NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (NASDAQ:UEPS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security HoldersItem 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 15, 2017.
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 | 40,309,548 | 1,979,831 | 5,889,733 |
| Christopher S. Seabrooke | 25,417,480 | 16,871,899 | 5,889,733 |
| Alasdair J.K. Pein | 29,827,900 | 12,461,479 | 5,889,733 |
| Paul Edwards | 29,830,080 | 12,459,299 | 5,889,733 |
| Alfred T. Mockett | 41,743,088 | 546,291 | 5,889,733 |
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, 2018, was approved and the votes cast were as follows:
| Votes cast | ||
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 48,026,811 | 137,780 | 14,521 |
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 |
| 27,603,002 | 11,874,344 | 2,812,033 | 5,889,733 |
Proposal No. 4—A Non-Binding Advisory Vote Regarding Whether an Advisory Vote on ExecutiveCompensation Will Occur Every One, Two or Three Years
The votes cast on this proposal were as follows:
| Votes cast | ||||
| Every | Every | Broker | ||
| Every year | two years | three years | Abstain | non-votes |
| 38,979,574 | 2,628,827 | 653,763 | 27,215 | 5,889,733 |
The Company will hold future advisory votes on executive compensation every year.
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.
