secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Freedom Holding Corp. (FRHC)
CIK:        0000924805
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2023-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000924805-23-000027
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Freedom Holding Corp. agrees to acquire Maxim Group for ~$400M in cash and stock
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- Total consideration ~$400M: $168M cash at close, $112M in exchangeable units, plus deferred/earnout payments.
- Transaction expected to close in H2 2023, subject to FINRA and SEC regulatory approvals.
- Robert Wotczak to become Executive Chairman of Maxim Group; Clifford Teller CEO; Chris Fiore remains President.
- Retention payments of up to $80M ($32M cash + $48M stock) for certain Maxim employees.
- Shares issued in the deal subject to 12-month lock-up; Sellers get registration rights.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480523000027/0000924805-23-000027-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/924805/000092480523000027/frhc-20230215.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000924805-23-000027

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