UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
December 16, 2004
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Lennar Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-11749 | 95-4337490 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
700 Northwest 107th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33172
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(305) 559-4000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On December 16, 2004, the Board of Directors of Lennar Corporation (the “Company”) adopted amendments to the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to modify or clarify the Company’s policies regarding (1) consequences relating to violations of the Code; (2) compliance with laws, rules and regulations relating to business practices between associates, officers or directors of the Company and any of the Company’s current or prospective vendors, suppliers, contractors or customers, as well as competitors and governmental agencies; (3) conflicts of interest relating to (i) transactions with the Company, (ii) non-Company business, and (iii) gifts, favors or personal incentives; (4) the composition of the Conflicts Committee; (5) procedures relating to confidential and anonymous reporting to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors; and (6) compliance with policies prohibiting harassment and discrimination in employment. A copy of the Company’s amended Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is included as Exhibit 14.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is available on the Company’s website at www.lennar.com.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Document | |
| 14.1 | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of Lennar Corporation, as amended on December 16, 2004. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: December 22, 2004 |
Lennar Corporation | |||
| By: |
/s/ Bruce E. Gross | |||
| Name: |
Bruce E. Gross | |||
| Title: |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Document | |
| 14.1 | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of Lennar Corporation, as amended on December 16, 2004. |