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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The following is a summary of the voting results for each matter presented to shareholders at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal No. 1-Election of Directors
All director nominees were elected and the votes cast were as follows:
| Director | Votes for | Votes withheld |
Broker non-votes |
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| Kuben Pillay | 39,009,784 | 285,584 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Ali Mazanderani | 36,824,086 | 2,471,282 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Dan L. Smith | 36,471,413 | 2,823,955 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Naeem E. Kola | 36,188,366 | 3,107,002 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Steven J Heilbron | 36,471,603 | 2,823,765 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Lincoln C. Mali | 36,188,368 | 3,107,000 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Antony C. Ball | 36,942,260 | 2,353,108 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Nonku N. Gobodo | 39,015,769 | 279,599 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| S. Venessa Naidoo | 39,006,269 | 289,099 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Ekta Singh-Bushell | 38,927,012 | 368,356 | 7,287,119 | ||||||
| Dean Sparrow | 37,258,318 | 2,037,050 | 7,287,119 |
Proposal No. 2-Ratification of Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The ratification of the selection of KPMG, Inc. as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, was approved and the votes cast were as follows:
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| For | Against | Abstain | |||||
| 53,859,087 | 2,844 | 17,984 | |||||
Proposal No. 3-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:
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker non- votes |
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| 38,306,907 | 944,958 | 43,503 | 7,287,119 | |||||||
Proposal No. 4-Approval of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the Sale of 2,490,000 Shares of the Company's Common Stock to the ESOP Trust Out of Authorized but Unissued Shares
The Employee Stock Ownership Plan and the sale of 2,490,000 shares of the Company's common stock to the ESOP Trust was approved, and the votes cast on this proposal were as follows:
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker non- votes |
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| 38,359,457 | 932,606 | 3,305 | 7,287,119 | |||||||
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibits | Description |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
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.
| LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
| Date: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Dan L. Smith |
| Name: | Dan L. Smith | |
| Title: | Group Chief Financial Officer | |
Document and Entity Information Document |
Nov. 14, 2024 |
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| Document Information [Line Items] | |
| Document Type | 8-K |
| Document Creation Date | Nov. 14, 2024 |
| Document Period End Date | Nov. 14, 2024 |
| Amendment Flag | false |
| Entity Registrant Name | Lesaka Technologies, Inc. |
| Entity Address, Address Line One | President Place, 4th Floor, Cnr. |
| Entity Address, Address Line Two | Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road |
| Entity Address, City or Town | Rosebank, Johannesburg |
| Entity Address, Country | ZA |
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | |
| Entity Incorporation, State Country Name | FL |
| City Area Code | 11 |
| Region code of country | 27 |
| Local Phone Number | 343-2000 |
| Entity File Number | 000-31203 |
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001041514 |
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false |
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 98-0171860 |
| Written Communications | false |
| Soliciting Material | false |
| Pre-commencement Tender Offer | false |
| Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer | false |
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Shares |
| Trading Symbol | LSAK |
| Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ |