UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
______________________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
report: August 31, 2009
(Date of
earliest event reported)
CAVALIER
HOMES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-9792
(Commission
File Number)
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63-0949734
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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32
Wilson Boulevard 100
Addison,
Alabama
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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35540
(Zip
Code)
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(256)
747-9800
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item
8.01 Other Events
Cavalier
Homes, Inc. (“Company”) issued a press release dated August 31, 2009, announcing
that the Federal Trade Commission has completed its investigation regarding the
proposed merger of the Company with Southern Energy Homes, Inc., and the closing
of the merger is scheduled to take place on September 1, 2009.
The
Company also announced that it will close its plant in Millen, Georgia due to
continuing market challenges that have resulted in lower volume in the Company's
core HUD-Code home manufacturing business. Approximately 100 employees will be
affected. Cavalier has not yet determined the extent of possible impairments
associated with this closure.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Cavalier
Homes, Inc.’s press release dated August 31,
2009.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
duly authorized.
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CAVALIER
HOMES, INC.
(Registrant)
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Date: August
31, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Michael R. Murphy
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Michael
R. Murphy
Chief
Financial Officer
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