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): April 2, 2003 M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-8951 84-0622967 --------------------- ---------------------- ------------------------ (State or other (Commission file number) (I.R.S. employer jurisdiction of identification no.) incorporation) 3600 South Yosemite Street, Suite 900, Denver, Colorado 80237 -------------------------------------------- ---------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 773-1100 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Not Applicable ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 7. EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description -------------- -------------------------------------------------- Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated April 2, 2003. ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On April 2, 2003, M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. reported home orders, home closings and quarter-end backlog for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Exhibit 99.1 is being provided pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K. 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 thereunto duly authorized. ------------------- M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC. Dated: April 3, 2003 By: /s/ Joseph H. Fretz ----------------------- Joseph H. Fretz Secretary and Corporate Counsel INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit Number Description -------------- --------------------------------------------------- Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated April 2, 2003.