Sec Form 4 Filing - HILTON STEVEN J @ Meritage Homes CORP - 2025-02-10

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person HILTON STEVEN J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Meritage Homes CORP [ MTH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) 18655 NORTH CLARET DRIVE, SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/10/2025 (Street) SCOTTSDALE, AZ85255 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price MTH Common Stock 02/10/2025 S 11,000 ( 1 ) D $ 74.51 800,192 I Held in Family Trusts and Charitable Foundation MTH Common Stock 02/10/2025 P 11,000 ( 2 ) A $ 74.51 811,192 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) I Held in Family Trusts and Charitable Foundation MTH Common Stock 25,942 ( 6 ) ( 7 ) D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other HILTON STEVEN J 18655 NORTH CLARET DRIVE SUITE 400 SCOTTSDALE, AZ85255 X Executive Chairman Signatures /s/ Alison Sasser, attorney-in-fact for Steven J. Hilton 02/12/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Represents a private sale to a family trust controlled by Mr. Hilton. ( 2 )Represents a private purchase from a family trust controlled by Mr. Hilton. ( 3 )731,192 shares are held by family trusts controlled by Mr. Hilton and 80,000 shares are held by a charitable foundation controlled by Mr. Hilton. Mr. Hilton disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by the charitable foundation and of 26,850 shares held by certain family trusts, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest in such shares. ( 4 )Balance reflects all other holdings, including restricted stock units that have previously vested. ( 5 )In December 2024, Mr. Hilton was named successor trustee to certain family trusts which held 33,250 shares and the holdings were inadvertently omitted from previous Form 4 filings. ( 6 )On January 2, 2025, Meritage Homes Corporation effected a 2-for-1 stock split to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2024. The number of securities reported in this Form 4 have been adjusted to reflect the stock split. ( 7 )Balance represents restricted stock units not vested.

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