<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000833079-16-000100.txt : 20160107
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160107133356
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000833079-16-000100
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160107
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160107

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:		161329769

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85260
		BUSINESS PHONE:		480-515-8100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8800 EAST RAINTREE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			SCOTTSDALE
		STATE:			AZ
		ZIP:			85260

	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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Seay, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will retire on March 31, 2016.  Mr. Seay will be succeeded by Hilla Sferruzza, our current Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective April 1, 2016.   A copy of this release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d) Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">99.1 Press Release dated January 7, 2016</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sf58a4dcf0e064246812e34139fcaf07e"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dated: January&#160;7, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:315px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td width="42px"></td><td width="272px"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:20px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">/s/</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Larry W. 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Seay, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire on March 31, 2016, concluding a 30-year career in homebuilding. Mr. Seay will be succeeded by Hilla Sferruzza, Meritage&#8217;s current senior vice president and chief accounting officer, effective April 1, 2016.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Seay joined Meritage Homes as chief financial officer in April 1996 and has served continuously in that role for the last twenty years. In his first year with Meritage, he led its transition to becoming a publicly-traded company and was appointed executive vice president in October 2005.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Steven J. Hilton, chairman and CEO of Meritage Homes, stated, "Larry has been an exceptional contributor to the Meritage senior leadership team and was instrumental in our growth and success over the last 20 years. Speaking on behalf of our employees, board members and many partners who have known him during that time, I can say that it has been our privilege to work alongside Larry through his long and successful professional career. He will always be held in the highest regard.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Sferruzza joined Meritage in 2006 to be corporate controller in charge of the company&#8217;s accounting and financial reporting functions. She was named chief accounting officer in 2010 and senior vice president in 2013. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona, earned her MBA from Washington State University and is a CPA.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;Hilla has developed under Larry&#8217;s mentorship and earned the respect of our executive team. I have every confidence that she will continue Larry's disciplined and conservative stewardship of our balance sheet, financial controls and information systems, while providing the leadership needed in her new role. I expect it to be a seamless transition,&#8221; said Hilton.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8220;My career with Meritage has been very rewarding and I am extremely grateful to Larry for his guidance and support, and to Steve for his confidence in my abilities,&#8221; Sferruzza commented. &#8220;Meritage is an exceptional company with talented people and a bright future. I am excited about the opportunity to continue to work with the management team and our external partners to realize those opportunities.&#8221; </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">"It has been an honor to work with Meritage over the last 20 years and to be part of the team that grew Meritage Homes to become the seventh largest publicly traded builder in the United States,&#8221; said Seay. &#8220;In particular, it has been my privilege to have been able to work with such a strong leader and visionary CEO as Steve Hilton.  I am confident that Meritage will continue to grow and prosper with Hilla leading the finance and accounting team as </font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="s3c435969e072410aab794c22de676b49"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">CFO, while I move on to another phase of my life which will allow me to spend more time with my family and experience new adventures.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:232%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">About Meritage Homes Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Meritage Homes is the seventh-largest public homebuilder in the United States, based on homes closed in 2014. 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