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~~July 2910, 2026

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.)

40 Wall Street, 58th Floor, New York, NY

(Address of principal executive offices)

10005

(Zip code)

(212) 980 4400

(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

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

FRHC

The Nasdaq Capital Market

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicated by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On ~~June~~July 258, 2026, ~~Evgeny~~Kairat ~~Ler~~Kelimbetov resigned from ~~his~~the ~~position~~Board asof ~~Chief~~Directors ~~Financial~~(the ~~Officer~~"Board") of Freedom Holding Corp. (the "Company"), effective ~~the same date~~immediately. MrDr. ~~Ler~~Kelimbetov's isresignation ~~expected~~was not related to ~~serve~~any asdisagreement awith ~~special~~the ~~advisor~~Company on any matter relating to the Company's ~~Chief~~operations, ~~Executive~~policies ~~Officer~~or ~~Timur~~practices. ~~Turlov~~As a result of Dr. Kelimbetov's resignation, ~~focusing~~the number of directors serving on ~~financing~~the ~~and~~Board ~~M&A~~has ~~activities~~decreased from seven directors to six directors.

On June 25, 2026, the Company appointed Valeriy Kim, 37, as its Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.

Mr. 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.

Mr. 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.

Following 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:

Mr. 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.

On 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press release dated June 29, 2026
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	FREEDOM HOLDING CORP.
Date: June 29, 2026	By:	/s/ Assel Mussina
Date: July 10, 2026	By:	/s/ Assel Mussina
		Assel Mussina
		Corporate Secretary

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