Company: FRHC
Filing Date: 2025-06-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000924805-25-000012
Chunk: 56

Company: Freedom Holding Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-06-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 56
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We have established principles of ethical behavior that are contained in our Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, which defines the norms and standards to which all employees of our company must adhere. We pay attention to the personal and career development of our personnel.

Our subsidiaries offer a range of benefits packages, including corporate communication services, gym membership subsidies, and benefits related to certain of the Company's banking and insurance products. We also strive to foster a healthy work-life balance for our employees. To support this, we organize corporate events, holidays, team-building activities, and sports tournaments in chess, football and running.

Shapagat Corporate Fund

Our Freedom Shapagat Corporate Fund (the "Fund"), founded in August 2023, is a non-profit organization, which is a subsidiary of the Company, established through voluntary contributions from Freedom Holding Corp. The Fund, through collaboration with various organizations, pursues social, charitable, cultural, educational, environment protection, sports development, and other socially beneficial goals.

External Social Projects

We endeavor to support and contribute to sports, culture, and education in the communities in which we operate through various forms of financing, including charity and sponsorship activities via the Fund and other subsidiaries of Freedom Holding Corp. We recognize the social responsibility of businesses and seek to create a positive impact on the regions where we operate. In fiscal year 2025, the support we provided for such activities included the following: 

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•We continued our support for the development of chess in Kazakhstan. During the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, the Fund has made financial contributions to the Kazakhstan Chess Federation to support the preparation and holding of championships, tournaments, and training camps. 

•We supported the International Biology Olympiad (IBO), a prestigious competition among secondary school students from around the world, by financing its opening and closing ceremonies.

•We acted as the General Partner of the Kazakhstan Collegiate Programming Federation for its participation in the final round of one of the largest international competitions in the IT sphere, the ICPC World Finals 2024, in Astana.

•In 2024, we provided financial support for construction of a new center for advanced technologies, development, and research began at SDU University in Almaty. The new university building will serve as a hub for conducting research in the fintech field. The modern campus, opened in March 2025, features AI labs, fintech research centers, financial literacy zones, and interactive educational spaces.

•Freedom Holding Corp. continued supporting the development of various