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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-16-082756
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160216
GROUP MEMBERS:		DANIEL MACK
GROUP MEMBERS:		WILMOT B. HARKEY

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			META FINANCIAL GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000907471
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED [6035]
		IRS NUMBER:				421406262
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-54707
		FILM NUMBER:		161429377

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5501 SOUTH BROADBAND LANE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1307
		CITY:			SIOUX FALLS
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57108
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6057821767

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5501 SOUTH BROADBAND LANE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 1307
		CITY:			SIOUX FALLS
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57108

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST MIDWEST FINANCIAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930618

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Nantahala Capital Management, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001472322
		IRS NUMBER:				201151760
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		19 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY S
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			DARIEN
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06820
		BUSINESS PHONE:		203-404-1172

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		19 OLD KINGS HIGHWAY S
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200
		CITY:			DARIEN
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06820
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<DESCRIPTION>SCHEDULE 13G
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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SCHEDULE 13G</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(Amendment No.)*</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Name of Issuer)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>Common Stock, $.01 par value</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Title of Class of Securities)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>59100U108</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(CUSIP Number)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><U>December 31, 2015</U></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Date of Event which Requires Filing of
this Statement)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to
which this Schedule is filed:&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 44%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">x</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 56%; padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 13d-1(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 13d-1(c)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.125in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rule 13d-1(d)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">*The remainder of this cover page shall
be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The information required on the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &quot;filed&quot; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (&quot;Act&quot;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions
of the Act (however, see the Notes).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Continued on following pages</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Page 1 of 7 Pages</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CUSIP NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>59100U108</FONT></TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CUSIP NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>59100U108</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 75%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1) Names of reporting persons</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Nantahala Capital Management, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3) SEC use only</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(4) Citizenship or place of organization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">MA</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(5) Sole voting power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(6) Shared voting power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(7) Sole dispositive power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(8) Shared dispositive power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(10) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares (see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(11) Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(12) Type of reporting person (see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">IA</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CUSIP NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>59100U108</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: right"><B>Page 3 of 7 Pages</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CUSIP NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>59100U108</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 75%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1) Names of reporting persons</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Wilmot B. Harkey</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3) SEC use only</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(4) Citizenship or place of organization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">USA</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(5) Sole voting power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(6) Shared voting power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(7) Sole dispositive power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(8) Shared dispositive power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(10) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares (see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(11) Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(12) Type of reporting person (see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">HC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CUSIP NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>59100U108</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: right"><B>Page 4 of 7 Pages</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CUSIP NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>59100U108</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 75%; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(1) Names of reporting persons</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Daniel Mack</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(a)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(b)</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(3) SEC use only</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(4) Citizenship or place of organization</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">USA</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(5) Sole voting power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(6) Shared voting power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(7) Sole dispositive power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.3in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(8) Shared dispositive power</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(9) Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(10) Check if the aggregate amount in Row (9) excludes certain shares (see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(11) Percent of class represented by amount in Row (9)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.2%</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(12) Type of reporting person (see instructions)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">HC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 1(a).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Name of Issuer:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (the &ldquo;Issuer&rdquo;).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 1(b).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 2(a).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Name of Person Filing</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Nantahala Capital Management, LLC (&ldquo;Nantahala&rdquo;)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Wilmot B. Harkey</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Daniel Mack (together the &ldquo;Reporting Persons&rdquo;)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 2(b).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">19 Old Kings Highway S, Suite 200</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Darien, CT 06820</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 2(c).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Citizenship:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Nantahala is a Massachusetts limited liability company.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Each of Messrs. Harkey and Mack is a citizen of the United States
        of America.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 2(d).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Title of Class of Securities:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Common Stock, $.01 par value (the &ldquo;Shares&rdquo;).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 2(e).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CUSIP Number:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">59100U108</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 3.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(a) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Broker
        or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(b) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Bank as
        defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(c) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Insurance
        company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Investment
        company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(e) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT> An investment
        adviser in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(f) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> An employee
        benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(g) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">x</FONT> A parent holding
        company or control person in accordance with &sect; 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(h) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> A savings
        associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(i) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> A church
        plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(j) <FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Group,
        in accordance with &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 4.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 4(a).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Amount Beneficially Owned:</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As of December 31, 2015, Nantahala may
        be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 439,308 Shares held by funds and separately managed accounts under its control, and as
        the managing members of Nantahala, each of Messrs. Harkey and Mack may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of those Shares.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 4(b).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Percent of Class:</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As of December 31, 2015, each of the Reporting
        Persons may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 5.2% of the total number of Shares outstanding (based upon information provided
        by the Issuer on Form 10-Q filed February 4, 2016, there were 8,491,936 Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2015).</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 4(c).</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Number of shares as to which such person has:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Nantahala Capital Management, LLC </U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 63%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sole power to vote or direct the vote</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shared power to vote or to direct the vote</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(iii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(iv)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="text-decoration: underline"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Each of Messrs. Harkey and Mack:</U></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(i)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sole power to vote or direct the vote</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(ii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shared power to vote or to direct the vote</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(iii)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(iv)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">439,308</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 5.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Each of Messrs. Harkey and Mack is filing this Schedule 13G as a control person in respect of shares beneficially owned by Nantahala, an investment adviser as described in &sect;240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).&nbsp;&nbsp;See Item 4(a).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>CUSIP NO.&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>59100U108</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; text-align: right"><B>Page 7 of 7 Pages</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 11%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 10.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 89%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Certification:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By signing below each Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of such person's knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.</FONT></TD></TR>
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and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete, and correct.</P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;February 16, 2016</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">NANTAHALA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Paul E. Rehm</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Paul E. Rehm</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Compliance Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Wilmot B. Harkey</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Wilmot B. Harkey</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">/s/ Daniel Mack</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Daniel Mack</FONT></TD></TR>
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