UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

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) July 9, 2012

 

 

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.)

17851 N. 85th Street, Suite 300,
Scottsdale, Arizona 		  85255
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(480) 515-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On July 9, 2012, Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland Corporation, announced in a press release preliminary home orders, closings and backlog for its second quarter of 2012. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. This press release is being furnished, not filed, under Item 8.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1    Press Release dated July 9, 2012

 

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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: July 9, 2012

 

MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION

/s/     LARRY W. SEAY

By:

   Larry W. Seay
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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