Contract

Exhibit 4.6

FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of July 18, 2014 (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”) between Meritage Homes Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors named therein, MTH Realty LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Arizona, Meritage Homes of Georgia, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Arizona (collectively the “Additional Guarantors”), and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), under the Indenture (as defined below). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the same meanings given in the Indenture unless otherwise indicated.

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors thereto and the Trustee are parties to that certain Indenture dated as of April 10, 2012 (the “Indenture”) pursuant to which the Company issued its 7% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) and the Guarantors guaranteed the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4.08 of the Indenture, if the Issuer acquires or creates any additional subsidiary which is a Restricted Subsidiary, each such subsidiary shall execute and deliver a supplemental indenture pursuant to which such subsidiary shall unconditionally guaranty the Issuer’s obligations under the Notes;

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors thereto, the Trustee and Meritage Homes of Florida Realty LLC are parties that certain First Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 21, 2012 pursuant to which Meritage Homes Florida Realty LLC was added as a Guarantor;

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors thereto, the Trustee and Meritage Homes of Tennessee, Inc. are parties to that certain Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 3, 2013 pursuant to which Meritage Homes of Tennessee, Inc. was added as a Guarantor;

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors thereto, the Trustee and Meritage Homes of South Carolina, Inc. are parties to that certain Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 12, 2014 pursuant to which Meritage Homes of South Carolina, Inc. was added as a Guarantor;

WHEREAS, each Additional Guarantor is a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer;

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee desire to have each Additional Guarantor enter into this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and agree to guaranty the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes and each Additional Guarantor desires to enter into this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and to guaranty the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes as of such date;

WHEREAS, Section 8.01(6) of the Indenture provides that the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may, without the written consent of the Holders of the outstanding Notes, amend the Indenture as provided herein;

WHEREAS, by entering into this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Issuer and the Trustee have consented to amend the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions herein;

WHEREAS, each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and consents to amend the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions herein; and

WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the charter documents of the Additional Guarantor (as now in effect) necessary to make this Fourth Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on each Additional Guarantor for the purposes herein expressed, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Issuer, the Guarantors, each Additional Guarantor and the Trustee hereby agree for the benefit of each other and the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

1.Additional Guarantors as Guarantors. As of the date hereof and pursuant to this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, each Additional Guarantor shall become a Guarantor under the definition of Guarantor in the Indenture in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Indenture and shall assume all rights and obligations of a Guarantor thereunder.

2. Construction. For all purposes of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, except as otherwise herein expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the defined terms and expressions used herein shall have the same meanings as corresponding terms and expressions used in the Indenture; and (ii) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture refer to this Fourth Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular Section hereof.

3. Trustee Acceptance. The Trustee accepts the amendment of the Indenture effected by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, as hereby amended, but only upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture, as hereby amended, including the terms and provisions defining and limiting the liabilities and responsibilities of the Trustee in the performance of its duties and obligations under the Indenture, as hereby amended. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee has no responsibility for the correctness of the recitals of fact herein contained which shall be taken as the statements of each of the Issuer and the Additional Guarantors, respectively, and makes no representations as to the validity or enforceability against either the Issuer or the Additional Guarantors.

4. Indenture Ratified. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

5. Holders Bound. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of the Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

6. Successors and Assigns. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

7. Counterparts. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

8. Governing Law. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Additional Guarantors and the Trustee have caused this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

ISSUER:
MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
By:		/s/	C. XXXXXXX XXXXX
			C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
			General Counsel, Executive Vice President,
			and Secretary
ADDITIONAL GUARANTORS:
MTH REALTY, LLC
an Arizona limited liability company
By:			Meritage Paseo Crossing, LLC
Its:			Sole Member and Manager
By:			Meritage Homes of Arizona, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF GEORGIA, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary

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TRUSTEE:
XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Trustee
By:		/s/	XXXXX XXXX
			Xxxxx Xxxx
			Vice President

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GUARANTORS:
MERITAGE PASEO CROSSING, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes of Arizona, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE PASEO CONSTRUCTION, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes Construction, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF ARIZONA, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES CONSTRUCTION, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary

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MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS HOLDING, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS JOINT VENTURE
HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC
Its:			Sole Member
By:			Meritage Homes of Texas Holding, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOLDINGS, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes of Texas Holding, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary

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MERITAGE HOMES OF NEVADA, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MTH-CAVALIER, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes Construction, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MTH GOLF, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes Construction, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF COLORADO, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary

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MERITAGE HOMES OF FLORIDA, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
CALIFORNIA URBAN HOMES, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes of California, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member and Manager
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes of Texas Holding, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary

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MERITAGE HOMES OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:			Meritage Homes Holdings, LLC
Its:			Manager
By:			Meritage Homes of Texas Holding, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
WW PROJECT SELLER, LLC
By:			Meritage Paseo Crossing, LLC
Its:			Sole Member
By:			Meritage Homes of Arizona, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
CAREFREE TITLE AGENCY, INC.
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary

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M&M FORT XXXXX HOLDINGS, LLC
a Delaware limited liability company
By:			Meritage Paseo Crossing, LLC
Its:			Sole Member and Manager
By:			Meritage Homes of Arizona, Inc.
Its:			Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF FLORIDA REALTY, LLC
a Florida limited liability company
By:			Meritage Homes of Florida, Inc.
Its:			Manager and Sole Member
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF TENNESSEE, INC.
an Arizona limited liability company
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary
MERITAGE HOMES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
an Arizona corporation
By:		/s/	XXXXX X. XXXX
			Xxxxx X. Xxxx
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
			and Assistant Secretary

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