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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-19-003780
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190930
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191001

FILER:

	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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-31203
		FILM NUMBER:		191127544

	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
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    <title>Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.: Form 8-K - Filed by newsfilecorp.com</title>
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    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">___________________________</p>
    <p style="text-align: center;"><b><font size="5">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>
    <p style="text-align: center;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&#160; September 30, 2019</p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b><font size="5">NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</font></b></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
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                <p style="text-align: center;"><b>000-31203</b></p>
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                <p style="text-align: center;"><b>98-0171860</b></p>
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                <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">(State or other jurisdiction</p>
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                <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">(IRS Employer</p>
                <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">Identification No.)</p>
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                <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>President Place, 4</b><sup><b>th</b></sup><b> Floor, Cnr. Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road</b></p>
                <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa</b></p>
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    <p style="text-align: justify;">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:&#160; +<b>27-11-343-2000</b></p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">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:</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">[ ]<font style="width: 8.84pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">[ ]<font style="width: 8.84pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">[ ]<font style="width: 8.84pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">[ ]<font style="width: 8.84pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</p>
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                <p style="text-align: center;">Common stock, par value $0.001 per share</p>
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                <p style="text-align: center;">UEPS</p>
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                <p style="text-align: center;">NASDAQ Global Select Market</p>
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    <p style="text-align: justify;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167; 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167; 240.12b-2 of this chapter).</p>
    <p style="text-align: right;">Emerging growth company [ ]</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">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. [ ]</p>
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    <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.</b></p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">On September 30, 2019, Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa ("SCA") dismissed the Cash Paymaster Services (Pty) Ltd ("CPS") application. CPS petitioned the SCA to grant it leave to appeal the March 2018 High Court order, which set aside the agreement between CPS and SASSA and the subsequent payment of ZAR 317 million (R277 million excluding VAT), and ordered CPS to refund the amount with interest from June 2014 to date of payment. A copy of the Company's press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Item 9.01.&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b></p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;"><font style="width: 36pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>(d) <font style="width: 21.84pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Exhibits</p>
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                <p style="text-align: center;">&#160;</p>
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                <p><u>Description</u></p>
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                <p><a href="exhibit99-1.htm">99.1</a></p>
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                <p><a href="exhibit99-1.htm">Press Release, dated September 30, 2019.</a></p>
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    <p style="text-align: center;"><b>SIGNATURES</b></p>
    <p style="text-indent: 36pt; text-align: justify;">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.</p>
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                <p><b>NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</b></p>
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                <p>Date: October 1, 2019</p>
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                <p style="margin-left: 17.1pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;">By: <u>/s/ Alex M.R. Smith </u></p>
                <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 17.1pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: -17.1pt;">Name: Alex M.R. Smith</p>
                <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 30.6pt; text-indent: -30.6pt;">Title:&#160; Chief Financial Officer</p>
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    <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Supreme Court of Appeal rules against SASSA and CPS regarding 2014 implementation cost recovery</b></p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">Johannesburg, September 30, 2019 - Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. ("Net1" or the "Company") (NasdaqGS: UEPS; JSE: NT1) today announced that the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa ("SCA") has dismissed the Cash Paymaster Services (Pty) Ltd ("CPS") application. CPS petitioned the SCA to grant it leave to appeal the March 2018 High Court order, which set aside the agreement between CPS and SASSA and the subsequent payment of ZAR 317 million (R277 million excluding VAT), and ordered CPS to refund the amount with interest from June 2014 to date of payment.</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">As previously disclosed by the Company in June 2014, CPS received approximately ZAR 277 million from SASSA related to the recovery of additional implementation costs it incurred during the beneficiary bulk re-registration process in fiscal 2012 and 2013. After the award of the tender in January 2012, SASSA requested CPS to biometrically register all social grant beneficiaries (including child grant beneficiaries) and collect additional information for each child grant recipient, materially higher than what was originally cited in the Request For Proposal. CPS agreed to SASSA's request, and as a result CPS performed approximately 11 million additional registrations beyond those that it tendered to register for as part of the quoted service fee. Accordingly, CPS claimed a cost recovery from SASSA, supported by a factual findings certificate from an independent auditing firm. SASSA agreed to pay CPS the ZAR 277 million as full settlement of the additional costs incurred by CPS.</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">"We are disappointed with the SCA judgment and will study the judgment to determine our next course of action," said Herman Kotz&#233;, CEO of Net1. "We reiterate our view that the additional registrations we performed based on SASSA's specific request, resulted in the identification and removal of a significant number of ghost beneficiaries and duplicate grants, and had the direct result of saving the South African government more than ZAR 2 billion per year. The cost incurred for the additional registrations was recovered without any profit component. CPS performed the work requested by SASSA on a bona-fide basis, and it is unfortunate that it once again finds itself being prejudiced by apparent shortcomings in SASSA's procurement processes," he concluded.</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">This ruling is expected to temporarily delay the filing of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, which was originally scheduled to be filed today, as the Company has to assess the potential impact, if any, of this ruling on the Company's financial statements.</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>About Net1 (</b><font style="color: #0000ff;"><u><b>www.net1.com</b></u></font><b>) </b></p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;">Net1 is a leading provider of transaction processing services, financial inclusion products and services and secure payment technology. Net1 operates market-leading payment processors in South Africa and the Republic of Korea. Net1 offers debit, credit and prepaid processing and issuing services for all major payment networks. In South Africa, Net1 provides innovative low-cost financial inclusion products, including banking, lending and insurance and through DNI is a leading distributor of mobile subscriber starter packs for Cell C, a South African mobile network operator. Net1 leverages its strategic equity investments in Finbond and Bank Frick (both regulated banks), and Cell C to introduce products to new customers and geographies. Net1 has a primary listing on NASDAQ (NasdaqGS: UEPS) and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: NT1). Visit <font style="color: #0000ff;"><u>www.net1.com</u></font> for additional information about Net1.</p>
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    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><b>Investor Relations Contact:</b></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><br>Dhruv Chopra</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Group Vice President Investor Relations</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Phone: +1-917-767-6722</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Email:&#160; <font style="color: #0000ff;"><u>dchopra@net1.com</u></font></p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;"><b>Media Relations Contact:</b></p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Bridget von Holdt</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Business Director - BCW</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Phone: +27-82-610-0650</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Email: <font style="color: #000000;">bridget.vonholdt@bm-africa.com</font></p>
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