Company: FRHC
Filing Date: 2025-02-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000924805-25-000002
Chunk: 47

Company: Freedom Holding Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-02-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 2
Chunk 47
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31, 2024, $2.2 billion, or 64%, of the trading securities held in our proprietary trading account were subject to securities repurchase obligations compared to $2.8 billion, or 75% as of March 31, 2024. The securities we pledge as collateral under repurchase agreements are liquid trading securities with market quotes and significant trading volume. For additional information regarding our securities repurchase agreement obligations see Note 9 "Securities Repurchase Agreement Obligations" to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Long-term

On October 21, 2021, our subsidiary Freedom SPC issued U.S. dollar-denominated bonds due 2026, in an aggregate principal amount up to $66 million, which are listed on the AIX. The annual interest rate for such bonds is 5.5%. The bonds are guaranteed by FRHC.  

In December 2023, Freedom SPC established a $1,000,000,000 bond program. Bonds, following issuance under the program, are listed on the AIX and guaranteed by FRHC. On December 19, 2023, Freedom SPC issued U.S. dollar-denominated bonds due 2028 under the program in an aggregate principal amount of $200 million. For the first and second years, the annual interest rate for such bonds is 12%, and for subsequent years the interest rate will be fixed and set as the sum of the effective federal funds rate as of December 10, 2025 and a margin of 6.5%. On September 16, 2024, Freedom SPC authorized a series of $200 million bonds due September 16, 2026 under the program, with a 10.5% annual interest rate payable quarterly, all of which were placed (i.e., sold) during the three months ended December 31, 2024.

As of December 31, 2024, there was  $466.6 million of Freedom SPC bonds outstanding. The aggregate accrued interest as of December 31, 2024 was $2.2 million.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2024, Freedom Bank KZ established three Kazakhstan law bond programs: (i) a program of up to 100 billion Kazakhstani tenge, of which 7-year bonds for 50 billion Kazakhstani tenge which have been listed on the KASE, with a floating interest rate to