Form 8-K LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC For: Dec 29

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2022

LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	000-31203	98-0171860
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

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

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011-27-11-343-2000

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbols		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares		LSAK		NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b -2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Amendment to Senior Facility G and Senior Facility H agreements

On December 29, 2022, Lesaka Technologies, Inc., through Lesaka Technologies (Pty) Ltd, entered into an Amendment Agreement (the "Amendment Agreement"), with FirstRand Bank Limited, acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division, which amends its Senior Facility G Agreement and its Senior Facility H Agreement.

Amendment to Senior Facility G Agreement

Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Senior Facility G Agreement is amended to (i) extend the final maturity date by approximately two years and eight months to December 31, 2025, (ii) delete the definitions of Trigger Event and Trigger Event Date and (iii) delete the clause (clause 12) regarding the operation of any trigger event.

Amendment to Senior Facility H Agreement

Pursuant to the Amendment Agreement, the Senior Facility H Agreement is amended to extend the final maturity date by approximately two years and eight months to December 31, 2025.

The foregoing description of the Amendment Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text thereof, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
No.	Description
10.1	Amendment Agreement, dated December 29, 2022, between Lesaka Technologies Proprietary Limited (as borrower), FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) (as lender), and FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) (as facility agent).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: December 30, 2022	By:	/s/ Naeem E. Kola
	Name:	Naeem E. Kola
	Title:	Group Chief Financial Officer

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