UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 19, 2005
NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
| Florida | 000-31203 | 65-0903895 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
President Place, 4th Floor, Cnr. Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road
Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
(Address of principal executive offices) (ZIP Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011-27-11-343-2000
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| Item 8.01. Other Events. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (“Net1” or the “Company”) has commenced the marketing of the public offering by certain selling shareholders of 9,850,000 shares of Net1 common stock. As previously announced, the Company currently expects the public offering price to be between $18.00 and $20.00 per share.
The offering is being made through an underwriting syndicate led by Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan acting as joint book-running managers. Robert W. Baird & Co., Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Thomas Weisel Partners LLC will act as representatives.
The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from Morgan Stanley by emailing prospectus@morganstanley.com or contacting the prospectus department at Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc., 1585 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, telephone (212) 761-6775 or from JPMorgan by emailing addressing.services@jpmorgan.com or contacting the prospectus department at JPMorgan Prospectus Department, One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York, NY 10081, telephone (212) 552-5164.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there by any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state jurisdiction.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
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| Date: July 19, 2005 | By: | /s/ Serge C.P. Belamant | ||
| Serge C.P. Belamant | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||