Freedom Holding Corp. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

LEASES

LEASES

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

At June 30, 2024, the Group was obligated under a number of noncancellable leases, predominantly operating leases of office space, which expire at various dates through 2033. The Group's primary involvement with leases is in the capacity as a lessee where a Group lease premises to support its business.

The Group determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the contract and whether that lease meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease. Operating lease liabilities and right-of-use (ROU) assets are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. The future lease payments are discounted at a rate that estimates the Company’s collateralized borrowing rate for financing instruments of a similar term and are included in accounts payable and other liabilities. The operating lease ROU asset, included in premises and equipment, also includes any lease prepayments made, plus initial direct costs incurred, less any lease incentives received. The Company recognizes fixed lease costs on a straight-line basis throughout the lease term in the Consolidated Statement of Income. Certain of these leases also have extension or termination options, and the Company assess the likelihood of exercising such options. If it is reasonably certain that the Group will exercise the options to extend, then we include the impact in the measurement of our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities.

When readily determinable, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, the rate implicit on most of the Group's leases are not readily determinable. Therefore, the Company must discount lease payments based on an estimate of its incremental borrowing rate.

The table below presents the lease related assets and liabilities recorded on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024:


	Classification on Balance Sheet	June 30, 2024		March 31, 2024
Assets
Operating lease assets	Right-of-use asset	$	35,006	$	36,324
Total lease assets		$	35,006	$	36,324

Liabilities
Operating lease liability	Lease liability	$	35,390	$	35,794
Total lease liability		$	35,390	$	35,794

The following table presents as of June 30, 2024, the maturities of the lease liabilities:


Leases maturing during the period ended March 31,
2025	$	9,138
2026	11,987
2027	10,661
2028	6,626
2029	1,873
Thereafter	2,852
Total payments	43,137
Less: amounts representing interest	(7,747)
Lease liability, net	$	35,390
Weighted average remaining lease term (in months)	30
Weighted average discount rate	14		%

Lease commitments for short-term operating leases as of June 30, 2024 and June 30, 2023 was approximately $1,896 and $152, respectively. The Group's rent expense for office space was $2,154 for the three months ended June 30, 2024, $860 for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

The Group has leases that involve variable payments tied to an index, which are considered in the measurement of operating lease right-of-use (ROU) assets and operating lease liabilities.