Form 8-K
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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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):
January 24, 2006
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Meta
Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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0-22140
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42-1406262
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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Number)
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Identification
No.)
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Fifth
at Erie, Storm Lake, IA 50588
(Address
of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(712) 732-4117
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Section
5
- Corporate Governance and Management.
Item
5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
Signatures
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
Section
5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
Mr.
G.
Mark Mickelson, an independent director, departed from the Board of Directors
of
both Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company), and MetaBank (the “Bank”)
effective January 23, 2006, the day his term expired and the date of the
Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Mickelson had earlier
announced his intention not to stand for reelection in Form 8-K filed on
November 28, 2005. Mr. Frederick V. Moore has been appointed to a three year
term as a member of the class of 2009 to fill both board vacancies, and will
serve on the Audit Committee.
Mr.
Moore, age 49, has served as the President of Buena Vista University in Storm
Lake, Iowa since 1995.
A
press
release describing these events, and which release is incorporated by reference
herein, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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.
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META
FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Jonathan M. Gaiser
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Jonathan
M. Gaiser
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Senior
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial
Officer
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Dated:
January 24, 2006
Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit
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Description
of Exhibit
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Press
Release
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