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Net1 Announces Closure of Competition Commission Complaint
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.
Registered in the state of Florida, USA
(IRS Employer Identification No. 98-0171860)
Nasdaq share code: UEPS
JSE share code: NT1
ISIN: US64107N2062
(“Net1” or the “Company”)
Net1 Announces Closure of Competition Commission Complaint
Johannesburg, August 10, 2016 – Net1 (NasdaqGS: UEPS; JSE: NT1) today announced
that the Competition Commission of South Africa (the “Commission”) has declined to refer
a complaint lodged against the Company and Grindrod Bank Limited (“Grindrod Bank”)
by the Hon. Elza van Lingen, a Member of Parliament, to the Competition Tribunal (the
“Tribunal”) for consideration.
The complaint alleged that Cash Paymaster Services Proprietary Limited (“CPS”), a
subsidiary of the Company, provided other associates of the Company as well as Grindrod
Bank with access to the database of social grant beneficiaries that CPS maintains as part of
CPS’s contract with the South African Social Security Agency. The complaint further
alleged that access to this database had the effect of placing Grindrod Bank and Net1 at an
advantage over other banks for the provision of insurance policies, loans and prepaid
airtime and electricity.
Following an investigation of the complaint, the Commission decided not to refer the
matter to the Tribunal for consideration and advised the Hon. Van Lingen that she had the
option of referring the matter directly to the Tribunal if she disagreed with the
Commission’s decision. The Hon. Van Lingen has not referred the matter within the
prescribed time and the matter has accordingly been closed.
About Net1 (www.net1.com)
Net1 is a leading provider of alternative payment systems that leverage its Universal
Electronic Payment System (“UEPS”) or utilize its proprietary mobile technologies.
The Company operates market-leading payment processors in South Africa and the
Republic of Korea. Through Transact24, Net1 offers debit, credit and prepaid processing
and issuing services for Visa, MasterCard and ChinaUnionPay in China and other
territories across Asia-Pacific, Europe and Africa, and the United States. Through
Masterpayment, Net1 provides payment processing and enables working capital financing
in Europe.
UEPS permits the Company to facilitate biometrically secure, real-time electronic
transaction processing to unbanked and under-banked populations of developing economies
around the world in an online or offline environment. Net1’s UEPS/EMV solution is
interoperable with global EMV standards that seamlessly enable access to all the UEPS
functionality in a traditional EMV environment. In addition to payments, UEPS can be used
for banking, healthcare management, payroll, remittances, voting and identification.
Net1’s mobile technologies include its proprietary mobile payments solution - MVC, which
offers secure mobile-based payments, as well as mobile banking and prepaid value-added
services in developed and emerging countries. The Company intends to deploy its varied
mobile solutions through its ZAZOO business unit, which is an aggregation of innovative
technology companies and is based in the United Kingdom.
Net1 has a primary listing on the NASDAQ and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg
Stock Exchange.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown
risks and uncertainties. A discussion of various factors that cause our actual results, levels
of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in such
forward-looking statements are included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise any of these statements to reflect future
events.
Investor Relations Contact:
Dhruv Chopra
Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +1-917-767-6722
Email: dchopra@net1.com
Johannesburg
August 10, 2016
Sponsor:
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited
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