ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 29, 2009, Forestar Group Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing, as part of its strategic initiatives designed to enhance shareholder
value, that its wholly owned subsidiary, Forestar (USA) Real Estate Group Inc.
("Forestar Real Estate"), had entered into a definitive agreement (the
"Agreement") with Holland M. Ware ("Ware") to sell to Ware approximately 20,000
acres of HBU timberlands located in Georgia (the "Timberlands") for a cash
purchase price of $39,492,100.
The parties anticipate closing the transaction in third quarter 2009, subject
to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the proceeds from
this sale to reduce debt in accordance with its previously announced strategic
initiatives.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached to this Current
Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.