As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2002.
Registration No. 33-38230
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Meritage Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland 86-0611231
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
6613 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 200, Scottsdale, Arizona 85250
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1988 Homeplex Mortgage Investments
Corporation Stock Option Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Larry W. Seay
Chief Financial Officer and Vice President-Finance
Meritage Corporation
6613 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 200
Scottsdale, Arizona 85250
(Name, Address of Agent for Service)
(480) 998-8700
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With copy to:
Steven D. Pidgeon
Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
One Arizona Center
400 East Van Buren Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
(602) 382-6000
This Amendment to Registration Statement shall become effective immediately
upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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DEREGISTRATION OF UNSOLD SECURITIES
The undersigned Registrant hereby removes and withdraws from registration
all of the unsold shares of its Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,
previously registered pursuant to this Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 33-38230), as all option grants under the plan have been
exercised.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Scottsdale, State of
Arizona, on April 12, 2002.
MERITAGE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Larry W. Seay
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Larry W. Seay
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President-Finance
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ John R. Landon Co-Chairman, Co-Chief April 12, 2002
------------------------- Executive Officer and Director
John R. Landon (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Steven J. Hilton Co-Chairman, Co-Chief April 12, 2002
------------------------- Executive Officer and Director
Steven J. Hilton (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Larry W. Seay Chief Financial Officer and April 12, 2002
------------------------- Vice President - Finance
Larry W. Seay (Principal Financial and
Principal Accounting Officer)