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) December 22, 2016

 
 
 
 
 

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)
 
 
N/A
 
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
 
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ITEM 1.01
ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

Meritage Homes Corporation exercised the accordion feature under its unsecured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) and increased the total commitments by $40 million, from $500 million to $540 million, effective December 22, 2016.  As of the date of the increase, $65 million borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Agreement, and the Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $38 million, leaving  $437 million available under the Credit Agreement to be drawn.

ITEM 2.03
CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT

The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.




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: December 22, 2016

 
MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION
 
 
By:
/s/ HILLA SFERRUZZA
 
Hilla Sferruzza
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)