8-K
filed March 29, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker HOV
CIK 0000357294
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.35
Hovnanian amends bylaws for universal proxy; shareholders elect directors, ratify Deloitte
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
- Bylaws amended to add procedural and informational requirements for shareholders using Rule 14a-19 universal proxy.
- All eight director nominees elected; votes for ranged from ~8.4M to ~9.1M, no dissident candidates.
- Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as auditor for FY ending Oct 31, 2023 (10.7M for, 15.6K against).
- Say-on-pay advisory vote passed (8.9M for, 209K against); shareholders voted for annual frequency (9.0M for one year).
- Board determined to hold advisory say-on-pay vote annually until next required frequency vote.
Key facts
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Governance Changes
SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06
confidence 0.9
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC: Amended and restated bylaws to add procedural requirements for Universal Proxy Rule (Rule 14a-19) and expand disclosure requirements for nominating shareholders and director nominees (effective 2023-03-28).
- Change
- bylaw amendment
- Effective
- 2023-03-28
Exact text from the filing
On March 28, 2023, the Board of Directors of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") approved an amendment and restatement of the Company’s by-laws (the "By-laws") principally, among other things, to add procedural and informational requirements for shareholders that intend to use Rule 14a-19 (the "Universal Proxy Rule") of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on whether a shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years at the 2023-03-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-03-28
Exact text from the filing
(4) Non-binding advisory vote on whether a shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company ’ s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement at the 2023-03-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-03-28
Exact text from the filing
(3) Non-binding advisory vote on approval of the compensation of the Company ’ s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC shareholders approved Election of all directors at the 2023-03-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-03-28
Exact text from the filing
(1) Election of all directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC shareholders approved Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023 at the 2023-03-28 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-03-28
Exact text from the filing
(2) Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company ’ s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2023.
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