Meritage Homes CORP 10-Q

Item 5. Other Information Insider Trading Arrangements During the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025, no director or officer terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K, and no independent director adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement. During the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2025, our officers adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangements, as follows: Name and Title Date Adopted Duration of Trading Arrangement Description of the Aggregate Number of Securities to be Sold Pursuant to the Arrangement Phillippe Lord Chief Executive Officer June 3, 2025 February 23, 2026 - March 31, 2026 Sell sufficient shares to cover taxes due on vesting of equity awards that were granted on February 20, 2023 and vest on February 20, 2026. Hilla Sferruzza Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer June 3, 2025 February 23, 2026 - March 31, 2026 Sell sufficient shares to cover taxes due on vesting of equity awards that were granted on February 20, 2023 and vest on February 20, 2026. Steven J. Hilton Executive Chairman June 3, 2025 February 23, 2026 - March 31, 2026 Sell sufficient shares to cover taxes due on vesting of equity awards that were granted on February 20, 2023 and vest on February 20, 2026. Malissia Clinton Executive Vice President and General Counsel June 3, 2025 February 23, 2026 - March 31, 2026 Sell sufficient shares to cover taxes due on vesting of equity awards that were granted on February 20, 2023 and vest on February 20, 2026. Javier Feliciano Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer June 3, 2025 February 23, 2026 - March 31, 2026 Sell sufficient shares to cover taxes due on vesting of equity awards that were granted on February 20, 2023 and vest on February 20, 2026. 44 Item 6. Exhibits Exhibit Number Description Page or Method of Filing 3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of Form 8-K dated June 20, 2002 3.1.1 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 3.1.2 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K dated September 15, 2004 3.1.3 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation Incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed on April 10, 2006 3.1.4 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation Incorporated by reference to Appendix B of the Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed on April 1, 2008 3.1.5 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation Incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Definitive Proxy Statement filed on January 9, 2009 3.1.6 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation Filed herewith 3.2 Meritage Homes Corporation Amended and Restated Bylaws Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Form 8-K dated May 22, 2025 10.1 Representative Form of Non-Employee Director Equity Deferral Program * Filed herewith 10.2 Eleventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K dated July 9, 2025 22 List of Guarantor Subsidiaries Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 22 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Phillippe Lord, Chief Executive Officer Filed herewith 31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Hilla Sferruzza, Chief Financial Officer Filed herewith 32.1 Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Furnished herewith 101.0 The following information from the Meritage Homes Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements, (iii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. 104.0 The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in exhibit 101. * Indicates a management contract or compensation plan. 45 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 thereunto duly authorized. MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation By: /s/ HILLA SFERRUZZA Hilla Sferruzza Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer) Date: July 25, 2025 INDEX OF EXHIBITS 3.1 Restated Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation 3.1.1 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation 3.1.2 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation 3.1.3 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation 3.1.4 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation 3.1.5 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation 3.1.6 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Meritage Homes Corporation 3.2 Meritage Homes Corporation Amended and Restated Bylaws 10.1 Representative Form of Non-Employee Director Equity Deferral Program * 10.2 Eleventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement 22 List of Guarantor Subsidiaries 31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Phillippe Lord, Chief Executive Officer 31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Hilla Sferruzza, Chief Financial Officer 32.1 Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer 101.0 The following information from the Meritage Homes Corporation Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2025 were formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements, (iii) Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. 104.0 The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in exhibit 101. * Indicates a management contract or compensation plan. 46