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Long-Term Borrowings | 12 Months Ended
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Long-Term Borrowings [Abstract] |
Long-Term Borrowings | 14. LONG-TERM BORROWINGS South Africa July 2017 Facilities, as amended in March 2018 On July 21, 2017, Net1 SA entered into a Common Terms Agreement, Senior Facility A Agreement, Senior Facility B Agreement, Senior Facility C Agreement, Subordination Agreement, Security Cession & Pledge and certain ancillary loan documents (collectively, the "Original Loan Documents") with FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) ("RMB"), a South African corporate and investment bank, and Nedbank Limited (acting through its Corporate and Investment Banking division), an African corporate and investment bank, and any other lenders that may participate in such loans (collectively, the "Lenders"), pursuant to which, among other things, Net1 SA may borrow up to an aggregate of ZAR 1.25 billion to finance a portion of its investment in Cell C and to fund its on-going working capital requirements. Net1 agreed to guarantee the obligations of Net1 SA to the Lenders and subordinate any claims it may have against Net1 SA and certain of its subsidiaries to the Lenders' claims against such persons. On July 26, 2017, Net1 SA entered into a letter agreement (the "Letter" and together with the Original Loan Documents and March 2018 amendment described below, the "Loan Documents") with the Lenders to amend the Common Terms Agreement to, among other things, permit the amounts borrowed under the Senior Facility B to fund the acquisition of Cell C shares and adjust the terms of certain conditions precedent. On March 8, 2018, the Company amended its South African long-term facility to include an additional term loan, Facility D, of up to ZAR 210.0 million. The Loan Documents provide for a Facility A term loan of up to ZAR 750 million, a Facility B term loan of up to ZAR 500 million, a Facility C term loan in an amount equal to the aggregate amount of voluntary prepayments of the outstanding principal amount of the Facility A loan, and a Facility D term loan of up to ZAR 210 million. Net1 SA paid non-refundable deal origination fees of approximately $0.6 million and $0.2 million in August 2017 and March 2018, respectively. Interest on the loans is payable quarterly based on the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate ("JIBAR") in effect from time to time plus a margin of 2.25% for the Facility A loan, 3.5% for the Facility B loan , 2.25% for the Facility C loan and 2.75% for the Facility D loan. The JIBAR rate has been set at 6.96% for the period to September 29, 2018. Interest expense incurred during the year ended June 30, 2018, was $7.2 million. During the year ended June 30, 2018, $0.5 million of prepaid facility fees were amortized. On July 26, 2017, the Company utilized ZAR 1.25 billion (approximately $92.2 million) of its South African long-term facility to partially fund the acquisition of 15% of Cell C. On March 9, 2018, the Company utilized ZAR 84.0 million (approximately $7.1 million) of its new ZAR 210 million South African long-term facility to partially fund the acquisition of a further 4.0% in DNI and the balance of the facility to extend a ZAR 126.0 million (approximately $10.6 million) loan to DNI (refer to Note 3). Principal repayments of the facilities are due in twelve quarterly installments commencing on September 29, 2017 and the Company has made scheduled repayments of ZAR 776.3 million ($60.5 million) during the year ended June 30, 2018. The next scheduled principal repayment of ZAR 151.3 million ($11.0 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of June 30, 2018) is due on September 29, 2018. The loans are secured by a pledge by Net1 SA of, among other things, its entire equity interests in Cell C and DNI. The Loan Documents contain customary covenants that require Net1 SA to maintain a specified total net leverage ratio and restrict the ability of Net1 SA, and certain of its subsidiaries to make certain distributions with respect to their capital stock, prepay other debt, encumber their assets, incur additional indebtedness, make investment above specified levels, engage in certain business combinations and engage in other corporate activities, without the Lenders consent. June 2018 Facilities On June 28, 2018, DNI entered into a Revolving Credit Facility Agreement ("DNI Credit Facility Agreement") with RMB and K2018318388 (South Africa) (RF) Proprietary Limited ("Debt Guarantor"), a South African company incorporated for the sole purpose of holding collateral for the benefit of RMB and acting as debt guarantor. DNI, RMB and the Debt Guarantor concurrently entered into a Subordination Agreement; Shareholder Guarantee, Cession and Pledge Agreement; Guarantee Cession and Pledge Agreement (collectively with the DNI Credit Facility Agreement, the "Revolving Credit Agreement Documents"), with various other parties, including DNI's subsidiaries and DNI's shareholders (except Net1 SA), pursuant to which, among other things, DNI has obtained a ZAR 200.0 million revolving credit facility with a term of three years to June 2021 from RMB to finance the acquisition and/ or requisition of telecommunication towers. The Company had not utilized the revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2018. Interest on the revolving credit facility is payable quarterly based on JIBAR in effect from time to time plus a margin of 2.75%. DNI paid a non-refundable deal origination fee of approximately ZAR 2.3 million ($0.2 million) in July 2018. DNI's shareholders, excluding Net1 SA, have agreed to pledge their entire equity interest in DNI to RMB, guarantee the obligations of DNI to RMB and subordinate any claims they may have against DNI and certain of its subsidiaries to RMB's claims against such persons. DNI has agreed to ensure that Net1 SA will become bound by the terms and conditions applicable to the other DNI shareholders party to the Shareholder Guarantee, Cession and Pledge Agreement once the DNI shares pledged as security for the July 2017 facilities are released. The revolving credit facility is also secured by a pledge by DNI of, among other things, its entire equity interests in its subsidiaries and it has also agreed to arrange for the registration of notarial bonds over its movable property. The Loan Documents contain customary covenants that require DNI to maintain specified net senior debt to EBITDA and EBITDA to net senior interest ratios and restrict the ability of DNI, and certain of its subsidiaries to make certain distributions with respect to their capital stock, prepay other debt, encumber their assets, incur additional indebtedness, make investment above specified levels, engage in certain business combinations and engage in other corporate activities, without the approval of RMB. October 2016 Facilities On October 4, 2016, Net1 SA, entered into a Subscription Agreement (the "Blue Label Subscription Agreement") with Blue Label Telecoms Limited ("Blue Label"), a JSE-listed company which is a leading provider of prepaid electricity and airtime in South Africa. Pursuant to the Blue Label Subscription Agreement, Net1 SA intended to subscribe for approximately 117.9 million ordinary shares of Blue Label at a price of ZAR 16.96 per share, for an aggregate price of ZAR 2.0 billion. Net1 SA entered into a facility agreement with RMB to fund ZAR 1.4 billion of the required ZAR 2 billion Blue Label transaction and paid a guarantee fee of approximately ZAR 16.0 million ($1.1 million) during the year ended June 30, 2017. In May 2017, Blue Label and Net1 SA mutually agreed that Net1 SA would not subscribe for the shares in Blue Label and the Blue Label Subscription Agreement was terminated. Interest expense for the year ended June 30, 2017, includes the ZAR 16.0 million guarantee fee expensed related to the October 2016 facilities obtained from RMB. South Korea The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Net1 Applied Technologies Korea ("Net1 Korea"), signed a five-year senior secured facilities agreement (the "Facilities Agreement") with a consortium of South Korean banks in October 2013. On October 20, 2017, the Company made an unscheduled repayment of $16.6 million and settled the full outstanding balance, including interest, related to these borrowings and the Company was released from its security obligations created under the Facilities Agreement. The Company made a scheduled repayment of its Facility A loan of KRW 10 billion ($8.8 million), unscheduled voluntary principal repayments towards its Facility A loan of KRW 22.1 billion ($19.6 million) and a prepayment towards its Facility C revolving credit facility of KRW 10.0 billion ($8.9 million) during the year ended June 30, 2017. The Company made a scheduled repayment of its Facility A loan of KRW 10.0 billion ($8.7 million) during the year ended June 30, 2016. The Company utilized approximately KRW 0.3 billion ($0.3 million), KRW 0.9 billion ($0.8 million) and KRW 2.5 billion ($2.1 million), of its Facility C revolving credit facility to pay interest due during the year ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Interest on the loans and revolving credit facility was payable quarterly and was based on the South Korean CD rate in effect from time to time plus a margin of 3.10% for the Facility A loan and Facility C revolving credit facility. Total interest expense related to the facilities during the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, was $0.4 million, $1.2 million and $2.6 million, respectively. Prepaid facility fees amortized during each of the years ended June 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, was approximately $0.1 million, respectively.

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