DLA Piper LLP (US) | |
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New York, New York 10020-1104 | |
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Marjorie Sybul Adams | |
marjorie.adams@dlapiper.com | |
T 212.335.4517 | |
F 212.884.8517 |
April 3, 2012
VIA EDGAR |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
Division of Corporation Finance |
100 F Street, N.E. |
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628 |
Attention: | Mr. Christian Windsor |
Mr. Michael F. Johnson | |
Re: | Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. |
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011 | |
Filed August 25, 2011 | |
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A | |
Filed October 28, 2011 | |
Current Report on Form 8-K | |
Filed August 25, 2011 | |
File No. 000-31203 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (the Company), we respectfully submit this letter in response to comments from the staff (the Staff) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) received by letter dated March 19, 2012, relating to the above-referenced filings.
In this letter, we have recited the comment from the Staff in italicized, bold type and have followed the comment with the Companys response thereto.
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011
Business
Intellectual Property, page 13
1. You indicate that your success depends, in part, upon your intellectual property. Please tell us whether you are significantly dependent on one or more of the patents you reference. If so, revise your disclosure, in future filings, to discuss the importance and the duration of your current patents. See Item 101(c)(1)(iv) of Regulation S K.
RESPONSE TO COMMENT 1
The Company has a broad portfolio of intellectual property that includes patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. However, the Company does not believe that any individual patent is material to any segment of its business or its business as a whole. Accordingly, we respectfully submit that the identification of specific patents would not be meaningful to investors and, in any event, is not required under Item 101(c)(1)(iv) and Instruction 1 to Item 101 of Regulation S-K. However, in future filings on Form 10-K, the Company will expressly indicate the importance of the any specific patents that it deems material to understanding its business.
Securities and Exchange Commission |
April 3, 2012 |
Page Two |
Properties, page 30
2. We are unable to locate the lease agreement for your corporate headquarters in your exhibits index. Please either file the exhibit or provide your analysis supporting your conclusion that the lease is not a material contract. Please refer to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S K.
RESPONSE TO COMMENT 2
The Company is filing an amendment to its Form 10-K to add the lease for its corporate headquarters as an exhibit. The amendment is being filed simultaneously with this response letter.
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed October 28, 2011
Proxy Card
3. With regards to Exchange Act Rule 14a-21s requirement for the shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to your named executive officers, your proxy card should clarify that shareholders are being asked to approve the companys executive compensation as opposed to holding a vote regarding executive compensation. Refer to Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Question 169.07. Please make appropriate revisions to your proxy card in future filings.
RESPONSE TO COMMENT 3
The Company shall revise its proxy cards in the future in response to the Staffs comment.
Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 25, 2011
General
4. Unless otherwise specified, reports on Form 8-K must be filed or furnished within four business days after occurrence of the event. Refer to General Instruction B.1. of Form 8-K. We note that you filed a Form 8-K on August 25, 2011 for the extension of a material contract that you indicated in the report occurred on August 16, 2011. Please tell us whether you conducted any evaluation of your disclosure controls as a result of this late filing.
Securities and Exchange Commission |
April 3, 2012 |
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RESPONSE TO COMMENT 4
The Company conducted a review of its disclosure controls and procedures at the end of the period in which this event occurred. The Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer determined that the late filing was an isolated event and that its disclosure controls were effective. The Companys personnel involved with filing its periodic reports have refreshed their familiarity with Form 8-K requirements.
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Please call the undersigned at (212) 335-4517, or Mr. Herman Kotze, the Companys Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary at +27 11 343 2014, if you have any questions or comments regarding the foregoing or need any additional information. Thank you.
Very truly yours, | |
DLA PIPER LLP (US) | |
/s/ Marjorie Sybul Adams | |
Marjorie Sybul Adams | |
Partner | |
Admitted to practice in New York |
cc: |
Dr. Serge C.P. Belamant |
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. |
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. | |
President Place | |
4th Floor | |
Corner Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road | |
Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa |
April 3, 2012 |
VIA EDGAR |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
Division of Corporation Finance |
100 F Street, N.E. |
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
Re: | Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. |
Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2011 | |
Filed August 25, 2011 | |
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A | |
Filed October 28, 2011 | |
Current Report on Form 8-K | |
Filed August 25, 2011 | |
File No. 000-31203 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with responding to comments by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (the Company) acknowledges that:
Very truly yours,
NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: | /s/Herman Gideon Kotzé |
Name: Herman Gideon Kotzé | |
Title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary |