8K - 2015 Annual Meeting Results


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) May 13, 2015
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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)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(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 13, 2015, Meritage Homes Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:00 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
 
34,687,548
 
716,328
 
5,381
 
2,507,360
Robert G. Sarver
 
31,207,187
 
4,196,764
 
5,306
 
2,507,360
Gerald Haddock
 
35,259,296
 
133,440
 
16,520
 
2,507,361
Michael R. Odell
 
35,129,570
 
263,229
 
16,458
 
2,507,360
Proposal No. 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the 2015 fiscal year.
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
37,116,748
 
793,466
 
6,403
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
34,531,880
 
843,575
 
33,800
 
2,507,362






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 13, 2015
 



MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION
 
 
/s/
Larry W. Seay
By:
Larry W. Seay
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer