CASH 2017 Proxy Statement

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE YEAR 2018 ANNUAL MEETING STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2018 ANNUAL MEETING Under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, stockholder proposals to be presented at Meta Financial’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders must be received by our Secretary no later than August 6, 2018, to be eligible for inclusion in Meta Financial’s proxy statement and form of proxy related to the 2018 Annual Meeting. Any such proposal will be subject to the requirements of the proxy rules adopted under the Exchange Act, and as with any stockholder proposal (regardless of whether such proposal is included in Meta Financial’s proxy materials), Meta Financial’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws and Delaware law. To be considered for presentation at the next Annual Meeting, but not for inclusion in the Company’s proxy statement and form of proxy for that meeting, proposals must be received by the Company by the Deadline. As reflected in Meta Financial’s By-laws, the “Deadline” means the date that is 60 days prior to the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 20 days, or delayed by more than 50 days from such anniversary date, to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day prior to such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which notice of the date of the annual meeting was mailed or public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Pursuant to Meta Financial’s By-laws, stockholders may nominate a person or persons for election to the Board of Directors at a meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected by delivering timely notice in writing to its Secretary. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered or mailed to and received at the Company’s principal executive offices not less than 30 days prior to the date of the meeting; provided, however, that in the event that less than 40 days’ notice or prior disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or made to stockholders, to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be so received not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made. ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K A copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, is being made available concurrently with this proxy statement to all stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K is not incorporated into this proxy statement and shall not be deemed to be solicitation material. The Company hereby undertakes to provide to any recipient of this proxy statement, upon his or her request, a copy of any of the exhibits to our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Requests for such copies should be directed in writing to Investor Relations, Meta Financial Group, Inc., 5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108. OTHER MATTERS The Board of Directors is not aware of any business to come before the Annual Meeting other than those matters described above in this proxy statement. However, if any other matter should properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, it is intended that holders of the proxies will vote in accordance with their judgment. Meta Financial Group, Inc. | 2017 Proxy Statement 55