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): October 6, 2016
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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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Equity Issuances by the Company
On October 6, 2016, Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into Stock Purchase Agreements (collectively, the “Purchase Agreements”) with N2 Partners Ltd (the “N2 Investor”) and Draper Gain Investments Ltd (the “DG Investor” and together with the N2 Investor, the “Investors”). Under the Purchase Agreements, each of the Investors will purchase 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price of $9.00 per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of $45.0 million. Closing of the transactions is scheduled to occur on or about November 9, 2016. The sale of the shares will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3. Each of the Investors will be contractually restricted from selling or otherwise disposing of the purchased shares for a period of six months after the date of issuance.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreements 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 10.34 and 10.35 and are incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the opinion of DLA Piper LLP (US), relating to the legality of the issuance of the shares of common stock is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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: October 6, 2016 | By: Herman G. Kotzé |
| Name: Herman G. Kotzé | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |