8-K 2014 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 14, 2014
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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 14, 2014, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 10:00 am local time at the Meritage Homes 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 I Directors as set forth below:
 
Name
 
Votes For
 
Votes
Withheld
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Steven J. Hilton
 
31,430,510
 
1,489,845
 
3,341,165
Raymond Oppel
 
31,663,689
 
1,256,666
 
3,341,165
Richard T. Burke, Sr.
 
32,749,317
 
171,038
 
3,341,165
Dana C. Bradford
 
32,749,346
 
171,009
 
3,341,165
Proposal No. 2
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the 2014 fiscal year.
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
35,031,911
 
1,224,485
 
5,124
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
32,182,176
 
549,025
 
189,152
 
3,341,167
Proposal No. 4
The Company’s stockholders approved the Amended and Restated 2006 Stock Incentive Plan by the votes set forth in the table below.
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
29,526,258
 
3,212,012
 
182,085
 
3,341,165
Proposal No. 5
The Company’s stockholders approved the amendment to and extension of our Executive Management Incentive Plan by the votes set forth in the table below.
 
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-Votes
31,396,675
 
1,488,490
 
35,190
 
3,341,165





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 14, 2014
 



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