Lesaka (NASDAQ: LSAK) secures ZAR 400m facility to fund advances

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Lesaka Technologies entered into a new revolving credit facility through its South African subsidiaries Cash Connect Capital and K2020 with FirstRand Bank’s Rand Merchant Bank division. The facility allows CCC and K2020 to borrow up to ZAR 400.0 million to fund their capital advance businesses, settle up to ZAR 20.0 million of an intercompany loan, and cover fees and legal costs. It replaces CCC’s existing lending arrangement and increases available borrowings to support further business growth.

Interest is linked to the South Africa prime rate, at prime minus 0.10% for the first year after initial draw and prime minus 0.35% thereafter; the prime rate was 10.50% on September 5, 2025. Lesaka will pay a non-refundable structuring and execution fee of ZAR 500,000, excluding value added tax. The agreement includes customary covenants limiting additional debt, distributions, asset encumbrances, investments, and certain corporate activities, and is supported by guarantees and security from other Connect Group subsidiaries.

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Credit & capital structure analyst

Lesaka secures a larger, covenant-based ZAR 400m revolver to fund its South African capital advance business.

The company, via Cash Connect Capital and K2020, put in place a revolving credit facility of up to ZAR 400.0 million with FirstRand Bank’s Rand Merchant Bank division. This replaces an existing lending arrangement for CCC and explicitly “increases the borrowings available to facilitate further growth of the business,” giving more headroom to fund capital advances and an intercompany loan of up to ZAR 20.0 million.

Pricing is referenced to the South Africa prime rate, initially at prime minus 0.10% for the first year after first utilization and then at prime minus 0.35%, with the prime rate stated as 10.50% on September 5, 2025. There is also a non-refundable structuring and execution fee of ZAR 500,000, excluding VAT. The facility is backed by guarantees, pledges and cessions from Connect Group subsidiaries and includes covenants on capital adequacy, leverage, distributions and corporate actions, meaning future balance sheet and growth decisions in this segment will need to remain within these agreed limits.

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

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): September 5, 2025

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

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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).

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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. ☐

Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 5 2025, Lesaka Technologies, Inc. (“Lesaka”), through its indirect South African subsidiaries Cash Connect Capital Proprietary Limited (“CCC”) and K2020 Connect Proprietary Limited (“K2020”), entered into a Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (the “Loan Document”) with FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) (“RMB” or the “Lenders”) (the “Transaction”). The Transaction closed on September 8, 2025. At the same time and with relation to the Transaction, certain other Lesaka subsidiaries within the Connect Group of companies listed therein, as guarantors and RMB entered into ancillary finance documents which include an amended and restated limited guarantee, pledge and cession in security.

The Loan Document contains customary covenants that require CCC and K2020, an indirect South African subsidiary of Lesaka performing similar business activities as CCC, to collectively maintain a specified capital adequacy ratio, restrict the ability of the entities to make certain distributions with respect to their capital stock, encumber their assets, incur additional indebtedness, make investments, engage in certain business combinations and engage in other corporate activities.

The Transaction contemplates that, CCC and K2020 collectively may borrow up to an aggregate of ZAR 400.0 million ("Revolving Credit Facility") for the sole purposes of funding CCC's and K2020's capital advance businesses, settling up to ZAR 20.0 million related to an intercompany loan to CCC's direct parent, and paying the structuring and execution fee and legal costs. The Revolving Credit Facility replaces CCC existing lending arrangement and increases the borrowings available to facilitate further growth of the business.

Interest on the Revolving Credit Facility is payable on the last business day of each calendar month and is based on the South Africa prime rate in effect from time to time less a margin of 0.10 per cent per annum for the period commencing on the date of first utilization and terminating on the first anniversary of the date of first utilization and 0.35 per cent per annum thereafter. The prime rate was 10.50% on September 5, 2025.

CCC and K2020 will pay a non-refundable structuring and execution fee of ZAR 500,000, excluding value added taxation, to the Lenders which will be settled following the first utilization of the Revolving Credit Facility.

On September 5, 2025, the USD/ZAR exchange rate was $1: ZAR17.65.

The foregoing description of the Loan Document 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	Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, dated September 5, 2025, between Cash Connect Capital Proprietary Limited, the Parties Listed in Part I of Schedule 1 (the Original Guarantors) and FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division) (as Lender).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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: September 9, 2025	By:	/s/ Daniel Luke Smith
	Name:	Daniel Luke Smith
	Title:	Group Chief Financial Officer

FAQ

What new financing did Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) secure?

Lesaka, through its South African subsidiaries Cash Connect Capital and K2020, entered into a ZAR 400.0 million revolving credit facility with FirstRand Bank Limited, acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division.

What is the purpose of Lesaka’s new ZAR 400 million revolving credit facility?

The facility is intended to fund CCC’s and K2020’s capital advance businesses, settle up to ZAR 20.0 million of an intercompany loan to CCC’s direct parent, and pay structuring, execution and legal costs.

How does this new credit facility affect Lesaka’s existing debt arrangements?

The revolving credit facility replaces CCC’s existing lending arrangement and increases the borrowings available to facilitate further growth of the Connect Group’s capital advance business.

What interest rate applies to Lesaka’s new revolving credit facility?

Interest is based on the South Africa prime rate, at prime minus 0.10% per annum for the first year after first utilization and prime minus 0.35% per annum thereafter; the prime rate was 10.50% on September 5, 2025.

What fees does Lesaka pay under the new credit facility?

CCC and K2020 will pay a non-refundable structuring and execution fee of ZAR 500,000, excluding value added tax, to the lenders after the first utilization of the facility.

What covenants and restrictions are included in Lesaka’s new loan agreement?

The loan document includes customary covenants requiring CCC and K2020 to maintain a specified capital adequacy ratio and restricting distributions, asset encumbrances, additional indebtedness, investments, certain business combinations and other corporate activities.

Which Lesaka entities guarantee the new revolving credit facility?

Certain Lesaka subsidiaries within the Connect Group act as guarantors and entered into ancillary finance documents, including an amended and restated limited guarantee, pledge and cession in security in favor of FirstRand Bank Limited.