Freedom Holding Corp.

Regulatory Filings • Jun 12, 2018

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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): June 6, 2018

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.)

| Office
1704, 4B Building, “Nurly Tau” BC, 17 Al Farabi Ave,
Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| --- |
| (Address
of principal executive offices) |
| 050059 |
| (Zip
code) |
| (801)
355-2227 |
| (Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code) |
| N/A |
| (Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.) |

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Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On June 6, 2018, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Freedom Holding Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Askar Tashtitov as president of the Company.

Mr. Tashtitov has served as a director of the Company since May 2008 and was employed with BMB Munai, Inc., the predecessor of the Company, from 2004 to 2015, serving as president from May 2006 to November 2015. Mr. Tashtitov earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University majoring in economics and history in 2002. Mr. Tashtitov passed the AICPA Uniform CPA Examination in 2006. Mr. Tashtitov is not, and has not been in the past five years, a director or nominee of any other SEC registrant or registered investment company. In making this appointment, the Board considered Mr. Tashtitov’s extensive experience in the public company arena, particularly his expertise in interfacing with equity and debt financing professionals, his investment banking experience, and his significant business management experience in concluding that his services as Company president working in close association with the Company’s CEO, Timur Turlov, would be a valuable addition to the Company’s management team. His appointment did not result from any arrangement or understanding between himself and any other person. M r. Tashtitov is 39 years old. There is no family relationship between Mr. Tashtitov and any other director or executive officer of the Company.

The Company and Mr. Tashtitov are currently negotiating the terms of an employment agreement.

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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.

/s/ Evgeniy Ler
Evgeniy
Ler
Chief
Financial Officer

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