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AGREEMENT</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ITEM 2.01&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; TERMINATION OF A MATERIAL
DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;19, 2009, Meritage Homes Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;)
elected to permanently reduce the commitment available under its First Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement, (the &#147;Credit Agreement&#148;) from $500 million to
$150 million, effective May 27, 2009.&#160;
The Credit Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;16, 2006, as amended, is among
the Company, Guaranty Bank as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender and the
other lenders party thereto.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company reported a cash balance of $344 million as of March 31,
2009 and currently, has no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement,
although $21.4 million of the facility capacity is being used for outstanding
letters of credit.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By reducing the commitment availability under the Credit Facility, the
Company will reduce the fees payable under the Credit Agreement, including
commitment fees and administrative agent fees, through its maturity on May 18,
2011 by approximately $3.2 million (based on current pricing levels).&#160; However, the commitment reduction will result
in a non-cash charge in the second quarter of 2009 of approximately $2.3
million for the write-off of previously capitalized debt issuance costs.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on its most recent projections, the Company does not currently anticipate
that it will need to borrow under the Credit Agreement prior to the facility&#146;s
maturity in 2011.&#160; Nevertheless, the
Company determined it would be prudent to maintain the Credit Agreement at the
reduced commitment level of $150 million.&#160;
The Company is in compliance with all covenants under the Credit
Agreement, and currently anticipates remaining in compliance with all covenants
through maturity of the facility.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995.&nbsp; Such statements include the Company&#146;s statement that it does not
currently anticipate the need to borrow under its Credit Agreement prior to May&nbsp;2011
and that it will remain in compliance with the facility&#146;s covenants.&nbsp; Such
statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Company
management and current market conditions, which are subject to significant
risks and uncertainties.&#160; Actual results
may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The Company
makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking
statements to reflect future events or changes in these expectations.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Meritage&#146;s business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties,
including: weakness in the homebuilding market resulting from the current
economic downturn; interest rates and changes in the availability and pricing
of residential mortgages; the ability of our potential buyers to sell their
existing homes; the adverse effect of slower sales absorption rates; housing
affordability; fluctuations in demand, competition, sales orders, cancellation
rates and home prices in our markets; potential write-downs or write-offs of
assets, including pre-acquisition costs and deposits; the liquidity of our
joint ventures and the ability of our joint venture partners to meet their
obligations to us and the joint venture; the propensity of homebuyers to cancel
purchase orders with us; the availability and cost of insurance; construction
defect and home warranty claims; the loss of key personnel; our success in
prevailing on contested tax positions; the impact of deferred tax valuation
allowances and our ability to preserve our operating loss carryforwards; the
availability and cost of materials and labor; changes in the availability and
pricing of real estate in the markets in which the Company operates; inflation
in the cost of materials used to construct homes; fluctuations in quarterly
operating results; the Company&#146;s financial leverage and level of indebtedness;
our ability to take certain actions because of restrictions contained in the
indentures for the Company&#146;s senior and senior subordinated notes and the
agreement for the unsecured credit facility and our ability to raise additional
capital when and if needed; government regulations and legislative or other
initiatives that seek to restrain growth or new housing construction or similar
measures; successful integration of future acquisitions; consumer confidence,
which can be impacted by economic and other factors such as terrorism, war, or
threats thereof and changes in energy prices or financial markets; our potential
exposure to natural disasters; and other factors identified in documents filed
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set
forth in our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008 under the
caption &#147;Risk Factors.&#148; As a result of these and other factors, the Company&#146;s
stock and note prices may fluctuate dramatically.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:36.7pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated:&#160; May&nbsp;20, 2009</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Larry W. Seay</font></p>
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