LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC

Regulatory Filings • Aug 2, 2021

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): August 2, 2021

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

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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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b -2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

Increase in Senior Facility E to ZAR 1.4 billion

On September 4, 2019, Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. ("Net1"), through one of its subsidiaries, Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa Proprietary Limited ("Net1 SA"), and FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) ("RMB"), entered into an amendment and restatement agreement to reduce its Senior Facility E from ZAR 1.5 billion to ZAR 1.2 billion. On August 2, 2021, Net1 SA and RMB entered into a Letter of Amendment ("August 2021 Facility E Letter Agreement") to increase the Senior Facility E from ZAR 1.2 billion to ZAR 1.4 billion.

On August 2, 2021, the USD/ZAR exchange rate was $1.00 / ZAR 14.57.

The foregoing description of the August 2021 Facility E Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No.	Description
10.1	Letter of Amendment, dated August 2, 2021, among Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa Proprietary Limited and FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division), as lender, related to the amendment to the Senior Facility E Agreement

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: August 2, 2021	By: /s/ Alex M.R. Smith Name: Alex M.R. Smith Title: Chief Financial Officer