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Filing Details

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
773141	Mdc Holdings Inc	MDC	Operative Builders (1531)	840622967

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1009874	D David Mandarich	4350 S. Monaco Street Suite 500 Denver CO 80237	President, Coo And Director	Yes	Yes	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	Acquisiton	2012-08-02	50,000	$21.39	3,083,260	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	Disposition	2012-08-02	50,000	$31.95	3,033,260	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	Non-Statutory Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-08-02	50,000	$0.00	50,000	$21.39

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
96,625	2005-11-18	2012-11-18	No	4	M	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	3,471	Indirect	By 401(k) Savings Plan

Footnotes

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.75 to $32.22, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., any security holder of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
Shares are held in Reporting Person's 401(k) Savings Plan account which changes on a daily basis.
This option, under the Company's 2001 Equity Incentive Plan, became exercisable as to 25% of the shares covered thereby on November 18, 2005 and as to 75% of the shares covered thereby on November 18, 2006.