<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-18-021315.txt : 20180802
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180802214026
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-18-021315
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180801
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180802
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180802

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Tull William David
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001745694

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22140
		FILM NUMBER:		18990209

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
		STREET 2:		5501 SOUTH BROADBAND LANE
		CITY:			SIOUX FALLS
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57108

ISSUER:		

	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

	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
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (&quot;Meta Common Stock&quot;), of Meta Financial Group, Inc. (&quot;Meta&quot;) received by W. David Tull Revocable Trust dated 8/22/17 (the &quot;DT Trust&quot;) in exchange for 62,853 shares of common stock, no par value per share (&quot;Crestmark Common Stock&quot;), of Crestmark Bancorp, Inc. (&quot;Crestmark&quot;) pursuant to the merger of Crestmark with and into Meta, with Meta continuing as the surviving entity (the &quot;Merger&quot;), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 9, 2018, among, Meta, MetaBank, Crestmark and Crestmark Bank.  As of the effective time of the Merger on August 1, 2018 (the &quot;Effective Time&quot;), each share of Crestmark Common Stock automatically converted into the right to receive 2.65 shares of Meta Common Stock along with cash in lieu of any fractional share (the &quot;Merger Consideration&quot;).  The reporting person serves as sole trustee and is co-beneficiary of the DT Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares of Meta Common Stock received by Renee Tull Revocable Trust dated 8/22/17 (the &quot;RT Trust&quot;) in exchange for 62,853 shares of Crestmark Common Stock pursuant to the Merger.  As of the Effective Time, each share of Crestmark Common Stock automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.  The reporting person's wife is the trustee of the RT Trust, and the reporting person and the reporting person's wife are the co-beneficiaries of the RT Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents shares of Meta Common Stock received by the Helen P. Tull 2018 Trust u/a/d 6/27/2018 (the &quot;HPT Trust&quot;) in exchange for 21,300 shares of Crestmark Common Stock pursuant to the Merger.  As of the Effective Time, each share of Crestmark Common Stock automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.  The reporting person serves as co-trustee of the HPT Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents shares of Meta Common Stock received in exchange for 1,796 shares of Crestmark Common Stock held for the reporting person's account under the Crestmark Employee Stock Ownership Plan, which were acquired in exchange for shares of Crestmark Common Stock pursuant to the Merger.  As of the Effective Time, each share of Crestmark Common Stock automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents shares of Meta Common Stock received by the reporting person in exchange for 8,000 shares of Crestmark Common Stock pursuant to the Merger.  As of the Effective Time, each share of Crestmark Common Stock automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Award granted pursuant to the Company's 2002 Omnibus Incentive Plan.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest therein.  The inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by the reporting person of any securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise.</footnote>
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        <signatureDate>2018-08-02</signatureDate>
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