| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/03/2016 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC [ UEPS ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| Common Stock | 4,445(1) | D | |
| Common Stock | 14,559(2) | D | |
| Common Stock | 12,000(3) | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) | ||
| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (4) | 08/24/2016 | Common Stock | 12,000 | 22.51 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (4) | 08/27/2018 | Common Stock | 40,000 | 24.46 | D | |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | (5) | 08/27/2024 | Common Stock | 17,952 | 11.23 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents a grant of restricted stock approved by the remuneration committee of the Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc's (the "Company") board of directors pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan that will vest on August 21, 2016 if the recipient remains employed with the Company through the vesting date. |
| 2. Represents a grant of restricted stock approved by the remuneration committee of the Company's board of directors pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) the closing price of the Company's common stock is equal to or exceeds $19.41 (subject to appropriate adjustment for any stock split or stock dividend) for a period of 30 consecutive trading days during a measurement period commencing on the date that the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2017 and (2) the recipient is employed by the Company on a full-time basis when the condition in (1) is met. If either of these conditions is not satisfied, then none of the shares of restricted stock will vest and they will be forfeited. |
| 3. Represents a grant of restricted stock approved by the remuneration committee of the Company's board of directors pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. Vesting is subject to the recipient's employment with the Company through the date it files its 2018 Form 10-K. If that condition is satisfied, then the shares will vest based on the level of fundamental earnings per share the Company achieves for fiscal 2018 ("2018 FEPS"), as follows: (i) one-third if the Company achieves 2018 FEPS of $2.88; (ii) two-thirds if the Company achieves 2018 FEPS of $3.30; and (iii) all of the shares if the Company achieves 2018 FEPS of $3.76. At levels of 2018 FEPS greater than $2.88 and less than $3.76, the number of shares that will vest will be determined by linear interpolation relative to 2018 FEPS of $3.30. Any shares that do not vest in accordance with the above-described conditions will be forfeited. |
| 4. All options have vested and are exercisable. |
| 5. Subject to the recipient's continuous service through the applicable vesting date, one half of the options vest on each of August 27, 2016 and August 27, 2017. |
| /s/ Nunthakumarin Pillay | 02/16/2016 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
