UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 2, 2015
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland | | 001-08029 | | 52-0849948 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification
No.) |
3011 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, California 91361-3027 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 367-3800
| Not Applicable | |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Effective March 2, 2015, Mr. Dave Fristoe retired as Principal Accounting Officer of The Ryland Group, Inc. (“Ryland”). Mr. Fristoe will continue in his role as a Senior Vice President of Ryland until he retires as an employee of Ryland on May 1, 2015. Effective March 2, 2015, Mr. Gordon Milne, Ryland’s Principal Financial Officer, was appointed to the additional position of Ryland’s Principal Accounting Officer. Hratch Tavidian has assumed Mr. Fristoe’s position as Corporate Controller.
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.
| THE RYLAND GROUP, INC. |
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Date: March 2, 2015 | By: | /s/ Timothy J. Geckle | |
| | Timothy J. Geckle |
| | Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
| | and Secretary |
