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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0000902691-12-000010
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2012-08-16 18:39:10
Reporting Period:: 2012-08-15

Filing Date:: 2012-08-16
Accepted Time:: 2012-08-16 18:39:10
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

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
902691	A Larry Mizel	4350 S. Monaco Street Suite 500 Denver CO 80237	Chairman Of The Board And Ceo	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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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	2012-08-15	75,000	$21.39	255,000	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	Disposition	2012-08-15	75,000	$32.28	180,000	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

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Commn Stock $.01 Par Value	Non-Statutory Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2012-08-15	75,000	$0.00	75,000	$21.39

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
121,625	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	5,012,737	Indirect	By Ari Capital Partners, LLLP
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	3,507	Indirect	By 401(k)
Common Stock $.01 Par Value	1,362,214	Indirect	By CGM Capital, LLLP

Footnotes

The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $31.90 to $32.83, 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.
Reporting Person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held by ARI Capital Partners, LLLP ("Ari Capital"). The sole general partner of Ari Capital is CVentures, Inc. ("CVentures"), a corporation, which has approximately a 1% partnership interest in Ari Capital. Reporting Person is the beneficiary of various trusts which own 50.6885% of the stock of CVentures. Also, Reporting Person is a director and president of CVentures and may be deemed to control the other 49.3115% of the common stock of CVentures. A trust, of which Reporting Person is the sole beneficiary, is the sole limited partner of Ari Capital, and has approximately a 99% partnership interest in Ari Capital. Reporting Person and Reporting Person's spouse are trustees of the trust.
Shares are held in Reporting Person's 401(k) Savings Plan account which changes on a daily basis.
Reporting Person may be deemd to have beneficial ownership of these shares held by CGM Capital LLLP ("CGM Capital"). The general partner of CGM Capital is CVentures, Inc. ("CVentures"), and has a 1% equity interest in CGM Capital. A trust, of which Reporting Person's spouse is the sole beneficiary, is the limited partner of CGM Capital, and has a 99% equity interest in CGM Capital. Reporting Person is a trustee of this trust.
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.