EX-10.58 5 ex1058.htm EXHIBIT 10.58 ex1058
 
 
 
 
 
1
SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES PURCHASE
 
AGREEMENT
 
(the
 
Agreement
”),
 
dated as
 
of March
 
22, 2022,
 
among
NET1
UEPS
 
TECHNOLOGIES,
 
INC.
,
 
a
 
public
 
company
 
incorporated
 
in
 
the
 
State
 
of
 
Florida
 
(the
 
Company
”),
NET1
APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES SOUTH
 
AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED
, a private company
 
incorporated in the
Republic of
 
South Africa (“
Net1 SA
”), and
VALUE
 
CAPITAL
 
PARTNERS
 
PROPRIETARY
 
LIMITED
, a
 
private
company incorporated in
 
the Republic of
 
South Africa (“
VCP
”), for
 
itself and in
 
its capacity
 
as investment manager
 
of
the Funds.
 
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein
 
are defined in Section
 
hereof.
WHEREAS
,
 
subject
 
to
 
the
 
terms
 
and
 
conditions set
 
forth
 
in
 
this
 
Agreement, VCP
 
wishes
 
to
 
procure that
 
the
Funds purchase
 
from the
 
Company and
 
the Company
 
wishes to
 
issue and
 
sell to
 
the Funds,
 
up to
 
Three Hundred
 
Fifty
Million South African Rand (ZAR 350 million or
 
its U.S. dollar equivalent) of the Company’s
 
common stock, par value
$0.001
 
per
 
share
 
(including
 
any
 
class
 
of
 
shares
 
having
 
substantially
 
the
 
same
 
rights
 
following
 
any
 
reorganization,
recapitalization, non-cash dividend,
 
stock split, reverse
 
stock split or
 
other similar transaction)
 
(the “
Common Stock
”),
as determined in accordance with this Agreement.
 
The shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Funds in connection
with
 
any purchase
 
of
 
Common Stock
 
pursuant to
 
Section
 
of
 
this Agreement
 
shall be
 
issued from
 
the
 
South African
branch register and are referred to as the “
Securities
”.
 
NOW THEREFORE
, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
PURCHASE OF SECURITIES.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, VCP has the obligation to procure that the Funds
will subscribe for, and the Company has the obligation to issue and sell to the Funds,
 
Common Stock as follows:
(a)
Effectiveness.
 
The obligation
 
of the
 
parties hereunder
 
shall be
 
subject to
 
satisfaction of
 
the following
conditions precedent by no later than the Longstop Date:
(i)
the acquisition transactions
 
contemplated by the
 
Sale Agreement shall
 
have been consummated
such that the Closing shall have occurred; and
(ii)
the Company and VCP shall have entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperation Agreement
between the Company
 
and
VCP, which Amendment No. 2 shall be
 
substantially in the
 
form of Exhibit A
 
attached
hereto.
(b)
The Party’s
 
Obligations.
 
The Company
 
shall, as
 
soon as
 
practicably possible
 
after the
 
occurrence of
 
a
Trigger
 
Event (as
 
defined below),
 
notify VCP
 
in writing
 
of such
 
Trigger Event
 
and of
 
its election
 
for a
 
subscription to
occur pursuant to
 
the terms of
 
this Agreement.
 
Subject to the
 
terms and conditions
 
of this Agreement
 
and after satisfaction
of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 1(a) above (the date of such satisfaction of such conditions
 
precedent, the
Commencement
 
Date
”),
 
in
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
Trigger
 
Event
 
(as
 
defined
 
below)
 
and
 
the
 
notification
 
described
 
in
 
the
preceding sentence,
 
VCP shall procure that
 
one or more of
 
the Funds (the “
Purchasing Funds
”) will (in such
 
proportions
as VCP will promptly
 
communicate in writing
 
to the Company),
 
subscribe for, and the Company
 
shall have the obligation
to issue and sell to the Purchasing Funds, Common Stock if (i) an Event of
 
Default occurs (a “
Default Trigger Event
”),
(ii) Net1
 
SA fails
 
to pay
 
all outstanding
 
amounts in
 
respect of
 
Facility H
 
on the
 
Maturity Date
 
(a “
Facility H
 
Trigger
Event
”), or
 
(iii) the
 
market capitalization
 
of the
 
Company on
 
the Principal
 
Market (based
 
on the
 
closing price
 
on such
exchange) falls
 
and remains
 
below the
 
U.S. dollar
 
equivalent of
 
Two
 
Billion Six
 
Hundred Million
 
South African
 
Rand
(ZAR 2,600,000,000) on more than one
 
day (a “
Net 1 Market Price Trigger
 
Event
”, and each of a
 
Net 1 Market Price
Trigger Event, a Default Trigger Event and a Facility H
 
Trigger Event, being referred to as a “
Trigger Event
”). The U.S.
dollar equivalent market capitalization shall be calculated and converted into South African Rand in accordance with the
following formula:
(x) ONS multiplied by (y) “X” multiplied by (z) “ER”
 
where “ONS”
 
is the
 
outstanding number
 
of shares
 
of Common
 
Stock on
 
the date
 
of determination;
 
“X” is
 
the
closing price of the
 
Company’s Common Stock on
 
the Principal Market on the
 
date of determination;
 
and “ER”
is the rate at which
 
ZAR may be exchanged
 
into U.S. dollars, as
 
set forth at the
 
closing of the Principal Market
 
on
the date of determination on the Reuters World Currency Page “FX=” for ZAR.
 
Exhibit 10.58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
In the event of a Trigger Event, VCP shall procure
 
that the Purchasing Funds pay, in accordance with Section
 
below,
ZAR 350,000,000
 
(the “
Purchase Amount
”) for
 
the purchase
 
(the “
Purchase
”) of
 
such number
 
of shares
 
of Common
Stock (the “
Securities
”) as results from the application of the following formula:
 
(x) 350,000,000 divided by (y) the product of (a) “ER” multiplied by (b) “Y”
where “ER”
 
is the
 
rate at
 
which ZAR
 
may be
 
exchanged into
 
U.S. dollars,
 
as set
 
forth at
 
the closing
 
of the
 
Principal
Market on the Determination Date (as defined below) on the Reuters World Currency Page “FX=” for ZAR; and
“Y” is the volume weighted average price of Common
 
Stock on the Principal Market on the Determination Date.
 
(c)
Payment for Common Stock.
 
In the event of a
 
Default Trigger Event or
 
a Facility H Trigger
 
Event, the
date of determination
 
of such number
 
of shares of
 
Common Stock shall
 
be five (5)
 
Business Days (the
 
Default Event
Determination Date
”) after the date
 
of release by the
 
Company (after such Default
 
Trigger Event or
 
Facility H Trigger
Event) of
 
its most
 
recent quarterly
 
results advising
 
shareholders of
 
the occurrence
 
of such
 
Default Trigger Event
 
or Facility
H Trigger Event.
 
In the event of a Net 1 Market Price Trigger Event, the date of determination of such number of shares
of Common Stock (the
 
Market Event Determination Date
” and together with
 
the Default Event
 
Determination Date,
the
 
Determination
 
Date
”)
 
shall
 
be
 
the
 
date
 
of
 
the
 
Net
 
1
 
Market
 
Price
 
Trigger
 
Event.
 
VCP
 
shall
 
procure
 
that
 
the
Purchasing Funds pay to the Company
 
an amount equal to the Purchase
 
Amount as full payment for
 
such Common Stock
via wire
 
transfer of
 
immediately available
 
funds in
 
ZAR into
 
a ZAR
 
denominated non-resident
 
bank account
 
in South
Africa within no more than twenty (20) Business Days of any Determination Date.
 
Upon receipt by the Company of full
payment of
 
the Purchase
 
Amount related
 
to such
 
Purchase, the
 
Company shall
 
promptly deliver
 
notice to
 
the Transfer
Agent
 
of
 
the
 
Purchase,
 
including
 
instructions
 
to
 
the
 
Transfer
 
Agent
 
to
 
promptly
 
issue
 
the
 
Securities
 
to
 
each
 
of
 
the
Purchasing Funds in such number
 
as may be stipulated
 
in such instruction. Should
 
a Default Trigger Event or a
 
Facility H
Trigger
 
Event occur,
 
and before the
 
Default Event Determination
 
Date,
 
a Net 1
 
Market Price Trigger
 
Event occurs, the
subscription pursuant to the Net 1 Market Price Trigger Event shall apply to the exclusion of the subscription pursuant to
either a Default Trigger Event or a
 
Facility H Trigger Event.
 
All payments made under this Agreement shall be made in
lawful money
 
of the
 
Republic of
 
South Africa
 
via wire
 
transfer of
 
immediately available
 
funds to
 
such account
 
in the
Republic
 
of
 
South
 
Africa
 
as
 
the
 
Company may
 
from
 
time
 
to
 
time
 
designate
 
by
 
written
 
notice in
 
accordance
 
with
 
the
provisions of this Agreement.
 
Whenever any amount expressed to
 
be due by the
 
terms of this Agreement
 
is due on any
day that
 
is not
 
a Business
 
Day,
 
the same
 
shall instead
 
be due
 
on the
 
next succeeding
 
day that
 
is a
 
Business Day.
 
The
Company shall procure that the Securities
 
are listed on the South African
 
branch of the securities register maintained by
the Company.
(d)
Use
 
of
 
Proceeds.
 
The
 
Company
 
and
 
Net1
 
SA
 
shall
 
use
 
the
 
net
 
proceeds
 
from
 
the
 
sale
 
of
 
Securities
hereunder to settle Facility H, and Facility G, in accordance with the
 
terms thereof.
(e)
Purchase Limitation.
 
Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary,
 
the Company shall not issue
or sell
 
shares of
 
Common Stock
 
and VCP
 
shall not
 
purchase any
 
shares of
 
Common Stock
 
and VCP
 
shall procure
 
that
none of the
 
Funds will subscribe
 
for any shares
 
of Common Stock
 
in any such
 
issuance,
 
which, in the
 
aggregate, are in
excess of the Share Cap without Requisite Stockholder Approval.
2.
VCP’S REPRESENTATIONS
 
AND WARRANTIES.
VCP represents and warrants to the Company that as of the date hereof and
 
as of the Commencement Date:
(a)
VCP
 
Status.
 
VCP
 
has
 
discretionary
 
authority
 
to
 
act
 
on
 
behalf
 
of
 
the
 
Funds
 
and
 
has
 
full
 
investment
authority to commit the Funds’
 
respective capital to give effect to the terms hereof.
(b)
Investment
 
Purpose.
 
VCP
 
is
 
entering
 
into
 
this
 
Agreement
 
for
 
itself
 
and
 
on
 
behalf
 
of
 
the
 
Funds
 
and
acquiring the Securities for the account of
 
the Purchasing Funds for investment only and
 
not with a view towards, or for
resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof.
(c)
Accredited Investor Status.
 
Each of VCP
 
and the Funds
 
is an “accredited
 
investor” as that
 
term is defined
in Rule 501 of Regulation D of the 1933 Act.
(d)
Reliance on
 
Exemptions.
 
VCP,
 
as manager
 
of
 
the Funds,
 
understands that
 
the Securities
 
are being
 
offered
and sold to
 
the Purchasing Funds in
 
reliance on specific exemptions
 
from the registration requirements
 
of United States
federal
 
and
 
state
 
securities
 
laws
 
and
 
that
 
the
 
Company
 
is
 
relying
 
in
 
part
 
upon
 
the
 
truth
 
and
 
accuracy
 
of,
 
and
 
VCP’s
compliance
 
with,
 
the
 
representations,
 
warranties,
 
agreements,
 
acknowledgments and
 
understandings
 
of
 
VCP
 
set
 
forth
herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of the Purchasing Funds to acquire the
Securities.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
(e)
Information.
 
VCP has been furnished with all materials relating to the business, finances and operations
of the Company and materials
 
relating to the offer and sale of
 
the Securities that have been
 
reasonably requested by VCP,
including, without limitation, all
 
reports, schedules, forms, statements and
 
other documents required to
 
be filed with the
SEC
 
pursuant
 
to
 
the
 
reporting
 
requirements
 
of
 
the
 
1934
 
Act
 
(including
 
all
 
exhibits
 
included
 
therein
 
and
 
financial
statements and schedules thereto and documents
 
incorporated by reference therein).
 
VCP understands that its investment
in the Securities
 
involves a
 
high degree of
 
risk.
 
VCP has such
 
knowledge and
 
experience in financial
 
and business
 
matters
that it is capable
 
of evaluating the
 
merits and risks of
 
the proposed investment
 
in the Securities
 
and has had an
 
opportunity
to ask questions of and
 
receive answers from the officers
 
of the Company concerning
 
the financial condition and
 
business
of the
 
Company and
 
other matters
 
related to
 
an investment
 
in the
 
Securities.
 
Neither such
 
inquiries nor
 
any other
 
due
diligence investigations conducted by VCP or its representatives
 
shall modify, amend or affect VCP’s right to rely on the
Company’s representations and warranties contained in Section
 
below.
 
VCP has sought such accounting, legal and tax
advice as it has
 
considered necessary to make an informed
 
investment decision with respect to
 
procuring the acquisition
by the Purchasing Funds of the Securities.
(f)
No Governmental Review.
 
VCP,
 
as manager of
 
the Funds,
 
understands that no United States federal or
state agency
 
or any
 
other government
 
or governmental
 
agency has
 
passed on
 
or made
 
any recommendation
 
or endorsement
of the Securities or the fairness or suitability of the investment in the
 
Securities nor have such authorities passed upon or
endorsed the merits of the transaction of the Securities.
(g)
Transfer or
 
Sale.
 
VCP,
 
as manager of
 
the Funds, understands
 
that: (i) the
 
Securities have not
 
been and
are not being registered under the 1933 Act or any
 
state securities laws, and may not be offered for sale,
 
sold, assigned or
transferred unless (A)
 
subsequently registered thereunder
 
or (B) an
 
exemption exists permitting
 
such Securities to
 
be sold,
assigned or transferred without
 
such registration; (ii)
 
any sale of the
 
Securities made in
 
reliance on Rule 144
 
may be made
only in accordance with the
 
terms of Rule 144 and
 
further, if Rule 144 is not applicable,
 
any resale of the Securities
 
under
circumstances in which the seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed
 
to be an underwriter (as
that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or the rules
and
 
regulations of
 
the
 
SEC thereunder;
 
and (iii)
 
neither the
 
Company nor
 
any
 
other person
 
is
 
under any
 
obligation to
register the Securities under
 
the 1933 Act or
 
any state securities laws
 
or to comply with the
 
terms and conditions of any
exemption thereunder.
(h)
Organization.
 
Each of VCP
 
and, to the
 
best of
 
VCP’s knowledge and
 
belief, each
 
of the Funds
 
is a limited
liability
 
company,
 
limited
 
liability
 
partnership,
 
investment
 
scheme
 
in
 
hedge
 
funds
 
or
 
pension
 
fund
 
organization
 
duly
organized and
 
validly existing
 
in good
 
standing under
 
the laws
 
of the
 
jurisdiction in
 
which it
 
is organized,
 
and has
 
the
requisite organizational power and authority to own its properties and to carry on
 
its business as now being conducted.
 
(i)
Authorization; Vali
 
dity; Enforcement.
 
This Agreement has
 
been duly and
 
validly authorized, executed
and delivered
 
on behalf
 
of VCP
 
(by means
 
of VCP’s
 
signature therefor)
 
and is
 
a valid
 
and binding
 
agreement of
 
VCP
enforceable against VCP in
 
accordance with its terms,
 
subject as to
 
enforceability to (i) general
 
principles of equity and
to
 
applicable
 
bankruptcy,
 
insolvency,
 
reorganization,
 
moratorium,
 
liquidation
 
and
 
other
 
similar
 
laws
 
relating
 
to,
 
or
affecting generally, the enforcement
 
of applicable
 
creditors’ rights and
 
remedies and (ii)
 
public policy underlying
 
any law,
rule
 
or
 
regulation
 
(including
 
any
 
federal
 
or
 
state
 
securities
 
law,
 
rule
 
or
 
regulation)
 
with
 
regards
 
to
 
indemnification,
contribution
 
or
 
exculpation.
 
The
 
approval,
 
implementation,
 
execution
 
and
 
delivery
 
of
 
this
 
Agreement
 
and
 
the
consummation by VCP
 
and the Funds of
 
the transactions contemplated
 
hereby does not
 
conflict with VCP’s or, to the
 
best
of VCP’s
 
knowledge and belief, the Funds’ certificate of organization
 
or operating agreement or similar documents, and
do not require further consent
 
or authorization by VCP
 
or, to the best of VCP’s knowledge and belief,
 
the Funds, or either
of their managers or members.
(j)
No Prior Short Selling.
 
VCP represents and warrants to the Company that at no time prior to the date of
this Agreement has
 
any of VCP
 
, its agents,
 
representatives or affiliates
 
engaged in or
 
effected, in any manner
 
whatsoever,
directly or indirectly,
 
for itself or on behalf
 
of the Funds any
 
(i) “short sale” (as such
 
term is defined in
 
Section 242.200
of Regulation
 
SHO of the
 
1934 Act)
 
of the
 
Securities or (ii)
 
hedging transaction, which
 
establishes a
 
net short
 
position
with respect to the Securities.
3.
REPRESENTATION
 
S
 
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents and warrants to VCP that as of the date hereof
 
and as of the Commencement Date:
(a)
Organization.
 
The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing
 
in good standing under
the laws
 
of the jurisdiction
 
in which
 
it is
 
organized, and has
 
the requisite organizational
 
power and authority
 
to own
 
its
properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(b)
Authorization; Validity
 
;
 
Enforcement.
 
The Company has the requisite power and authority to enter
 
into
and perform
 
its obligations
 
under this
 
Agreement and
 
to issue
 
the Securities
 
in accordance
 
with the
 
terms hereof.
 
The
execution and delivery of this
 
Agreement by the Company and the
 
consummation by it of the transactions
 
contemplated
hereby,
 
including
 
without
 
limitation
 
the
 
issuance
 
of
 
the
 
Securities
 
issuable
 
under
 
this
 
Agreement,
 
have
 
been
 
duly
authorized by the board of directors of the Company (the “
Board of Directors
”) or a duly authorized committee thereof,
do not conflict with
 
the Company’s articles of incorporation
 
or bylaws, and
 
do not require
 
further consent or
 
authorization
by the Company, its Board of Directors or its shareholders.
 
This Agreement has been duly executed
 
and delivered by the
Company.
 
This Agreement constitutes
 
the valid and
 
binding obligation of
 
the Company enforceable
 
against the Company
in accordance with its terms, except
 
as such enforceability may be
 
limited by (i) general principles
 
of equity or applicable
bankruptcy,
 
insolvency,
 
reorganization,
 
moratorium,
 
liquidation
 
or
 
similar
 
laws
 
relating
 
to,
 
or
 
affecting
 
generally,
 
the
enforcement of creditors’ rights and remedies and (ii) public policy underlying any law, rule or regulation (including any
federal or state securities law, rule or regulation) with regards to indemnification, contribution or exculpation.
 
(c)
 
Issuance
 
of
 
Securities.
 
The
 
Securities
 
have
 
been
 
duly
 
authorized
 
and,
 
upon
 
issuance
 
and
 
payment
therefore in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be (i)
 
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and (ii) free from
all liens, charges and other encumbrances with respect to the issuance thereof.
(d)
Third-Party Authorization.
 
The Company
 
has obtained
 
all such
 
approvals, authorizations,
 
permissions
and consents
 
as may
 
be required
 
under applicable
 
law, rules and
 
regulations in
 
order to
 
enter into,
 
implement and
 
otherwise
give effect to this Agreement.
4.
COVENANTS.
(a)
Payment
 
of
 
Commitment
 
Fee.
 
Net1
 
SA
 
shall
 
pay
 
VCP,
 
for
 
the
 
benefit
 
of
 
the
 
Purchasing
 
Funds,
 
a
commitment fee in an amount equal
 
to Five Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand South African
 
Rand (ZAR 5,250,000),
excluding VAT,
 
in aggregate,
 
free of exchange and
 
bank charges and without
 
deduction or set-off of
 
any nature,
 
which
fee shall become due and payable on the date of first draw down by Net1 SA
 
under the Loan Facilities.
(b)
Filing of Form 8-K.
 
The Company agrees that it shall, within the time required
 
under the 1934 Act, file
a Report on Form 8-K disclosing this Agreement and the transaction contemplated
 
hereby.
 
(c)
Blue Sky.
 
The Company shall
 
take such action,
 
if any,
 
as is reasonably
 
necessary in order
 
to obtain an
exemption for or to
 
qualify the sale of
 
the Securities by the
 
Purchasing Funds under applicable securities
 
or “Blue Sky”
laws of the
 
states of the
 
United States in such
 
states; provided, however,
 
that the Company shall
 
not be obligated to
 
file
any general
 
consent to
 
service of
 
process or
 
to qualify
 
as a
 
foreign corporation
 
or as
 
a dealer
 
in securities
 
in any
 
jurisdiction
in which it is not
 
so qualified or to subject itself to
 
taxation in respect of doing business in
 
any jurisdiction in which it is
not otherwise so subject.
(d)
Limitation
 
on
 
Short
 
Sales
 
and
 
Hedging
 
Transactions.
 
VCP
 
on
 
its
 
own
 
behalf
 
and
 
on
 
behalf
 
of
 
the
Purchasing
 
Funds
 
agrees
 
that
 
beginning
 
on
 
the
 
date
 
of
 
this
 
Agreement
 
and
 
ending
 
on
 
the
 
date
 
of
 
termination
 
of
 
this
Agreement
 
as
 
provided
 
in
 
Section
,
 
VCP
 
and
 
its
 
agents,
 
representatives
 
and
 
affiliates
 
shall
 
not
 
in
 
any
 
manner
whatsoever enter into
 
or effect,
 
directly or indirectly,
 
any (i) “short
 
sale” (as such
 
term is defined
 
in Section 242.200
 
of
Regulation SHO of the 1934 Act) of the Securities or (ii) hedging transaction, which establishes a net short position with
respect to the Securities.
(e)
Minimum Holdings of Company.
 
VCP undertakes, for so long as any
 
the Loan Facilities have not been
settled in full, that the Funds
 
will not sell any shares if the
 
result of the sale would be
 
that the Funds together shall cease
to
 
Beneficially
 
Own
 
at
 
least
 
twenty
 
percent (20%)
 
of
 
the
 
issued
 
and
 
outstanding
 
shares
 
of
 
the
 
Common
 
Stock
 
of
 
the
Company.
(f)
Amendments to Financing Agreements.
 
The Company and
 
Net1 SA agree
 
that they will
 
not effect any
amendments to
 
the agreements containing
 
the Loan
 
Facilities, to the
 
extent
that any
 
such amendments would
 
adversely
affect VCP’s obligations under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of VCP.
(g)
Disposition of Securities.
 
VCP shall not exercise any of
 
its powers and rights in respect of
 
the Funds to
sell or
 
transfer any
 
Securities except
 
as provided
 
in this
 
Agreement or
 
as between
 
any of
 
the Funds.
 
VCP shall
 
not exercise
any of its rights or powers in relation to the Funds to sell or transfer any Securities
 
except pursuant to Rule 144 under the
1933 Act or another exemption from the registration requirements under
 
the 1933 Act.
 
5
5.
TRANSFER AGENT INSTRUCTIONS.
The
 
Securities
 
shall
 
be
 
issued
 
in
 
certificated
 
or
 
restricted
 
book-entry
 
form
 
and
 
shall
 
bear
 
a
 
restrictive
 
legend
substantially similar to the following:
THE
 
SECURITIES
 
REPRESENTED
 
BY
 
THIS
 
CERTIFICATE
 
HAVE
 
NOT
 
BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER
 
THE SECURITIES
 
ACT OF
 
1933, AS
 
AMENDED, OR
 
APPLICABLE
STATE
 
SECURITIES
 
LAWS.
 
THE
 
SECURITIES
 
HAVE
 
BEEN
 
ACQUIRED
 
FOR
INVESTMENT
 
AND
 
MAY
 
NOT
 
BE
 
OFFERED
 
FOR
 
SALE,
 
SOLD,
 
TRANSFERRED
 
OR
ASSIGNED IN
 
THE ABSENCE
 
OF AN
 
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR THE
SECURITIES
 
UNDER
 
THE
 
SECURITIES
 
ACT
 
OF
 
1933,
 
AS
 
AMENDED,
 
OR
 
APPLICABLE
STATE
 
SECURITIES
 
LAWS,
 
UNLESS
 
SOLD
 
PURSUANT
 
TO:
 
(1)
 
RULE
 
144
 
UNDER
 
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR (2) AN OPINION OF HOLDER’S COUNSEL,
IN A CUSTOMARY FORM,
 
THAT REGISTRATION
 
IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT
OR APPLICABLE STATE
 
SECURITIES LAWS.
6.
CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS.
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
 
meanings:
(a)
1933 Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(b)
Beneficially Own
shall have
 
the meaning
 
set forth
 
in Rule 13d-3
 
of the
 
rules and
 
regulations promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(c)
Business Day
” means any day,
 
other than a Saturday,
 
Sunday or day on which banks
 
are not generally
open for business in the Republic of South Africa or the United States, on which the Principal Market is open for trading
during normal trading hours (i.e., 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time), including any day on which the Principal Market
is open for trading for a period of time less than the customary time.
(d)
Closing
” shall have the meaning set forth in the Sale Agreement.
(e)
Eastern
 
Time
 
means
 
the
 
time
 
of
 
the
 
fifth
 
time
 
zone
 
west
 
of
 
Greenwich,
 
England
 
that
 
includes
 
the
eastern United States.
(f)
Event of Default
” shall have the meaning set forth in the agreements containing the Loan Facilities.
(g)
Facility G
” means the Rand-denominated
 
bullet facility in an
 
aggregate amount equal to
 
R750,000,000.
(h)
Facility H
” means the Rand-denominated
 
bullet facility in an aggregate
 
amount equal to R350,000,000.
(i)
Funds
” means
 
– The
 
Value
 
Capital Partners
 
H4 QI
 
Hedge Fund
 
Scheme, Sentinel
 
Retirement Fund,
Standard
 
Bank
 
Group
 
Retirement
 
Fund,
 
Firstrand
 
Retirement
 
Fund,
 
Eskom
 
Pension
 
and
 
Provident
 
Fund,
 
Telkom
Retirement Fund, and any other entities/funds that may engage VCP
 
as an investment manager
 
from time to time.
(j)
Loan Facilities
” means the Facility G and Facility H.
(k)
"
Longstop Date
" shall have the meaning set forth in the Sale Agreement.
(l)
Maturity Date
” means the date
 
occurring eighteen (18)
 
months after the
 
first utilisation date under
 
each
Loan Facility.
(m)
Person
” means
 
an individual
 
or
 
entity
 
including any
 
limited
 
liability company,
 
a
 
partnership, a
 
joint
venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or
 
any department or agency thereof.
(n)
Principal Market
” means the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
(o)
Requisite
 
Stockholder
 
Approval
 
means
 
the
 
approval
 
by
 
the
 
holders
 
of
 
Common
 
Stock
 
of
 
the
Company for
 
the issuance
 
of shares
 
of Common
 
Stock in
 
excess of
 
the Share
 
Cap in
 
accordance with
 
the rules
 
of The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
(p)
Sale
 
Agreement
 
means
 
the
 
Sale
 
of
 
Shares
 
Agreement,
 
dated
 
October
 
31,
 
2021,
 
by
 
and
 
among
 
the
Company, Net1 SA, Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited, Lirast (Mauritius) Company Limited,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
SIG International Investment (BVI) Limited,
 
Aldgate International Limited,
 
Ivan Michael Epstein,
 
PFCC (BVI) Limited,
PCF
 
Investments
 
(BVI)
 
Limited,
 
Ovobix
 
(RF)
 
Proprietary
 
Limited,
 
Luxanio
 
227
 
Proprietary
 
Limited,
 
Vista
 
Capital
Investments Proprietary Limited, Vista
 
Treasury Proprietary
 
Limited,
 
K2021477132 (South Africa) Proprietary
 
Limited
and Cash Connect Management Solutions Proprietary Limited.
(q)
SEC
” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(r)
Share Cap
” means a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (i) the product of
 
(x) 0.1999 and (y)
57,687,092
 
(subject
 
to
 
adjustment
 
in
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
stock
 
split,
 
stock
 
dividend,
 
combination
 
or
 
other
 
proportionate
adjustment) minus (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Sale Agreement to
 
the Sellers
(as defined therein).
(s)
Transfer Agent
” means JSE Investor Services
 
(Pty) Ltd or such other
 
person who is then
 
serving as the
Transfer Agent for the Company in respect of the Common Stock.
7.
MISCELLANEOUS.
(a)
Governing Law; Jurisdiction;
 
Jury Trial.
 
The corporate
 
laws of the
 
State of Florida
 
shall govern all
 
issues
concerning
 
the
 
relative
 
rights
 
of
 
the
 
Company
 
and
 
its
 
shareholders.
 
All
 
other
 
questions
 
concerning
 
the
 
construction,
validity,
 
enforcement and
 
interpretation of
 
this Agreement
 
shall be
 
governed by
 
the
 
internal laws
 
of
 
the State
 
of
 
New
York
 
,
 
without giving effect to any choice of law
 
or conflict of law provision or rule
 
(whether of the State of New York or
any other jurisdictions) that
 
would cause the application
 
of the laws of any
 
jurisdictions other than the
 
State of New York.
 
Each party
 
hereby irrevocably
 
submits to
 
the exclusive
 
jurisdiction of
 
the state
 
and federal
 
courts sitting
 
in New
 
York,
New York
 
,
 
for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or
 
in connection herewith, or with any transaction
 
contemplated
hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any
claim that it is not
 
personally subject to the jurisdiction of any
 
such court, that such suit, action
 
or proceeding is brought
in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper.
 
Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and
 
consents to process being served in
 
any such suit, action or proceeding
 
by mailing
a copy thereof to
 
such party at the
 
address for such notices
 
to it under this
 
Agreement and agrees that
 
such service shall
constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice
 
thereof.
 
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed
 
to limit in
any
 
way
 
any
 
right
 
to
 
serve
 
process
 
in
 
any
 
manner
 
permitted
 
by
 
law.
 
EACH
 
PARTY
 
HEREBY
 
IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES
 
ANY
 
RIGHT
 
IT
 
MAY
 
HAVE,
 
AND
 
AGREES
 
NOT
 
TO
 
REQUEST,
 
A
 
JURY
 
TRIAL
 
FOR
 
THE
ADJUDICATION OF
 
ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR
 
IN CONNECTION HEREWITH
 
OR ARISING OUT
OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(b)
Counterparts.
 
This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, all of which shall
be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have
 
been signed by each party
and
 
delivered
 
to
 
the
 
other
 
party;
 
provided that
 
a
 
facsimile
 
or
 
pdf
 
(or
 
other
 
electronic
 
reproduction) signature
 
shall
 
be
considered due execution
 
and shall be binding
 
upon the signatory
 
thereto with the same
 
force and effect as
 
if the signature
were an original, not a facsimile or PDF (or other electronic reproduction)
 
signature.
(c)
Headings.
 
The headings of this
 
Agreement are for
 
convenience of reference and
 
shall not form
 
part of,
or affect the interpretation of, this Agreement.
(d)
Severability.
 
If any
 
provision of
 
this Agreement
 
shall be
 
invalid or
 
unenforceable in
 
any jurisdiction,
such invalidity or unenforceability
 
shall not affect the
 
validity or enforceability of
 
the remainder of this Agreement
 
in that
jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement
 
in any other jurisdiction.
(e)
Entire Agreement.
 
This Agreement supersedes all other
 
prior oral or written agreements
 
between VCP,
the Funds,
 
the Company,
 
their affiliates
 
and persons acting
 
on their
 
behalf with respect
 
to the matters
 
discussed herein,
including the
 
Heads of
 
Agreement among the
 
parties hereto,
 
and this
 
Agreement and
 
the instruments
 
referenced herein
contain
 
the
 
entire
 
understanding
 
of
 
the
 
parties
 
with
 
respect
 
to
 
the
 
matters
 
covered
 
herein
 
and
 
therein
 
and,
 
except
 
as
specifically set
 
forth herein
 
or therein,
 
neither the
 
Company nor
 
VCP makes
 
any representation,
 
warranty,
 
covenant or
undertaking with respect to such matters.
 
Each of the Company and VCP acknowledges and agrees that it has not
 
relied
on, in any manner whatsoever,
 
any representations or statements, written or oral,
 
other than as expressly set forth
 
in this
Agreement.
(f)
Notices.
 
Any notices,
 
consents or
 
other communications
 
required or
 
permitted to
 
be given
 
under the
 
terms
of
 
this
 
Agreement
 
must
 
be
 
in
 
writing
 
and
 
will
 
be
 
deemed
 
to
 
have
 
been
 
delivered:
 
(i)
 
upon
 
receipt,
 
when
 
delivered
personally;
 
(ii)
 
upon
 
receipt,
 
when
 
sent
 
by
 
facsimile
 
(provided
 
confirmation
 
of
 
transmission
 
is
 
mechanically
 
or
electronically generated
 
and kept
 
on file
 
by the
 
sending party);
 
or
 
(iii) upon
 
receipt, when
 
sent by
 
electronic message
 
 
 
7
(provided
 
the
 
recipient responds
 
to
 
the
 
message
 
and
 
confirmation
 
of
 
both
 
electronic
 
messages
 
are
 
kept
 
on
 
file
 
by
 
the
sending party); in each
 
case properly addressed to
 
the party to receive
 
the same.
 
The addresses and facsimile
 
numbers for
such communications shall be:
If to the Company or Net1 SA:
Net1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.
 
President Place, 4th Floor,
Nr. Jan Smuts Avenue
 
and Bolton Road,
Rosebank, Gauteng, RSA
Telephone: 011
 
343 2000
 
Attention: Alex Smith
Email: alex.smith@net1.com
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
 
444 West Lake Street, Suite 4000
Chicago, IL 60606-0029
 
Telephone: 1 312 984 7617
 
Facsimile: 1 312 984 7700
 
Attention: Eric Orsic
 
Email:
eorsic@mwe.com
 
and
 
McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
 
110 Bishopsgate
London EC2N 4AY
United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 20 757 6900
Facsimile: 44 20 7577 6950
Attention: Stuart Mathews
 
Email:
smathews@mwe.com
If to VCP:
Value
 
Capital Partners Proprietary Limited
Rosebank Link, 8th Floor,
 
173 Oxford Road, Rosebank,
2196, Gauteng, RSA
 
Telephone: 27 10 060 0800
 
Attention: Sherleen Pather
 
Email: sherleen@valuecapital.co.za
or at
 
such other
 
address and/or
 
facsimile number
 
and/or to
 
the attention
 
of such
 
other person
 
as the
 
recipient party
 
has
specified by
 
written notice
 
given to
 
each other
 
party at
 
least one
 
(1) Business
 
Day prior
 
to the
 
effectiveness of
 
such change.
 
Written
 
confirmation
 
of
 
receipt
 
(A)
 
given
 
by
 
the
 
recipient
 
of
 
such
 
notice,
 
consent
 
or
 
other
 
communication,
 
(B)
mechanically
 
or
 
electronically
 
generated
 
by
 
the
 
sender’s
 
facsimile
 
machine
 
containing
 
the
 
time,
 
date,
 
and
 
recipient
facsimile number,
 
or (C) electronically generated
 
by the sender’s
 
electronic mail containing the
 
time, date and
 
recipient
email address, shall be rebuttable evidence of receipt in accordance with clause
 
(i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively.
(g)
Successors and Assigns.
 
This Agreement shall
 
be binding upon
 
and inure to
 
the benefit of the
 
parties and
their
 
respective
 
successors
 
and
 
assigns.
 
The
 
Company
 
shall
 
not
 
assign
 
this
 
Agreement
 
or
 
any
 
rights
 
or
 
obligations
hereunder without the
 
prior written consent
 
of VCP,
 
including by merger
 
or consolidation; provided,
 
however, that
 
any
transaction,
 
whether
 
by
 
merger,
 
reorganization,
 
restructuring,
 
consolidation,
 
financing
 
or
 
otherwise,
 
whereby
 
the
Company remains the
 
surviving entity immediately
 
after such transaction
 
shall not be
 
deemed a succession
 
or assignment.
 
Neither VCP nor the Funds may assign its rights or obligations under
 
this Agreement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
(h)
Third Party
 
Beneficiaries.
 
FirstRand Bank
 
Limited, a
 
public company
 
incorporated in
 
the Republic
 
of
South Africa,
 
acting through
 
its Rand
 
Merchant Bank
 
Division (“
RMB
”), is
 
an intended
 
third party
 
beneficiary of
 
the
rights granted
 
to the
 
Company herein.
 
Except as
 
set forth
 
in the
 
preceding sentence,
 
the parties
 
hereby agree
 
that their
respective representations, warranties and covenants
 
set forth herein are
 
solely for the
 
benefit of the
 
other parties hereto
and their successors and permitted assigns, in accordance with and
 
subject to the terms of this Agreement, and nothing in
this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to, and
 
does not, confer upon any person other than the parties
 
hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder or any rights to enforce any provision
of this Agreement.
(i)
Further Assurances.
 
Each party shall do
 
and perform, or cause
 
to be done and
 
performed, all such further
acts and things,
 
and shall execute
 
and deliver all
 
such other agreements,
 
certificates, instruments and
 
documents, as the
other party may reasonably request
 
in order to carry out the
 
intent and accomplish the purposes
 
of this Agreement and
 
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(j)
Termination.
 
Unless otherwise agreed by
 
the parties hereto,
 
this Agreement may
 
be terminated only
 
as
follows:
(i)
This Agreement shall automatically terminate on
 
the date that the
 
Company sells and the Funds
purchase the Securities as provided herein, without any action or notice on the
 
part of any party and without any
liability whatsoever of any party to any other party under this Agreement.
(ii)
This Agreement shall automatically
 
terminate in the event
 
that Facility G and Facility
 
H are fully
settled.
(iii)
This Agreement shall automatically terminate at 11:59 p.m. South African Standard Time on the
Longstop Date (initially being May
 
31, 2022)
 
if the conditions precedent set
 
forth in Section 1(a)
 
have not been
fulfilled by such date.
(iv)
The representations
 
and warranties
 
of the
 
Company and
 
VCP contained
 
in Sections
 
2 and
 
3 hereof
and the agreements and
 
covenants set forth in
 
Sections 4(g) and 7,
 
and the provisions of
 
Section 6 shall
 
survive
any termination of this Agreement.
 
(k)
No Strict Construction.
 
The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen
by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rules of strict construction
 
will be applied against any party.
(l)
Failure or
 
Indulgence Not
 
Waiver.
 
No failure
 
or delay
 
in the
 
exercise of
 
any power,
 
right or
 
privilege
hereunder shall operate as
 
a waiver thereof,
 
nor shall any single
 
or partial exercise of
 
any such power,
 
right or privilege
preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or
 
privilege.
* * * * *
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
IN WITNESS WHEREOF
, VCP,
 
Net1 SA and
 
the Company have caused
 
this Securities Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
COMPANY
:
NET1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
NET1 SA
:
NET1 APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES SOUTH AFRICA
PROPRIETARY LIMITED
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
VCP AND THE FUNDS
:
VALUE
 
CAPITAL PAR
 
TNERS PROPRIETARY LIMITED, FOR
ITSELF AND IN ITS CAPACITY AS INVESTMENT MANAGER
OF THE FUNDS
By:
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT A
Amendment No. 2 to the Cooperation Agreement