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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-084445
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161101
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161102
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161102

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	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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22140
		FILM NUMBER:		161966394

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

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		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
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">On November 2, 2016, Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, MetaBank, announced that on November 1, 2016, they had closed the acquisition contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 1, 2016, by and among the Company, MetaBank, Drake Enterprises, Ltd., and EPS Financial, LLC (the &#8220;Asset Purchase Agreement&#8221;). The terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement are described in, and a copy of the Asset Purchase Agreement was filed as an exhibit to, the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form&#160;8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2016.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</div>

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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Date:&#160; November 2, 2016</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Sioux Falls, SD (November 2, 2016) &#8211; <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Meta Financial Group, Inc.</font> (NASDAQ: CASH) (&#8220;Meta Financial&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced today that on November 1, 2016, its bank subsidiary, <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MetaBank</font><sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup>, completed the previously announced acquisition of substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of EPS Financial, LLC (&#8220;EPS&#8221;) from privately-held Drake Enterprises, Ltd. (&#8220;Drake&#8221;). The assets acquired by <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">MetaBank</font> in the EPS acquisition include the EPS trade name, operating platform, and other assets. The EPS management team and other employees have been hired by MetaBank and EPS operations will continue to be based out of Easton, PA.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The acquisition was announced on October 3, 2016 and was consummated following satisfaction of certain closing conditions. The purchase price for the acquisition included the payment of approximately $21.3 million in cash and the issuance of 369,179 shares of <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Meta Financial</font> common stock to Drake. The cash portion of the purchase price was funded from the proceeds of the previously announced subordinated debt issuance.</div>

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