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 10, 2019
 
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.)
 
77/7 Al Farabi Ave., “Essentai Tower” BC, Floor 7, Almaty, Kazakhstan
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
050040
(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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Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
None
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
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).
 
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
 
On September 10, 2019, Freedom Holding Corp. (the “Company”) held its 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2019 Annual Meeting”). As of July 15, 2019, the record date for the 2019 Annual Meeting, 58,093,212 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 Timur Turlov and Jason Kerr as Class III 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:
 
 
 
Votes For
 
 
Votes Against
 
 
Votes Withheld
 
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
Timur Turlov
  42,705,948 
  0 
  917 
  5,719,411 
Jason Kerr
  42,706,381 
  0 
  484 
  5,719,411 
 
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, 2020. The voting results were as follows:
 
 
Votes For
 
 
Votes Against
 
 
Votes Abstained
 
 
Broker Non-Votes
 
48,425,781
287
208
0
 
No additional business or other matters came before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 
 
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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.
 
 
FREEDOM HOLDING CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
Date: September 10, 2019
By:  
/s/ Evgeniy Ler 
 
 
 
Evgeniy Ler 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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