Form 8-K

 

 

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

April 19, 2017

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

LENNAR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-11749   95-4337490

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

700 Northwest 107th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33172

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(305) 559-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 19, 2017, Lennar Corporation (the “Company”) and the Guarantors (as defined below) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with the underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto with respect to the offering and sale in an underwritten public offering by the Company of $650 million aggregate principal amount of 4.50% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be guaranteed by most, but not all, of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), but the guarantee by particular subsidiaries may be suspended or terminated under some circumstances. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of debt, which may include the repayment, redemption or repurchase of the Company’s 12.25% senior notes due 2017 and/or the Company’s 6.875% senior notes due 2021.

The offering has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-199159, and the prospectus supplement dated April 19, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on April 21, 2017. The sale is expected to close on April 28, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions. A legal opinion relating to the Notes is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

   

Description of Document

1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated April 19, 2017, among Lennar Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and the underwriters listed on Schedule I thereto.
5.1    Opinion of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.

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.

 

Date: April 21, 2017     Lennar Corporation
    By:  

/s/ Bruce Gross

    Name:   Bruce Gross
    Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer