UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): January 30, 2019
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
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held on January 30, 2019 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (the “Annual Meeting”), the following proposals were voted on as follows:
Proposal 1:
To elect each of the following incumbent directors to the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company in 2022, or until his or her successor is elected and qualified as follows:
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non- Votes | |||||||||
Bradley C. Hanson | 27,705,847 | 1,007,480 | 7,351,687 | |||||||||
Elizabeth G. Hoople | 27,636,255 | 1,077,072 | 7,351,687 | |||||||||
In addition to the above individuals, the following directors continue to serve on the Board of Directors following the Annual Meeting: Douglas J. Hajek, Michael R. Kramer, Frederick V. Moore, Becky S. Shulman, Kendall E. Stork and W. David Tull.
Proposal 2:
To approve, by anon-binding advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s “named executive officers” (a “Say-on-Pay” vote), with 25,452,557 votes cast for, 2,132,683 votes cast against, 1,128,087 votes abstaining and 7,351,687 brokernon-votes.
Proposal 3:
To ratify the appointment by the Board of Directors of independent registered public accounting firm Crowe LLP as the independent auditors of the Company’s financial statements for the year ending September 30, 2019, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, with 35,350,452 votes cast for, 686,887 votes cast against and 27,675 votes abstaining.
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: January 30, 2019 | By: | /s/ Glen W. Herrick | ||||
| Glen W. Herrick | ||||||
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||||