SEC Form 4 · accession 0001225208-26-006649

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC · HOV

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Ara K Hovnanian

Officer — Chairman of the Board & CEO · Director · 10% Owner

Period of report

Jul 15, 2026

Accepted (ET)

Jul 17, 2026 · 4:31 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

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Issuer CIK

0000357294

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Class A Common Stock^F1	Jul 15, 2026	C	12,595	$0.00	A	12,595	D
Class A Common Stock^F2,F3	holding	—	—		—	52,286	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Esther K. Barry's family
Class A Common Stock^F2,F4	holding	—	—		—	20,523	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Lucy K. Kalian's family
Class A Common Stock^F2,F5	holding	—	—		—	62,896	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Nadia K. Rodriguez's family
Class A Common Stock^F2,F6	holding	—	—		—	45,635	I	Held as trustee of trusts for Sossie K. Najarian's family
Class A Common Stock^F2,F7	holding	—	—		—	3,564	I	Held by trusts for Esther K. Barry's family
Class A Common Stock^F2,F8	holding	—	—		—	4,133	I	Held by trusts for Lucy K. Kalian's family
Class A Common Stock^F2,F9	holding	—	—		—	720	I	Held by trusts for Nadia K. Rodriguez's family
Class A Common Stock^F2,F10	holding	—	—		—	720	I	Held by trusts for Sossie K. Najarian's family
Class A Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	668	I	Held by wife

Table II — derivative securities

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Class B Common Stock^F11,F12	—	Jul 15, 2026	C	12,595	D	—	—	Class A Common Stock	12,595	324,716	D
Class B Common Stock^F11,F12	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	5,328	5,328	I
Class B Common Stock^F11,F12	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	5,328	5,328	I
Class B Common Stock^F11,F12	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	160	160	I
Class B Common Stock^F11,F12	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	160	160	I
Class B Common Stock^F13,F11,F12	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	157,435	157,435	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F14,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	25,281	25,281	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F4,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	25,281	25,281	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F5,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	25,281	25,281	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F15,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	25,281	25,281	I
Class B Common Stock^F16,F11,F12	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	50,508	50,508	I
Class B Common Stock^F11,F12	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	5,125	5,125	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F7,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	38,737	38,737	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F17,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	42,035	42,035	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F8,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	38,778	38,778	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F9,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	22,849	22,849	I
Class B Common Stock^{F2,F10,F11,F12}	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	33,256	33,256	I
Class B Common Stock^F11,F12	—	holding	—	—	—	—	—	Class A Common Stock	812	812	I

Explanation of responses

F1On July 15, 2026, Ara Hovnanian converted 12,595 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative ("Class B Common Stock"), in to an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative ("Class A Common Stock").
F10Held by The Sossie K. Najarian Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest
F11The Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative ("Class B Common Stock"), is immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative ("Class A Common Stock")
F12No expiration date
F13Held by Ara K. Hovnanian 2012 Trust, of which the reporting person is trustee, including shares held through a limited liability company interest in the Hovnanian Family 2012 LLC (the "2012 LLC")
F14Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Esther K. Barry, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the 2012 LLC
F15Held by trust for the benefit of the family of Sossie K. Najarian, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, through a limited liability company interest in the 2012 LLC
F16Held by The Ara K. Hovnanian Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is trustee
F17Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Kevork S. Hovnanian, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest
F2The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his potential pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these shares in this report shall not be deemed an admission of the beneficial ownership of all of the reported shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose
F3Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Esther K. Barry, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the Hovnanian Family 2012 LLC (the "2012 LLC").
F4Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Lucy K. Kalian, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the 2012 LLC
F5Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Nadia K. Rodriguez, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the 2012 LLC
F6Held by trusts for the benefit of the family of Sossie K. Najarian, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest, including shares held through a limited liability interest in the 2012 LLC
F7Held by The Esther K. Barry Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest
F8Held by The Lucy K. Kalian Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest
F9Held by The Nadia K. Rodriguez Family 1994 Long-Term Trust, of which the reporting person is a trustee and has a potential remainder interest