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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-16-089114
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161206
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161208
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161208

FILER:

	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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22140
		FILM NUMBER:		162041762

	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="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">On December 6, Mr. Rodney G. Muilenburg notified the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) that he intends to retire from the Board and would not stand for re-election as a director at the at the end of his current term which expires as of the date of the Company&#8217;s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Muilenburg&#8217;s decision not to stand for re-election was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company&#8217;s operations, policies or practices.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Meta Financial Group, Inc.<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup> and MetaBank<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup> Announce Director Change</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Rod Muilenburg Retiring</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Sioux Falls, S.D., December 8, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8211; Meta Financial Group, Inc.<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">&#160;</font>(NASDAQ: CASH) (&#8220;Meta Financial&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) announced today that Rodney Muilenburg will retire from its Board of Directors at the end of his term at the Company&#8217;s annual meeting in January 2017.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">J. Tyler Haahr, Chairman and CEO of Meta Financial and MetaBank stated, &#8220;Rod has been instrumental over the last 27 years in contributing to Meta&#8217;s success. He has been an active member of our boards during a period of growth and transformation and he also served as a mentor to new board members. I will personally miss his counsel and he will be greatly missed throughout the organization. We wish him the best.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#8220;I am proud of the time I served on Meta&#8217;s boards,&#8221; stated Mr. Muilenburg. &#8220;It is an amazing company and it has been a pleasure to have been a part of Meta&#8217;s historic growth. I am looking forward to the transition to retirement and will continue to be a supporter of Meta in their future endeavors.&#8221;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Mr. Muilenburg, 72, joined the Meta Financial Board of Directors in 1989.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left">About Meta Financial Group</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Meta Financial Group, Inc. is the holding company for MetaBank<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup>, a federally chartered savings bank. Meta Financial shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market<sup style="vertical-align: text-top; line-height: 1; font-size: smaller">&#174;</sup> under the symbol CASH. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, S.D., MetaBank operates in both the Banking and Payments industries through: MetaBank, its traditional retail banking operation; Meta Payment Systems, its electronic payments division; AFS/IBEX, its insurance premium financing division; and Refund Advantage and EPS, its tax-related financial solutions divisions.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Media Contact:</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Katie LeBrun</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Corporate Communications Director</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">klebrun@metabank.com</div>

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