frhc-20250929
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 29, 2025
| FREEDOM HOLDING CORP. | ||||||||||||||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 001-33034 | 30-0233726 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
40 Wall Street, 58th Floor, New York, NY | ||||||||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | ||||||||||||||
10005 | ||||||||||||||
| (Zip code) | ||||||||||||||
(212) 980 4400 | ||||||||||||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | ||||||||||||||
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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | FRHC | The Nasdaq Capital 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).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicated 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On September 29, 2025, Freedom Holding Corp. (the "Company") held its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the "2025 Annual Meeting"). As of July 31, 2025, the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting, 61,219,809 shares of the Company's common stock were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by the Company's stockholders is set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors. The Company's stockholders elected Timur Turlov and Philippe Vogeleer as Class III directors of the Company until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified. The final voting results were as follows:
| FOR | WITHHELD | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||||||||||||||
| Timur Turlov | 42,878,028 | 702,102 | 1,871,967 | ||||||||||||||
| Philippe Vogeleer | 43,227,975 | 352,155 | 1,871,967 | ||||||||||||||
Proposal 2 - Approval, on an Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The Company’s stockholders voted to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. The final voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | |||||||||||||||||
| 43,414,881 | 165,102 | 147 | 1,871,967 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3 - Ratification of the Appointment of the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Deloitte LLP in Kazakhstan, a member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company limited by guarantee, as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year. The final voting results were as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||||||||
| 45,450,663 | 1,222 | 212 | ||||||||||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FREEDOM HOLDING CORP. | ||||||||
Date: October 1, 2025 | By: | /s/ Jason Kerr | ||||||
| Jason Kerr | ||||||||
| Acting Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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