FIRST ADDENDUM TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT between NET1 APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED and BLUE LABEL TELECOMS LIMITED

Exhibit 10.50

FIRST ADDENDUM TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

between

NET1 APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED

and

BLUE LABEL TELECOMS LIMITED

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1 PARTIES

1.1 The Parties to this Agreement are –

1.1.1	Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa Proprietary Limited; and
1.1.2	Blue Label Telecoms Limited.

1.2 The Parties agree as set out below.

2	INTERPRETATION
	In this Addendum -

2.1	"Addendum" means this addendum agreement;
2.2	"Agreement" means the amended and restated subscription agreement entered into between the Parties on 16 November 2016 relating to the Subscription by Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa Proprietary Limited for 117,924,528 (one hundred and seventeen million nine hundred twenty four thousand five hundred and twenty eight) ordinary shares in Blue Label Telecoms Limited for an aggregate subscription price of R2,000,000,000.00 (two billion rand);
2.3	"Parties" means the parties to this Addendum; and
2.4	words and phrases defined in the Agreement will bear the same meanings herein.

3	CONDITION PRECEDENT TO THIS ADDENDUM
	The Parties agree that this Addendum shall be subject to the suspensive condition that the form of guarantee attached hereto as Annexure 1 shall be signed by the parties thereto on or before the date on which this Addendum is signed by the last Party signing, failing which this Addendum shall automatically terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect.
4	VARIATION OF AGREEMENT

4.1	The Agreement is hereby varied as follows -
4.1.1	clause 2.1.22 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new clause –

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"2.1.22 "Subscription Date" means, subject to the fulfilment or waiver, as the case may be, of the last outstanding Condition Precedent, the date designated as the "Subscription Date" by way of written notice by the Company to the Subscriber, provided that –

	2.1.22.1	the Subscription Date shall occur between 23 January 2017 and 12h00 on 31 May 2017 and the Company shall not be permitted to designate any date as the Subscription Date which does not fall within the aforementioned period; and
	2.1.22.2	no such written notice by the Company shall be considered valid for purposes of this clause 2.1.22 unless the Company has given the Subscriber at least than 5 (five) business days' prior written notice of the Subscription Date;"; and

4.1.2 clause 7.2 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following new clause –

"7.2 either Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement summarily by way of written notice in the event that the Subscription Date has not occurred by 12h00 on 31 May 2017;".

4.2 The Parties agree that all references to the Guarantee which are contained in the Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Guarantee attached as Annexure 1 to this Addendum.

5	SAVINGS CLAUSE
	Save to the extent specifically or by necessary implication modified in or inconsistent with the provisions of this Addendum, all of the remaining terms and conditions of the Agreement shall mutatis mutandis continue in full force and effect.
6	COSTS
	Each Party will bear and pay its own legal costs and expenses of and incidental to the negotiation, drafting, preparation and implementation of this Addendum.
7	SIGNATURE

7.1 This Addendum is signed by the Parties on the dates and at the places indicated below.

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7.2	This Addendum may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Addendum as at the date of signature of the Party last signing one of the counterparts.
7.3	The persons signing this Addendum in a representative capacity warrant their authority to do so.
7.4	The Parties record that it is not required for this Addendum to be valid and enforceable that a Party shall initial the pages of this Addendum and/or have its signature of this Addendum verified by a witness.

SIGNED at ROSEBANK on FEBRUARY 28, 2017

For and on behalf of

NET1 APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES

SOUTH AFRICA PROPRIETARY LIMITED

/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx

Signature

Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx

Name of Signatory

Director

Designation of Signatory

SIGNED at SANDTON on FEBRUARY 28, 2017

For and on behalf of

BLUE LABEL TELECOMS LIMITED

/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx

Signature

Xxxxx X. Xxxx

Name of Signatory

Joint CEO

Designation of Signatory

ANNEXURE 1

FORM OF GUARANTEE

Blue Label Telecoms Limited
00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention: The Chief Executive Officer

28 February, 2017

Dear Sirs,

BANK GUARANTEE

1.

We, FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division), with registration number 1929/001225/06 having our head office at 0xx Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Cnr Xxxxxxx Drive and Rivonia Road, Sandton, 2196 (the Guarantor), provide this bank guarantee (this Bank Guarantee) in accordance with clause 5.1.1 (Conditions Precedent) of an amended and restated subscription agreement (the Subscription Agreement) concluded on or about 15 November 2016 and further amended on or about 28 February, 2017, between Blue Label Telecoms Limited, registration number 2006/022679/06, (the Company) and Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa Proprietary Limited, registration number 2002/031446/07, (the Subscriber) in connection with the proposed subscription by the Subscriber of 117,924,528 ordinary shares (the Shares) in the Company (Proposed Subscription). This Bank Guarantee replaces in its entirety the bank guarantee issued by the Guarantor to the Company dated 15 November 2016, which guarantee is automatically terminated on the issue of this Bank Guarantee.

2.

We understand that:

2.1	the Proposed Subscription will be subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Subscription Agreement;
2.2	the implementation of the Proposed Subscription will be subject to the fulfilment of the condition precedent set out in clause 5.1.2 of the Subscription Agreement (the Subscription Condition Precedent) by not later than 16 November 2016; and
2.3	should the Proposed Subscription be implemented in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement, the aggregate subscription price for the Shares that will be payable by the Subscriber to the Company in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Subscription Agreement will be an amount of R2,000,000,000 (the Aggregate Subscription Price).

3.

The Guarantor, subject to the terms of this Bank Guarantee, hereby irrevocably guarantees the payment by the Subscriber to the Company of the Aggregate Subscription Price (the Guaranteed Amount).

4.

Subject to compliance with the terms of this Bank Guarantee (including but not limited to the provisions of paragraphs 8.4 and 8.5, and provided the Company has given the Guarantor at least 5 business days' prior written (at its address set out in paragraph 5 below) of the Subscription Date as designated in accordance with the Subscription Agreement, the Company shall be entitled to demand payment from the Guarantor either on (and not before) 10 March, 2017 or before 12h00 on 31 May, 2017 (the Expiry Date and Time), of the Aggregate Subscription Price.

5.	The demand against the Guarantor under this Bank Guarantee shall be furnished in writing to the Guarantor at its address: 00xx Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, 0000 and marked for the attention of Head of Transaction Management, Investment Banking Division, with a copy to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx, and shall state that the Company is demanding payment in discharge of the Subscriber's obligation to settle the Aggregate Subscription Price in terms of the Subscription Agreement.
6.	This Bank Guarantee shall be irrevocable and shall remain in full force and effect until the Expiry Date and Time, by which time and date the demand by the Company should have been received at our address. Any demand received at the Guarantor's address after the Expiry Date and Time shall not be considered.
7.	This Bank Guarantee shall be governed by, and construed in all respects in accordance with, the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
8.	Notwithstanding anything contained herein above:

8.1	the Guarantor’s maximum liability under this Bank Guarantee shall not exceed the Guaranteed Amount;
8.2	this Bank Guarantee shall be valid only until the earlier of the following times:

8.2.1	the time of day on the date on which the Aggregate Subscription Price is received by the Company (in the Designated Account under (and as defined in) the Subscription Agreement) (the Designated Account) from the Guarantor on behalf of the Subscriber;
8.2.2	the delivery to the Company of two or more guarantees given by any of the Guarantor, Investec Bank Limited, Nedbank Limited or The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited, or (with the Company's prior written consent) any of their affiliates, on terms equivalent to those of this Bank Guarantee (save for such amendments necessary to take account of (i) the change in identity of the guarantor, (ii) the fact that the guarantor will only be guaranteeing a portion of the Aggregate Subscription Price, (iii) the change in address and contact details for any demand made by the Company under the guarantee, and (iv) the change in delivery address of a MAC Notice) and in an aggregate amount equal to the Guaranteed Amount;
8.2.3	the delivery of any notice in terms of paragraph 8.5;
8.2.4	the date on which the shareholders of the Company, in general meeting, vote against placing the Shares under control of directors of the Company for purposes of issuing the Shares to the Subscriber; and
8.2.5	the Expiry Date and Time,

at which time it shall automatically expire and be of no further force or effect. Any demand received at the Guarantor's address after such expiry shall not be considered;

8.3 the Guarantor is liable to immediately (i.e. within 1 business day) pay the Guaranteed Amount into the Designated Account but only if you serve upon it a demand as stated above before the Expiry Date and Time, where after it ceases to be in effect and all the Company’s rights under this Bank Guarantee shall be forfeited and the Guarantor shall be discharged from all liability under this Bank Guarantee, whether or not the original guarantee is returned to the Guarantor;

8.4	any demand for payment under this Bank Guarantee shall be accompanied by written confirmation from the Company to the Subscriber and the Guarantor confirming that, as at the day immediately prior to the date on which such demand is delivered to the Guarantor (the Confirmation Date), (i) no event contemplated in the Annex to this Bank Guarantee (other than clause 9.1.7 of such Annex) has occurred on or before the Confirmation Date; and (ii) in respect of clause 9.1.7 of the attached Annex, a positive statement that the relevant warranties in clause 8.1 of the Subscription Agreement are true and correct in all respects as at the Confirmation Date;
8.5	the delivery by the Subscriber of a written notice in terms of the provisions of clause 8.2 of the Subscription Agreement (Conditions to Subscription and Subscriber's Right to Terminate) (the MAC Notice) at any time prior to 17h00 on the Confirmation Date (the MAC Cut Off Date and Time) in terms of which it summarily terminates the Subscription Agreement, to the Company (and with a copy to the Guarantor), shall cause this Bank Guarantee to immediately and automatically expire and cease to be of any further force or effect and any payment demand made by the Company under this Bank Guarantee after delivery of the MAC Notice shall therefore be a nullity and shall not be considered, provided that no MAC Notice delivered after the MAC Cut Off Date and Time shall be considered a nullity under this Bank Guarantee and shall not be considered. The MAC Notice shall be furnished in writing to the Guarantor at its address: 00xx Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, 0 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx, 0000 and marked for the attention of Head of Transaction Management, Investment Banking Division, with a copy to Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxx prior to the MAC Cut Off Date and Time;
8.6	only the Company shall be entitled to demand payment of any sum from the Guarantor under this Bank Guarantee; and
8.7	no payment of all or any part of the Guaranteed Amount shall be made if doing so would be illegal or contrary to applicable law.

9.	This Bank Guarantee is neither negotiable nor transferable.
10.	Promptly on receipt by the Company of the Aggregate Subscription Price as contemplated in paragraph 8.2.1 and, in any event, by no later than 3 Business Days thereafter, the Company shall deliver to the Guarantor the original of the Bank Guarantee at the address set out in paragraph 5.

For and on behalf of:			For and on behalf of:
FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division)			FirstRand Bank Limited (acting through its Rand Merchant Bank division)
Name:			Name:
Office:			Office:
For and on behalf of:			For and on behalf of:
Net1 Applied Technologies South Africa Proprietary Limited			Blue Label Telecoms Limited
Name:			Name:
Office:			Office:

Annex

EXTRACT FROM CLAUSE 9.1 OF THE SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

9 CONDITIONS TO SUBSCRIPTION AND SUBSCRIBER'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE

9.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (including the fulfilment or waiver, as the case may be, of the Condition Precedent), the Subscriber will only be obliged to subscribe for the Subscription Shares if, as at 23h50 on the day immediately preceding the Subscription Date -

9.1.1	neither the Group nor any Group Company has disposed of any of its material assets outside of the ordinary or usual course of business;
9.1.2	no Group Company has been liquidated or placed under judicial management, whether provisionally or finally (and no application has been launched in this regard);
9.1.3	no Group Company has commenced business rescue proceedings under the Companies Act;
9.1.4	no Group Company has, in respect of the 18 (eighteen) month period prior to the Signature Date, committed an act which, if it were a natural person would constitute an act of insolvency as defined in the Insolvency Act, No 24 of 1936, or any other applicable Act;
9.1.5	no Group Company has, in respect of the 18 (eighteen) month period prior to the Signature Date, compromised with its creditors generally, or attempted to do so;
9.1.6	in respect of the 18 (eighteen) month period prior to the Signature Date, no material creditor of any Group Company has given notice of its intention to take any action to enforce its rights and/or remedies in terms of any material debt owed to it;
9.1.7	each of the warranties contained in clause 8.1 is true and correct in all respects; and
9.1.8	no interdict, judgment or other order or action of any court or governmental authority restraining, prohibiting or rendering illegal the implementation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in effect, and no legal proceeding shall have been instituted by any person (including any governmental authority) seeking to prohibit, restrict or delay or declare illegal the implementation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement.