Sec Form 13G Filing - Webb H Lawrence filing for New Home Co Inc. (NWHM) - 2021-02-16

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The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

CUSIP No.: 645370107

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

H. Lawrence Webb

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a) ☒ (b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

 1,158,339 ⁽¹⁾

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

5,401,753 ⁽²⁾

EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH:

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,158,339 ⁽¹⁾

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

44,799 ⁽³⁾

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 1,203,138 ⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☒

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

6.5% ⁽⁵⁾

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

IN

(1)

Consists of 786,505 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer (“Common Stock”) held as of the date hereof by Mr. Webb, 38,755 shares of the Common Stock held as of the date hereof by the L and J Webb Family Trust U/A DTD 7/20/2018, of which Mr. Webb is a trustee (the "Webb Trust"), 227,273 stock options that vested on 1/30/17 and 27,267 stock options that vested on 2/20/20 that Mr. Webb has the right to exercise, and 32,094 restricted stock units and 46,445 stock options, each of which will vest, and Mr. Webb will have the right to acquire, within 60 days of this filing.

(2)

Consists of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Group Members (as defined in this Schedule 13G) and the Separately Filing Group Member (as defined in this Schedule 13G), without duplication. The Group Members are party to an investor rights agreement with the Separately Filing Group Member that provides for, among other things, director nomination rights and voting agreements with respect to the Common Stock held thereby. As a result, the Group Members and the Separately Filing Group Member may be deemed to be members of a “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. Each of Mr. Webb and the Webb Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Separately Filing Group Member and the other Group Members except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein. Mr. Webb may also be deemed to have shared voting power over 18,913 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer held as of the filing date by Joan Marcus Webb, 11,054 stock options that Ms. Marcus Webb has the right to exercise, and 9,303 restricted stock units and 5,529 stock options, each of which will vest, and Ms. Marcus Webb will have the right to acquire within 60 days of this filing, because Mr. and Mrs. Webb are married. Each of Mr. Webb and the Webb Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Ms. Marcus Webb except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

(3)

Mr. Webb may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over 18,913 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer held as of the filing date by Joan Marcus Webb, 11,054 stock options that Ms. Marcus Webb has the right to exercise, and 9,303 restricted stock units and 5,529 stock options each of which will vest, and Ms. Marcus Webb will have the right to acquire within 60 days of this filing, because Mr. and Mrs. Webb are married. Each of Mr. Webb and the Webb Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Ms. Marcus Webb except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

(4)

Excludes shares directly or indirectly held by the other Reporting Persons and Separately Filing Group Member.

(5)

Based on: (i) 18,071,979 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 9, 2021, as reported by Issuer in its most recent Form 10-K filed February 11, 2021, plus (ii) 254,540 stock options Mr. Webb has the right to exercise, plus (iii) 32,094 restricted stock units and 46,445 stock options, each of which will vest, and Mr. Webb will have the right to acquire, within 60 days of this filing, plus (iv) 11,054 stock options Ms. Marcus Webb has the right to exercise, plus (v) 9,303 restricted stock units and 5,529 stock options, each of which will vest, and Ms. Marcus Webb will have the right to acquire within 60 days of this filing for a total of 18,430,944 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

CUSIP No.: 645370107

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Wayne Stelmar

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a) ☒ (b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

1,010,286 ⁽¹⁾

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

5,401,753 ⁽²⁾

EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH:

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

1,010,286 ⁽¹⁾

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,010,286 ⁽⁴⁾

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☒

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.5% ⁽³⁾

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

IN

(1)

Consists of 739,672 shares of the Common Stock held as of the date hereof by the W and L Stelmar Trust Dated 5/26/06, of which Mr. Stelmar is a trustee (the “Stelmar Trust”), 88,796 shares of Common Stock held directly by Mr. Stelmar, and 181,818 stock options that Mr. Stelmar has the right to exercise.

(2)

Consists of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Group Members (as defined in this Schedule 13G) and the Separately Filing Group Member (as defined in this Schedule 13G), without duplication. The Group Members are party to an investor rights agreement with the Separately Filing Group Member that provides for, among other things, director nomination rights and voting agreements with respect to the Common Stock held thereby. As a result, the Group Members and the Separately Filing Group Member may be deemed to be members of a “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. Each of Mr. Stelmar and the Stelmar Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Separately Filing Group Member and the other Group Members except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

(3)

Based on: (i) 18,071,979 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 9, 2021, as reported by Issuer in its most recent Form 10-K filed February 11, 2021 plus (ii) 181,818 stock options Mr. Stelmar has the right to exercise for a total of 18,253,797 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

(4)

Excludes shares directly or indirectly held by the other Reporting Persons and Separately Filing Group Member.

CUSIP No.: 645370107

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Joseph D. Davis

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a) ☒ (b) ☐

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

732,385 ⁽¹⁾

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

5,401,753 ⁽²⁾

EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH:

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

732,385 ⁽¹⁾

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

732,385 ⁽⁴⁾

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☒

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

4.0% ⁽³⁾

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

IN

(1)

Consists of 515,441 shares of the Common Stock held as of the date hereof by the Joseph and Terri Davis Family Trust Under Declaration of Trust Executed on August 23, 1999, of which Mr. Davis is a trustee (the “Davis Trust”), 35,126 shares of common sock held directly by Mr. Davis, and 181,818 stock options Mr. Davis has the right to exercise.

(2)

Consists of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Group Members (as defined in this Schedule 1 3G) and the Separately Filing Group Member (as defined in this Schedule 13G), without duplication. The Group Members are party to an investor rights agreement with the Separately Filing Group Member that provides for, among other things, director nomination rights and voting agreements with respect to the Common Stock held thereby. As a result, the Group Members and the Separately Filing Group Member may be deemed to be members of a “group,” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act. Each of Mr. Davis and the Davis Trust disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Separately Filing Group Member and the other Group Members except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

(3)

Based on: (i) 18,071,979 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 9, 2021, as reported by Issuer in its most recent Form 10-K filed February 11, 2021 plus (ii) 181,818 stock options Mr. Davis has the right to exercise, for a total of 18,253,797 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

(4)

Excludes shares directly or indirectly held by the other Reporting Persons and Separately Filing Group Member.

CUSIP No.: 645370107

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Thomas Redwitz

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)

(a) ☐ (b) ☒

3

SEC USE ONLY

4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

United States

5

SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

0

EACH REPORTING PERSON

WITH:

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

531,818 ⁽¹⁾

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

531,818 ⁽²⁾

10

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions) ☒

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

2.9% ⁽³⁾

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)

IN

(1)

Consists of 350,000 shares of the Common Stock held as of the date hereof by the Redwitz Family Trust Dated April 23, 1999, of which Mr. Redwitz is a trustee (the “Redwitz Trust”) and 181,818 stock options Mr. Redwitz has the right to exercise.

(2)

(3)

Based on: (i) 18,071,979 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of February 9, 2021, as reported by Issuer in its most recent Form 10-K filed February 11, 2021 plus (ii) 181,818 stock options Mr. Redwitz has the right to exercise for a total of 18,253,797 shares of Common Stock outstanding.

CUSIP No.: 645370107

Item 1

(a).

Name of Issuer:

The New Home Company Inc.

Item 1

(b).

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

15231 Laguna Canyon Rd., Suite 250

Irvine, California 92618

Item 2

(a).

Name of Person(s) Filing:

H. Lawrence Webb; Wayne Stelmar; Joseph D. Davis (collectively, the “Group Members”);

and Thomas Redwitz (together with the Group Members, the "Reporting Persons")

Item 2

(b).

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

Principal business office for the Reporting Persons:

15231 Laguna Canyon Rd., Suite 250

Irvine, California 92618

Item 2

(c).

Citizenship:

H. Lawrence Webb

United States of America

Wayne Stelmar

United States of America

Joseph D. Davis

United States of America

Thomas Redwitz

United States of America

Item 2

(d).

Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”)

Item 2

(e).

CUSIP Number:

645370107

Item 3.

Not Applicable.

Item 4.

Ownership:

Reference is made to Items 5-9 and 11 and the footnotes thereto on the cover pages to this Schedule 13G, which are incorporated by reference herein. The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Separately Filing Group Member is based solely on the information contained in the filings made by the Separate Filing Member to report its beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock within the meaning of Rule 13d-3.

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following:  X 

Thomas Redwitz, one of the Reporting Persons, ceased to be a member of a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act on May 6, 2020. As a result, he has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities. See Item 9.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

Not applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:

Not applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group:

Item 10.

Certification:

Not applicable.

By:

/s/ H. Lawrence Webb

H. Lawrence Webb, an individual

By:

/s/ Wayne Stelmar

Wayne Stelmar, an individual

By:

/s/ Joseph D. Davis

Joseph D. Davis, an individual

By:

/s/ Thomas Redwitz

Thomas Redwitz, an individual

By:

/s/ H. Lawrence Webb

H. Lawrence Webb, an individual

By:

/s/ Wayne Stelmar

Wayne Stelmar, an individual

By:

/s/ Joseph D. Davis

Joseph D. Davis, an individual

By:

/s/ Thomas Redwitz

Thomas Redwitz, an individual