SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-07-30

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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ie15429daa22144c2b3fbce57ac579137_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Exhibit 10.1</font></div><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (&#8220;Agreement&#8221;) is made and entered into as of the 20</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:7.8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;position:relative;top:-4.2pt;vertical-align:baseline">th</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> day of May, 2020, by and between Meritage Homes Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and ________________________ (&#8220;Indemnitee&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, at the request of the Company, Indemnitee currently serves as </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#91;a director&#93; &#91;and&#93; &#91;an officer&#93;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> of the Company and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, suits or proceedings arising as a result of such service&#59; </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve in such capacity, the Company has agreed to indemnify Indemnitee and to advance expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings, to the maximum extent permitted by law&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and advance of expenses&#59;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">a.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:27.68pt;text-decoration:underline">Definitions</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. For purposes of this Agreement&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-indent:29.67pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">i.&#8220;Change in Control&#8221; means a change in control of the Company occurring after the Effective Date of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e)&#160;of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form)&#160;promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement&#59; provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Effective Date (i) any &#8220;person&#8221; (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) is or becomes the &#8220;beneficial owner&#8221; (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the combined voting power of all of the Company&#8217;s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such person&#8217;s attaining such percentage interest&#59; (ii) the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, plan of liquidation or other reorganization not approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, as a consequence of which members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the Board of Directors thereafter&#59; or (iii) at any time, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not individuals (A) who were directors as of the Effective Date or (B) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company&#8217;s stockholders was approved by the affirmative vote