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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 7, 2012 - HORTON D R INC /DE/ | d450737dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2012
D.R. Horton, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-14122 | 75-2386963 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
301 Commerce Street, Suite 500, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 390-8200
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 7, 2012, D.R. Horton, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its Board of Directors declared an accelerated cash dividend of $0.15 per share. This dividend is in lieu of and accelerates the payment of all quarterly dividends that the Company would have otherwise paid in calendar year 2013. The accelerated dividend is payable on December 21, 2012 to stockholders of record on December 17, 2012.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 8.01.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 7, 2012. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| D. R. Horton, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: December 7, 2012 | By: | /S/ BILL W. WHEAT | ||||
| Bill W. Wheat | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 7, 2012 | |