Current Report Filing (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): November 17, 2021

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: (877) 497-7497


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:

☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d- 2(b))
☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	CASH	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provisions of the Code of Ethics.

On November 17, 2021, the Board of Directors of Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Code of Business Conduct (the “Code”) to reflect the previous appointment of Brett Pharr as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and make other minor revisions. The amended Code does not result in any explicit or implicit waiver of any provision of the Code.

The foregoing description of the amendments to the Code does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Code, as amended, which can be found on the Company’s investor relations website at https://www.metafinancialgroup.com/corporate-governance/governance-highlights.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 18, the Registrant issued a press release announcing declaration of a cash dividend for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2022. A copy of the press release is attached here to as Exhibit 99.1 as incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number			Description of Exhibit
99.1			Registrant's Press Release dated Nov 18, 2021

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.