Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc (JSE:NT1) News - Notice of special meeting of shareholders on May 6, 2022
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.
Registered in the state of Florida, USA
(IRS Employer Identification No. 98-0171860)
Nasdaq share code: UEPS
JSE share code: NT1
LEI: 529900J4IZMWV4RDEB07
ISIN: US64107N2062
("Net1," or the "Company")
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS ON MAY 6, 2022
Notice is hereby given that the Company intends to hold a special meeting of shareholders at 16H00,
local time, 09H00 Eastern Time, on May 6, 2022, at President Place, 6th Floor, Cnr. Jan Smuts Avenue
and Bolton Road, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa, to approve the Articles of Amendment to its
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, to change the Company’s name to
"Lesaka Technologies, Inc."
A copy of the preliminary notice is available on the Company’s website at https://ir.net1.com/static-
files/e8347ecf-ca05-42af-8480-98b71cf3eeca. A final notice will be available on April 13, 2022.
Net1’s Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 30, 2022, as the record date for
determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.
The mandated corporate action timeline required by the Nasdaq Global Select Market ("NasdaqGS")
and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange ("JSE") regarding this special meeting and the name change is
as follows:
Action Nasdaq JSE
Record date to determine March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022
shareholders entitled to notice
of and to vote at the meeting (*)
Preliminary proxy materials March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022
filed with United States
Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC")
Final proxy materials filed with April 13, 2022 April 13, 2022
the SEC
Materials mailed to April 13, 2022 April 13, 2022
shareholders of record
Last date for South African N/A May 3, 2022
Shareholders to submit proxy
form to transfer agent by 16H00
Special meeting May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022
Finalization date N/A May 11, 2022
Last day to trade(1) May 19, 2022 May 17, 2022
List and trade shares in the new N/A May 18, 2022
name(2)(3)
Record date N/A May 20, 2022
Issue of dematerialized N/A May 23, 2022
securities in new name
(*) Last day to trade to vote at the meeting.
(1) With respect to shares held by South African Shareholders, existing paper certificates cannot
be dematerialized and rematerialized subsequent to the name change, all future positions will
be held in dematerialized form after the last date to trade.
(2) Date on which name will be changed on the JSE to long-name: Lesaka Technologies, Inc.;
short-name: Lesaka; JSE share code: LSK. The ISIN and sector on the JSE remains the same.
(3) Shares may not be transferred between Net1’s US register and South African Branch Register
between May 18, 2022 and May 20, 2022, both days inclusive.
About Net1 (www.net1.com)
Net1 is a leading financial technology company that utilizes its proprietary banking and payment
technology to deliver on its mission of financial inclusion through the distribution of low-cost financial
and value-added services to underserved consumers and small businesses in Southern Africa, which
represents a significant segment of these economies. The Company also provides transaction
processing services, including being a payment processor and bill payment platform in South Africa.
Net1 leverages its strategic investments to further expand its product offerings or to enter new markets.
Net1 has a primary listing on NASDAQ (NasdaqGS: UEPS) and a secondary listing on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: NT1). Visit www.net1.com for additional information about Net1.
Investor Relations Contact:
Partner – ICR
Email: net1IR@icrinc.com
Media Relations Contact:
Bridget von Holdt
Co-Market Leader | MD – BCW
Phone: +27-82-610-0650
Email: Bridget.vonholdt@bcw-global.com
Johannesburg
April 1, 2022
Sponsor:
Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited
Date: 01-04-2022 07:05:00
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