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): November 14, 2018
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
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b -2 of this chapter).
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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. [ ]
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of shareholders of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 14, 2018.
Proposal No. 1–Election of Directors
All director nominees were elected and the votes cast were as follows:
| Votes | Broker | ||||||||
| Director | Votes for | withheld | non-votes | ||||||
| Herman G. Kotzé | 33,500,234 | 976,442 | 8,754,312 | ||||||
| Alex M.R. Smith | 33,116,951 | 1,359,725 | 8,754,312 | ||||||
| Christopher S. Seabrooke | 26,267,591 | 8,209,085 | 8,754,312 | ||||||
| Alasdair J.K. Pein | 27,624,269 | 6,852,407 | 8,754,312 | ||||||
| Paul Edwards | 27,620,750 | 6,855,926 | 8,754,312 | ||||||
| Alfred T. Mockett | 27,818,457 | 6,658,219 | 8,754,312 | ||||||
| Ekta Singh-Bushell | 33,833,360 | 643,316 | 8,754,312 |
Proposal No. 2–Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche (South Africa) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, was approved and the votes cast were as follows:
| Votes cast | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||
| 42,700,549 | 453,224 | 77,215 | ||||
Proposal No. 3–A Non-Binding Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, and the votes cast were as follows:
| Votes cast | |||||||||
| Broker | |||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | non-votes | ||||||
| 27,211,176 | 7,092,714 | 172,786 | 8,754,312 | ||||||
SIGNATURES
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.
| NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC | |
| Date: November 14, 2018 | By: /s/ Alex M.R. Smith |
| Name: Alex M.R. Smith | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |