Beazer Homes USA Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
$BZH
Homebuilding
Consumer Discretionary
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 reported event): December 9, 2025
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers | ||||
On December 9, 2025 , Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: BZH), announced that Danny Shepherd will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective as of the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders.
In connection with Mr. Shepherd’s retirement from the Board, the Company also announced that Howard C. Heckes has been appointed to the Board, effective as of December 8, 2025. The committee assignments for Mr. Heckes have not been determined at the time of this filing. The Board has determined that Mr. Heckes is “independent” under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.
For his service as a member of the Board, Mr. Heckes will receive the same compensation as other non-employee directors of the Company under the Company's current non-employee director compensation program described in the Company's proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 20, 2024. In addition, Mr. Heckes will enter into the Company’s standard indemnification agreement, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on November 13, 2025.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Heckes and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Heckes was selected as a director. There are no related person transactions within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC between the Company and Mr. Heckes required to be disclosed herein.
On December 9, 2025 , the Company issued a press release announcing the changes to the Board. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||
(d) Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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.
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| BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Michael A. Dunn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael A. Dunn Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||