CASH 2018 Proxy Statement

Compensation Tables The following table sets forth compensation information for each of the fiscal years ended September 30, 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, for the Company’s named executive officers. Summary Compensation Table Name and Principal Position Year Salary ($) Bonus Stock Awards ($) (1) (2) Option Awards ($) Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) All Other Compensation ($) Total ($) J. Tyler Haahr 2018 $814,000 $ — $1,089,370 $ — $ 1,089,955 $ 368,841 (5) $ 3,362,166 Chairman of the Board and Former Chief Executive Officer (3) 2017 775,000 — 9,905,416 — 571,752 641,585 11,893,752 2016 576,965 — 390,139 — 431,929 144,610 1,543,644 Bradley C. Hanson 2018 $814,000 $ — $1,089,370 $ — $ 1,089,955 $ 339,545 (6) $ 3,332,870 President and Chief Executive Officer (3) 2017 775,000 — 9,905,416 — 571,752 388,724 11,640,891 2016 575,767 — 390,139 — 431,929 136,426 1,534,262 Glen W. Herrick 2018 $450,000 $ — $ 324,785 $ — $ 446,562 $ 160,287 (7) $ 1,381,634 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary 2017 400,000 — 5,635,406 — 294,998 148,130 6,478,535 2016 301,966 — 208,774 — 238,368 71,180 820,289 Michael K. Goik 2018 $ 66,810 $2,200,000 (8) $3,778,685 $ — $ 218,589 $ 29,516 (9) $ 6,293,599 Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Finance Shelly A. Schneekloth 2018 $279,231 $ 30,000 (10) $ 256,200 $ — $ 122,834 $ 40,242 (11) $ 728,507 Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer (4) Sheree S. Thornsberry 2018 $375,000 $ — $ — $ — $ 209,377 $ 33,106 (12) $ 617,482 Executive Vice President and Head of Payments 2017 — — 747,000 — — — 747,000 (1) Awards reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of awards. The assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are disclosed in Note 11 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in our fiscal 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. (2) Includes bonuses paid in shares of restricted stock on October 12, 2015 with respect to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2015, one half of which vested on October 12, 2015 and the remaining one half of which vested in three equal installments on each of September 30, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Includes bonuses paid in shares of restricted stock on October 11, 2016 with respect to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, one third of which vested on each of October 11, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Includes bonuses paid in shares of restricted stock on October 11, 2017 with respect to the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, one third of which vested on each of October 11, 2017 and 2018, and one third of which vests on October 11, 2019. For Messrs. Haahr, Hanson and Herrick in 2017, includes shares of restricted stock awarded in connection with executing employment agreements containing restrictive covenants they were not previously subject to, with a grant date fair value of $9,108,683, $9,108,683 and $5,397,000, respectively, each of which shares vest ratably over an eight-year period (ending on October 1, 2024) (see "Compensation Discussion & Analysis - Special Incentive Awards" above for a discussion of the performance targets and vesting provisions with respect to these awards). For Messrs. Haahr and Hanson, includes fully vested shares of restricted stock awarded as director compensation with grant date fair values of $20,746 for 2016, $76,800 for 2017 and $136,435 for 2018. For Ms. Thornsberry, includes shares of restricted stock awarded as a hiring bonus with a grant date fair value of $747,000, one quarter of which vested on each of December 24, 2017 and September 25, 2018, and one quarter of which is scheduled to vest on each of September 25, 2019 and 2020. For Ms. Schneekloth, includes shares of restricted stock awarded as a hiring bonus with a grant date fair value of $256,200, one quarter of which vested on each February 11, 2018 and September 25, 2018, and one quarter of which vests on each of September 25, 2019 and 2020. For Mr. Goik, includes shares of restricted stock awarded as a hiring bonus with a grant date fair value of $3,778,685, of which shares vest ratably over a six-year period (ending on August 1, 2024). (3) Mr. Haahr stepped down from the position of Chief Executive Officer (the "CEO") on October 30, 2018. Mr. Hanson was appointed CEO on October 30, 2018. (4) Ms. Schneekloth was appointed Chief Operations Officer on December 3, 2018. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 36 Meta Financial Group, Inc. | 2018 Proxy Statement

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