8-K 1 form8k.htm FORM 8-K

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): April 17, 2014

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, 4 th 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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 17, 2014, Net1 issued a press release which announced that the South African Constitutional Court (“Constitutional Court”) has ruled on the appropriate remedy following its declaration on November 29, 2013, that the tender process followed by the South African Social Security Agency in awarding a contract to Net1’s wholly owned subsidiary Cash Paymaster Services Proprietary Limited was constitutionally invalid. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the Constitutional Court judgment is attached as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits

Exhibit |
No. | Description
99.1 | Press Release, dated April 17, 2014, issued by Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.
99.2 | Judgment of Constitutional Court of South Africa dated April 17, 2014

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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: April 17, 2014 | By: /s/ Serge C.P. Belamant
| Serge C.P. Belamant
| Chief Executive Officer