UNITED STATES

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 1, 2021

D.R. Horton, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1341 Horton Circle, Arlington, Texas 76011

(Address of principal executive offices)

(817) 390-8200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

The information set forth below under Item 5.02(e) “Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers” is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Effective October 1, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed and promoted Paul J. Romanowski, age 51, to the office of Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of the Company.

Mr. Romanowski has more than 20 years of experience in residential development and homebuilding with the Company. Mr. Romanowski joined D.R. Horton in 1999 as Division President of the Company’s South Florida division. In 2014, he was promoted to Region President overseeing all D.R. Horton homebuilding divisions in Florida and the Gulf Coast. In 2019, his oversight responsibilities were expanded to also include the Company’s operations in five Mid-Atlantic states. Prior to joining D.R. Horton, Mr. Romanowski worked for Metrostudy and in land acquisition for another public homebuilder. He graduated from Butler University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing. Mr. Romanowski is expected to be a “named executive officer” in the Company’s proxy statement for the Company’s fiscal year 2022 and will be a Section 16 reporting person.

Effective October 1, 2021, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors approved fiscal year 2022 compensation for Mr. Romanowski as set forth on Exhibit 10.1 hereto, which is incorporated by reference herein.

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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.

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