UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

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SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)*

 

 (Name of Issuer)

 

 (Title of Class of Securities)

 

 (CUSIP Number)

 

Rachael Clarke

Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC

450 Sansome Street, Suite 1500

San Francisco, California 94111

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [  ]

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	PHILDELPHIA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO, LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	California
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			462,938
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			462,938
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	462,938
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.45%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IA

 

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	BOATHOUSE ROW I, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			160,815
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			160,815
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	160,815
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	1.89%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	BOATHOUSE ROW II, L.P.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			50,237
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			50,237
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	50,237
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	0.59%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	PN

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	BOATHOUSE ROW OFFSHORE LTD.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			188,274
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			188,274
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	188,274
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	2.21%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	OC 532 OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	WC
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Cayman Islands
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			63,612
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			63,612
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	63,612
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	0.75%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	CO

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	JORDAN HYMOWITZ
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP			(a)	☐
				(b)	☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	AF
5	CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(D) OR 2(E)				☐
6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		7	SOLE VOTING POWER
			0
		8	SHARED VOTING POWER
			462,938
		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			462,938
11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	462,938
12	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)				☐
13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
	5.45%
14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IN, HC

 

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

 

This Amendment No. 4 to the statement on Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Meta Financial Group, Inc. (the “Issuer”), whose principal executive offices are located at 5501 South Broadband Lane, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57108. This Amendment No. 4 amends the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 24, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed with the SEC on April 14, 2015, Amendment No. 2, filed with the SEC on September 9, 2015, and Amendment No. 3, filed with the SEC on December 29, 2015 (collectively, the “Schedule 13D”).  This Amendment No. 4 is being filed to report the disposition by the Reporting Persons (as defined herein) of more than one percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which may be deemed a “material change” to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2(a).

Item 2.

Identity and Background

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following:

Set forth in the attached Annex A and incorporated herein by reference is an updated list of the directors, general partners, managing members and controlling persons of the Reporting Persons (collectively, the “Covered Persons”), and sets forth the principal occupation, citizenship and principal place of business of each Covered Person.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following:

Based on information in the Issuer’s prospectus on Form 424B3 filed March 16, 2016,  there were 8,501,404 shares of the Common Stock outstanding as of March 14, 2016.

 

(a)           As of April 13, 2016, each of Philadelphia Financial and Jordan Hymowitz may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 462,938 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 5.45% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.  This amount includes:  (i) 160,815 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Boathouse Row I, L.P., which represents approximately 1.89% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; (ii) 50,237 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Boathouse Row II, L.P., which represents approximately 0.59% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; (iii) 188,274 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Boathouse Row Offshore Ltd., which represents approximately 2.21% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; and (iv) 63,612 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by OC 532 Offshore Fund, Ltd., which represents approximately 0.75% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

 

(d)           Not applicable.

 

(e)           Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Exhibit M:

Joint Filing Agreement

Exhibit N:

Schedule of Transactions

 

 

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated:  April 14, 2016

 

	PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO, LLC
	By:	/s/ Rachael Clarke
		Name: Rachael Clarke
		Title:   Chief Compliance Officer

EXHIBIT M

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13D with respect to the Common Stock of Meta Financial Group, Inc., dated as of April 14, 2016 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments on Schedule 13G) signed by each of the undersigned shall be, filed on behalf of each of us pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Dated:  April 14, 2016

EXHIBIT N

SCHEDULE OF TRANSACTIONS

Transaction Date	Entity Transacting	Transaction Type		Quantity				Price				Price Range (if Price is Weighted Average)			How Transaction Effected
03/01/2016	Boathouse Row I, LP	SELL			(5,726	)		$	42.00	*		$	42.00-42.07		Open Market
03/01/2016	Boathouse Row II, LP	SELL			(1,736	)		$	42.00	*		$	42.00-42.07		Open Market
03/01/2016	Boathouse Row Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(6,707	)		$	42.00	*		$	42.00-42.07		Open Market
03/01/2016	OC 532 Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(2,392	)		$	42.00	*		$	42.00-42.07		Open Market
03/02/2016	Boathouse Row I, LP	SELL			(5,275	)		$	42.01	*		$	42.00-42.07		Open Market
03/02/2016	Boathouse Row II, LP	SELL			(1,780	)		$	42.01	*		$	42.00-42.07		Open Market
03/02/2016	Boathouse Row Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(6,135	)		$	42.01	*		$	42.00-42.07		Open Market
03/02/2016	OC 532 Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(1,310	)		$	42.01	*		$	42.00-42.07		Open Market
03/08/2016	Boathouse Row I, LP	SELL			(11,558	)		$	42.01	*		$	42.00-42.10		Open Market
03/08/2016	Boathouse Row II, LP	SELL			(3,499	)		$	42.01	*		$	42.00-42.10		Open Market
03/08/2016	Boathouse Row Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(13,443	)		$	42.01	*		$	42.00-42.10		Open Market
03/08/2016	OC 532 Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(4,893	)		$	42.01	*		$	42.00-42.10		Open Market
03/18/2016	Boathouse Row I, LP	SELL			(466	)		$	45.51	*		$	45.50-45.55		Open Market
03/18/2016	Boathouse Row II, LP	SELL			(160	)		$	45.51	*		$	45.50-45.55		Open Market
03/18/2016	Boathouse Row Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(874	)		$	45.51	*		$	45.50-45.55		Open Market
03/18/2016	OC 532 Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(210	)		$	45.51	*		$	45.50-45.55		Open Market
03/21/2016	Boathouse Row I, LP	SELL			(1,880	)		$	44.24	*		$	44.00-44.40		Open Market
03/21/2016	Boathouse Row II, LP	SELL			(654	)		$	44.24	*		$	44.00-44.40		Open Market
03/21/2016	Boathouse Row Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(3,583	)		$	44.24	*		$	44.00-44.40		Open Market
03/21/2016	OC 532 Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(21	)		$	44.24	*		$	44.00-44.40		Open Market
03/22/2016	Boathouse Row I, LP	SELL			(166	)		$	44.00						Open Market
03/22/2016	Boathouse Row II, LP	SELL			(56	)		$	44.00						Open Market
03/22/2016	Boathouse Row Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(308	)		$	44.00						Open Market
03/22/2016	OC 532 Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(154	)		$	44.00						Open Market
04/13/2016	Boathouse Row I, LP	SELL			(19,811	)		$	47.45						Open Market
04/13/2016	Boathouse Row II, LP	SELL			(4,141	)		$	47.45						Open Market
04/13/2016	Boathouse Row Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(14,496	)		$	47.45						Open Market
04/13/2016	OC 532 Offshore Ltd.	SELL			(21,552	)		$	47.45						Open Market

 

ANNEX A

MANAGERS AND GENERAL PARTNERS OF THE REPORTING PERSONS

Name	Title or Relationship with Reporting Person	Principal Occupation or Employment	Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization	Principal Place of Business
Jordan Hymowitz	Managing Member	Investment Management	United States	(1)

Name	Title or Relationship with Fund	Principal Occupation or Employment	Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization	Principal Place of Business
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC	General Partner	Investment Management	California	(1)

Name	Title or Relationship with Fund	Principal Occupation or Employment	Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization	Principal Place of Business
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC	General Partner	Investment Management	California	(1)

Name	Title or Relationship with Fund	Principal Occupation or Employment	Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization	Principal Place of Business
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC	Investment Adviser	Investment Management	California	(1)
Rachel Clarke	Director	Chief Compliance Officer of Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC	United States	(1)
Christopher Bowring	Director	Professional Director	United Kingdom	(1)
Ebony Myles-Berry	Director	Professional Director	Cayman Islands	(1)

Name	Title or Relationship with Fund	Principal Occupation or Employment	Citizenship or Jurisdiction of Organization	Principal Place of Business
Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC	Investment Adviser	Investment Management	California	(1)
Rachel Clarke	Director	Chief Compliance Officer of Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC	United States	(1)
Michael Levin	Director	VP of Investment Operations and Co-Head of Operational Due Diligence at PAACMO	United States	19540 Jamboree Road, Suite 400, Irvine California 92612
Carlos Ferreira	Director	Head of Investment Operations at PAACMO	Canada	19540 Jamboree Road, Suite 400, Irvine California 92612