Form S-3ASR
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2012

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.

Co-registrants are listed on the following pages

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

Co-registrants are listed on

the following pages

 

15360 Barranca Parkway

Irvine, California 92618

(949) 789-1600

  33-0475989

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

John P. Babel, Esq.

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Standard Pacific Corp.

15360 Barranca Parkway

Irvine, California 92618

(949) 789-1600

(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,

Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copies to:

Michelle A. Hodges

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

3161 Michelson Drive

Irvine, California 92612

(949) 451-3800

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  x

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement from the same offering.  ¨

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  x

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ¨

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. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered (1)   Amount
to be
Registered (1)
  Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share (1)
 

Proposed Maximum
Aggregate

Offering Price (1)

 

Amount of
Registration

Fee (1)

Debt Securities and Common Stock of Standard Pacific Corp. (2)

               

Guarantees of the Debt Securities by direct and indirect subsidiaries of Standard Pacific Corp. (3)

               

Total

  $                       $                   $            

 

 

(1) This information is omitted pursuant to General Instruction II.E of Form S-3. An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of securities of each identified class is being registered as may from time to time be offered at indeterminate prices. Separate consideration may or may not be received for securities that are issuable on exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities. In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.
(2) Includes an indeterminate number of shares of Standard Pacific Corp.’s common stock that may be issued upon conversion or exchange of the debt securities. Each share of Standard Pacific Corp.’s common stock includes a right to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement between Standard Pacific Corp. and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent.
(3) The guarantees are the full and unconditional guarantee of Standard Pacific’s obligations under its debt securities by its wholly owned subsidiaries listed on the following pages. No separate consideration will be received for the guarantees of debt securities. No additional registration fee for the guarantees will be due pursuant to Rule 457(n).

 

 

 


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The following direct and indirect subsidiaries of Standard Pacific Corp. may guarantee the debt securities of Standard Pacific Corp. and are co-registrants under this registration statement.

 

Name of Co-Registrant

   Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization
   I.R.S. Employer
Identification  No.
HSP Arizona, Inc.    Delaware    86-0927140
HWB Investments, Inc.    Delaware    27-0019252
Lagoon Valley Residential, LLC    California    20-2636836
Standard Pacific 1, Inc.    Delaware    20-4356066
Standard Pacific of Arizona, Inc.    Delaware    86-0927144
Standard Pacific of Colorado, Inc.    Delaware    94-3361834
Standard Pacific of Florida GP, Inc.    Delaware    20-4356126
Standard Pacific of Las Vegas, Inc.    Delaware    20-2834287
Standard Pacific of Orange County, Inc.    Delaware    33-0558026
Standard Pacific of South Florida GP, Inc.    Delaware    27-0019247
Standard Pacific of South Florida, general partnership    Florida    65-0643480
Standard Pacific of Tampa GP, Inc.    Delaware    41-2062547
Standard Pacific of Tampa, general partnership    Florida    81-0579276
Standard Pacific of Texas, Inc.    Delaware    20-4356880
Standard Pacific of the Carolinas, LLC    Delaware    59-3483072
Standard Pacific of Tonner Hills, LLC    Delaware    20-0350714
Standard Pacific of Walnut Hills, Inc.    Delaware    03-0505710
Westfield Homes USA, Inc.    Delaware    71-0898386


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PROSPECTUS

 

LOGO

STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.

Debt Securities

Guarantees of Debt Securities

Common Stock

 

 

This prospectus provides a general description of the following securities that may be offered hereunder from time to time: Standard Pacific Corp.’s debt securities, the full and unconditional guarantee of its obligations under its debt securities by certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries, and its common stock. Each time we sell securities hereunder, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that contains specific information about the offering and the specific terms of the securities offered. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in our securities.

The common stock of Standard Pacific Corp. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SPF.”

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” contained in our periodic filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is July 31, 2012


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     1   

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

     1   

THE COMPANY

     2   

USE OF PROCEEDS

     2   

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

     2   

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

     3   

DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

     4   

COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK, STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, STOCKHOLDERS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     4   

DEBT SECURITIES

     8   

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     13   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     15   

EXPERTS

     15   

LEGAL MATTERS

     15   

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

     15   

 

 

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Standard Pacific Corp., a Delaware corporation, and its predecessors and consolidated subsidiaries.

If you are in a jurisdiction where offers to sell, or solicitations of offers to purchase, the securities offered by this document are unlawful, or if you are a person to whom it is unlawful to direct these types of activities, then the offer presented in this prospectus does not extend to you.

We have not authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about us that is different from or in addition to, that contained in this prospectus, including in any of the materials that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and any free writing prospectus prepared or authorized by us. Therefore, if anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it as authorized by us. Neither the delivery of this prospectus, nor any sale made hereunder, shall under any circumstances create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date hereof or that the information incorporated by reference herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of such information.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain of the matters discussed in this prospectus or incorporated herein constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). In general, “forward-looking statements” can be identified by use of words such as “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “plan” and similar expressions. Our forward-looking statements represent our expectations and beliefs regarding future events. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include those factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” contained in our periodic filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and any prospectus supplement to this prospectus.

All forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain as they are based on various expectations and assumptions concerning future events and they are subject to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected. Our past performance or past or present economic conditions are not indicative of future performance or conditions. Due to these inherent uncertainties, current or potential investors in our securities are urged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. In addition, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or changes to projections over time.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to time, offer any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings.

The types of securities that we may offer and sell from time to time by this prospectus are:

 

 

debt securities of Standard Pacific Corp., which may include guarantees of the debt securities by certain of the direct and indirect subsidiaries of Standard Pacific Corp.; and

 

 

common stock of Standard Pacific Corp.

We may issue debt securities convertible into shares of Standard Pacific Corp. common stock.

This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer hereunder. Each time we sell securities hereunder, we will describe in a prospectus supplement, which we will deliver with this prospectus, specific information about the offering and the terms of the particular securities offered. In each prospectus supplement, we will include the following information:

 

 

the type and amount of securities that we propose to sell;

 

 

the public offering price of the securities;

 

 

the names of any underwriters, agents or dealers through or to which the securities will be sold;

 

 

any compensation of those underwriters, agents or dealers;

 

 

information about any securities exchanges or automated quotation systems on which the securities will be listed or traded;

 

 

any risk factors applicable to the securities that we propose to sell; and

 

 

any other material information about the offering and sale of the securities.

In addition, the prospectus supplement may also add, update or change the information contained in this prospectus.


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THE COMPANY

We are a geographically diversified builder of single-family attached and detached homes. We construct homes within a wide range of price and size targeting a broad range of homebuyers, with an emphasis on moveup buyers. We have operations in major metropolitan markets in California, Florida, Texas, the Carolinas, Arizona and Colorado and we have built more than 115,000 homes during our 47-year history.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the percentages of our home deliveries by state and product mix (including deliveries by unconsolidated joint ventures) were as follows:

 

State

   Percentage of
Deliveries
 

California

     37

Florida

     18   

Texas

     18   

Carolinas

     16   

Arizona

     7   

Colorado

     3   

Nevada

     1   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

 

Product mix

   Percentage of
Deliveries
 

Move-up/Luxury

     73

Entry-level

     27   
  

 

 

 

Total

     100
  

 

 

 

In addition to our core homebuilding operations, we also have a mortgage banking subsidiary that originates loans for our homebuyers that are generally sold in the secondary mortgage market and a title services subsidiary that acts as a title insurance agent performing title examination services for our Texas homebuyers.

USE OF PROCEEDS

Except as may be stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include the acquisition, development and construction of new residential properties, the acquisition of companies or operations in homebuilding and related businesses, or the repayment of existing indebtedness.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, adjusted for the retroactive application of ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income”.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2011     2010     2009  
     (Dollars in thousands)  

Net loss

   $ (16,417   $ (11,724   $ (13,786

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

      

Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps

     6,402        247        7,424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

   $ (10,015   $ (11,477   $ (6,362
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated:

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,     

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2012      2011      2011      2010      2009      2008      2007  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(1)(2)

    
1.0x
  
    

  
                                       

 

 

(1) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges is calculated by dividing earnings, as defined, by fixed charges, as defined. For this purpose, “earnings” means income from continuing operations (plus cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures) before (a) income taxes, (b) homebuilding interest, (c) expensing of previously capitalized interest included in costs of sales, (d) interest portion of rent expense, and (e) income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures. For this purpose, “fixed charges” means homebuilding interest incurred, whether expensed or capitalized, and the interest portion of rent expense, and excludes interest expense from our financial services subsidiary of $1.1 million and $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $1.7 million, $1.3 million, $2.1 million, $3.1 million and $6.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
(2) For the six months ended June 30, 2011, and the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007, our earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges; the amount of additional earnings needed to cover fixed charges for such periods were $49.5 million, $62.8 million, $23.1 million, $75.2 million, $1,127.8 million and $656.6 million, respectively.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

The following is a general description of the terms and provisions of the securities we may offer and sell by this prospectus. These summaries are not meant to be complete. This prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement will contain the material terms and conditions of each security. The prospectus supplement may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the securities as described in this prospectus.

COMMON STOCK, PREFERRED STOCK, STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT AND STOCKHOLDERS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

Our authorized capital stock consists of 600,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value. Our certificate of incorporation, as amended to date, does not authorize any other classes of capital stock.

Common Stock

We have one existing class of common stock. Holders of shares of our existing common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by our stockholders and may not cumulate votes for the election of directors.

The holders of shares of our existing common stock are entitled to receive ratably dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for dividend payments, subject to any dividend preferences of any holders of any other series of common stock and preferred stock. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, after full payment of all liabilities and liquidation preferences of any other series of common stock and any preferred stock, the holders of shares of our existing common stock are entitled to share ratably in all remaining assets. Our existing common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the shares of our existing common stock.

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to issue new series of common stock without stockholder approval. Subject to the Delaware corporation law, our board of directors may:

 

 

fix or alter the designations, powers and preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of any new series of common stock, including, without limitation:

 

   

dividend rights and whether dividends are cumulative;

 

   

conversion rights, if any;

 

   

voting rights, including the number of votes, if any, per share, as well as the number of members, if any, of the board or the percentage of members, if any, of the board each series of common stock may be entitled to elect; and

 

   

rights and terms of redemption, including sinking fund provisions, if any, redemption price and liquidation preferences of any series of common stock;

 

 

fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designations of each series; and

 

 

increase or decrease the number of shares of any series of common stock but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding.

Our board of directors has no power to alter the rights of any outstanding shares of our common stock. Although we currently do not intend to do so, our board of directors, without stockholder approval, may issue a new series of common stock with rights that could negatively affect the voting power or other rights of our existing common stockholders.

Our common stock is listed under the symbol “SPF” on the New York Stock Exchange. Computershare is the Transfer Agent and Registrar for our common stock.

 

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Preferred stock

As of the date of this prospectus, there are 5,000,000 authorized shares of Series B junior participating convertible preferred stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”), of which 450,829 shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding and convertible into 147.8 million shares of our common stock. The number of shares of common stock into which our Series B Preferred Stock is convertible is determined by dividing $1,000 by the applicable conversion price ($3.05, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments) plus cash in lieu of fractional shares. The Series B Preferred Stock ranks pari passu with our common stock and junior to all other preferred stock of the Company, other than a class or series of preferred stock, the terms of which expressly provide that such class of series will rank on parity with the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series B Preferred Stock has no liquidation preference over our common stock.

The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at the holder’s option into shares of our common stock provided that no holder, with its affiliates, may beneficially own total voting power of our voting stock in excess of 49%. The Series B Preferred Stock also mandatorily converts into our common stock upon its sale, transfer or other disposition by MP CA Homes LLC (“MatlinPatterson”) or its affiliates to an unaffiliated third party. The Series B Preferred Stock votes together with our common stock on all matters upon which holders of our common stock are entitled to vote. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock is entitled to such number of votes as the number of shares of our common stock into which such share of Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, provided that the aggregate votes attributable to such shares with respect to any holder of Series B Preferred Stock (including its affiliates), taking into consideration any other voting securities of the Company held by such stockholder, cannot exceed more than 49% of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Company. If the board of directors declares and pays a dividend on the common stock, then the board of directors is required to declare and pay to holders of Series B Preferred Stock a dividend in an amount per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the dividend payable on the number of shares of common stock into which each share of Series B Preferred Stock is then convertible. As of the date of this prospectus, the outstanding shares of common stock (89.4 million shares) and Series B Preferred Stock owned by MatlinPatterson represented approximately 68% of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on an if-converted basis.

Our board of directors may, without stockholder approval, issue in addition to the authorized but unissued shares of Series B Preferred Stock up to 5,000,000 additional shares of our undesignated preferred stock in one or more series and, subject to Delaware corporation law, may:

 

   

fix or alter the designations, powers and preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of any series of preferred stock, including without limitation:

 

   

dividend rights and whether dividends are cumulative;

 

   

conversion rights, if any;

 

   

voting rights, including the number of votes, if any, per share, as well as the number of members, if any, of the board or the percentage of members, if any, of the board each class or series of preferred stock may be entitled to elect; and

 

   

rights and terms of redemption, including sinking fund provisions, if any, redemption price and liquidation preferences of any series of preferred stock;

 

   

fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designations of each series; and

 

   

increase or decrease the number of shares of any series of preferred stock if but not below the number of shares of the series then outstanding.

Our board of directors has no power to alter the rights of any outstanding shares of our preferred stock. Although we currently do not intend to do so, our board of directors may issue shares of preferred stock with voting and conversion rights which could negatively affect the voting power or other rights of our common stockholders, and the board could take that action without stockholder approval.

Effect of new issuance

If the board of directors were to approve the issuance of a new series of common stock or preferred stock, the issuance of such shares could:

 

   

decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to existing common stockholders;

 

   

make removal of the present management more difficult;

 

   

result in restrictions upon the payment of dividends and other distributions to the existing common stockholders;

 

   

delay or prevent a change in control of the Company; and

 

   

limit the price that investors are willing to pay in the future for our existing common stock.

 

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Stockholders agreement

On June 27, 2008, we and MatlinPatterson entered into a stockholders agreement. The stockholders agreement provides, among other matters, as follows:

Board representation. For so long as MatlinPatterson and its affiliates own at least 10% of the total voting power of the Company, it will be entitled to designate such number of directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors as would be proportionate to the total voting power beneficially owned by MatlinPatterson and its affiliates, provided that the number of directors appointed by MatlinPatterson shall never exceed one person less than a majority of the directors then serving on the Company’s board of directors. MatlinPatterson has the right to replace any director designated by it, at any time, with or without cause, and fill any vacancy caused by the death, resignation, removal or disability, or other reason, of any director designated by it. To the extent MatlinPatterson and its affiliates decrease their holdings of voting stock of the Company, the Company has the right to request the resignation of directors designated by MatlinPatterson to maintain such appointments in proportion to MatlinPatterson’s holdings of voting stock. Each committee of the board of directors, other than the audit committee or any committee formed to consider a transaction between the Company and MatlinPatterson or its affiliates, shall contain at least one director designated by MatlinPatterson.

Corporate opportunities. As long as MatlinPatterson, its director designees and their affiliates comply with the confidentiality obligations in the stockholders agreement, the Company has renounced certain corporate and investment opportunities that may come to the attention of MatlinPatterson, its director designees and their affiliates. Such provisions do not apply to opportunities that come to the attention of such persons or entities as a result of their position with the Company or that of their affiliates with the Company.

Amendments to certain documents. The Company has agreed not to amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws in any manner inconsistent with the stockholders agreement or to make certain amendments to the Company’s stockholder rights plan.

Standstill and transfer restrictions. MatlinPatterson has agreed to certain standstill provisions and restrictions on its and its affiliates’ ability to transfer certain of our securities.

Registration rights. MatlinPatterson is entitled to customary demand and piggyback registration rights.

Stockholders’ rights agreement

Effective December 20, 2011, we entered into an Amended and Restated Rights Agreement with Mellon Investor Services LLC. The Amended Rights Agreement amended and restated in its entirety the Company’s rights agreement, a form of which had been in effect since December 31, 2001. Our Board of Directors amended and restated the original rights agreement to update the exercise price of each preferred stock purchase right issued pursuant thereto to $20.00, extend the expiration date of such rights and the rights agreement for an additional three year period to December 31, 2014, and to make certain other clarifying and technical amendments. Each share of our common stock issued by us (prior to the expiration of the rights agreement or distribution of the rights) will have attached a right. In this prospectus, unless the context requires otherwise, all references to our common stock include the accompanying rights.

Currently, the rights are not exercisable and trade with our common stock. If the rights become exercisable, each full right, unless held by a person or group that beneficially owns more than 15% of our outstanding voting stock, will initially entitle the holder to purchase one one-hundredth of one share of our Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock, at an initial exercise price of $20.00, subject to adjustment. The rights will become exercisable only after a person or group has acquired, or publicly announced an intention to acquire through a tender offer or exchange offer, 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock. Under some circumstances, including the existence of a 15% acquiring person or group, each holder of a right, other than the acquiring person or group or certain transferees thereof, will be entitled to purchase at the right’s then current exercise price, shares of our common stock having a market value equal to two times the exercise price. If we are acquired by another entity after a person or group acquires 15% or more of our voting stock, each holder of a right, other than the acquiring person or group or certain transferees thereof, will be entitled to purchase shares of common stock of the acquiring entity having a market value of two times the right’s then current exercise price. The rights may be redeemed at a price of $0.001 per right until the tenth business day after a person or group acquires 15% or more of our voting stock unless we have merged or been acquired or the rights have expired prior to such date. The rights will expire on December 31, 2014, unless earlier redeemed, exchanged or exercised. The rights do not have voting or dividend rights, and until they become exercisable, do not have a dilutive effect on our earnings.

MatlinPatterson and its affiliates are defined as “Exempt Persons” under the rights agreement, and therefore will not be deemed an acquiring person, provided that MatlinPatterson and its affiliates will immediately cease to be an “Exempt Person” if a majority of the members of the Company’s board of directors who were not designated by MatlinPatterson pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, whether or not such members constitute a quorum of the board, determine, in good faith, that (A) MatlinPatterson or its affiliates are in material breach of the Stockholders Agreement, or that the Stockholders Agreement is no longer in full force and effect, and (B) that MatlinPatterson and its affiliates shall be deemed no longer to be an “Exempt Person” under the rights agreement.

 

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The terms of the rights are fully described in the amended and restated rights agreement between Mellon Investor Services LLC, as rights agent, and us. You should refer to the rights agreement, as amended, for a more detailed description of the terms and provisions of the rights. A copy of the amended rights agreement has been filed with and is publicly available at or from the SEC as described under the heading “Where you can find more information.”

Our rights may make more difficult or discourage an acquisition of the company that is deemed undesirable by our board of directors by causing substantial dilution to a person or group that attempts to acquire us on terms or in a manner not approved by our board of directors, except for an acquisition offer conditioned upon the purchase or redemption of our rights.

Possible anti-takeover effects of Delaware law and relevant provisions of our certificate of incorporation

In addition to our rights agreement, provisions of Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may make more difficult the acquisition of the company by tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise. For example:

 

   

Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law prohibits certain publicly-held Delaware corporations from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time such person became an interested stockholder unless the business combination is approved in a specified manner. Generally, an interested stockholder is a person who, together with its affiliates and associates, owns 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock, or is affiliated with the corporation and owns or owned 15% of the corporation’s voting stock within three years before the business combination.

 

   

Our certificate of incorporation provides that stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be taken by written consent without a meeting, provided however for as long as MatlinPatterson and its affiliates hold at least 40% of our voting power, any action permitted to be taken by our stockholders can be effected by written consent signed by holders of our capital stock having not less than the minimum number of votes necessary to authorize such action at a meeting at which all shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon are present and voted. Special meetings of stockholders may be called only by a majority of the members of our board of directors or by a committee thereof which has been duly provided the power and authority to call such meetings.

 

   

As discussed above, our certificate of incorporation permits our board of directors to issue a new series of common stock or preferred stock with terms that may make an acquisition by a third person more difficult or less attractive.

 

   

Our bylaws provide time limitations on stockholders who desire to present nominations for election to our board of directors or propose matters that can be acted upon at stockholders’ meetings.

Copies of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, each as amended, have been filed with and are publicly available at or from the SEC as described under the heading “Where you can find more information.”

 

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DEBT SECURITIES

We may offer senior, senior subordinated or subordinated debt securities pursuant to this prospectus. Senior debt securities will be issued under a senior debt indenture, senior subordinated debt securities under a senior subordinated debt indenture and subordinated debt securities under a subordinated debt indenture. We have filed a senior debt securities indenture, a senior subordinated debt indenture, and the form of a subordinated debt indenture, as exhibits to the registration statement filed with the SEC, of which this prospectus is a part. The debt securities will be issued under the indentures filed, supplemented to reflect the terms of such debt securities. References to an “indenture” below are references to the senior debt indenture, the senior subordinated debt indenture or the subordinated debt indenture, as applicable, under which a particular debt security is issued. The senior debt indenture, senior subordinated debt indenture and subordinated debt indenture are collectively referred to in this description as the “indentures.” The indentures are governed by the Trust Indenture Act. The indentures may be amended or supplemented from time to time. We will file any supplements or amendments to the indentures as exhibits to the registration statement filed with the SEC, of which this prospectus is a part. You may inspect the indentures and all amendments and supplements thereto at the office of the trustee, or as described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.” The prospectus supplement for each series of debt securities will state the name of the trustee for such series.

The following is a summary of the material provisions of the indentures. It does not restate the indentures entirely and is qualified by reference to the indentures and any supplements thereto. We urge you to read the indentures and any supplements thereto.

Terms of the Debt Securities

Our debt securities will be secured or unsecured obligations. We may issue them in one or more series. The indentures do not limit the aggregate amount of debt securities that may be issued under them. Authorizing resolutions or a supplemental indenture will set forth the specific terms of each series of debt securities. The prospectus supplement for each series of debt securities will describe:

 

 

the title of the debt securities, and whether the debt securities are senior, senior subordinated, or subordinated debt securities;

 

 

the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities and any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the series of debt securities;

 

 

the date or dates on which principal of the debt securities will be payable;

 

 

the rate or rates at which the debt securities will bear any interest, as well as the dates from which interest will accrue, the dates on which interest will be payable and the record date for the interest payable on any payment date;

 

 

the place or places where principal, and any premium and interest, on the debt securities will be payable and where the debt securities which are in registered form can be presented for registration of transfer or exchange; and the identification of any depositary or depositaries for any global debt securities;

 

 

any provisions regarding our right to redeem or purchase the debt securities or the right of holders to require us to redeem or purchase the debt securities;

 

 

any provisions requiring or permitting us to make payments to a sinking fund to be used to purchase or redeem the debt securities;

 

 

any restrictions upon our ability to incur additional debt;

 

 

the denominations in which the debt securities are issuable;

 

 

the currency or currencies in which principal and interest will be payable, if other than United States dollars;

 

 

any additions to, modifications of or deletions from the terms of the debt securities with respect to events of default or covenants or other provisions set forth in the indenture;

 

 

whether and upon what terms the debt securities may be defeased if different from the provisions set forth in the indenture;

 

 

the percentage of the principal amount at which debt securities will be issued and, if other than the full principal amount thereof, the percentage of the principal amount of the debt securities which is payable if maturity of the debt securities is accelerated because of a default;

 

 

the nature and terms of the security for any secured debt securities;

 

 

the specific terms and conditions, if any, upon which the debt securities may be subordinated to our other indebtedness;

 

 

if applicable, a discussion of the material federal income tax considerations, including the tax effects of “original issue discount” securities;

 

 

any right of holders of the debt securities to convert them into our common or preferred stock and the terms of any such conversion; and

 

 

any other material terms of the debt securities, which may be in addition to or different from the terms set forth in the indenture and this prospectus.

 

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Guarantees

Each prospectus supplement related to the issue of debt securities will also describe any guarantees by our direct and indirect 100% owned subsidiaries that may guarantee such debt securities, including the terms of subordination, if any, of any such guarantee. The guarantees will be full and unconditional and joint and several.

The indentures governing our outstanding securities provide that, in the event that any guarantee of a guarantor constitutes a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the guarantee shall be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to all other contingent and fixed liabilities of the applicable guarantor, result in the obligations of such guarantor under its guarantees not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.

Any guarantor may be released as a guarantor, and its guarantee terminated upon certain sales of all or substantially all of its assets (whether by merger or otherwise), if such sale is in compliance with the terms of the indenture, the legal defeasance of the respective series of notes and its guarantees, the designation of such guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary (as defined in the indenture), in accordance with the terms of the indenture, or as otherwise described in the prospectus supplement.

Events of Default and Remedies

An event of default with respect to any series of debt securities will be defined in the indenture or applicable supplemental indenture as being:

 

 

our default for 30 days in payment of any installment of interest on any debt security of that series;

 

 

our default in payment when due of the principal of or any premium on any of the debt securities of that series;

 

 

default by us in the observance or performance of any covenants in the indenture or the notes of that series, provided that with respect to certain of those covenants, we have 60 days to cure such default after we receive notice thereof from the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of that series of debt securities then outstanding;

 

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certain events involving our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; and

 

 

any additional events of default set forth in the prospectus supplement applicable to that series of debt securities.

The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of any series of debt securities of any default, except a default in payment of principal or any premium or interest with respect to that series of debt securities, if the trustee determines it in the interest of the holders of the series of debt securities to do so.

If certain events involving our bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur, all amounts of principal and interest due to the holders of such series of debt securities will become immediately due and payable. If any other event of default has occurred and is continuing with respect to any series of debt securities, the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of that series of debt securities then outstanding may declare the principal of all of the debt securities of that series to be due and payable immediately. However, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series then outstanding by written notice to the trustee and to us may waive any default or event of default with respect to that series of debt securities, other than any continuing event of default in payment of principal or interest. Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration with respect to that series and its consequences, except an acceleration due to a default resulting from continuing nonpayment of principal or interest on that series, if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree and if all existing events of default with respect to that series have been cured or waived.

The holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceedings for any remedy available to the trustee with respect to that series, subject to limitations specified in the indenture or supplemental indenture.

Defeasance

The indenture provides that we, at our option, may:

 

 

terminate all our obligations under any covenant in the indenture as they relate to any particular series of debt securities, other than the obligation to pay any interest on and the principal of the debt securities of that series and certain other obligations, after which such securities shall be deemed to be not outstanding for the purpose of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of the holders of such debt securities in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be outstanding for all other purposes under the indenture; and

 

 

terminate all of our obligations under the indenture as they relate to any particular series of debt securities, except the rights of holders to receive from the trust fund created therefor payment in respect of principal and interest and obligations relating to such defeasance, after which we shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire indebtedness represented by such series of debt securities.

To exercise any such option, we are required, among other things, to:

 

 

deposit in trust with the trustee, under an irrevocable trust and security agreement, money or United States government obligations or a combination thereof in an amount and at such times sufficient to pay principal of and any interest on the debt securities of that series to their maturity or redemption; and

 

 

comply with other conditions, including delivery to the trustee of an opinion of counsel (in the case of the first option in form reasonably satisfactory to the trustee and in the case of the second option to the effect that (1) we have received from, or there has been published by the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (2) since the issue date of such series of debt securities there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law), in each case to the effect that holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of our exercise of the right and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case otherwise.

Transfer and Exchange

A holder will be able to transfer or exchange debt securities only in accordance with the indenture. The registrar may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents, and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the indenture.

Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

Without the consent of any holder, we and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities to:

 

 

add covenants, agreements and obligations applicable to us for the benefit of the holders of any series of debt securities or to surrender any right or power conferred by the indenture upon us;

 

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evidence the assumption by a successor corporation of our obligations under the indenture and any series of debt securities;

 

 

appoint a successor trustee with respect to any series of debt securities and to add to or change any provision of the indenture as is necessary to provide for or facilitate the administration of any trusts created pursuant to the indenture by more than one trustee;

 

 

establish the form or terms of any series of unissued debt securities;

 

 

provide that specific provisions of the indenture will not apply to a particular series of unissued debt securities;

 

 

provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities;

 

 

cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency;

 

 

secure the debt securities; or

 

 

make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder of debt securities.

With the exceptions discussed below, we and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture or the debt securities of a particular series with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the affected series then outstanding. In addition, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series then outstanding may waive any existing default under, or compliance with, any provision of the indenture relating to a particular series of debt securities, other than any continuing event of default in payment of interest or principal. These consents and waivers may be obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for debt securities.

Without the consent of each holder affected, we and the trustee may not:

 

 

reduce the amount of debt securities of any series whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

 

 

reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest;

 

 

reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any debt security or alter any provision with respect to redemptions or mandatory offers to repurchase debt securities;

 

 

make any debt security payable at a place or in money other than that stated in the debt security;

 

 

modify certain provisions of the indenture relating to waivers that require the consent of holders;

 

 

modify the provision confirming that the rights of holders to receive payment of principal and interest with respect to any debt security, on or after the respective due dates, or to bring suit to enforce such payment on or after such respective dates;

 

 

adversely modify the ranking or priority of the debt securities; or

 

 

waive a continuing default in the payment of principal of or interest on the debt securities.

The right of any holder to participate in any consent required or sought pursuant to any provision of the indenture, and our obligation to obtain any consent otherwise required from that holder, may be subject to the requirement that the holder shall have been the holder of record of any debt securities with respect to which the consent is required or sought as of a date identified by the trustee in a notice furnished to holders in accordance with the indenture.

Book-Entry, Delivery and Form

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be issued in book-entry form and will be represented by one or more notes in registered global form. The global notes will be deposited with the trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company, or DTC, and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as DTC’s nominee or such other name as may be requested by DTC. DTC will maintain the notes in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof through its book-entry facilities. Purchases and sales of ownership interests in the debt securities will be accomplished by entries on the books of direct and indirect participants in the DTC system.

Under the terms of the indenture, we and the trustee may treat the persons in whose names any notes, including the global notes, are registered as the owners thereof for the purpose of receiving payments and for any and all other purposes whatsoever. Therefore so long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of the global notes, DTC or such nominee will be considered the sole holder of outstanding notes under the indenture. We or the trustee may give effect to any written certification, proxy or other authorization furnished by DTC or its nominee.

 

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A global note may not be transferred except as a whole by DTC, its successors or their respective nominees. Interests of beneficial owners in the global note may be transferred or exchanged for definitive securities in accordance with the rules and procedures of DTC. In addition, a global note may be exchangeable for notes in definitive form if:

 

 

DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as a depositary and we do not appoint a successor within 90 days; or

 

 

we, at our option, notify the trustee in writing that we elect to cause the issuance of notes in definitive form under the indenture.

In each instance, upon surrender by DTC or its nominee of the global note, notes in definitive form will be issued to each person that DTC or its nominee identifies as being the beneficial owner of the related notes.

Under the indenture, the holder of any global note may grant proxies and otherwise authorize any person, including its participants and persons who may hold interests through DTC participants, to take any action which a holder is entitled to take under the indenture.

Concerning the Trustee

In case an event of default occurs and is not cured, the trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care and skill as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of its own affairs. The trustee may refuse to perform any duty or exercise any right or power under the indenture, including proceeding to enforce a lien in an event of default, unless it receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

Governing Law

The laws of the State of New York will govern the indenture and the debt securities.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The securities that may be offered by this prospectus may be sold:

 

 

through agents;

 

 

to or through underwriters;

 

 

to or through broker-dealers (acting as agent or principal);

 

 

in “at the market offerings” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange, or otherwise;

 

 

directly to purchasers, through a specific bidding or auction process or otherwise; or

 

 

through a combination of any such methods of sale.

Agents, underwriters or broker-dealers may be paid compensation for offering and selling the securities. That compensation may be in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions to be received from us, from the purchasers of the securities or from both us and the purchasers. The compensation received may be in excess of customary discounts, concessions or commissions. Any underwriters, dealers, agents or other investors participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters,” as that term is defined in the Securities Act, and compensation and profits received by them on sale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting commissions, as that term is defined in the rules promulgated under the Securities Act.

Each time the securities are offered by this prospectus, the prospectus supplement, if required, will set forth:

 

 

the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent involved in the offer and sale of the securities;

 

 

the terms of the offering;

 

 

any discounts concessions or commissions and other items constituting compensation received by the underwriters, broker-dealers or agents;

 

 

any over-allotment option under which any underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;

 

 

any initial public offering price;

 

 

any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers;

 

 

any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed; and

 

 

the anticipated date of delivery of the securities.

 

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The securities may be sold at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices relating to the prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. The distribution of securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions, by means of one or more of the following transactions, which may include crosses or block trades:

 

 

exchange offers or other transactions on the New York Stock Exchange or any other organized market where the securities may be traded;

 

 

in the over-the-counter market;

 

 

in negotiated transactions;

 

 

through put or call option transactions relating to the securities;

 

 

under delayed delivery contracts or other contractual commitments; or

 

 

a combination of such methods of sale.

If underwriters are used in a sale, securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions. Securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. If an underwriter or underwriters are used in the sale of securities, an underwriting agreement will be executed with the underwriter or underwriters at the time an agreement for the sale is reached. This prospectus and the prospectus supplement will be used by the underwriters to resell the securities.

To comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, the securities offered by this prospectus will be offered and sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.

Agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against specified liabilities, including liabilities incurred under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments they may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. The prospectus supplement will describe the terms and conditions of such indemnification or contribution. Some of the agents, underwriters or dealers, or their respective affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business. We will describe in the prospectus supplement naming the underwriter the nature of any such relationship.

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each other class or series of securities issued will be a new issue with no established trading market. We may elect to list any other class or series of securities on any exchange, but we are not currently obligated to do so. It is possible that one or more underwriters, if any, may make a market in a class or series of securities, but the underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the securities.

Certain persons participating in the offering may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that such transactions may have on the price of the securities. For a description of these activities, see the information under the heading “Underwriting” in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Concurrently with any offering of debt securities that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock, we may offer from time to time our common stock by means of a separate prospectus supplement. In addition, we may agree to loan common stock to affiliates of the underwriters, dealers or agents for such debt securities or common stock, which affiliates we refer to as the “share borrowers,” pursuant to a share lending agreement to be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such share borrowers may use the borrowed shares or the proceeds therefrom to facilitate transactions by which investors in the debt securities may hedge their investments in such debt securities. In connection with facilitating those transactions, the share borrowers and their affiliates may receive customary, negotiated fees from investors.

In connection with any offering of debt securities that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our common stock, we may enter into convertible debt security hedge transactions with affiliates of the underwriters. Such convertible debt security hedge transactions may reduce the potential dilution to us upon conversion of such debt securities. We may apply a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the debt securities to pay the cost of such convertible debt security hedge transactions.

 

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In connection with establishing an initial hedge of these transactions, the hedge counterparty or its affiliates may enter into various derivative transactions with respect to our common stock, concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of such debt securities. These activities could have the effect of increasing or preventing a decline in the price of our common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of such debt securities.

In addition, the hedge counterparty or its affiliates will likely modify its hedge position following the pricing of such debt securities from time to time by entering into or unwinding various derivative transactions and/or purchasing or selling our common stock in secondary market transactions prior to the maturity of such debt securities (including during any settlement period in respect of any conversion of such debt securities). The effect, if any, of any of these transactions and activities on the market price of our common stock or such debt securities will depend in part on market conditions and cannot be ascertained at this time. Any of these activities could impact the price of our common stock and the value of such debt securities and, as a result, the value of the consideration and the number of shares, if any, that an investor would receive upon conversion of such debt securities and, under certain circumstances, such investor’s ability to convert such debt securities.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC registering the securities that may be offered and sold hereunder. The registration statement, including exhibits thereto, contains additional relevant information about us and these securities that, as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, we have not included in this prospectus. A copy of the registration statement can be obtained at the address set forth below. You should read the registration statement for further information about us and these securities.

Standard Pacific Corp. files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may read and copy this information at the following SEC location:

Public Reference Room

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

You can also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Room of the SEC. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like Standard Pacific Corp., who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that web site is www.sec.gov. Unless specifically listed under “Incorporation of certain documents by reference” below, the information contained on the SEC website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus and you should not consider that information a part of this prospectus.

In addition, Standard Pacific Corp.’s common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and similar information concerning us can be inspected and copied at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Standard Pacific Corp. appearing in Standard Pacific Corp.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2011, and the effectiveness of Standard Pacific Corp.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports and Standard Pacific Corp.’s management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011 given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

LEGAL MATTERS

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP of Irvine, California will issue an opinion with respect to the validity of the securities to be offered and sold by this prospectus. If counsel for any underwriters passes on legal matters in connection with an offering of the securities described in this prospectus, we will name that counsel in the prospectus supplement relating to that offering.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus. This means that we can disclose important information about us and our financial condition to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC:

 

 

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011;

 

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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012;

 

 

our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed March 2, 2012, March 14, 2012, May 10, 2012 and May 11, 2012;

 

 

our definitive Proxy Statement, in connection with our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed March 28, 2012;

 

 

the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-B (File No. 1-10959), filed December 17, 1991, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description; and

 

 

the description of our preferred stock purchase rights contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 1-10959), filed December 28, 2001, and any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating that description.

We also incorporate by reference any future filings made with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this prospectus and prior to the sale of all securities registered hereunder or termination of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Nothing in this prospectus shall be deemed to incorporate information furnished but not filed with the SEC.

Any statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

You may request a copy of the filings incorporated herein by reference, including exhibits to such documents that are specifically incorporated by reference, at no cost, by writing or calling us at the following address or telephone number:

John P. Babel, Secretary

Standard Pacific Corp.

15360 Barranca Parkway

Irvine, California 92618

Telephone: (949) 789-1600

Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other documents are not necessarily complete, and in each instance investors are referred to the copy of the contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference and the exhibits and schedules thereto.

 

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LOGO

Standard Pacific Corp.

Debt Securities

Guarantees of Debt Securities

Common Stock

 

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth all expenses payable by us in connection with the offering of our securities being registered hereby.

 

SEC Registration Fee

   $ *       

Printing Expenses

     **       

Legal Fees and Expenses

     **       

Accounting Fees and Expenses

     **       

Blue Sky Fees

     **       

Miscellaneous

     **       
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ **       
  

 

 

 

 

* In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 475(r), the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee for the securities offered by this registration statement.

 

** These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Standard Pacific Corp.

Standard Pacific Corp. is a Delaware corporation. Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth above, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court shall deem proper.

Further subsections of Section 145 of the DGCL provide that:

 

 

to the extent a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith;

 

 

the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided for pursuant to Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise; and

 

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the corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.

Section 145 of the DGCL makes provision for the indemnification of officers and directors in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify officers and directors of Standard Pacific Corp. under certain circumstances from liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act. Standard Pacific Corp.’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide, in effect, that, to the fullest extent and under the circumstances permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, Standard Pacific Corp. will indemnify any person (or the estate of any person) who was or is a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by or in the right of Standard Pacific Corp., and whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of Standard Pacific Corp., or is or was serving at the request of Standard Pacific Corp. as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Standard Pacific Corp. may, in its discretion, similarly indemnify its employees and agents.

Standard Pacific Corp. has entered into indemnification agreements with its officers and directors.

Standard Pacific Corp.’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, relieves each of its directors from monetary damages to Standard Pacific Corp. or its stockholders for breach of such director’s fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Under Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, a corporation may relieve its directors from personal liability to such corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of their fiduciary duty as directors except (i) for a breach of the duty of loyalty, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith, or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for willful or negligent violations of certain provisions in the DGCL imposing certain requirements with respect to stock repurchases, redemptions and dividends, or (iv) for any transactions from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Standard Pacific Corp. currently maintains insurance policies which, within the limits and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, cover certain expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by directors and officers in connection with proceedings that may be brought against them as a result of an act or omission committed or suffered while acting as a director or officer of Standard Pacific Corp.

Co-Registrants

Certain officers and other employees of Standard Pacific Corp. serve at the request of Standard Pacific Corp. as a director, officer, employee or agent of the co-registrants, and thus may be entitled to indemnification under the provisions set forth above. In addition to potential indemnification by Standard Pacific Corp., the directors, officers, employees and agents of the co-registrants are also entitled to indemnification and exculpation for certain monetary damages to the extent provided in the applicable co-registrant’s organizational documents or under the laws under which the co-registrants are organized as described below.

Delaware Corporations

The co-registrants that are Delaware corporations are subject to the provisions of the DGCL described above with respect to Standard Pacific Corp. The certificates of incorporation and bylaws of these co-registrants provide, in effect, that, to the fullest extent and under the circumstances permitted by the DGCL, each co-registrant will indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether or not by or in the right of such co-registrant, and whether civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of such co-registrant, or is or was serving at the request of such co-registrant as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

Delaware Limited Liability Companies

The co-registrants that are Delaware limited liability companies are subject to Section 18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, which provides that, subject to such standards and restrictions, if any, as are set forth in its limited liability company agreement, a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.

The limited liability company agreement of Standard Pacific of Tonner Hills, LLC provides that such co-registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless the members, managers and officers of such co-registrant (and its affiliates) against any and all losses, claims, damages, expenses and liabilities (including any investigation, legal and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with, and any amounts paid in settlement of, any action, suit, proceeding or claim) of any kind or nature whatsoever that such indemnified person may at any time become subject to or liable for by reason of (i) the formation, operation or termination of such

 

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co-registrant, (ii) the indemnified person’s acting as a member, manager or officer under the limited liability company agreement of such co-registrant, or (iii) the authorized actions of such indemnified person in connection with the conduct of the affairs of such co-registrant (including, without limitation, indemnification against negligence, gross negligence or breach of duty). However, indemnification is not provided for liability resulting from (x) any act or omission that involves actual fraud or willful misconduct or (y) any transaction from which an improper personal benefit is derived. The limited liability company agreement of such co-registrant also provides for advancement of costs and expenses that are subject to indemnification, so long as the indemnified person provides the co-registrant with a written undertaking to reimburse the co-registrant for all amounts so advanced, if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to indemnification. The limited liability agreement of Standard Pacific of Tonner Hills, LLC also provides that no officer shall have any personal liability whatsoever to such co-registrant on account of such officer’s status as an officer or by reason of such officer’s acts or omissions in connection with the conduct of the business of such co-registrant, except for liability arising from (i) any act or omission that involves actual fraud or willful misconduct or (ii) any transaction from which such officer derived improper personal benefit. Further, the limited liability company agreement of Standard Pacific of the Carolinas, LLC provides that such co-registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless each director against any loss, claim, damage, or expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs arising out of any claim, demand, suit or action related to the performance or non-performance of any act concerning the business or the activities of such co-registrant, unless such direct is guilty of gross negligence, gross misconduct, or willful malfeasance in connection therewith.

California Limited Liability Companies

The co-registrant that is a California limited liability company is subject to Section 17155 of the Beverly-Killea Limited Liability Company Act, which provides that, except for a breach of certain fiduciary duties, the articles of organization or written operating agreement of a limited liability company may provide for indemnification of any person, including, without limitation, any manager, member, officer, employee or agent of the limited liability company, against judgments, settlements, penalties, fines or expenses of any kind incurred as a result of acting in that capacity. Such section also provides that a limited liability company shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any manager, member, officer, employee or agent of the limited liability company against any liability asserted against or incurred by the person in that capacity or arising out of the person’s status as a manager, member, officer, employee, or agent of the limited liability company.

The limited liability company agreement of this co-registrant provides that such co-registrant shall indemnify and hold harmless the member of such co-registrant (Standard Pacific Corp.) to the fullest extent allowed by the law of the State of California.

Florida General Partnerships

The co-registrants that are Florida general partnerships are subject to Section 620.8401(3) of the Florida Revised Uniform Partnership Act, which provides that a partnership shall indemnify a partner for liabilities incurred by the partner in the ordinary course of the business of the partnership or for the preservation of its business or property.

The partnership agreements of the Florida general partnerships provide that the partnerships, their receivers or their trustees shall indemnify, save harmless, and pay all judgments and claims against any partner relating to any liability or damage incurred by reason of any act performed or omitted to be performed by such partner in connection with the business of the partnership, including attorneys’ fees incurred by such partner in connection with the defense of any action based on any such act or omission. In addition, in the event of any action by one partner against another partner in connection with the partnership, including a partnership derivative suit, the partnership shall indemnify, save harmless, and pay all expenses of such other partner, including attorney’s fees, incurred in the defense of such action, if the other partner is successful in such action. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, no partner shall be indemnified from any liability for fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct, or gross negligence.

 

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Schedule

See the Exhibit Index attached to this registration statement and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 17. Undertakings

 

(a) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake:

 

  (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

 

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  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrants pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

  (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

  (3) 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.

 

  (4) That, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

  (i) Each prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

  (ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 

  (5) That, for purposes of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrants will be sellers to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

  (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

  (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned registrants;

 

  (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and

 

  (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.

 

(b) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Standard Pacific Corp.’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions described in Item 15, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of any registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, each appropriate registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

(d) The undersigned registrants hereby undertake to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant, Standard Pacific Corp. and each of the co-registrants named below, certify that they have reasonable grounds to believe that they meet all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3, and have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of California on July 27, 2012.

 

STANDARD PACIFIC CORP.
LAGOON VALLEY RESIDENTIAL, LLC
  BY:   STANDARD PACIFIC CORP., ITS SOLE MEMBER
STANDARD PACIFIC OF TONNER HILLS, LLC
  BY:   STANDARD PACIFIC CORP., ITS SOLE MEMBER
    By:  

/S/    SCOTT D. STOWELL          

     

Scott D. Stowell

      Chief Executive Officer

 

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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Scott D. Stowell, Jeff J. McCall and John P. Babel, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any subsequent registration statement we may hereafter file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act to register additional securities in connection with this registration statement, and to file this registration statement, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as they, he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

/S/    SCOTT D. STOWELL        

Scott D. Stowell

  Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   July 27, 2012

/S/    JEFF J. MCCALL        

Jeff J. McCall

  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   July 27, 2012

/S/    RONALD R. FOELL        

Ronald R. Foell

  Director and Chairman of the Board   July 27, 2012

/S/    BRUCE A. CHOATE        

Bruce A. Choate

  Director   July 27, 2012

/S/    DOUGLAS C. JACOBS        

Douglas C. Jacobs

  Director   July 27, 2012

/S/    DAVID J. MATLIN        

David J. Matlin

  Director   July 27, 2012

/S/    PETER SCHOELS      

Peter Schoels

  Director   July 27, 2012

/S/    JOHN R. PESHKIN        

John R. Peshkin

  Director   July 27, 2012

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the co-registrants named below, certify that they have reasonable grounds to believe that they meet all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3, and have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of California on July 27, 2012.

 

HSP ARIZONA, INC.

HWB INVESTMENTS, INC.

STANDARD PACIFIC 1, INC.

STANDARD PACIFIC OF ARIZONA, INC.
STANDARD PACIFIC OF COLORADO, INC.
STANDARD PACIFIC OF FLORIDA GP, INC.
STANDARD PACIFIC OF LAS VEGAS, INC.
STANDARD PACIFIC OF ORANGE COUNTY, INC.
STANDARD PACIFIC OF SOUTH FLORIDA
BY:   STANDARD PACIFIC OF SOUTH FLORIDA GP, INC., ITS MANAGING PARTNER
STANDARD PACIFIC OF SOUTH FLORIDA GP, INC.
STANDARD PACIFIC OF TAMPA
BY:   STANDARD PACIFIC OF TAMPA GP, INC., ITS MANAGING PARTNER
STANDARD PACIFIC OF TAMPA GP, INC.
STANDARD PACIFIC OF TEXAS, INC.
STANDARD PACIFIC OF THE CAROLINAS, LLC
 
STANDARD PACIFIC OF WALNUT HILLS, INC.

WESTFIELD HOMES USA, INC.

By:  

/S/    SCOTT D. STOWELL        

 

Scott D. Stowell

Chief Executive Officer

 

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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below does hereby constitute and appoint Scott D. Stowell, Jeff J. McCall and John P. Babel, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to act without the other, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act for him in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any subsequent registration statement we may hereafter file with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act to register additional securities in connection with this registration statement, and to file this registration statement, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents and purposes, as they, he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated below and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

/S/    SCOTT D. STOWELL        

Scott D. Stowell

  Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)   July 27, 2012

/S/    JEFF J. MCCALL        

Jeff J. McCall

  Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)   July 27, 2012

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  1.1

   Form of Underwriting or Distribution Agreement*

  4.1

   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Standard Pacific Corp., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2008.

  4.2

   Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Convertible Preferred Stock of Standard Pacific Corp., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 2008.

  4.3

   Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock of Standard Pacific Corp., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission August 19, 2008.

  4.4

   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Standard Pacific Corp., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2012.

  4.5

   Form of specimen common stock certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 28.3 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (No. 33-42293), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 1991.

  4.6

  

Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2011, between Standard Pacific Corp. and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as Rights Agent, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2011.

  4.7

   Senior Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of April 1, 1999, by and between Standard Pacific Corp. and The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the “1999 Indenture”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 1999.

  4.8

   Eighth Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 6 1/4% Senior Notes due 2014, dated as of March 11, 2004, by and between Standard Pacific Corp. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2004.

  4.9

   Tenth Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 7% Senior Notes due 2015, dated as of August 1, 2005, by and between Standard Pacific Corp. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Standard Pacific Corp.’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5, 2005.

  4.10

   Eleventh Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture relating to the addition of certain of Standard Pacific Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiaries as guarantors of all of Standard Pacific Corp.’s outstanding Senior Notes (including the form of guaranty), dated as of February 22, 2006, by and between Standard Pacific Corp. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

  4.11

   Twelfth Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture relating to the amendment of the security provisions of Standard Pacific Corp’s outstanding Senior Notes, dated as of May 5, 2006, by and among Standard Pacific Corp. and the Guarantor Parties thereto and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

  4.12

   Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2018, dated as of May 3, 2010, by and between Standard Pacific Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (the “Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2010.

  4.13

   Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture and the Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2018, dated as of December 22, 2010, by and among Standard Pacific Corp., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2010.

 

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Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.14

   Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2021, dated as of December 22, 2010, by and among Standard Pacific Corp., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2010.

  4.15

   Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 6 1/4% Senior Notes due 2014 and 7% Senior Notes due 2015, dated as of December 22, 2010, by and among Standard Pacific Corp., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2010.

  4.16

   Senior Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of April 10, 2002, by and between Standard Pacific Corp. and Bank One Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “2002 Indenture”), incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2002.

  4.17

   Second Supplemental Indenture to the 2002 Indenture relating to the addition of certain of Standard Pacific Corp.’s wholly owned subsidiaries as guarantors of all of Standard Pacific Corp.’s outstanding Senior Subordinated Notes (including the form of guaranty), dated as of February 22, 2006, by and between Standard Pacific Corp. and J.P. Morgan Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

  4.18

   Third Supplemental Indenture to the 2002 Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 6% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012, dated as of September 24, 2007, by and among Standard Pacific Corp. and the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2007.

  4.19

   Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the 2002 Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012, dated as of June 26, 2008, by and among Standard Pacific Corp. and the Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27, 2008.

  4.20

   Fifth Supplemental Indenture to the 2002 Indenture relating to Standard Pacific Corp.’s 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2012, dated as of December 22, 2010, by and among Standard Pacific Corp., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2010.

  4.21

   Form of Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1(c) of Standard Pacific Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3/A (No. 333-64719) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 1998.

  4.22

   Stockholders Agreement, dated June 27, 2008, between Standard Pacific Corp. and MP CA Homes, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Standard Pacific Corp.’s Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2008.

  5.1

   Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

12.1

   Statement of Computation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

23.1

   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.

23.2

   Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

24.1

   Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages of registration statement).

25.1

   Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1 of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

 

* To be filed by amendment hereto or pursuant to a Current Report on Form 8-K to be incorporated herein by reference.

 

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