Sec Form 4 Filing - HOVNANIAN SIRWART @ HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC - 2016-01-29

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person HOVNANIAN SIRWART 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC [ HOV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) X __ Other (specify below) Member of a 10% Owner Group (Last) (First) (Middle) 110 WEST FRONT STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/29/2016 (Street) RED BANK, NJ07701 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 01/29/2016 G( 2 ) V 422,938.37 ( 1 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 422,938.37 $ 0 440,780.6 I Held by Reporting Person through partnership interests in the Limited Partnership Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 01/29/2016 G( 2 ) V 422,938.37 ( 1 ) ( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 422,938.37 $ 0 17,842.23 I Held by Reporting Person through partnership interests in the Limited Partnership

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HOVNANIAN SIRWART 110 WEST FRONT STREET RED BANK, NJ07701 Member of a 10% Owner Group Signatures Nancy A. Marrazzo Attorney-in-Fact 06/14/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, non-cumulative ("Class B Common Stock"), is immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock. ( 2 )The Sirwart Hovnanian 1994 Marital Trust transferred general partnership and limited partnership units of the Kevork S. Hovnanian Family Limited Partnership (the "Limited Partnership") to the Reporting Person, who immediately transferred such units to trusts for the benefit of family members of children of Kevork S. Hovnanian. These units relate to shares of Class B Common Stock. ( 3 )No expiration date

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