Disposal Of Controlling Interest In FIHRST

6 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Disposal Of Controlling Interest In FIHRST [Abstract]

Disposal Of Controlling Interest In FIHRST

2.Disposal of controlling interest in FIHRST

2020 Disposals

December 2019 disposal of FIHRST

In November 2019, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa Proprietary Limited (“Net1 SA”), entered into an agreement with Transaction Capital Payment Solutions Proprietary Limited, or its nominee, a limited liability private company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa, pursuant to which Net1 SA agreed to sell its entire shareholding in Net1 FIHRST Holdings Proprietary Limited (“FIHRST”) for $11.7 million (ZAR 172.2 million). The transaction closed in December 2019. FIHRST was deconsolidated following the closing of the transaction. Net1 SA was obliged to utilize the full purchase price received from the sale of FIHRST to partially settle its obligations under its lending arrangements and applied the proceeds received against its outstanding borrowings.

The table below presents the impact of the deconsolidation of FIHRST and the calculation of the net gain recognized on deconsolidation:

FIHRST
					December 31,
					2019
Fair value of consideration received					$	11,749
Less: carrying value of FIHRST, comprising						1,870
	Cash and cash equivalents					854
	Accounts receivable, net					367
	Property, plant and equipment, net					64
	Goodwill (Note 7)					599
	Intangible assets, net					30
	Deferred income taxes assets					42
	Accounts payable					(7)
	Other payables					(1,437)
	Income taxes payable					(220)
	Released from accumulated other comprehensive income – foreign currency translation reserve (Note 12)					1,578
	Settlement assets					17,406
	Settlement liabilities					(17,406)
		Gain recognized on disposal, before tax				9,879
		Taxes related to gain recognized on disposal, comprising:				-
			Capital gains tax			2,418
			Release of valuation allowance related to capital losses previously unutilized(1)			(2,418)
		Transaction costs				136
				Gain recognized on disposal, after tax	$	9,743

(1) Net1 SA recorded a valuation allowance related to capital losses previously generated but not utilized. A portion of these unutilized capital losses was utilized as a result of the disposal of FIHRST and, therefore, the equivalent portion of the valuation allowance created was released.