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) June 6, 2017

 

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☐

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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

Completion of Offering of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027

On June 6, 2017, Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), completed an offering of $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) that are guaranteed (the “Guarantees,” and collectively with the 2027 Notes, the “Securities”) by substantially all of the Company’s 100% owned subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”). The Securities were offered to investors in a private placement in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be sold except in a transaction registered under, or exempt from, the registration provisions of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

The Securities were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated June 6, 2017 among the Company, the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “2027 Indenture”). The material terms of the 2027 Notes and the 2027 Indenture are described below.

The 2027 Notes are the general unsecured obligations of the Company. The 2027 Notes will rank senior in right to all future obligations of the Company that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2027 Notes and pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured obligations of the Company that are not so subordinated. The 2027 Notes bear interest at 5.125% per annum, payable on June 6 and December 6 of each year, commencing on December 6, 2017. Interest on the 2027 Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

Prior to December 6, 2026, the Company may redeem the 2027 Notes in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on at least 30 but not more than 60 days’ prior written notice, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the notes being redeemed, or (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments on the 2027 Notes being redeemed, discounted to the date of redemption (on a semiannual basis) at a discount rate equal to the rate payable with respect to comparable treasury securities plus 0.50%. On or after December 6, 2026, the Company may redeem any or all of the 2027 Notes at any time at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes being redeemed. The Company will also pay accrued interest on any 2027 Notes being redeemed to the redemption date.

The terms of the 2027 Indenture, among other things, generally limit, subject to exceptions, the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to (i) incur secured indebtedness and (ii) enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions.

The 2027 Indenture provides for customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others: nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of covenants or other agreements in the 2027 Indenture; defaults under certain other indebtedness; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of


default occurs and is continuing under the 2027 Indenture, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes then outstanding may declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest on all the 2027 Notes immediately due and payable. In addition, in the event there is both (i) a change in control and (ii) a ratings decline by either Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., the Company will be required to commence and consummate an offer to purchase all 2027 Notes then outstanding at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest (if any) to the date of repurchase.

The foregoing description of the 2027 Notes and the 2027 Indenture is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2027 Indenture, including the form of note, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

In connection with the sale of the 2027 Notes, the Company and the Guarantors entered into a Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 6, 2017 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with the initial purchasers of the 2027 Notes. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission exchange notes (“Exchange Notes”), which will have substantially identical terms as the 2027 Notes (except that the Exchange Notes will not contain terms with respect to transfer restrictions), so the Company can offer to exchange freely tradable Exchange Notes for the 2027 Notes.

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

 

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On June 6, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the offering of Notes described above. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.


ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d) Exhibits

 

4.1    Indenture for 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027, and Form of Note
10.1    Registration Rights Agreement relating to 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027
99.1    Press Release dated June 6, 2017, announcing the closing of a private offering of $300 million of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027


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: June 6, 2017

 

MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION

/s/  C. TIMOTHY WHITE

By:   C. Timothy White
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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