Edgar Filing: Meritage Homes CORP

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 19, 2017

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MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)





Maryland		1-9977	86-0611231
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
	8800 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 300, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

	(480) 515-8100
	(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

	N/A
	(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.07	SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

On May 19, 2017, Meritage Homes Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 8:30 am local time at the Company's corporate office at 8800 E. Raintree Drive, Suite 300, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260. The following matters were voted upon at the meeting:

Proposal No. 1

The Company’s stockholders elected four individuals to the Board of Directors as Class II Directors as set forth below:



Name	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Peter L. Ax	34,704,999	1,100,977	240,062	2,096,682
Robert G. Sarver	32,409,485	3,396,394	240,159	2,096,682
Gerald Haddock	34,097,764	1,708,373	239,901	2,096,682
Michael R. Odell	35,745,970	60,862	239,206	2,096,682

Proposal No. 2

The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the 2017 fiscal year.



Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
37,112,174	1,023,274	7,272

Proposal No. 3

The Company’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers by the votes set forth in the table below.

Proposal No. 4

The Company’s stockholders recommended, as set forth below, the frequency with which the Company should hold its future advisory votes on executive compensation:



One year	Two years	Three Years	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
26,444,510	15,102	9,572,768	13,658	2,096,682

In light of these voting results, the Company’s Board of Directors has decided to hold its future advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers annually until the next frequency vote. A frequency vote is required to be held at least once every six years.

SIGNATURES

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.

Dated: May 19, 2017



MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION

/s/	Hilla Sferruzza
By:	Hilla Sferruzza
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)