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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000833079-23-000089
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230425

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09977
		FILM NUMBER:		23845833

	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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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="margin-top:13.5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SCHEDULE 14A</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the<br>Securities Exchange Act of 1934<br>(Amendment No. &#160;&#160; )</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><table 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style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">Preliminary Proxy Statement</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="12" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:174%">Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&#160;14a-6(e)(2))</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="12" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">Definitive Proxy Statement</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="12" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#253;</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">Definitive Additional Materials</font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="12" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#168;</font></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:174%">Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div 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Rules&#160;14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i03baea20819f44c8bd607013ae7f76b5_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Explanatory Note</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">In the proxy statement filed by Meritage Homes Corporation (&#34;we&#34;, &#8220;our&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) on March 24, 2023 for our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the biography for one of our directors, Gerald Haddock, inadvertently omitted that Mr. Haddock is currently a member of the board of directors of ProFrac Holding Corp. (NASDAQ&#58; ACDC). We are filing this supplement to correct this omission as well as to clarify the name of the non-traded SEC reporting real estate investment trust referenced in Mr. Haddock's biography as Silver Star Properties REIT, Inc. and the tenure of Mr. Haddock's directorship at Union Acquisition Corp II. Set forth below is an updated biography for Mr. Haddock that reflects these changes.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Mr. Haddock has been a director since January 2005. Mr. Haddock is the founder of Haddock Enterprises, LLC and formerly served as President and CEO of Crescent Real Estate Equities, a diversified real estate investment trust. Mr. Haddock previously served for over 30 years as a director of Valaris plc (formerly ENSCO International, Plc.), a leading global offshore oil and gas drilling service company. As a director for Valaris, he served as its co-lead director and Chairperson of the Audit Committee and was also a member of the Nominating &#38; Governance Committee. Mr. Haddock also served as a director of Union Acquisition Corp II, a special purpose acquisition corporation, from December 2018 until the fall of 2021. Further, since mid-2020 Mr. Haddock has served as a director of Silver Star Properties REIT, Inc., a non-traded SEC reporting real estate investment trust, and is the Chairman of the Nominating &#38; Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Haddock also serves as a director of ProFrac Holding Corp. since May 2022 (NASDAQ&#58; ACDC).  He also serves on the board of the CEELI Institute. Mr. Haddock has previously served on the Board of Trustees of Baylor College of Medicine, as a member of the Executive Investment Committee at Baylor University, and on the M.D. Anderson Proton Therapy Education and Research Foundation.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Mr. Haddock received his Bachelor of Business Administration and Juris Doctorate degrees from Baylor University. He also received a Masters of Law in Taxation degree from New York University and an MBA from Dallas Baptist University. Mr. Haddock has extensive experience in real estate, legal and regulatory compliance.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Except as specifically discussed in this Explanatory Note, this supplement does not otherwise modify or update any other disclosures in the proxy statement. This supplement should be read together with the proxy statement, which should be read in its entirety.</font></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div></body></html>
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