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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to be held on March 16, 2010
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareholder Meeting to be held on March 16, 2010
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. |
Meeting
Information
Meeting
Type: Annual
For holders as of: January 19, 2010 Date: March 16, 2010 Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: The offices of Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017 |
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 Hovnanian Enterprised, Inc. 110 West Front Street P. O. Box 500 Red Bank, NJ 07701 |
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important information contained in the proxy materials before
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— How To Vote —
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Vote In Person: Please
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the Company's 2010 Annual Meeting. Please check the meeting materials for
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Proposals to be
voted on at our Annual Meeting are listed below along with the Board of
Director's recommendations.
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The Board of
Directors recommends that you vote FOR each of the nominees listed in
proposal 1 and FOR proposals 2 and 3.
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| Vote on Directors | ||||
| 1. |
Election of
directors.
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| 01) | Ara K. Hovnanian | 05) John J. Robbins | ||
| 02) | Robert B. Coutts | 06) J. Larry Sorsby | ||
| 03) | Edward A. Kangas | 07) Stephen D. Weinroth | ||
| 04) | Joseph A. Marengi | |||
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| 2. | Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2010. | |||
| 3. | Approval of amendments to our Amended and Restated 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. | |||
| 4. | Consideration of such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof. | |||
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