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Issuer:     LESAKA TECHNOLOGIES INC (LSAK)
CIK:        0001041514
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-18T20:05:24+00:00
Accession:  0001062993-26-002777
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Lesaka extends Executive Chairman's contract to June 2029, grants 1M stock options
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- Ali Mazanderani's employment agreement extended from Jan 2028 to June 30, 2029; base salary unchanged at $600,000/year.
- New South African employment contract effective July 1, 2026: ZAR 5M annual base salary plus up to ZAR 4M in business travel costs.
- Board approved grant of 1,000,000 stock options at $5.00/share, exercise period Apr 1, 2029–Apr 1, 2030.
- Option vesting requires continuous employment as Executive Chair through Apr 1, 2028; subject to shareholder approval by Aug 17, 2026.
- No short-term cash incentive or bonus for Mazanderani under either agreement.

Source:
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