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<P id=PARA3 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA5 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA7 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <B>March 14, 2017</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA9 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.<BR></B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA22 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>110 West Front Street<BR>P.O. Box 500<BR>Red Bank, New Jersey 07701<BR></B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA24 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>(732) 747-7800</B></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><BR></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA28 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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:</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA30 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA31 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA34 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.07.</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U><B>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders</B></U><B>.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA38 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On March 14, 2017, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#8220;2017 Annual Meeting&#8221;) at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time, at Belmond Charleston Place, 205 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401. The matters voted upon at the 2017 Annual Meeting and the final results of the votes were as follows:&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA13 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">A. Hovnanian</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">195,510,874</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA15 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp; 2,066,615</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA16 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">130,395</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA17 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">59,909,379</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA18 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">R. Coutts</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA19 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">186,957,140</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA20 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">10,328,961</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA21 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">421,783</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA22 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">59,909,379</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA23 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">E. Kangas</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA24 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">186,834,332</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA25 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">10,451,506</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA26 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">422,046</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA27 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">59,909,379</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA28 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">J. Marengi</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA29 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">186,856,061</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA30 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">10,410,502</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA31 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">441,321</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA32 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">59,909,379</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P id=PARA33 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">V. Pagano</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA34 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">195,249,403</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA35 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp; 2,013,428</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA36 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">445,053</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA37 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">59,909,379</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA38 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">J. Sorsby</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA39 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">194,095,235</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA40 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp; 3,162,561</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA41 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">450,088</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA42 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">59,909,379</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA43 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">S. Weinroth</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA44 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">185,105,542</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA45 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">12,160,194</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA46 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">442,148</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA47 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">59,909,379</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Ratification of the selection of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2017.</I> Abstentions had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.&nbsp;&nbsp;There were no broker non-votes.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA140 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL57  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 85%; MARGIN-LEFT: 7.5%; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.5%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

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<TD style="WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA49 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Votes For</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA50 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Votes Against</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA51 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstentions</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA52 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker Non-Votes</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA53 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;255,153,438</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA54 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">2,236,635</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA55 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;227,190</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA56 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8211;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P id=PARA169 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Non-binding advisory vote on approval of compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.</I>&nbsp;Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA170 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL66  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 85%; MARGIN-LEFT: 7.5%; MARGIN-RIGHT: 7.5%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

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<TD style="WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA58 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Votes For</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA59 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Votes Against</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA60 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstentions</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker Non-Votes</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA62 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;177,389,626</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA63 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;19,717,803</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA64 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">600,455</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 24%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA65 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">59,909,379</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA199 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(4)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Non-binding advisory vote on whether a shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers should occur every one, two or three years.</I>&nbsp;Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA200 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD style="WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA67 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Votes For One Year</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA68 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Votes For Two Years</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA69 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Votes For Three Years</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA70 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Abstentions</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA71 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Broker Non-Votes</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA72 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">195,929,975</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA73 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">571,623</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA74 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">680,822</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA75 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">525,464</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 19%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA76 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&#8211;</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA232 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">
<P id=PARA1 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">As disclosed above, a majority of the votes cast by the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting together voted, in a non-binding advisory vote, in favor of having a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of Company&#8217;s named executive officers every year. In light of such vote, and consistent with the Company&#8217;s recommendation, the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors determined that it currently intends to include an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company&#8217;s named executive officers.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA2 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA235 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><U><B>SIGNATURES</B></U></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA236 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA237 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">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.</FONT></P>
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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):
March 14, 2017
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-8551
(Commission File Number)
22-1851059
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
110 West Front Street
P.O. Box 500
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(732) 747-7800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:
☐     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 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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On March 14, 2017, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2017 Annual Meeting") at 10:30 a.m., Eastern time, at Belmond Charleston Place, 205 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401. The matters voted upon at the 2017 Annual Meeting and the final results of the votes were as follows:
(1)
Election of all directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified.
Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast. The elected directors were:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
A. Hovnanian
195,510,874
2,066,615
130,395
59,909,379
R. Coutts
186,957,140
10,328,961
421,783
59,909,379
E. Kangas
186,834,332
10,451,506
422,046
59,909,379
J. Marengi
186,856,061
10,410,502
441,321
59,909,379
V. Pagano
195,249,403
2,013,428
445,053
59,909,379
J. Sorsby
194,095,235
3,162,561
450,088
59,909,379
S. Weinroth
185,105,542
12,160,194
442,148
59,909,379
(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, 2017.
Abstentions had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.  There were no broker non-votes.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
255,153,438
2,236,635
227,190
–
(3)
Non-binding advisory vote on approval of compensation of the Company's named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement.
Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
177,389,626
19,717,803
600,455
59,909,379
(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.
Abstentions and broker non-votes had no effect on the outcome because such shares were not considered votes cast.
Votes For One Year
Votes For Two Years
Votes For Three Years
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
195,929,975
571,623
680,822
525,464
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As disclosed above, a majority of the votes cast by the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock voting together voted, in a non-binding advisory vote, in favor of having a shareholder vote to approve the compensation of Company's named executive officers every year. In light of such vote, and consistent with the Company's recommendation, the Company's Board of Directors determined that it currently intends to include an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers.
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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.
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Michael Discafani
Name: Michael Discafani
Title: Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary
Date: March 16, 2017
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