8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 29, 2018

META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-22140	42-1406262
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (605) 782-1767

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01Other Events.

On May 30, 2018, the Registrant issued a press release announcing declaration of a cash dividend for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2018. A copy of the press release is attached here to as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Registrant's Press Release dated May 30, 2018

SIGNATURE

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.

		META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Date: May 30, 2018	By:	/s/ Glen W. Herrick
		Glen W. Herrick
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
		and Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Meta Financial Group, Inc.^® Declares Cash Dividend

Sioux Falls, S.D., May 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Meta Financial Group, Inc.^® (Nasdaq: CASH) (the “Company”) announced that the Company will pay a cash dividend of $0.13 per share for the third fiscal quarter of 2018. This dividend will be payable on July 2, 2018 to shareholders of record as of June 11, 2018.

At March 31, 2018, the Company had total assets of $4.30 billion and shareholders’ equity of $443.7 million.

This press release and other important information about the Company are available at metafinancialgroup.com.

About Meta Financial Group

Meta Financial Group, Inc. ("Meta") is the holding company for MetaBank^®, a federally chartered savings bank. Meta shares of common stock are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market^® under the symbol CASH. Headquartered in Sioux Falls, S.D., MetaBank operates in both the Banking and Payments industries through: MetaBank, its community banking operation; Meta Payment Systems, its electronic payments division; AFS/IBEX, its commercial insurance premium financing division; and Refund Advantage, EPS Financial and Specialty Consumer Services, its tax-related financial solutions divisions. More information is available at metafinancialgroup.com.

Media Contact:	Investor Relations Contact:
Katie LeBrun	Brittany Kelley Elsasser
Corporate Communications Director	Director of Investor Relations
605.362.5140	605.362.2423
klebrun@metabank.com	bkelley@metabank.com