United Homes Group (NASDAQ: UHG) to be acquired for $1.18/share in cash
United Homes Group (UHG) will be acquired in an all‑cash merger providing $1.18 per share. Under the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated February 22, 2026, Merger Sub will merge into UHG and UHG will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Stanley Martin Homes' parent. The Board unanimously approved the Merger and Majority Stockholders holding ~80% voting power executed a written consent, so no further stockholder vote is required. Parent intends to fund the Merger with cash on hand; the transaction is not subject to a financing condition. Holders (other than the Majority Stockholders) may seek appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL. The information statement is dated and mailed April 10, 2026.
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- All‑cash consideration of $1.18 per share provides immediate liquidity to holders of Company Common Stock.
- No financing condition: Parent intends to fund the Merger with cash on hand, reducing closing‑financing risk.
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- Majority written consent by holders representing approximately 80 of combined voting power eliminated the need for a stockholder vote, limiting minority stockholder influence over approval.
- Appraisal rights remain available to non‑consenting holders under Section 262 of the DGCL and could lead to Court proceedings over "fair value."
Insights
Cash take‑private at $1.18 per share; deal structure simplifies execution risk.
The Agreement contemplates a cash merger at a $1.18 per‑share Merger Consideration and does not have a financing condition, with Parent stating it will use cash on hand to fund the transaction. That reduces the risk of a financing‑related failure and improves closing certainty relative to a financed deal.
Key dependencies include satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions and third‑party consents. Minority holders retain appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL; timing and value will be determined by the Court of Chancery if exercised.
Written consent by holders controlling ~80% voting power removes the need for a stockholder meeting.
The Majority Stockholders executed the Written Consent on February 22, 2026, so no further stockholder vote is required under Delaware law. The Merger Agreement contains no‑shop, change‑in‑recommendation and termination fee provisions, including a $4,000,000 reciprocal termination fee.
Potential points to watch are the disclosed interests of directors and officers and any appraisal petitions filed under Section 262; litigation or contests over process could arise, though no such complaints were reported as of the filing date.
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☐ | Preliminary Information Statement |
☐ | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14c-5(d)(2)) |
☒ | Definitive Information Statement |
UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC. |
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) |
☐ | No fee required |
☒ | Fee paid previously with preliminary materials |
☐ | Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101) per Item 1 of this Schedule and Exchange Act Rules 14c-5(g) and 0-11 |
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April 10, 2026 | By Order of the Board of Directors, | ||
/s/ Jack Micenko | |||
Jack Micenko | |||
Chief Executive Officer | |||
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SUMMARY | 1 | ||
The Parties to the Merger Agreement (page 17) | 1 | ||
The Merger (page 18) | 1 | ||
The Merger Consideration (page 65) | 2 | ||
Recommendation of the Special Committee and the Board; Reasons for the Merger (page 40) | 3 | ||
Required Stockholder Approval for the Merger (page 47) | 3 | ||
Opinion of Vestra Advisors LLC (page 47 and Annex B) | 3 | ||
Financing (page 57) | 4 | ||
The Merger Agreement (page 65 and Annex A) | 4 | ||
Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger (page 57) | 8 | ||
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (page 61) | 8 | ||
Procedures for Receiving Merger Consideration (page 66) | 9 | ||
Specific Performance; Jurisdiction (page 81) | 9 | ||
Appraisal Rights (page 83 and Annex C) | 9 | ||
Transaction Litigation (page 61) | 10 | ||
Market Information and Dividends (page 83) | 10 | ||
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER | 11 | ||
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 15 | ||
THE PARTIES TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT | 17 | ||
THE MERGER | 18 | ||
Background of the Merger | 18 | ||
Recommendation of the Special Committee and the Board; Reasons for the Merger | 40 | ||
Required Stockholder Approval for the Merger | 47 | ||
Opinion of Vestra Advisors LLC | 47 | ||
Projections | 52 | ||
Financing | 57 | ||
Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger | 57 | ||
Delisting and Deregistration of Class A Common Stock | 61 | ||
Transaction Litigation | 61 | ||
Regulatory Approvals | 61 | ||
Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger | 61 | ||
THE MERGER AGREEMENT | 65 | ||
Explanatory Note Regarding the Merger Agreement | 65 | ||
Form of Merger | 65 | ||
Consummation and Effectiveness of the Merger | 65 | ||
Consideration to be Received in the Merger | 65 | ||
Dissenting Shares | 66 | ||
Procedures for Receiving Merger Consideration | 66 | ||
Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws | 67 | ||
Representations and Warranties | 67 | ||
Conduct of Business by UHG Prior to Consummation of the Merger | 70 | ||
Regulatory Filings; Efforts | 73 | ||
Written Consent | 73 | ||
No Solicitation | 73 | ||
No Shop; Superior Proposal and Change in Recommendation | 74 | ||
Continuing Employee Matters | 76 | ||
Indemnification and Insurance | 76 | ||
Other Covenants and Agreements | 77 | ||
Conditions to Consummation of the Merger | 78 | ||
Termination of the Merger Agreement | 79 | ||
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Termination Fees and Expenses | 80 | ||
Amendment and Wiaver | 81 | ||
Specific Performance; Jurisdiction | 81 | ||
Governing Law | 82 | ||
MARKET INFORMATION AND DIVIDENDS | 83 | ||
APPRAISAL RIGHTS | 83 | ||
Appraisal Rights | 83 | ||
Making a Written Demand | 84 | ||
Notice by the Surviving Corporation | 86 | ||
Filing a Petition for Appraisal | 86 | ||
Determination of Fair Value | 86 | ||
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 89 | ||
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION | 91 | ||
HOUSEHOLDING | 92 | ||
ANNEX A: Agreement and Plan of Merger | A-1 | ||
ANNEX B: Opinion of Vestra Advisors LLC | B-1 | ||
ANNEX C: Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware | C-1 | ||
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• | the Written Consent having been obtained; |
• | no order, injunction, judgment or other similar requirement, any applicable law or other legal restraint or prohibition having been issued or enacted by any governmental authority of competent authority that remains in effect that makes consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited; and |
• | at least 20 calendar days having elapsed since the Company mailed this information statement to the Company’s stockholders as contemplated by Regulation 14C of the Exchange Act (including Rule 14c-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act). |
• | the representations and warranties of the Company being true and correct on the closing date in the manner described under “The Merger Agreement - Conditions to Consummation of the Merger” beginning on page 78]; |
• | the Company having complied in all material respects with each of the covenants, obligations and agreements it is required to comply with or perform at or prior to the closing; |
• | no Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in “The Merger Agreement - Representations and Warranties” beginning on page 67) having occurred that is continuing and no Effect (as defined in “The Merger Agreement - Representations and Warranties” beginning on page 67) having occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, since the date of the Merger Agreement; and |
• | the receipt by Parent and Merger Sub of a certificate signed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the closing date, certifying that each of the conditions specified above has been satisfied. |
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• | the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub being true and correct as of the closing date in the manner described under “The Merger Agreement - Conditions to Consummation of the Merger” beginning on page 78; |
• | Parent and Merger Sub having complied in all material respects with each of the covenants, obligations and agreements required to be complied with or performed at or prior to the closing; and |
• | the receipt by the Company of a certificate of Parent and Merger Sub, signed by an officer of Parent and Merger Sub, dated as of the closing date, certifying that each of the conditions specified above has been satisfied. |
• | initiate, solicit, facilitate or knowingly encourage the making of any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in “The Merger Agreement - No Solicitation” beginning on page 73); |
• | other than informing third parties of the existence of the non-solicit provisions contained in the Merger Agreement, engage in, continue or otherwise participate in negotiations or discussions with, or furnish any non-public information (or access thereto) concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries to, any third party in connection with, or for the purpose of facilitating or knowingly encouraging, an Acquisition Proposal; |
• | approve, endorse, recommend, execute or enter into any letter of intent, acquisition agreement, agreement in principle, memorandum of understanding or similar contract (i) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal (other than certain acceptable confidentiality agreements) or (ii) any letter of intent, acquisition agreement, agreement in principle, memorandum of understanding or similar contract with respect to any Acquisition Proposal, other than an acceptable confidentiality agreement (an “Alternative Acquisition Agreement”); |
• | approve, authorize or agree to do any of the foregoing; |
• | grant access to the properties, books, records or personnel of the Company or its subsidiaries to any person who the Company has reason to believe is considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal; or |
• | grant any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill or confidentiality agreement. |
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• | the Merger is not consummated on or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on August 22, 2026 or such other date as may be mutually agreed in writing by the parties from time to time (the “End Date”); |
• | any governmental authority of competent authority has issued a final, non-appealable order or injunction or has enacted any applicable law or other legal restraint or prohibition that remains in effect that makes the consummation of the Merger permanently illegal or otherwise permanently prohibited; provided, that the party seeking to terminate the Merger Agreement for this reason should have taken all actions required under the Merger Agreement to have any such order or injunction, applicable law or other legal restraint, injunction or prohibition lifted; provided, further, that this termination right is not available to a party if the issuance of such final and non-appealable order or injunction, applicable law or other legal restraint, injunction or prohibition is principally caused by the material breach by such party of any covenant or obligation of such party under the Merger Agreement; or |
• | if the other party willfully and materially breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions precedent to closing and cannot be cured prior to the End Date or, if capable of being cured, has not been cured within 30 days after giving written notice to the other party of such breach; provided, that neither party will have the right to terminate the Merger Agreement for this reason if such party is then in material breach of any provision of the Merger Agreement that would result in a failure of a condition precedent to closing. |
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• | by Parent or the Company if the Written Consent had not been delivered to Parent by the Company by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 23, 2026; |
• | by Parent if at any time the Board (or a committee thereof) had effected a Change in Recommendation; or |
• | by the Company if the Company entered into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement in respect of a Superior Proposal. |
• | by Parent pursuant to a breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach (i) would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions to obligations of Parent or Merger Sub and (ii) is incapable of being cured by the End Date or, if capable of being cured in such time frame, the Company has not cured within 30 days after written notice has been given by Parent to the Company of such breach; |
• | by the Company because the Merger is not consummated on or before the End Date and at such time the Parent had the right to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to a breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach (i) would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions to obligations of Parent or Merger Sub and (ii) is incapable of being cured by the End Date or, if capable of being cured in such time frame, the Company has not cured within 30 days after written notice has been given by Parent to the Company of such breach; or |
• | (i) by Parent or the Company because the Merger is not consummated on or before the End Date, (ii) at any time on or after the date of the Merger Agreement and prior to such termination a bona fide Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly made or otherwise become publicly known and not publicly withdrawn prior to such termination, and (iii) within 12 months after the date of such termination, (a) the Company enters into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement providing for an Acquisition Transaction (as defined in “The Merger Agreement - No Solicitation” beginning on page 73) or (b) an Acquisition Transaction is consummated, then, the Company will pay (or cause to be paid to) Parent the Company Termination Fee concurrently with the consummation of any such Acquisition Transaction; provided, however, that, for purposes of clause (iii), all references to “at least 20%” in the definition of Acquisition Transaction shall be deemed to be references to “more than 50%.” |
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• | by the Company if Parent or Merger Sub breach any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect (as defined in “The Merger Agreement - Representations and Warranties” beginning on page 67) and cannot be cured prior to the End Date, or if capable of being cured, has not been cured within 30 days after written notice has been given by the Company to Parent of such breach; |
• | by the Company (i) if all of the conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the closing); (ii) Parent and Merger Sub fail to consummate the Merger at the closing by the date on which Parent and Merger Sub are required to consummate the closing; (iii) the Company has irrevocably notified Parent in writing that it is ready, willing and able to consummate the Merger; and (iv) Parent or Merger Sub fails to consummate the Merger within three business days after the later of (a) receipt of such irrevocable written confirmation of the Company referred to in clause (iii) and (b) the day on which the closing should have occurred as described in clause (ii); or |
• | by Parent if the Merger is not consummated on or before the End Date and the Company has the right to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to either of the two bullets described above. |
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Q: | What is the proposed transaction and what effects will it have on the Company? |
A: | The proposed transaction is the acquisition of the Company by Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Once the closing conditions under the Merger Agreement have been satisfied or waived and subject to the other terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company. The Company will be the Surviving Corporation of the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and the Company will cease to be a publicly traded company. |
Q: | What will I receive in the Merger? |
A: | Upon completion of the Merger and subject to the terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement, and subject to your compliance, if applicable, with the letter of transmittal delivered to you by the paying agent after the closing as further described under “The Merger Agreement - Procedures for Receiving Merger Consideration” beginning on page 66, you will receive the Per Share Amount of $1.18 in cash, without interest and less any required tax withholdings, for each share of Company Common Stock that you own, unless you properly exercise, and do not withdraw, waive or fail to perfect, appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL. For example, if you own 100 shares of Company Common Stock, you will receive $118.00 in cash in exchange for your shares of Company Common Stock without interest and less any required tax withholdings. Upon completion of the Merger, you will not own any equity in the Surviving Corporation. |
Q: | What happens to Company Stock Options, Company RSUs and Company PSUs if the Merger is completed? |
A: | At the Effective Time, each Company Stock Option outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, whether vested or unvested, will be canceled as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the Effective Time (without regard to the exercise price of such Company Stock Option) in exchange for the right to receive a lump-sum cash payment equal to the Option Consideration (if any), less applicable tax withholdings, except that if the per-share exercise price of any such Company Stock Option, whether vested or unvested, is equal to or greater than the Per Share Amount, such Company Stock Option will be canceled and terminated without any cash payment being made in respect thereof. |
Q: | How will the Earn-Out Shares be treated? |
A: | Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Company will be required to issue 21,886,379 shares of Company Common Stock to satisfy its obligations in respect of the Earn Out Shares, in accordance with the terms of the existing Business Combination Agreement and the existing Sponsor Support Agreement. |
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Q: | What happens to the Warrants and Stock Warrants if the Merger is completed? |
A: | In connection with the Merger, the strike price of each Warrant, as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement, will be adjusted downwards in accordance with Section 4.4 of the existing Warrant Agreement, and the strike price of each Stock Warrant, as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement, will be adjusted downwards in accordance with Section 3.4 of the existing Stock Warrant Agreement. |
Q: | When do you expect the Merger to be completed? |
A: | We are working to complete the Merger as quickly as possible. We currently expect to complete the Merger promptly after all of the conditions to the Merger have been satisfied or waived (to the extent permissible under applicable law) and subject to the other terms and conditions in the Merger Agreement. Completion of the Merger is currently expected to occur in the second quarter of 2026, although the Company cannot assure completion by any particular date, if at all. |
Q: | What happens if the Merger is not completed? |
A: | If the Merger is not completed for any reason, stockholders will not receive any payment for their shares of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger, and Company Stock Options, Company RSUs, and Company PSUs will remain outstanding and eligible to vest in accordance with their existing terms (including any applicable performance conditions). In addition, no shares will be issued or payments made in connection with the Earn Out Shares or Warrants, and such Earn Out Shares and Warrants will remain outstanding subject to their existing terms. Instead, the Company will remain a publicly traded company, and shares of Class A Common Stock and the listed Warrants will continue to be traded on Nasdaq. |
Q: | Why am I not being asked to vote on the Merger? |
A: | Applicable Delaware law and the Company’s certificate of incorporation require the adoption of the Merger Agreement by the holders in the aggregate of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote in order to effect the Merger. The Company’s certificate of incorporation permits any action which is required or permitted to be taken by the Company’s stockholders to be taken without a meeting if a written consent is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting. The requisite stockholder approval was obtained immediately following the execution of the Merger Agreement on February 22, 2026, when the Written Consent was delivered by the Majority Stockholders, who collectively held approximately 80% of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock on that date. Therefore, your vote is not required and is not being sought. We are not asking you for a proxy, and you are requested not to send us a proxy. |
Q: | Why did I receive this information statement? |
A: | Applicable laws and securities regulations require us to provide you with notice of the Written Consent that was delivered by the Majority Stockholders, as well as other information regarding the Merger, even though your vote or consent is neither required nor requested to adopt or authorize the Merger Agreement or complete the Merger. This information statement also constitutes notice to you of (i) the Written Consent as required by Section 228(e) of the DGCL and (ii) the availability of appraisal rights in connection with the Merger under Section 262 of the DGCL, a copy of which is attached to this information statement as Annex C. |
Q: | Did the Board approve and recommend the Merger Agreement? |
A: | Yes. After careful consideration, the Board unanimously (i) determined that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s stockholders, (ii) approved the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, and declared that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s stockholders, (iii) directed that the Merger Agreement be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for its adoption and (iv) resolved to recommend that the stockholders of the Company adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Merger in accordance with the DGCL. For a discussion of the factors that the Board considered in determining to approve and recommend the Merger Agreement, please see “The Merger - Recommendation of the Special Committee and the Board; Reasons for the Merger” beginning on page 40. |
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Q: | Do any officers or directors of the Company have interests in the Merger that may differ from or be in addition to my interests as a stockholder? |
A: | Yes. You should be aware that the Company’s non-employee directors and executive officers have interests in the Merger that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of the Company’s stockholders generally. The Board was aware of these interests and considered them, among other matters, in approving the Merger Agreement. These interests are described below in “The Merger – Interests of Our Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger” beginning on page 57. |
Q: | What happens if I sell my shares before completion of the Merger? |
A: | If you transfer your shares of Company Common Stock before consummation of the Merger, you will have transferred the right to receive the Merger Consideration and lost your appraisal rights. In order to receive the Merger Consideration or exercise appraisal rights, you must hold your shares through the Effective Time of the Merger and, in the case of any effort to exercise appraisal rights, otherwise comply with all other requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL. |
Q: | How do I surrender my book-entry shares held by the Company’s transfer agent, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC? |
A: | Parent will direct the paying agent to mail to each holder of record of book-entry shares instructions for use in effecting the surrender of book-entry shares in exchange for the Merger Consideration. Upon the paying agent’s receipt of an “agent’s message” (or such other evidence as the paying agent may reasonably request), each holder of such book-entry shares will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration in exchange for each share of Company Common Stock represented by such book-entry share and such surrendered book-entry share will be canceled. |
Q: | What happens to my shares of Company Common Stock held by my broker? |
A: | Your broker generally will handle cashing out all shares of Company Common Stock that you hold in your brokerage account after the closing of the Merger has occurred. You should direct any specific questions on this to your broker. |
Q: | Is the Merger subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions? |
A: | Yes. Before the Merger can be completed, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub must fulfill or, if permissible, waive, several closing conditions. If these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Merger will not be completed. See “The Merger Agreement - Conditions to Consummation of the Merger” beginning on page 78. |
Q: | Am I entitled to exercise appraisal rights instead of receiving the Merger Consideration for my shares? |
A: | Yes. Under Section 262 of the DGCL, stockholders and beneficial owners of Company Common Stock who did not provide a consent to the adoption of the Merger Agreement (i.e., all holders other than the Majority Stockholders) are entitled to exercise appraisal rights in connection with the Merger with respect to their shares of Company Common Stock if they meet certain conditions and comply with the applicable statutory procedures for demanding and perfecting appraisal rights and do not subsequently validly withdraw or lose such rights. See the section in this information statement entitled “Appraisal Rights” beginning on page 83. |
Q: | What happens if a third party makes an offer to acquire the Company before the Merger is completed? |
A: | If prior to obtaining the Written Consent, the Company had received a written Acquisition Proposal, then in response to such Acquisition Proposal, the Company could have furnished any information with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries and access thereto to any third party making such Acquisition Proposal (and its representatives and potential financing sources) or participated or engaged in negotiations or discussions with the third party making such Acquisition Proposal and its representatives and potential financing sources regarding such Acquisition Proposal if the Board had believed in good faith such Acquisition Proposal to be bona fide, and the Board had determined in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Acquisition Proposal constituted, or could have reasonably been expected to lead to, a Superior Proposal (as |
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Q: | Will I owe taxes as a result of the Merger? |
A: | The exchange of Company Common Stock for cash pursuant to the Merger will be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes. Therefore, a United States Holder receiving cash in the Merger generally will recognize capital gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount of cash the United States Holder received (determined before deduction of any applicable tax withholdings) and (ii) such United States Holder’s adjusted tax basis of the surrendered shares of Company Common Stock. Backup withholding may also apply to the cash payments made pursuant to the Merger, unless the United States Holder complies with certification procedures under the backup withholding rules. |
Q: | Where can I find more information about the Company? |
A: | We file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. This information is available on the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. For a more detailed description of the available information, please refer to “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 91. |
Q: | What is “householding”? |
A: | The SEC’s rules permit us and intermediaries, such as brokers, to satisfy delivery requirements for information statements with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single information statement addressed to those stockholders, unless we received contrary instructions from the impacted stockholder(s). This practice, known as “householding,” is intended to eliminate duplicate mailings conserve natural resources and reduce printing and mailing costs. We agree to deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of this information statement, as requested, to any stockholder at an address to which a single copy of this information statement was delivered. If you prefer to receive separate copies of the information statement, or if you received multiple copies of the information statement and prefer to receive a single copy in the future, you may (i) email the Company’s Investor Relations department at investors@unitedhomesgroup.com, (ii) send your request by mail to United Homes Group, Inc., Investor Relations, 917 Chapin Road, Chapin, South Carolina 29036, or (iii) call the Company’s Investor Relations department at (866) 573-1674. If you are a beneficial owner, you may request information about householding from your bank, brokerage firm, or other nominee. |
Q: | Who can help answer my other questions? |
A: | If you have more questions about the Merger, please contact our Investor Relations department at investors@unitedhomesgroup.com. If your broker holds your shares, you should call your broker for additional information. |
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• | the possibility that the Merger might not be completed within the expected timeframe or at all; |
• | disruptions associated with the announcement and pendency of the Merger, including the interim operating covenants applicable to us; |
• | the fact that the consideration payable to our stockholders in connection with the Merger will not be adjusted if the value of our business or assets changes before the Merger closes and our inability to pursue alternatives to the Merger; |
• | the significant costs that we will incur in connection with the Merger; |
• | litigation that may be filed against us challenging the Merger; |
• | the fact that our directors and executive officers have interests in the Merger that may be different from or in addition to those of our other stockholders; |
• | disruption in the terms or availability of mortgage financing or an increase in the number of foreclosures in our markets; |
• | rising interest rates and inflationary pressures; |
• | volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets; |
• | a slowdown in the homebuilding industry or changes in population growth rates in our markets; |
• | shortages of, or increased prices for, labor, land or raw materials used in land development and housing construction, including due to changes in trade policies and tariffs; |
• | cost increases related to real estate taxes and insurance; |
• | our ability to execute our business model, including the success of our operations and our ability to expand our presence within our existing markets; |
• | delays in land development or home construction resulting from natural disasters, adverse weather conditions or other events outside our control; |
• | changes in applicable laws or regulations, including development moratoriums or other local government restrictions; |
• | the outcome of any legal proceedings; |
• | our ability to continue to leverage our land-light operating strategy; |
• | the ability to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq or any other exchange; |
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• | the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business or competitive factors; and |
• | other risks detailed in our filings with the SEC, including “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in other reports and filings made or to be made by us with the SEC. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 91. |
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1. | On June 30, 2025, Stanley Martin Holdings, LLC (“Stanley Martin”) submitted a non-binding indication of interest to acquire all of the outstanding stock and securities (whether vested or not) exchangeable for or convertible or exercisable into shares of stock of the Company in an all-cash transaction for a proposed purchase price of $150 million, with no financing contingency, subject to diligence (the “First Stanley Martin Proposal”). |
2. | On June 30, 2025, a potential strategic acquirer (“Party A”) submitted a non-binding indication of interest to acquire all of the outstanding stock and in-the-money securities of the Company in an all-cash transaction for a proposed purchase price in the range of $100 million to $120 million, with no financing contingency, subject to diligence. |
3. | On June 30, 2025, a potential strategic acquirer (“Party B”) verbally indicated to representatives of Vestra that it could be interested in a potential transaction and would like to receive additional diligence materials, but was not prepared to submit an indication of interest at that time, given the uncertainty around value expectations with the Controlling Stockholder. |
4. | On July 1, 2025, a potential strategic acquirer (“Party C”) submitted a non-binding indication of interest to acquire all of the outstanding stock and securities (whether vested or not) exchangeable for or convertible or exercisable into shares of stock of the Company for a proposed purchase price of $250 million to be paid in a mix of cash and Party C stock, with no financing contingency, subject to diligence. Party C also noted it was |
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• | Merger Consideration. The Per Share Amount of $1.18 in cash to be paid as Merger Consideration in relation to (i) the Special Committee’s estimate of the current and future value of the Company as a standalone entity, (ii) the market performance of the Company’s shares relative to those of other participants in the Company’s industry and general market indices, (iii) the historical market prices of the Company’s shares and (iv) the Special Committee’s view that the trading price of the Class A Common Stock in the lead up to the announcement of the Merger was artificially inflated following the Company’s public announcement of its consideration of strategic alternatives on May 19, 2025 and did not reflect the intrinsic value of the Company. |
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• | Value Relative to Standalone Prospects. The Special Committee’s belief that the Merger Consideration compares favorably to the potential long-term value of the Company’s shares if the Company were to remain as a standalone publicly traded company, after taking into account the risks and uncertainties associated with remaining a standalone publicly traded company, including the Company’s business, its competitive position, and current industry and financial conditions. Among other things, the Special Committee considered: |
○ | its assessment of the Company’s historical financial and operational performance; |
○ | the Final Projections (as defined in “The Merger – Projections” beginning on page 52), and the execution risks implicit in achieving the Final Projections, including (i) the Company’s history of underperformance compared to management’s projections (noting that the Company had revised its projections downwards on multiple occasions and still underperformed them) and (ii) the risk that the Company’s go-forward business plan and strategic initiatives (a) may not be successful in driving sales and development, (b) may result in the incurrence of expenses greater than those projected and (c) the increases in efficiency and productivity may not occur on the timeline reflected in the Final Projections or at all; |
○ | the challenging macroeconomic factors currently affecting the homebuilding industry generally and the Company in particular, and certain other risk factors detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025; |
○ | the sub-scale nature of the Company as a public homebuilder – in particular, noting that the overhead costs of maintaining the Company as a standalone public company were disproportionately high relative to its small scale and poor financial performance, and, based on current projections, there was no clear path to grow out of that problem; |
○ | if the Company were to remain a standalone public company, significant cost-cutting measures would need to be implemented in order to maintain its viability, including reducing employee headcount, cutting non-essential corporate overhead and repositioning the Company to focus on core markets by selling non-core assets; and there were no guarantees that such cost-cutting measures would be successful and there was a risk that their disruption to the business could outweigh any savings actually achieved; |
○ | the fact that (i) the Company is considered highly leveraged for the sector and has the highest leverage in the public homebuilding sector, (ii) as a result of the Company’s deteriorating financial performance, the Company was required to amend its existing credit facilities with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Kennedy Lewis Agency Partners LLC in September 2025 to provide temporary covenant relief to avoid default, (iii) based on the Final Projections, the Company will likely default on its debt service coverage ratio and consolidated total leverage ratio covenants in the first half of 2026 and have a very small cushion on its tangible net worth and liquidity covenants (in particular, the Final Projections indicate (a) debt service coverage ratios of 1.89x and 1.99x in the first and second quarters of 2026, respectively, which are below the 2.00x minimum required by the existing credit facilities and (b) a consolidated total leverage ratio of 2.33x in the first quarter of 2026, which is above the maximum threshold of 2.25x required by the existing credit facilities), (iv) the Company’s management expects any further covenant relief to be difficult to obtain given the recent amendments to the Company’s existing credit facilities and the ongoing deterioration of the Company’s financial performance, (v) the Company’s existing lenders were more open to providing covenant relief in September 2025 because the Company was in the process of considering strategic alternatives, but if that process did not result in a successful sale of the Company they would be less likely to grant covenant relief and the Company would be at serious risk of defaulting under its existing credit facilities, (vi) as a result, existing lenders may seek to tighten liquidity covenants that may constrain the Company’s ability to operate going forward, (vii) in light of the foregoing, the Company may not have the liquidity to sustain its contemplated level of growth and investment in new communities and meet its Final Projections and, (viii) the Company may need to look for alternate financing sources, which could be difficult and expensive to obtain; |
○ | the Company’s long term retention issues for high quality executives and directors and the risk that current senior management and directors of the Company would resign from their roles with the Company; and |
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○ | the Special Committee’s lack of confidence in the Controlling Stockholder’s ability as an operating executive, based on his prior performance as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the Special Committee’s view that returning him to that role would not be value additive, notwithstanding the Controlling Stockholder’s recent attempts to do so. |
• | Extensive Strategic Alternative Process. The fact that the Special Committee had engaged in extensive discussions regarding strategic alternatives and potential counterparties with certain members of the Company’s senior management team and representatives of Vestra and Paul, Weiss. In particular, the Special Committee considered the fact that the strategic alternative process conducted by the Special Committee, with the assistance of representatives of Vestra, involved publicly announcing that the Company was reviewing strategic alternatives, contacting 38 potential buyers, entering into confidentiality agreements with 25 potential buyers (including the Controlling Stockholder), providing data room and diligence access to five potential buyers (including the Controlling Stockholder), providing management presentations to two potential buyers, receiving initial indications of interest from three potential counterparties and ultimately receiving only one final actionable indication of interest. Additionally, the Special Committee considered that in light of the public announcement of the strategic alternative process on May 19, 2025 and subsequent announcement of conclusion of the strategic review process on October 20, 2025 without yielding any strategic transaction, any party that was not affirmatively contacted by the Company could have submitted an indication of interest to the Company or Vestra and the Company would have engaged with such party if it would have been reasonably likely to result in a superior proposal. |
• | Strategic Alternatives. The potential values, benefits, risks and uncertainties facing the Company’s stockholders associated with possible strategic alternatives to the Merger (including possible alternative strategic transactions and scenarios involving the possibility of remaining a standalone publicly traded company), and the timing, risks and likelihood of accomplishing such strategic alternatives. |
• | Loss of Opportunity. The possibility that, if the Special Committee declined to recommend that the Board approve the Merger Agreement, there may not be another opportunity for the Company’s stockholders to realize the value of their investment in the Company and receive a comparably priced offer with a comparable level of closing certainty. In this regard, the Special Committee also considered the lack of interest in the market for pursuing a transaction involving the Company, as demonstrated by the breadth and duration of the strategic review process conducted by the Special Committee. |
• | Majority Stockholder Support. The support of certain stockholders of the Company (including the Controlling Stockholder), who collectively represented at least 70% of the total voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of the date of the Merger Agreement, and who delivered a Written Consent to adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Transactions, including the Merger, promptly following the execution of the Merger Agreement. The Special Committee also considered the fact that, because the Written Consent constituted the requisite stockholder approval to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement under the DGCL and the Company’s organizational documents, the Merger would not be subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with obtaining stockholder approval at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders, thereby providing greater certainty of closing. |
• | Best Value Reasonably Attainable; Negotiations with Parent. The Special Committee’s belief that, after extensive negotiations, the Company obtained the highest price and most favorable terms to which Parent was willing to agree, taking into account the business, financial condition, results of operations, and the prospects of the Company. In particular, the Special Committee considered that, notwithstanding the fact that Parent had cut its proposed purchase price on four separate occasions in response to further diligence, the Special Committee had been able to negotiate an increase in Parent’s proposed purchase price for the Company from $85 million to $94 million and, again, from $94 million to approximately $99,325,000 (as a result of the Controlling Stockholder agreeing to forgo his existing severance and change of control entitlements). The Special Committee noted that there was a substantial risk of losing Parent’s final offer if the Company continued to pursue a higher price from Parent, especially considering Parent had terminated negotiations once before. The Special Committee also considered the fact that the Special Committee and its advisors had engaged in arm’s-length negotiations with Parent and had deliberated extensively to evaluate the Transactions. |
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• | Negotiations with Controlling Stockholder. The Special Committee considered the fact that, following negotiations, the Controlling Stockholder had agreed to waive the Controlling Stockholder’s existing severance and change of control entitlements, which amounts were then applied to increase the aggregate Merger Consideration to be received by all stockholders in connection with the Merger by approximately $5,325,000 (the net amount of the cash severance payment that the Controlling Stockholder was waiving). The Special Committee also considered the fact that the Controlling Stockholder would not agree to waive his Earn Out Shares, the terms of which were made publicly available to stockholders when the Company originally went public. |
• | Ability to Accept a Superior Proposal. The Special Committee noted that despite agreeing to provide Parent with exclusivity to negotiate the proposed transactions, the Company maintained a fiduciary out throughout the exclusivity period, in the event that the Company received an unsolicited offer that was, or would be reasonably likely to result in, a superior proposal and no such superior proposal was received. |
• | Cash Consideration. The fact that the Merger Consideration is all cash, which provides certainty and immediate liquidity and value to each of the Company’s stockholders, enabling the Company’s stockholders to realize value while eliminating long-term business and execution risk. |
• | Fairness Opinion. The opinion of Vestra rendered orally to the Special Committee on February 22, 2026, which was subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, dated February 22, 2026, that, as of such date and based upon and subject to the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations on the review undertaken by Vestra in preparing its opinion, the Merger Consideration was fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Class A Common Stock, as more fully described in the section of this information statement entitled “The Merger—Opinion of Vestra Advisors LLC” beginning on page 47. |
• | Likelihood of Closing. The likelihood that the Transactions, including the Merger, would be completed, based on, among other things: |
○ | the fact that Parent has sufficient funds to complete the Transactions, including payment in full of the aggregate Merger Consideration; |
○ | the fact that the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are not subject to any financing condition or regulatory approval; |
○ | the limited number and nature of the conditions to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligation to consummate the Merger; and |
○ | the fact that the requisite stockholder approval of the Merger would be delivered by written consent promptly following the execution of the Merger Agreement, without the need for further approval at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders. |
• | Parent’s Reputation. The Special Committee considered the business reputation, experience and financial resources of Parent and its management, including the fact that Parent has sufficient funds to consummate the Transactions without relying on debt financing. |
• | Merger Agreement. The terms of the Merger Agreement, which were reviewed by the Special Committee with its outside legal counsel, and the fact that such terms were the product of arm’s-length negotiations between the parties, including: |
○ | the limited number and nature of the conditions to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to consummate the Merger; |
○ | the fact that the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” has a number of customary exceptions and is generally a very high standard applied by courts; |
○ | the fact that the Company has sufficient operating flexibility to conduct its business in the ordinary course between execution of the Merger Agreement and consummation of the Merger; |
○ | the Company’s ability, as set out in the Merger Agreement, to seek specific performance to prevent breaches of the Merger Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms of the Merger Agreement; and |
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○ | the Company’s right to receive a reverse termination fee of $4,000,000 from Parent if the Merger Agreement is terminated in certain circumstances, including due to Parent’s willful and material breach or failure to close. |
• | Appraisal Rights. The fact that appraisal rights are available to the Company’s stockholders who properly exercise their statutory rights under Section 262 of the DGCL (see the section of this information statement entitled “Appraisal Rights” and Annex C). |
• | the Special Committee was formed at the outset of the Board’s review of strategic alternatives and prior to any consideration of a possible transaction or the terms of the Merger Agreement; |
• | the Special Committee consists solely of directors who are independent and disinterested, who satisfy the applicable criteria for determining director independence from the Company and the Controlling Stockholder under the listing standard of the Nasdaq Stock Market (treating the Controlling Stockholder as if he were the corporation for purposes of applying such criteria to independence from him), who are “disinterested directors” (as defined in Section 144(e)(4) of the DGCL), and who are not members of the Company’s management, and do not have an interest in the Transactions that is different from, or in addition to, the interests of the Company’s stockholders generally; |
• | the Board, by duly adopted resolutions, authorized and empowered the Special Committee to, among other things, evaluate the terms of the Transactions, to negotiate the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Merger, to consider alternative transactions, to elect not to pursue any transaction (including the Transactions), and to make any recommendation to the Board with respect to such Transactions as it deems appropriate; |
• | the Special Committee had no obligation to recommend the entry into any transaction, including a transaction with Parent, and the Special Committee had the authority to reject any proposals made by Parent or any other person; |
• | the Special Committee retained and was advised by its own experienced independent legal and financial advisors; |
• | the consideration and negotiation of the Merger Agreement were conducted entirely under the control and supervision of the Special Committee, and no limitations were placed on the Special Committee’s authority with respect thereto; |
• | the Special Committee held multiple meetings to consider and review the terms of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, and exchanged information and opinions through other means during the negotiation of the Transactions; |
• | the terms of the Merger Agreement, including the Merger Consideration, were the product of extensive negotiations between the Special Committee and its legal and financial advisors, on the one hand, and Parent and its advisors, on the other hand; and |
• | the Special Committee’s financial advisor, Vestra, delivered an opinion to the Special Committee to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based upon and subject to the various assumptions, limitations, qualifications and other factors set forth therein, the Merger Consideration is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of the Class A Common Stock. |
• | Closing Certainty. The fact that completion of the Transactions, including the Merger, depends on certain factors outside of the Company’s control, and the risk that the Merger might not be completed in a timely manner or at all. |
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• | Participation in Future Gains. The fact that following the completion of the Merger, the Company will no longer exist as a standalone publicly traded company and that the Company’s existing stockholders will not be able to participate in any future earnings or growth of the Company, or in any future appreciation in value of the Company’s shares. The Special Committee also considered the possibility that, at some future time, Parent could sell some or all of the Surviving Corporation or its securities, businesses or assets to one or more purchasers at a valuation higher than available in the Merger, and that the Company’s stockholders would not be able to participate or benefit from such a sale. |
• | Certain Historical Prices. The fact that the trading price of the Company Common Stock had at times during the 52-week period preceding the date of the Merger Agreement been higher than the Per Share Amount, although the Special Committee noted that such historical prices were artificially inflated following the Company’s public announcement of its consideration of strategic alternatives on May 19, 2025 and did not reflect the intrinsic value of the Company. |
• | Impact of Merger Announcement on the Company. The risk that disruptions from the Merger will harm (i) the Company’s business, including current plans and operations and relationships with the Company’s investors, suppliers, business partners and other third parties, including during the pendency of the Merger and (ii) the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel. The Special Committee also considered the potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships, including those with suppliers or vendors resulting from the announcement or completion of the Merger and that potential business uncertainty, including changes to existing business relationships, during the pendency of the Merger could affect the Company’s financial performance. |
• | Risks Associated with a Failure to Consummate the Merger. The fact that, if the Merger is not completed, (i) the Company will have incurred significant risk, transaction expenses and opportunity costs, including the possibility of disruption to its operations, diversion of management and employee attention, employee attrition and a potentially negative effect on its business and relationships with suppliers or vendors, (ii) depending on the circumstances that caused the Merger not to be completed, it is likely that the trading price of the Class A Common Stock will decline, potentially significantly and (iii) the market’s perception of the Company’s prospects could be adversely affected. |
• | Restrictions on the Operation of the Company’s Business. The fact that, although the Company will continue to exercise control over its operations prior to the Closing, the Merger Agreement prohibits the Company from taking a number of actions relating to the conduct of its business prior to the Closing without the prior written consent of Parent, which may delay or prevent the Company from undertaking certain business opportunities that may arise during the pendency of the Merger, regardless of whether the Merger is completed. |
• | Company Termination Fee. The potential requirement that the Company pay Parent a Company Termination Fee of $4,000,000 if the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances. However, the Special Committee believed that the Company Termination Fee payable under the Merger Agreement was reasonable in amount and customary for transactions of this type and size. |
• | Written Consent. The fact that the written consent was required to be signed within 24 hours of executing the Merger Agreement, which effectively meant that once the Company signed the Merger Agreement, the Company would not be able to shop the transaction or accept a superior proposal. The Special Committee also considered the fact that Parent would have been permitted to terminate the Merger Agreement if the Controlling Stockholder and certain of his affiliates had failed to execute and deliver the Written Consent within 24-hours following the execution of the Merger Agreement, and the obligation, for the Company to pay Parent a fee of $4,000,000 upon the termination of the Merger Agreement in those circumstances. |
• | Tax Treatment. The fact that any gains arising from the receipt of the Merger Consideration would generally be taxable to the stockholders of the Company for United States federal income tax purposes. |
• | Stockholder Litigation. The risk of litigation arising from stockholders in respect of the Merger Agreement or the Transactions and the expenses that may be incurred by the Company in connection therewith. |
• | In addition, the Special Committee was aware of, and considered the fact, that some of the Company’s directors and executive officers have interests in the Merger that are different from, or in addition to, the |
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• | Special Committee Recommendation. The Special Committee’s analyses (as to both substantive and procedural aspects of the Merger and other Transactions), conclusions and unanimous determination, which the Board adopted as its own, that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s stockholders. The Board also considered that the Special Committee unanimously recommended that the Board (i) determines that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s stockholders, (ii) adopts and approves the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, and declares that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company’s stockholders, (iii) directs that the Merger Agreement be submitted to the Company’s stockholders for its adoption and (iv) recommends that the stockholders of the Company adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Merger in accordance with the DGCL. |
• | Procedural Protections. The procedural fairness and safeguards of the Special Committee process, including that the Merger was negotiated by the Special Committee consisting solely of directors who (i) satisfy the applicable criteria for determining director independence from the Company and the Controlling Stockholder under the listing standard of the Nasdaq Stock Market (treating the Controlling Stockholder as if he were the corporation for purposes of applying such criteria to independence from him), (ii) are “disinterested directors” (as defined in Section 144(e)(4) of the DGCL) and (iii) are not members of the Company’s management, and do not have any interest in the Transactions that is different from, or in addition to, the interests of the Company’s stockholders generally. |
• | Other Factors Considered by the Special Committee. The other material factors considered by the Special Committee, including the benefits, risks, uncertainties and other potentially negative factors relating to the Merger and the other Transactions listed above. |
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• | reviewed a draft, dated February 17, 2026 of the Merger Agreement; |
• | held discussions with certain senior officers, directors and other representatives and advisors of the Company concerning the business, operations, financial condition and prospects of the Company; |
• | examined certain publicly available business and financial information relating to the Company as well as certain financial forecasts (the “Final Projections” as defined and summarized in the section entitled “The Merger - Projections”) and other information and data relating to the Company which were provided to or discussed with Vestra by the management of the Company (the “Management Information”); |
• | reviewed the financial terms of the Merger as set forth in the Merger Agreement in relation to, among other things: current and historical market prices and trading volumes of Class A Common Stock; the historical and projected financial and operating data of the Company; and the capitalization and financial condition of the Company; |
• | considered stock market and other publicly available information relating to the businesses of other companies whose operations Vestra considered relevant in evaluating those of the Company; and |
• | conducted such other analyses and examinations and considered such other information and financial, economic and market criteria as Vestra deemed appropriate in arriving at its opinion. |
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• | Beazer Homes USA Inc. |
• | LGI Homes, Inc. |
• | Century Communities, Inc. |
• | Dream Finders Homes, Inc. |
• | Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. |
Selected Companies | Price/2025E Book Value | Price/2026P EPS | ||||
Beazer Homes USA Inc. | 0.7x | 22.9x | ||||
LGI Homes, Inc. | 0.6x | 22.3x | ||||
Century Communities, Inc. | 0.8x | 15.5x | ||||
Dream Finders Homes, Inc. | 1.7x | 12.1x | ||||
Hovnanian Enterprises Inc | 1.0x | N/A | ||||
United Homes | 1.8x | 38.7x | ||||
Methodology | Implied Equity Values Per Share | ||
Price/2025E Book Value | $0.80 – $2.20 | ||
Price/2026P EPS | $0.75 – $1.40 | ||
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($ in millions) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | FY2028 | FY2029 | ||||||||||
Orders | 1,585 | 1,779 | 2,123 | 2,443 | 2,682 | ||||||||||
Community Count | 67 | 67 | 83 | 91 | 99 | ||||||||||
Closings | 1,423 | 1,755 | 2,007 | 2,326 | 2,614 | ||||||||||
ASP ($ in 000s) | $347 | $335 | $333 | $335 | $339 | ||||||||||
Homes Sales Revenue(1) | $493 | $588 | $668 | $780 | $887 | ||||||||||
% Growth | 6.4% | 19.2% | 13.5% | 16.9% | 13.6% | ||||||||||
Gross Profit | $94 | $121 | $140 | $170 | $198 | ||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Margin %(2) | 20.9% | 22.1% | 22.5% | 23.2% | 23.8% | ||||||||||
Gross Margin % | 19.0% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 21.7% | 22.3% | ||||||||||
SG&A | $68 | $78 | $86 | $96 | $106 | ||||||||||
Other OpEx | $8 | $10 | $11 | $13 | $15 | ||||||||||
Interest Expense | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
Pre-Tax Income | $10 | $25 | $34 | $52 | $68 | ||||||||||
% Margin | 2.0% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 7.7% | ||||||||||
Net Income | $6 | $18 | $25 | $38 | $51 | ||||||||||
Interest expense in cost of sales | $7 | $9 | $10 | $12 | $13 | ||||||||||
Interest expense in other expense, net | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
Taxes | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | ||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||
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($ in millions) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | FY2028 | FY2029 | ||||||||||
Other Non-recurring costs(3) | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(4) | $38 | $55 | $67 | $88 | $108 | ||||||||||
(1) | Revenues consist of home sales revenues, net of sales discounts. |
(2) | Adjusted Gross Margin is defined as gross profit excluding the effects of capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales, amortization included in homebuilding cost of sales, abandoned project costs, severance expense in cost of sales, and non-recurring remediation costs as a percentage of revenue. Other companies may not calculate adjusted gross profit information in the same manner that the Company does, which limits comparability between companies. |
(3) | Other Non-recurring costs include transaction cost expense, cash severance expense, PPA and other adjustments and other non-recurring costs. |
(4) | Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before stock-based compensation expense, transaction cost expense, amortization included in homebuilding cost of sales, severance expense, abandoned project costs, change in fair value of derivative liabilities, non-recurring remediation costs, and loss on extinguishment of convertible notes. Other companies may not calculate adjusted EBITDA in the same manner that the Company does, which limits comparability between companies. |
($ in millions) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | FY2028 | FY2029 | ||||||||||
Cash & equivalents | $34.4 | $38.0 | $22.1 | $41.2 | $70.4 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 6.1 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 10.9 | ||||||||||
Inventory | 175.1 | 194.0 | 241.5 | 286.9 | 316.5 | ||||||||||
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | 7.7 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 13.3 | ||||||||||
Total Current Assets | $223.2 | $248.3 | $282.0 | $349.5 | $411.1 | ||||||||||
PP&E, Net | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||||||||
Lot Deposits | 50.4 | 58.8 | 66.4 | 76.9 | 86.8 | ||||||||||
Deferred Tax Asset | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.2 | ||||||||||
Goodwill | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | ||||||||||
Other Assets | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 13.8 | ||||||||||
Total Assets | $306.2 | $341.0 | $383.8 | $463.5 | $537.0 | ||||||||||
Accounts Payable | $20.8 | $24.3 | $27.4 | $31.8 | $35.9 | ||||||||||
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities | 14.2 | 16.5 | 18.7 | 21.6 | 24.4 | ||||||||||
Total Operating Liabilities | $35.0 | $40.8 | $46.1 | $53.4 | $60.3 | ||||||||||
Operating Lease Liabilities and Other | $3.3 | $3.3 | $3.3 | $3.3 | $3.3 | ||||||||||
Homebuilding and Other Affiliate Debt | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||
Term Loan, Net | 67.2 | 67.2 | 67.2 | 67.2 | 67.2 | ||||||||||
Total Liabilities | $185.5 | $191.4 | $196.6 | $223.9 | $230.8 | ||||||||||
Total Adjusted Book Value(1) | $120.7 | $149.7 | $187.2 | $239.5 | $306.2 | ||||||||||
Total Debt/Capitalization | 55% | 50% | 44% | 41% | 35% | ||||||||||
Net Debt/Net Capitalization | 48% | 42% | 40% | 34% | 24% | ||||||||||
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($ in millions) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | FY2028 | FY2029 | FY2030 | ||||||||||||
Orders | 1,227 | 1,438 | 1,616 | 1,800 | 1,908 | 2,068 | ||||||||||||
Community Count | 57 | 55 | 70 | 78 | 82 | 90 | ||||||||||||
Closings | 1,192 | 1,426 | 1,522 | 1,732 | 1,871 | 2,008 | ||||||||||||
ASP ($ in 000s) | $341 | $332 | $321 | $321 | $324 | $331 | ||||||||||||
Revenue(1) | $407 | $473 | $489 | $556 | $606 | $664 | ||||||||||||
% Growth | (12.3%) | 16.3% | 3.4% | 13.7% | 9.0% | 9.5% | ||||||||||||
Gross Profit | $72 | $84 | $89 | $103 | $114 | $128 | ||||||||||||
Gross Margin % | 17.6% | 17.8% | 18.2% | 18.6% | 18.8% | 19.2% | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Gross Margin %(2) | 19.7% | 19.3% | 19.5% | 19.9% | 20.1% | 20.5% | ||||||||||||
SG&A | $71 | $72 | $72 | $79 | $84 | $90 | ||||||||||||
Interest and Other Expenses | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Income | ($8) | $5 | $11 | $19 | $25 | $33 | ||||||||||||
% Margin | (1.9%) | 1.0% | 2.2% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 4.9% | ||||||||||||
Net Income | ($7) | $4 | $8 | $14 | $19 | $24 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense in cost of sales | $6 | $6 | $6 | $7 | $8 | $8 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense in other expense, net | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Taxes | (1) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Other Non-recurring costs(3) | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(4) | $22 | $32 | $33 | $42 | $49 | $59 | ||||||||||||
(1) | Revenues consist of home sales revenues, net of sales discounts. |
(2) | Adjusted Gross Margin is defined as gross profit excluding the effects of capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales, amortization included in homebuilding cost of sales, abandoned project costs, severance expense in cost of sales, and non-recurring remediation costs as a percentage of revenue. Other companies may not calculate adjusted gross profit information in the same manner that the Company does, which limits comparability between companies. |
(3) | Other Non-recurring costs include transaction cost expense, cash severance expense, PPA and other adjustments and other non-recurring costs. |
(4) | Adjusted EBITDA is defined as EBITDA before stock-based compensation expense, transaction cost expense, amortization included in homebuilding cost of sales, severance expense, abandoned project costs, change in fair value of derivative liabilities, non-recurring remediation costs, and loss on extinguishment of convertible notes. Other companies may not calculate adjusted EBITDA in the same manner that the Company does, which limits comparability between companies. |
($ in millions) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | FY2028 | FY2029 | FY2030 | ||||||||||||
Cash & equivalents | $26 | $10 | $12 | $10 | $10 | $32 | ||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Inventory | 180 | 171 | 170 | 191 | 204 | 223 | ||||||||||||
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Total Current Assets | $220 | $198 | $199 | $220 | $236 | $279 | ||||||||||||
Due From Related Party, Net | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||
PP&E, Net | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Lot Deposits | 40 | 43 | 42 | 48 | 52 | 54 | ||||||||||||
Deferred Tax Asset | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Goodwill | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | ||||||||||||
Other Assets | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
Total Assets | $295 | $276 | $277 | $304 | $324 | $372 | ||||||||||||
Accounts Payable | $23 | $21 | $21 | $24 | $26 | $29 | ||||||||||||
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Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | ||||||||||||
Total Operating Liabilities | $41 | $38 | $39 | $44 | $48 | $52 | ||||||||||||
Operating Lease Liabilities and Other | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 | $2 | ||||||||||||
Homebuilding and Other Affiliate Debt | 78 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||
Term Loan, Net | 67 | 116 | 105 | 94 | 85 | 94 | ||||||||||||
Total Liabilities | $189 | $159 | $146 | $151 | $144 | $158 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Book Value(1) | $106 | $116 | $131 | $153 | $181 | $214 | ||||||||||||
Total Debt/Capitalization | 58% | 51% | 44% | 41% | 34% | 33% | ||||||||||||
Net Debt/Net Capitalization | 53% | 49% | 42% | 38% | 32% | 25% | ||||||||||||
(1) | Excludes impact of derivative liabilities. |
• | the conversion of each outstanding and unvested Company RSU and Company PSU held by the executive officers of the Company at the Effective Time into the right to receive an aggregate amount in cash equal to the Per Share Amount less applicable tax withholdings multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such unvested Company RSU or Company PSU, as applicable; |
• | the eligibility of each of the executive officers of the Company to receive severance payments and benefits upon a qualifying termination of employment in certain circumstances; and |
• | the eligibility of certain of the non-employee directors and executive officers to receive Earn Out shares. |
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Number of Shares of Common Stock Held (#) | Number of Shares of Common Stock Held ($) | Number of Company RSUs Held (#)(1) | Company RSUs Held ($) | Number of Company PSUs Held (#)(2) | Company PSUs Held ($) | Number of Earn Out Shares (#) | Earn Out Shares ($) | |||||||||||||||||
Executive Officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
James M. Pirrello | — | — | — | $— | — | $— | — | $— | ||||||||||||||||
John G. Micenko | — | — | — | $— | 107,500 | $126,850 | — | $— | ||||||||||||||||
Michael Nieri | 40,647,980 | $47,964,616 | — | $— | 112,500 | $132,750 | 18,435,151 | $21,753,478 | ||||||||||||||||
Keith Feldman(3) | 186,174 | $219,685 | — | $— | 80,000 | $94,400 | 85,537 | $100,934 | ||||||||||||||||
Shelton Twine | 196,736 | $232,148 | — | $— | 70,000 | $82,600 | 128,487 | $151,615 | ||||||||||||||||
Jeremy Pyle | 100 | $118 | — | $— | 35,000 | $41,300 | 20,670 | $24,391 | ||||||||||||||||
Tom O’Grady(4) | — | — | — | $— | 45,000 | $53,100 | 372,427 | $439,464 | ||||||||||||||||
Erin Reeves McGinnis | — | — | — | $— | — | $— | — | $— | ||||||||||||||||
Pennington Nieri | 15,202,026 | $17,938,391 | — | $— | — | $— | 5,994,217 | $7,073,176 | ||||||||||||||||
Rob Penny | 6,000 | $7,080 | — | $— | 35,000 | $41,300 | 20,670 | $24,391 | ||||||||||||||||
Kookie McGuire | — | — | — | $— | — | $— | 29,422 | $34,718 | ||||||||||||||||
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James P. Clements | 20,000 | $23,600 | — | $— | — | $— | 17,690 | $20,874 | ||||||||||||||||
Robert Dozier | 44,329 | $52,308 | — | $— | — | $— | 17,690 | $20,874 | ||||||||||||||||
Jason Enoch | 24,500 | $28,910 | — | $— | — | $— | 17,690 | $20,874 | ||||||||||||||||
Nikki Haley | — | — | — | $— | — | $— | 53,257 | $62,843 | ||||||||||||||||
Alan Levine | 883,000 | $1,041,940 | — | $— | — | $— | 17,690 | $20,874 | ||||||||||||||||
(1) | Consists of all Company RSUs held, directly or indirectly (including, for this purpose, those deemed to be beneficially owned within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), which pursuant to the Merger, will be canceled as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the Effective Time in exchange for the right to receive, in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, a lump-sum cash payment without interest, less applicable tax withholdings, in the amount of the Per Share Amount multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time. |
(2) | Consists of all Company PSUs held, directly or indirectly (including, for this purpose, those deemed to be beneficially owned within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), which pursuant to the Merger, will be canceled as of immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the Effective Time in exchange for the right to receive a lump-sum cash payment without interest, less applicable tax withholdings, in the amount of the Per Share Amount multiplied by the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company PSU immediately prior to the Effective Time (with any performance-based goals deemed to be achieved and satisfied at 100%). |
(3) | Mr. Feldman also owns 74,759 Warrants, and Mr. O’Grady also owns 746,947 Stock Warrants. Upon the consummation of the Merger, the strike price of each Warrant will be adjusted downwards in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Warrant Agreement, and the strike price of each Stock Warrant will be adjusted downwards in accordance with Section 3.4 of the Stock Warrant Agreement. |
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• | a citizen or individual resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation (or any entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia; |
• | an estate, the income of which is subject to United States federal income tax regardless of its source; or |
• | a trust, if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code has the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust has a valid election in effect to be treated as a United States person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code. |
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• | organization, good standing and similar company matters; |
• | due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of the Merger Agreement; |
• | required regulatory consents, approvals, authorizations or filings of governmental authorities; |
• | absence of conflicts with the parties’ governing documents, applicable laws and contracts; and |
• | other than Vestra, absence of brokers’, finders’ and investment bankers’ fees or commissions. |
• | organizational documents; |
• | the Written Consent; |
• | capitalization of the Company; |
• | ownership of the Company’s subsidiaries; |
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• | documents filed with the SEC, compliance with applicable SEC filing requirements and accuracy of information contained in such documents; |
• | compliance of financial statements with applicable accounting requirements and SEC rules and regulations and preparation in accordance with the United States generally accepted accounting principles; |
• | the Company and each of its subsidiaries has conducted its business in all material respects in the ordinary course, there has not been any state of facts, circumstance, condition, event, change, development, occurrence, result or effect that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect and the Company has not taken any action that would be prohibited under certain interim operating covenants of the Merger Agreement if taken or proposed to be taken during the Pre-Closing Period; |
• | the absence of certain undisclosed liabilities; |
• | Since March 31, 2023, absence of certain pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened litigation; |
• | compliance with applicable laws, except where any instance of non-compliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to be material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
• | anti-corruption matters; |
• | material contracts, including top suppliers; |
• | government contracts; |
• | filing of tax returns, payment of taxes and other tax matters; |
• | employee benefits matters; |
• | labor and employment matters; |
• | insurance; |
• | ownership and use of intellectual property; |
• | compliance with sanctions laws and no sanctioned person; |
• | related party transactions; and |
• | the receipt of a fairness opinion from Vestra. |
• | leased real property; |
• | real property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries and used in their respective businesses; |
• | real property contracted for by the Company and its subsidiaries and the purchase and sale agreements related thereto; |
• | certain information related to the real property (i) owned and (ii) for which material due diligence has been completed, by the Company and its subsidiaries; |
• | home sale contracts in effect; |
• | model homes owned or leased by the Company and its subsidiaries; |
• | construction of residential units; |
• | land development activities of the Company and its subsidiaries; and |
• | certain information regarding homeowners associations and condominium associations under the control of the Company. |
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• | capitalization and operation of Merger Sub; |
• | no Parent vote or approval requirement; |
• | the accuracy of information supplied by Parent to be included in this information statement; |
• | absence of pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened litigation or any outstanding order, in each case, that has had or if resolved adversely would have any state of facts, circumstance, condition, event, change, development, occurrence, result or effect (each, an “Effect”) that, individually or in the aggregate with one or more other Effects, does or would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede Merger Sub or Parent from consummating the Merger and the Transactions on a timely basis and in any event before the End Date (a “Parent Material Adverse Effect”); |
• | the solvency of the Surviving Corporation after the consummation of the Merger; |
• | sufficiency of funds to consummate the Merger; and |
• | the absence of certain arrangements between any stockholder, on the one hand and Parent, Merger Sub or any of its affiliates, on the other hand. |
• | any general economic regulatory, political, business, financial or market conditions in the United States or elsewhere in the world; |
• | any changes in credit, debt, financial or capital markets or in interest or exchange rates, in each case, in the United States or elsewhere in the world; |
• | any conditions generally affecting the industries in which the Company and its subsidiaries operate; |
• | any geopolitical conditions, any outbreak, continuation or escalation of any military conflict, declared or undeclared war, armed hostilities, or acts of foreign or domestic terrorism (including cyberterrorism); |
• | any epidemic, pandemic (including COVID-19), plague, or other outbreak of illness or public health event (or COVID-19 measures or other restrictions that relate to, or arise out of, an epidemic, pandemic, plague or outbreak of illness or public health event); |
• | any hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or other natural disaster or act of God or Effect resulting from weather conditions; |
• | any failure by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to meet any internal or external projections or forecasts or any decline in the price of Company Common Stock or other securities of the Company (but excluding, in each case, the underlying causes of such failure or decline, as applicable, unless such underlying causes would otherwise be excepted hereunder); |
• | the public announcement or pendency of the Transactions, including, in any such case, the impact thereof on relationships, contractual or otherwise, with customers, suppliers, vendors, lenders, investors, licensors, licensees or venture partners or employees; |
• | any changes resulting or arising from the identity of, or any facts or circumstances relating to, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates; |
• | changes in applicable laws or the interpretation thereof; |
• | changes in GAAP or any other applicable accounting standards or the interpretation thereof; |
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• | any action required to be taken by the Company pursuant to the express terms of the Merger Agreement or at the written direction of Parent or Merger Sub or the failure of the Company to take any action that requires consent of Parent to the extent Parent fails to give its consent thereto after a written request therefor; |
• | any breach of the Merger Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub; or |
• | changes in the market price or trading volume of the Class A Common Stock (but excluding, in each case, the underlying causes of such changes, unless such underlying causes would otherwise be excepted hereunder). |
• | amend the organizational documents of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries, other than immaterial or ministerial changes to the organizational documents of any Company subsidiary; |
• | other than transactions solely between the Company and any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company or solely between wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, issue, sell, grant, pledge or otherwise dispose of or grant any lien with respect to the securities or any other capital stock of the Company or any capital stock of the Company’s subsidiaries, or grant any options, warrants or other rights to acquire or any such capital stock or other interest in or any instrument convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such capital stock or other interest, other than the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock upon (i) the issuance of the Earn Out Shares, (ii) exercise of Company Stock Options outstanding as of the date of the Merger Agreement pursuant to the Incentive Plan or (iii) pursuant to the terms of the Company RSUs or the Company PSUs that are outstanding on the date of the Merger Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, Incentive Plan or the applicable award agreement, as applicable, terms as in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement; |
• | except in connection with actions related to Acquisition Proposals under the Merger Agreement or as otherwise set forth in the Company’s existing organizational documents, take any action to exempt any person from, or make any acquisition of securities of the Company by any person not subject to, any state takeover statute or similar statute or regulation that applies to the Company with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or otherwise; |
• | adopt any plan of merger, consolidation, reorganization, liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, file a petition in bankruptcy under any provisions of federal or state bankruptcy applicable law on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy petition against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any similar applicable law; |
• | create any subsidiary of the Company or any of the subsidiaries of the Company; |
• | (i) establish a record date for, declare, accrue, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution on or in respect of (whether in cash, stock, property or otherwise) the Company or any of its subsidiaries’ capital stock or other securities (other than dividends to the Company or from one of its wholly owned subsidiaries) or (ii) redeem, repurchase or otherwise reacquire (or offer to redeem, repurchase or otherwise reacquire), |
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• | make any material changes in any accounting methods, principles or practices, in each case, except as required by a change in GAAP or required by applicable law; |
• | (i) other than in the ordinary course of business: (a) accelerate, terminate (other than terminations at the end of the current term) or consent to the termination of (other than terminations at the end of the current term), cancel, materially amend in a manner adverse to the Company or its subsidiaries, grant a waiver of any material right under or otherwise materially modify in a manner adverse to the Company or its subsidiaries any material contract disclosed under the confidential disclosure letter or any contract that would constitute such material contract if in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement; or (b) enter into any contract that would constitute such material contract if in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement; |
• | make any capital expenditure other than (i) capital expenditures not contemplated by the following clause (ii) that are no more than $100,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year and are incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) any capital expenditure made in accordance with the Company’s forecast contained in the confidential disclosure letter, (iii) pursuant to real estate purchase agreements and any other contracts executed in connection therewith in the ordinary course of business, or (iv) capital expenditures related to for-sale residential home building; |
• | repurchase, prepay, incur, assume or guarantee any funded indebtedness to any person, issue or sell any debt securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or guarantee any debt securities of any other person or enter into any arrangement having the economic effect of any of the foregoing (other than (i) any such transactions solely between the Company and one of its wholly owned subsidiaries, (ii) borrowings incurred that do not, at any time, exceed $250,000 in the aggregate, or (iii) borrowings under the Company’s existing credit facilities or in respect of letters of credit or surety bonds; |
• | grant or suffer to exist any material liens on any properties or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than permitted liens; |
• | make any capital investment in or loan or advance to, or forgive any loan to, any other person except for (i) loans, capital contributions, advances or investments between the Company and any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company or between wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company and (ii) advances to employees and consultants for travel and other business-related expenses in the ordinary course of business; |
• | other than (i) in the ordinary course of business (including sales of residential units pursuant to home sale contracts but excluding transactions involving any Company related party) or (ii) transactions solely between the Company and any wholly owned subsidiary of the Company or solely between wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, sell, abandon, waive, relinquish, transfer, abandon, assign, swap or otherwise dispose of any of the assets, properties or rights of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that exceed, individually or in the aggregate, $100,000; |
• | purchase or acquire, directly or indirectly (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets or any other business combination), (i) any corporation, partnership, other business organization or division thereof or any other business or all or substantially all of the assets of any person (other than reorganizations solely among wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company) or (ii) any assets, real property, securities, properties, interests or businesses from any person (except for a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company), in each case, in any transaction or series of transactions involving any Company related party or that exceed $100,000, individually or in the aggregate, in each case, other than (x) acquisitions of raw |
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• | enter into a new line of business or abandon or discontinue any existing line of business; |
• | settle, pay, discharge or satisfy any proceeding (or agree to do any of the foregoing), other than any settlement, payment, discharge or satisfaction that (i) does not relate to any transaction litigation and (ii) (a) either (x) results solely in a monetary obligation involving only the payment of monies by the Company and/or its subsidiaries of not more than $100,000 individually or in the aggregate for all such proceedings (excluding any settlements made under the following clause (y)), or (y) results solely in a monetary obligation that is funded by an indemnity obligation to, or an insurance policy of, the Company or its subsidiaries and the payment of monies by the Company or its subsidiaries that are not more than $100,000 individually or in the aggregate (not funded by an indemnity obligation or through insurance policies) and (b) would not involve any admission of guilt or impose any restrictions or limitations upon the operations or business of the Company or its affiliates (including, after the closing of the Merger, Parent and its affiliates), other than customary confidentiality obligations; |
• | except as required by applicable law or the existing terms of any employee plan in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement and the payment of annual and quarterly bonuses and merit-based increases made in the ordinary course of business as disclosed to Parent, (i) increase in the benefits or compensation payable by the Company or any of its subsidiaries to any employees of the Company or grant, amend, announce or pay any new bonus (including any retention or change in control bonus), equity or equity-based award, severance or other compensation or benefit to (or accelerate the funding, vesting or payment of any compensation or benefit for) any current or former employees of the Company; (ii) establish, adopt, enter into, amend, terminate or take any action to accelerate rights under any material Company employee plan or any plan, agreement, program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a material Company employee plan if it were in existence as of the date of the Merger Agreement, other than amendments made to Company employee plans in the ordinary course of business that do not materially increase costs; or (iii) hire or promote any officer or employee or engage any independent contractor or consultant, other than individuals with an annual compensation less than $125,000; |
• | sell, abandon, assign or transfer any material Company owned intellectual property, other than in the ordinary course of business; |
• | settle or compromise any claim relating to taxes, enter into any closing agreement with respect to taxes, amend any tax return, change any tax accounting period or material methods, principles or practices used by it for tax accounting (except as required by applicable law), surrender a right to claim a refund of taxes, make, revoke or change any material tax election (other than making elections that are consistent with the past practice of the Company or its subsidiaries), request any ruling with respect to taxes with an applicable governmental authority, or enter into any voluntary disclosure agreement or process with any governmental authority with respect to taxes; |
• | enter into, amend, modify or terminate any transaction with any affiliate, holder of 5% or more of the shares, director or executive officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or enter into, amend, modify or terminate any other transaction or contract with any person that would be required to be reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act; |
• | (i) modify, extend, negotiate, terminate or enter into any collective bargaining agreement or (ii) recognize or certify any union or group of employees as the bargaining representative for any employees of the Company; |
• | announce or effectuate a “plant closing,” “mass layoff” or similar action that would trigger notice obligations under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, or any similar law; |
• | commence construction of any residential unit, unless (i) it has an accompanying home sale contract in place or (ii) is in compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in in the confidential disclosure letter; or |
• | authorize any of, or agree or commit to take, any of the foregoing actions. |
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• | initiate, solicit, facilitate or knowingly encourage the making of any Acquisition Proposal; |
• | engage in, continue or otherwise participate in negotiations or discussions with, or furnish any non-public information (or access thereto) concerning the Company or any of its subsidiaries to, any third party in connection with, or for the purpose of facilitating or knowingly encouraging, an Acquisition Proposal; |
• | approve, endorse, recommend, execute or enter into any letter of intent, acquisition agreement, agreement in principle, memorandum of understanding or similar contract (i) with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or (ii) an Alternative Acquisition Agreement; |
• | approve, authorize or agree to do any of the foregoing. |
• | grant access to the properties, books, records or personnel of the Company or its subsidiaries to any person who the Company has reason to believe is considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal; or |
• | grant any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill or confidentiality agreement. |
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• | the issuance to such person or “group” or acquisition by such person or “group” of, or a tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in such person or “group” beneficially owning (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), at least 20% of the outstanding equity interests in the Company; or |
• | the direct or indirect acquisition by such person or “group” of assets of the Company and/or its subsidiaries (including through ownership of equity in any subsidiaries) representing at least 20% of the fair market value of the assets, net revenue or net income of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
• | withhold, withdraw (or modify, amend or qualify in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub), or propose publicly to withhold, withdraw (or modify, amend or qualify in a manner adverse to Parent or Merger Sub), the recommendation that stockholders of the Company adopt the Merger Agreement and approve the Merger in accordance with the DGCL; |
• | approve, recommend or declare advisable, or propose publicly to approve, recommend or declare advisable, any Acquisition Proposal; |
• | fail to include the recommendation that stockholders of the Company approve the adoption of the Merger Agreement in the information statement when disseminated to stockholders of the Company; |
• | fail to recommend against any Acquisition Proposal that is a tender offer or exchange offer within 10 business days after the commencement thereof; or |
• | resolve, agree or publicly propose to do any of the foregoing. |
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• | the Company had provided four business days’ prior written notice to Parent advising Parent that the Company intended to take such action (and specifying, in reasonable detail, as applicable, the Intervening Event or the material terms and conditions of any such Superior Proposal); |
• | if requested by Parent in good faith, for a period of four business days following delivery of such notice, the Company and its representatives had negotiated with Parent in good faith regarding changes to the terms of the Merger Agreement and any other proposals that have been made by Parent intended by Parent to cause, as applicable, such Change in Recommendation to longer be necessary, or such Acquisition Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal; and |
• | following such four-business-day period, and after considering in good faith any changes or proposals made by Parent, the Board or a committee thereof had determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors) that, as applicable, (i) the failure to make a Change in Recommendation in response to such Intervening Event would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, or (ii) (a) such Acquisition Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal, and (b) the failure to make the Change in Recommendation would have still been reasonably expected to be inconsistent with the Board’s fiduciary obligations under applicable law. |
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• | release a joint press release with respect to the Merger and the Transactions as promptly as practicable following the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, which shall be in a form mutually agreed to by the parties to the Merger Agreement, and the parties shall not issue any such press release or make any such other public statement relating to the Merger Agreement or the Transactions without the consent of the other party (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement. |
• | (i) provide Parent with prompt notice in writing of all transaction litigation; (ii) give Parent the right to review and comment on all material filings or responses to be made by the Company and discuss in advance any material discussions or communications proposed to be held by the Company with any third party in connection with any such transaction litigation (and the Company shall in good faith consider any comments or feedback provided by Parent) and give Parent the opportunity to participate in the defense and settlement of any transaction litigation; (iii) if Parent does not exercise such right to participate (subject to the Company’s control right), keep Parent reasonably and promptly informed with respect to the status of such transaction litigation and (iv) not compromise or fully or partially settle any transaction litigation without Parent’s prior written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); |
• | take all actions to the extent necessary or as may be reasonably requested by Parent or Merger Sub to cause any dispositions or cancellations of equity interests of the Company in connection with the Merger Agreement and the Transactions by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act; |
• | treat each Warrant shall in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Warrant Agreement and treat each Stock Warrant in accordance with Section 3.4 of the Stock Warrant Agreement, including timely providing any notices required to be provided in accordance with Section 4.5 of the Warrant Agreement and Section 3.5 of the Stock Warrant Agreement in connection with the Merger prior to the Effective Time; |
• | timely provide, in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Business Combination Agreement and Section 3.5 of the Sponsor Support Agreement, any notices required to be provided in connection with the Merger prior to the Effective Time; and |
• | (i) provide Parent with a draft of this information statement prior to filing with the SEC; (ii) prepare and file with the SEC this information statement, as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date of the Merger Agreement, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably practicable (and in any event within three business days) after the first to occur of (a) receiving confirmation from the SEC that it has no further comments on the information statement; (b) receiving confirmation from the SEC that the information statement is otherwise not to be reviewed or (c) the expiration of the 10-day period after filing the preliminary information statement in the event the SEC does not review the information statement, mail a definitive form of this information statement to its stockholders. |
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• | cause the Company Common Stock and the Warrants to be de-listed from Nasdaq and de-registered under the Exchange Act at or as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time; and |
• | in the event Parent or any of its affiliates obtains any buyer-side representation and warranty insurance policy (the “R&W Insurance Policy”), (i) Parent will ensure that the insurer of such R&W Insurance Policy shall have no right of subrogation against any Company protected person, except in the case of fraud, (ii) neither Parent nor any of its affiliates shall terminate, cancel, amend, waive or otherwise modify the R&W Insurance Policy or any of the coverage thereunder in a manner that is adverse to any Company protected person, (iii) Parent will bear the cost of the R&W Insurance Policy (including all premiums and any fees or expenses incurred in connection therewith) and will pay such costs at the times and in the manner as directed by the issuer of the R&W Insurance Policy, and (iv) Parent shall provide a true and correct copy of such R&W Insurance Policy to the Company prior to the closing date. |
• | the Written Consent having been obtained; |
• | no order, injunction, judgment or other similar requirement, any applicable law or other legal restraint or prohibition shall have been issued or enacted by any governmental authority of competent authority that remains in effect that makes consummation of the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibited; and |
• | at least 20 calendar days have elapsed since the Company mailed this information statement to the Company’s stockholders as contemplated by Regulation 14C of the Exchange Act (including Rule 14c-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act). |
• | the representations and warranties of the Company related to the absence of any Effect that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect as of the closing date to be true and correct as of the date of closing; |
• | certain fundamental portions of the Company’s capitalization representation being true and correct in all respects as of the closing date as though made at and as of such date, except, in each case, for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such particular date), and except, in each case, for any inaccuracies that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in additional cost, expense or liability to Parent, Merger Sub or the Company (individually or in the aggregate) of more than $275,000; |
• | the representations and warranties of the Company related to (i) the Company’s organization, good standing and qualification to do business; (ii) organizational documents; (iii) the Company’s power and authority to enter into the Merger Agreement and the transaction documents and consummate the Merger and the Transactions; (iv) the Written Consent satisfying the requisite stockholder approval and being the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger; (v) certain elements of its capitalization; (vi) the lack of investment banker, broker, finder or other agent or intermediary (other than Vestra) entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the Merger and the Transactions; and (vii) receipt of a fairness opinion, that, in each of the foregoing (i)-(vii), (a) is not qualified by any materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect or other similar qualifications shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the closing date, as if made at such time, except, in each case, for those representations or warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such particular date) and (b) is qualified by any materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect or other similar qualifications shall be true and correct in all respects as of the closing date, as if made at such time, except, in each case, for those representations or warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such particular date); |
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• | each of the other representations and warranties of the Company being true and correct as of the closing date, as if made at such time, except, in each case, for those representations or warranties which address matters only as of a particular date (which representations shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such particular date), other than in the case of this bullet for such failures to be true and correct that have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and disregarding any “Company Material Adverse Effect” and other qualifications based on the word “material,” set forth in any such representations and warranties (except for within the defined terms “Material Suppliers” and “Permitted Liens”); |
• | the Company having complied in all material respects with each of the covenants, obligations and agreements it is required to comply with or perform at or prior to the closing; |
• | since the date of the Merger Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in “The Merger Agreement - Representations and Warranties” beginning on page 67) that is continuing and no Effect (as defined in “The Merger Agreement - Representations and Warranties” beginning on page 67) shall have occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect; and |
• | the receipt by Parent and Merger Sub of a certificate signed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the closing date, certifying that each of the conditions specified above has been satisfied. |
• | the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in the Merger Agreement to be true and correct as of the closing date with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date, except for any failure to be so true and correct that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Parent Material Adverse Effect; provided, that for purposes of determining the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub for the purpose of this closing condition, all references to the term “Parent Material Adverse Effect” and other qualifications based on the word “material,” set forth in any such representations and warranties should be disregarded; |
• | Parent and Merger Sub having complied in all material respects with each of the covenants, obligations and agreements required to be complied with or performed at by Parent and Merger Sub at or prior to the closing; and |
• | the receipt by the Company of a certificate of Parent and Merger Sub, signed by an officer of Parent and Merger Sub, dated as of the closing date, certifying that each of the two conditions specified above has been satisfied. |
• | the Merger is not consummated on or before the End Date; |
• | any governmental authority of competent authority issued a final, non-appealable order or enacted any applicable law or other legal restraint or prohibition that remains in effect that makes the consummation of the Merger permanently illegal or otherwise permanently prohibited; provided, that the party seeking to terminate the Merger Agreement for this reason shall have taken all actions required under the Merger Agreement to have any such order or injunction, applicable law or other legal restraint, injunction or prohibition lifted; provided, further, that this termination right is not available to a party if the issuance of such final and non-appealable order or injunction, applicable law or other legal restraint, injunction or prohibition is principally caused by the material breach by such party of any covenant or obligation of such party under the Merger Agreement; or |
• | the Written Consent were not delivered to Parent by the Company by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 23, 2026; however, this termination provision expired following delivery of the Written Consent on February 22, 2026. |
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• | by Parent or the Company, if the Written Consent had not been delivered to Parent by the Company by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 23, 2026 |
• | by Parent, if at any time the Board (or a committee thereof) had effected a Change in Recommendation; and |
• | by the Company, if the Company had entered into a definitive Alternative Acquisition Agreement in respect of a Superior Proposal. |
• | by Parent pursuant to a breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach (i) would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions to obligations of Parent or Merger Sub and (ii) is incapable of being cured by the End Date or, if capable of being cured in such time frame, the Company has not cured within 30 days after written notice has been given by Parent to the Company of such breach; |
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• | by the Company because the Merger is not consummated on or before the End Date and at such time the Parent had the right to terminate the Parent had the right to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to a breach by the Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach (i) would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions to obligations of Parent or Merger Sub and (ii) is incapable of being cured by the End Date or, if capable of being cured in such time frame, the Company has not cured within 30 days after written notice has been given by Parent to the Company of such breach; |
• | (i) by Parent or the Company because the Merger is not consummated on or before the End Date, (ii) at any time on or after the date of the Merger Agreement and prior to such termination a bona fide Acquisition Proposal shall have been publicly made or otherwise become publicly known and not publicly withdrawn prior to such termination, and (iii) within 12 months after the date of such termination, (a) the Company enters into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement providing for an Acquisition Transaction or (b) an Acquisition Transaction is consummated, then the Company will pay (or cause to be paid) to Parent the Company Termination Fee concurrently with the consummation of any such Acquisition Transaction; provided, however, that, for purposes of this subclause, all references to “at least 20%” in the definition of Acquisition Transaction shall be deemed to be references to “more than 50%.” |
• | by the Company if Parent or Merger Sub breaches any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach would have a Parent Material Adverse Effect and cannot be cured prior to the End Date, or if capable of being cured, has not been cured within 30 days after written notice has been given by the Company to Parent of such breach; |
• | by the Company (i) if all of the conditions to the obligations of Parent and Merger Sub have been satisfied (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied at the closing); (ii) Parent and Merger Sub fail to consummate the Merger at the closing by the date on which Parent and Merger Sub are required to consummate the closing; (iii) the Company has irrevocably notified Parent in writing that it is ready, willing and able to consummate the Merger; and (iv) Parent or Merger Sub fails to consummate the Merger within the later of (a) the third business day following receipt of such irrevocable written confirmation of the Company referred to in clause (iii) and (b) the day on which the closing should have occurred as described in clause (ii); and |
• | by Parent if the Merger is not consummated on or before the End Date and the Company has the right to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to either of the two bullets described above. |
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• | each of our directors; |
• | each of our named executive officers; |
• | all our executive officers and directors as a group; and |
• | each person known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of either class of our common stock. |
• | 40,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which none were issued or outstanding as of March 26, 2026; |
• | 350,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, of which 21,853,341 shares were issued and outstanding as of March 26, 2026; and |
• | 60,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, of which 36,973,876 shares were issued and outstanding as of March 26, 2026. |
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | Number of Class A Shares Beneficially Owned | % of Class(2) | Number of Class B Shares Beneficially Owned | % of Class(2) | ||||||||
Directors and Named Executive Officers | ||||||||||||
Robert Dozier | 151,307 | * | — | —% | ||||||||
Jason Enoch | 131,478 | * | — | —% | ||||||||
Alan Levine(3) | 989,978 | 4.5% | — | —% | ||||||||
Michael Nieri(3) | 41,349,597 | 69.5% | 36,973,876 | 100.0% | ||||||||
Jack Micenko | 277,944 | 1.3% | — | —% | ||||||||
Keith Feldman(4) | 527,568 | 2.4% | — | —% | ||||||||
All executive officers and directors as a group (10 individuals) | 45,151,795 | 72.8% | 36,973,876 | 100.0% | ||||||||
Greater than Five Percent Holders: | ||||||||||||
Maigan Lincks(3) | 12,173,791 | 36.0% | 11,951,152 | 32.3% | ||||||||
Patrick Nieri(3) | 12,173,791 | 36.0% | 11,951,152 | 32.3% | ||||||||
Pennington Nieri(3) | 15,202,026 | 44.0% | 12,676,367 | 34.3% | ||||||||
PWN Trust 2018(5) | 6,058,908 | 21.8% | 5,975,576 | 16.2% | ||||||||
MEN Trust 2018(6) | 6,058,908 | 21.8% | 5,975,576 | 16.2% | ||||||||
PMN Trust 2018(7) | 6,058,908 | 21.8% | 5,975,576 | 16.2% | ||||||||
MPN Grandchildrens’ Trust 2023(8) | 1,705,215 | 7.6% | 725,215 | 2.0% | ||||||||
Robyn Nieri | 1,121,328 | 5.1% | — | —% | ||||||||
David T. Hamamoto(3)(4)(9) | 3,134,826 | 13.3% | — | —% | ||||||||
Fidelity National Financial, Inc.(10) | 2,800,000 | 12.8% | — | —% | ||||||||
Hilary L. Shane(3)(11) | 1,529,982 | 7.0% | — | —% | ||||||||
* | Less than 1%. |
(1) | Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each of the entities or individuals listed in the table above is 917 Chapin Road, Chapin, South Carolina 29036. |
(2) | The percentage of beneficial ownership of the Company is calculated based on (i) 21,853,341 shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 36,973,876 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding as of March 26, 2026. |
(3) | Includes shares which the identified holder may be deemed to beneficially own, including shares held in trusts for the benefit of family members or trusts in which the identified holder is a trustee, or shares held by entities owned or managed by the identified holder. |
(4) | Includes shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by the identified holder. |
(5) | Voting and dispositive control of the securities is shared by Pennington Nieri, the son of Michael Nieri, the Company’s Executive Chairman and a Director, and Maigan Nieri Lincks, the daughter of Mr. Michael Nieri, as co-trustees. |
(6) | Voting and dispositive control of the securities is shared by Maigan Nieri Lincks and Patrick Nieri, the son of Mr. Michael Nieri, as co-trustees. |
(7) | Voting and dispositive control of the securities is shared by Patrick Nieri and Pennington Nieri, as co-trustees. |
(8) | Voting and dispositive control of the securities is held by Pennington Nieri, as trustee. |
(9) | Based on Schedule 13D/A dated December 16, 2024. The reported business address of Mr. Hamamoto is 250 Park Ave., 7th Floor, New York, New York 10177. |
(10) | Based on Form 13F filed on February 11, 2026. The reported business address of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. is 601 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, Florida 32204. |
(11) | Based on Schedule 13G dated February 23, 2026. The reported business address of Hilary L. Shane is 78 Lighthouse Drive, Jupiter, Florida 33469. |
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• | the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 13, 2026; |
• | the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 16, 2026, February 23, 2026 and April 3, 2026, in each case only to the extent filed and not furnished; and |
• | the description of the Company’s securities contained in Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on March 15, 2024 and any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating the description. |
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• | email the Company’s Investor Relations department at investors@unitedhomesgroup.com; |
• | send your request by mail to United Homes Group, Inc., Investor Relations, 917 Chapin Road, Chapin, South Carolina 29036; or |
• | call the Company’s Investor Relations department at (866) 573-1674. |
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS | A-1 | ||||||||
Section 1.01. | Definitions | A-1 | |||||||
Section 1.02. | Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions | A-13 | |||||||
ARTICLE 2 THE MERGER | A-14 | ||||||||
Section 2.01. | The Closing | A-14 | |||||||
Section 2.02. | The Merger | A-14 | |||||||
Section 2.03. | Conversion of Shares | A-14 | |||||||
Section 2.04. | Surrender and Payment | A-15 | |||||||
Section 2.05. | Dissenting Shares | A-16 | |||||||
Section 2.06. | Company Stock Options; Company RSUs; Company PSUs | A-16 | |||||||
Section 2.07. | Adjustments | A-17 | |||||||
Section 2.08. | Withholding Rights | A-17 | |||||||
Section 2.09. | No Liability | A-18 | |||||||
Section 2.10. | Lost Certificates | A-18 | |||||||
Section 2.11. | Closing of Transfer Books | A-18 | |||||||
Section 2.12. | Further Action | A-18 | |||||||
ARTICLE 3 THE SURVIVING CORPORATION | A-18 | ||||||||
Section 3.01. | Certificate of Incorporation | A-18 | |||||||
Section 3.02. | Bylaws | A-18 | |||||||
Section 3.03. | Directors and Officers | A-18 | |||||||
ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | A-18 | ||||||||
Section 4.01. | Corporate Existence and Power | A-19 | |||||||
Section 4.02. | Organizational Documents | A-19 | |||||||
Section 4.03. | Corporate Authorization | A-19 | |||||||
Section 4.04. | Written Consent | A-20 | |||||||
Section 4.05. | Governmental Authorization | A-20 | |||||||
Section 4.06. | Non-contravention | A-20 | |||||||
Section 4.07. | Capitalization | A-20 | |||||||
Section 4.08. | Subsidiaries | A-22 | |||||||
Section 4.09. | SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; | A-23 | |||||||
Section 4.10. | Financial Statements; Internal Controls | A-24 | |||||||
Section 4.11. | Absence of Certain Changes | A-24 | |||||||
Section 4.12. | No Undisclosed Liabilities | A-25 | |||||||
Section 4.13. | Litigation | A-25 | |||||||
Section 4.14. | Compliance with Applicable Law | A-25 | |||||||
Section 4.15. | Anticorruption Matters | A-25 | |||||||
Section 4.16. | Specified Contracts | A-25 | |||||||
Section 4.17. | Government Contracts | A-27 | |||||||
Section 4.18. | Taxes | A-27 | |||||||
Section 4.19. | Employee Benefit Plans | A-28 | |||||||
Section 4.20. | Labor and Employment Matters | A-30 | |||||||
Section 4.21. | Insurance Policies | A-31 | |||||||
Section 4.22. | Intellectual Property | A-31 | |||||||
Section 4.23. | Leased Real Property | A-32 | |||||||
Section 4.24. | Homebuilding Owned Property–Property List | A-32 | |||||||
Section 4.25. | Homebuilding Contract Property; Real Estate Purchase Agreements | A-33 | |||||||
Section 4.26. | Homebuilding Property—Property Information | A-34 | |||||||
Section 4.27. | Home Sale Contracts | A-37 | |||||||
Section 4.28. | Model Homes | A-37 | |||||||
Section 4.29. | Residential Units | A-37 | |||||||
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Section 4.30. | Land Development | A-38 | |||||||
Section 4.31. | HOAs and Condominium Associations | A-38 | |||||||
Section 4.32. | Sanctions Laws | A-38 | |||||||
Section 4.33. | Related Party Transactions | A-38 | |||||||
Section 4.34. | Brokers’ Fees | A-39 | |||||||
Section 4.35. | Opinion of Financial Advisor | A-39 | |||||||
Section 4.36. | No Other Representations or Warranties | A-39 | |||||||
ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB | A-39 | ||||||||
Section 5.01. | Corporate Existence and Power | A-39 | |||||||
Section 5.02. | Authorization; Enforceability | A-40 | |||||||
Section 5.03. | Governmental Authorization | A-40 | |||||||
Section 5.04. | Non-contravention | A-40 | |||||||
Section 5.05. | Capitalization and Operation of Merger Sub | A-40 | |||||||
Section 5.06. | No Vote of Parent Stockholders; Required Approval | A-40 | |||||||
Section 5.07. | Disclosure Documents | A-41 | |||||||
Section 5.08. | Litigation | A-41 | |||||||
Section 5.09. | Solvency | A-41 | |||||||
Section 5.10. | Sufficient Funds | A-41 | |||||||
Section 5.11. | Broker’s Fees | A-41 | |||||||
Section 5.12. | Absence of Certain Agreements | A-41 | |||||||
Section 5.13. | No Other Representations or Warranties | A-41 | |||||||
ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS | A-42 | ||||||||
Section 6.01. | Conduct of the Company | A-42 | |||||||
Section 6.02. | Acquisition Proposals; Change in Recommendation | A-0 | |||||||
Section 6.03. | Written Consent; Preparation of the Information Statement | A-48 | |||||||
Section 6.04. | Access to Information | A-50 | |||||||
Section 6.05. | Employee Benefit Plan Matters | A-50 | |||||||
Section 6.06. | State Takeover Laws | A-51 | |||||||
Section 6.07. | Obligations of Parent | A-51 | |||||||
Section 6.08. | Director and Officer Liability | A-51 | |||||||
Section 6.09. | Reasonable Best Efforts | A-52 | |||||||
Section 6.10. | Transaction Litigation | A-53 | |||||||
Section 6.11. | Public Announcements | A-53 | |||||||
Section 6.12. | Notification of Certain Matters | A-53 | |||||||
Section 6.13. | Section 16 Matters | A-53 | |||||||
Section 6.14. | Stock Exchange De-listing | A-54 | |||||||
Section 6.15. | Warrants | A-54 | |||||||
Section 6.16. | Earn Out Shares | A-54 | |||||||
Section 6.17. | Payoff Deliverables | A-54 | |||||||
Section 6.18. | R&W Insurance | A-54 | |||||||
ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER | A-54 | ||||||||
Section 7.01. | Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party | A-54 | |||||||
Section 7.02. | Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub | A-55 | |||||||
Section 7.03. | Conditions to the Obligations of the Company | A-56 | |||||||
ARTICLE 8 TERMINATION | A-56 | ||||||||
Section 8.01. | Termination | A-56 | |||||||
Section 8.02. | Effect of Termination | A-57 | |||||||
ARTICLE 9 MISCELLANEOUS | A-58 | ||||||||
Section 9.01. | Notices | A-58 | |||||||
Section 9.02. | Survival of Representations and Warranties | A-59 | |||||||
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Section 9.03. | Amendments and Waivers | A-59 | |||||||
Section 9.04. | Fees; Expenses | A-59 | |||||||
Section 9.05. | Assignment; Benefit | A-60 | |||||||
Section 9.06. | Governing Law | A-61 | |||||||
Section 9.07. | Jurisdiction | A-61 | |||||||
Section 9.08. | Waiver of Jury Trial | A-61 | |||||||
Section 9.09. | Specific Performance; Remedies | A-61 | |||||||
Section 9.10. | Severability | A-62 | |||||||
Section 9.11. | Entire Agreement | A-62 | |||||||
Section 9.12. | Rules of Construction | A-62 | |||||||
Section 9.13. | Counterparts; Effectiveness | A-62 | |||||||
Section 9.14. | No Recourse | A-62 | |||||||
Exhibit A | Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation | A-66 | ||||
Exhibit B | Written Consent | A-70 | ||||
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Term | Section | ||
Agreement | Preamble | ||
Alternative Acquisition Agreement | 6.02(c)(ii) | ||
Bankruptcy and Equity Exceptions | 4.03(a) | ||
Business Data | 4.22(f) | ||
Business IP | 4.22(a) | ||
Capitalization Date | 4.07(b) | ||
Certificate of Merger | 2.02(a) | ||
Certificates | 2.04(a) | ||
Change in Recommendation | 6.02(c)(i)(E) | ||
Class A Common Stock | 4.07(a)(i) | ||
Class B Common Stock | 4.07(a)(ii) | ||
Closing | 2.01 | ||
Company | Preamble | ||
Company Board | Recitals | ||
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Company Common Stock | 4.07(a)(ii) | ||
Company Disclosure Letter | 4 | ||
Company Employee Plan | 4.19(a) | ||
Company Lease | 4.23 | ||
Company Preferred Stock | 4.07(a)(iii) | ||
Company Protected Person | 6.18 | ||
Company Protected Persons | 6.18 | ||
Company Recommendation | 4.03(b) | ||
Company Related Parties | 9.04(i) | ||
Company SEC Documents | 4.09(a) | ||
Company Securities | 4.07(e) | ||
Company Stock Plan | 4.07(d) | ||
Company Termination Fee | 9.04(b) | ||
Company’s Breach Termination Right | 8.01(d)(ii) | ||
Company’s Failure to Close Termination Right | 8.01(d)(iii) | ||
Company’s Superior Proposal Termination Right | 8.01(d)(i) | ||
Compensation Committee | 2.06(d) | ||
Current Policy | 6.08(b) | ||
Current Premium | 6.08(b) | ||
Data Protection and Security Requirements | 4.22(f) | ||
Delaware Secretary | 2.02(a) | ||
DGCL | Recitals | ||
Dissenting Shares | 2.05 | ||
Effect | 1.01(a) | ||
Effective Time | 2.02(b) | ||
End Date | 8.01(b)(i) | ||
End Date Termination Right | 8.01(b)(i) | ||
Endangered Species Act | 1.01(a) | ||
Exclusive Rights | 4.16(b)(iii) | ||
Filed Company Contract | 4.16(a) | ||
GSH | 1.01(a) | ||
Holdings | 1.01(a) | ||
Identified Stockholders | 4.04 | ||
Improvements | 4.26(m)(i) | ||
Indemnified Party | 6.08(a) | ||
Information Statement | 6.03(b)(i) | ||
Insurance Policies | 4.21 | ||
Joint Venture Contract | 4.16(b)(x) | ||
Land Use Entitlements | 4.26(g)(i) | ||
Leased Real Property | 4.23 | ||
Major Projects | 4.26(f) | ||
Material Suppliers | 4.16(b)(vi) | ||
Merger | Recitals | ||
Merger Consideration | 2.03(a) | ||
Merger Sub | Preamble | ||
Non-Party Affiliates | 9.14 | ||
Parent | Preamble | ||
Parent Benefit Plan | 6.05(b) | ||
Parent Material Adverse Effect | 7.03(a) | ||
Parent Related Parties | 9.04(j) | ||
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Parent Termination Fee | 9.04(e) | ||
Parent’s Breach Termination Right | 8.01(c)(ii) | ||
Parent’s Change in Recommendation Termination Right | 8.01(c)(i) | ||
Paying Agent | 2.04(a) | ||
Payment Fund | 2.04(a) | ||
Payoff Amounts | 1.01(a) | ||
Per Share Amount | Recitals | ||
PPACA | 4.19(g) | ||
Pre-Closing Period | 6.01(a) | ||
Premium Limit | 6.08(b) | ||
Process | 4.22(f) | ||
Processed | 4.22(f) | ||
Processing | 4.22(f) | ||
Project-Specific Road Dedications | 4.26(l)(i) | ||
Proposal Review Period | 6.02(d)(ii)(B)(I) | ||
R&W Insurance Policy | 6.18 | ||
Related Employee | 4.33(b) | ||
Requisite Stockholder Approval | 4.04 | ||
Share | Recitals | ||
Shares | Recitals | ||
Software | 1.01(a) | ||
Special Committee | Recitals | ||
Special Committee Recommendation | Preamble | ||
Specified Contract | 4.16(b) | ||
Superior Proposal Notice | 6.02(e)(A) | ||
Support Obligation | 4.26(p) | ||
Support Obligations | 4.26(p) | ||
Surviving Corporation | 2.02(c) | ||
Surviving Corporation Common Stock | 2.03(e) | ||
Transactions | Recitals | ||
Vestra | 4.34 | ||
Written Consent | 4.04 | ||
Written Consent Termination Right | 8.01(b)(iii) | ||
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if to the Company: | ||||||
United Homes Group, Inc. | ||||||
917 Chapin Road | ||||||
Chapin, South Carolina 29036 | ||||||
Attention: *** | ||||||
Email: *** | ||||||
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice), if delivered prior to the Effective Time, to: | ||||||
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | ||||||
1285 Avenue of the Americas | ||||||
New York, New York 10019 | ||||||
Attention: Jeffrey D. Marell | ||||||
Email: jmarell@paulweiss.com | ||||||
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice), if delivered prior to the Effective Time, to: | ||||||
Bradley Arant Bout Cummings LLP | ||||||
Promenade Tower | ||||||
1230 Peachtree Street NE | ||||||
21st Floor | ||||||
Atlanta, GA 30309 | ||||||
Attention: Erin Reeves McGinnis | ||||||
Email: ereevesmcginnis@bradley.com | ||||||
if to Parent or Merger Sub (or, following the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation): | ||||||
Stanley Martin Homes, LLC | ||||||
11710 Plaza America Drive, Suite 1100 | ||||||
Reston, Virginia 20190 | ||||||
Attention: *** | ||||||
Email: *** | ||||||
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice), if delivered prior to the Effective Time, to: | ||||||
Maynard Nexsen PC | ||||||
1230 Main Street, Suite 700 | ||||||
Columbia, SC 29201 | ||||||
Attention: W. Leighton Lord III and Lee Kiser | ||||||
Email: llord@maynardnexsen.com and lkiser@maynardnexsen.com | ||||||
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STANLEY MARTIN HOMES, LLC | ||||||
By: | /s/ Steven B. Alloy | |||||
Name: | Steven B. Alloy | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
UNION MERGECO, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Steven B. Alloy | |||||
Name: | Steven B. Alloy | |||||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
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UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Jack Micenko | |||||
Name: | Jack Micenko | |||||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |||||
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UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC. | ||||||
By: | ||||||
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[Stockholder] | ||||||
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