OHB Orleans Homebuilders,

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): August 14, 2009

Orleans Homebuilders, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 245-7500

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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):

o       Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o       Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o       Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 14, 2009, Orleans Homebuilders, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release stating that Michael T. Vesey, its President and Chief Operating Officer, has taken a  leave of absence related to an existing medical condition. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On August 14, 2009, the Company announced that Michael T. Vesey, its President and Chief Operating Officer, has taken a leave of absence related to an existing medical condition.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)            Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

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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.

Dated: August 17, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibit is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

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