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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-13-133047
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130328
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130329
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130328

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Meritage Homes CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000833079
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531]
		IRS NUMBER:				860611231
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09977
		FILM NUMBER:		13725967

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17851 NORTH 85TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85255
		BUSINESS PHONE:		480-515-8100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		17851 NORTH 85TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85255

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MERITAGE CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19981009

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MONTEREY HOMES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970113

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HOMEPLEX MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<P STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) March <U>28</U>, 2013 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of Incorporation)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>17851 N. 85<FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:baseline; position:relative; bottom:.8ex">th</SUP></FONT><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> Street, Suite 300, Scottsdale, Arizona</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Former Name
or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below): </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B>ITEM&nbsp;5.02</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS<B>
</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On March 28, 2013, Meritage Homes Corporation executed amendments to the employment agreements for Steve J.
Hilton, Larry W. Seay, C. Timothy White and Steven Davis. The amendments memorialize changes made for 2013 (and any subsequent renewal terms) to the annual cash incentive bonus formulas provided to each of Messrs. Hilton, Seay, White and Davis
pursuant to their respective employment agreement. Each executive&#146;s bonus will continue to be expressed as a percentage of the Company&#146;s actual EBITDA (subject to specified exclusions) and the performance targets for achieving such
incentive bonuses will continue to be based on the Company&#146;s actual return on assets and return on equity (subject to specified adjustments). Under the amended agreements, however, the Company&#146;s return on assets and return on equity
(subject to specified exclusions) will be measured against the Company&#146;s budgeted return on assets and return on equity, as opposed to the prior formula that measured the Company&#146;s results against the results of a public homebuilder peer
group. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Copies of the amendment to each executive&#146;s employment agreement are filed as exhibits to this Form 8-K and
incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS<B> </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibits </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.1
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Steven J. Hilton </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.2
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Larry W. Seay </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.3
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for C. Timothy White </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">10.4 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Amendment
to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement for Steven Davis </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dated: March 28, 2013 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; LARRY W. SEAY</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TO THE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STEVEN J. HILTON </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and Steven&nbsp;J. Hilton (&#147;Executive&#148;) entered
into a Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2010 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;). By execution of this Amendment, the Company now desires to amend the Agreement as set forth below. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. This Amendment shall be effective as of February&nbsp;12, 2013, which was the date the amendment set forth below was approved by the
Company&#146;s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. Part I of Exhibit A Incentive Compensation Schedule
Executive Bonus Compensation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="8"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2013&nbsp;and&nbsp;any Renewal Term</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For 2013 (and any Renewal Term), Executive may, in the Board&#146;s reasonable discretion, be entitled to a maximum bonus
equal to 1.65% times (the &#147;total bonus&#148;) the Company&#146;s 2013 (or applicable Renewal Term) EBITDA (as defined below) based on the achievement of the following ranges of RoA and RoE:</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If the Company achieves:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive will receive:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>&gt;</U>90% of Budgeted RoA or Budgeted RoE (each as defined below) as approved by the Board</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100% (50% of the total bonus for RoA and 50% of the total bonus for RoE, calculated separately)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">80%-89%</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">70%-79%</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60%-69%</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">50%-59%</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Below 50%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EBITDA means earnings before interest expense and interest amortized to cost of sales, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and
amortization. EBITDA shall also exclude charges for impairments; one-time bond, refinancing, and offering costs; significant litigation charges (relating to accruals, settlements or judgments, as the case may be); and similar costs associated with
one-time or extraordinary events. In addition, for purposes of determining EBITDA for the incentive compensation bonus set forth above, the Executive&#146;s bonus calculation will be determined before taking into account the deduction for the
compensation of (i)&nbsp;the Executive; (ii)&nbsp;the General Counsel; (iii)&nbsp;the Chief Financial Officer; and (iv)&nbsp;the Chief Operating Officer.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Budgeted RoA and RoE will be determined by dividing &#147;target&#148; pre-tax income as set forth in the Company&#146;s annual budget (as approved by the
Board) by, in the case of RoA, average total assets of the Company based on the total assets of the Company on December&nbsp;31, 2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013, June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective
five quarterly dates for any Renewal Term), in each case at &#145;target&#148; levels as reflected in the budget approved by the Board; and in the case of RoE, average total stockholders&#146; equity based on the total stockholders&#146; equity of
the Company on December&nbsp;31, 2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective five quarterly dates for any Renewal Term), in each case at &#147;target&#148; levels as
reflected in the budget approved by the Board.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Annual actual RoA and RoE
will be calculated (i)&nbsp;using actual pre-tax income as set forth in the Company&#146;s accounting records for 2013 (or any Renewal Term thereafter) divided by the actual average of the RoA and RoE for the five quarters ending December&nbsp;31,
2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013, June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective five quarterly periods for any Renewal Term), and (ii)&nbsp;where the actual RoA and RoE fall between the thresholds set forth
above, payouts will be interpolated along a linear continuum from the threshold exceeded to the next highest threshold. For purposes of calculating the actual RoA and RoE, there shall be excluded the pro forma effects of significant Board-approved
debt and capital and M&amp;A transactions to avoid the significant distortion that these types of transactions could have in relation to the budgeted RoA and RoE goals.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This bonus is established pursuant to, and its terms and conditions shall be subject to, the Company&#146;s 2006 Executive Management Incentive Plan.
Notwithstanding the above, the above calculation of EBITDA assumes that the Company makes an actual profit before calculating EBITDA. If the Company does not make an actual profit before calculating EBITDA, no bonus will be
paid.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. This Amendment amends only provisions of the Agreement as noted herein, and those
provisions not expressly amended shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Agreement to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with provisions and the intent of
this Amendment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have caused this Amendment to be executed and to be effective
as of February&nbsp;12, 2013. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ LARRY W. SEAY</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Larry W. Seay</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EVP/CFO</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXECUTIVE: STEVEN J. HILTON</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ STEVEN J. HILTON</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TO THE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>LARRY W. SEAY </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and Larry&nbsp;W. Seay (&#147;Executive&#148;) entered into
a Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2010 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;). By execution of this Amendment, the Company now desires to amend the Agreement as set forth below. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. This Amendment shall be effective as of February&nbsp;12, 2013, which was the date the amendment set forth below was approved by the
Company&#146;s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. Part I of Exhibit A Incentive Compensation Schedule
Executive Bonus Compensation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="8"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2013&nbsp;and&nbsp;any Renewal Term</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For 2013 (and any Renewal Term), Executive may, in the Board&#146;s reasonable discretion, be entitled to a maximum bonus
equal to .40% times (the &#147;total bonus&#148;) the Company&#146;s 2013 (or applicable Renewal Term) EBITDA (as defined below) based on the achievement of the following ranges of RoA and RoE:</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If the Company achieves:</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive will receive:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>&gt;</U>90% of Budgeted RoA or Budgeted RoE (each as defined below) as approved by the Board</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100% (50% of the total bonus for RoA and 50% of the total bonus for RoE, calculated separately)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">80%-89%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">80%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">70%-79%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60%-69%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">50%-59%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Below 50%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EBITDA means earnings before interest expense and interest amortized to cost of sales, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and
amortization. EBITDA shall also exclude charges for impairments; one-time bond, refinancing, and offering costs; significant litigation charges (relating to accruals, settlements or judgments, as the case may be); and similar costs associated with
one-time or extraordinary events. In addition, for purposes of determining EBITDA for the incentive compensation bonus set forth above, the Executive&#146;s bonus calculation will be determined before taking into account the deduction for the
compensation of (i)&nbsp;the Executive; (ii)&nbsp;the General Counsel; (iii)&nbsp;the Chief Operating Officer; and (iv)&nbsp;the Chief Operating Officer.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Budgeted RoA and RoE will be determined by dividing &#147;target&#148; pre-tax income as set forth in the Company&#146;s annual budget (as approved by the
Board) by, in the case of RoA, average total assets of the Company based on the total assets of the Company on December&nbsp;31, 2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013, June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective
five quarterly dates for any Renewal Term), in each case at &#145;target&#148; levels as reflected in the budget approved by the Board; and in the case of RoE, average total stockholders&#146; equity based on the total stockholders&#146; equity of
the Company on December&nbsp;31, 2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective five quarterly dates for any Renewal Term), in each case at &#147;target&#148; levels as
reflected in the budget approved by the Board.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Annual actual RoA and RoE
will be calculated (i)&nbsp;using actual pre-tax income as set forth in the Company&#146;s accounting records for 2013 (or any Renewal Term thereafter) divided by the actual average of the RoA and RoE for the five quarters ending December&nbsp;31,
2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective five quarterly periods for any Renewal Term), and (ii)&nbsp;where the actual RoA and RoE fall between the thresholds set forth
above, payouts will be interpolated along a linear continuum from the threshold exceeded to the next highest threshold. For purposes of calculating the actual RoA and RoE, there shall be excluded the pro forma effects of significant Board-approved
debt and capital and M&amp;A transactions to avoid the significant distortion that these types of transactions could have in relation to the budgeted RoA and RoE goals.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This bonus is established pursuant to, and its terms and conditions shall be subject to, the Company&#146;s 2006 Executive Management Incentive Plan.
Notwithstanding the above, the above calculation of EBITDA assumes that the Company makes an actual profit before calculating EBITDA. If the Company does not make an actual profit before calculating EBITDA, no bonus will be
paid.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. This Amendment amends only provisions of the Agreement as noted herein, and those
provisions not expressly amended shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Agreement to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with provisions and the intent of
this Amendment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have caused this Amendment to be executed and to be effective
as of February&nbsp;12, 2013. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION</B>, a Maryland corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ STEVEN J. HILTON</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Steven J. Hilton</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman &amp; CEO</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXECUTIVE: LARRY W. SEAY</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ LARRY W. SEAY</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.3 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TO THE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>C. TIMOTHY WHITE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and C.&nbsp;Timothy White (&#147;Executive&#148;) entered
into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2010 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;). By execution of this Amendment, the Company now desires to amend the Agreement as set forth below. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. This Amendment shall be effective as of February&nbsp;12, 2013, which was the date the amendment set forth below was approved by the
Company&#146;s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. Part I of Exhibit A Incentive Compensation Schedule
Executive Bonus Compensation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="8"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2013&nbsp;and&nbsp;any Renewal Term</B></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For 2013 (and any Renewal Term), Executive may, in the Board&#146;s reasonable discretion, be entitled to a maximum bonus
equal to .30% times (the &#147;total bonus&#148;) the Company&#146;s 2013 (or applicable Renewal Term) EBITDA (as defined below) based on the achievement of the following ranges of RoA and RoE:</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If the Company achieves:</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive will receive:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>&gt;</U>90% of Budgeted RoA or Budgeted RoE (each as defined below) as approved by the Board</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100% (50% of the total bonus for RoA and 50% of the total bonus for RoE, calculated separately)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">80%-89%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">80%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">70%-79%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60%-69%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">50%-59%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Below 50%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EBITDA means earnings before interest expense and interest amortized to cost of sales, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and
amortization. EBITDA shall also exclude charges for impairments; one-time bond, refinancing, and offering costs; significant litigation charges (relating to accruals, settlements or judgments, as the case may be); and similar costs associated with
one-time or extraordinary events. In addition, for purposes of determining EBITDA for the incentive compensation bonus set forth above, the Executive&#146;s bonus calculation will be determined before taking into account the deduction for the
compensation of (i)&nbsp;the Executive; (ii)&nbsp;the Chief Executive Officer; (iii)&nbsp;the Chief Financial Officer; and (iv)&nbsp;the Chief Operating Officer.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Budgeted RoA and RoE will be determined by dividing &#147;target&#148; pre-tax income as set forth in the Company&#146;s annual budget (as approved by the
Board) by, in the case of RoA, average total assets of the Company based on the total assets of the Company on December&nbsp;31, 2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013, June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective
five quarterly dates for any Renewal Term), in each case at &#145;target&#148; levels as reflected in the budget approved by the Board; and in the case of RoE, average total stockholders&#146; equity based on the total stockholders&#146; equity of
the Company on December&nbsp;31, 2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective five quarterly dates for any Renewal Term), in each case at &#147;target&#148; levels as
reflected in the budget approved by the Board.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Annual actual RoA and RoE
will be calculated (i)&nbsp;using actual pre-tax income as set forth in the Company&#146;s accounting records for 2013 (or any Renewal Term thereafter) divided by the actual average of the RoA and RoE for the five quarters ending December&nbsp;31,
2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective five quarterly periods for any Renewal Term), and (ii)&nbsp;where the actual RoA and RoE fall between the thresholds set forth
above, payouts will be interpolated along a linear continuum from the threshold exceeded to the next highest threshold. For purposes of calculating the actual RoA and RoE, there shall be excluded the pro forma effects of significant Board-approved
debt and capital and M&amp;A transactions to avoid the significant distortion that these types of transactions could have in relation to the budgeted RoA and RoE goals.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This bonus is established pursuant to, and its terms and conditions shall be subject to, the Company&#146;s 2006 Executive Management Incentive Plan.
Notwithstanding the above, the above calculation of EBITDA assumes that the Company makes an actual profit before calculating EBITDA. If the Company does not make an actual profit before calculating EBITDA, no bonus will be
paid.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. This Amendment amends only provisions of the Agreement as noted herein, and those
provisions not expressly amended shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Agreement to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with provisions and the intent of
this Amendment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have caused this Amendment to be executed and to be effective
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION</B>, a Maryland corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ STEVEN J. HILTON</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Steven J. Hilton</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman &amp; CEO</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXECUTIVE: C. TIMOTHY WHITE</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 10.4 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDMENT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TO THE </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STEVEN DAVIS </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), and Steven Davis (&#147;Executive&#148;) entered into an
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective as of January&nbsp;1, 2010 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;). By execution of this Amendment, the Company now desires to amend the Agreement as set forth below. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1. This Amendment shall be effective as of February&nbsp;12, 2013, which was the date the amendment set forth below was approved by the
Company&#146;s Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2. Part I of Exhibit A Incentive Compensation Schedule
Executive Bonus Compensation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="8"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>2013&nbsp;and&nbsp;any</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Renewal Term</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For 2013 (and any Renewal Term), Executive may, in the Board&#146;s reasonable discretion, be entitled to a maximum bonus
equal to .65% times (the &#147;total bonus&#148;) the Company&#146;s 2013 (or applicable Renewal Term) EBITDA (as defined below) based on the achievement of the following ranges of RoA and RoE:</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">If the Company achieves:</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Executive will receive:</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>&gt;</U>90% of Budgeted RoA or Budgeted RoE (each as defined below) as approved by the Board</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">100% (50% of the total bonus for RoA and 50% of the total bonus for RoE, calculated separately)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">80%-89%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">80%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">70%-79%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">60%-69%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">40%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">50%-59%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">20%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Below 50%</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">0%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">EBITDA means earnings before interest expense and interest amortized to cost of sales, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and
amortization. EBITDA shall also exclude charges for impairments; one-time bond, refinancing, and offering costs; significant litigation charges (relating to accruals, settlements or judgments, as the case may be); and similar costs associated with
one-time or extraordinary events. In addition, for purposes of determining EBITDA for the incentive compensation bonus set forth above, the Executive&#146;s bonus calculation will be determined before taking into account the deduction for the
compensation of (i)&nbsp;the Executive; (ii)&nbsp;the General Counsel; (iii)&nbsp;the Chief Financial Officer; and (iv)&nbsp;the Chief Executive Officer.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Budgeted RoA and RoE will be determined by dividing &#147;target&#148; pre-tax income as set forth in the Company&#146;s annual budget (as approved by the
Board) by, in the case of RoA, average total assets of the Company based on the total assets of the Company on December&nbsp;31, 2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013, June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective
five quarterly dates for any Renewal Term), in each case at &#145;target&#148; levels as reflected in the budget approved by the Board; and in the case of RoE, average total stockholders&#146; equity based on the total stockholders&#146; equity of
the Company on December&nbsp;31, 2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective five quarterly dates for any Renewal Term), in each case at &#147;target&#148; levels as
reflected in the budget approved by the Board.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Annual actual RoA and RoE
will be calculated (i)&nbsp;using actual pre-tax income as set forth in the Company&#146;s accounting records for 2013 (or any Renewal Term thereafter) divided by the actual average of the RoA and RoE for the five quarters ending December&nbsp;31,
2012, March&nbsp;31, 2013,&nbsp;June&nbsp;30, 2013, September&nbsp;30, 2013 and December&nbsp;31, 2013 (or the respective five quarterly periods for any Renewal Term), and (ii)&nbsp;where the actual RoA and RoE fall between the thresholds set forth
above, payouts will be interpolated along a linear continuum from the threshold exceeded to the next highest threshold. For purposes of calculating the actual RoA and RoE, there shall be excluded the pro forma effects of significant Board-approved
debt and capital and M&amp;A transactions to avoid the significant distortion that these types of transactions could have in relation to the budgeted RoA and RoE goals.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This bonus is established pursuant to, and its terms and conditions shall be subject to, the Company&#146;s 2006 Executive Management Incentive Plan.
Notwithstanding the above, the above calculation of EBITDA assumes that the Company makes an actual profit before calculating EBITDA. If the Company does not make an actual profit before calculating EBITDA, no bonus will be
paid.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3. This Amendment amends only provisions of the Agreement as noted herein, and those
provisions not expressly amended shall remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Agreement to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with provisions and the intent of
this Amendment. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have caused this Amendment to be executed and to be effective
as of February&nbsp;12, 2013. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION, </B>a<B> </B>Maryland corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ STEVEN J. HILTON</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Name:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Steven J. Hilton</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title:</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Chairman &amp; CEO</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>EXECUTIVE: STEVEN DAVIS</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ STEVEN DAVIS</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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