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): July 6, 2015 (July 1, 2015)
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, 4th 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 1, 2015, Net1 issued a press release announcing its subsidiary, The Smart Life Insurance Company Limited (“Smart Life”), received a notice from the South African Financial Services Board (“FSB”), informing Smart Life that, with immediate effect, the FSB has withdrawn the prohibition to conduct new business it issued on February 23, 2013. A copy of Net1’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| Exhibit | ||
| No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 1, 2015, issued by Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | |
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: July 6, 2015 | By: /s/ Serge C.P. Belamant |
| Serge C.P. Belamant | |
| Chief Executive Officer |