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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;29, 2001  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
Under<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>SCHULER HOMES,&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>99-0351900</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>400 Continental Boulevard, Suite 100<BR>
El Segundo, CA 90245<BR>
(310)&nbsp;648-7200<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>SCHULER HOMES,&nbsp;INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
SCHULER HOMES,&nbsp;INC. 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Thomas
Connelly<BR>
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer<BR>
Schuler Homes,&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
400 Continental Boulevard, Suite 100<BR>
El Segundo, CA 90245<BR>
(310)&nbsp;648-7200<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><I>With a copy to:<BR>  </I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Robert K. Montgomery, Esq.<BR>
Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP<BR>
2029 Century Park East<BR>
Los Angeles, California 90067<BR>
(310)&nbsp;552-8500 </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="37%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Securities to be Registered</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount to be Registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price</B></FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Amount of Registration Fee</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT SIZE=1>Class A Common Stock ($0.001 par value) issuable under:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT SIZE=1>Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>788,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$8.438</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$6,649,144.00</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$1,662.29</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT SIZE=1>Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>367,067</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$12.006</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$4,407,006.40</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1>$1,101.75</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="37%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>Total:</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>1,155,067</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>$11,029,721.58</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM"><FONT SIZE=1>$2,757.43</FONT></TD>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Class A Common Stock which become issuable under any of the Plans by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. </FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share represents a weighted average of the following estimates calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). With respect to 788,000 shares subject to outstanding options to purchase Class A Common Stock under the Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, the Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the weighted average exercise price of $8.438 per share pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act. With respect to the 367,067 shares of Class A
Common Stock available for future grant and/or purchase under the Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the estimated Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the average
of the high and low prices of the Class A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 24, 2001, multiplied by 85%, which is the percentage of the trading purchase price applicable
to purchases under the referred Plan pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>This Registration Statement shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities Exchange Commission, and
the sales of the registered securities will begin as soon as reasonably practicable after such effective date. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Schuler Homes,&nbsp;Inc. (formerly known as Schuler Holdings,&nbsp;Inc.) (the "Registrant") hereby files this Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8 relating to its Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, which may be sold upon the exercise of options granted and/or sale of shares under the plans listed
below (collectively, the "Plans"). </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the reorganization (the "Reorganization") provided for in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of September&nbsp;12, 2000, and as amended as of
January&nbsp;15, 2001, by and among Schuler Residential,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Schuler Homes,&nbsp;Inc.) ("Schuler Residential"), Apollo Real Estate Investment
Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Apollo"), Blackacre WPH, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Blackacre"), Highridge Pacific Housing Investors, L.P., a California limited
partnership ("Highridge"), AP WP Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("APWP"), AP Western GP Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("AP Western"), AP LHI,&nbsp;Inc., a California
corporation ("APLHI"), and Lamco Housing,&nbsp;Inc., a California corporation ("Lamco" and, together with Apollo, Blackacre, Highridge, APWP, AP Western and APLHI, the "Western Pacific Owners"), the
business operations of Schuler Residential and the entities owned by the Western Pacific Owners ("Western Pacific Housing") were combined. To effect the Reorganization, Schuler Residential and the
Western Pacific Owners formed the Registrant to hold the ownership interests of Schuler Residential and Western Pacific Housing. Upon the consummation of the Reorganization in April&nbsp;2001, the
Registrant assumed the obligations of Schuler Residential under the Schuler Homes,&nbsp;Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Registration Statement relates to the Class&nbsp;A Common Stock of the Registrant issuable pursuant to the Plans as follows: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>788,000
shares subject to the Schuler Homes,&nbsp;Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan; and
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>367,067
shares subject to the Schuler Homes,&nbsp;Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>PART I    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1). Such documents
are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424. Such documents
and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part&nbsp;II of this Form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT  </B></FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_dg1719_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference: </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;5, 2001 and Schuler
Residential,&nbsp;Inc.'s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended March&nbsp;31, 2001 filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;29, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;9, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2001 filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2001.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(d)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the Registrant's Form&nbsp;10-K.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(e)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A, as amended, filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;22, 2001, which provides a description of the
Registrant's Class&nbsp;A Common Stock, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative other than an action by or
in the right of the corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity may be against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was
unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b)
of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a </FONT></P>

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party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, against any expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in
good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(g)
of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the law. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;5
of our bylaws provides in pertinent part: </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>"Actions, Suits or Proceedings Other Than By or in the Right of the Corporation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or
in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become a Director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the
request of the corporation as a Director or officer of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have
been taken or omitted in such capacity against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or on his or her
behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become a Director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to
serve at the request of the corporation as a Director or officer of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action
alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or
on his or her behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Employees and Other Agents.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Directors in its discretion shall have the power on behalf
of the corporation, subject to applicable law, and upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board of Directors shall determine, to indemnify any person made a party to any action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that such person, or such person's testator or intestate, is or was an employee or other agent of the corporation and to advance costs, charges and </FONT></P>

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expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred by such person in defending any such action, suit, or proceeding." </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
Eleventh of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of ours shall not be personally liable to us or our to our stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (a)&nbsp;for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (b)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;pursuant to Section&nbsp;174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (d)&nbsp;for any transaction from
which a director derived an improper personal benefit. </FONT></P>


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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable. </FONT></P>

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NAME="dg1719_item_8._exhibits."> </A>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP with respect to the validity of the securities being offered.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney is included on signature page of this registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 23, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 9. Undertakings.    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(a)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(i)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(ii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low
or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement; </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(iii)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </FONT><P><FONT SIZE=2>provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(l)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(l)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </FONT></P>

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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(3)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<DT><FONT SIZE=2>(b)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT><FONT SIZE=2>(c)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on the 27th day of August, 2001. </FONT></P>

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<TD COLSPAN=3><FONT SIZE=2><B>SCHULER HOMES,&nbsp;INC.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(Registrant)</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="45%" ALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I> /s/ James K. Schuler</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James K. Schuler<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Co-Chairman of the Board, President and<BR>
Chief Executive Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW BY ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James&nbsp;K. Schuler and Eugene&nbsp;S.
Rosenfeld and each one of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her attorney-in-fact for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying the confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>

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<TH WIDTH="38%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
<TH WIDTH="3%"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Date</B></FONT><HR NOSHADE></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ James K. Schuler</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James K. Schuler</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Eugene S. Rosenfeld</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Eugene S. Rosenfeld</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Thomas Connelly</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas Connelly</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Douglas M. Tonokawa</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Douglas M. Tonokawa</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Pamela S. Jones</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Pamela S. Jones</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Thomas Bevilacqua</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Thomas Bevilacqua</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Martin T. Hart</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Martin T. Hart</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Ricardo Koenigsberger</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Ricardo Koenigsberger</FONT></TD>
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Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Lee Neibart</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Lee Neibart</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Arnold Rosenstein</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Arnold Rosenstein</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ David M. Traversi</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David M. Traversi</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="36%" VALIGN="CENTER"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><I>/s/ Raymond Wirta</I></FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Raymond Wirta</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="38%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Director</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH="21%" ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
August 27, 2001</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP with respect to the validity of the securities being offered.</FONT></TD>
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23.1</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Ernst &amp; Young LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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23.2</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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24.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Power of Attorney is included on signature page of this registration statement.</FONT></TD>
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99.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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99.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="88%"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 23, 2001).</FONT></TD>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_de1719_1">PART I</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_dg1719_2">Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_dg1719_3">Item 4. Description of Securities.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_dg1719_4">Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_dg1719_5">Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_dg1719_6">Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_dg1719_7">Item 8. Exhibits.</A></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_dg1719_8">Item 9. Undertakings.</A></FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="#toc_jc1719_2">POWER OF ATTORNEY</A></FONT><BR>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2001
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SCHULER HOMES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
99-0351900
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
400 Continental Boulevard, Suite 100
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 648-7200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
SCHULER HOMES, INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
SCHULER HOMES, INC. 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Thomas
Connelly
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Schuler Homes, Inc.
400 Continental Boulevard, Suite 100
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 648-7200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Robert K. Montgomery, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
2029 Century Park East
Los Angeles, California 90067
(310) 552-8500
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
Amount of Registration Fee
Class A Common Stock ($0.001 par value) issuable under:
Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan
788,000
$8.438
$6,649,144.00
$1,662.29
Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
367,067
$12.006
$4,407,006.40
$1,101.75
Total:
1,155,067
$11,029,721.58
$2,757.43
(1)
This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Class A Common Stock which become issuable under any of the Plans by
reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the Registrant's receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
Registrant's outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.
(2)
The
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share represents a weighted average of the following estimates calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). With respect to 788,000 shares subject to outstanding options to purchase Class A Common Stock under the Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, the Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the weighted average exercise price of $8.438 per share pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act. With respect to the 367,067 shares of Class A
Common Stock available for future grant and/or purchase under the Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the estimated Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share is equal to the average
of the high and low prices of the Class A Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 24, 2001, multiplied by 85%, which is the percentage of the trading purchase price applicable
to purchases under the referred Plan pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act.
This Registration Statement shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities Exchange Commission, and
the sales of the registered securities will begin as soon as reasonably practicable after such effective date.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Schuler Homes, Inc. (formerly known as Schuler Holdings, Inc.) (the "Registrant") hereby files this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 relating to its Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, which may be sold upon the exercise of options granted and/or sale of shares under the plans listed
below (collectively, the "Plans").
Pursuant
to the reorganization (the "Reorganization") provided for in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated as of September 12, 2000, and as amended as of
January 15, 2001, by and among Schuler Residential, Inc., a Delaware corporation (formerly known as Schuler Homes, Inc.) ("Schuler Residential"), Apollo Real Estate Investment
Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Apollo"), Blackacre WPH, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Blackacre"), Highridge Pacific Housing Investors, L.P., a California limited
partnership ("Highridge"), AP WP Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("APWP"), AP Western GP Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("AP Western"), AP LHI, Inc., a California
corporation ("APLHI"), and Lamco Housing, Inc., a California corporation ("Lamco" and, together with Apollo, Blackacre, Highridge, APWP, AP Western and APLHI, the "Western Pacific Owners"), the
business operations of Schuler Residential and the entities owned by the Western Pacific Owners ("Western Pacific Housing") were combined. To effect the Reorganization, Schuler Residential and the
Western Pacific Owners formed the Registrant to hold the ownership interests of Schuler Residential and Western Pacific Housing. Upon the consummation of the Reorganization in April 2001, the
Registrant assumed the obligations of Schuler Residential under the Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
This
Registration Statement relates to the Class A Common Stock of the Registrant issuable pursuant to the Plans as follows:
•
788,000
shares subject to the Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan; and
•
367,067
shares subject to the Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1). Such documents
are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. Such documents
and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001 filed with the Commission on July 5, 2001 and Schuler
Residential, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001 filed with the Commission on June 29, 2001.
(b)
The
Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 9, 2001.
(c)
The
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 filed with the Commission on August 14, 2001.
(d)
All
other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") since the end of the fiscal year covered
by the Registrant's Form 10-K.
(e)
The
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as amended, filed with the Commission on June 22, 2001, which provides a description of the
Registrant's Class A Common Stock, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All
documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative other than an action by or
in the right of the corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity may be against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was
unlawful.
Section 145(b)
of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a
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party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer of the
corporation, against any expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in
good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.
Section 145(g)
of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person
who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the law.
Article 5
of our bylaws provides in pertinent part:
"Actions, Suits or Proceedings Other Than By or in the Right of the Corporation.
The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or
is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or
in the right of the corporation), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become a Director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the
request of the corporation as a Director or officer of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have
been taken or omitted in such capacity against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or on his or her
behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Actions or Suits by or in the Right of the Corporation.
The corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was or has agreed to become a Director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving or has agreed to
serve at the request of the corporation as a Director or officer of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action
alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person or
on his or her behalf in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
Indemnification of Employees and Other Agents.
The Board of Directors in its discretion shall have the power on behalf
of the corporation, subject to applicable law, and upon such terms and subject to such conditions as the Board of Directors shall determine, to indemnify any person made a party to any action, suit or
proceeding by reason of the fact that such person, or such person's testator or intestate, is or was an employee or other agent of the corporation and to advance costs, charges and
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expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred by such person in defending any such action, suit, or proceeding."
Article
Eleventh of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that a director of ours shall not be personally liable to us or our to our stockholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (a) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) pursuant to Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (d) for any transaction from
which a director derived an improper personal benefit.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
Name
5.1
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP with respect to the validity of the securities being offered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney is included on signature page of this registration statement.
99.1
Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
99.2
Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 23, 2001).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
to
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)
to
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low
or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;
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(iii)
to
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided,
however, that paragraphs (a)(l)(i) and (a)(l)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2)
That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(3)
To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b)
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act)
that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned on the 27th day of August, 2001.
SCHULER HOMES, INC.
(Registrant)
By
/s/ James K. Schuler
James K. Schuler
Co-Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW BY ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS: that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints James K. Schuler and Eugene S.
Rosenfeld and each one of them, acting individually and without the other, as his or her attorney-in-fact for him in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to
this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying the confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ James K. Schuler
James K. Schuler
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 27, 2001
/s/ Eugene S. Rosenfeld
Eugene S. Rosenfeld
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors
August 27, 2001
/s/ Thomas Connelly
Thomas Connelly
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)
August 27, 2001
/s/ Douglas M. Tonokawa
Douglas M. Tonokawa
Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
August 27, 2001
/s/ Pamela S. Jones
Pamela S. Jones
Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Director
August 27, 2001
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/s/ Thomas Bevilacqua
Thomas Bevilacqua
Director
August 27, 2001
/s/ Martin T. Hart
Martin T. Hart
Director
August 27, 2001
/s/ Ricardo Koenigsberger
Ricardo Koenigsberger
Director
August 27, 2001
/s/ Lee Neibart
Lee Neibart
Director
August 27, 2001
/s/ Arnold Rosenstein
Arnold Rosenstein
Director
August 27, 2001
/s/ David M. Traversi
David M. Traversi
Director
August 27, 2001
/s/ Raymond Wirta
Raymond Wirta
Director
August 27, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
5.1
Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP with respect to the validity of the securities being offered.
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney is included on signature page of this registration statement.
99.1
Schuler Homes, Inc. 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
99.2
Schuler Homes, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on April 23, 2001).
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Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
EXHIBIT INDEX