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Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)</span></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">(<ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i4b87f6553fb84f44a3ebb9c97c3c521b_D20200211-20200211" name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmM5ZTY5NWFlZjE0NjRlMThiMzMwOWYzNjQxMGYwMTUyL3NlYzpjOWU2OTVhZWYxNDY0ZTE4YjMzMDlmMzY0MTBmMDE1Ml8xL2ZyYWc6OWYyYTUxNmI5NmU5NGUyNDk0ZTIwYzEzY2MwMWUzNzAvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo5ZjJhNTE2Yjk2ZTk0ZTI0OTRlMjBjMTNjYzAxZTM3MF80MjQ_e0e07272-133b-4a9e-baa6-59492dc48912">480</ix:nonNumeric>) <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i4b87f6553fb84f44a3ebb9c97c3c521b_D20200211-20200211" name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" 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Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:99.707%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:29.524%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:18.381%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:46.095%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td 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0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;"> General Instruction A.2. below):</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i4b87f6553fb84f44a3ebb9c97c3c521b_D20200211-20200211" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:WrittenCommunications" 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style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i4b87f6553fb84f44a3ebb9c97c3c521b_D20200211-20200211" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOmM5ZTY5NWFlZjE0NjRlMThiMzMwOWYzNjQxMGYwMTUyL3NlYzpjOWU2OTVhZWYxNDY0ZTE4YjMzMDlmMzY0MTBmMDE1Ml8xL2ZyYWc6OWYyYTUxNmI5NmU5NGUyNDk0ZTIwYzEzY2MwMWUzNzAvdGFibGU6NDA1N2Y1NGI3ZjY1NDE4NDhhOWJhMzllNjM1OTZhMDQvdGFibGVyYW5nZTo0MDU3ZjU0YjdmNjU0MTg0OGE5YmEzOWU2MzU5NmEwNF8yLTAtMS0xLTA_37cd7663-b8c8-4b89-8c59-a73593ce0224">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span></td><td colspan="15" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:right;vertical-align:top;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="i4b87f6553fb84f44a3ebb9c97c3c521b_D20200211-20200211" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" 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style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">On February 11, 2020, </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">the Company </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">increased certain components of compensation for Hilla Sferruzza, Executive Vice President and CFO, Phillippe Lord, Executive Vice President and COO, C. Timothy White, Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Javier Feliciano, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer as allowed by each of their respective employment agreements. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Following is a description of the changes in compensation for each executive.  The descriptions contained in this Form 8-K are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the actual agreements filed herewith as exhibits to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:8pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Base Salary Compensation</span></div><div style="margin-top:8pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">The base salary for Ms. Sferruzza and Messrs. 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Timothy White</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$560,000</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Javier Feliciano</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$350,000</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:8pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;">Performance-Based Compensation</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">In addition, the target annual cash incentive bonus and the target value of performance-based equity compensation (non-cash) for each of </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Ms. Sferruzza and Messrs. 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Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">C. Timothy White</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$610,909</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$432,727</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Javier Feliciano</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$218,750</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#ffffff;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#231f20;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">$218,750</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Additionally, the value of time-based equity compensation f</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">or each of </span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Ms. Sferruzza and Messrs. Lord, White and Feliciano was increased to mirror the adjusted target value of performance-based equity compensation noted above.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">ITEM 9.01&#160;FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">(d)&#160;Exhibits</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">10.1&#160;</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ex101-hillasferruzza20.htm">Hilla Sferruzza - Notice of Approved 2020 Compensation</a></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">10.2&#160;</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ex102-phillippelord202.htm">Phillippe Lord - Notice of Approved 2020 Compensation</a></span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;"> </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">10.3&#160;</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ex103-timwhite2020comp.htm">C. Timothy White - Notice of Approved 2020 Compensation</a></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">10.4&#160;</span><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;"><a style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration: underline;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="ex104-javierfeliciano2.htm">Javier Feliciano - Notice of Approved 2020 Compensation</a></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">104        The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div id="i_0_7"></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span><br/></span></div><div style="position:relative;width:100%;height:42.75pt;"><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="height:42.75pt;width:100%;"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="text-indent:24.75pt;margin-top:9pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">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.</span></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">Dated: February 18, 2020</span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;">&#160;</span></div><div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:6pt;"><table style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;text-indent:0pt;display:inline-table;width:51.169%;"><tr><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:10.285%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td><td style="width:85.715%;"></td><td style="width:1.0%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" style="height:15pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">/s/ Javier Feliciano</span></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);">Javier Feliciano</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255, 0.0);text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:1pt;padding-right:1pt;"></td><td colspan="3" 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mth-20200211
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)
February 11, 2020
_______________________
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, including Zip Code)
(
480
)
515-8100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $0.01 par value
MTH
New York Stock Exchange
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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ITEM 5.02  DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
On February 11, 2020,
the Company
increased certain components of compensation for Hilla Sferruzza, Executive Vice President and CFO, Phillippe Lord, Executive Vice President and COO, C. Timothy White, Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Javier Feliciano, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer as allowed by each of their respective employment agreements.
Following is a description of the changes in compensation for each executive.  The descriptions contained in this Form 8-K are qualified in their entirety by the terms of the actual agreements filed herewith as exhibits to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
Base Salary Compensation
The base salary for Ms. Sferruzza and Messrs. Lord, White and Feliciano were increased effective January 1, 2020.
Executive Officer
Revised Base Salary
Hilla Sferruzza
$625,000
Phillippe Lord
$700,000
C. Timothy White
$560,000
Javier Feliciano
$350,000
Performance-Based Compensation
In addition, the target annual cash incentive bonus and the target value of performance-based equity compensation (non-cash) for each of
Ms. Sferruzza and Messrs. Lord, White and Feliciano also increased, as noted below.
Executive Officer
Revised Annual Target Cash Incentive Compensation
Revised Annual Target (non-cash) Equity Incentive Compensation
Hilla Sferruzza
$781,250
$625,000
Phillippe Lord
$1,400,000
$1,050,000
C. Timothy White
$610,909
$432,727
Javier Feliciano
$218,750
$218,750
Additionally, the value of time-based equity compensation f
or each of
Ms. Sferruzza and Messrs. Lord, White and Feliciano was increased to mirror the adjusted target value of performance-based equity compensation noted above.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
10.1
Hilla Sferruzza - Notice of Approved 2020 Compensation
10.2
Phillippe Lord - Notice of Approved 2020 Compensation
10.3
C. Timothy White - Notice of Approved 2020 Compensation
10.4
Javier Feliciano - Notice of Approved 2020 Compensation
104        The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.
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: February 18, 2020
MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION
/s/ Javier Feliciano
By:
Javier Feliciano
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer