Meritage Homes Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SENIOR NOTES, NET

SENIOR NOTES, NET

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Senior notes, net consist of the following (in thousands):



	As of
	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
7.15% senior notes due 2020. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 there was approximately $284 and $711 in net unamortized premium, respectively.	300,284			300,711
7.00% senior notes due 2022	300,000			300,000
6.00% senior notes due 2025. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 there was approximately $4,636 and $5,318 in net unamortized premium, respectively.	404,636			405,318
5.125% senior notes due 2027	300,000			300,000
Net debt issuance costs	(9,058		)	(10,745		)
Total	$	1,295,862		$	1,295,284

The indentures for all of our senior notes contain covenants including, among others, limitations on the amount of secured debt we may incur, and limitations on sale and leaseback transactions and mergers. We believe we are in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30, 2019.

Obligations to pay principal and interest on the senior notes are guaranteed by substantially all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries (each a “Guarantor” and, collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), each of which is directly or indirectly 100% owned by Meritage Homes Corporation. Such guarantees are full and unconditional, and joint and several. In the event of a sale or other disposition of all of the assets of any Guarantor, by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other disposition of all of the equity interests of any Guarantor then held by Meritage and its subsidiaries, then that Guarantor may be released and relieved of any obligations under its note guarantee. There are no significant restrictions on our ability or the ability of any Guarantor to obtain funds from their respective subsidiaries, as applicable, by dividend or loan. We do not provide separate financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries because Meritage (the parent company) has no independent assets or operations and the guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several. Subsidiaries of Meritage Homes Corporation that are non-guarantor subsidiaries are, individually and in the aggregate, minor.

See Note 17 of these unaudited financial statements for additional information regarding the anticipated early redemption of our 7.15% senior notes due 2020.