{"url_path":"/sec/frhc/8-k/2026-06-29/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-29","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/0000924805-26-000020-index.html","accession_number":"0000924805-26-000020","cik":"0000924805","ticker":"FRHC","issuer_name":"Freedom Holding Corp.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/0000924805-26-000020-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000924805","primary_entity_name":"Freedom Holding Corp."},"word_count":337,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers\n\nOn June 25, 2026, Evgeny Ler resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer of Freedom Holding Corp. (the \"Company\"), effective the same date. Mr. Ler is expected to serve as a special advisor to the Company's Chief Executive Officer Timur Turlov, focusing on financing and M&A activities.\n\nOn June 25, 2026, the Company appointed Valeriy Kim, 37, as its Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.\n\nMr. Kim has served as Vice President of Finance of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Holding Operations LLP, a subsidiary of the Company, since 2024. From 2020 to 2024, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Freedom Finance Global PLC, also a subsidiary of the Company.\n\nMr. Kim has no family relationships with any of the Company's directors or executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between the newly appointed CFO and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Kim was appointed as CFO. There are no related party transactions between the Company and the newly appointed CFO that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.\n\nFollowing the recommendation of the Company's Compensation Committee, the Company's Board of Directors authorized and approved the following compensatory arrangements for Mr. Kim in his capacity as the Company's Chief Financial Officer:\n\nMr. Kim will be entitled to an annual base salary of $1,132,692 and an annual cash bonus of $1,000,000. The payment of the bonus will be based on the Company's existing compensation program terms and objectives. In addition, Mr. Kim's compensation package includes an annual award of 15,000 shares of the Company's common stock with an estimated grant value of $2,155,500, based on the latest market transaction price available as of the date of the Board's resolution.\n\nOn June 29, 2026, the Company published a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Kim as CFO. A copy of the press release is included herewith as Exhibit 99.1."}