Edgar Filing: CalAtlantic Group, Inc.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

CalAtlantic Group, Inc.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. [SPF]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3011 TOWNSGATE ROAD, SUITE 200

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/01/2015

(Street)

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361-3027

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	10/01/2015		D		126,400,000	D	⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	0	I	By Successor by Merger ⁽³⁾

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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
(Month/Day/Year)

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. 3011 TOWNSGATE ROAD SUITE 200 WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361-3027		X

Signatures

CALATLANTIC GROUP, INC., (as successor by merger to The Ryland Group, Inc.), /s/ John P. Babel, Name: John P. Babel, Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary		10/01/2015
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to the termination of the Voting Agreement, dated as of June 14, 2015, between The Ryland Group, Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Ryland"), and MP CA Homes LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Voting Agreement"). Concurrently with the execution of the Voting Agreement, Ryland and the Issuer entered into the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, pursuant to which Ryland will be merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Ryland merged with and into Standard Pacific Corp., a Delaware corporation, with Standard Pacific Corp. continuing as the surviving corporation under the name CalAtlantic Group, Inc (the "Merger").
(2)	(Continued from Footnote 1) At the effective time of the Merger, the Voting Agreement terminated in accordance with its terms. As a result of the termination of the Voting Agreement, Ryland ceased to be a beneficial owner of more than ten percent of the shares outstanding of common stock, par value $0.01 per share of Standard Pacific Corp.
(3)	By CalAtlantic Group, Inc. (as successor by merger to The Ryland Group, Inc.).

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