CASH 2018 Special Proxy Statement

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This joint proxy statement/prospectus incorporates by reference important business and financial information about Meta from documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that are not included in or delivered with this joint proxy statement/prospectus. You can obtain any of the documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by Meta at no cost from the SEC’s website maintained at http://www.sec.gov . You may also request copies of these documents, including documents incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus, at no cost by contacting Meta in writing at the address or by telephone as specified below: Meta Financial Group, Inc. Attention: Corporate Secretary 5501 South Broadband Lane Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108 (605) 782-1767 You may also request copies of these documents from Meta’s proxy solicitor, Regan & Associates, Inc., in writing at the address or by telephone as specified below: Regan & Associates, Inc. 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 800 New York, NY 10018 (800) 737-3426 (toll-free) You will not be charged for any of these documents that you request. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 145 of this joint proxy statement/prospectus. In addition, if you have questions about the merger, you may contact Meta’s proxy solicitor, Regan & Associates, Inc., toll-free at (800) 737-3426. ABOUT THIS JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS This joint proxy statement/prospectus, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC, constitutes a prospectus of Meta under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the shares of Meta common stock to be issued to Crestmark shareholders as consideration in the merger of Crestmark with and into Meta, as more fully described herein. This joint proxy statement/prospectus also constitutes a proxy statement for Meta and Crestmark. In addition, it constitutes a notice of meeting with respect to the special meetings of both Meta stockholders and Crestmark shareholders. You should rely only on the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this joint proxy statement/prospectus. No one has been authorized to provide you with information that is different from that contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this joint proxy statement/prospectus. This joint proxy statement/ prospectus is dated April 27, 2018, and you should assume that the information in this joint proxy statement/ prospectus is accurate only as of such date. You should assume that the information incorporated by reference into this joint proxy statement/prospectus is accurate as of the date of such incorporated document. Neither the mailing of this joint proxy statement/prospectus to Meta stockholders and Crestmark shareholders nor the issuance by Meta of shares of Meta common stock in connection with the merger will create any implication to the contrary. This document does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction to or from any person to whom it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. Except where the context specifically requires, Meta provided all information contained in, or incorporated by reference in, this joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to Meta, and Crestmark provided all information contained in this joint proxy statement/prospectus relating to Crestmark.