Class A common stock and 1,680 Class B common stock |
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(615,483 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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2,473,893 |
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Noncontrolling interests |
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555,040 |
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Total equity |
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3,028,933 |
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Total capitalization |
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$ |
6,707,108 |
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(1) |
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Net of $2,677 discount. The exchange of Series A Notes for Series B Notes will not affect the total
amount of 6.950% Senior Notes due 2018 that are outstanding. |
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(2) |
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Does not include 5,383 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options that were
outstanding at May 31, 2010. |
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(3) |
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Does not include 24 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options that were
outstanding at May 31, 2010. |
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial and operating information
about us at or for the six months ended May 31, 2010 and 2009, and at or for the fiscal years
ended, November 30, 2005 through 2009. The information presented below is based upon our historical
financial statements.
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At or for the Six |
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Months Ended |
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May 31, |
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At or for the Years Ended November 30, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
Results of Operations: |
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Revenues: |
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Lennar Homebuilding |
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$ |
1,226,104 |
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1,334,263 |
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2,834,285 |
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4,263,038 |
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9,730,252 |
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15,623,040 |
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13,304,599 |
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Lennar Financial Services |
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$ |
127,901 |
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150,653 |
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285,102 |
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312,379 |
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456,529 |
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643,622 |
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562,372 |
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Rialto Investments |
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$ |
34,918 |
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Total revenues |
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$ |
1,388,923 |
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1,484,916 |
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3,119,387 |
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4,575,417 |
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10,186,781 |
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16,266,662 |
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13,866,971 |
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Operating earnings (loss) from continuing
operations: |
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Lennar Homebuilding (1) |
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$ |
34,923 |
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(244,734 |
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(676,293 |
) |
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(404,883 |
) |
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(2,912,072 |
) |
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999,568 |
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2,322,121 |
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Lennar Financial Services (2) |
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$ |
12,752 |
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17,031 |
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35,982 |
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(30,990 |
) |
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6,120 |
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149,803 |
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104,768 |
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Rialto Investments |
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$ |
13,708 |
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(1,021 |
) |
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(2,528 |
) |
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Corporate general and administrative expenses |
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$ |
(44,874 |
) |
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(57,249 |
) |
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(117,565 |
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(129,752 |
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(173,202 |
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(193,307 |
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(187,257 |
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Loss on redemption of 9.95% senior notes |
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$ |
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(34,908 |
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
before income taxes |
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$ |
16,509 |
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(285,973 |
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(760,404 |
) |
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(565,625 |
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(3,079,154 |
) |
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956,064 |
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2,204,724 |
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Earnings from discontinued operations before
income taxes (3) |
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$ |
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17,261 |
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
attributable to Lennar (4) |
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$ |
33,196 |
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(281,114 |
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(417,147 |
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(1,109,085 |
) |
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(1,941,081 |
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593,869 |
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1,344,410 |
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Earnings from discontinued operations
attributable to Lennar |
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$ |
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10,745 |
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to Lennar |
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$ |
33,196 |
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(281,114 |
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(417,147 |
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(1,109,085 |
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(1,941,081 |
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593,869 |
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1,355,155 |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share: |
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Earnings (loss) from continuing
operations attributable to Lennar |
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$ |
0.18 |
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(1.74 |
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(2.45 |
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(7.01 |
) |
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(12.31 |
) |
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3.68 |
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8.17 |
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Earnings from discontinued operations
attributable to Lennar |
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$ |
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|
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|
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0.06 |
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Net earnings (loss) attributable to Lennar |
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$ |
0.18 |
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(1.74 |
) |
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(2.45 |
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(7.01 |
) |
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(12.31 |
) |
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3.68 |
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8.23 |
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Cash dividends declared per shareClass A
common stock |
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$ |
0.08 |
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0.08 |
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0.16 |
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0.52 |
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|
0.64 |
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0.64 |
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|
0.573 |
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Cash dividends declared per shareClass B
common stock |
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$ |
0.08 |
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0.08 |
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0.16 |
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0.52 |
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|
0.64 |
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0.64 |
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|
0.573 |
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At or for the Six |
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Months Ended |
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May 31, |
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At or for the Years Ended November 30, |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2005 |
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) |
Financial Position: |
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Total assets |
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$ |
8,248,880 |
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7,282,987 |
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7,314,791 |
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7,424,898 |
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9,102,747 |
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12,408,266 |
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12,541,225 |
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Debt: |
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Lennar Homebuilding |
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$ |
2,890,212 |
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2,664,853 |
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|
2,761,352 |
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|
2,544,935 |
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2,295,436 |
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|
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2,613,503 |
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|
2,592,772 |
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Rialto Investments |
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$ |
626,906 |
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Lennar Financial Services |
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$ |
161,057 |
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|
276,708 |
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|
217,557 |
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|
225,783 |
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541,437 |
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1,149,231 |
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1,269,782 |
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Stockholders equity |
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$ |
2,473,893 |
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2,482,006 |
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2,443,479 |
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2,623,007 |
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3,822,119 |
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5,701,372 |
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5,251,411 |
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Total equity |
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$ |
3,028,933 |
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|
2,640,505 |
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|
2,588,014 |
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2,788,753 |
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3,850,647 |
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5,756,765 |
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5,329,654 |
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Shares outstanding (000s) |
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184,941 |
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175,260 |
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184,896 |
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|
160,558 |
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|
159,887 |
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158,155 |
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|
157,559 |
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Stockholders equity per share |
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$ |
13.38 |
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14.16 |
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13.22 |
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16.34 |
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23.91 |
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|
36.05 |
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|
33.33 |
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Lennar Homebuilding Data (including unconsolidated
entities): |
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Number of homes delivered |
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4,916 |
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|
5,291 |
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|
11,478 |
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|
15,735 |
|
|
|
33,283 |
|
|
|
49,568 |
|
|
|
42,359 |
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New orders |
|
|
5,784 |
|
|
|
5,754 |
|
|
|
11,510 |
|
|
|
13,391 |
|
|
|
25,753 |
|
|
|
42,212 |
|
|
|
43,405 |
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Backlog of home sales contracts |
|
|
2,499 |
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|
|
2,062 |
|
|
|
1,631 |
|
|
|
1,599 |
|
|
|
4,009 |
|
|
|
11,608 |
|
|
|
18,565 |
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Backlog dollar value |
|
$ |
655,943 |
|
|
|
545,735 |
|
|
|
479,571 |
|
|
|
456,270 |
|
|
|
1,384,137 |
|
|
|
3,980,428 |
|
|
|
6,884,238 |
|
|
|
|
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(1) |
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Lennar Homebuilding operating earnings (loss) from continuing operations include
$13.1 million and $93.2 million, respectively, of valuation adjustments for the six months
ended May 31, 2010 and 2009. For the six months ended
May 31, 2010 and 2009, Lennar Homebuilding
operating earnings (loss) from continuing operations also include $1.2 million and $50.1 million,
respectively, of our share of valuation adjustments related to assets of unconsolidated entities in which
we have investments and $0.4 million and $44.2 million, respectively of
valuation adjustments to our investments in unconsolidated entities. Lennar Homebuilding operating earnings (loss) from continuing
operations include $359.9 million, $340.5 million, $2,445.1
million, $501.8 million and $20.5 million, respectively, of valuation adjustments for the
years ended November 30, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005. In addition, it includes $101.9
million, $32.2 million, $364.2 million and $126.4 million, respectively, of our share of
valuation adjustments related to assets of our investments in unconsolidated entities for the
years ended November 30, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, and $89.0 million, $172.8 million, $132.2
million and $14.5 million, respectively, of valuation adjustments to our investments in
unconsolidated entities for the years ended November 30, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006. During the
year ended November 30, 2007, Lennar Homebuilding operating earnings (loss) from continuing
operations also includes $190.2 million of goodwill impairments. There were no other material
valuation adjustments for the year ended November 30, 2005. |
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(2) |
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Lennar Financial Services operating loss from continuing operations for the year ended
November 30, 2008 includes a $27.2 million impairment of the Lennar Financial Services
segments goodwill. |
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(3) |
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Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes include a gain of $15.8 million for
the year ended November 30, 2005 related to the sale of a subsidiary of the Lennar Financial
Services segments title company. |
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|
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Earnings (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Lennar for the six months ended
May 31, 2010 and 2009 include a valuation allowance of $4.8 million and $102.2 million,
respectively, that the Company recorded against its deferred tax assets. Earnings (loss) from
continuing operations attributable to Lennar for the year ended November 30, 2009 primarily
includes a reversal of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance of $351.8 million, primarily
due to a change in tax legislation, which allowed us to carryback our fiscal year 2009 tax
loss to recover previously paid income taxes. Earnings (loss) from continuing operations
attributable to Lennar for the year ended November 30, 2008 include a $730.8 million valuation
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Purpose of the Exchange Offer
A Registration Rights Agreement between us and the initial purchasers of the Series A Notes
requires that on or before September 1, 2010, we must, at our expense and for the benefit of the
holders of the Series A Notes, file a registration statement with respect to a registered offer to
exchange Series B Notes for identical principal amounts of the Series A Notes, and that we must use
our reasonable best efforts to (1) cause that registration statement to be declared effective under
the Securities Act on or before October 1, 2010 and (2) complete the exchange offer on or before
November 30, 2010. If we fail to meet any of those targets, the interest rate on the Series A Notes
will increase until we cure the default.
Terms of the Exchange Offer
On the terms set forth in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal, we
are offering to issue Series B Notes in exchange for all Series A Notes that are validly tendered
and not withdrawn before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. The principal
amount of the Series B Notes issued in the exchange will be the same as the principal amount of the
Series A Notes for which the Series B Notes are exchanged. Holders may tender some or all of their
Series A Notes in response to the exchange offer. However, Series A Notes may be tendered only in
multiples of $1,000 principal amount.
The form and terms of the Series B Notes will be the same in all material respects as the form
and terms of the Series A Notes (except that the Series B Notes will not contain terms with respect
to transfer restrictions). The Series B Notes will be guaranteed by the same guarantors as the
Series A Notes, if any.
We will be deemed to accept all the Series A Notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn
when we give oral or written notice to that effect to the exchange agent. The exchange agent will
act as agent for the tendering holders for the purpose of receiving Series B Notes from us. If any
tendered Series A Notes are not accepted for exchange because of an invalid tender or otherwise,
certificates for those Series A Notes will be returned, without expense, to the tendering holder
promptly after the expiration date.
Holders who tender Series A Notes in response to the exchange offer will not be required to
pay brokerage commissions or fees or, except as described in the instructions in the letter of
transmittal, transfer taxes. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain taxes
described below, in connection with the exchange offer.
A holder who validly withdraws previously tendered Series A Notes will not receive Series B
Notes unless the Series A Notes are re-tendered before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
expiration date. Holders will have the right to withdraw previously tendered Series A Notes until
5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date.
Interest on each Series B Note will accrue (A) from the later of (1) the last interest payment
date on which interest was paid on the Series A Note that was surrendered, or (2) if the Series A
Note is surrendered for exchange on a date between the record date for an interest payment and that
interest payment date, the interest payment date or (B) if no interest has been paid on that Series
A Note, from May 4, 2010, the issue date of the Series A Notes.
Expiration Date; Extension; Termination
The
exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
September 7, 2010, which will be
the expiration date, unless we extend the exchange offer by notice to the exchange agent. We
reserve the right to extend the exchange offer at our discretion. If we extend the exchange offer,
the term expiration date will mean the date on which the exchange offer as extended will expire.
We will notify the exchange agent of any extension by oral or written notice and we will make a
public announcement of any extension not later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the business
day after the previously scheduled expiration date. Immediately after the expiration date, we will
accept all Series A Notes that have been properly tendered and not withdrawn.
Procedures for Tendering Notes
Any holder of Series A Notes may tender Series A Notes in response to the exchange offer. To
tender Series A Notes, the holder must deliver to the exchange agent, before 5:00 p.m., New York
City time, on the expiration date:
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an Agents Message, which will be part of the Book-Entry Confirmation, stating the DTC has received an express acknowledgment that the
applicable DTC participant has received and agrees to be bound by the exchange offer contained in this prospectus and the letter of transmittal, and that
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Any financial institution that is a participant in DTCs Book-Entry Transfer Facility System
may make book-entry delivery of Series A Notes by causing DTC to transfer the Series A Notes into
the exchange agents account at DTC in accordance with DTCs transfer procedure. Because the only
outstanding Series A Notes are Global Notes held by DTC, all tenders of Series A Notes must be made
in that manner. Even though delivery of Series A Notes is effected through book-entry transfer into
the exchange agents account at DTC, the letter of transmittal, or a facsimile of the letter of
transmittal, with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must be
transmitted to and received or confirmed by the exchange agent at its address or facsimile number
as set forth under the caption Exchange Agent below before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the expiration date. DTC participants may, in lieu of physically completing and delivering a letter
of transmittal, electronically transmit their acceptance through ATOP. DTC will then verify the
acceptance and send an Agents Message to the exchange agent regarding the acceptance. Delivery of
a document to DTC does not constitute delivery to the exchange agent.
A tender of Series A Notes by a holder will constitute an agreement by the holder to transfer
the Series A Notes to us in exchange for Series B Notes on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this prospectus and in the letter of transmittal, subject to the withdrawal rights
described under Withdrawal of Tenders.
The method of delivering the letter of transmittal (if one is being delivered) and any other
required documents to the exchange agent is at the election and risk of the holder. It is
recommended that holders use overnight or hand delivery services. In all cases, sufficient time
should be allowed to assure delivery to the exchange agent before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the expiration date. No letter of transmittal or Series A Notes should be sent to us. Holders may
ask their brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or nominees to assist them in
effecting tenders.
Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be
guaranteed by an eligible institution unless the Series A Notes are being tendered for the account
of an eligible institution. An eligible institution is a bank, broker, dealer, credit union,
savings association or other entity which is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer
Agents Medallion Program.
If a letter of transmittal or any bond powers or other assignment documents are signed by
trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or
others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, they should so indicate when signing, and
we may require that evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to sign be submitted with the
letter of transmittal.
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance
and withdrawal of tendered Series A Notes will be determined by us in our sole discretion, and that
determination will be final and binding. We reserve the right to reject any Series A Notes which
are not properly tendered or the acceptance of which we believe might be unlawful. We also reserve
the right to waive any defects, irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular Series A
Notes, without being required to waive the same defects, irregularities or conditions as to other
Series A Notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer (including the
instructions in the letter of transmittal) will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived,
any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Series A Notes must be cured by the
expiration date, or by such later time as we may determine. Although we intend to ask the exchange
agent to notify holders of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of Series A Notes,
neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person will incur any liability for failure to give
such notification. Tenders of Series A Notes will not be deemed to have been made until all defects
and irregularities have been cured or waived. Any Series A Notes received by the exchange agent
that are not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or
waived will be returned by the exchange agent to the tendering holders, unless otherwise provided
in the letter of transmittal, promptly after the expiration date.
We have the right (subject to limitations contained in the Indenture) (1) to purchase or make
offers for any Series A Notes that remain outstanding after the expiration date and (2) to the
extent permitted by applicable law, to purchase Series A Notes in privately negotiated transactions
or otherwise. The terms of any such purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the exchange
offer.
Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC set forth in no-action letters issued to
persons unrelated to us, we believe that a person who receives Series B Notes issued pursuant to
the exchange offer (other than (1) a broker-dealer who purchased the Series A Notes directly from
us for resale pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or another exemption under the
Securities Act or (2) a person that is an affiliate of ours, as that term is defined in Rule 405
under the Securities Act), may resell the Series B Notes without registration or the need to
deliver a prospectus under the Securities Act, provided that the person acquires the Series B Notes
in the ordinary course of the persons business and the person has no arrangement to participate in
a distribution of the Series B Notes. If a person were to acquire Series B Notes through the
exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of them, that person would
probably be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933 in connection with a sale of Series B Notes.
Each person who acquires Series B Notes in exchange for Series A Notes in the exchange offer
will be deemed to have acknowledged that (1) the Series B Notes are being acquired in the
ordinary course of business of the holder and any beneficial owner thereof; (2) the person does
not have an arrangement or understanding with any other person to participate in the distribution
of the Series B Notes; (3) the person is not an affiliate of Lennar; and (4) the person is not
engaged in and does not intend to engage in a distribution of the Series B Notes.
If the holder is a broker-dealer that will receive Series B Notes for its own account in
exchange for Series A Notes that were
acquired as result of market-making activities or other trading activities, the holder will, by
tendering, acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of those
Series B Notes.
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Guaranteed Delivery Procedures
Holders who wish to tender their Series A Notes and (1) whose Series A Notes are not
immediately available, or (2) who cannot deliver their Series A Notes or any other required
documents to the exchange agent or cannot complete the procedure for book-entry transfer prior to
the expiration date, may effect a tender if:
(a) The tender is made through an eligible institution;
(b) Before the expiration date, the exchange agent receives from the eligible institution a
properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery (by facsimile transmission, mail
or hand) setting forth the name and address of the eligible holder, and the principal amount of
Series A Notes tendered, together with a duly executed letter of transmittal (or a facsimile of
one), stating that the tender is being made by that notice of guaranteed delivery and guaranteeing
that, within three business days after the expiration date, confirmation of a book-entry transfer
into the exchange agents account at DTC and any other documents required by the letter of
transmittal will be delivered to the exchange agent; and
(c) Confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the exchange agents account at DTC and all
other documents required by the letter of transmittal are received by the exchange agent within
three business days after the expiration date.
Upon request to the exchange agent, a form of notice of guaranteed delivery will be sent to
any holder who may wish to use the guaranteed delivery procedures described above.
Withdrawal of Tenders
Except as otherwise described below, holders will have the right to withdraw previously
tendered Series A Notes until 5:00 p.m. New York City time on the expiration date.
To withdraw a tender of Series A Notes, a written or facsimile transmission notice of
withdrawal must be received by the exchange agent before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
expiration date. Any notice of withdrawal must (i) specify the name of the person who tendered the
Series A Notes to be withdrawn, (ii) identify the Series A Notes to be withdrawn (including the
principal amounts of the Series A Notes), (iii) be signed by the tendering noteholder in the same
manner as the signature on the letter of transmittal by which the Series A Notes were tendered
(including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient
to effect a transfer of the Series A Notes into the name of the person who withdraws the tender,
and (iv) specify the name in which the withdrawn Series A Notes are to be registered, if different
from that of the tendering noteholder. All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility
(including time of receipt) of withdrawal notices will be determined by us in our sole discretion,
and that determination will be final and binding on all parties. Any Series A Notes that are
withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the exchange offer, and
no Series B Notes will be issued with respect to those withdrawn Series A Notes, unless they are
validly re-tendered. Any Series A Notes that have been tendered but that are not accepted for
exchange or that are withdrawn will be returned to the holder without cost to the holder promptly
after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer. Properly withdrawn
Series A Notes may be re-tendered at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
expiration date.
Fees and Expenses
We will bear the expenses of soliciting tenders pursuant to the exchange offer. The principal
solicitation of tenders is being made through DTC. However, solicitations also may be made by mail,
facsimile, telephone or in person by officers and regular employees of ours and our affiliates.
We have not retained any dealer-manager in connection with the exchange offer and will not
make any payments to brokers, dealers or others for soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer.
We will, however, pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and
reimburse it for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the exchange offer. We
may also reimburse brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for the
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses they incur in forwarding copies of this prospectus, letters of
transmittal and related documents to the beneficial owners of the Series A Notes and in handling or
forwarding tenders for exchange. We will pay the other expenses incurred in connection with the
exchange offer, including fees and expenses of the trustee, accounting and legal fees and printing
costs.
We will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the exchange of Series A Notes for
Series B Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. If, however, Series B Notes or Series A Notes that
are not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be issued in the name of a person other than the
registered holder, or if tendered Series A Notes are registered in the name of a person other than
the person who signs the letter of transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any other
reason, other than by reason of the exchange of Series A Notes for Series B Notes pursuant to the
exchange offer, the tendering holder must pay the transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered
holder or on any other person). Unless satisfactory evidence of payment of transfer taxes or
exemption from the need to pay them is submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of the
transfer taxes will be billed directly to the tendering holder. We may refuse to issue Series B
Notes in exchange for Series A Notes, or to return Series A Notes that are not exchanged, until we
receive evidence satisfactory to us that any transfer taxes payable by the holder have been paid.
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Material Federal Income Tax Consequences
Important Notice:
The discussion that follows is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used by any
person, for the purpose of avoiding United States Federal tax penalties, and was written in
connection with this exchange offer of Series A Notes for Series B Notes. You should seek tax
advice from an independent tax advisor based on your particular circumstances.
The exchange of the Series A Notes for Series B Notes in the exchange offer will be treated as
a non-event for United States Federal income tax purposes because the Series B Notes will not be
considered to differ materially in kind or extent from the Series A Notes. Consequently, (1) no
gain or loss should be realized by a U.S. Holder upon receipt of a Series B Note; (2) the holding
period of the Series B Note should include the holding period of the Series A Note for which it is
exchanged; and (3) the adjusted tax basis of the Series B Note should be the same as the adjusted
tax basis immediately before the exchange of the Series A Note for which it is exchanged. Even if
the exchange of a Series A Note for a Series B Note were treated as an exchange, the exchange
should constitute a tax-free recapitalization for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, a
Series B Note should have the same issue price as a Series A Note and a U.S. Holder should have the
same adjusted basis and holding period in the Series B Note as it had in the Series A Note
immediately before the exchange. A U.S. Holder means a person who is, for United States federal
income tax purposes, (1) a citizen or resident of the United States; (2) a corporation, partnership
or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political
subdivision of the United States; or (3) an estate or trust the income of which is subject to
United States federal income taxation regardless of its source.
Accounting Treatment
The Series B Notes will be recorded in our accounting records at the same carrying value as
the Series A Notes for which they are exchanged. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or
loss for accounting purposes as a result of the exchange offer.
Exchange Agent
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. has been appointed as exchange agent for the
exchange offer. All correspondence in connection with the exchange offer and the consent and letter
of transmittal should be addressed to the exchange agent, as follows:
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Requests for additional copies of this prospectus or the letter of transmittal should be
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES B NOTES
We issued the Series A Notes, and we will issue the Series B Notes, under an indenture (the
Indenture) dated as of May 4, 2010 among us, the subsidiary guarantors and The Bank of New York
Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the Trustee). The Indenture is subject to, and governed
by, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the TIA). Any Series A Notes that remain
outstanding after the completion of the exchange offer will be treated under the Indenture as part
of a single class of securities consisting of the Series B Notes and the remaining Series A Notes.
We have summarized in this section the principal terms of the Series B Notes and the Indenture
under which they were issued. This summary is not complete. You should read the Indenture and the
Series B Notes for additional information before you decide to exchange Series A Notes for Series B
Notes, because those documents, and not this description, define your rights as a holder of Series
B Notes. You may request copies of these documents at our address shown under the caption
Incorporation by Reference elsewhere in this prospectus.
Capitalized terms used but not defined in this section have the meanings specified in the
Indenture. For purposes of this Description of the Notes, we, our or us refers to Lennar
Corporation and does not include our subsidiaries, except in references to financial data
determined on a consolidated basis. Except where the context otherwise requires, references to
interest include any Additional Interest that may accrue.
General
The Series B Notes will be our direct, unsecured obligations and will rank equal in right of
payment by us with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness from time to time
outstanding. The Series B Notes will be issued in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and
integral multiples of that amount and will be payable, and may be presented for registration of
transfer and exchange, without service charge, at the Trustees office in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Series B Notes are limited in aggregate principal amount to $250,000,000, but we may,
without consent of the Holders, reopen the Series B Notes and issue additional Series B Notes at
any time on the same terms and conditions and with the same CUSIP number as the Series B Notes we
offer by this prospectus. The Series B Notes will mature on June 1, 2018. Interest on the Series B
Notes will accrue at 6.950% per annum and will be payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of
each year, commencing December 1, 2010. Interest will also be payable with regard to the Series B
Notes on their maturity date. If any interest payment date, maturity date or redemption date is not
a Business Day, then the interest payment will be postponed until the first following Business Day
and no additional interest will accrue.
Business Day means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday which is not a Legal
Holiday in New York, New York.
Legal
Holiday means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking
institutions or trust companies are authorized or required by law to
remain closed.
We will pay interest to the persons in whose names the Series B Notes are registered at the
close of business on the May 15 or November 15, as applicable, before the interest payment date;
provided that the interest payable at the maturity date or on a redemption date will be paid to the
person to whom principal is payable.
Interest on the Series B Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has
been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the date of issuance. There is no
sinking fund applicable to the Series B Notes.
In connection with the Series B Notes, we have not agreed to any financial covenants or any
restrictions on the payment of dividends or the issuance or repurchase of our securities. We have
agreed to no covenants or other provisions to protect Holders (as defined below) of the Series B
Notes in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.
Redemption at Our Option
We may, at our option, redeem the Series B Notes in whole or in part from time to time, on at
least 30 but not more than 60 days prior notice, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
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We will also pay accrued interest on the Series B Notes being redeemed to the date of
redemption. In determining the redemption price and accrued interest, interest will be calculated
on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
If money sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on the Series B Notes
to be redeemed is deposited with the Trustee on or before the redemption date, on and after the
redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Series B Notes (or such portions thereof)
called for redemption and such Series B Notes will cease to be outstanding.
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Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security selected by the
Reference Treasury Dealer as having a maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Series B
Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with
customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable
maturity to the remaining term of the Series B Notes.
Comparable Treasury Price means, with respect to any redemption date, (1) the average of the
bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of
its principal amount) on the third business day preceding such redemption date, as set forth in the
daily statistical release (or any successor release) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York and designated Composite 3:30 p.m. Quotations for U.S. Government Securities or (2) if such
release (or any successor release) is not published or does not contain such price on such business
day, (A) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after
excluding the highest and lowest such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (B) if the Trustee
obtains fewer than four such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such
quotations.
Reference Treasury Dealer means (A) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc. (or its affiliate that is a Primary Treasury Dealer); provided, however, that if it shall
cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in the United States (a Primary Treasury
Dealer), we will substitute therefore another Primary Treasury Dealer; and (B) any other Primary
Treasury Dealer(s) selected by us.
Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer
and any redemption date, the average, as determined by the Trustee, of the bid and asked prices for
the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount)
quoted in writing to the Trustee by such Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m. on the third
business day preceding such redemption date.
Remaining Scheduled Payments means, with respect to any Note, the remaining scheduled
payments of the principal (or of the portion) thereof to be redeemed and interest thereon that
would be due after the related redemption date but for such redemption; provided, however, that, if
such redemption date is not an interest payment date with respect to such Note, the amount of the
next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest
accrued thereon to such redemption date.
Treasury Rate means, with respect to any redemption date, the rate per annum equal to the
semiannual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the
Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the
Comparable Treasury Price for such redemption date.
The Guarantees
If any guarantor subsidiary guarantees at least $75 million of Lennar Corporations
obligations, or other subsidiaries guarantees of Lennar Corporation obligations, that guarantor
subsidiary will unconditionally guarantee all of our obligations under the Series B Notes including
our obligations to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest with respect to the Series B Notes.
The guarantees will be general unsecured obligations of the guarantors and will rank pari passu
with all existing and future unsecured indebtedness of the guarantors that is not, by its terms,
expressly subordinated in right of payment to the guarantees or other senior indebtedness of the
guarantors. The obligations of each guarantor are limited to the maximum amount which, after giving
effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of that guarantor and after giving effect to
any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other guarantor in respect of the
obligations of the other guarantor under its guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations
under the Indenture, will result in the obligations of that guarantor under its guarantee not
constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. Each
guarantor that makes a payment or distribution under a guarantee will be entitled to a contribution
from each other guarantor in an amount pro rata, based on the net assets of each guarantor,
determined in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP.
The Indenture requires that each of our existing and future wholly-owned Subsidiaries (other
than any foreign Subsidiary and any finance company Subsidiary) that guarantees any Indebtedness of
ours or of any other Subsidiary (other than guarantees by Subsidiaries of U.S. Home Corporation
(one of our Subsidiaries) solely of U.S. Homes obligations as a guarantor under certain senior
credit facilities) be a guarantor. The guarantee of the Series B Notes by a Subsidiary will be
suspended, and that Subsidiary will not be a guarantor (but will remain a Restricted Subsidiary)
and will not have any obligations with regard to the Series B Notes, during any period when the
principal amount of our (i.e., Lennar Corporations) obligations or of any Subsidiarys obligations
as a guarantor of our (i.e., Lennar Corporations) obligations, in each case other than the Series
B Notes and any other debt obligations containing provisions similar to this, that the Subsidiary
is guaranteeing totals less than $75 million. At the date of this prospectus, none of our
Subsidiaries is guaranteeing at least $75 million of indebtedness of Lennar Corporation and
therefore, at the time when the Series B Notes are issued, none of the guarantees of the Series B
Notes by our guarantor Subsidiaries will be in effect (but our guarantor Subsidiaries will be
Restricted Subsidiaries). If any guarantor is released from its guarantee of the outstanding
Indebtedness of us or any other Subsidiary, such guarantor will be automatically released from its
obligations as guarantor under the Indenture, and from and after such date, such guarantor shall
cease to constitute a guarantor of the Series B Notes.
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The Indenture provides that if all or substantially all of the assets of any guarantor or all
of the capital stock of any guarantor is sold (including by consolidation, merger, issuance or
otherwise) or disposed of (including by liquidation, dissolution or otherwise) by us or any of our
Subsidiaries, then such guarantor or the Person acquiring such assets (in the event of a sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of such guarantor) shall be deemed
automatically and unconditionally released and discharged from any of its obligations under the
Indenture without any further action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Series B
Notes.
Change of Control Offer
If a Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, unless we have exercised our option to redeem
the Series B Notes by notifying the noteholders to that effect as described above, we will be
required to make an offer (a Change of Control Offer) to each holder of Series B Notes to
repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or integral multiples of that amount) of that holders
Series B Notes on the terms set forth in the Series B Notes. In a Change of Control Offer, we will
be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Series
B Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Series B Notes repurchased to
the date of repurchase (a Change of Control Payment). Within 30 days following any Change of
Control Triggering Event or, at our option, prior to any Change of Control, but after public
announcement of the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control, a notice
will be mailed to holders of the Series B Notes, describing the transaction that constitutes or may
constitute the Change of Control Triggering Event and offering to repurchase the Series B Notes on
the date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60
days from the date that notice is mailed, other than as may be required by law (a Change of
Control Payment Date). The notice will, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change
of Control, state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control
Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the applicable Change of Control Payment Date.
On each Change of Control Payment Date, we will, to the extent lawful:
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accept for payment all Series B Notes or portions of
Series B Notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of
Control Offer; |
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deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the
Change of Control Payment in respect of all Series B Notes
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deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Series
B Notes properly accepted together with an Officers
Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of
Series B Notes or portions of Series B Notes being
repurchased and that all conditions precedent provided for
in the Indenture to the Change of Control Offer and to the
repurchase by us of Series B Notes pursuant to the Change
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We will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon the occurrence of a Change of
Control Triggering Event if a third party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and
otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by us and the third party
repurchases all Series B Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
To the extent that we are required to offer to repurchase the Series B Notes upon the
occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, we may not have sufficient funds to repurchase
the Series B Notes in cash at such time. In addition, our ability to repurchase the Series B Notes
for cash may be limited by law or the terms of other agreements relating to our indebtedness
outstanding at the time. The failure to make such repurchase would result in a default under the
Series B Notes.
We will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other
securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable
in connection with the repurchase of the Series B Notes as a result of a Change of Control
Triggering Event. To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations
conflict with the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Series B Notes, we will comply with
those securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached our obligations under
the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Series B Notes by virtue of any such conflict.
For purposes of the Change of Control Offer provisions of the Series B Notes, the following
terms will be applicable:
Change of Control means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the direct or indirect
sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or
consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of our
assets and the assets of our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any person, other than our
company or one of our subsidiaries; (2) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any person becomes the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of our outstanding Voting Stock or other Voting Stock into which our
Voting Stock is reclassified, consolidated, exchanged or changed, measured by voting power rather
than number of shares; (3) we consolidate with, or merge with or into, any person, or any person
consolidates with, or merges with or into, us, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in
which any of our outstanding Voting Stock or the Voting Stock of such other person is converted
into or exchanged for cash, securities or other
property, other than any such transaction where the shares of our Voting Stock outstanding
immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a
majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving person or any direct or indirect parent company of
the surviving person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; (4) the first day on
which a majority of the members of our board of directors are not Continuing Directors; or (5)
the adoption of a plan relating to our liquidation or dissolution.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction (or series of related transactions) will not be
deemed to involve a Change of Control under clause (2) above if, either:
(i) (A) we become a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (B)(1)
the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following
that transaction are substantially the same as the holders of our Voting Stock immediately prior to
that transaction or (2) the shares of our Voting Stock outstanding immediately prior to such
transaction are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of such holding
company immediately after giving effect to such transaction; or
(ii) (A) Stuart Miller, together with members of his immediate family, directly or indirectly,
becomes the beneficial owner of more than 50%, but less than 66 2/3%, of our outstanding Voting
Stock (measured by voting power rather than number of shares) and (B) immediately after such
transaction or transactions, our Class A common stock is listed for trading on the New York Stock
Exchange or The Nasdaq Global Market.
The term person, as used in this definition, has the meaning given thereto in Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
The definition of change of control includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect
sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets
and the assets of our subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law
interpreting the phrase substantially all, there is no precise established definition of the
phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of Series B Notes to require us
to repurchase its Series B Notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition of less than all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to
another person or group may be uncertain.
Change of Control Triggering Event means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a
Rating Event.
Continuing Directors means, as of any date of determination, any member of our Board of
Directors who (1) was a member of our Board of Directors on the date the Series B Notes were
initially issued or (2) was nominated for election, elected or appointed to our Board of Directors
with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of our Board of
Directors at the time of the nomination, election or appointment (either by a specific vote or by
approval of our proxy statement in which that member was named as a nominee for election as a
director, without objection to the nomination).
Fitch means Fitch Inc. and its successors.
Investment Grade Rating means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by
Moodys, BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P and BBB- (or the equivalent) by Fitch, and the equivalent
investment grade credit rating from any replacement rating agency or rating agencies selected by
us.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.
Rating Agencies means (1) each of Moodys, S&P and Fitch; and (2) if any of Moodys, S&P or
Fitch ceases to rate the applicable Series B Notes or fails to make a rating of the applicable
Series B Notes publicly available for reasons beyond our control, a nationally recognized
statistical rating organization within the meaning of Rule 15c3-1(c)(2)(vi)(F) under the Exchange
Act selected by us (as certified by a resolution of our Board of Directors) as a replacement agency
for Moodys, S&P or Fitch, or all of them, as the case may be.
Rating Event means the rating on the Series B Notes is lowered by at least two of the three
Rating Agencies and the Series B Notes are rated below an Investment Grade Rating by at least two
of the three Rating Agencies, in any case on any day during the period (which period will be
extended so long as the rating of the Series B Notes is under publicly announced consideration for
a possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies) commencing 60 days prior to the earlier of (i)
the first public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or (ii) the first public notice of
our intention to effect a Change of Control and ending 60 days following consummation of such
Change of Control.
S&P means Standard & Poors Rating Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
and its successors.
Voting Stock means, with respect to any specified person (as that term is used in Section
13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) as of any date, the capital stock of that person that is at the time
entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of that person.
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Certain Covenants
Limitation on Liens. We will not, nor will we permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create,
assume, incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of our or its properties, whether owned on the
date of original issuance of the Series B Notes (Issue Date) or thereafter acquired, unless:
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if such Lien secures indebtedness ranking equal in right
of payment with the Series B Notes, then the Series B
Notes are secured on an equal and ratable basis with the
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if such Lien secures Indebtedness which is subordinated to
the Series B Notes, then the Series B Notes are secured
and the Lien securing such Indebtedness is subordinated to
the Lien granted to the Holders of the Series B Notes to
the same extent as such Indebtedness is subordinated to
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The following Liens are Permitted Liens: |
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Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with or
otherwise acquired by us or any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that such Liens were in existence prior to,
and were not created in contemplation of, such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any
assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with us or any Restricted Subsidiary; |
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Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by us or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided
that such Liens were in existence prior to, and were not created in contemplation of, such acquisition and do
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Liens imposed by law such as carriers, warehousemans or mechanics Liens, and other Liens to secure the
performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like
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Liens incurred in connection with pollution control, industrial revenue, water, sewage or any similar bonds; |
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Liens securing Indebtedness representing, or incurred to finance, the cost of acquiring, constructing or
improving any assets, provided that the principal amount of such Indebtedness does not exceed 100% of such
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Liens securing Indebtedness (A) between a Restricted Subsidiary and us, or (B) between Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure performance of obligations with respect to
statutory or regulatory requirements, performance or return-of-money bonds, surety bonds or other obligations
of a like nature, in each case which are not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining
of advances or credit or the payment of the deferred purchase price of property and which do not in the
aggregate impair in any material respect the use of property in the operation of our business taken as a
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pledges or deposits under workmens compensation laws, unemployment insurance laws or similar legislation, or
good faith deposits in connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of indebtedness)
or leases to which Lennar or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, or deposits to secure public or statutory
obligations of us or of any Restricted Subsidiary or deposits for the payment of rent, in each case incurred
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Liens granted to any bank or other institution on the
payments to be made to such institution by us or any
Subsidiary pursuant to any interest rate swap or similar
agreement or foreign currency hedge, exchange or similar
agreement designed to provide protection against
fluctuations in interest rates and currency exchange
rates, respectively, provided that such agreements are
entered into in, or are incidental to, the ordinary course
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Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common
law provision relating to bankers Liens, rights of set
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Liens arising from the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements regarding leases; |
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Liens securing indebtedness incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement, development or
expansion of a property which is given within 180 days of the acquisition, construction, improvement,
development or expansion of such property and which is limited to such property; |
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Liens incurred in connection with Non-Recourse Indebtedness; |
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Liens existing on the Issue Date; |
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Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided
that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been
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Liens securing refinancing Indebtedness; provided that any such Lien does not extend to or cover any property
or assets other than the property or assets securing Indebtedness so refunded, refinanced or extended; |
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easements, rights-of-way and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary course of business and
encumbrances consisting of zoning restrictions, licenses, restrictions on the use of property or minor
imperfections in title thereto which, in the aggregate, are not material in amount, and which do not in any
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may, and any Restricted Subsidiary may, create, assume,
incur or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of our properties or assets without equally and ratably
securing the Series B Notes if the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness then outstanding secured by
such Lien and all other Liens which are not Permitted Liens, together with the aggregate net sales
proceeds from all Sale-Leaseback Transactions which are not Permitted Sale Leaseback Transactions
(as defined below), does not exceed 20% of Total Consolidated Stockholders Equity.
Sale and Leaseback Transactions. We will not, nor will we permit any Restricted Subsidiary
to, enter into any Sale-Leaseback Transaction, except for any of the following Permitted
Sale-Leaseback Transactions:
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction involving the leasing by us or any Restricted
Subsidiary of model homes in our communities; |
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction relating to a property which occurs within 180 days
from the date of acquisition of such property by us or a Restricted Subsidiary or
the date of the completion of construction or commencement of full operations on
such property, whichever is later; |
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction where we, within 365 days after such Sale-Leaseback
Transaction, apply or cause to be applied to the retirement of our or any Restricted
Subsidiarys Funded Debt (other than our Funded Debt which by its terms or the terms
of the instrument pursuant to which it was issued is subordinate in right of payment
to the Series B Notes) proceeds of the sale of such property, but only to the extent
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction where we or our Restricted Subsidiaries would, on the
effective date of the relevant sale or transfer, be entitled, pursuant to the
Indenture, to issue, assume or guarantee Indebtedness secured by a Lien upon the
relevant property at least equal in amount to the then present value (discounted at
the actual rate of interest of the Sale-Leaseback Transaction) of the obligation for
the net rental payments in respect of such Sale-Leaseback Transaction without
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction (A) between Lennar and a Restricted Subsidiary or (B)
between Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the lessor is Lennar or a wholly-owned
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a Sale-Leaseback Transaction which has a lease of no more than three years in length.
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may permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, effect any
Sale-Leaseback Transaction involving any real or
tangible personal property which is not a Permitted
Sale-Leaseback Transaction, provided that, at the
time of the Sale-Leaseback Transaction, the aggregate
net sales proceeds from all Sale-Leaseback
Transactions which are not Permitted Sale-Leaseback
Transactions, together with all Indebtedness secured
by Liens other than Permitted Liens, does not exceed
20% of Total Consolidated Stockholders Equity.
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Mergers and Consolidations. We may not consolidate with or merge into, or
sell or lease our assets substantially as an entirety to, a Person unless:
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the resulting corporation or the person which
acquires or leases our assets expressly assumes our
obligations to pay principal, premium, if any, and
interest with regard to the Series B Notes and all
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immediately after the transaction, no Event of
Default or event which, after notice or lapse of time
or both, would be an Event of Default, will have
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Compliance Certificate
We must deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an
Officers Certificate as to the signers knowledge of our compliance with all conditions and our
covenants in the Indenture. The Officers Certificate also must state whether or not the signer
knows of any Default or Event of Default. If the signer knows of such a Default or Event of
Default, the Officers Certificate must describe the Default or Event of Default and the efforts to
remedy it. For the purposes of this provision of the Indenture, compliance is determined without
regard to any grace period or requirement of notice under the Indenture.
Events of Default and Remedies
The following are Events of Default under the Indenture:
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if we fail to pay any interest on the Series B Notes continuing for 30 days after it was due; |
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if we fail to pay any principal or redemption price or repurchase price due with respect to the Series B Notes; |
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our or any Restricted Subsidiarys failure to fulfill an obligation to pay Indebtedness for money borrowed by
the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness which is non-recourse to us or any Restricted
Subsidiary), which such failure shall have resulted in the acceleration of, or be a failure to pay at final
maturity, Indebtedness aggregating more than $50 million; |
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our failure to perform any other covenant or warranty in the Indenture, continued for 30 days after written
notice as provided in the Indenture; |
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final judgments or orders are rendered against us or any Restricted Subsidiary which require the payment by us
or any Restricted Subsidiary of an amount (to the extent not covered by insurance) in excess of $50 million
and such judgments or orders remain unstayed or unsatisfied for more than 60 days and are not being contested
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certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization with respect to us or any Restricted Subsidiary. |
If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less
than 25% in principal amount of the Series B Notes then outstanding may declare the principal
amount of the Series B Notes then outstanding and interest, if any, accrued thereon to be due and
payable immediately. However, if we cure all defaults (except the nonpayment of the principal and
interest due on any of the Series B Notes that have become due by acceleration) and certain other
conditions in the Indenture are met, with certain exceptions, such declaration may be annulled and
past defaults may be waived by the Holders of a majority of the principal amount of the Series B
Notes then outstanding. In the case of certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, the principal
amount of the Series B Notes will automatically become and be immediately due and payable.
Within 90 days after a Trust Officer (as defined in the Indenture) has knowledge of the
occurrence of a Default or any Event of Default, the Trustee must mail to all Holders notice of all
Defaults or Events of Default known to a Trust Officer, unless such Default or Event of Default is
cured or waived before the giving of such notice. However, except in the case of a payment default
on any of the Series B Notes, the Trustee will be protected in withholding such notice if and so
long as a trust committee of directors and/or officers of the Trustee in good faith determines that
the withholding of such notice is in the interest of the Holders.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Series B Notes then outstanding will have
the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the Trustee with regard to the
Series B Notes, subject to certain limitations specified in the Indenture.
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Modifications of the Indenture
With the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the Series
B Notes at the time outstanding, we and the Trustee may modify the Indenture or any supplemental
indenture or the rights of the Holders of the Series B Notes. However, without the consent of each
Holder of Series B Notes which is affected, we cannot, among other actions:
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extend the fixed maturity of any Note; |
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reduce the rate or extend the time for the payment of interest; |
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reduce the principal amount of any Note or the redemption price; |
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impair the right of a Holder to institute suit for the payment thereof; or |
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In addition, without the consent of the Holders of all of the Series B Notes then outstanding,
we cannot reduce the percentage of Series B Notes the Holders of which are required to consent to
any such supplemental indenture.
Global Securities
The Series B Notes will be issued in the form of one or more global securities (Global
Securities) that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, New York,
New York (DTC). Interests in the Global Securities will be issued only in denominations of $1,000
principal amount or integral multiples of that amount. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or
in part for securities in definitive form, a Global Security may not be transferred except as a
whole to a nominee of DTC for such Global Security, or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or another
nominee of DTC, or by DTC or any such nominee to a successor of DTC or a nominee of such successor.
Book-Entry System
Initially, the Series B Notes will be registered in the name of Cede & Co., the nominee of
DTC. Accordingly, beneficial interests in the Series B Notes will be shown on, and transfers of
Series B Notes will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC and its participants.
Information about DTC is included in the section of this prospectus captioned Book Entry, Delivery
and Form, which begins on page 29.
DTC has advised us and the initial purchasers as follows: DTC is a limited-purpose trust
company organized under the New York Banking Law, a banking organization within the meaning of
the New York Banking Law, a member of the United States Federal Reserve System, a clearing
corporation within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a clearing agency
registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that
its participants (Direct Participants) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the settlement
among Direct Participants of securities transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited
securities through electronic computerized book-entry changes in such Direct Participants
accounts, eliminating the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct
Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the initial purchasers), banks,
trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. DTC is owned by a number of
its Direct Participants and by the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, Inc.
and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Access to DTCs book-entry system is also
available to others such as securities brokers and dealers, banks and trust companies that clear
through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or
indirectly (Indirect Participants) which will include the Euroclear System (Euroclear) and
Clearstream Banking S.A. (Clearstream). The rules applicable to DTC and its Direct and Indirect
Participants are on file with the SEC.
Payments on the Series B Notes registered in the name of DTCs nominee will be made in
immediately available funds to DTCs nominee as the registered owner of the Global Securities. We
and the Trustee will treat DTCs nominee as the owner of such Series B Notes for all other purposes
as well. Therefore, neither we, the Trustee nor any paying agent has any direct responsibility or
liability for the payment of any amount due on the Series B Notes to owners of beneficial interests
in the Global Securities. It is DTCs current practice, upon receipt of any payment, to credit
Direct Participants accounts on the payment date according to their respective holdings of
beneficial interests in the Global Securities as shown on DTCs records unless DTC has reason to
believe that it will not receive payment. Payments by Direct and Indirect Participants to owners of
beneficial interests in the Global Securities will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer
form or registered in street name. Such payments will be the responsibility of such Direct and
Indirect Participants and not of DTC, the Trustee or us.
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Series B Notes represented by a Global Security will be exchangeable for Series B Notes in
definitive form of like tenor in authorized denominations only if:
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DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary; |
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DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under applicable law and a
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we, in our discretion, determine not to require all of the Series B
Notes to be represented by a Global Security and notify the Trustee of
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Same-Day Settlement and Payment
So long as DTC continues to make its Same-Day Funds Settlement System available to us, all
payments on the Series B Notes will be made by us in immediately available funds.
Secondary trading in long-term notes and debentures of corporate issues is generally settled
in clearing-house or next-day funds. In contrast, the Series B Notes will trade in DTCs Same-Day
Funds Settlement System until maturity; therefore, DTC will require that trades be settled in
immediately available funds.
Concerning the Trustee
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. is the Trustee under the Indenture and will be
appointed by us as the initial paying agent, registrar and custodian with regard to the Series B
Notes. We may maintain deposit accounts and conduct other banking transactions with the Trustee or
its affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
The Trustee and its affiliates may from time to time in the future provide banking and other
services to us in the ordinary course of their business.
Discharge of the Indenture
We may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the Indenture with respect to the Series B
Notes by:
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delivering to the Trustee for cancellation all outstanding Series B Notes; or |
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depositing with the Trustee, after all outstanding Series B Notes have
become due and payable (or are by their terms to become due and payable
within one year), whether at stated maturity, or otherwise, cash and/or U.S.
Government Obligations sufficient to pay all of the outstanding Series B
Notes and paying all other sums payable under the Indenture by us with
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Upon the deposit of such funds with the Trustee, the Indenture will, with certain limited
exceptions, cease to be of further effect with respect to the Series B Notes. The rights that would
continue following the deposit of those funds with the Trustee are:
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the remaining rights of registration of transfer, substitution and exchange of the Series B Notes; |
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the rights of Holders under the Indenture to receive payments due with respect to the Series B
Notes and the other rights, duties and obligations of Holders, as beneficiaries with respect to
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the rights, obligations and immunities of the Trustee under the Indenture. |
Certain Definitions
The following are definitions of certain of the terms used in the Indenture.
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets means the total amount of assets which would be included on
a consolidated balance sheet of Lennar and the Restricted Subsidiaries under GAAP (less applicable
reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting therefrom:
(A) all short-term liabilities, i.e., liabilities payable by their terms less than one year
from the date of determination and not renewable or extendable at the option of the obligor for a
period ending more than one year after such date, and liabilities in respect of retiree benefits
other than pensions for which the Restricted Subsidiaries are required to accrue pursuant to former
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 106 (now ASC No. 715);
(B) investments in Subsidiaries that are not Restricted Subsidiaries; and
(C) all assets reflected on our balance sheet as the carrying value of goodwill, trade names,
trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount, unamortized expense incurred in the issuance of debt and other intangible assets.
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means any event which, upon the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both,
would be an Event of Default.
Funded Debt of any Person means all Indebtedness for borrowed money created, incurred,
assumed or guaranteed in any manner by such Person, and all Indebtedness, contingent or otherwise,
incurred or assumed by such Person in connection with the acquisition of any business, property or
asset, which in each case matures more than one year after, or which by its terms is renewable or
extendible or payable out of the proceeds of similar Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the terms of
any revolving credit agreement or any similar agreement at the option of such Person for a period
ending more than one year after the date as of which Funded Debt is
being determined; provided however that,
Funded Debt shall not include:
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satisfaction of which money (or evidences of indebtedness,
if permitted under the instrument creating or evidencing
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Holder means a Person in whose name a Note is registered on the Registrars books.
Indebtedness means, with respect to us or any Subsidiary, and without duplication:
(a) the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on, and fees, costs, enforcement
expenses, collateral protection expenses and other reimbursement or indemnity obligations in
respect to all our or any Subsidiarys indebtedness or obligations to any Person, including but
not limited to banks and other lending institutions, for money borrowed that is evidenced by a
note, bond, debenture, loan agreement, or similar instrument or agreement (including purchase
money obligations with original maturities in excess of one year and noncontingent reimbursement
obligations in respect of amounts paid under letters of credit);
(b) all our or any Subsidiarys reimbursement obligations and other liabilities (contingent
or otherwise) with respect to letters of credit, bank guarantees or bankers acceptances;
(c) all obligations and liabilities (contingent or otherwise) in respect of our or any
Subsidiarys leases required, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, to be
accounted for as capital lease obligations on our balance sheet;
(d) all our or any Subsidiarys obligations (contingent or otherwise) with respect to an
interest rate or other swap, cap or collar agreement or other similar instrument or agreement or
foreign currency hedge, exchange, purchase or similar instrument or agreement;
(e) all direct or indirect guaranties or similar agreements by us or any Subsidiary in
respect of, and our or such Subsidiarys obligations or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) to
purchase or otherwise acquire, or otherwise assure a creditor against loss in respect of,
indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of another Person of the kind described in clauses (a)
through (d);
(f) any indebtedness or other obligations, excluding any operating leases we or any
Subsidiary is currently (or may become) a party to, described in clauses (a) through (d) secured
by any Lien existing on property which is owned or held by us or such Subsidiary, regardless of
whether the indebtedness or other obligation secured thereby shall have been assumed by us or
such Subsidiary; and
(g) any and all deferrals, renewals, extensions and refinancing of, or amendments,
modifications or supplements to, any indebtedness, obligation or liability of the kind described
in clauses (a) through (f).
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, charge or security interest of any kind.
Non-Recourse Indebtedness means any of our Indebtedness or any Restricted Subsidiarys
Indebtedness for which the holder of such Indebtedness has no recourse, directly or indirectly, to
us or such Restricted Subsidiary for the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such
Indebtedness, and for which we are not or such Restricted Subsidiary is not, directly or
indirectly, obligated or otherwise liable for the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on
such Indebtedness, except pursuant to mortgages, deeds of trust or other security interests or
other recourse, obligations or liabilities, in respect of specific land or other real property
interests of us or such Restricted Subsidiary securing such indebtedness; provided, however, that
recourse, obligations or liabilities solely for indemnities, or breaches of warranties or representations in respect of Indebtedness will not
prevent that Indebtedness from being classified as Non-Recourse Indebtedness.
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Officers Certificate when used with respect to us means a certificate signed by two of our
officers (as specified in the Indenture), each such certificate will comply with Section 314 of the
TIA and include the statements required under the Indenture.
Paying Agent means the office or agency designated by us where the Series B Notes may be
presented for payment.
Person
means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or any government
agency or political subdivision.
Restricted Subsidiary means (a) all existing wholly-owned Subsidiaries, other than finance
company subsidiaries and any foreign Subsidiaries, and (b) all future wholly-owned Subsidiaries
that become guarantors, in each case, until such time as such subsidiary is released in accordance
with the terms of the Indenture.
Sale-Leaseback Transaction means a sale or transfer made by us or a Restricted Subsidiary of
any property which is either (a) a manufacturing facility, office building or warehouse whose book
value equals or exceeds 1% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the date of determination, or
(b) another property (not including a model home) which exceeds 5% of Consolidated Net Tangible
Assets as of the date of determination, if such sale or transfer is made with the agreement,
commitment or intention of leasing such property to Lennar or a Restricted Subsidiary.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary (a) whose revenues exceed 10% of our total
consolidated revenues, in each case for the most recent fiscal year, or (b) whose net worth exceeds
10% of our Total Consolidated Stockholders Equity, in each case as of the end of the most recent
fiscal year.
Subsidiary means (a) a corporation or other entity of which a majority in voting power of
the stock or other interests is owned by us, by a Subsidiary or by us and one or more Subsidiaries
or (b) a partnership, the sole general partner or partners of
which is us and/or any Subsidiary and of which we or any Subsidiary
owns at least 25% in value of the equity.
Total Consolidated Stockholders Equity means, with respect to any date of determination,
our total consolidated stockholders equity as shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet
that is contained or incorporated in the latest annual report on Form 10-K (or equivalent report)
or quarterly report on Form 10-Q (or equivalent report) filed with the SEC, and is as of a date not
more than 181 days prior to the date of determination, in the case of the consolidated balance
sheet contained or incorporated in an annual report on Form 10-K, or 135 days prior to the date of
determination, in the case of the consolidated condensed balance sheet contained in a quarterly
report on
Form 10-Q.
U.S. Government Obligations means direct obligations of, and obligations guaranteed by, the
United States of America for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States of
America is pledged.
BOOK ENTRY, DELIVERY AND FORM
The certificates representing the Series B Notes will be issued in fully registered form. The
Series B Notes initially will be represented by a single, permanent global note (a Global Note),
in definitive, fully registered form without interest coupons and will be deposited with the
trustee as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as DTCs nominee.
Upon the issuance of a Global Note, DTC or its nominee will credit the accounts of persons
holding through it with the respective principal amounts of the Series B Notes represented by such
Global Note that are received by such persons in the exchange offer. Ownership of beneficial
interests in a Global Note will be limited to persons that have accounts with DTC (participants)
or persons that may hold interests through participants. Any person acquiring an interest in a
Global Note through an offshore transaction may hold such interest through Clearstream (formerly
known as Cedel) or Euroclear. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be shown on,
and the transfer of that ownership interest will be effected only through, records maintained by
DTC (with respect to participants interests) and such participants (with respect to the interests
of owners of beneficial interests in such Global Note other than participants). The laws of some
jurisdictions require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such
securities in definitive form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability to transfer
beneficial interests in a Global Note.
Payment of principal of and interest on Series B Notes represented by a Global Note will be
made in immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the sole
registered owner and the sole holder of the Series B Notes represented thereby for all purposes
under the Indenture. We have been advised by DTC that upon receipt of any payment of principal of
or interest on any Global Note, DTC will immediately credit, on its book-entry registration and
transfer system, the accounts of participants with payments in amounts proportionate to their
respective beneficial interests in the principal or face amount of such Global Note as shown on the
records of DTC. Payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note held
through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices as is
now the case with securities held for customer accounts registered in street name and will be the sole responsibility of such participants.
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A Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by DTC or a nominee of DTC to a nominee
of DTC or to DTC. A Global Note is exchangeable for certificated Series B Notes only if (a) DTC
notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary for such Global Note or if
at any time DTC ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (b) we in our
discretion at any time determine not to have all the Series B Notes represented by such Global
Note, or (c) there shall have occurred and be continuing a default or an event of default with
respect to the Series B Notes represented by such Global Note. Any Global Note that is exchangeable
for certificated Series B Notes pursuant to the preceding sentence will be exchanged for
certificated Series B Notes in authorized denominations and registered in such names as DTC or any
successor depositary holding such Global Note may direct. Subject to the foregoing, a Global Note
is not exchangeable, except for a Global Note of like denomination to be registered in the name of
DTC or any successor depositary or its nominee. In the event that a Global Note becomes
exchangeable for certificated Series B Notes, (a) certificated Series B Notes will be issued only
in fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 or integral multiples thereof, (b) payment of
principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the certificated Series B Notes will be
payable, and the transfer of the certificated Series B Notes will be registerable, at our office or
agency maintained for such purposes and (c) no service charge will be made for any registration of
transfer or exchange of the certificated Series B Notes, although we may require payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge imposed in connection therewith.
So long as DTC or any successor depositary for a Global Note, or any nominee, is the
registered owner of such Global Note, DTC or such successor depositary or nominee, as the case may
be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Series B Notes represented by such Global
Note for all purposes under the Indenture and the Series B Notes. Except as set forth above, owners
of beneficial interests in a Global Note will not be entitled to have the Series B Notes
represented by such Global Note registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to
receive physical delivery of certificated Series B Notes in definitive form and will not be
considered to be the owners or holders of any Series B Notes under such Global Note. Accordingly,
each person owning a beneficial interest in a Global Note must rely on the procedures of DTC or any
successor depositary, and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the
participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under
the Indenture. We understand that under existing industry practices, in the event that we request
any action of holders or that an owner of a beneficial interest in a Global Note desires to give or
take any action which a holder is entitled to give or take under the Indenture, DTC or any
successor depositary would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interest to
give or take such action and such participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through
such participants to give or take such action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of
beneficial owners owning through them.
DTC has advised us that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of Series B
Notes (including the presentation of Series B Notes for exchange) only at the direction of one or
more participants to whose accounts the DTC interests in the Global Notes are credited and only in
respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of Notes as to which such participant or
participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the
Indenture, DTC will exchange the Global Notes for Certificated Securities, which it will distribute
to its participants.
DTC has advised us as follows: DTC is a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws
of the State of New York, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a clearing corporation within
the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code and a Clearing Agency registered pursuant to the
provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its
participants and facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between
participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its participants, thereby
eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Participants include securities brokers
and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations and certain other organizations.
Indirect access to the DTC system is available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust
companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a participant, either
directly or indirectly (indirect participants).
Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of
interests in the Global Notes among participants of DTC, it is under no obligation to perform such
procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee
nor the Initial Purchasers will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its
participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and
procedures governing their operations.
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SALES OF SERIES B NOTES RECEIVED BY BROKER-DEALERS
A broker-dealer that holds Series A Notes for its own account as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities may participate in the exchange offer so long
as the broker-dealer has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with us or any of our
affiliates to distribute the Series B Notes. A broker-dealer that holds Series A Notes acquired for
its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and who
receives Series B Notes in exchange for those Series A Notes in the exchange offer may be a
statutory underwriter and must therefore deliver a prospectus which meets the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the resale of those Series B Notes.
We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Series B Notes by broker-dealers.
Series B Notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange offer may
be sold from time to time in transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated
transactions, through the writing of options on the Series B Notes or a combination of those
methods of resale, at prices which may or may not be based upon market prices prevailing at the
time of the sale. Any such sale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or
dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from the
selling broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of the Series B Notes. Any broker-dealer that sells
Series B Notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any
broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Series B Notes may be deemed to be an
underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profits from sale of the Series B
Notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be
underwriting compensation. The letter of transmittal states that a broker-dealer will not, by
delivering a prospectus, be deemed to admit that it is an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
For a period of one year after the expiration date, we will promptly send additional copies of
this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that
requests one. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer (including the
reasonable fees and disbursements of one firm of special counsel for the holders of the Series A
Notes), other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers, and we will indemnify the
holders of the Series A Notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
LEGAL MATTERS
K&L Gates LLP, New York, New York, will pass on the validity of the Series B Notes for us.
Mark Sustana, our General Counsel, will pass on the validity of the guarantees for us.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements incorporated in this Prospectus by
reference from Lennar Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 26, 2010, the related financial statement schedule
incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from Lennar
Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended November 30, 2009, and the effectiveness of Lennar Corporations internal control over
financial reporting have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference. Such
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule have been so incorporated in
reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC. You can read
and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SECs public reference room at 100 F
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the
SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. You can call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for more
information about the operation of the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available
at the SECs Internet website at www.sec.gov. In addition, you can read and copy our SEC
filings at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, N.Y. 10005.
Our obligations under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and other information with the
SEC may be suspended, under certain circumstances, if our Common Stock is held of record by fewer
than 300 holders at the beginning of any fiscal year and is not listed on a national securities
exchange. We have agreed that, whether or not we are required to do so by the rules and regulations
of the SEC, for so long as any of the Series B Notes remain outstanding, we will furnish to the
holders of the Series B Notes upon request, and if required by the Exchange Act, file with the SEC,
all annual, quarterly and current reports that we are or would be required to file with the SEC
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. In addition, we have agreed that, as long
as any of the Series A Notes remain outstanding, we will make the information required by Rule
144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act available to any prospective purchaser of Series A Notes or
beneficial owner of Series A Notes in connection with a sale of them.
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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference in this prospectus the information in the
documents that we have previously filed with it or documents that we will file with the SEC in the
future. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those
documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus,
and information in documents that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and
supersede information contained in documents filed earlier with the SEC or contained in this
prospectus.
We are incorporating by reference in this prospectus the documents listed below, which we have
previously filed with the SEC. Each of the documents incorporated by reference is an important part
of this prospectus.
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Whenever after the date of this prospectus and until one year after the expiration date of the
exchange offer, we file reports or documents under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, those reports and documents will be deemed to be part
of this prospectus from the time they are filed. Any statements made in this prospectus or in a
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement
contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that is also incorporated
or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes the prior
statement. Nothing in this prospectus will be deemed to incorporate information furnished by us on
Form 8-K that, pursuant to SEC rules, is not deemed filed for purposes of the Exchange Act.
You may obtain a copy of any or all of the documents referred to above which have been or will
be incorporated by reference into this prospectus (including exhibits specifically incorporated by
reference in those documents), as well as a copy of the registration statement of which the
prospectus is a part and its exhibits, at no cost to you upon oral request by calling our Office of
the General Counsel at (305) 559-4000, or upon written request addressed to:
Lennar Corporation
700 Northwest 107th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
Attn: Office of the General Counsel
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) empowers us to indemnify, subject
to certain limitations, any person in connection with any action, suit or proceeding brought before
or threatened by reason of the fact that the person was a director, officer, employee or agent of
ours, or is or was serving as such with respect to another entity at our request. The DGCL also
permits us to purchase insurance covering our directors, officers, employees and agents, even if
its coverage includes matters for which we could not indemnify our directors or officers.
Additionally, our bylaws provide for the indemnification by us of each of our directors and
officers to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
that indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable.
No dealer, salesperson, or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make
any representations in connection with the offer made by this prospectus other than those contained
in it and, if any information or representation not contained in this prospectus is given or made,
that information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by Lennar.
This prospectus does not constitute an offer to exchange or the solicitation of an offer to
exchange any security other than those to which it relates, nor does it constitute an offer to
exchange, or the solicitation of an offer to exchange, to any person in any jurisdiction in which
that offer or solicitation is not authorized, or in which the person making the offer or
solicitation is not permitted to do so, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make the offer
or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any exchange as a result of the offer
to which it relates will, under any circumstances, imply that there has been no change in the
affairs of Lennar since the date of this prospectus or that the information contained in this
prospectus is correct as of any time subsequent its date.
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$250,000,000
Offer to exchange any and all outstanding Series A
6.950% Senior Notes due 2018,
$250,000,000 aggregate principal
amount outstanding, for Series B
6.950% Senior Notes due 2018.
PROSPECTUS
August 6, 2010