# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000357294
**File Stem:** 0001140361-23-005976
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 1947
**Document Hash:** e66f82792972cc1117ae2a723a643312
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001140361-23-005976.hdr.sgml**: 20230210

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001140361-23-005976

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230210

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230210

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000357294
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 221851059
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1031

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-08551
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23612702

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 90 MATAWAN ROAD, 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** MATAWAN
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07747
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 7327477800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 90 MATAWAN ROAD, 5TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** MATAWAN
- **STATE:** NJ
- **ZIP:** 07747

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### UNITED STATES

### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### Washington, D.C. 20549

### SCHEDULE 14A
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the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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