Contract

EXHIBIT 4.4

FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of September 3, 2013 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”) between Meritage Homes Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Maryland (the “Issuer”), the Guarantors named therein, Meritage Homes of Tennessee, Inc., a Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Arizona (the “Additional Guarantor”) 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 13, 2010 (the “Indenture”) pursuant to which the Company issued its 7.15% Senior Notes due 2020 (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, Meritage Homes of North Carolina, Inc., and the Trustee are parties to the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 6, 2011, pursuant to which Meritage Homes of North Carolina, Inc. was added as a Guarantor;

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors thereto, Carefree Title Agency, Inc., and the Successor Trustee are parties to the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2012, pursuant to which Carefree Title Agency, Inc. was added as a Guarantor;

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Guarantors thereto, M&M Fort Xxxxx Holdings, LLC, and the Trustee are parties to the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 7, 2012, pursuant to which M&M Fort Xxxxx Holdings, LLC was added as a Guarantor;

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

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

WHEREAS, the Issuer and the Trustee desire to have the Additional Guarantor enter into this Fifth Supplemental Indenture and agree to guaranty the obligations of the Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes and the Additional Guarantor desires to enter into this Fifth 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 Fifth 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 Fifth Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the 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, the 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 Guarantor as Guarantor. As of the date hereof and pursuant to this Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the 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 Fifth 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 Fifth Supplemental Indenture refer to this Fifth 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 Fifth 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 Guarantor, respectively, and makes no representations as to the validity or enforceability against either the Issuer or the Additional Guarantor.

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 Fifth 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 Fifth Supplemental Indenture shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

7. Counterparts. This Fifth 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 Fifth 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.

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

	ISSUER:
	MERITAGE HOMES CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief
		Financial Officer
By:	/s/ C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Name:	C. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
	Title:	General Counsel, Executive Vice
		President and Secretary
	ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR:
	MERITAGE HOMES OF TENNESSEE, INC., an Arizona corporation
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary

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

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

	MERITAGE HOMES OF TEXAS HOLDING, INC.
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary
	MERITAGE HOMES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	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
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary
	MERITAGE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
By:	Meritage Homes of Texas Holding, Inc.
Its:	Sole Member
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary

	MERITAGE HOMES OF NEVADA, INC.
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	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
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	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
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary
	MERITAGE HOMES OF COLORADO, INC.
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary

	MERITAGE HOMES OF FLORIDA, INC.
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	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
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	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
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary

	MERITAGE HOMES OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:	Meritage Holdings, L.L.C.
Its:	Manager
By:	Meritage Homes of Texas Holding, Inc.
Its:	Sole Member
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	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
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary
	MERITAGE HOMES OF THE CAROLINAS, INC.
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary
	CAREFREE TITLE AGENCY, INC.
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

	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
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	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
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxxx
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Assistant Secretary