<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000833079-16-000143.txt : 20160308
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000833079-16-000143
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160307
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:		20160308
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160308

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:		161491110

	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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A 30-year veteran of Procter &amp; Gamble Company, she held a number of senior leadership positions and led businesses ranging from $5 billion to $20 billion in sales. Her end-to-end operating experience spans product innovation, supply chain management and go-to-market strategies.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">"Deb brings a wealth of marketing and brand-building expertise to Meritage Homes, from her senior leadership roles at one of the world's leading consumer packaged goods companies, to her board-level experience with a multi-state utility company and one of the largest manufacturers of products for the building industry,&#8221; said Meritage Homes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steven J. Hilton. &#8220;Her passion for transforming the customer experience through innovation is precisely in line with our history and strategy of innovation as the leader in energy-efficient homebuilding.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#2c2c2c;">Ms. Henretta also serves as </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">a senior advisor to SSA &amp; Company and a director at Corning, Inc. and NiSource. She also sits on the Board of Trustees at Xavier University and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. 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