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EXHIBIT 1

 

META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 



 

META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN

 

Financial Statements and Schedule

 

September 30, 2007 and 2006

 

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)

 



 

META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Auditors’ Report

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule H Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

Plan Administrator
Meta Bank Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan:

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Meta Bank Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of September 30, 2007 and 2006 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended September 30, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). These standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of September 30, 2007 and 2006 and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended September 30, 2007 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplementary schedule of assets (held at end of year) is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. This supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Des Moines, Iowa
July 11, 2008

 



 

META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN

 

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

September 30, 2007 and 2006

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Investments, at fair value

 

$

12,516,573

 

10,525,602

 

Receivables:

 

 

 

 

 

Employee contributions

 

38,769

 

27,097

 

Employer contributions

 

249,799

 

326,862

 

Interest and dividends

 

11,734

 

19,295

 

Total receivables

 

300,302

 

373,254

 

Net assets available for benefits

 

$

12,816,875

 

10,898,856

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN

 

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

 

Year ended September 30, 2007

 

Additions to net assets attributed to:

 

 

 

Contributions:

 

 

 

Participants

 

$

617,686

 

Employer

 

249,799

 

Rollovers

 

79,046

 

Total contributions

 

946,531

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and dividends

 

97,931

 

Net investment appreciation in fair value of investments

 

2,690,157

 

Total additions

 

3,734,619

 

 

 

 

 

Deductions from net assets attributed to:

 

 

 

Benefits paid to participants

 

1,790,764

 

Administrative expenses

 

25,836

 

Total deductions

 

1,816,600

 

Net increase in net assets available for benefits

 

1,918,019

 

 

 

 

 

Net assets available for benefits:

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

10,898,856

 

End of year

 

$

12,816,875

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2007 and 2006

 

(1)                     Description of the Plan

 

The following description of Meta Bank Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan Agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.

 

(a)                      General and Eligibility

 

The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering all full-time employees of Meta Bank (a wholly owned subsidiary of Meta Financial Group, Inc.), referred to herein as the Bank, who have one year of service (profit-sharing), three months of service (elective deferrals and match) and are age 21 or older. It is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

 

(b)                      Record Keeper and Custodian

 

Security National Bank has been designated as record keeper and custodian of the Plan.

 

(c)                       Contributions

 

The Plan is funded by employee and employer contributions. Participating employees may contribute a percentage of their wages up to the maximum percentage allowable not to exceed the limits of Code Section 401(k), 402(g), 404, and 415. Annual employee contributions were limited to $15,500 and $15,000 in 2007 and 2006, respectively, as indexed by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan also places certain restrictions on contributions from those employees defined as highly compensated.

 

The employer may, in its sole discretion, make discretionary contributions to the Plan each year. Employer contributions were 3.969% of total eligible compensation for the year ended September 30, 2007. Participants direct the investment of their contributions and any employer contributions into various investment options offered by the plan. Participants may currently direct contributions into 13 mutual funds, one money market account, or a self-directed investment account. Additionally, they may use a portion of their account balance to buy Meta Financial Group, Inc. common stock.

 

(d)                      Participants Accounts

 

Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contribution and allocations of (a) the Bank’s contribution and (b) investment fund earnings, and charged with an allocation of administrative expenses. Investment income and administrative expenses are allocated based on participant account value. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.

 

(e)                       Vesting

 

Participants are immediately vested in their voluntary contributions and in the Bank’s discretionary contributions, plus actual earnings thereon.

 

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META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2007 and 2006

 

(f)                         Payment of Benefits

 

On termination of service due to retirement, death, or disability, a participant may elect to receive either a lump-sum cash payment equal to the value of the participant’s account or monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual installment payments.

 

In all instances, if the vested value of a participant’s account is less than $1,000, a lump-sum cash payment will be made.

 

(2)                     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a)                      Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

(b)                      Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(c)                       Investment Valuation and Income Recognition

 

The Plan’s investments are stated at fair value. Interest-bearing cash and money market accounts are reported at fair value determined to be equal to cost. Shares of mutual funds are reported at fair value based on the quoted market price of the fund, which represents the net asset value of the shares held by the fund at year-end. Self-directed accounts are reported at fair value based upon the underlying investment comprising the accounts. The investment in the common stock of Meta Financial Group, Inc. is reported at fair value based on quoted market price.

 

Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

(d)                      Payment of Benefits

 

Benefit payments to participants are recorded upon distribution. As of September 30, 2007, there were no amounts allocated to accounts of participants who had elected to withdraw from the Plan but had not yet been paid.

 

(3)                     Administrative Expenses

 

Certain administrative functions are performed by officers or employees of the Bank. No such officer or employee receives compensation from the Plan. Certain other administrative expenses are paid directly by the Plan.

 

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META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN

 

Notes to Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2007 and 2006

 

(4)                     Investments

 

The fair value of the Plan’s investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets at September 30, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

 

 

Fair value

 

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Money market account, SEI Daily Income Gov’t II

 

$

1,505,931

 

599,905

 

Mutual funds:

 

 

 

 

 

Columbia Acorn Fd

 

983,863

 

862,571

 

Dodge & Cox Balanced Fd

 

890,355

 

905,587

 

Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fd #40

 

814,842

 

720,108

 

Common stock, Meta Financial Group, Inc.

 

3,579,486

 

3,055,787

 

Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts

 

659,824

 

668,879

 

 

During the year ended September 30, 2007, the Plan’s investments in mutual funds, self-directed accounts, and Meta Financial Group, Inc. common stock (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) appreciated in fair value by $1,155,043, $28,277, and $1,506,837 respectively.

 

The Plan purchased 142 shares of Meta Financial Group, Inc., a party-in-interest common stock, for $5,535 and sold or distributed 36,402 shares for $1,263,961 during the year ended September 30, 2007. The Plan received $59,002 of dividend income on the Meta Financial Group, Inc. common stock during the year ended September 30, 2007.

 

(5)                     Plan Termination

 

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Bank has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.

 

(6)                     Tax Status

 

The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Bank by a letter, dated November 19, 2001, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable Sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter; however, the Plan Administrator believes the Plan is designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code.

 

(7)                     Risks and Uncertainties

 

The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for benefits.

 

The Meta Financial Group, Inc. stock is offered as an investment option under the terms of the Plan.

 

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Schedule

 

META BANK PROFIT SHARING 401(k) PLAN

 

Schedule H Line 4i — Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)

 

September 30, 2007

 

 

 

Identity of issuer, borrower,

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

lessor, or similar party

 

Description of investment

 

Cost

 

value

*

 

Meta Financial Group Inc

 

Individual Equity

 

**

 

$

 3,579,486

 

 

Brandywine Fd Inc

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

421,212

 

 

Columbia Acorn

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

983,863

 

 

Dodge & Cox Balanced Fd

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

890,355

 

 

FPA Capital Fund Inc.

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

603,186

 

 

Icon Information Technology Fd

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

158,735

 

 

Pennsylvania Mutual-Royce Funds

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

408,699

 

 

Rowe T Price Growth Stk Fd Inc

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

614,053

 

 

Sound Shore Fd Inc

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

571,409

 

 

Vanguard Health Care Fd #52

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

564,273

 

 

Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fd #40

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

814,842

 

 

Templeton Foreign Equity Series

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

392,955

 

 

SEI Short Duration Govt Fd #45

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

19,699

 

 

Managers Fremont Bond Fd

 

Mutual Fund

 

**

 

291,408

 

 

Financial Sq Govt Port

 

Money Market

 

**

 

643

 

 

SEI Daily Inc TR Govt II A #33

 

Money Market

 

**

 

1,505,931

 

 

Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts

 

Various

 

**

 

695,824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 12,516,573


*

Party-in-interest.

**

Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments, and, therefore is not included.

 

See accompanying independent auditors’ report.

 

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