NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NASDAQ:UEPS) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 1, 2017, Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that effective March 1, 2018, Alex Smith, 48, will be appointed Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Company. Since 2008, Mr. Smith has served as Director and Chief Financial Officer since 2008 of Allied Electronics Corporation Limited (“Altron”), a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)-listed company. In his role at Altron, Mr. Smith has been responsible for all financial matters within the Altron group, and played a key role in the restructuring and recapitalization of the group and the establishment of various governance structures. Prior to joining Altron, Mr. Smith worked in various positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Edinburgh, Scotland and Johannesburg from 1996 to 2005, initially as trainee accountant and later as audit manager and Associate Director of the Transaction Services department focused on providing specialized corporate finance services. Mr. Smith holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree from the University of Edinburgh and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
In connection with this appointment, Mr. Smith and the Company signed an offer letter (the “Offer Letter”). to the Offer Letter, Mr. Smith will receive an annual base salary of $375,000, which will be paid in South African Rand (ZAR). Mr. Smith will also receive a signing bonus of ZAR 3,000,0000 and a number of restricted shares equal to ZAR 3.5 million divided by the Company’s volume-weighted average share price on the JSE during January 2018. Both the cash signing bonus and the restricted shares will be subject to forfeiture if Mr. Smith’s employment terminates for any reason prior to January 31, 2020. Mr. Smith will be eligible to receive an annual bonus/cash incentive award, subject to the Remuneration Committee’s determination of the qualitative and quantitative components of such award. In addition, Mr. Smith will be eligible to participate in and receive awards under the Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. with the terms and conditions of any such awards subject to the discretion of the Remuneration Committee.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Smith and any directors or officers of the Company. There have been no transactions nor are there any proposed transactions between the Company and Mr. Smith that would require disclosure to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On December 1, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the future appointment of Mr. Smith as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The information in the press release shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 1, 2017 |
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About NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NASDAQ:UEPS)
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. is a provider of payment solutions, transaction processing services and financial technology across multiple industries. The Company develops and markets a transaction processing solution that encompasses its smart card-based alternative payment system for the unbanked and under-banked populations of developing economies and for mobile transaction channels. The Company operates through three segments: South African transaction processing, International transaction processing, and Financial inclusion and applied technologies. The Company also provides secure transaction technology solutions and services, by offering transaction processing, financial and clinical risk management solutions to various industries. It offers secure online transaction processing, cryptography, mobile telephony, integrated circuit card (chip/smart card) technologies, and the design and provision of financial and value-added services to its cardholder base.