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.
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
34,500,868
 
1,507,176
 
37,994
 
2,096,682

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)