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): December 10, 2020 (December 9, 2020)
NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 000-31203 | 98-0171860 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
President Place, 4th Floor, Cnr.
Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road
Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011-27-11-343-2000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Shares | UEPS | NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 9, 2020, Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "Company") and Value Capital Partners (Pty) Ltd., a South African private company ("VCP"), entered into Amendment No. 1 to Cooperation Agreement (the "Amendment"), which amends the Cooperation Agreement (the "Original Agreement"), dated as of May 13, 2020, between the Company and VCP.
Among other things, the Amendment extends the termination date of the standstill period under the Original Agreement from the business day immediately following the Company's 2021 annual meeting of shareholders to the business day immediately following the Company's 2022 annual meeting of shareholders. In addition, the Amendment increases the amount that VCP, together with its controlled and controlling affiliates may, in the aggregate, beneficially own during the standstill period, from 19.9% to 24.9% of the then-outstanding common shares of the Company. Certain other provisions of the Original Agreement, generally related to the foregoing terms, were also modified under the Amendment.
A copy of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and the description above is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment as attached and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
Date: December 10, 2020 | By: /s/ Alex M.R. Smith Name: Alex M.R. Smith Title: Chief Financial Officer |
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