Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. - Form 10-Q - Filed by newsfilecorp.com

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014

OR

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______________________ To _______________________

Commission file number: 000-31203

NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida
98-0171860
(State or other jurisdiction
(IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)

President Place, 4th Floor, Cnr. Jan Smuts Avenue and Bolton Road
Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 27-11-343-2000

Not Applicable
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES [X]      NO [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
YES [X]      NO [   ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one):

[   ] Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer
       
[   ] Non-accelerated filer [   ] Smaller reporting company
  (do not check if a smaller reporting company)    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES [   ]      NO [X]

As of May 8, 2014 (the latest practicable date), 50,183,342 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, net of treasury shares, were outstanding.


Form 10-Q

NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Table of Contents

    Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     Item 1. Financial Statements
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2013 2
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Nine months Ended March 31, 2014 5
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three and Nine Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 6
  Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 7
     Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 25
     Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 43
     Item 4. Controls and Procedures 43
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     Item 1. Legal Proceedings 44
     Item 1A. Risk Factors 44
     Item 6. Exhibits 45
     Signatures 45
     EXHIBIT 10.30    
     EXHIBIT 10.31    
     EXHIBIT 31.1    
     EXHIBIT 31.2    
     EXHIBIT 32    

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Part I. Financial Information
 
Item 1. Financial Statements
NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

    Unaudited     (A)  
    March 31,     June 30,  
    2014     2013  
    (In thousands, except share data)  
ASSETS    
CURRENT ASSETS            
     Cash and cash equivalents $  30,875   $  53,665  
     Pre-funded social welfare grants receivable (Note 2)   4,728     2,934  
     Accounts receivable, net of allowances of – March: $1,592; June: $4,701   132,356     102,614  
     Finance loans receivable, net of allowances of – March: $1,815; June: $-   42,379     8,350  
     Inventory (Note 3)   10,491     12,222  
     Deferred income taxes   5,350     4,938  
             Total current assets before settlement assets   226,179     184,723  
                     Settlement assets (Note 4)   744,782     752,476  
                             Total current assets   970,961     937,199  
             
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of – March: $92,314; June: $84,808   46,150     48,301  
EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS   1,347     1,183  
GOODWILL (Note 6)   179,832     175,806  
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net (Note 6)   69,265     77,257  
OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS, including reinsurance assets (Note 7)   34,338     36,576  
     TOTAL ASSETS   1,301,893     1,276,322  
LIABILITIES    
CURRENT LIABILITIES            
     Bank overdraft (Note 8)   -     -  
     Accounts payable   14,592     26,567  
     Other payables   35,682     33,808  
     Current portion of long-term borrowings (Note 9)   14,005     14,209  
     Income taxes payable   11,749     2,275  
             Total current liabilities before settlement obligations   76,028     76,859  
                     Settlement obligations (Note 4)   744,782     752,476  
                             Total current liabilities   820,810     829,335  
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES   17,343     18,727  
LONG-TERM BORROWINGS (Note 9)   58,061     66,632  
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES, including insurance policy liabilities (Note 7)   20,117     21,659  
     TOTAL LIABILITIES   916,331     936,353  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 17)            
EQUITY    
     COMMON STOCK (Note 10)            
                 Authorized: 200,000,000 with $0.001 par value; 
                 Issued and outstanding shares, net of treasury - March: 45,783,342; June: 45,592,550
  59     59  
     PREFERRED STOCK            
                 Authorized shares: 50,000,000 with $0.001 par value; 
                 Issued and outstanding shares, net of treasury: March: -; June: -
  -     -  
     ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL   165,076     160,670  
     TREASURY SHARES, AT COST: March: 13,455,090; June: 13,455,090   (175,823 )   (175,823 )
     ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS   (97,910 )   (100,858 )
     RETAINED EARNINGS   494,145     452,618  
             TOTAL NET1 EQUITY   385,547     336,666  
             NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST   15     3,303  
                     TOTAL EQUITY   385,562     339,969  
                             TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $  1,301,893   $  1,276,322  

(A) – Derived from audited financial statements

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  
    (In thousands, except per share data)     (In thousands, except per share data)  
                         
REVENUE $  138,126   $  111,141   $  398,903   $  334,265  
                         
EXPENSE                        
                         
         Cost of goods sold, IT processing, servicing 
         and support
  63,149     51,461     187,591     143,789  
                         
         Selling, general and administration   40,586     53,846     121,916     149,854  
                         
         Depreciation and amortization   10,442     10,560     30,245     31,051  
                         
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)   23,949     (4,726 )   59,151     9,571  
                         
INTEREST INCOME   3,438     2,515     9,993     8,195  
                         
INTEREST EXPENSE   1,734     2,023     5,712     6,117  
                         
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE   25,653     (4,234 )   63,432     11,649  
                         
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (note 16)   8,535     472     22,119     7,172  
                         
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EARNINGS FROM EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS   17,118     (4,706 )   41,313     4,477  
                         
EARNINGS FROM EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS   52     22     202     204  
                         
NET INCOME (LOSS)   17,170     (4,684 )   41,515     4,681  
                         
ADD NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON- CONTROLLING INTEREST   (12 )   (3 )   (12 )   (11 )
                         
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NET1 $  17,182   $  (4,681 ) $  41,527   $  4,692  
                         
Net income (loss) per share, in United States dollars (note 13)                
         Basic earnings (loss) attributable to 
         Net1 shareholders
$ 0.38   $ (0.10 ) $ 0.91   $ 0.10  
         Diluted earnings (loss) attributable to 
         Net1 shareholders
$ 0.37   $ (0.10 ) $ 0.90   $ 0.10  

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  
    (In thousands)     (In thousands)  
                         
Net income (loss) $  17,170   $  (4,684 ) $  41,515   $  4,681  
                         
Other comprehensive (loss) income                        
       Net unrealized income on asset available for sale, 
        net of tax
  327     -     288     258  
        Movement in foreign currency translation reserve   (2,134 )   (22,993 )   2,838     (12,811 )
              Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net 
              of taxes
  (1,807 )   (22,993 )   3,126     (12,553 )
                         
Comprehensive income (loss)   15,363     (27,677 )   44,641     (7,872 )
              Add comprehensive loss attributable to 
              non-controlling interest
  12     3     12     11  
                     Comprehensive income (loss) attributable
                     to Net1
$  15,375   $  (27,674 ) $  44,653   $  (7,861 )

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (dollar amounts in thousands)

    Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. Shareholder              
                                              Accumulated                    
                Number of           Number of     Additional           other           Non-        
    Number of           Treasury     Treasury     shares, net of     Paid-In     Retained     comprehensive     Total Net1     controlling        
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Shares     treasury     Capital     Earnings     (loss) income     Equity     Interest     Total  
Balance – July 1, 2013   59,047,640   $ 59     (13,455,090 ) $ (175,823 )   45,592,550   $ 160,670   $ 452,618   $ (100,858 ) $ 336,666   $ 3,303   $ 339,969  
Restricted stock granted   187,963                       187,963                       -           -  
Exercise of stock option   10,000                       10,000     88                 88           88  
Stock-based compensation charge                                 2,826                 2,826           2,826  
Reversal of stock-based compensation charge   (7,171 )               (7,171 )   (6 )           (6 )       (6 )
Income tax benefit from vested stock awards                       6             6         6  
Acquisition of KSNET non-controlling interest (Note 10)                       1,492         (178 )   1,314     (3,276 )   (1,962 )
Net income                                       41,527           41,527     (12 )   41,515  
Other comprehensive income                                             3,126     3,126     -     3,126  
Balance – March 31, 2014   59,238,432   $ 59     (13,455,090 ) $ (175,823 )   45,783,342   $ 165,076   $ 494,145   $ (97,910 ) $ 385,547   $ 15   $ 385,562  

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  
    (In thousands)     (In thousands)  
Cash flows from operating activities                        
Net income (loss) $  17,170   $  (4,684 ) $  41,515   $  4,681  
Depreciation and amortization   10,442     10,560     30,245     31,051  
Earnings from equity-accounted investments   (52 )   (22 )   (202 )   (204 )
Fair value adjustments   110     (299 )   49     408  
Interest payable   30     1,054     1,696     3,363  
(Profit) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment   (26 )   3     (42 )   (83 )
Stock-based compensation charge   922     1,092     2,820     3,325  
Facility fee amortized   79     71     657     235  
Increase in accounts receivable, pre-funded social welfare grants receivable and finance loans receivable   (6,443 )   (4,818 )   (67,521 )   (3,987 )
Decrease (Increase) in inventory   2,821     4,949     979     (2,260 )
Increase (Decrease) in accounts payable and other payables   2,656     4,533     (10,895 )   (1,755 )
Increase in taxes payable   8,069     948     9,431     354  
Decrease in deferred taxes   (1,141 )   (1,201 )   (3,019 )   (4,133 )
       Net cash provided by operating activities   34,637     12,186     5,713     30,995  
Cash flows from investing activities                        
Capital expenditures   (4,848 )   (5,053 )   (17,309 )   (17,103 )
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment   123     31     2,124     387  
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired   -     -     -     (2,143 )
(Investment in equity in) Repayment of loan by equity-accounted investment   (25 )   -     (25 )   3  
Proceeds from maturity of investments related to insurance business   -     -     -     545  
Other investing activities, net   571     -     570     -  
Net change in settlement assets   (277,912 )   (156,363 )   (21,409 )   (168,419 )
       Net cash used in investing activities   (282,091 )   (161,385 )   (36,049 )   (186,730 )
Cash flows from financing activities                        
Long-term borrowings obtained (Note 9)   1,028     -     72,633     -  
Repayment of long-term borrowings (Note 9)   -     -     (87,008 )   (7,307 )
Payment of facility fee (Note 9)   -     -     (872 )   -  
Proceeds from bank overdraft   -     -     24,580     -  
Repayment of bank overdraft   (23,335 )   -     (23,335 )   -  
Acquisition of interests in KSNET (Note 10)   -     -     (1,968 )   -  
Proceeds from issue of common stock   88     -     88     240  
Net change in settlement obligations   277,912     156,363     21,409     168,419  
       Net cash provided by financing activities   255,693     156,363     5,527     161,352  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   274     (2,664 )   2,019     (2,124 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cashequivalents   8,513     4,500     (22,790 )   3,493  
Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period   22,362     38,116     53,665     39,123  
Cash and cash equivalents – end of period $  30,875   $  42,616   $  30,875   $  42,616  

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013
(All amounts in tables stated in thousands or thousands of United States Dollars, unless otherwise stated)

1.        Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

            Unaudited Interim Financial Information

            The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all majority-owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control and have been prepared in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and include all of the information and disclosures required for interim financial reporting. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. The Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

            These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, accounting policies and financial notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments), which are necessary for a fair representation of financial results for the interim periods presented.

            References to the “Company” refer to Net1 and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. References to Net1 are references solely to Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc.

            The Company has updated its accounting policy for the allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable as a result of the increase in its UEPS-based lending book which is included in finance loans receivable in its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not believe that an allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable is required for finance loans receivable as of June 30, 2013, because this was an established book and has been recovered. However, the profile of the loan book has changed due to the expansion of the UEPS-based lending book during the nine months ended March 31, 2014, and accordingly an allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable is deemed required by the Company.

            Loan provisions and allowance for doubtful accounts receivable

              UEPS-based lending

            The Company’s policy is to regularly review the ageing of outstanding amounts due from borrowers and adjust the provision based on management’s estimate of the recoverability of finance loans receivable. The Company writes off UEPS-based loans and related service fees if a borrower is in arrears with repayments for more than three months or dies.

            Recent accounting pronouncements adopted

            In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance regarding Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This guidance requires entities to present (either on the face of the statement of operations or in the notes) the effects on the line items of the statement of operations for amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning July 1, 2013 and is applied prospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

            Recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted as of March 31, 2014

            In March 2013, the FASB issued guidance regarding Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment Upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets Within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity. This guidance requires that the parent release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net income only if the sale or transfer results in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had resided. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning July 1, 2014. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements on adoption.

2.        Pre-funded social welfare grants receivable

            Pre-funded social welfare grants receivable represents amounts pre-funded by the Company to certain merchants participating in the merchant acquiring system. The April 2014 payment service commenced on April 1, 2014, but the Company pre-funded certain merchants participating in the merchant acquiring system on the last day of March 2014.

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3.        Inventory

            The Company’s inventory comprised the following categories as of March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2013.

      March 31,     June 30,  
      2014     2013  
  Finished goods $ 10,491   $  12,222  
    $ 10,491   $ 12,222  

4.        Settlement assets and settlement obligations

            Settlement assets comprise (1) cash received from the South African government that the Company holds pending disbursement to beneficiaries of social welfare grants, (2) cash received from health care plans which the Company disburses to health care service providers once it adjudicates claims and (3) cash received from customers on whose behalf the Company processes payroll payments that the Company will disburse to customer employees, payroll-related payees and other payees designated by the customer.

            Settlement obligations comprise (1) amounts that the Company is obligated to disburse to beneficiaries of social welfare grants, (2) amounts which are due to health care service providers after claims have been adjudicated and reconciled, provided that the Company shall have previously received such funds from health care plan customers and (3) amounts that the Company is obligated to pay to customer employees, payroll-related payees and other payees designated by the customer.

            The balances at each reporting date may vary widely depending on the timing of the receipts and payments of these assets and obligations

5.        Fair value of financial instruments and equity-accounted investments

            Fair value of financial instruments

              Risk management

            The Company seeks to reduce its exposure to currencies other than the South African rand through a policy of matching, to the extent possible, assets and liabilities denominated in those currencies. In addition, the Company uses financial instruments in order to economically hedge its exposure to exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations arising from its operations. The Company is also exposed to equity price and liquidity risks as well as credit risks.

                     Currency exchange risk

            The Company is subject to currency exchange risk because it purchases inventories that it is required to settle in other currencies, primarily the euro and US dollar. The Company uses forward contracts in order to limit its exposure in these transactions to fluctuations in exchange rates between the ZAR, on the one hand, and the US dollar and the euro, on the other hand.

            The Company’s outstanding foreign exchange contracts are as follows:

            As of March 31, 2014

        Fair market  
Notional amount    Strike price value price Maturity
EUR 192,375 ZAR 14.9984 ZAR 14.5664 April 22, 2014
EUR 192,375 ZAR 15.1351 ZAR 14.5664 April 22, 2014
EUR 192,195 ZAR 15.2014 ZAR 14.6290 May 20, 2014
EUR 192,195 ZAR 15.0637 ZAR 14.6290 May 20, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.2750 ZAR 14.7011 June 20, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.1349 ZAR 14.7011 June 20, 2014
EUR 182,273 ZAR 15.2077 ZAR 14.7778 July 21, 2014
EUR 182,273 ZAR 15.3488 ZAR 14.7778 July 21, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.4228 ZAR 14.8537 August 20, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.2819 ZAR 14.8537 August 20, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.3623 ZAR 14.9372 September 22, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.5041 ZAR 14.9372 September 22, 2014

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5.        Fair value of financial instruments and equity-accounted investments (continued)

            Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

              Risk management (continued)

                     Currency exchange risk (continued)

            As of March 31, 2014 (continued)

        Fair market  
Notional amount    Strike price value price Maturity
EUR 181,571 ZAR 15.5739 ZAR 15.0122 October 20, 2014
EUR 181,571 ZAR 15.4316 ZAR 15.0122 October 20, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.6552 ZAR 15.0976 November 20, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.5136 ZAR 15.0976 November 20, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.5970 ZAR 15.1859 December 22, 2014
EUR 180,023 ZAR 15.7391 ZAR 15.1859 December 22, 2014
EUR 174,425 ZAR 15.8119 ZAR 15.2688 January 20, 2015
EUR 174,425 ZAR 15.6729 ZAR 15.2688 January 20, 2015

            As of June 30, 2013

        Fair market  
Notional amount    Strike price value price Maturity
USD 4,000,000 ZAR 9.0600 ZAR 10.1397 September 30, 2013

                     Translation risk

            Translation risk relates to the risk that the Company’s results of operations will vary significantly as the US dollar is its reporting currency, but it earns most of its revenues and incurs most of its expenses in ZAR. The US dollar to ZAR exchange rate has fluctuated significantly over the past two years. As exchange rates are outside the Company’s control, there can be no assurance that future fluctuations will not adversely affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

                     Interest rate risk

            As a result of its normal borrowing and leasing activities, the Company’s operating results are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates, which it manages primarily through regular financing activities. The Company generally maintains limited investment in cash equivalents and has occasionally invested in marketable securities.

                     Credit risk

            Credit risk relates to the risk of loss that the Company would incur as a result of non-performance by counterparties. The Company maintains credit risk policies with regard to its counterparties to minimize overall credit risk. These policies include an evaluation of a potential counterparty’s financial condition, credit rating, and other credit criteria and risk mitigation tools as the Company’s management deems appropriate.

            With respect to credit risk on financial instruments, the Company maintains a policy of entering into such transactions only with South African and European financial institutions that have a credit rating of BBB or better, as determined by credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch Ratings.

                     UEPS-based microlending credit risk

            The Company is exposed to credit risk in its UEPS-based microlending activities, which provides unsecured short-term loans to qualifying customers. The Company manages this risk by performing an affordability test for each prospective customer and assigns a “creditworthiness score”, which takes into account a variety of factors such as other debts and total expenditures on normal household and lifestyle expenses.

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5.        Fair value of financial instruments and equity-accounted investments (continued)

            Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

              Risk management (continued)

                     Equity price and liquidity risk

            Equity price risk relates to the risk of loss that the Company would incur as a result of the volatility in the exchange-traded price of equity securities that it holds and the risk that it may not be able to liquidate these securities. The market price of these securities may fluctuate for a variety of reasons, consequently, the amount the Company may obtain in a subsequent sale of these securities may significantly differ from the reported market value.

            Liquidity risk relates to the risk of loss that the Company would incur as a result of the lack of liquidity on the exchange on which these securities are listed. The Company may not be able to sell some or all of these securities at one time, or over an extended period of time without influencing the exchange traded price, or at all.

            The following section describes the valuation methodologies the Company uses to measure its significant financial assets and liabilities at fair value.

            In general, and where applicable, the Company uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities to determine fair value. This pricing methodology applies to Level 1 investments. If quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities are not available to determine fair value, then the Company uses quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities or inputs other than the quoted prices that are observable either directly or indirectly. These investments are included in Level 2 investments. In circumstances in which inputs are generally unobservable, values typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques. Investments valued using such techniques are included in Level 3 investments.

                   Asset measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs – investment in Finbond Group Limited (“Finbond”)

            The Company's Level 3 asset represents an investment of 156,788,712 shares of common stock of Finbond, which are exchange-traded equity securities. Finbond’s shares are traded on the JSE Limited (“JSE”) and the Company has designated such shares as available for sale investments. The Company has concluded that the market for Finbond shares is not active and consequently has employed alternative valuation techniques in order to determine the fair value of such stock. Currently, the operations of Finbond relate primarily to the provision of microlending products. In addition, it has a mutual banking licence and issues financial products under this licence. In determining the fair value of Finbond, the Company has considered amongst other things Finbond’s historical financial information (including its most recent public accounts), press releases issued by Finbond and its published net asset value. The Company believes that the best indicator of fair value of Finbond is its published net asset value and has used this value to determine the fair value.

            The fair value of these securities as of March 31, 2014, represented approximately 1% of the Company’s total assets, including these securities.

            The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2014, according to the fair value hierarchy:

      Quoted                    
      Price in                    
      Active     Significant              
      Markets for     Other     Significant        
      Identical     Observable     Unobservable        
      Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
      (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
  Assets                        
    Related to insurance business (included in
  other long-term assets):
               
       Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,778   $ -   $ -   $ 1,778  
    Investment in Finbond (available for sale assets 
  included in other long-term assets)
  -     -     7,662     7,662  
    Other   -     138     -     138  
       Total assets at fair value $ 1,778   $ 138   $ 7,662   $ 9,578  

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5.        Fair value of financial instruments and equity-accounted investments (continued)

      Quoted                    
      Price in                    
      Active     Significant              
      Markets for     Other     Significant        
      Identical     Observable     Unobservable        
      Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
      (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
  Liabilities                        
  Foreign exchange contracts $ -   $ 170   $ -   $ 170  
  Total liabilities at fair value $ -   $ 170   $ -   $ 170  

            The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2013, according to the fair value hierarchy:

      Quoted                    
      Price in                    
      Active     Significant              
      Markets for     Other     Significant        
      Identical     Observable     Unobservable        
      Assets     Inputs     Inputs        
      (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
  Assets                        
     Related to insurance business (included in
     other long-term assets):
               
         Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,833   $ -   $ -   $ 1,833  
     Investment in Finbond (available for sale assets
     included in other long-term assets)
  -     -     8,303     8,303  
     Other   -     147     -     147  
         Total assets at fair value $ 1,833   $ 147   $ 8,303   $ 10,283  
                           
  Liabilities                        
     Foreign exchange contracts $ -   $ 436   $ -   $ 436  
         Total liabilities at fair value $ -   $ 436   $ -   $ 436  

            Changes in the Company’s investment in Finbond (Level 3 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis) were insignificant during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. There have been no transfers in or out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

              Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

            The Company measures its assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis when they are deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired. The Company has no liabilities that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The Company reviews the carrying values of its assets when events and circumstances warrant and considers all available evidence in evaluating when declines in fair value are other-than-temporary.

            The fair values of the Company’s assets are determined using the best information available, and may include quoted market prices, market comparables, and discounted cash flow projections. An impairment charge is recorded when the cost of the assets exceeds its fair value and the excess is determined to be other-than-temporary. The Company has not recorded any impairment charges during the reporting periods presented herein.

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6.        Goodwill and intangible assets

            Goodwill

            Summarized below is the movement in the carrying value of goodwill for the nine months ended March 31, 2014:

            Accumulated     Carrying  
      Gross value     impairment     value  
  Balance as of June 30, 2013 $ 218,558   $ (42,752 ) $ 175,806  
       Foreign currency adjustment (1)   6,032     (2,006 )   4,026  
               Balance as of March 31, 2014 $ 224,590   $ ($44,758 ) $ 179,832  

            (1) – the foreign currency adjustment represents the effects of the fluctuations between the South African rand and the Korean won, and the US dollar on the carrying value.

            Goodwill has been allocated to the Company’s reportable segments as follows:

    As of     As of  
    March 31,     June 30,  
    2014     2013  
SA transaction-based activities $ 28,532   $ 30,525  
International transaction-based activities   121,656     113,972  
Smart card accounts   -     -  
Financial services   -     -  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   29,644     31,309  
   Total $ 179,832   $ 175,806  

            Intangible assets

              Carrying value and amortization of intangible assets

            Summarized below is the carrying value and accumulated amortization of the intangible assets as of March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2013:

    As of March 31, 2014     As of June 30, 2013  
    Gross           Net     Gross           Net  
    carrying     Accumulated      carrying     carrying     Accumulated     carrying  
    value     amortization     value     value     amortization     value  
Finite-lived intangible assets:                                    
     Customer relationships $ 94,309   $ (37,373 ) $ 56,936   $ 90,469   $ (29,818 ) $ 60,651  
     Software and unpatented technology   35,851     (27,512 )   8,339     34,951     (22,151 )   12,800  
     FTS patent   3,620     (3,620 )   -     3,873     (3,873 )   -  
     Exclusive licenses   4,506     (4,506 )   -     4,506     (4,506 )   -  
     Trademarks   6,671     (2,681 )   3,990     6,611     (2,805 )   3,806  
     Customer database   574     (574 )   -     614     (614 )   -  
     Total finite-lived intangible assets $ 145,531   $ (76,266 ) $ 69,265   $ 141,024   $ (63,767 ) $ 77,257  

            Aggregate amortization expense on the finite-lived intangible assets for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, was approximately $4.6 million and $12.5 million, respectively (three and nine months ended March 31, 2013, was approximately $4.4 million and $14.0 million, respectively).

            Future estimated annual amortization expense for the next five fiscal years and thereafter, assuming exchange rates prevailing on March 31, 2014, is presented in the table below. Actual amortization expense in future periods could differ from this estimate as a result of acquisitions, changes in useful lives, exchange rate fluctuations and other relevant factors.

2014 $ 16,229  
2015   15,080  
2016   11,280  
2017   8,958  
2018   8,958  
Thereafter $ 20,671  

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7.        Reinsurance assets and policy holder liabilities under insurance and investment contracts

            Reinsurance assets and policy holder liabilities under insurance contracts

            Summarized below is the movement in reinsurance assets and policy holder liabilities under insurance contracts during the nine months ended March 31, 2014:

    Reinsurance     Insurance  
    assets (1)     contracts (2)  
Balance as of June 30, 2013 $ 19,557   $ (19,711 )
     Foreign currency adjustment (3)   (1,276 )   1,287  
          Balance as of March 31, 2014 $ 18,281   $ (18,424 )

  (1)

Included in other long-term assets.

  (2)

Included in other long-term liabilities.

  (3)

The foreign currency adjustment represents the effects of the fluctuations between the ZAR against the US dollar.

            The Company has agreements with reinsurance companies in order to limit its losses from large insurance contracts, however, if the reinsurer is unable to meet its obligations, the Company retains the liability.

            The value of insurance contract liabilities is based on best estimates assumptions of future experience plus prescribed margins, as required in the markets in which these products are offered, namely South Africa. The process of deriving the best estimates assumptions plus prescribed margins includes assumptions related to future mortality and morbidity (an appropriate base table of standard mortality is chosen depending on the type of contract and class of business), withdrawals (based on recent withdrawal investigations and expected future trends), investment returns (based on government treasury rates adjusted by an applicable margin), expense inflation (based on a 10 year real return on CPI-linked government bonds from the risk-free rate and adding an allowance for salary inflation and book shrinkage of 1% per annum) and claim reporting delays (based on average industry experience).

            Assets and policy holder liabilities under investment contracts

            Summarized below is the movement in assets and policy holder liabilities under investment contracts during the nine months ended March 31, 2014:

          Investment  
    Assets (1)     contracts (2)  
Balance as of June 30, 2013 $ 953   $ (953 )
     Foreign currency adjustment (3)   (62 )   62  
          Balance as of March 31, 2014 $ 891   $ (891 )

  (1)

Included in other long-term assets.

  (2)

Included in other long-term liabilities.

  (3)

The foreign currency adjustment represents the effects of the fluctuations between the ZAR against the US dollar.

            The Company does not offer any investment products with guarantees related to capital or returns.

8.        Short-term credit facility South Africa

            The Company’s short-term South African credit facility with Nedbank Limited comprises an overdraft facility of up to ZAR 250 million and indirect and derivative facilities of up to ZAR 150 million, which include letters of guarantee, letters of credit and forward exchange contracts. The Company temporarily increased its overdraft facility to ZAR 500 million for the four months to March 31, 2014, after which it reverted back to ZAR 250 million. As of March 31, 2014, the interest rate on the overdraft facility was 7.85% . The Company has ceded its investment in Cash Paymaster Services Proprietary Limited (“CPS”), a wholly owned South African subsidiary, as security for its repayment obligations under the facility. A commitment fee of 0.35% per annum is payable on the monthly unutilized amount of the overdraft portion of the short-term facility. The Company is required to comply with customary non-financial covenants, including, without limitation, covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to dispose of or encumber its assets, incur additional indebtedness or engage in certain business combinations. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had not utilized any of its ZAR 250.0 million ($23.6 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014) overdraft facility. The Company had utilized approximately ZAR 143.1 million ($13.5 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014) of its facility to enable the bank to issue guarantees, including stand-by letters of credit, in order for the Company to honor its obligations to third parties requiring such guarantees (Refer to Note 17). As of June 30, 2013, the Company had utilized none of this facility.

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8.        Short-term credit facility Korea

            The Company obtained a KRW 10 billion short-term overdraft facility from Hana Bank, a Korean bank, in January 2014. As of March 31, 2014, the interest rate on the overdraft facility was 4.98% . The Company has ceded the warehouse it owns in Korea as security for its repayment obligations under the facility. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had not utilized any of its KRW 10.0 billion ($9.3 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014) overdraft facility. The facility expires in January 2015.

9.        Long-term borrowings

            In October 2013, the Company refinanced its existing long-term Korean credit facility and signed a new five-year senior secured facilities agreement (the “Facilities Agreement”) with a consortium of Korean banks. The Facilities Agreement provides for three separate facilities to the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Net1 Applied Technologies Korea (“Net1 Korea”): a Facility A loan of up to KRW 60.0 billion ($56.0 million), a Facility B loan of up to KRW 15 billion ($14.0 million) and a Facility C revolving credit facility of up to KRW 10.0 billion ($9.3 million) (all facilities denominated in KRW and translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014).

            The Facility A and B loans were fully drawn on October 29, 2013, and used to repay KRW 75.0 billion ($70.6 million) of the KRW 92.4 billion ($87.0 million) loan outstanding under the existing facility. The remaining outstanding KRW 17.4 billion ($16.4 million) balance of that facility was paid from cash on hand on October 29, 2013. In addition, the Company drew KRW 1.1 billion ($1.0 million) of the revolving credit facility on October 29, 2013, to pay fees and expenses related to the Facilities Agreement and drew a further KRW 1.1 billion ($1.0 million) in January 2014 to pay interest due under the Facilities Agreement.

            Interest on the loans and revolving credit facility is payable quarterly and is based on the Korean CD rate in effect from time to time plus a margin of 3.10% for the Facility A loan and Facility C revolving credit facility; and a margin of 2.90% for the Facility B loan. The CD rate was 2.65% on March 31, 2014 and therefore the interest rate in effect as of March 31, 2014, for the Facility A loan and Facility C revolving credit facility was 5.75% and for the Facility B loan was 5.55%, respectively. The Company paid facilities fees of approximately KRW 0.9 billion on October 29, 2013 and amortized approximately $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014. A commitment fee of 0.3% is payable on any un-drawn and un-cancelled amount of the revolving credit facility. Total interest expense related to the new and refinanced facilities during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, was $1.1 million and $3.7 million; and $1.7 million and $5.3 million, respectively.

            The Facility A loan is repayable in three scheduled annual installments of KRW 10 billion each beginning 30 months after initial drawdown and one final installment of KRW 30 billion on the maturity date, namely October 29, 2018. The Facility B loan is repayable in full on October 29, 2014. The Facility C revolving credit facility is repayable in full on the maturity date. Prepayment of the revolving credit facility may be withdrawn at any time up to three months before the maturity date.

            The loans under the Facilities Agreement are secured by a pledge by Net1 Korea of its entire equity interest in KSNET and a pledge by the immediate parent of Net1 Korea (also one of the Company’s subsidiaries) of its entire equity interest in Net1 Korea. The Facilities Agreement contains customary covenants that require Net1 Korea to maintain agreed leverage and debt service coverage ratios and restricts Net1 Korea’s ability to make certain distributions with respect to its capital stock, prepay other debt, encumber its assets, incur additional indebtedness, or engage in certain business combinations. The loans under the Facilities Agreement are without recourse to, and the covenants and other agreements contained therein do not apply to, the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries (other than Net1 Korea).

            The Company’s refinanced KRW 92.4 billion Korean senior secured loan facility is described in Note 13 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2013. The Company has expensed the remaining prepaid facility fees related to the refinanced facility of approximately $0.4 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2014. The third scheduled repayment related to this refinanced facility of $7.3 million was paid on October 29, 2012.

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10.      Capital structure

            The following table presents reconciliation between the number of shares, net of treasury, presented in the consolidated statement of changes in equity during the nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and the number of shares, net of treasury, excluding non-vested equity shares that have not vested during the nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively:

    Nine months ended  
    March 31,  
    2014     2013  
             
Number of shares, net of treasury:            
     Statement of changes in equity   45,783,342     45,600,471  
     Less: Non-vested equity shares that have not vested   (385,778 )   (461,417 )
          Number of shares, net of treasury excluding non-vested 
              equity shares that have not vested
  45,397,564     45,139,054  

            December 2013 Black Economic Empowerment transactions

            On December 10, 2013, the Company entered into definitive agreements relating to two Black Economic Empowerment (“BEE”) transactions. As of March 31, 2014, the transactions had not been implemented because the agreed conditions had not been satisfied. Subsequently, the conditions were satisfied and the transactions were implemented on April 16, 2014.

            Pursuant to these Relationship Agreements between the Company and its BEE partners, the Company sold an aggregate of 4,400,000 shares of its common stock (“BEE shares”) for a purchase price of ZAR 60.00 per share. The ZAR 60.00 per share purchase price for the BEE shares, which are contractually restricted as to resale as described below, was paid in ZAR and represents 75% of the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the JSE on December 6, 2013, the date the Company completed final negotiation of the terms of these BEE transactions.

            The Relationship Agreements provided that the entire purchase price for the BEE shares be financed through a five-year loan to be extended to each of the BEE partners by a South African subsidiary of the Company. The obligations of the BEE partners under the loans are several, and not joint. Each of the BEE partners granted the lender a security interest in all the BEE shares purchased by such BEE partner to secure the repayment of its loan. The principal amount of the loans being made by the subsidiary was contributed by Net1 to the equity capital of the subsidiary. As a result of the making of the loans, the net cash position of the Company after the sale of the BEE shares remained unchanged.

            The loans bear interest at a rate equal to the Johannesburg Interbank Rate (638 basis points as of March 31, 2014) plus 300 basis points. Interest on the loans is payable semi-annually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year. 10% of the outstanding principal amount of the loans will be payable on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of issuance of the BEE shares, 15% of the outstanding principal amount of the loans will be payable on each of the third and fourth anniversaries of the date of issuance of the BEE shares and the remaining outstanding principal amount of the loans will be payable on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance of the BEE shares. Further, the entire outstanding principal amount of the loans will be payable if the price of the Company’s common stock on the JSE equals or exceeds ZAR 120.00 per share at any time during term of the loans. Upon the occurrence of certain “trigger events” with respect to a BEE partner, the BEE shares held by that BEE partner may be repurchased by the Company or one of its designees. These trigger events include the following:

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10.      Capital structure (continued)

            December 2013 Black Economic Empowerment transactions (continued)

            If the trigger event involves a failure by a BEE partner to pay any amount due on its loan, then the repurchase price is the volume-weighted average price of the Company’s common stock on the Nasdaq for the period of 30 trading days prior to the trigger event, or 30-day VWAP. In the case of other trigger events, the repurchase price is the lower of the 30-day VWAP or ZAR 60.00 per share.

            The BEE shares are contractually restricted as to resale for a period of five years from the date of issuance, with the exception of periodic sales which may be made to fund the repayment of principal and interest on the loans. In addition, the Company may call the BEE shares then owned by the BEE partners, either in exchange for a minority interest in CPS or for a cash payment equal to the 30-day VWAP. Further, after the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance of the BEE shares, the Company will have a right of first refusal on the shares owned by the BEE partners.

            The loans to the BEE partners do not provide that they are recourse only to the BEE shares. Nevertheless, the Company expects that the sole source of repayment of the loans will be proceeds from the sale of its shares by the BEE partners from time to time, in open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

              Acquisition of KSNET non-controlling interests

            The Company acquired all of the issued share capital of KSNET, Inc. that it did not previously own for approximately $2.0 million in cash. The Company intends to realize certain Korean tax efficiencies in the future and is currently discussing the feasibility with its Korean tax advisors. The transaction was accounted for as an equity transaction with a non-controlling interest and accordingly, no gain or loss was recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations. The carrying amount of the non-controlling interest was adjusted to reflect the change in ownership interest in KSNET. The difference between the fair value of the consideration paid and the amount by which the non-controlling interest was adjusted, of $1.5 million, was recognized in equity attributable to Net1.

11.      Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

            The table below presents the change in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income per component during the nine months ended March 31, 2014:

          Nine months ended        
          March 31, 2014        
          Net        
          unrealized        
          income        
          (loss) on        
    Foreign     asset        
    currency     available        
    translation     for sale, net        
    reserve     of tax     Total  
    ‘000     ‘000     ‘000  
Balance as of June 30, 2013 $ (101,188 ) $ 330   $ (100,858 )
     Movement in foreign currency translation reserve   2,660     -     2,660  
     Unrealized loss on asset available for sale, net of
         tax of $112
  -     288     288  
             Balance as of March 31, 2014 $ (98,528 ) $ 618   $ (97,910 )

            There were no reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to comprehensive (loss) income during the nine months ended March 31, 2014 or 2013, respectively.

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12.      Stock-based compensation

            Stock option and restricted stock activity

              Options

            The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

                Weighted           Weighted  
          Weighted     Average           Average  
          average     Remaining     Aggregate     Grant  
          exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic     Date Fair  
    Number of     price     Term     Value     Value  
    shares     ($)     (in years)     ($’000)     ($)  
                               
Outstanding – June 30, 2013   2,648,583     15.15     5.98     313        
Granted under Plan: August 2013   224,896     7.35     10.00     568     2.53  
 Exercised   (10,000 )   8.75           12        
 Forfeited   (136,420 )   23.51                    
       Outstanding – March 31, 2014   2,727,059     14.12     5.63     2,290      
                               
Outstanding – June 30, 2012   2,247,583     16.28     6.43     602        
Granted under Plan: August 2012   431,000     8.75     10.00     1,249     2.90  
 Exercised   (30,000 )   7.98           24        
       Outstanding – March 31, 2013   2,648,583     15.15     6.74     978      

            The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Cox Ross Rubinstein binomial model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. The estimated expected volatility is calculated based on the Company’s 250 day volatility. The estimated expected life of the option was determined based historical behavior of employees who were granted options with similar terms. The Company has estimated no forfeitures for options awarded in August 2013 and 2014, respectively. The table below presents the range of assumptions used to value options granted during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

  Three and nine months ended
  March 31,
  2014   2013
Expected volatility 50%   49%
Expected dividends 0%   0%
Expected life (in years) 3   3
Risk-free rate 0.9%   0.3%

            During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, terminated employees forfeited 136,420 stock options. There were no forfeitures during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013.

            The following table presents stock options vesting and expecting to vest as of March 31, 2014:

                Weighted        
          Weighted     Average        
          average     Remaining     Aggregate  
          exercise     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Number of     price     Term     Value  
    shares     ($)     (in years)     ($’000)  
Vested and expecting to vest – March 31, 2014   2,727,059     14.12     5.63     2,290  

            These options have an exercise price range of $6.59 to $24.46.

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12.      Stock-based compensation (continued)

            Stock option and restricted stock activity (continued)

              Options (continued)

                Weighted        
                Average        
          Weighted     Remaining     Aggregate  
          average     Contractual     Intrinsic  
    Number of     exercise     Term     Value  
    shares     price ($)     (in years)     ($’000)  
Exercisable   1,998,497     16.08     4.80     1,057  

            During each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, no stock options became exercisable. During the nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, 358,333 and 244,666 stock options became exercisable. Included in the 244,666 stock options are 30,000 stock options with respect to which the Remuneration Committee of the Board agreed to accelerate vesting, in August 2012, prior to the resignation of a non-employee director. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, the Company received approximately $0.1 million from 10,000 stock options exercised. During the nine months ended March 31, 2013, the Company received approximately $0.2 million from 30,000 stock options exercised by the non-employee director that resigned. No stock options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2013. The Company issues new shares to satisfy stock option exercises.

              Restricted stock

            The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

          Weighted  
    Number of     Average  
    Shares of     Grant Date  
    Restricted     Fair Value  
    Stock     ($’000)  
Non-vested – June 30, 2013   405,226     4,393  
 Granted – August 2013   187,963     1,382  
 Vested – August 2013   (16,907 )   161  
 Vested – February 2014   (183,333 )   1,742  
 Forfeitures – October 2013   (7,171 )   84  
     Non-vested – March 31, 2014   385,778     3,534  
             
Non-vested – June 30, 2012   646,617     7,061  
 Granted – August 2012   21,569     189  
 Granted – February 2013   (183,333 )   1,016  
 Vested – August 2012   (23,436 )   216  
     Non-vested – March 31, 2013   461,417     4,988  

            The fair value of restricted stock vesting during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, was $1.7 million and $1.0 million. The fair value of restricted stock vesting during the nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, was $1.9 million and $1.2 million. A non-employee director resigned during the nine months ended March 31, 2014, and forfeited 7,171 shares of restricted stock. Included in the 23,436 shares of restricted stock that vested in August 2012 are 8,547 shares with respect to which the Remuneration Committee of the Board agreed to accelerate vesting prior to the resignation of a non-employee director.

            The fair value of restricted stock is based on the closing price of the Company’s stock quoted on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date of grant.

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12.      Stock-based compensation (continued)

            Stock-based compensation charge and unrecognized compensation cost

            The Company has recorded a stock compensation charge of $0.9 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which comprised:

          Allocated to cost        
          of goods sold, IT     Allocated to  
          processing,     selling, general  
    Total     servicing and     and  
    charge     support     administration  
     Three months ended March 31, 2014                  
       Stock-based compensation charge $ 922   $ -   $ 922  
           Total – three months ended March 31, 2014 $ 922   $ -   $ 922  
                   
     Three months ended March 31, 2013                  
       Stock-based compensation charge $ 1,092   $ -   $ 1,092  
           Total – three months ended March 31, 2013 $ 1,092   $ -   $ 1,092  

            The Company has recorded a stock compensation charge of $2.8 million and $3.3 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which comprised:

          Allocated to cost        
          of goods sold, IT     Allocated to  
          processing,     selling, general  
    Total     servicing and     and  
    charge     support     administration  
Nine months ended March 31, 2014                  
 Stock-based compensation charge $ 2,826   $ -   $ 2,826  
Reversal of stock compensation charge related to restricted stock forfeited   (6 )   -     (6 )
           Total – nine months ended March 31, 2014 $ 2,820   $ -   $ 2,820  
                   
Nine months ended March 31, 2013                  
 Stock-based compensation charge $ 3,325   $ -   $ 3,325  
           Total – nine months ended March 31, 2013 $ 3,325   $ -   $ 3,325  

            The stock-based compensation charges have been allocated to selling, general and administration based on the allocation of the cash compensation paid to the employees.

            As of March 31, 2014, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options was approximately $1.1 million, which the Company expects to recognize over approximately three years. As of March 31, 2014, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock awards was approximately $3.0 million, which the Company expects to recognize over approximately two years.

            As of each of March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2013, respectively, the Company has recorded a deferred tax asset of approximately $1.5 million related to the stock-based compensation charge recognized related to employees and directors of Net1 as it is able to deduct the grant date fair value for taxation purposes in the United States.

13.      Earnings per share

            Basic earnings per share include shares of restricted stock that meet the definition of a participating security because these shares are eligible to receive non-forfeitable dividend equivalents at the same rate as common stock. Basic earnings per share have been calculated using the two-class method and basic earnings per share for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, reflects only undistributed earnings. The computation below of basic earnings per share excludes the net income attributable to shares of unvested restricted stock (participating non-vested restricted stock) from the numerator and excludes the dilutive impact of these unvested shares of restricted stock from the denominator.

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13.      Earnings per share (continued)

            Diluted earnings per share has been calculated to give effect to the number of shares of additional common stock that would have been outstanding if the potential dilutive instruments had been issued in each period. Stock options are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share utilizing the treasury stock method and are not considered to be participating securities as the stock options do not contain non-forfeitable dividend rights. The calculation of diluted earnings per share includes the dilutive effect of a portion of the restricted stock granted to employees in February 2012 and August 2013 as these shares of restricted stock are considered contingently returnable shares for the purposes of the diluted earnings per share calculation and the vesting conditions in respect of a portion of the restricted stock had been satisfied. The vesting conditions are discussed in Note 17 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2013.

            The following table presents net income attributable to Net1 (income from continuing operations) and the share data used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations using the two-class method:

    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  
    (in thousands except percent     (in thousands except percent  
    and     and  
    per share data)     per share data)  
Numerator:                        
     Net income (loss) attributable to Net1 $ 17,182   $ (4,681 ) $ 41,527   $ 4,692  
     Undistributed earnings (loss)   17,182     (4,681 )   41,527     4,692  
     Percent allocated to common shareholders (Calculation 1)   99%     99%     99%     99%  
     Numerator for earnings (loss) per share: basic and diluted $ 16,944   $ (4,634 ) $ 40,917   $ 4,637  
                         
Denominator:                        
     Denominator for basic earnings per share: weighted-average
     common shares outstanding
  45,142     45,098     45,070     45,018  
     Effect of dilutive securities:                        
             Performance shares related to acquisition   -     16     -     5  
             Stock options   91     26     106     37  
                     Denominator for diluted earnings per share: 
                     adjusted weighted average common shares 
                     outstanding and assumed conversion
  45,233     45,140     45,176     45,060  
                         
Earnings (loss) per share:                        
     Basic $ 0.38   $ (0.10 ) $ 0.91   $ 0.10  
     Diluted $ 0.37   $ (0.10 ) $ 0.90   $ 0.10  
                         
(Calculation 1)                        
     Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding (A)   45,142     45,098     45,070     45,018  
     Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
     and unvested restricted shares expected to vest (B)
  45,776     45,557     45,742     45,552  
     Percent allocated to common shareholders (A) / (B)   99%     99%     99%     99%  

            Options to purchase 2,040,339 shares of the Company’s common stock at prices ranging from $7.35 to $24.46 per share were outstanding during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the options’ exercise price were greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares. The options, which expire at various dates through August 21, 2023, were still outstanding as of March 31, 2014.

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14.      Supplemental cash flow information

            The following table presents the supplemental cash flow disclosures for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:

    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  
Cash received from interest $ 3,422   $ 2,395   $ 9,886   $ 8,104  
Cash paid for interest $ 1,651   $ 2,020   $ 5,317   $ 6,073  
Cash paid for income taxes $ 1,570   $ 1,701   $ 16,097   $ 12,180  

15.      Operating segments

            The Company discloses segment information as reflected in the management information systems reports that its chief operating decision maker uses in making decisions and to report certain entity-wide disclosures about products and services, major customers, and the countries in which the entity holds material assets or reports material revenues. A description of the Company’s operating segments is contained in Note 22 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2013.

            The following tables summarize segment information which is prepared in accordance with GAAP:

    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  
                         
Revenues from external customers                        
     SA transaction-based activities $ 64,864   $ 59,009   $ 200,133   $ 181,137  
     International transaction-based activities   34,994     33,119     109,099     97,881  
     Smart card accounts   10,612     8,657     33,178     25,240  
     Financial services   11,099     1,651     19,725     4,483  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   16,557     8,705     36,768     25,524  
              Total   138,126     111,141     398,903     334,265  
Inter-company revenues                        
     SA transaction-based activities   3,433     1,492     8,665     9,360  
     International transaction-based activities   -     -     -     -  
     Smart card accounts   -     -     -     -  
     Financial services   259     308     784     1,095  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   76     135     595     722  
              Total   3,768     1,935     10,044     11,177  
Operating income (loss)                        
     SA transaction-based activities   11,145     (4,197 )   37,825     4,136  
     International transaction-based activities   1,322     (1,362 )   4,738     (1,331 )
     Smart card accounts   3,025     2,467     9,456     7,194  
     Financial services   5,119     1,147     6,902     3,292  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   4,000     1,699     8,540     4,478  
         Subtotal: Operating segments   24,611     (246 )   67,461     17,769  
             Corporate/Eliminations   (662 )   (4,480 )   (8,310 )   (8,198 )
              Total   23,949     (4,726 )   59,151     9,571  
Interest income                        
     SA transaction-based activities   -     -     -     -  
     International transaction-based activities   -     -     -     -  
     Smart card accounts   -     -     -     -  
     Financial services   -     -     -     -  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   -     -     -     -  
         Subtotal: Operating segments   -     -     -     -  
             Corporate/Eliminations   3,438     2,515     9,993     8,195  
              Total $ 3,438   $ 2,515   $ 9,993   $ 8,195  

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15.      Operating segments (continued)

      Three months ended     Nine months ended  
      March 31,     March 31,  
      2014     2013     2014     2013  
                           
  Interest expense                        
     SA transaction-based activities $ 28   $ 244   $ 71   $ 589  
     International transaction-based activities   2     -     46     -  
     Smart card accounts   -     -     -     -  
     Financial services   418     -     807     -  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   181     81     540     207  
         Subtotal: Operating segments   629     325     1,464     796  
             Corporate/Eliminations   1,105     1,698     4,248     5,321  
                     Total   1,734     2,023     5,712     6,117  
  Depreciation and amortization                        
     SA transaction-based activities   2,895     3,198     7,827     9,628  
     International transaction-based activities   7,364     7,049     21,834     20,753  
     Smart card accounts   -     -     -     -  
     Financial services   115     163     348     347  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   68     150     236     323  
         Subtotal: Operating segments   10,442     10,560     30,245     31,051  
             Corporate/Eliminations   -     -     -     -  
                     Total   10,442     10,560     30,245     31,051  
  Income taxation expense (benefit)                        
     SA transaction-based activities   3,113     (1,245 )   10,571     991  
     International transaction-based activities   17     (587 )   661     (1,167 )
     Smart card accounts   848     691     2,647     2,014  
     Financial services   1,320     327     1,723     937  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   1,095     409     2,097     1,039  
         Subtotal: Operating segments   6,393     (405 )   17,699     3,814  
             Corporate/Eliminations   2,142     877     4,420     3,358  
                     Total   8,535     472     22,119     7,172  
  Net income (loss) attributable to Net1                        
     SA transaction-based activities   8,003     (3,199 )   27,182     2,552  
     International transaction-based activities   1,591     (642 )   4,577     193  
     Smart card accounts   2,177     1,776     6,808     5,178  
     Financial services   3,394     839     4,432     2,409  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   2,729     1,210     5,912     3,239  
         Subtotal: Operating segments   17,894     (16 )   48,911     13,571  
             Corporate/Eliminations   (712 )   (4,665 )   (7,384 )   (8,879 )
                     Total   17,182     (4,681 )   41,527     4,692  
  Expenditures for long-lived assets                        
     SA transaction-based activities   302     2,583     2,601     7,552  
     International transaction-based activities   4,231     2,074     13,744     8,844  
     Smart card accounts   -     -     -     -  
     Financial services   222     357     408     629  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   93     39     556     78  
         Subtotal: Operating segments   4,848     5,053     17,309     17,103  
             Corporate/Eliminations   -     -     -     -  
                     Total $ 4,848   $ 5,053   $ 17,309   $ 17,103  

            The segment information as reviewed by the chief operating decision maker does not include a measure of segment assets per segment as all of the significant assets are used in the operations of all, rather than any one, of the segments. The Company does not have dedicated assets assigned to a particular operating segment. Accordingly, it is not meaningful to attempt an arbitrary allocation and segment asset allocation is therefore not presented.

            It is impractical to disclose revenues from external customers for each product and service or each group of similar products and services.

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16.      Income tax

            Income tax in interim periods

            For the purposes of interim financial reporting, the Company determines the appropriate income tax provision by first applying the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year to ordinary income. This amount is then adjusted for the tax effect of significant unusual or extraordinary items, for instance, changes in tax law, valuation allowances and non-deductible transaction-related expenses that are reported separately, and have an impact on the tax charge. The cumulative effect of any change in the enacted tax rate, if and when applicable, on the opening balance of deferred tax assets and liabilities is also included in the tax charge as a discrete event in the interim period in which the enactment date occurs.

            For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, the tax charge was calculated using the expected effective tax rate for the year. The Company’s effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014, was 33.3% and 34.9%, respectively, and was higher than the South African statutory rate primarily as a result of non-deductible expenses (including interest expense related to the Company’s long-term Korean borrowings and stock-based compensation charges).

            The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013, was (11.1%) and is negative as a result of the loss before income taxes and differed from the South African statutory rate primarily as a result of a valuation allowance for foreign tax credits, non-deductible expenses (including interest expense related to the Company’s long-term Korean borrowings and stock-based compensation charges) and South African dividend withholding taxes. The Company’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2013, was 61.6% and was higher than the South African statutory rate primarily as a result of a valuation allowance for foreign tax credits, non-deductible expenses (including interest expense related to the Company’s long-term Korean borrowings and stock-based compensation charges) and South African dividend withholding taxes.

            Uncertain tax positions

            There were no changes during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions of approximately $0.2 million on its balance sheet.

            The Company does not expect changes related to its unrecognized tax benefits will have a significant impact on its results of operations or financial position in the next 12 months.

            The Company files income tax returns mainly in South Africa, Korea, Austria, Botswana, the Russian Federation and in the US federal jurisdiction. As of March 31, 2014, the Company is no longer subject to any new income tax examination by the South African Revenue Service for years before June 30, 2009. In 2011, the Korea National Tax Service had completed the examination of the Company’s returns in Korea related to years 2006 through 2010. The Company is subject to income tax in other jurisdictions outside South Africa and Korea, none of which are individually material to its financial position, cash flows, or results of operations.

17.      Commitments and contingencies

            Guarantees

            The South African Revenue Service and certain of the Company’s customers, suppliers and other business partners have asked the Company to provide them with guarantees, including standby letters of credit, issued by a South African bank. The Company is required to procure these guarantees for these third parties to operate its business.

            Nedbank has issued guarantees to these third parties amounting to ZAR 143.1 million ($13.5 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014) and thereby utilizing part of the Company’s short-term facility. The Company in turn has provided nonrecourse, unsecured counter-guarantees to Nedbank for the same amount. The Company pays commission of between 0.2% per annum to 2.0% per annum of the face value of these guarantees and does not recover any of the commission from third parties.

            The Company has not recognized any obligation related to these counter-guarantees in its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014. The maximum potential amount that the Company could pay under these guarantees is ZAR 143.1 million ($13.5 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014). The guarantees have reduced the amount available for borrowings under the Company’s short-term credit facility described in Note 8.

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17.      Commitments and contingencies (continued)

            Contingencies

              Securities Litigation

            On December 24, 2013, Net1, its chief executive officer and its chief financial officer were named as defendants in a purported class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging violations of the federal securities laws.

            The lawsuit alleges that Net1 made materially false and misleading statements regarding its business and compliance policies in its SEC filings and other public disclosures. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of a purported shareholder of Net1 and all other similarly situated shareholders who purchased its securities between August 27, 2009 and November 27, 2013. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. The Company believes this lawsuit has no merit and intends to defend it vigorously.

            The Company is subject to a variety of insignificant claims and suits that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business.

            Management currently believes that the resolution of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

18.      Subsequent events

            On April 17, 2014, the South African Constitutional Court (“Court”) ruled on the appropriate remedy following its declaration on November 29, 2013, that the tender process followed by the South African Social Security Agency (“SASSA”) in awarding a contract to the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, CPS, was constitutionally invalid. The declaration of invalidity of the contract between SASSA and CPS was upheld, but suspended until a new tender is awarded, or for the remainder of the existing contract period if no tender is awarded. SASSA is required to initiate a new tender process within 30 days of the Court's ruling and any award must be for a period of five years. In addition, the Court required new and independent Bid Evaluation and Bid Adjudication Committees to be appointed to evaluate and adjudicate the new tender process. If a new tender is not awarded, the declaration of invalidity of the current contract between SASSA and CPS will further be suspended until the completion of the five-year period for which the contract was originally awarded.

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            Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

            The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2013, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in this Form 10-Q.

Forward-looking statements

            Some of the statements in this Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed, implied or inferred by these forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, those listed under Item 1A.—“Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2013, and Item 1A—“Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology.

            Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we do not know whether we can achieve positive future results, levels of activity, performance, or goals. Actual events or results may differ materially. We undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-Q to conform those statements to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law.

            You should read this Form 10-Q and the documents that we reference herein and the documents we have filed as exhibits hereto and which we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission completely and with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and achievements may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

Recent Developments

            Constitutional Court pronounces remedy for SASSA tender award

            On April 17, 2014, the South African Constitutional Court, or Constitutional Court, ruled on the appropriate remedy following its declaration on November 29, 2013, that the tender process followed by the South African Social Security Agency, or SASSA, in awarding a contract to Net1's wholly-owned subsidiary, Cash Paymaster Services, or CPS, was constitutionally invalid. The declaration of invalidity of the contract between SASSA and CPS was upheld, but suspended until a new tender is awarded, or for the remainder of the existing contract period if no tender is awarded. SASSA is required to initiate a new tender process within 30 days of the Constitutional Court's ruling and any award must be for a period of five years. In addition, the Constitutional Court required new and independent Bid Evaluation and Bid Adjudication Committees to be appointed to evaluate and adjudicate the new tender process. If a new tender is not awarded, the declaration of invalidity of the current contract between SASSA and CPS will further be suspended until the completion of the five-year period for which the contract was originally awarded.

            See Part II, Item 1—“Legal Proceedings,” for additional details.

            Implementation of December 2013 Black Economic Empowerment, or BEE, transactions

            On April 16, 2014, we implemented our two previously-announced BEE transactions and issued an aggregate of 4,400,000 shares of our common stock to our BEE partners for ZAR 60.00 per share. Refer to note 10 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a full description of the BEE transactions.

            Growth in mobile value-added services

            Our Net1 Mobile Solutions business unit introduced a new suite of mobile value-added services, commencing with a prepaid airtime product during the first quarter of fiscal 2014. We continued to see adoption of this product during the third quarter of fiscal 2014. This product allows our customers in South Africa to electronically purchase prepaid airtime without having to visit a physical prepaid airtime vendor. Net1 Mobile Solutions also introduced a similar service under the brand "Pasavute" in partnership with Telecom Networks Malawi during the third quarter of fiscal 2014.

            Traditional prepaid airtime procurement is usually time consuming for the customer and results in them having to pay additional costs. Our product allows our customers, many of whom do not have their own means of transport or ready access to transport, to purchase prepaid airtime without having to travel. We also believe that our product is substantially cheaper than traditional prepaid airtime channels, which often require customers to pay a substantial premium to obtain airtime.

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            At March 31, 2014, we had over 2.4 million registered users, effecting more than one million transactions per day during peak periods. In December 2013, Net1 Mobile Solutions launched additional mobile value-added services, including prepaid electricity, and adoption rates of these products could be similar to its prepaid airtime offering. We believe that these new products are also cheaper than existing offerings and will make a meaningful difference in the lives of users of these new products.

            Pay in Private

            During the third quarter of fiscal 2014, our Net1 Mobile Solutions business unit launched our Mobile Virtual Card, or MVC, technology through Pay in Private in the United States in partnership with a US-based marketer with experience in online financial services. The Pay in Private solution offers unmatched security and accessibility to transact online using a mobile handset using our proprietary one-time use MVC Debit MasterCard generated by a smart phone app.

            Financial services

            In the beginning of fiscal 2014, our Financial Services business unit commenced the national rollout of our financial services offering in the six provinces in which we did not offer our product during fiscal 2013. We have experienced significant growth in our lending book during fiscal 2014 compared with 2013, however, during the third quarter of fiscal 2014, the growth rate slowed down as it appears there is less demand for our financial services offering during the beginning of the calendar year, following the summer holiday period in South Africa. This seasonal trend seems to be confirmed by the re-acceleration of the growth rate during March and April 2014.

Critical Accounting Policies

            Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with US GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. As future events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty, the determination of estimates requires management’s judgment based on a variety of assumptions and other determinants such as historical experience, current and expected market conditions and certain scientific evaluation techniques.

            Critical accounting policies are those that reflect significant judgments or uncertainties, and potentially may result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. Management has identified the following critical accounting policies that are described in more detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2013:

            During fiscal 2014, we created an allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable related to our financial services segment as a result of UEPS-based loans provided to our customers. Our policy is to regularly review the ageing of outstanding amounts due from borrowers and adjust the provision based on management’s estimate of the recoverability of finance loans receivable. We write off UEPS-based loans and related service fees if a borrower is in arrears with repayments for more than three months or dies.

            This is a new allowance and management considered factors including the period of the UEPS-loan outstanding, creditworthiness of the customers and the past payment history and trends of its established UEPS-based lending book. We consider this policy to be appropriate taking into account factors such as historical bad debts, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment patterns. Additional allowances may be required should the ability of our customers to make payments when due deteriorate in the future. A significant amount of judgment is required to assess the ultimate recoverability of these finance loan receivables, including on-going evaluation of the creditworthiness of each customer.

            Recent accounting pronouncements adopted

            Refer to Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements adopted, including the dates of adoption and the effects on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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            Recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted as of March 31, 2014

            Refer to Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a full description of recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted as of March 31, 2014, including the expected dates of adoption and effects on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Currency Exchange Rate Information

            Actual exchange rates

            The actual exchange rates for and at the end of the periods presented were as follows:

Table 1   Three months ended     Nine months ended     Year ended  
    March 31,     March 31,     June 30,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013     2013  
ZAR : $ average exchange rate   10.8622     8.9461     10.3375     8.6355     8.8462  
Highest ZAR : $ rate during period   11.2667     9.3645     11.2667     9.3645     10.3587  
Lowest ZAR : $ rate during period   10.4848     8.4067     9.6324     8.0444     8.0444  
Rate at end of period   10.5833     9.2451     10.5833     9.2451     9.8925  
                               
KRW : $ average exchange rate   1,071     1,090     1,083     1,107     1,112  
Highest KRW : $ rate during period   1,089     1,126     1,168     1,156     1,162  
Lowest KRW : $ rate during period   1,053     1,019     1,052     1,019     1,019  
Rate at end of period   1,071     1,121     1,071     1,121     1,144  

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            Translation exchange rates for financial reporting purposes

            For financial reporting purposes we are required to translate our results of operations from ZAR and KRW to US dollars on a monthly basis. Thus, the average rates used to translate this data for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, vary from the averages shown in the table above. The translation rates we use in presenting our results of operations are the rates shown in the following table:

Table 2   Three months ended     Nine months ended     Year ended  
    March 31,     March 31,     June 30,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013     2013  
Income and expense items: $1 = ZAR .   10.8743     8.4662     10.3801     8.4578     8.7105  
Income and expense items: $1 = KRW   1,070     1,113     1,076     1,112     1,072  
                               
Balance sheet items: $1 = ZAR   10.5833     9.2451     10.5833     9.2451     9.8925  
Balance sheet items: $1 = KRW   1,071     1,121     1,071     1,121     1,144  

Results of operations

            The discussion of our consolidated overall results of operations is based on amounts as reflected in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements which are prepared in accordance with US GAAP. We analyze our results of operations both in US dollars, as presented in the consolidated financial statements, and supplementally in ZAR, because ZAR is the functional currency of the entities which contribute the majority of our profits and is the currency in which the majority of our transactions are initially incurred and measured. Due to the significant impact of currency fluctuations between the US dollar and ZAR on our reported results and because we use the US dollar as our reporting currency, we believe that the supplemental presentation of our results of operations in ZAR is useful to investors to understand the changes in the underlying trends of our business.

            Nine months ended March 31, 2013, includes SmartSwitch Botswana from December 1, 2012 and Pbel (renamed Net1 Mobile Solutions during the third quarter of fiscal 2014) from September 1, 2012.

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            We analyze our business and operations in terms of five inter-related but independent operating segments: (1) South African transaction-based activities, (2) international transaction-based activities, (3) smart card accounts, (4) financial services, and (5) hardware, software and related technology sales. In addition, corporate and corporate office activities that are impracticable to ascribe directly to any of the other operating segments, as well as any inter-segment eliminations, are included in corporate/eliminations.

            Third quarter of fiscal 2014 compared to third quarter of fiscal 2013

            The following factors had an influence on our results of operations during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 as compared with the same period in the prior year:

            Consolidated overall results of operations

            This discussion is based on the amounts which were prepared in accordance with US GAAP.

            The following tables show the changes in the items comprising our statements of operations, both in US dollars and in ZAR:

    In United States Dollars  
Table 3   (US GAAP)  
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2014     2013     $%  
    $ ’000     $ ’000     change  
Revenue   138,126     111,141     24%  
Cost of goods sold, IT processing, servicing and support   63,149     51,461     23%  
Selling, general and administration   40,586     53,846     (25% )
Depreciation and amortization   10,442     10,560     (1% )
Operating income (loss)   23,949     (4,726 )   nm  
Interest income   3,438     2,515     37%  
Interest expense   1,734     2,023     (14% )
Income (loss) before income tax expense   25,653     (4,234 )   nm  
Income tax expense   8,535     472     1,708%  
Net income (loss) before earnings from equity-accounted investments   17,118     (4,706 )   nm  
Earnings from equity-accounted investments   52     22     136%  
Net income (loss)   17,170     (4,684 )   nm  
Add net loss attributable to non-controlling interest   (12 )   (3 )   300%  
Net income (loss) attributable to us   17,182     (4,681 )   nm  

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    In South African Rand  
Table 4   (US GAAP)  
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2014     2013        
    ZAR     ZAR     ZAR %  
    ’000     ’000     change  
Revenue   1,502,024     940,942     60%  
Cost of goods sold, IT processing, servicing and support   686,701     435,680     58%  
Selling, general and administration   441,345     455,871     (3% )
Depreciation and amortization   113,549     89,403     27%  
Operating income (loss)   260,429     (40,012 )   nm  
Interest income   37,386     21,292     76%  
Interest expense   18,856     17,127     10%  
Income (loss) before income tax expense   278,959     (35,847 )   nm  
Income tax expense   92,812     3,996     2,223%  
Net income (loss) before earnings from equity-accounted investments   186,147     (39,843 )   nm  
Earnings from equity-accounted investments   565     186     204%  
Net income (loss)   186,712     (39,657 )   nm  
Add net loss attributable to non-controlling interest   (130 )   (25 )   420%  
Net income (loss) attributable to us   186,842     (39,632 )   nm  

            The increase in revenue was primarily due to a higher contribution from KSNET, more ad hoc terminal and card sales, more low-margin transaction fees generated from beneficiaries using the South African National Payment System, higher prepaid airtime sales driven by the rollout of our prepaid airtime product, and an increase in the number of UEPS-based loans.

            The increase in cost of goods sold, IT processing, servicing and support was primarily due to higher expenses incurred from increased usage of the South African National Payment System by beneficiaries and higher prepaid airtime, terminal and card sales. These increases were offset by the substantial elimination of expenses related to our SASSA contract implementation, which we completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.

            Our selling, general and administration expense decreased due to the substantial elimination of SASSA contract implementation costs and fewer legal and other fees incurred related to the US government investigations and the US lawsuit, which was partially offset by increases in goods and services purchased from third parties.

            Our operating income (loss) margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013 was 17% and (4)%, respectively. We discuss the components of operating income (loss) margin under “—Results of operations by operating segment.” The increase is primarily attributable to the elimination of implementation costs in fiscal 2014.

            In ZAR, depreciation and amortization were higher primarily as a result of an increase in depreciation related to assets used to service our obligations under our SASSA contract, which was partially offset by no MediKredit or FIHRST intangible asset amortization as the these intangible assets were fully amortized at the end of June 2013. The tables below present the acquisition-related intangible asset amortization that has been allocated to our operating segments:

    Three months ended  
Table 5   March 31,  
    2014       2013  
    $ ’000       $ ’000  
Amortization included in depreciation and amortization expense:   4,587       4,384  
     South African transaction-based activities   1,163       1,070  
     International transaction-based activities   3,358       3,228  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   66       86  

    Three months ended  
Table 6   March 31,  
    2014       2013  
    ZAR ’000       ZAR ’000  
Amortization included in depreciation and amortization expense:   49,881       37,113  
     South African transaction-based activities   12,648       9,067  
     International transaction-based activities   36,516       27,329  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   717       717  

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            Interest on surplus cash increased to $3.4 million (ZAR 37.4 million) from $2.5 million (ZAR 21.3 million) due primarily to higher average daily ZAR cash balances.

            In US dollars, interest expense decreased to $1.7 million (ZAR 18.9 million) from $2.0 million (ZAR 17.1 million) primarily due to a lower average long-term debt balance on our Korean debt as well as lower interest rate resulting from our refinancing concluded in October 2013.

            Third quarter fiscal 2014 tax expense was $8.5 million (ZAR 92.8 million) compared to $0.5 million (ZAR 4 million) in fiscal 2013. Our effective tax rate for fiscal 2014 was 33.3% and was higher than the South African statutory rate as a result of non-deductible expenses (including interest expense related to our long-term Korean borrowings and stock-based compensation charges). Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2013, was (11.1)% and is negative as a result of the loss before income taxes and differed from the South African statutory rate primarily as a result of a valuation allowance for foreign tax credits, non-deductible expenses (including interest expense related to our long-term Korean borrowings and stock-based compensation charges) and South African dividend withholding taxes.

            Results of operations by operating segment

            The composition of revenue and the contributions of our business activities to operating income are illustrated below.

Table 7   In United States Dollars (US GAAP)  
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2014       % of       2013       % of       %  
Operating Segment   $ ’000       total       $ ’000       total       change  
Consolidated revenue:                                      
SA transaction-based activities   64,864       47%       59,009       53%       10%  
International transaction-based activities   34,994       25%       33,119       30%       6%  
Smart card accounts   10,612       8%       8,657       8%       23%  
Financial services   11,099       8%       1,651       1%       572%  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   16,557       12%       8,705       8%       90%  
     Total consolidated revenue   138,126       100%       111,141       100%       24%  
Consolidated operating (loss) income:                                      
SA transaction-based activities   11,145       47%       (4,197 )     89%       (366% )
     Operating income before amortization   12,308               (3,127 )             nm  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (1,163 )             (1,070 )             9%  
International transaction-based activities   1,322       6%       (1,362 )     29%       nm  
     Operating income before amortization   4,680               1,866               151%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (3,358 )             (3,228 )             4%  
Smart card accounts   3,025       13%       2,467       (52% )     23%  
Financial services   5,119       21%       1,147       (24% )     346%  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   4,000       17%       1,699       (36% )     135%  
     Operating income before amortization   4,066               1,785               128%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (66 )             (86 )             (23% )
Corporate/eliminations   (662 )     (4% )     (4,480 )     94%       (85% )
     Total consolidated operating income (loss)   23,949       100%       (4,726 )     100%       nm  

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Table 8   In South African Rand (US GAAP)  
    Three months ended March 31,  
    2014               2013                  
    ZAR       % of       ZAR       % of       %  
Operating Segment   ’000       total       ’000       total       change  
Consolidated revenue:                                      
SA transaction-based activities   705,351       47%       499,582       53%       41%  
International transaction-based activities   380,535       25%       280,392       30%       36%  
Smart card accounts   115,398       8%       73,292       8%       57%  
Financial services   120,694       8%       13,978       1%       763%  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   180,046       12%       73,698       8%       144%  
     Total consolidated revenue   1,502,024       100%       940,942       100%       60%  
Consolidated operating (loss) income:                                      
SA transaction-based activities   121,194       47%       (35,533 )     89%       (441% )
     Operating income before amortization   133,842               (26,466 )             nm  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (12,648 )             (9,067 )             39%  
International transaction-based activities   14,376       6%       (11,531 )     29%       nm  
     Operating income before amortization   50,892               15,798               222%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (36,516 )             (27,329 )             34%  
Smart card accounts   32,895       13%       20,886       (52% )     57%  
Financial services   55,666       21%       9,711       (24% )     473%  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   43,497       17%       14,384       (36% )     202%  
     Operating income before amortization   44,214               15,101               193%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (717 )             (717 )             -  
Corporate/eliminations   (7,199 )     (4% )     (37,929 )     94%       (81% )
     Total consolidated operating income (loss)   260,429       100%       (40,012 )     100%       nm  

              South African transaction-based activities

            In ZAR, the increase in segment revenue was primarily due to more low-margin transaction fees generated from beneficiaries using the South African National Payment System, incremental prepaid airtime sales driven by the rollout of our prepaid airtime product, and reflect the elimination of inter-company transactions.

            Our operating income margin for fiscal 2014 and 2013 was 17% and (7)%, respectively, and has increased primarily due to the elimination of SASSA implementation costs in fiscal 2014, partially offset by the increase in low-margin prepaid airtime sales.

                     South African transaction processors:

            The table below presents the total volume and value processed during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013:

Table 9

    Total volume (‘000s)     Total value $ (‘000)     Total value ZAR (‘000)  
Transaction processor   2014     2013     2014     2013     2014     2013  
CPS   28,829     28,727     2,517,122     3,031,625     27,371,937     25,666,342  
EasyPay   99,706     105,708     2,438,669     2,815,953     26,518,814     23,840,425  
Net1 Mobile Solutions (A)   45,629     5,933     1,925,571     2,381,514     20,939,237     20,162,374  
MediKredit   2,677     2,706     257,479     175,651     2,799,902     1,487,096  

            (A) – during fiscal 2014 FIHRST was integrated into Net1 Mobile Solutions. Volumes and values for 2013 represent FIHRST only.

            CPS volumes moderately increased due to the organic growth in the number of beneficiaries added by SASSA, partially offset by SASSA’s suspension of former grant recipient cardholders who had not presented themselves for enrollment during the third quarter of fiscal 2014. EasyPay volumes have decreased due to fewer sales of prepaid airtime, but the decrease was partially offset by an increase in transaction switching and other value-added services. Net1 Mobile Solutions volumes have increased primarily due to the launch of prepaid airtime product in fiscal 2014.

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              International transaction-based activities

            KSNET continues to contribute the majority of our revenues and operating income in this operating segment. Revenue increased primarily due to KSNET’s revenue growth during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and was partially offset by the expiration and non-renewal of NUETS’ contract with its Iraqi customer in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Operating income during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 was higher due to increase in revenue contribution from KSNET and due to the NUETS Iraqi customer bad debt provision in fiscal 2013, but partially offset by ongoing losses related to our XeoHealth launch in the United States and at Net1 Virtual Card, as well as ongoing competition in the Korean marketplace.

            Operating income margin for the segment is lower than for most of our South African transaction-based businesses. Operating income margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013 was 4% and (4)%, respectively (excluding intangible amortization, 13% and 6%, respectively.)

              Smart card accounts

            In ZAR, our revenue from this operating segment was higher because the number of smart card-based accounts has increased as a result of full implementation of the SASSA contract. Operating income margin from providing smart card accounts for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013 was 29% and 28%, respectively.

            In ZAR, revenue from the provision of smart card-based accounts increased in proportion to the increased number of recipients serviced through our SASSA contract. Approximately 9.6 million smart card-based accounts were active at March 31, 2014 compared to approximately 6.5 million active accounts as at March 31, 2013.

              Financial services

            UEPS-based lending contributes the majority of the revenue and operating income in this operating segment. Revenue and operating income increased primarily due to the year-over-year increase in the number of loans granted as we rolled out our product nationally in the first half of fiscal 2014. The increase in operating income was partially offset by the higher UEPS-based lending operating cost base in fiscal 2014 and the re-allocation of UEPS-based lending corporate and administration overhead expenses to this segment. Smart Life did not contribute to operating income in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 as it is currently unable to issue new insurance policies as a result of the suspension of its license by the Financial Services Board, or FSB, in January 2013.

            Third quarter of fiscal 2014 includes the re-allocation of UEPS-based lending corporate administration and overhead expenses to this segment from the South African transaction-based activities segment. We were not able to accurately quantify these expenses for last year and therefore did not allocate such costs to this segment during the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

            Operating income margin for the financial services segment decreased to 46% from 69%, primarily as a result of the higher UEPS-based lending operating cost base in fiscal 2014 and corporate overhead expense re-allocation described above.

              Hardware, software and related technology sales

            In ZAR, the increase in revenue and operating income resulted from more ad hoc terminal and smart card sales. We continue to expect significant quarter over quarter fluctuations in revenue, operating income and operating margin due to the ad hoc nature of orders in this operating segment.

              Corporate/eliminations

            The decrease in our corporate expenses resulted primarily from fewer legal fees incurred in connection with the US government investigations compared the third quarter of fiscal 2014, partially offset by higher other corporate head office-related expenses.

            Our corporate expenses also include expenditure related to compliance with Sarbanes; non-executive directors’ fees; employee and executive salaries and bonuses; stock-based compensation; legal and audit fees; directors and officers insurance premiums; telecommunications expenses; property-related expenditures including utilities, rental, security and maintenance; and elimination entries.

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            Year to date fiscal 2014 compared to year to date fiscal 2013

            The following factors had an influence on our results of operations during the year to date fiscal 2014 as compared with the same period in the prior year:

            Consolidated overall results of operations

            This discussion is based on the amounts which were prepared in accordance with US GAAP.

            The following tables show the changes in the items comprising our statements of operations, both in US dollars and in ZAR:

    In United States Dollars  
Table 10   (US GAAP)  
    Nine months ended March 31,  
    2014     2013     $ %  
    $ ’000     $ ’000     change  
Revenue   398,903     334,265     19%  
Cost of goods sold, IT processing, servicing and support   187,591     143,789     30%  
Selling, general and administration   121,916     149,854     (19% )
Depreciation and amortization   30,245     31,051     (3% )
Operating income   59,151     9,571     518%  
Interest income   9,993     8,195     22%  
Interest expense   5,712     6,117     (7% )
Income before income tax expense   63,432     11,649     445%  
Income tax expense   22,119     7,172     208%  
Net income before earnings from equity-accounted investments   41,313     4,477     823%  
Earnings from equity-accounted investments   202     204     (1% )
Net income   41,515     4,681     787%  
Add net loss attributable to non-controlling interest   (12 )   (11 )   9%  
Net income attributable to us   41,527     4,692     785%  

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    In South African Rand  
Table 11   (US GAAP)  
    Nine months ended March 31,  
    2014     2013        
    ZAR     ZAR     ZAR %  
    ’000     ’000     change  
Revenue   4,140,654     2,827,147     46%  
Cost of goods sold, IT processing, servicing and support   1,947,214     1,216,139     60%  
Selling, general and administration   1,265,501     1,267,435     (0% )
Depreciation and amortization   313,947     262,624     20%  
Operating income   613,992     80,949     658%  
Interest income   103,728     69,312     50%  
Interest expense   59,291     51,736     15%  
Income before income tax expense   658,429     98,525     568%  
Income tax expense   229,597     60,659     279%  
Net income before earnings from equity-accounted investments   428,832     37,866     1,032%  
Earnings from equity-accounted investments   2,097     1,725     22%  
Net income   430,929     39,591     988%  
Add net loss attributable to non-controlling interest   (125 )   (93 )   34%  
Net income attributable to us   431,054     39,684     986%  

            The increase in revenue was primarily due to a higher contribution from KSNET, more ad hoc terminal and card sales, more low-margin transaction fees generated from beneficiaries using the South African National Payment System, higher prepaid airtime sales driven by the rollout of our prepaid airtime product, and an increase in the number of UEPS-based loans.

            The increase in cost of goods sold, IT processing, servicing and support was primarily due to higher expenses incurred from increased usage of the South African National Payment System by beneficiaries and higher prepaid airtime, terminal and card sales. These increases were offset by the substantial elimination of expenses related to our SASSA contract implementation, which we completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013.

            In USD, our selling, general and administration expense decreased due to the substantial elimination of SASSA contract implementation costs and fewer legal fees in connection with the US government investigations in the current year, which was offset by increases in goods and services purchased from third parties.

            Our operating income margin for the year to date fiscal 2014 and 2013, was 15% and 3%, respectively. We discuss the components of operating income margin under “—Results of operations by operating segment.” The increase is primarily attributable to the substantial elimination of implementation costs in fiscal 2014.

            In ZAR, depreciation and amortization were higher primarily as a result of an increase in depreciation related to assets used to service our obligations under our SASSA contract, which was partially offset by no MediKredit and FIHRST intangible asset amortization as the these intangible assets were fully amortized at the end of June 2013. The tables below present the acquisition-related intangible asset amortization that has been allocated to our operating segments:

    Nine months ended  
Table 12   March 31,  
    2014       2013  
    $ ’000       $ ’000  
Amortization included in depreciation and amortization expense:   12,453       13,954  
     South African transaction-based activities   2,232       4,003  
     International transaction-based activities   10,013       9,697  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   208       254  

    Nine months ended  
Table 13   March 31,  
    2014       2013  
    ZAR ’000       ZAR ’000  
Amortization included in depreciation and amortization expense:   129,253       118,024  
     South African transaction-based activities   23,165       33,857  
     International transaction-based activities   103,936       82,015  
     Hardware, software and related technology sales   2,152       2,152  

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            Interest on surplus cash increased to $10.0 million (ZAR 103.7 million) from $8.2 million (ZAR 69.3 million), due primarily to higher average daily ZAR cash balances.

            In US dollars, interest expense decreased to $5.7 million (ZAR 59.3 million) from $6.1 million (ZAR 51.7 million) due to a lower average long-term debt balance on our Korean debt as well as lower interest rate resulting from our refinancing concluded in October 2013.

            Year to date fiscal 2014 tax expense was $22.1 million (ZAR 229.6 million) compared to $7.2 million (ZAR 60.7 million) in fiscal 2013. Our effective tax rate for fiscal 2014, was 34.9% and was higher than the South African statutory rate as a result of non-deductible expenses (including interest expense related to our long-term Korean borrowings and stock-based compensation charges). Our effective tax rate for the year to date fiscal 2013, was 61.6% and was higher than the South African statutory rate primarily as a result of non-deductible expenses (including interest expense related to our long-term Korean borrowings and stock-based compensation charges) and South African dividend withholding taxes.

            Results of operations by operating segment

            The composition of revenue and the contributions of our business activities to operating income are illustrated below.

Table 14   In United States Dollars (US GAAP)  
    Nine months ended March 31,  
    2014       % of     2013       % of     %  
Operating Segment   $’000       total     $ ’000       total     change  
Consolidated revenue:                                  
SA transaction-based activities   200,133       50%     181,137       54%     10%  
International transaction-based activities   109,099       27%     97,881       29%     11%  
Smart card accounts   33,178       8%     25,240       8%     31%  
Financial services   19,725       5%     4,483       1%     340%  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   36,768       10%     25,524       8%     44%  
     Total consolidated revenue   398,903       100%     334,265       100%     19%  
Consolidated operating (loss) income:                                  
SA transaction-based activities   37,825       64%     4,136       43%     815%  
     Operating income before amortization   40,057             8,139             392%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (2,232 )           (4,003 )           (44% )
International transaction-based activities                                  
    4,738       8%     (1,331 )     (14% )   nm  
     Operating income before amortization   14,751             8,366             76%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (10,013 )           (9,697 )           3%  
Smart card accounts   9,456       16%     7,194       75%     31%  
Financial services   6,902       12%     3,292       34%     110%  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   8,540       14%     4,478       47%     91%  
     Operating income before amortization   8,748             4,732             85%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (208 )           (254 )           (18% )
Corporate/eliminations   (8,310 )     (14% )   (8,198 )     (85% )   1%  
     Total consolidated operating income   59,151       100%     9,571       100%     518%  

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Table 15   In South African Rand (US GAAP)  
    Nine months ended March 31,  
    2014             2013                
    ZAR       % of     ZAR       % of     %  
Operating Segment   ’000       total     ’000       total     change  
Consolidated revenue:                                  
SA transaction-based activities   2,077,401       50%     1,532,021       54%     36%  
International transaction-based activities   1,132,459       27%     827,858       29%     37%  
Smart card accounts   344,391       8%     213,475       8%     61%  
Financial services   204,747       5%     37,916       1%     440%  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   381,656       10%     215,877       8%     77%  
     Total consolidated revenue   4,140,654       100%     2,827,147       100%     46%  
Consolidated operating (loss) income:                                  
SA transaction-based activities   392,627       64%     34,981       43%     1,022%  
     Operating income before amortization   415,792             68,838             504%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (23,165 )           (33,857 )           (32% )
International transaction-based activities   49,181       8%     (11,257 )     (14% )   nm  
     Operating income before amortization   153,117             70,758             116%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (103,936 )           (82,015 )           27%  
Smart card accounts   98,154       16%     60,845       75%     61%  
Financial services   71,643       12%     27,843       34%     157%  
Hardware, software and related technology sales   88,646       14%     37,874       47%     134%  
     Operating income before amortization   90,798             40,026             127%  
     Amortization of intangible assets   (2,152 )           (2,152 )           -  
Corporate/eliminations   (86,259 )     (14% )   (69,337 )     (85% )   24%  
     Total consolidated operating income   613,992       100%     80,949       100%     658%  

              South African transaction-based activities

            In ZAR, the increases in segment revenue were primarily due to more low-margin transaction fees generated from beneficiaries using the South African National Payment System, incremental prepaid airtime sales driven by the rollout of our prepaid airtime product, and reflect the elimination of inter-company transactions.

            Our operating income margin for fiscal 2014 and 2013 was 19% and 2%, respectively, and has increased primarily due to the substantial elimination of SASSA implementation costs in fiscal 2014 and partially offset by the increase in low-margin prepaid airtime sales.

                     South African transaction processors:

            The table below presents the total volume and value processed during the year to date fiscal 2014 and 2013:

Table 16                                    
    Total volume (‘000s)     Total value $ (‘000)     Total value ZAR (‘000)  
Transaction processor   2014     2013     2014     2013     2014     2013  
CPS   85,692     85,669     7,894,032     9,184,743     81,940,837     77,682,718  
EasyPay   305,623     319,508     7,935,448     8,525,275     82,370,747     72,105,069  
Net1 Mobile Solutions (A) .   104,311     18,098     6,233,573     7,289,395     64,705,111     61,652,241  
MediKredit   7,514     7,684     660,132     508,863     6,852,238     4,303,865  

            (A) – during fiscal 2014 FIHRST was integrated into Net1 Mobile Solutions. Volumes and values for 2013 represent FIHRST only.

            CPS volumes moderately increased due to the organic growth in the number of beneficiaries added by SASSA, partially offset by SASSA’s suspension of former grant recipient cardholders who had not presented themselves for enrollment during the third quarter of fiscal 2014. EasyPay volumes have decreased due to fewer sales of prepaid airtime, but the decrease was partially offset by an increase in transaction switching and other value-added services. Net1 Mobile Solutions volumes have increased primarily due to the launch of prepaid airtime product in fiscal 2014.

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              International transaction-based activities

            Revenue increased primarily due to KSNET’s revenue growth during the year to date fiscal 2014 and was partially offset by the expiration and non-renewal of NUETS’ contract with its Iraqi customer in the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Operating income during the year to date fiscal 2014 was higher due to increase in revenue contribution from KSNET, but partially offset by the loss of the NUETS Iraqi contract as well as ongoing losses related to our XeoHealth launch in the United States and at Net1 Virtual Card, as well as ongoing competition in the Korean marketplace.

            Operating income margin for the year to date fiscal 2014 and 2013 was 4% and (1)%, respectively (excluding intangible amortization, 14% and 9%, respectively.)

              Smart card accounts

            In ZAR, our revenue from this operating segment was higher because the number of smart card-based accounts has increased as a result of full implementation of the SASSA contract. Operating income margin from providing smart card accounts for the year to date fiscal 2014 and 2013 was 29% and 29%, respectively.

            In ZAR, revenue from the provision of smart card-based accounts increased in proportion to the increased number of recipients serviced through our SASSA contract. Approximately 9.6 million smart card-based accounts were active at March 31, 2014 compared to approximately 6.5 million active accounts as at March 31, 2013.

              Financial services

            Revenue increased primarily due to the increase in the number of loans granted as we rolled out our product nationally. Operating income decreased primarily as a result of related start-up expenses, establishment of the allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable and the re-allocation of UEPS-based lending corporate and administration overhead expenses to this segment. Smart Life did not contribute to operating income in the year to date fiscal 2014 due to the FSB suspension.

            Year to date fiscal 2014 includes the re-allocation of UEPS-based lending corporate administration and overhead expenses to this segment from the South African transaction-based activities segment. We were not able to accurately quantify these expenses for last year and therefore did not allocate such costs to this segment during the year to date fiscal 2013.

            Operating income margin for the financial services segment decreased to 35% from 73%, primarily as a result of the roll-out expenditures, allowance for doubtful finance loans receivable and corporate overhead expense re-allocation described above.

              Hardware, software and related technology sales

            In ZAR, the increase in revenue and operating income resulted from more ad hoc terminal and smart card sales. We continue to expect significant quarter over quarter fluctuations in revenue, operating income and operating margin due to the ad hoc nature of orders in this operating segment.

              Corporate/eliminations

            The increase in our corporate expenses resulted primarily from increases in general corporate legal fees, executive emoluments and other corporate head office-related expenses purchased from third parties, partially offset by lower US government investigation expenses.

            Our corporate expenses also include expenditure related to compliance with Sarbanes; non-employee directors’ fees; employee and executive salaries and bonuses; stock-based compensation; audit fees; directors and officers insurance premiums; telecommunications expenses; property-related expenditures including utilities, rental, security and maintenance; and elimination entries.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

            At March 31, 2014, our cash balances were $30.9 million, which comprised mainly ZAR-denominated balances of ZAR 157.8 million ($14.9 million), KRW-denominated balances of KRW 11.2 billion ($10.5 million) and US dollar-denominated balances of $4.3 million and other currency deposits, primarily euro, of $1.1 million. The decrease in our cash balances from June 30, 2013, was primarily due to the expansion of our UEPS-based lending business, working capital changes, the repayment of a portion of our Korean debt and acquisition of all of the remaining shares of KSNET that we did not already own.

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            We currently believe that our cash and credit facilities are sufficient to fund our future operations for at least the next four quarters.

            We generally invest the surplus cash held by our South African operations in overnight call accounts that we maintain at South African banking institutions, and surplus cash held by our non-South African companies in the US and European money markets. We have invested surplus cash in Korea in short-term investment accounts at Korean banking institutions.

            Historically, we have financed most of our operations, research and development, working capital, capital expenditures and acquisitions through our internally generated cash. When considering whether to borrow under our financing facilities, we consider the cost of capital, cost of financing, opportunity cost of utilizing surplus cash and availability of tax efficient structures to moderate financing costs.

            We have a ZAR 400 million South African Rand-denominated short-term credit facility with Nedbank Limited, a South African bank. This short-term facility comprises of an overdraft facility of up to ZAR 250 million and indirect and derivative facilities of up to ZAR 150 million, which includes letters of guarantee, letters of credit and forward exchange contracts. As of March 31, 2014, we had no amounts outstanding under the overdraft facility and had utilized ZAR 143.1 million ($13.5 million, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014) of the indirect and derivative facilities to support cross-guarantees issued to Nedbank for guarantees issued by Nedbank to various third parties on our behalf. As of March 31, 2014, the interest rate on the overdraft facility was 7.85% . The short-term facility is repayable on demand. Refer to Note 8 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more information about the terms of South African short-term facility.

            We also have a KRW 10 billion Korean won denominated overdraft facility with Hana Bank, a Korean bank. As of March 31, 2014, we had no amounts outstanding under the overdraft facility. As of March 31, 2014, the interest rate on the overdraft facility was 4.98% . Any amounts outstanding under this overdraft facility are repayable in full in January 2015. Refer to Note 8 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more information about the terms of Korean overdraft facility.

            We have a KRW 85.0 billion Korean won denominated five-year senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility with a group of group of Korean banks. As of March 31, 2014, we had outstanding long-term debt of KRW 77.2 billion (approximately $71.2 million translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014). The loans bear interest at the Korean CD rate in effect from time to time (2.65% as of March 31, 2014) plus a margin of 3.10% for one of the term loan facilities and the revolver and a margin of 2.90% for the other term loan facility. Scheduled repayments of the term loans and loan under the revolving credit facility are as follows: October 2014 (KRW 15 billion), April 2016, 2017 and 2018 (KRW 10 billion each) and October 2018 (KRW 30 billion plus all outstanding loans under our revolving credit facility). Refer to Note 9 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for more information about the terms of our long-term Korean facility.

            Cash flows from operating activities

              Third quarter of fiscal 2014

            Net cash provided by operating activities for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 was $34.6 million (ZAR 376.2 million) compared to $12.2 million (ZAR 103.2 million) for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Excluding the impact of interest received, interest paid under our Korean debt and taxes presented in the table below, the increase in cash from operating activities resulted from improved trading activity, the substantial elimination of implementation costs related to our SASSA contract in fiscal 2014, partially offset by the expansion of our UEPS-based lending book.

            We paid no taxes in South Africa during the third quarter of fiscal 2014. We paid provisional Korean taxes of $1.6 million related to our tax year ended December 31, 2013. During the third quarter of fiscal 2013, we paid first and second provisional South African taxes of $0.47 million (ZAR 4.3 million) and $0.1 million (ZAR 0.7 million), respectively, related to our 2013 tax year and dividend withholding tax of $0.2 million (ZAR 1.9 million). We also paid provisional Korean taxes of $0.9 million related to our tax year ended December 31, 2012.

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            Taxes paid during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

Table 17   Three months ended March 31,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  
    $     $     ZAR     ZAR  
    ‘000     ‘000     ‘000     ‘000  
First provisional payments   -     473     -     4,339  
Second provisional tax payment   -     82     -     728  
Taxation refunds received   (36 )   -     (400 )   (4 )
Dividend withholding taxation   -     213     -     1,871  
       Total South African taxes paid   (36 )   768     (400 )   6,934  
       Foreign taxes paid: primarily Korea   1,606     933     17,330     8,180  
              Total tax paid   1,570     1,701     16,930     15,114  

            We expect to pay our second provisional payments in South Africa related to our 2014 tax year in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.

              Year to date fiscal 2014

            Net cash provided by operating activities for the year to date fiscal 2014 was $5.7 million (ZAR 59.1 million) compared to cash provided by operating activities of $31.0 million (ZAR 262.1 million) for the year to date fiscal 2013. Excluding the impact of interest received, interest paid under our Korean debt and taxes presented in the table below, the decrease in cash from operating activities resulted from the expansion of our UEPS-based lending book, offset by cash inflows from improved trading activity and the substantial elimination of implementation costs related to our SASSA contract in fiscal 2014.

            During the year to date fiscal 2014, we paid South African tax of $13.3 million (ZAR 137.8 million) related to our 2014 tax year and $0.2 million (ZAR 2.4 million) related to prior tax years. We also paid provisional Korean taxes of $2.6 million related to our tax year ended December 31, 2013. During the year to date fiscal 2013, we paid first and second provisional South African taxes of $6.8 million (ZAR 54.7 million) and $0.08 million (ZAR 0.7 million), respectively, related to our 2013 tax year, $3.1 million (ZAR 27.0 million) related to prior tax years and dividend withholding taxes of $0.6 million (ZAR 5.4 million). We also paid provisional Korean taxes of $1.7 million related to our tax year ended December 31, 2012.

            Taxes paid during the year to date fiscal 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

Table 18   Nine months ended March 31,  
    2014     2013     2014     2013  
    $     $     ZAR     ZAR  
    ‘000     ‘000     ‘000     ‘000  
First provisional payments   13,292     6,757     137,773     58,693  
Second provisional payments   -     82     -     728  
Taxation paid related to prior years   228     3,110     2,360     26,978  
Taxation refunds received   (36 )   (118 )   (400 )   (1,010 )
Dividend withholding taxation   -     611     -     5,371  
       Total South African taxes paid   13,484     10,442     139,733     90,760  
       Foreign taxes paid: primarily Korea   2,613     1,738     27,507     14,992  
              Total tax paid   16,097     12,180     167,240     105,752  

       Cash flows from investing activities

              Third quarter of fiscal 2014

            Cash used in investing activities for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 includes capital expenditure of $4.8 million (ZAR 52.7 million), primarily for the acquisition of payment processing terminals in Korea.

            Cash used in investing activities for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 includes capital expenditure of $5.1 million (ZAR 46.7 million), primarily for computer equipment for our SASSA contract and acquisition of payment processing terminals in Korea.

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              Year to date fiscal 2014

            Cash used in investing activities for the year to date fiscal 2014 includes capital expenditure of $17.3 million (ZAR 178.9 million), primarily for the acquisition of payment processing terminals in Korea.

            Cash used in investing activities for the year to date fiscal 2013 includes capital expenditure of $17.1 million (ZAR 144.7 million), primarily for computer equipment, payment vehicles and related equipment for our SASSA contract and acquisition of payment processing terminals in Korea. During the year to date fiscal 2013 we paid, net of cash acquired, $1.9 million (ZAR 16.2 million) for Net1 Mobile Solutions and $0.2 million for SmartSwitch Botswana.

       Cash flows from financing activities

              Third quarter of fiscal 2014

            During the third quarter of fiscal 2014, we utilized approximately $1.0 million of our Korean borrowings to pay quarterly interest due.

            There were no cash flows from financing activities during the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

            Year to date fiscal 2014

            During the year to date fiscal 2014, we refinanced our Korean debt and received $87 million from Korean banks. In October 2013, we used $72.6 million of these new borrowings and $14.4 million of our surplus cash to repay the $87.0 million due under our old facility. In addition, we paid the facility fees related to our new Korean borrowings of approximately $0.9 million. In January 2014, we utilized approximately $1.0 million of these new borrowings to pay quarterly interest due in Korea.

            We paid approximately $2.0 million for substantially all of the shares of KSNET we did not already own during the second quarter of fiscal 2014. As discussed above, we utilized our South African short-term facility during the year to date fiscal 2014 and owe approximately $37.8 million as of March 31, 2014.

            During the year to date fiscal 2013, we made a scheduled $7.3 million long-term debt repayment and received $0.2 million from the exercise of stock options.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

            We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Capital Expenditures

            We expect capital spending for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 to primarily include the acquisition of payment terminals for the expansion of our operations in Korea.

            Our historical capital expenditures for the third quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013 are discussed under “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Cash flows from investing activities.” All of our capital expenditures for the past three fiscal years were funded through internally-generated funds. We had outstanding capital commitments as of March 31, 2014, of $0.1 million related mainly to computer equipment. We expect to fund these expenditures through internally-generated funds.

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Contingent Liabilities, Commitments and Contractual Obligations

            The following table sets forth our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2014:

Table 19   Payments due by Period, as of March 31, 2014 (in $ ’000s)  
          Less                 More  
          than 1     1-3     3-5     than 5  
    Total     year     years     years     years  
Long-term debt obligations (A)   84,420     17,820     24,869     41,731     -  
Operating lease obligations   7,853     3,787     3,742     324     -  
Purchase obligations   6,507     6,507     -     -     -  
Capital commitments   125     125     -     -     -  
Other long-term obligations (B)(C)   20,117     -     -     -     20,117  
       Total   119,022     28,239     28,611     42,055     20,117  

  (A)

– Includes $72.1 million of long-term debt and interest payable at the rate applicable on March 31, 2014, under our Korean debt facility.

     
  (B)

– Includes policy holder liabilities of $19.3 million related to our insurance business.

     
  (C)

– We have excluded cross-guarantees in the aggregate amount of $13.5 million issued as of March 31, 2014, to Nedbank to secure guarantees it has issued to third parties on our behalf as the amounts that will be settled in cash are not known and the timing of any payments is uncertain.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

            In addition to the tables below, see note 5 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of market risk.

            The following table illustrates the effect on our annual expected interest charge, translated at exchange rates applicable as of March 31, 2014, as a result of changes in the Korean CD. The effect of a hypothetical 1% increase and a 1% decrease in each of the Korean CD rate as of March 31, 2014, are shown. The selected 1% hypothetical change does not reflect what could be considered the best or worst case scenarios.

    As of March 31, 2014  
Table 20         Hypothetical     Estimated annual  
          change in     expected interest  
          Korean CD     charge after  
          rate or South     hypothetical change in  
    Annual     Africa     Korean CD rate or  
    expected     overdraft     South African  
    interest     facility rate,     overdraft facility rate,  
    charge     as     as appropriate  
    ($ ’000)     appropriate     ($ ’000)  
Interest on Korean long-term debt   4,125     1%     4,845  
          (1% )   3,404  

             The following table summarizes our exchange-traded equity securities with equity price risk as of March 31, 2014. The effects of a hypothetical 10% increase and a 10% decrease in market prices as of March 31, 2014, is also shown. The selected 10% hypothetical change does not reflect what could be considered the best or worst case scenarios. Indeed, results could be far worse due both to the nature of equity markets and the aforementioned liquidity risk.

    As of March 31, 2014  
Table 21                        
                      Hypothetical  
                Estimated fair     Percentage  
                value after     Increase  
    Fair           hypothetical     (Decrease) in  
    value     Hypothetical     change in price     Shareholders’  
    ($ ’000)     price change     ($ ’000)     Equity  
Exchange-traded equity securities   7,662     10%     8,428     0.20%  
          (10% )   6,896     (0.20% )

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

            Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

            Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of March 31, 2014. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2014.

            Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

            There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

            Constitutional Court pronounces remedy for SASSA tender award

            On April 17, 2014, the South African Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, issued its ruling on an appropriate remedy following its declaration on November 29, 2013, that the tender process followed by SASSA in awarding a contract to us was constitutionally invalid. The Constitutional Court upheld the declaration of invalidity of our SASSA contract, but suspended such declaration until the awarding of a new tender by SASSA in accordance with the ruling or if no tender is awarded, for the remainder of the existing five-year contract period, as further described below.

            The Constitutional Court ordered SASSA to initiate a new tender process within 30 days after the ruling. The request for proposals for the new tender must contain adequate safeguards to ensure that no loss of lawful existing social grants occurs, the payment of lawful existing grants is not interrupted, and personal data obtained in the payment process remains private and may not be used in any manner for any purpose other than payment of grants or for any purpose sanctioned by the Minister of Social Development. The new tender must be for a period of five years and a new and independent Bid Evaluation and Bid Adjudication Committee must be appointed to evaluate and adjudicate the new tender process. Their evaluation and adjudication must be made public by filing, with the Registrar of the Constitutional Court, a status report on the first Monday of every quarter of the year until completion of the process.

            The Constitutional Court further ruled that if SASSA does not award a new tender, the declaration of invalidity of our current SASSA contract will be further suspended until completion of the five-year year period for which the contract was originally awarded. In this event, SASSA must, within 14 days of its decision not to award the tender, lodge a report to the Registrar of the Constitutional Court setting out all the relevant information on whether and when it will be ready to assume the duty to pay grants itself. Furthermore, our wholly owned subsidiary that won the 2012 tender, namely Cash Paymaster Services Proprietary Limited, must in this event file with the Constitutional Court an audited statement of expenses incurred, income received and net profit earned by it during the five year completed contract period, which statement must also be verified by an independent auditor appointed by SASSA and filed with the Constitutional Court. Finally, AllPay was ordered to pay SASSA’s and our costs in relation to the application to lead further evidence brought in the main merits application and all parties were ordered to pay their own costs related to the provision of further evidence to the Constitutional Court in order for it to determine the ruling described above.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

            See “Item 1A RISK FACTORS” in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, for a discussion of risk factors relating to (i) our business, (ii) operating in South Africa and other foreign markets, (iii) government regulation, and (iv) our common stock. Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.

            The South African Constitutional Court has ordered SASSA to run a new tender process for the payment of social grants. As a result, we cannot predict whether our SASSA contract will remain in effect for the remainder of its five-year term. We derive a substantial portion of our revenues from this contract and from the provision of financial and other services to our cardholder base. If we were to lose our SASSA contract, our business would suffer significantly.

            On April 17, 2014, the South African Constitutional Court issued its ruling on an appropriate remedy following its declaration on November 29, 2013 that the tender process followed by SASSA in awarding a contract to us was constitutionally invalid. In its ruling, the Constitutional Court upheld the declaration of invalidity of our SASSA contract, but suspended such declaration until the awarding of a new tender by SASSA in accordance with the ruling or if no tender is awarded, for the remainder of the existing five-year contract period, as further described below.

            The Constitutional Court ordered SASSA to initiate a new tender process within 30 days after the ruling. The new tender must be for a period of five years and a new and independent Bid Evaluation and Bid Adjudication Committee must be appointed to evaluate and adjudicate the new tender process. The Constitutional Court further ruled that if SASSA does not award a new tender, the declaration of invalidity of our current SASSA contract will be further suspended until completion of the five-year year period for which the contract was originally awarded.

            We cannot predict what the timing or outcome of the new tender process will be, or if a new tender award will be made at all after the new tender process. We intend to participate in the new tender, which will consume a substantial portion of our management’s time and attention. If SASSA awards the new tender to another bidder, we would lose the benefit of the remaining portion of our contract.

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            In addition, our SASSA contract has enabled us to offer a variety of innovative financial and other services, such as UEPS-based loans and procurement of prepaid airtime, to our social welfare recipient cardholders. Although we believe that our offerings frequently represent the lowest-cost alternative for our customers for these types of services, if were to lose our SASSA contract, it might be less convenient for our cardholder customers to purchase these services from us and thus, we may have difficulty growing or even maintaining this aspect of our South African business, which would negatively affect our future operating performance.

Item 6. Exhibits

            The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 10-Q:

    Incorporated by Reference Herein
Exhibit   Included      
No. Description of Exhibit Herewith Form Exhibit Filing Date
10.30 Second Addendum dated March 14, 2014, to the Relationship Agreement between Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc., Net 1 Applied Technologies South Africa (Proprietary) Limited, Business Venture Investments No 1567 (Proprietary) Limited (RF) and Mosomo Investment Holdings (Proprietary) Limited. 8-K 10.30 March 18, 2014
10.31 Second Addendum dated March 14, 2014, to the Relationship Agreement between Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc., Net 1 Applied Technologies South Africa (Proprietary) Limited, Born Free Investments 272 (Pty) Ltd and Mazwi Yako. 8-K 10.31 March 18, 2014
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act X
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Exchange Act X
32 Certification pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350 X      
101.INS XBRL Instance Document X      
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema X      
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase X
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase X
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase X      
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase X

SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on May 8, 2014.

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. - Form 10-Q -

NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

By: /s/ Dr. Serge C.P. Belamant

Dr. Serge C.P. Belamant
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director

By: /s/ Herman Gideon Kotzé

Herman Gideon Kotzé
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Director

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