================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ---------- Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 24, 2003 AVATAR HOLDINGS INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware ---------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 0-7616 23-1739078 ------------------------ ------------------------------------ (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 201 Alhambra Circle Coral Gables, Florida 33134 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (305) 442-7000 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) ------------------------------------------------------------ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) ================================================================================ Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure The information set forth in the press release issued by Avatar Holdings Inc. on October 24, 2003, announcing the partial redemption of its 7% Convertible Subordinated Notes due April 1, 2005, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference. SIGNATURE 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. AVATAR HOLDINGS INC. By: /s/ Juanita I. Kerrigan ------------------------------------ Name: Juanita I. Kerrigan Title: Vice President and Secretary Date: October 24, 2003 EXHIBIT INDEX Item No. -------- 99.1 Press release of Avatar Holdings Inc. dated October 24, 2003.