X0202 4 2004-12-13 0000357294 HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES INC HOV 0000900565 HOVNANIAN KEVORK S 10 HIGHWAY 35 RED BANK NJ 07701 1 1 1 0 Chairman of the Board 0001219411 HOVNANIAN SIRWART 10 HIGHWAY 35 RED BANK NJ 07701 0 0 1 0 Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 7000 46.60 D 7723424 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1400 46.59 D 7722024 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 3300 46.57 D 7718724 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1500 46.56 D 7717224 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 300 46.55 D 7716924 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 900 46.54 D 7716024 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 3800 46.53 D 7712224 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 400 46.52 D 7711824 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 4700 46.51 D 7707124 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 33600 46.50 D 7673524 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1400 46.49 D 7672124 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 800 46.48 D 7671324 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1900 46.47 D 7669424 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 2000 46.46 D 7667424 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1000 46.45 D 7666424 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 2200 46.43 D 7664224 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1000 46.42 D 7663224 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1900 46.41 D 7661324 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 11500 46.40 D 7649824 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 4000 46.39 D 7645824 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1400 46.38 D 7644424 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 600 46.37 D 7643824 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1400 46.36 D 7642424 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 1800 46.35 D 7640624 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 400 46.34 D 7640224 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 10900 46.33 D 7629324 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 6400 46.32 D 7622924 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 800 46.31 D 7622124 D Class A Common Stock 2004-12-13 4 S 0 91700 46.1919 D 7530424 D Class A Common Stock 190000 D 91,700 consists of the following trades: 6,100@$46.30; 2,100@$46.29; 1,700@$46.28; 7,500@$46.27; 3,600@$46.26; 700@$46.25; 1,800@$46.24; 10,800@$46.21; 2,600@$46.18; 7,900@$46.17; 600@$46.16; 46,300@$46.15. These shares are held by Kevork S. Hovnanian. These shares are held by Sirwart Hovnanian, wife of Kevork S. Hovnanian. Nancy A. Marrazzo 2004-12-14