<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001062993-18-003775.txt : 20180918
<SEC-HEADER>0001062993-18-003775.hdr.sgml : 20180918
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20180918161523
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-18-003775
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180907
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180918
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180918

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Dunn Andrew James
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001753101

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-31203
		FILM NUMBER:		181075842

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PRESIDENT PLACE 4TH FLOOR, CNR
		STREET 2:		JAN SMUTS AVENUE AND BOLTON ROAD
		CITY:			ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			T3

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001041514
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FUNCTIONS RELATED TO DEPOSITORY BANKING, NEC [6099]
		IRS NUMBER:				980171860
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4TH FLOOR, PRESIDENT PLACE
		STREET 2:		CNR. JAN SMUTS & BOLTON
		CITY:			ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		27 11 343 2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4TH FLOOR, PRESIDENT PLACE
		STREET 2:		CNR. JAN SMUTS & BOLTON
		CITY:			ROSEBANK, JOHANNESBURG
		STATE:			T3
		ZIP:			00000
</SEC-HEADER>
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>form4.xml
<DESCRIPTION>STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
<TEXT>
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2018-09-07</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001041514</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>UEPS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001753101</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Dunn Andrew James</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>PRESIDENT PLACE, 4TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>CNR. JAN SMUTS AVENUE AND BOLTON ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROSEBANK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>T3</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>SOUTH AFRICA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer - DNI</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>6.20</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2018-09-07</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>27000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2028-09-07</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>27000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>27000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Subject to the recipient's continuous service through the applicable vesting date, one third of the options vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, September 7, 2018.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Alex M.R. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact for Andrew J. Dunn</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2018-09-18</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
