CASH 2017 Proxy Statement

PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS BECKY S. SHULMAN Becky S. Shulman is a member of the Board of Directors of Meta Financial Group, Inc. and MetaBank. Shulman is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Card Compliant, LLC, a compliance specialty company serving the prepaid and stored value card industry, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to joining Card Compliant in 2012, Shulman held several executive positions in the financial services and tax industries, including CFO and Treasurer of H&R Block, Inc. and Deputy CFO of LPL Financial. She also served on the Board of Directors of H&R Block Bank from 2009 until its sale in 2015 and previously held the position of Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Central Credit Union. Shulman graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a B.S. degree in Computer Management and received her MBA from the University of Illinois. Shulman is a member of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees. Skills and Experience The Board of Directors believes that the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that Shulman has developed through her position at Card Compliant, LLC as well as her service on the Audit, Compensation and Nominating committees, enable her to provide the Board of Directors extensive financial and management expertise. The Board has recommended her nomination for re-election as a director of Meta Financial. Age: 53 Director Since: 2016 Committees: Audit Compensation Nominating Directors Remaining in Office Name Age Position(s) Held in Meta Financial Director Since Term to Expire J. Tyler Haahr 54 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer 1992 2019 Bradley C. Hanson 53 Director, President 2005 2019 Elizabeth G. Hoople 59 Director 2014 2019 Douglas J. Hajek 67 Director 2013 2020 Kendall E. Stork 64 Director 2016 2020 J. TYLER HAAHR J. Tyler Haahr is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Meta Financial Group, Inc. and MetaBank. He has been employed by Meta Financial and its affiliates since March 1997 and has been Chief Executive Officer since 2005. The Board of Directors elected him to serve as its chairman effective October 1, 2011. Previously, he was a partner with the law firm of Lewis and Roca LLP in Phoenix, Arizona. He serves as the Secretary and a member of the Board of Directors of LifeScape. In addition, he serves as a Director and is past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Sioux Falls YMCA. He received his B.S. degree in Accounting with honors from the University of South Dakota. He graduated with honors from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Skills and Experience The Board of Directors believes that the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that Haahr has developed through his years of service as Chief Executive Officer of Meta Financial Group, Inc. and MetaBank, as well as his legal background, enable him to provide the Board of Directors extensive expertise regarding the operations, management and regulation of Meta Financial Group, Inc. Age: 54 Director Since: 1992 Committees: N/A Meta Financial Group, Inc. | 2017 Proxy Statement 9