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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 24, 2020
FREEDOM HOLDING CORP.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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001-33034
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30-0233726
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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“Esentai
Tower” BC, Floor 7, 77/7 Al Farabi Ave., Almaty,
Kazakhstan
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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+7 727
311 10 64
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(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2
below):
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name of
each exchange on which registered
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Common
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FRHC
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The Nasdaq Capital Market
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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.
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Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On
September 24, 2020, Freedom Holding Corp. (the
“Company”) held its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders
(the “2020 Annual Meeting”). As of July 28, 2020, the
record date for the 2020 Annual Meeting, 58,358,212 shares of the
Company’s common stock were issued and outstanding and
entitled to vote. A summary of the matters voted upon by the
stockholders is set forth below.
1.
The
Company’s stockholder elected each of Boris Cherdabayev and
Askar Tashtitov as Class I directors of the Company for a term of
three years and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. The voting results were as follows:
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Votes
For
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Boris
Cherdabayev
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34,671,220
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85,125
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7,007,186
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Askar
Tashtitov
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34,131,280
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625,065
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7,007,186
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2.
The
Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of WSRP, LLC
as the Company’s independent registered public accounting
firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. The voting results
were as follows:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Votes Abstained
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41,761,948
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1,482
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101
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No
additional business or other matters came before the meeting or any
adjournment thereof.
SIGNATURES
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.
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FREEDOM HOLDING
CORP.
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Date:
September 25, 2020
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By:
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/s/
Timur Turlov
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Timur
Turlov
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Chief
Executive Officer
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