EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 
  

META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 
 2002 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN (as amended and restated, effective November 24, 2014) 

1 Plan Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term interests of the Company and its stockholders by providing a means for
attracting and retaining directors, advisory directors, officers and employees of the Company and its Affiliates. 
 2 Definitions. The
following definitions are applicable to the Plan: 
 “Affiliate” — means any “parent corporation” or “subsidiary
corporation” of the Company as such terms are defined in Section 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Code. 
 “Award” —
means the grant by the Committee under this Plan of an Incentive Stock Option, a Non-Qualified Stock Option, a Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock or a Performance Award, or any combination thereof, as
provided in the Plan. 
 “Award Agreement” — means the agreement evidencing the grant of an Award made under the Plan. 

“Cause” — means termination of service by reason of personal dishonesty, incompetence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty
involving personal profit, intentional failure to perform stated duties or gross negligence. 
 “Code” — means the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended. 
 “Committee” — means the Committee referred to in Section 3 hereof. 

“Company” — means Meta Financial Group, Inc. and any successor thereto. 

“Continuous Service” — means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as a director, advisory director, officer or
employee of the Company or an Affiliate, except that when used with respect to a person granted an Incentive Stock Option means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an employee of the Company or an Affiliate. Service
shall not be considered interrupted in the case of sick leave, military leave or any other leave of absence approved by the Company or in the case of transfers between payroll locations of the Company or between the Company, its parent, its
subsidiaries or its successor. 
 “ERISA” — means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 

“Incentive Stock Option” — means an option to purchase Shares granted by the Committee which is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock
Option under Section 422 of the Code. Unless otherwise set forth in the Award Agreement, any Option which does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option for any reason shall be deemed a Non-Qualified
Stock Option. 
 “Market Value” — means the closing high bid with respect to a Share on the date in question on the Nasdaq Stock
Market, or any similar system then in use, or, if the Shares are not then traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market or any similar system, the closing sales price on such date (or, if there is no reported sale on such date, on the last preceding date on
which any reported sale occurred) of a Share on the Composite Tape for New York Stock Exchange-Listed Stocks, or, if on such date the Shares are not quoted on the Composite Tape, on the New York Stock Exchange, or if the Shares are not listed or
admitted to trading on such Exchange, on the principal United States securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or, if the








 
Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any such exchange, the fair market value on such date of a Share as the Committee shall determine. The Committee shall determine the fair market
value on such date in accordance with Code Section 409A and the regulations issued thereunder. 

“Non-Qualified Stock Option” — means an option to purchase Shares granted by the Committee which
does not qualify, for any reason, as an Incentive Stock Option under Section 422 of the Code. 
 “Option” — means an Incentive
Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option awarded to a Participant pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof. 

“Participant” — means any director, advisory director, officer or employee of the Company or any Affiliate who is selected by the
Committee to receive an Award. 
 “Performance Award” — means an Award granted pursuant to Section 5(d) herein. For the
avoidance of doubt, Performance Awards may include annual incentive awards or annual bonuses. To the extent a Performance Award is intended to comply with the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee will take such steps as it deems
reasonably necessary to ensure that such Performance Award actually complies with the Performance-Based Exception. 
 “Performance-Based
Exception” — means the performance-based exception from the tax deductibility limitations of Code Section 162(m) contained in Code Section 162(m)(4)(C) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.162(e)(27), including, to the extent
applicable, the special provision for options thereunder. 
 “Performance Goal” — means the objective or subjective criteria determined
by the Committee, the degree of attainment of which will affect the portion of a Participant’s Performance Award potentially payable. Performance Goals may contain threshold, target and maximum levels of achievement and, to the extent the
Committee intends a Performance Award to comply with the Performance-Based Exception, the Performance Goals shall be chosen from among the Performance Measures set forth in Section 3A(c). 

“Performance Measures” — has the meaning set forth in Section 3A(c). 

“Performance Period” — means that period established by the Committee at the time any Performance Award is granted or at any time
thereafter during which any performance goals specified by the Committee with respect to such Performance Award are to be measured. 

“Plan” — means this Amended and Restated 2002 Omnibus Incentive Plan of the Company. 

“Related” — means (i) in the case of a Stock Appreciation Right, a Stock Appreciation Right which is granted in connection with, and
to the extent exercisable, in whole or in part, in lieu of, an Option or another Stock Appreciation Right and (ii) in the case of an Option, an Option with respect to which and to the extent a Stock Appreciation Right is exercisable, in whole
or in part, in lieu thereof. 
 “Restricted Stock” — means Shares awarded to a Participant pursuant to Section 5(c) hereof. 

“Retirement” — means retirement from employment with the Company or an Affiliate thereof, as an employee, director, director emeritus or
advisory director thereof, having reached the age of 65. 
 “Shares” — means the shares of common stock of the Company. 

“Stock Appreciation Right” — means a stock appreciation right with respect to Shares granted by the Committee pursuant to the Plan. 







 “Ten Percent Holder” — means any individual who owns stock possessing more than ten percent
of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company and any Affiliate. 
 “Termination of Service” — means
cessation of service, for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, so that the affected individual is not either (i) an employee of the Corporation or any Affiliate for purposes of an Incentive Stock Option, or (ii) a director,
advisory director or employee of the Corporation or any affiliate for purpose of any other Award. 
 3. Administration. The Plan shall be
administered by a Committee consisting of two or more members of the Board of Directors of the Company, each of whom (i) shall be an outside director as defined in the Performance-Based Exception and (ii) shall be a Non-Employee Director as defined under Rule 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any similar or successor provision. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the
Company. Except as limited by the express provisions of the Plan or by resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, the Committee shall have sole and complete authority and discretion to (i) select Participants and grant
Awards; (ii) determine the number of Shares to be subject to types of Awards generally, as well as to individual Awards granted under the Plan; (iii) determine the terms and conditions upon which Awards shall be granted under the Plan;
(iv) prescribe the form and terms of instruments evidencing such grants; and (v) establish from time to time regulations for the administration of the Plan, interpret the Plan, to correct any defect or supply an omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in the Plan, and make all determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. 
 A majority of the
Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee without a meeting, shall be acts of the Committee. 

3A. Compliance With Section 162(m) of the Code. 

(a) Section 162(m) Compliance. To the extent the Committee determines that compliance with the Performance-Based Exception is desirable with
respect to an Award, this Section 3A shall apply. In the event that changes are made to Code Section 162(m) to permit flexibility with respect to any Awards available under the Plan, the Committee may, subject to this Section 3A,
make any adjustments to such Awards as it deems appropriate. 
 (b) Annual Individual Limitations. In addition to the annual Share limits
set forth in Section 4 of the Plan, no Participant may be granted a cash Award, the maximum payout for which would exceed $3,000,000 for a Performance Period of less than or equal to one (1) year. No Participant may be granted a cash
Award for a Performance Period of more than one (1) year, the maximum payout for which would exceed $5,000,000. 
 (c) Performance
Measures. Subject to Section 3A(f), unless and until the Committee proposes for stockholder vote and stockholders approve a change in the general Performance Measures set forth in this Section 3A(c), for Awards (other than Options
and Stock Appreciation Rights) designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the objective performance criteria shall be based upon one or more of the following (each a “Performance Measure”): 

1. Earnings before any or all of interest, tax, depreciation or amortization (actual and adjusted and either in the aggregate or on a per-Share basis); 
 2. Earnings (either in the aggregate or on a
per-Share basis); 
 3. Net income or loss (either in the aggregate or on a per-Share basis); 







 4. Operating profit; 

5. Cash flow (either in the aggregate or on a per-Share basis); 

6. Free cash flow (either in the aggregate on a per-Share basis); 

7. Costs; 
 8. Gross
revenues; 
 9. Reductions in expense levels; 

10. Operating and maintenance cost management and employee productivity; 

11. Share price or total shareholder return (including growth measures and total stockholder return or attainment by the Shares of a
specified value for a specified period of time); 
 12. Net economic value; 

13. Economic value added; 

14. Aggregate product unit and pricing targets; 

15. Strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified revenue, market share, market
penetration, asset quality, geographic business expansion goals, objectively identified project milestones, production volume levels, cost targets, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures; 

16. Achievement of objectives relating to diversity, employee turnover, regulatory compliance or other internal business items; 

17. Results of customer satisfaction surveys; and/or 

18. Debt ratings, debt leverage and debt service; 

provided that applicable Performance Measures may be applied on a pre- or
post-tax basis; and provided further that the Committee may, on the date an Award intended to comply with the Performance-Based Exception is granted, and in the case of other Awards, at any time,
provide that the formula for such Award may include or exclude items to measure specific objectives, such as losses from discontinued operations, extraordinary gains or losses, the cumulative effect of accounting changes, acquisitions or
divestitures, foreign exchange impacts and any unusual, nonrecurring gain or loss. 
 (d) Flexibility in Setting Performance Measures. For
Awards intended to comply with the Performance-Based Exception, the Committee shall set the Performance Measures within the time period prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code. The levels of performance required with respect to
Performance Measures may be expressed in absolute or relative levels and may be based upon a set increase, set positive result, maintenance of the status quo, set decrease or set negative result. Performance Measures may differ for Awards to
different Participants. The Committee shall specify the weighting (which may be the same or different for multiple objectives) to be given to each performance objective for purposes of determining the final amount payable with respect to any
such Award. Any one or more of the Performance Measures may apply to the Participant, a department, unit, division or function within the Company or any one or more direct or indirect subsidiaries thereof; and may apply either alone or relative
to the performance of other businesses or individuals (including industry or general market indices). 







 (e) Adjustments. The Committee shall have the discretion to adjust the determinations of the
degree of attainment of the pre-established performance goals; provided, however, that Awards which are designed to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception may not (unless the Committee determines
to amend the Award so that it no longer qualified for the Performance-Based Exception) be adjusted upward (the Committee shall retain the discretion to adjust such Awards downward). The Committee may not, unless the Committee determines to
amend the Award so that it no longer qualifies for the Performance-Based Exception, delegate any responsibility with respect to Awards intended to qualify for the Performance-Based Exception. All determinations by the Committee as to the
achievement of the Performance Measure(s) shall be in writing prior to payment of the Award. 
 (f) Changes to Performance Measures. In
the event that applicable laws, rules or regulations change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Measures without obtaining stockholder approval of such changes, and still qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, the
Committee shall have sole discretion to make such changes without obtaining stockholder approval. 
 4. Shares Subject to Plan. 

(a) Subject to adjustment by the operation of Section 7, the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be made under the Plan is
1,150,000 Shares. The Shares with respect to which Awards may be made under the Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares or previously issued shares reacquired and held as treasury shares. Shares which are subject to Related Stock
Appreciation Rights and Related Options shall be counted only once in determining whether the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan has been exceeded. An Award shall not be considered to have been
made under the Plan with respect to any Option or Stock Appreciation Right which terminates or with respect to Restricted Stock which is forfeited, and new Awards may be granted under the Plan with respect to the number of Shares as to which such
termination or forfeiture has occurred. 
 (b) During any calendar year, no Participant may be granted Awards under the Plan of more than 100,000
Shares, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 7. 
 5. Awards. 

(a) Options. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Options to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such
additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine, including the granting of Options in tandem with other Awards under the Plan: 

(i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Share for an Option shall be determined by the Committee; provided that
the exercise price per Share shall not be less than 100% of the Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option; provided further that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Holder, the exercise price
per Share thereof shall not be less than 110% of the Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Option. 
 (ii) Option
Term. The term of each Option shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall be no greater than 15 years; provided that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term of such Option shall not exceed ten years; provided further
that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Ten Percent Holder, the term of such option shall not exceed five years. 

(iii) Time and Method of Exercise. Except as provided in paragraph (a) of Section 6, no Option granted hereunder
may be exercised unless at the time the Participant exercises such Option, such Participant has maintained Continuous Service since the date of grant of such Option. To exercise an Option under the Plan, the Participant to whom such Option was
granted shall give written notice 







 
to the Company in form satisfactory to the Committee (and, if partial exercises have been permitted by the Committee, by specifying the number of Shares with respect to which such Participant
elects to exercise such Option) together with full payment of the exercise price, if any and to the extent notice is received by the Company. Payment, if any is required, shall be made either (i) in cash (including check, bank draft or
money order) or, if the Committee specifically approves in writing on an individual basis, (ii) by delivering (A) Shares already owned by the Participant and having a fair market value equal to the applicable exercise price, such fair
market value to be determined in such appropriate manner as may be provided by the Committee or as may be required in order to comply with or to conform to requirements of any applicable laws or regulations, or (B) a combination of cash and
such Shares. 
 (iv) Option Agreements. At the time of an Award of an Option, the Participant shall enter into an Award
Agreement with the Company in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Award and such other matters as the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine. 

(v) Limitations on Value of Exercisable Incentive Stock Options. The aggregate Market Value of the Shares with respect to
which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by a Participant in any calendar year shall not exceed $100,000. 

(vi) Eligible Recipients of Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted by the Committee only to
employees of the Company or its Affiliates. 
 (vii) Incentive Stock Options must be granted no later than 10 years from the date the
Plan is adopted or approved by the stockholders, whichever is earlier. 
 (b) Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is hereby
authorized to grant Stock Appreciation Rights to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan as the Committee shall determine: 

(i) General. A Stock Appreciation Right shall, upon its exercise, entitle the Participant to whom such Stock Appreciation
Right was granted to receive a number of Shares or cash or combination thereof, as the Committee in its discretion shall determine, the aggregate value of which (i.e., the sum of the amount of cash and/or Market Value of such Shares on date of
exercise) shall equal (as nearly as possible, it being understood that the Company shall not issue any fractional shares) the amount by which the Market Value per Share on the date of such exercise shall exceed the exercise price of such Stock
Appreciation Right, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which such Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised. 

(ii) Related Options. A Stock Appreciation Right may be Related to an Option or may be granted independently of any Option
as the Committee shall from time to time in each case determine. In the case of a Related Option, such Related Option shall cease to be exercisable to the extent of the Shares with respect to which the Related Stock Appreciation Right was
exercised. Upon the exercise or termination of a Related Option, any Related Stock Appreciation Right shall terminate to the extent of the Shares with respect to which the Related Option was exercised or terminated. If the Related Option
is an Incentive Stock Option, the Related Option shall satisfy all restrictions and the limitations imposed on Incentive Stock Options under paragraph (a) of this Section 5 (including, without limitation, restrictions on exercise price and
term). 
 (iii) Exercise Price and Term. The exercise price and term of each Stock Appreciation Right shall be fixed by
the Committee; provided that the exercise price per Share subject to a Stock Appreciation Right shall not be less than 100% of the Market Value of a Share on the date of grant of such Stock Appreciation Right; provided further that the
term of a Stock Appreciation Right shall not exceed 15 years. 







 (iv) Stock Appreciation Right Agreements. At the time of an Award of a Stock
Appreciation Right, the Participant shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Award and such other matters as the Committee shall in its sole discretion
determine. 
 (v) Time and Method of Exercise. Except as provided in paragraph (a) of Section 6, no Stock
Appreciation Right may be exercised unless at the time the Participant exercises such Stock Appreciation Right, such Participant has maintained Continuous Service since the date of grant of such Stock Appreciation Right. To exercise a Stock
Appreciation Right under the Plan, the Participant to whom such Stock Appreciation Right was granted shall give written notice to the Company in form satisfactory to the Committee (and, if partial exercises have been permitted by the Committee, by
specifying the number of Shares with respect to which such Participant elects to exercise such Stock Appreciation Right) together with full payment of the exercise price, if any and to the extent required. The date of exercise shall be the date
on which such notice is received by the Company. Payment, if any is required, shall be made either (i) in cash (including check, bank draft or money order) or with the specific written permission of the Committee (ii) by delivering
(A) Shares already owned by the Participant and having a fair market value equal to the applicable exercise price, such fair market value to be determined in such appropriate manner as may be provided by the Committee or as may be required in
order to comply with or to conform to requirements of any applicable laws or regulations, or (B) a combination of cash and such Shares. 
 (c)
Restricted Stock. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Awards of Restricted Stock to Participants with the following terms and conditions and with such additional terms and conditions not inconsistent with the provisions of the
Plan as the Committee shall determine: 
 (i) Restrictions. Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to such
restrictions as the Committee may impose (including, without limitation, any limitation on the right to vote a Share of Restricted Stock or the right to receive any dividend or other right or property with respect thereto), which restrictions may
lapse separately or in combination at such time or times, in such installments or otherwise as the Committee may deem appropriate. During the period of time in which the Shares awarded as Restricted Stock are subject to the restrictions
contemplated herein (a “Restricted Period”), unless otherwise permitted by the Plan or by the Committee as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, such Shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by
the Participant. Except for the restrictions which may be imposed on Restricted Stock, a Participant to whom Shares of Restricted Stock have been awarded shall have all the rights of a stockholder, including but not limited to the right to
receive all dividends paid on such Shares and the right to vote such Shares. 
 (ii) Restricted Stock Agreements. At the
time of an Award of Shares of Restricted Stock, the Participant shall enter into an Award Agreement with the Company in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Award and such other matters as the Committee
shall in its sole discretion determine. 
 (iii) Stock Certificates. Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall be
evidenced by issuance of a stock certificate or certificates, which certificate or certificates shall be held by the Company. Such certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of the Participant and shall bear the following (or
similar) legend: 
 “The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions
(including forfeiture) contained in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2002 Omnibus Incentive Plan and an Agreement entered into between the registered owner and the Company. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file in the offices of
the Secretary of the Company, 5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108.” 







 (iv) Removal of Restrictions. Shares representing Restricted Stock that are no
longer subject to restrictions shall be delivered to the holder thereof promptly after the applicable restrictions lapse or are waived. 
 (d)
Performance Awards. The Committee is hereby authorized to grant Performance Awards to Participants subject to the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. At the time of grant of a Performance Award, the Participant shall
enter into an Award Agreement with the Company in a form specified by the Committee, agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Performance Award and such other matters as the Committee shall in its sole discretion determine. A Performance Award
granted under the Plan (i) may be denominated or payable in cash, Shares (including, without limitation, Restricted Stock), other securities, other Awards or other property and (ii) shall confer on the holder thereof the right to receive
payments, in whole or in part, upon the achievement of such Performance Goals during such Performance Period(s) as the Committee shall establish. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Performance Goals to be achieved during any Performance Period,
the length of any Performance Period, the amount of any Performance Award granted and the amount of any payment or transfer to be made pursuant to any Performance Award shall be determined by the Committee as provided in the applicable Award
Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the term of a Performance Award shall not exceed 15 years. In the case of any Performance Awards that are an annual incentive awards or annual bonuses and are intended to
qualify for the Performance-Based Exception, (A) the Committee shall award any such Performance Award within the first ninety (90) days after the beginning of the Performance Period, (B) the Committee shall determine and certify in
writing the degree of attainment of Performance Goals as soon as administratively practicable after the end of the Performance Period, but not later than sixty (60) days after the end of the applicable Performance Period, (C) the Committee
reserves the discretion to reduce (but not below zero) the payment due under any such Performance Award; provided that the determination of the Committee to reduce (or not pay) the payment due under any such Performance Award for a
Performance Period shall not affect the amount payable to any other Participant; and (D) no amount shall be payable in respect of a Performance Award unless at least the threshold Performance Goal is attained or achieved. For purposes of
complying with Section 409A of the Code, either (1) the entire amount payable in respect of a Performance Award shall be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Performance Award
vests, or (2) the applicable Award Agreement shall provide a method for deferring the amount due pursuant to a Performance Award and such deferral method shall, to the greatest extent reasonably possible, comply with the requirements of Code
Section 409A. 
 6. Termination of Service. 

(a) Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. 

(i) If a Participant to whom an Option or Stock Appreciation Right was granted shall cease to maintain Continuous Service for any reason
(including total and partial disability but excluding Retirement, death and termination of employment by the Company or any Affiliate for Cause), such Participant may, but only within the period of three months, in the case of an Incentive Stock
Option, or one year, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option or Stock Appreciation Right, immediately succeeding such cessation of Continuous Service and in no event after the expiration date of such
Option or Stock Appreciation Right, exercise such Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the extent that such Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or Stock Appreciation Right at the date of such cessation of Continuous Service. If
the Continuous Service of a Participant to whom an Option or Stock Appreciation Right was granted by the Company is terminated for Cause, all rights under any Option or Stock Appreciation Right of such Participant shall expire immediately upon the
giving to the Participant of notice of such termination. 







 (ii) If a Participant to whom an Option or Stock Appreciation Right was granted shall cease
to maintain Continuous Service due to Retirement, such Participant may, but only within the period of three months, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, or two years, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock
Option or Stock Appreciation Right, immediately succeeding such cessation of Continuous Service and in no event after the expiration date of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, exercise such Option or Stock Appreciation Right to the extent that
such Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or Stock Appreciation Right at the date of such cessation of Continuous Service. 

(iii) In the event of the death of a Participant while in the Continuous Service of the Company or an Affiliate or within the periods
referred to in paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this Section 6, the person to whom any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant at the time of his or her death is transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution or
in the case of an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in the Code or Title I of ERISA or the rules thereunder, or as otherwise permitted to be transferred under Section 10 of
the Plan may, but only within the period of two years immediately succeeding the date of death of such Participant, and in no event after the expiration date of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, exercise such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right to the extent that such Participant was entitled to exercise such Option or Stock Appreciation Right immediately prior to his death. Following the death of any Participant to whom an Option was granted under the Plan, irrespective of whether
any Related Stock Appreciation Right shall have theretofore been granted to the Participant or whether the person entitled to exercise such Related Stock Appreciation Right desires to do so, the Committee may, as an alternative means of settlement
of such Option, elect to pay to the person to whom such Option is transferred as permitted by Section 10 of this Plan, the amount by which the Market Value per Share on the date of exercise of such Option shall exceed the exercise price of such
Option, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which such Option is properly exercised. Any such settlement of an Option shall be considered an exercise of such Option for all purposes of the Plan. 

(iv) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraphs (i) through (iii) above, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, establish
different terms and conditions pertaining to the effect of termination to the extent permitted by applicable federal and state law. 
 (b)
Restricted Stock. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan, if a Participant ceases to maintain Continuous Services for any reason (other than death, total or partial disability or Retirement) unless the Committee, in its sole
discretion, shall otherwise determine, all shares of Restricted Stock theretofore awarded to such Participant and which at the time of such termination of Continuous Service are subject to the restrictions imposed by paragraph (c)(i) of
Section 5 shall upon such termination of Continuous Service be forfeited and returned to the Company. Unless the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall otherwise determine, if a Participant ceases to maintain Continuous Service by reason
of death, total or partial disability or Retirement, all shares of Restricted Stock theretofore awarded to such Participant and which at the time of such termination of Continuous Service are subject to the restrictions imposed by paragraph (c)(i)
of Section 5 shall upon such termination of Continuous Service be free of restrictions and shall not be forfeited. 
 (c) Performance
Awards. In the event that a Participant to whom a Performance Award has been granted shall cease to maintain Continuous Service for any reason, the rights of such Participant or any person to whom the Award may have been transferred as
permitted by Section 10 shall be governed by the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement. 
 7. Adjustments Upon Changes in
Capitalization. In the event of any change in the outstanding Shares subsequent to the effective date of the Plan by reason of any reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, 







 
stock dividend, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or any change in the corporate structure or Shares of the Company, the maximum aggregate number and class of shares and
exercise price of the Award, if any, as to which Awards may be granted under the Plan and the number and class of shares and exercise price of the Award, if any, with respect to which Awards have been granted under the Plan shall be appropriately
adjusted by the Committee, whose determination shall be conclusive. Any Award which is adjusted as a result of this Section 7 shall be subject to the same restrictions as the original Award. 

8. Effect of Merger on Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. In the case of any merger, consolidation or combination of the Company (other
than a merger, consolidation or combination in which the Company is the continuing corporation and which does not result in the outstanding Shares being converted into or exchanged for different securities, cash or other property, or any combination
thereof), any Participant to whom an Option or Stock Appreciation Right has been granted shall have the additional right (subject to the provisions of the Plan and any limitation applicable to such Option or Stock Appreciation Right), thereafter and
during the term of each such Option or Stock Appreciation Right, to receive upon exercise of any such Option or Stock Appreciation Right an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value on the date of such exercise of the securities, cash or
other property, or combination thereof, receivable upon such merger, consolidation or combination in respect of a Share over the exercise price of such Stock Appreciation Right or Option, multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which such
Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall have been exercised. Such amount may be payable fully in cash, fully in one or more of the kind or kinds of property payable in such merger, consolidation or combination, or partly in cash and partly in
one or more of such kind or kinds of property, all in the discretion of the Committee. 
 9. Effect of Change in Control. Each of the
events specified in the following clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 9 shall be deemed a “change of control”: (i) any third person, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall become the beneficial owner of shares of the Company with respect to which 25% or more of the total number of votes for the election of the Board of Directors of the Company may be cast, (ii) as a result
of, or in connection with, any cash tender offer, merger or other business combination, sale of assets or contested election, or combination of the foregoing, the persons who were directors of the Company shall cease to constitute a majority of the
Board of Directors of the Company, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company shall approve an agreement providing either for a transaction in which the Company will cease to be an independent publicly-owned corporation or for a sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company. Upon a change in control, unless the Committee shall have otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, any restrictions or vesting period with respect to any
outstanding Awards shall lapse and all such Awards shall become fully vested in the Participant to whom such Awards were awarded; provided, however, that no Award which has previously been exercised or otherwise terminated shall become exercisable.

 10. Assignments and Transfers. No Award granted under the Plan shall be transferable otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution, except that an Award other than an Incentive Stock Option may be transferred pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or by gift to any member of the Participant’s immediate family or to a trust for the benefit of one or
more of such immediate family members. During the lifetime of an Award recipient, an Award shall be exercisable only by the Award recipient unless it has been transferred as permitted hereby, in which case it shall be exercisable only by such
transferee. For the purpose of this Section 10, a Participant’s “immediate family” shall mean the Participant’s spouse, children and grandchildren. 

11. Employee Rights Under the Plan. No person shall have a right to be selected as a Participant nor, having been so selected, to be
selected again as a Participant and no officer, employee or other person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or under any other incentive or similar plan of the Company or any Affiliate. Neither the Plan nor any
action taken thereunder shall be construed as giving any employee any right to be retained in the employ of or serve as a director or advisory director of the Company or any Affiliate. 

 







 12. Delivery and Registration of Stock. The Company’s obligation to deliver Shares with
respect to an Award shall, if the Committee so requests, be conditioned upon the receipt of a representation as to the investment intention of the Participant to whom such Shares are to be delivered, in such form as the Committee shall determine to
be necessary or advisable to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any other federal, state or local securities legislation. It may be provided that any representation requirement shall become inoperative upon
a registration of the Shares or other action eliminating the necessity of such representation under such Securities Act or other securities legislation. The Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares under the Plan prior to
(i) the admission of such Shares to listing on any stock exchange on which Shares may then be listed, and (ii) the completion of such registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law, rule or regulation, as
the committee shall determine to be necessary or advisable. 
 13. Withholding Tax. Upon the termination of the restricted period with
respect to any shares of Restricted Stock (or at any such earlier time, if any, that an election is made by the Participant under Section 83(b) of the Code, or any successor provision thereto, to include the value of such shares in taxable
income), the Company shall have the right to require the Participant or other person receiving such shares to pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company is required to withhold with respect to such shares, or, in lieu thereof, to
retain or sell without notice, a sufficient number of shares held by it to cover the amount required to be withheld. The Company shall have the right to deduct from all dividends paid with respect to shares of Restricted Stock the amount of any
taxes which the Company is required to withhold with respect to such dividend payments. 
 The Company shall have the right to deduct from all amounts
paid in cash with respect to the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right under the Plan any taxes required by law to be withheld with respect to such cash payments. Where a Participant or other person is entitled to receive Shares pursuant to
the exercise of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall have the right to require the Participant or such other person to pay the Company the amount of any taxes which the Company is required to withhold with
respect to such Shares, or, in lieu thereof, to retain, or sell without notice, a number of such Shares sufficient to cover the amount required to be withheld. 

All withholding decisions pursuant to this Section 13 shall be at the sole discretion of the Committee or the Company. 

14. Amendment or Termination. 
 (a) Subject
to paragraph (b) of this Section 14, the Board of Directors of the Company may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan at any time without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any such action will be
subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders if, when and to the extent such stockholder approval is necessary or required for purposes of any applicable federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or
automated quotation system on which the Shares may then be listed or quoted, or if the Board of Directors of the Company, in its discretion, determines to seek such stockholder approval. 

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, the Committee may waive any conditions of or rights of the Company or modify or amend the terms of any
outstanding Award. The Committee may not, however, amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any outstanding Award without the consent of the Participant or holder thereof, except as otherwise herein provided. 

15. Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company, subject to
the approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of 20 years unless sooner terminated under Section 14 hereof. 
  







 16. Code Section 409A. To the extent applicable and notwithstanding any other
provision of this Plan, this Plan and Awards hereunder shall be administered, operated and interpreted in accordance with Code Section 409A and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder; provided,
however, that in the event that the Committee determines that any amounts payable hereunder may be taxable to a Participant under Code Section 409A and related Department of Treasury guidance prior to the payment and/or delivery to such
Participant of such amount, the Company may (a) adopt such amendments to the Plan and related Award Agreement, and appropriate policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that the Committee determines
necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by the Plan and Awards hereunder and/or (b) take such other actions as the Committee determines necessary or appropriate to comply with or exempt the Plan
and/or Awards from the requirements of Code Section 409A and related Department of Treasury guidance. The Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries make no guarantees to any person (whether a Participant or otherwise) regarding the
tax treatment of Awards or payments made under the Plan, and, notwithstanding the above provisions and any agreement or understanding to the contrary, if any Award, payments or other amounts due to a Participant (or his or her beneficiaries, as
applicable) results in, or causes in any manner, the application of an accelerated or additional tax, fine or penalty under Code Section 409A or otherwise to be imposed, then the Participant (or his or her beneficiaries, as applicable) shall be
solely liable for the payment of, and the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries shall have no obligation or liability to pay or reimburse (either directly or otherwise) the Participant (or his or her beneficiaries, as applicable) for, any
such additional taxes, fines or penalties. 







 Meta Financial Group, Inc. 

2002 Omnibus Incentive Plan 
 (as amended and restated,
effective November 24, 2014) 
 Amendment Number 1 

Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the 2002 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, effective November 24, 2014) (the “Plan”),
effective April 24, 2017, the Plan is hereby amended as follows: 
 Section 5(c)(iii) is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

 (iii) Stock Certificates or Book-Entry. Any Restricted Stock granted under the Plan shall be issued in either certificated form or book-entry
form and held in the Participant’s name by the Company. Such certificate or book-entry shall bear the following (or similar) legend or, if issued in book-entry form, include a similar notation: 

“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture)
contained in the Company’s Amended and Restated 2002 Omnibus Incentive Plan and an Agreement entered into between the registered owner and the Company. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file in the offices of the Secretary of the
Company, 5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108.” 
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All other terms under the Plan remain unchanged. 
  

			
	META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
	
	 /s/ Glen W. Herrick

 

	By:	 	Glen W. Herrick
	Its:	 	EVP and Chief Financial Officer









 META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 

2002 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN 
 (as amended and restated,
effective November 24, 2014) 
 Amendment Number 2 

WHEREAS, Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) sponsors and
maintains the Meta Financial Group, Inc. 2002 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, effective November 24, 2014, the “Plan”) to facilitate equity compensation and other incentive awards to selected directors, officers and
employees; and 
 WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan to
increase the number of shares available for awards under the Plan. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, and subject to shareholder approval, the Plan is hereby amended as follows: 
 1. Section 4(a) of the Plan is
amended by replacing the phrase “1,150,000 Shares” with the phrase “1,600,000 Shares.” 
 2. In all other respects, the Plan shall
remain unchanged and in full force and effect. 
 Adopted this 1st day of November, 2017 by the Company’s Board of Directors and effective on the date it is
approved by the Company’s shareholders. 
  

	
	META FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
	
	 /s/ Glen W. Herrick



 
			
		
	By:	 	Glen W. Herrick
	Its:	 	EVP and Chief Financial Officer