MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION 2,300,000 Shares Common Stock ($.01 Par Value) UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • July 10th, 2012 • Meritage Homes CORP • Operative builders • New York
Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the underwriters named in Schedule A annexed hereto (the “Underwriters”) for whom Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DB”) are acting as representatives, an aggregate of 2,300,000 shares (the “Firm Shares”) of Common Stock, $.01 par value (the “Common Stock”) of the Company. In addition, the Company proposes to grant to the Underwriters the option to purchase from the Company up to an additional 345,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares”). The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively sometimes referred to as the “Shares.” The Shares are described in the Prospectus which is referred to below.
