DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS |
6 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2023 | |
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| DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS | DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Overview
Freedom Holding Corp. (the "Company" or "FRHC" and, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group") is a corporation organized in the United States under the laws of the State of Nevada that through its operating subsidiaries provides financial services including retail securities brokerage, research, investment counseling, securities trading, market making, retail banking, corporate investment banking, underwriting services, commercial banking, insurance products, a payment platform, a conference platform and an online ticket sale platform. The Company is headquartered in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with supporting administrative office locations in Cyprus and the United States. The Group has a presence in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Cyprus, Germany, the United Kingdom, United States, Greece, Spain, France, Poland, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and United Arab Emirates. The Company also has subsidiaries in the United States which include a broker-dealer that is registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"). The Company's common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) and the Astana International Exchange (AIX).
As of September 30, 2023, the Company owned directly, or through subsidiaries, the following companies:
•Freedom Finance JSC, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based securities broker-dealer ("Freedom KZ");
•Freedom Finance Global PLC, an Astana International Financial Centre-based securities broker-dealer ("Freedom Global");
•Bank Freedom Finance Kazakhstan JSC, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based bank ("Freedom Bank KZ")(1);
•Freedom Finance Life JSC, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based life/health insurance company ("Freedom Life");
•Freedom Finance Insurance JSC, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based general insurance company ("Freedom Insurance");
•Freedom Finance Special Purpose Company LTD, an Astana International Financial Centre-based special purpose company ("Freedom SPC");
•Freedom Finance Commercial LLP, a Kazakhstan-based sales consulting company ("Freedom Commercial");
•Freedom Finance Europe Limited, a Limassol, Cyprus-based broker-dealer ("Freedom EU");
•Freedom Finance Technologies Ltd, a Limassol, Cyprus-based IT development company ("Freedom Technologies");
•Freedom Finance Germany GmbH, a Berlin, Germany-based tied agent of Freedom EU ("Freedom GE");
•Freedom Property Ltd, a Limassol, Cyprus-based asset management company ("Property");
•Freedom UK Prime Limited, a London, United Kingdom-based financial intermediary company ("Prime UK");
•Foreign Enterprise LLC Freedom Finance, a Tashkent, Uzbekistan-based broker-dealer ("Freedom UZ");
•Freedom Finance Azerbaijan LLC, an Azerbaijan-based financial educational center ("Freedom AZ");
•Freedom Finance Armenia LLC, an Armenia-based broker-dealer ("Freedom AR");
•Prime Executions, Inc., a New York City, New York-based NYSE institutional brokerage, that is also authorized to engage in certain capital markets and investment banking activities ("PrimeEx");
•FFIN Securities, Inc., a currently-dormant Nevada corporation ("FFIN");
•Freedom Finance FZE., a Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based office of international organization ("Freedom UAE");
•ITS Tech Limited, an Astana International Financial Centre-based, IT-support company ("ITS Tech");
•Freedom Kazakhstan PC Ltd, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based non-financial company ("Freedom Kazakhstan PC Ltd.");
•Ticketon Events LLP, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based online ticket sales company ("Ticketon")(2);
•Freedom Finance Turkey LLC, an Istanbul, Turkey-based financial consulting company ("Freedom TR");
•Freedom Technologies LLP, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based payment company ("Paybox")(3);
•Freedom U.S. Market LLC, a New York City, New York-based management company of Freedom’s U.S. Operations ("FUSM");
•LD Micro, a New York City, a pre-eminent event platform which hosts two premier small and micro-cap world conferences annually ("LD Micro");
•Aviata LLP ("Aviata"), an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based online aggregator for buying air and railway tickets ("Aviata");
• Internet-Tourism LLP, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based online aggregator for buying air and railway tickets ("Internet Tourism);
•Arbuz Group LLP an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based online retail trade and e-commerce ("Arbuz") (4);
•Freedom Horizons LLP, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based business consulting and services company;
•Freedom Telecom Holding Limited, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based telecommunications company ("Telecom");
•Comrun LLP, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based mobile and web application company ("ReKassa");
•Freedom Advertising Ltd, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based advertising company ("Advertising");
•Freedom Shapagat Corporate Fund, an Almaty, Kazakhstan-based non-profit organization ("Shapagat");
•Freedom Structured Product PLC, a Limassol, Cyprus-based financial services company ("FSP").
•Freedom Management Ltd., an Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-based consulting company ("Freedom Management");
(1) Bank KZ has one wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in Kazakhstan.
(2) Ticketon has two wholly-owned subsidiaries each incorporated in Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
(3) Paybox has five wholly-owned subsidiaries each incorporated in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
(4) Arbuz has two wholly-owned subsidiaries each incorporated in Kazakhstan.
As at September 30, 2023 the Company owns a 9% interest in Freedom Finance Ukraine LLC, a Kiev, Ukraine-based broker-dealer ("Freedom UA"). The remaining 91% interest in Freedom UA is controlled by Askar Tashtitov, the Company's president. The Company entered into a series of contractual arrangements with Freedom UA and Mr. Tashtitov, including a consulting services agreement, an operating agreement and an option agreement.
On October 19, 2022, Freedom UA's brokerage license was suspended for a period of five years and its assets were frozen by the Ukrainian authorities following its inclusion on a sanctions list of the Ukrainian government. Given the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the situation in Ukraine, the management of the Company believes that as of September 30, 2023 the Company does not maintain effective control over Freedom UA.
Through its subsidiaries, the Company is a professional participant, with a license to provide one or more types of services, on a number of stock exchanges, including the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE), the Astana International Stock Exchange (AIX), the Republican Stock Exchange of Tashkent (UZSE) and the Uzbek Republican Currency Exchange (UZCE) and is a member of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq Stock Exchange (Nasdaq). The Company also owns a 24.3% interest in the Ukrainian Exchange (UX). Freedom EU provides the Company's clients with operational support and access to investment opportunities in the United States and European securities markets.
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