Simpson Thacher is representing Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: HOV) and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), one of the nation’s largest homebuilders and a long-standing client of the Firm, in connection with the registered offering by K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary (“K. Hovnanian”), of $41.6 million of additional 6.25% Senior Notes due 2016 (the “Notes”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to fund the redemption of all of K. Hovnanian’s outstanding 6.5% Senior Notes due 2014 and 6.375% Senior Notes due 2014 and to pay related fees and expenses.
 
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