Phillippe Lord - 20 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Meritage Homes CORP (MTH)

Role: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature: /s/ Alison Sasser, attorney-in-fact for Phillippe Lord
Issuer symbol: MTH
Transactions as of: 20 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 23 Feb 2026, 16:22:12 UTC
Previous filing: 19 Feb 2026
Next filing: 25 Feb 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Lord Phillippe	Chief Executive Officer, Director	18655 NORTH CLARET DRIVE, SUITE 400, SCOTTSDALE	/s/ Alison Sasser, attorney-in-fact for Phillippe Lord	23 Feb 2026	0001637869

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	MTH	MTH Common Stock	Award	$0	+39,341	+15%	$0.000000	293,209	20 Feb 2026	Limited Partnership	F1, F2, F3
holding	MTH	MTH Common Shares						69,706	20 Feb 2026	Direct	F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents vesting of performance-based restricted stock units upon achievement of pre-specified performance targets.
F2	Balance reflects all other holdings, including restricted stock units that have previously vested.
F3	All shares are held in family limited partnerships controlled by Mr. Lord.
F4	Balance represents restricted stock units not vested.