Post-effective Amendment to an S-8 Filing (s-8 Pos)
02 October 2015 - 5:51AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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Registration No. 333-176155
Registration No. 333-176156
Registration No. 33-32431 |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
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52-0849948 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
3011 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, California 91361-3027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)
THE RYLAND GROUP, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS OPPORTUNITY PLAN
and
THE RYLAND
GROUP, INC. 2011 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN
and
THE RYLAND GROUP, INC. 2011 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PLAN
(Full Title of The Plans)
Timothy J. Geckle
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
The Ryland Group, Inc.
3011 Townsgate Road, Suite 200
Westlake Village, California 91361
[805-367-3800]
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting
company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Smaller reporting company |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Ryland Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Registrant), is filing this post-effective amendment to
deregister certain securities originally registered pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 8, 2011 (file no. 333-176155), Form S-8 filed on August 8, 2011 (file no. 333-176156), and Form S-8 filed on
December 8, 1989 (file no. 33-32431), with respect to shares of the Registrants Common Stock, par value $1.00 (the Common Stock). These shares were registered for offer or sale pursuant to The Ryland Group, Inc.
2011 Equity and Incentive Plan (the 2011 EIP), The Ryland Group, Inc. 2011 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (the 2011 DSP), and The Ryland Group, Inc. Retirement Savings Opportunity Plan (the
RSOP). A total of 3,000,000 shares, 176,000 shares, and 40,000 shares were registered for issuance under the Registrants 2011 EIP, 2011 DSP, and RSOP, respectively.
The Registrant has entered into an amended merger agreement with Standard Pacific Corp., a Delaware corporation (Standard
Pacific), as of June 14, 2015. The Registrant and Standard Pacific have agreed to the merger of the Registrant with and into Standard Pacific, with Standard Pacific continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger under the
name CalAtlantic Group, Inc. Consequently, no future awards will be made under the Registrants 2011 EIP, 2011 DSP, or RSOP. Pursuant to the undertaking contained in the Registration Statement 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, the Registrant is filing this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to deregister an aggregate of 1,588,234
shares, 96,830 shares, and 40,000 shares of the Registrants Common Stock previously registered that have not been issued and will not in the future be issued under the 2011 EIP, the 2011 DSP, and the RSOP, respectively.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Post-Effective Amendment to Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Westlake
Village, State of California, on the 1st day of October, 2015.
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THE RYLAND GROUP, INC. |
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By: |
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/s/ Timothy J. Geckle |
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Timothy J. Geckle |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment to
Form S-8 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Larry T. Nicholson
Larry T. Nicholson |
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Larry T. Nicholson
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) |
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October 1, 2015 |
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/s/ Gordon A. Milne
Gordon A. Milne |
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Gordon A. Milne
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer) |
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October 1, 2015 |
A majority of the Board of Directors:
William L. Jews, Ned Mansour, Robert E. Mellor, Norman J. Metcalfe, Larry T. Nicholson, Charlotte St. Martin, Robert G.
van Schoonenberg
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/s/ Timothy J. Geckle
Timothy J. Geckle |
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As Attorney-in-Fact |
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October 1, 2015 |
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