LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 6, 2024.
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Dec 31, 2023 · Filed Feb 6, 2024
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Item 2. results of operations
Commitments and contingencies
Guarantees
The South African
Revenue Service and
certain of the
Company’s customers,
suppliers and other
business partners have
asked
to provide
them with
guarantees, including
standby letters
of credit,
issued by
banks. The
Company is
required to procure these guarantees for these third parties to operate
its business.
RMB has
issued
guarantees
to
these
third
parties
amounting
to
ZAR
33.1
million
($
1.8
at
rates
applicable as of December 31, 2023) thereby utilizing part of the Company’s
short-term facilities. The Company pays commission of
between
3.42
% per annum to
3.44
% per annum of the face
value of these guarantees and does
not recover any of the commission
from
third parties.
Nedbank has
issued guarantees
to these
third parties
amounting to
ZAR
2.1
0.1
at exchange
rates
applicable as of December 31, 2023) thereby utilizing part of the Company’s
short-term facilities. The Company pays commission of
between
0.47
% per annum to
1.84
% 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 guarantees in its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31,
- The maximum
potential amount that
the Company could
pay under these
guarantees is ZAR
35.2
1.9
at exchange
rates applicable
as of
2023). As
discussed in
Note 8,
has ceded
and pledged
certain bank
accounts to Nedbank as
security for the guarantees
issued by them
with an aggregate value
of ZAR
2.1
0.1
at
rates
as
of
31,
2023).
The
guarantees
have
reduced
the
amount
available
under
its indirect
and
derivative facilities in the Company’s
short-term credit facilities described in Note 8.
Contingencies
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 other
matters, individually
or in
the aggregate,
will not
have a
material adverse impact on the Company’s
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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