CASH 2017 Proxy Statement

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION Option Exercises and Stock Vested The following table sets forth information concerning stock options and restricted stock held by the Company’s named executive officers that were exercised or vested, as applicable, during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017. Option Awards Stock Awards Name Number of Shares Acquired on Exercise (#) Value Realized on Exercise ($) (1) Number of Shares Acquired on Vesting (#) Value Realized on Vesting ($) (2) J. Tyler Haahr 7,155 $339,219 6,499 $484,105 Bradley C. Hanson 12,664 $948,337 6,499 $484,105 Glen W. Herrick — $ — 2,930 $223,286 Sheree Thornsberry — $ — — $ — Cynthia Smith — $ — 707 $ 46,938 (1) The value realized on exercise is calculated by multiplying the number of shares acquired on exercise by the difference between the NASDAQ Stock Market value on the date of exercise and the market value on the date of grant. (2) Reflects the market value of the stock awards on the date of vesting, which for each of the awards equals the per share closing price of the Company’s Common Stock as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market on the vesting date (or previous Friday if the vesting date fell on a weekend). Retirement Benefits, Nonqualified Defined Contribution and Other Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans Name Company contributions in last FY ($) (1) Aggregate earnings in last FY ($) Aggregate withdrawals/ distributions ($) Aggregate balance at last FYE ($) J. Tyler Haahr $254,658 $130,024 $— $1,302,057 Bradley C. Hanson 235,759 16,377 — 679,706 Glen W. Herrick 104,299 35 — 167,083 Sheree Thornsberry — — — — Cynthia Smith — — — — (1) Company contributions are reported as “All Other Compensation” in the Summary Compensation Table. Meta Financial Group, Inc. | 2017 Proxy Statement 35