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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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INFORMATION STATEMENT
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SCHEDULE 14C INFORMATION
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BMB MUNAI, INC.
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BMB MUNAI, INC.
Office 1704, 4B Building
“Nurly Tau” BC
17 Al Farabi Ave.
Almaty, Kazakhstan 050059
Telephone: +7 727 311 10 64
Dear Stockholders:
This
notice and accompanying Information Statement are being furnished
to the holders of shares of common stock, par value $0.001, of BMB
Munai, Inc. a Nevada corporation, in connection with the approval
of the actions described below (collectively, the “Corporate
Actions”) taken with the unanimous approval of our board of
directors (the “Board”) and by the written consent of
Timur Turlov, our CEO, Chairman, and the holder of a majority of
the voting power of our issued and outstanding capital stock (the
“Consenting Shareholder”):
1.
Effect a reverse
stock split of the outstanding shares of our common stock, par
value $0.001, at the ratio of one-share-for-twenty-five-shares
(1:25) (the “Reverse Stock Split”).
2.
Amend our Articles
of Incorporation, as amended, to change our name to “Freedom
Holding Corp.” or such other name as the Board may deem
appropriate (the “Corporate Name Change”).
3.
Adopt the Freedom
Holding Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Equity
Incentive Plan”).
These
Corporate Actions were unanimously approved by the Board on July
28, 2017. On the same date, the Consenting Shareholder, who holds
approximately 88.6% of our issued and outstanding common stock,
executed a written consent approving the Corporate Actions. In
accordance with Rule 14c-2 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”)
the Corporate Actions will become effective no sooner than 20 days
after we mail this notice and the accompanying Information
Statement to our stockholders.
The
written consent that we received from the Consenting Shareholder
constitutes the only stockholder approval required for the
Corporate Actions under Nevada law and our Articles of
Incorporation, as amended and our By-Laws, as amended through July
8, 2010. As a result, no further action by any other stockholder is
required to approve the Corporate Actions and we have not and will
not be soliciting your approval of the Corporate Actions. Nevada
Revised Statutes 78.320 provides that
in no instance where action is authorized by written consent need a
meeting of stockholders be called or notice given.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the record holders of our
common stock of record as of the close of business on August
2, 2017, (the “Record
Date”) are being provided this notice of the Corporate
Actions.
The accompanying Information Statement is for information purposes
only – Please read it carefully.
NO VOTE OR OTHER ACTION OF THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS IS
REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT. WE ARE NOT
ASKING FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A
PROXY.
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
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BMB
Munai, Inc.
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/s/
TimurTurlov
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Timur
Turlov
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Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
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August
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BMB MUNAI, INC.
INFORMATION STATEMENT REGARDING ACTION TAKEN BY WRITTEN CONSENT OF
THE MAJORITY STOCKHOLDER IN LIEU OF A SPECIAL
MEETING
WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY,
AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.
GENERAL INFORMATION
This Information Statement is being furnished to
the stockholders of BMB Munai, Inc. (“BMBM”,
“our”, “us”, or “we”) to notify
you that on July 28, 2017, our board of directors (the
“Board”) unanimously approved, and Timur Turlov, who
holds approximately 88.6% of our issued and outstanding common
stock, and is also our CEO and Chairman of our Board (the
“Consenting Shareholder”) executed a written consent to
approve the actions described below (collectively, the
“Corporate Actions”):
1.
Effect a reverse
stock split of the outstanding shares of our common stock, par
value $0.001, at the ratio of one-share-for-twenty-five-shares
(1:25) (the “Reverse Stock Split”).
2.
Amend our Articles
of Incorporation, as amended, (the “Articles”) to
change our name to “Freedom Holding Corp.” or such
other name as the Board may deem appropriate (the “Corporate
Name Change”)
3.
Adopt the Freedom
Holding Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Equity
Incentive Plan”).
In accordance with Section 78.320 of the Nevada
Revised Statutes (“NRS”), unless otherwise provided by
the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a Nevada corporation,
any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the
stockholders may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the
action, a written consent thereto is signed by stockholders holding
at least a majority of the voting power. Our Articles of
Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”) provide that any action that may be taken at a
meeting of our stockholders may be taken without a meeting, if a
consent or consents in writing setting forth the action so taken,
shall be signed by the holder or holders of outstanding stock
having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be
necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which
all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.
Utilizing the written consent of the holders of a majority in
interest of our voting securities eliminates the costs involved in
holding a special meeting of stockholders.
NRS
78.320 provides that in no instance where action is authorized by
written consent need a meeting of stockholders be called or notice
given.
This Information Statement is first being mailed
on or about August __, 2017 to stockholders of record of BMBM as of
August 2, 2017, (the “Record Date”), and is being
delivered to inform you of the Corporate Actions before they take
effect in accordance with Rule 14c-2 of the Exchange Act. No
appraisal rights are afforded to our stockholders under Nevada law
or our Articles and our By-Laws, as amended through July 8,
2010, (the “By-Laws”), as
a result of the Corporate Actions being taken.
We
will bear the entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement.
We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for
the cost of forwarding copies of this Information Statement to
beneficial owners.
THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
The
Board and the Consenting Shareholder have approved the Reverse
Stock Split, as described in more detail below. The Board and the
Consenting Shareholder considered, among other things, the
following factors in determining the ratio of the Reverse Stock
Split:
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the
need for additional common stock to satisfy our contractual
obligations under the Share Exchange and Acquisition Agreement,
dated November 23, 2015, between BMBM and Timur Turlov
(“Acquisition Agreement”) in connection with the
acquisition of LLC Investment Company Freedom Finance
(“Freedom RU”) and to acquire FFINEU Investments
Limited (“Freedom CY”);
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the
initial listing requirements of any market or exchange we may
consider applying to be listed upon;
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the
historical trading price and trading volume of our common
stock;
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the
prevailing trading price and trading volume of our common stock and
the anticipated impact of the Reverse Stock Split on the trading
market for our common stock; and
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maximizing
the anticipated benefits to our stockholders.
The
Reverse Stock Split will reduce the number of shares of our common
stock that is currently issued and outstanding. It will not,
however, reduce the number of authorized shares of our common
stock, which will continue to be 500,000,000 shares following the
Reverse Stock Split.
Background and Reasons for the Reverse Stock Split; Potential
Consequences of the Reverse Stock Split
You are urged to read carefully the entire document and the other
documents to which this information statement refers in order to
fully understand the acquisition and the related transactions. See
“Where You Can Find Additional Information” beginning
on page 27.
Summary
of the Acquisition Agreement and Acquisitions
We are
currently authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of common stock.
As disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”)
on November 23, 2015, as amended by the Current Report on Form
8-K/A-1 filed on March 2, 2016, (collectively referred to herein as
the “Current Report as amended”), on November 23, 2015,
BMBM and Mr. Turlov entered into the Acquisition Agreement. Under
Nevada corporate law and our Articles and By-Laws, approval of and
entry into the Acquisition Agreement was within the authority of
the Board, and did not require shareholder approval. Pursuant to
the Acquisition Agreement, we agreed to issue sufficient shares of
BMBM to Mr. Turlov such that after giving effect to the
acquisitions contemplated in the Acquisition Agreement, Mr. Turlov
would own up to 95% of our issued and outstanding common stock,
which together with the number of shares of common stock issued and
outstanding as of November 23, 2015, would exceed our total
authorized common stock.
The
transactions contemplated in the Acquisition Agreement were
negotiated at arm’s-length. Prior to entering the Acquisition
Agreement there was no relationship between BMBM and Mr. Turlov.
Following the November 23, 2015 closing, Mr. Turlov was appointed
as BMBM’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
He continues to hold those positions through the date of this
Information Statement.
The
Acquisition Agreement provides for the acquisition by BMBM of all
of the outstanding equity interests of three entities wholly owned
by Mr. Turlov in exchange for what will constitute 95% of our
outstanding common stock after giving effect to the transactions
contemplated in the Acquisition Agreement. The entities we have
acquired or will acquire pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement
include FFIN Securities, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(“FFIN”), Freedom RU and Freedom CY. Freedom RU is
engaged in the securities brokerage and financial services business
in Russia. Freedom RU has several wholly-owned subsidiaries,
including JSC Freedom Finance, a Kazakhstan joint stock company
(“Freedom KZ”), LLC FFIN Bank, a Russian limited
liability company, (“FFIN Bank”), LLC First Stock
Store, a Russian limited liability company, (“FSS”) and
Branch Office of LLC Freedom Finance Company in Kazakhstan, a
Kazakhstan limited liability company (“KZ Branch”).
Freedom KZ is engaged in the securities brokerage and financial
services business in Kazakhstan. FFIN Bank is engaged in the
banking business in Russia. FSS provides an online securities
marketplace to retail brokerage customers in Russia. KZ Branch
serves as the representative office of Freedom RU in Kazakhstan.
Unless otherwise specifically indicated or as is otherwise
contextually required, references herein to the “Freedom
Companies” includes Freedom RU and its wholly owned
subsidiaries, Freedom KZ, FFIN Bank, FSS and KZ Branch. Freedom CY
engages in the securities brokerage and financial services business
in Cyprus. The Acquisition Agreement provides for the acquisitions
of FFIN, Freedom RU and Freedom CY in a single, unified transaction
with one or more separate closings. For additional information
regarding the Acquisition Agreement, BMBM, FFIN, Freedom RU and
Freedom CY see “Description of the Acquisitions”
beginning on page 10 of this Information Statement and
“Description of the Business of BMBM, Freedom RU and Freedom
CY” beginning on page 11 of this Information
Statement.
Potential Impact on the Market Price of and the Market for our
Common Stock
In
approving the Reverse Stock Split, the Board and the Consenting
Shareholder also considered the possibility that the Reverse Stock
Split could increase the market price of our common stock to
enhance our ability to meet the initial listing requirements of a
national securities exchange, and make our common stock more
attractive to a broader range of institutional and other investors.
In addition to potentially increasing the market price of our
common stock, the Reverse Stock Split could also reduce certain of
our costs and may facilitate trading or reduce other costs, as
discussed below.
We
believe that the Reverse Stock Split may enhance our ability to
obtain a listing on the New York Stock Exchange MKT (the
“NYSE MKT”) or one of the NASDAQ markets
(“NASDAQ”). One of the NYSE MKT and NASDAQ listing
requirements is that the bid price of our common stock is at a
specified minimum price per share. Reducing the number of
outstanding shares of our common stock could, absent other factors,
increase the per share market price of our common stock, although
we do not anticipate our minimum bid price would, following the
Reverse Stock Split, exceed or remain over the minimum bid price
requirement of any such stock exchange solely as a result of the
Reverse Stock Split.
Additionally,
we believe an increase in price that could accompany the Reverse
Stock Split would make our common stock more attractive to a
broader range of institutional and other investors, as we have been
advised that the current market price of our common stock may
affect its acceptability to certain institutional investors,
professional investors and other members of the investing public.
Many brokerage houses and institutional investors have internal
policies and practices that either prohibit them from investing in
low-priced stocks or tend to discourage individual brokers from
recommending low-priced stocks to their customers. In addition,
some of those policies and practices may function to make the
processing of trades in low-priced stocks economically unattractive
to brokers. Moreover, because brokers’ commissions on
low-priced stocks generally represent a higher percentage of the
stock price than commissions on higher-priced stocks, the current
average price per share of common stock can result in individual
stockholders paying transaction costs representing a higher
percentage of their total share value than would be the case if the
share price were substantially higher. We believe that the Reverse
Stock Split could make our common stock a more attractive and
cost-effective investment for many investors, which will enhance
the liquidity of the holders of our common stock.
Reducing
the number of outstanding shares of our common stock through the
Reverse Stock Split is intended, absent other factors, to increase
the per share market price of our common stock. However, other
factors, such as our financial results, market conditions and the
market perception of our business may adversely affect the market
price of our common stock. As a result, there can be no assurance
that the Reverse Stock Split will result in the intended benefits
described above, that the market price of our common stock will
increase (proportionately to the reduction in the number of shares
of our common stock after the Reverse Stock Split or otherwise)
following the Reverse Stock Split or that the market price of our
common stock will not decrease in the future. Accordingly, the
total market capitalization of our common stock after the Reverse
Stock Split could be lower or higher than the total market
capitalization before the Reverse Stock Split.
Accordingly,
for these reasons, the Board and the Consenting Shareholder believe
that effecting the Reverse Stock Split is in the best interests of
the Company and its stockholders.
Procedure for Implementing the Reverse Stock Split
The effective date of the Reverse Stock Split will
be the date of the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to our
Articles of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the
Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the “Split
Effective Date”). A copy
of the Amendment is attached as Annex A to this Information
Statement. The exact timing of the filing of the Amendment will be
determined by the Board, but in no event shall such Amendment be
filed until at least 20 days after the mailing of this Information
Statement to our stockholders. Moreover, effectuation of the
Reverse Stock Split on the OTC Pink Market by FINRA may or may not
coincide with the Split Effective Date.
Effect of the Reverse Stock Split on Holders of Outstanding Common
Stock
Based
on the one-share-for-twenty-five-shares (1:25) ratio of the Reverse
Stock Split, twenty-five shares of our currently issued and
outstanding common stock will be combined into one new share of our
common stock. Based on the 490,000,000 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding as of July 28, 2017, immediately following
the Reverse Stock Split the Company would have approximately
19,600,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding (without
giving effect to rounding for fractional shares). Fractional shares
will not be issued. Instead, we will issue a full share of
post-Reverse Stock Split common stock to any stockholder who would
have been entitled to receive a fractional share of common stock as
a result of the Reverse Stock Split.
The
Reverse Stock Split will affect all holders of our common stock
uniformly and will not affect any stockholder’s percentage
ownership interest in BMBM, except to the extent the Reverse Stock
Split would result in fractional shares, as described above. In
addition, the Reverse Stock Split will not affect any
stockholder’s proportionate voting power, except to the
extent the Reverse Stock Split would result in fractional shares,
as described above.
The
Reverse Stock Split will result in some stockholders owning
“odd lots” of less than 100 shares of common stock. Odd
lot shares may be more difficult to sell, and brokerage commissions
and other costs of transactions in odd lots are generally somewhat
higher than the costs of transactions in “round lots”
of even multiples of 100 shares.
Because
the total number of authorized shares of common stock is not being
reduced from 500,000,000 in the Reverse Stock Split, the ability of
the Board to issue authorized and unissued shares without further
stockholder action will be significantly increased. Other than as
described in this Information Statement, we currently have no firm
commitments or arrangements to issue these additional authorized
shares. The issuance in the future of such additional authorized
shares may have the effect of diluting the earnings per share and
book value per share, as well as the stock ownership and voting
rights, of the currently outstanding shares of our common
stock.
The
additional shares of common stock that will become available for
issuance following the Reverse Stock Split could also be used by us
to oppose a hostile takeover attempt or delay or prevent changes in
control or of our management. For example, without further
stockholder approval, the Board could sell shares of common stock
in a private transaction to purchasers who would oppose a takeover
or favor the current Board.
The Reverse Stock Split is not being effected in response to any
effort of which we are aware to accumulate shares of our common
stock or obtain control, nor is it part of a plan by management to
recommend a series of similar amendments to our Board and
shareholders. The Board does not intend to use the Reverse Stock
Split as a part of or as a first step in a “going
private” transaction pursuant to Rule 13e-3 under the
Exchange Act.
After
the Split Effective Date, our common stock will have a new
Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures
(“CUSIP”) number. CUSIP numbers are used to identify
equity securities. After the Reverse Stock Split, we will continue
to be subject to the periodic reporting and other requirements of
the Exchange Act. We expect that our common stock will continue to
be quoted on the OTC Pink Market or other applicable tiers of the
OTC markets, subject to any decision of our Board to seek listing
of our securities on a stock exchange and approval by such exchange
of the listing.
No Exchange of Stock Certificates Required
The
reduction in the number of our issued and outstanding shares of
common stock as a result of the Reverse Stock Split will occur
automatically without any additional action on the part of our
shareholders.
Upon
the reverse split becoming effective, stockholders (at their option
and at their expense) may exchange their stock certificates
representing pre-reverse split common shares for new certificates
representing post-reverse split common shares but, stockholders are
not required to exchange their stock certificates as a result of
the Reverse Stock Split. No new certificates will be issued to a
stockholder until such stockholder has surrendered such
stockholder's outstanding certificate(s) together with the properly
completed and executed letter of transmittal.
We
intend to treat stockholders holding shares of our common stock in
“street name” (that is, through a bank, broker or other
nominee) in the same manner as registered stockholders whose shares
of our common stock are registered in their names. Banks, brokers
or other nominees will be instructed to effect the reverse stock
split for their beneficial holders holding shares of our common
stock in “street name”; however, these banks, brokers
or other nominees may apply their own specific procedures for
processing the Reverse Stock Split. If you hold your shares of our
common stock with a bank, broker or other nominee, and you have any
questions in this regard, we encourage you to contact your
nominee.
STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD NOT DESTROY ANY STOCK CERTIFICATES AND SHOULD
NOT SUBMIT ANY CERTIFICATES UNLESS REQUESTED TO DO SO.
Effect of the Reverse Stock Split on Employee Plans, Options,
Restricted Stock Awards and Units, Warrants, and Convertible or
Exchangeable Securities
Proportionate
adjustments are generally required to be made to the number of
shares reserved for future issuance under our 2009 Equity Incentive
Plan, as well as the per share exercise price and the number of
shares issuable upon the exercise or conversion of all outstanding
options or convertible securities entitling the holders to purchase
or convert into shares of common stock. This would result in
approximately the same aggregate price being required to be paid
under such options or convertible securities upon exercise or
conversion, and approximately the same value of shares of common
stock being delivered upon such exercise or conversion, immediately
following the Reverse Stock Split as was the case immediately
preceding the Reverse Stock Split. The number of shares deliverable
upon settlement or vesting of restricted stock awards will be
similarly adjusted, subject to our treatment of fractional shares.
The number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to these
securities will be proportionately adjusted, subject to our
treatment of fractional shares. There are currently no awards
outstanding under the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan. Further, as
discussed below, the Board has resolved that the 2009 Equity
Incentive Plan shall terminate as of the effective date of the
Freedom Holding Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan.
The
Board will determine the date the Freedom Holding Corp. 2018 Equity
Incentive Plan shall become effective (the “Plan Effective
Date”), which in no event shall occur prior to the Split
Effective Date. Therefore, the 5,000,000 shares authorized for
issuance under the Freedom Holding Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
will not be subject to proportionate adjustment.
Accounting Matters
This
proposed Amendment will not affect the par value of our common
stock. As a result, as of the Split Effective Date, the stated
capital attributable to common stock and the additional paid-in
capital account on our balance sheet will not change due to the
Reverse Stock Split. Reported per share net income or loss will be
higher because there will be fewer shares of common stock
outstanding.
Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Stock
Split
The
following summary describes certain material U.S. federal income
tax consequences of the Reverse Stock Split to holders of our
common stock.
Unless
otherwise specifically indicated herein, this summary addresses the
tax consequences only to a beneficial owner of our common stock
that is a citizen or individual resident of the United States, a
corporation organized in or under the laws of the United States or
any state thereof or the District of Columbia or otherwise subject
to U.S. federal income taxation on a net income basis in respect of
our common stock (a “U.S. holder”). A trust may also be
a U.S. holder if (1) a U.S. court is able to exercise primary
supervision over administration of such trust and one or more U.S.
persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of
the trust or (2) it has a valid election in place to be treated as
a U.S. person. An estate whose income is subject to U.S. federal
income taxation regardless of its source may also be a U.S.
holder.
This
summary does not address all of the tax consequences that may be
relevant to any particular investor, including tax considerations
that arise from rules of general application to all taxpayers or to
certain classes of taxpayers or that are generally assumed to be
known by investors. This summary also does not address the tax
consequences to (i) persons that may be subject to special
treatment under U.S. federal income tax law, such as banks,
insurance companies, thrift institutions, regulated investment
companies, real estate investment trusts, tax-exempt organizations,
U.S. expatriates, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax,
traders in securities that elect to mark to market and dealers in
securities or currencies, (ii) persons that hold our common stock
as part of a position in a “straddle” or as part of a
“hedging,” “conversion” or other integrated
investment transaction for federal income tax purposes, (iii)
persons that do not hold our common stock as “capital
assets” (generally, property held for investment), or (iv)
persons who are not a U.S. holder. If a partnership (or other
entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax
purposes) is the beneficial owner of our common stock, the U.S.
federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will
generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of
the partnership. Partnerships that hold our common stock, and
partners in such partnerships, should consult their own tax
advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the
Reverse Stock Split.
This
summary is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative rulings
and judicial authority, all as in effect as of the date of this
Information Statement. Subsequent developments in U.S. federal
income tax law, including changes in law or differing
interpretations, which may be applied retroactively, could have a
material effect on the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the
Reverse Stock Split.
PLEASE CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR REGARDING THE U.S. FEDERAL,
STATE, LOCAL, AND FOREIGN INCOME AND OTHER TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE
REVERSE STOCK SPLIT IN YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER TAXING
JURISDICTION.
The
Reverse Stock Split should be treated as a recapitalization for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. Therefore, a stockholder
generally will not recognize gain or loss on the reverse stock
split, except for a stockholder receiving an additional share of
common stock in lieu of a fractional share (as described below).
The aggregate tax basis of the post-split shares received will be
equal to the aggregate tax basis of the pre-split shares exchanged
therefore, excluding the basis of the fractional share, and the
holding period of the post-split shares received will include the
holding period of the pre-split shares exchanged.
No
gain or loss will be recognized by us as a result of the Reverse
Stock Split. A stockholder who receives one whole share of common
stock in lieu of a fractional share generally may recognize gain in
an amount not to exceed the excess of the fair market value of such
share over the fair market value of the fractional share to which
the stockholder was otherwise entitled. Our view regarding the tax
consequences of the Reverse Stock Split is not binding on the
Internal Revenue Service or the courts. Accordingly, each
stockholder should not rely on the foregoing and may wish to
consult with his or her own tax advisor with respect to all of the
potential tax consequences to him or her of the Reverse Stock
Split.
CORPORATE NAME CHANGE
On July
28, 2017, the Board and the Consenting Shareholder approved a
change in the name of the corporation from BMB Munai, Inc. to
“Freedom Holding Corp.”, or such other name as the
Board may deem appropriate (the “Corporate Name
Change”) which we believe more accurately reflects our
current business.
Procedure for Implementing the Corporate Name Change
The
effective date of the Corporate Name Change will be the date of the
filing of the Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of
Nevada. The exact timing of the filing of the Amendment will be
determined by the Board, but in no event shall such Amendment be
filed until at least 20 days after the mailing of this Information
Statement to our stockholders. As a result of the Corporate Name
Change, we plan to request a change to our stock ticker symbol on
the OTC Pink Markets to something that will more closely reflect
our new name. The change in our stock ticker symbol may or may not
coincide with the effective date of the Corporate Name
Change.
THE FREEDOM HOLDING CORP. 2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
DESCRIPTION OF THE FREEDOM HOLDING CORP. 2018 EQUITY INCENTIVE
PLAN
A copy
of the Freedom Holding Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, (the
“Plan”) is attached to this Information Statement as
Annex B. The Plan was approved by the Board and the Consenting
Shareholder on July 28, 2017 and shall become effective on Plan
Effective Date.
The
Company has previously provided equity incentive under its 2009
Equity Incentive Plan. No awards are currently outstanding under
that plan, and the Board has resolved that the 2009 Equity
Incentive Plan shall terminate as of the Plan Effective Date. The
Company has no other equity incentives plans.
Under
the Plan our employees, officers, directors and other individuals
or entities may be awarded grants and options to purchase shares of
our common stock. The term of the Plan shall be ten (10)
years.
The
Plan permits the granting of 5,000,000 shares of common stock. No
awards or grants have been awarded or granted under the Plan and
the Board is not currently considering any awards or grants under
the Plan. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may
be issued to any individual or entity that have been granted an
award under the Plan shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the
aggregate number of shares referred to in the preceding sentence.
The total number of shares issuable upon exercise of all
outstanding options shall not exceed a number of shares which is
equal to thirty percent (30%) of our then outstanding shares.
Shares shall be deemed to have been issued under the Plan only to
the extent actually issued and delivered pursuant to an award or
grant. To the extent an award or grant lapses or the rights of its
holder or grantee terminate, any shares of common stock subject to
such award or grant shall again be available for the grant of an
award or making of a grant. The aggregate number of shares which
may be issued under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment, as
provided in the Plan, with respect to shares of common stock
subject to options then outstanding, provided however, that the
number of shares authorized for grant under the Plan shall not be
subject to adjustment in connection with the Reverse Stock Split,
because the Plan will not become effective until after the Reverse
Stock Split.
An
incentive stock option award made pursuant to the Plan may be
granted only to an individual who, at the time of grant, is an
employee of the Company, a parent corporation or a subsidiary. An
award of an option which is not an incentive stock option or a
grant of common stock may be made to an individual or entity who,
at the time of award or grant, is an employee of the Company, a
parent corporation or a subsidiary, or to an individual or entity
who has been identified by the Board to receive an award or grant
due to their contribution or service to the Company.
The
term of each option granted under the Plan shall be specified at
the time of grant, but in no event shall any option granted under
the Plan be exercisable more than one hundred and twenty (120)
months from the date it is granted. The Plan provides certain
guidelines for the granting of “Incentive Stock
Options” under the provisions and subject to the limitations
of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code. Incentive Stock
Options and other options must be awarded at a price equal to one
hundred percent (100%) of the fair market value of the common stock
on the date that the option is granted. Further, no Incentive Stock
Option may be granted to an employee owning common stock having
more than 10% of the voting power of the Company unless the option
price for such employee's option is at least 110% of the fair
market value of the common stock subject to the option at the time
the option is granted and the option is not exercisable after the
expiration of five years from the date of granting.
Administration of the Plan
The
Plan shall be administered by the Board in compliance with
Securities Exchange Act Rule 16b-3. The Plan is administered under
the direction of the Board and/or the compensation committee of our
Board with the assistance of certain designated officers as
determined by the Board or committee. Members of the Board shall
abstain from participating in and deciding matters which directly
affect their individual ownership interests under the
Plan.
Subject
to the provisions of the Plan, the Board or compensation committee
determines the recipients who will receive awards under the Plan.
The amount, terms, rules and procedure associated with any award
shall be determined by the Board or compensation committee as it
deems proper. The Board is authorized in its sole discretion,
exercised in a nondiscriminatory manner, to construe and interpret
the Plan and the respective agreements executed thereunder, to
prescribe such rules and regulations relating to the Plan as it may
deem advisable to carry out the Plan, and to determine the terms,
restrictions and provisions of each Award or Grant, including such
terms, restrictions and provisions as shall be requisite in the
judgment of the Board.
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
The
following is a brief description of the U.S. federal income tax
treatment that will generally apply to awards granted under the
Plan, based on U.S. federal income tax laws in effect on the date
hereof. The exact U.S. federal income tax treatment of awards will
depend on the specific nature of the award. Such an award may,
depending on the conditions applicable to the award, be taxable as
an option, as restricted or unrestricted stock, as a cash payment,
or otherwise. Recipients of options or other awards should not rely
on this discussion for individual tax advice, as each
recipient’s situation and the tax consequences of any
particular award will vary depending on the specific facts,
circumstances and taxing jurisdiction involved. Each recipient is
advised to consult his or her own tax advisor for particular
federal, as well as state and local, income and any other tax
advice.
Grant of Options. An optionee will not
recognize any taxable income at the time an option is granted and
the Company will not be entitled to a federal income tax deduction
at that time.
Exercise of ISOs. No ordinary income
will be recognized by a holder of an ISO at the time of exercise.
The excess of the fair market value of the Shares at the time of
exercise over the aggregate option exercise price will be an
adjustment to alternative minimum taxable income for purposes of
the federal “alternative minimum tax” at the date of
exercise. If the optionee holds the Shares purchased for the
greater of two years after the date the option was granted and one
year after the acquisition of such Shares, the difference between
the aggregate option price and the amount realized upon disposition
of the Shares will constitute a long term capital gain or loss, as
the case may be, and the Company will not be entitled to a federal
income tax deduction.
If the
Shares acquired upon exercise of an ISO are disposed of in a sale,
exchange or other “disqualifying disposition” within
two years after the date of grant or within one year after the date
of exercise, an optionee will realize taxable ordinary income in an
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the excess of the fair
market value of the Shares purchased at the time of exercise over
the aggregate option exercise price or (ii) the excess of the
amount realized upon disposition of such Shares over the option
exercise price. The Company will be entitled to a federal income
tax deduction equal to the amount of ordinary income recognized by
the optionee. The excess, if any, of the amount realized upon
disposition of the Shares in a disqualifying disposition over the
fair market value of the Shares at the time of exercise will
constitute capital gain.
Exercise of Non-Qualified Options.
Taxable ordinary income will be recognized by the holder of an
option that does not qualify as an ISO (a “non-qualified
option”) at the time of exercise, in an amount equal to the
excess of the fair market value of the Shares purchased at the time
of such exercise over the aggregate option exercise price. The
Company will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction equal to
that amount. An optionee will generally recognize a taxable capital
gain or loss based upon the difference between the per share fair
market value at the time of exercise and the per share selling
price at the time of a subsequent sale of the shares. The capital
gain or loss will be short term or long term depending on the
period of time the shares are held by the optionee following
exercise.
Incentive Bonus. An eligible person
receiving an Incentive Bonus grant will not recognize income, and
the Company will not be allowed a deduction, at the time the grant
is made as long as the Incentive Bonus is subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture. When the Incentive Stock is no longer subject
to a substantial risk of forfeiture and the recipient receives
payment in cash or Shares, the amount of cash and the fair market
value of the Shares received will be ordinary income to the
recipient. The Company will be entitled to a federal income tax
deduction equal to that amount.
Incentive Stock. An eligible person
receiving a grant of Incentive Stock that is not subject to vesting
restrictions generally will recognize ordinary income (and the
Company will be entitled to a deduction) upon the receipt of shares
at the end of the performance period relating to such Incentive
Stock award equal to the excess of the fair market value of the
Shares received at such time over the purchase price, if
any.
If an
Incentive Stock award consists of the grant of restricted Shares
that vest over time, then the recipient will not recognize income
when the restricted shares are received, unless the recipient makes
the election described below. While the restrictions are in effect,
the recipient will recognize compensation income equal to the
amount of the dividends received and the Company will be allowed a
deduction in a like amount.
When
the restrictions on the Shares are removed or lapse, the excess of
fair market value of such Shares on the date the restrictions are
removed or lapse over the amount paid by the recipient for the
Shares will be ordinary income to the recipient. The Company will
be entitled to a federal income tax deduction equal to that amount.
Upon disposition of the Shares, the gain or loss recognized by the
recipient will be treated as a capital gain or loss. The capital
gain or loss will be short term or long term depending upon the
period of time the Shares are held by the participant following the
removal or lapse of the restrictions.
If a
Section 83(b) election is filed by the recipient with the Internal
Revenue Service within 30 days after the date of grant of
restricted Incentive Stock, then the recipient will recognize
ordinary income and the holding period will commence as of the date
of grant. The amount of ordinary income recognized by the recipient
will equal the excess of the fair market value of the shares as of
the date of grant over the amount paid by the recipient for the
Shares. The Company will be entitled to a deduction in a like
amount. If such election is made and the recipient thereafter
forfeits the restricted Shares, the recipient may be entitled to a
capital loss.
Miscellaneous Rules. Special rules will
apply in cases where a recipient of an award pays the exercise or
purchase price of the award or any applicable withholding tax
obligations under the Plan by delivering previously owned Shares or
by reducing the number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the
award. The surrender or withholding of such Shares will in certain
circumstances result in the recognition of income with respect to
such Shares or a carry-over basis in the Shares acquired, and may
constitute a disqualifying disposition with respect to ISO
shares.
As
described above, the terms of the agreements pursuant to which
specific awards are made to participants under the Plan may provide
for accelerated vesting or payment of an award in connection with a
Change in Control. In that event and depending on the individual
circumstances of the recipient, certain amounts with respect to
such awards may constitute “excess parachute payments”
under the “golden parachute” provisions of the Code.
Pursuant to these provisions, a recipient will be subject to a 20%
excise tax on any excess parachute payments and the Company will be
denied any deduction with respect to such payments. Participants in
the Plan should consult their tax advisors as to whether
accelerated vesting of an award in connection with a Change in
Control would give rise to an excess parachute
payment.
Withholding Taxes. No withholding taxes
are payable in connection with the grant of any stock option or the
exercise of an ISO. However, withholding taxes must be paid at the
time of exercise of any non-qualified option. In respect of all
other awards, withholding taxes must be paid whenever the
participant recognizes income for tax purposes.
Changes in Plan
The
Plan may be terminated, suspended, or modified at any time by the
board, but no amendment increasing the maximum number of shares for
which options may be granted (except to reflect a stock split,
stock dividend or other distribution), reducing the option price of
outstanding options, extending the period during which options may
be granted, otherwise materially increasing the benefits accruing
to optionees or changing the class of persons eligible to be
optionees shall be made without first obtaining approval by a
majority of the Company’s shareholders. No termination,
suspension or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect any
right previously acquired by the grantee or other beneficiary under
the Plan.
The
foregoing description of the Plan is only a summary of the Plan and
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Freedom Holding
Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached as
Annex B to this proxy statement.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACQUISITIONS
Acquisition of FFIN
As
disclosed in the Current Report as amended, on November 23, 2015,
we closed the acquisition of FFIN in exchange for 224,551,913
shares of our common stock, which constituted approximately 80.1%
of our then issued and outstanding common stock after giving effect
to that acquisition. As a result, Mr. Turlov became our largest
shareholder and FFIN became our wholly owned
subsidiary.
We did
not close the acquisitions of Freedom RU and Freedom CY in November
2015, because a number of the closing conditions necessary to
complete those acquisitions had not been satisfied, including but
not limited to, (i) the preparation and delivery of the Freedom RU
and Freedom CY audited financial statements prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP and U.S. GAAS, (ii) receipt of required regulatory
approvals in Kazakhstan, Russia and Cyprus, and (iii) BMBM having
insufficient authorized by unissued common stock to issue to Mr.
Turlov the amount of stock agreed in the Acquisition
Agreement.
Acquisition of Freedom RU
As
disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017, filed with the Commission on June 30, 2017
(the “Annual Report on Form 10-K”), on June 29, 2017,
BMBM and Mr. Turlov closed the acquisition of Freedom RU. As noted
above, pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, in
exchange for Mr. Turlov’s 100% equity interest in Freedom RU,
we agreed to issue Mr. Turlov 13% of our issued and outstanding
common stock, such that after giving effect to the acquisition of
Freedom RU, Mr. Turlov would own 93% of our then issued and
outstanding common stock. As we had insufficient authorized but
unissued common stock to deliver the agreed upon consideration to
Mr. Turlov at the closing, as an accommodation to facilitate the
closing, Mr. Turlov agreed to accept a partial issuance of
209,660,533 shares of our common stock and to defer issuance of the
balance of the shares agreed to until such time as we complete a
reverse stock split, to provide sufficient additional shares to
issue Mr. Turlov the percentage agreed in the Acquisition
Agreement. The required regulatory approvals to effect the transfer
of Freedom RU have been received.
Following
completion of the Reverse Stock Split, to satisfy our obligation
under the Acquisition Agreement in connection with the acquisition
of Freedom RU, we will issue additional shares to Mr. Turlov to
increase his ownership interest in our common stock to 93% of our
then issued and outstanding post-Reverse Stock Split shares of
common stock. Until giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split, we
cannot determine the exact number of additional shares that will be
issued to Mr. Turlov following completion of the Reverse Stock
Split because we cannot determine with certainty how many shares
will be issued to give effect to the rounding up of fractional
shares created by the Reverse Stock Split. However, without giving
effect to the treatment of fractional shares, we anticipate the
number of post-Reverse Stock Split shares of common stock that
would be issued to Mr. Turlov would be approximately
12,278,602.
Acquisition of Freedom CY
We
continue to make progress in our efforts to close the acquisition
of Freedom CY. We continue to work with the Cyprus Securities and
Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) to obtain the necessary
regulatory approvals to effect the transfer ownership of Freedom CY
to BMBM. At this time, we cannot predict with certainty if and/or
when the required regulatory approvals will be granted. Pursuant to
the Acquisition Agreement, in exchange for Mr. Turlov’s 100%
equity interest in Freedom CY, we agreed to issue Mr. Turlov 2% of
our issued and outstanding common stock, such that after giving
effect to the acquisitions of FFIN, Freedom RU and Freedom CY, as
contemplated in the Acquisition Agreement, Mr. Turlov would own 95%
of our then issued and outstanding common stock.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS OF BMBM, FREEDOM RU AND FREEDOM
CY
BMBM
BMBM
was originally incorporated in the State of Utah in 1981. From 2003
to 2011, BMBM’s business activities focused on oil and
natural gas exploration and production in the Republic of
Kazakhstan. On November 23, 2015, we entered into the Acquisition
Agreement with Mr. Turlov, with the intent to build an
international, broadly based brokerage and financial services firm
to meet the growing demand from an increasing number of investors
in Russia and Kazakhstan for access to the financial opportunities,
relative stability, and comprehensive regulatory reputation of the
U.S. securities markets.
Pursuant to the
Acquisition Agreement, BMBM acquired FFIN from Mr. Turlov. FFIN was
established to serve primarily foreign clients referred from the
Freedom RU and Freedom KZ as part of a strategy to provide these
clients with access to the U.S. securities markets through a single
integrated financial services firm. In December 2015, FFIN applied
to become a member of FINRA and a licensed securities broker-dealer
with the Commission. This application was subsequently withdrawn in
2016. Through the date of this Information Statement, FFIN has not
resubmitted its new membership application to FINRA. We continue to
believe licensure as a securities broker-dealer in the U.S. may be
a valuable component of our business strategy and we continue to
evaluate the cost benefit, likelihood of success and appropriate
timing of another application, or to otherwise become a licensed
securities broker-dealer in the U.S.
As
disclosed above, on June 29, 2017, BMBM and Mr. Turlov closed the
acquisition of Freedom RU. With the closing of the acquisition of
Freedom RU, as of June 30, 2017, we had approximately 310 total
employees, including 273 full-time employees.
We
believe Freedom RU and Freedom CY serve an emerging capitalistic
and investing segment of the economies of Russia and Kazakhstan
that is interested in saving, investing, and diversifying risk
through foreign investment. Under the existing regulatory regimes
in Russia and Kazakhstan, Freedom RU and Freedom KZ are
limited in their ability to grant their customers access to the
U.S. securities markets. Currently, many of the customers of
Freedom RU and Freedom KZ access the U.S. securities markets
through Freedom CY.
We are
seeking a sustainable, long-term strategy to allow the Freedom RU
customer base in Russia and Kazakhstan to participate in the U.S.
markets because of what we perceive to be the growing disfavor of
omnibus clearing accounts for foreign financial institutions among
regulators and U.S. financial institutions as well as customer
concerns that Freedom RU exposes them to attendant political,
regulatory, currency, banking, and economic risks and uncertainties
in their respective countries of operation. With the closing of the
acquisition of Freedom RU, our principal executive offices are now
located at Office 1704, 4B Building, “Nurly Tau” BC, 17
Al Farabi Ave., Almaty, Kazakhstan 050059, its telephone number is
+7 727 311 10 64.
The Freedom Companies
Unless
otherwise specifically indicated or as is otherwise contextually
required, references herein to the “Freedom Companies”
includes Freedom RU, including its wholly own subsidiaries, Freedom
KZ, FFIN Bank, FSS and KZ Branch.
Since
the organization of Freedom RU in 2010 and the acquisitions of
Freedom KZ, FFIN Bank and FSS, they have serviced a growing
customer base with increasing amounts invested. Freedom RU and
Freedom KZ together have approximately 33,000 total customer
accounts. FFIN Bank has approximately 400 total active customer
accounts, with total deposits of approximately $3.5 million. The
customers of the Freedom RU and Freedom KZ typically execute
approximately 25,000 transactions per month, with an aggregate
transaction value of approximately $1 billion. The customers of
Freedom RU and Freedom KZ range from retail traders that frequently
execute large transactions to relatively small, inactive accounts
that hold securities positions long-term. In the preceding year,
approximately 80% or more of the aggregate trading dollar volume
was generated by about two dozen margin day traders. The Freedom RU
and Freedom KZ customers principally invest in exchange-traded
securities. The customers of FFIN Bank are generally individuals.
Approximately 77% of the FFIN Bank customers are also Freedom RU
customers.
For the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the
Freedom Companies had consolidated profits of approximately
$7.3 million and $9.2 million, respectively on revenues of about
$19.4 million and $17.3 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2017
and 2016, the consolidated total assets of the
Freedom Companies were approximately $111.7 million and $39.1
million. Collectively, as of June 30, 2017, the
Freedom Companies employed approximately 130 people in Russia
and 140 people in Kazakhstan.
In
recent years, the Freedom Companies
have pursued an aggressive growth strategy both in terms of
customer acquisition and business acquisitions. We anticipate this
will continue as the Freedom Companies seek to expand the footprint
of their brokerage, banking and financial services business in
Russia, Kazakhstan and other markets.
Freedom RU
Freedom RU
provides financial services in the Russian Federation in accordance
with the Russian government’s open-ended licenses for
brokerage, dealer, and depository operations and for activities in
securities management. The Federal Financial Markets Service of
Russia and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation provide
governmental regulation of company operations and the protection of
the interests of its customers.
Freedom KZ
Freedom
RU acquired Freedom KZ in 2013 from unrelated parties. When Freedom
RU acquired Freedom KZ, it was controlled by Korean nationals and
principally facilitated Korean investment in Kazakhstan.
Freedom KZ provides professional services in the capital
markets. Since 2006, Freedom KZ has been a professional
participant of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, which enables it to
manage investment portfolios for its clients. Freedom KZ is
regulated by the Committee for the Control and Supervision of the
Financial Market and Financial Organizations of the National Bank
of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
FFIN Bank
Freedom
RU purchased a 10% interest in FFIN Bank in March 2015, and
acquired the remaining 90% interest in FFIN Bank in April 2016.
FFIN Bank has a license issued by the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation for execution of banking operations in rubles and
foreign currencies for individuals and legal entities and is
regulated by the Central Bank. In accordance with federal law in
Russia, the Deposit Insurance Agency of Russia insures 100% of
deposits of individuals up to 1.4 million Russian rubles. FFIN Bank
derives revenue from providing banking services, including money
transfers, foreign currency exchange operations, interbank lending
and deposits. Currently, FFIN Bank’s operation is focused on
servicing the brokerage customers of Freedom RU. FFIN Bank is an
authorized Visa/MasterCard issuer, and has introduced internet
banking and mobile applications for Android/iOS for companies and
individuals. In addition FFIN Bank has completed development of
several investment and structured banking products (insured
deposits with option feature and currency risk hedging products.)
We anticipate FFIN Bank will continue to expand the banking
services it provides to the customers of FFIN bank and Freedom RU.
We also anticipate geographical expansion of FFIN Bank to
complement Freedom RU locations.
First Stock Store
FSS was
launched to be the first online securities marketplace for retail
customers in Russia. FSS was launched to attract new brokerage
clients for Freedom RU by providing a medium for individual
investors to buy and sell securities traded on the Russian and US
stock exchanges. The Company considers FSS to currently be one of
the most dynamic fin tech projects in the Russian Federation. With
the addition of the FSS project, Freedom RU is currently adding
approximately 600 customer accounts each month.
KZ Branch
KZ
Branch serves as the representative office of Freedom RU in
Kazakhstan.
Freedom CY
Freedom CY was
organized in August 2013 and completed its regulatory licensing in
May 2015. In 2016 Freedom CY activated its licenses to receive,
transmit and execute customer orders, establish custodial accounts,
engage in foreign currency exchange services and margin lending.
Freedom CY is in the process of obtaining its dealer license to
trade its own investment portfolio. Freedom CY provides
transaction handling and intermediary services to Freedom RU
and Freedom KZ and is regulated by the CySEC.
PROPERTIES
With
the closing of the Freedom RU acquisition, our principal executive
office are now located at Office 1704, 4B Building, “Nurly
Tau” BC, 17 Al Farabi Ave. Almaty, Kazakhstan 050059. The
Freedom Companies also maintain a securities brokerage branch at
this location. This lease expires in December 2017. As of June 29,
2017, the Freedom Companies also lease 13 other securities
brokerage branch locations in Kazakhstan, one administrative office
for their securities brokerage and banking operations in Russia, 12
securities brokerage branch locations and two bank branch locations
in Russia, and our two locations in Salt Lake City, Utah. The lease
terms for these offices range from month-to-month to year-to-year
and expire at various dates through December 2019. Monthly lease
payment obligations as of June 30, 2017 were approximately
$104,000. All locations are leased. We believe these offices are
suitable and adequate.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the
normal course of our business, and the businesses of the Freedom
Companies and Freedom CY lawsuits and claims may be brought against
us and our subsidiaries. While the
ultimate outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted with
certainty, our management, after consultation with legal counsel
representing us in these proceedings, does not expect that the
resolution of these proceedings will have a material effect on our
financial condition, results of operations or cash
flows.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRO FORM FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
●
The Audited
Consolidated Financial Statements of BMBM for the years ended March
31, 2017 and 2016, are attached to this Information Statements as
Annex C and are incorporated herein by this reference.
●
The Audited
Consolidated Financial Statements of Freedom RU for the years ended
March 31, 2017 and 2016, are attached to this Information
Statements as Annex D and are incorporated herein by this
reference.
●
The Audited
Financial Statements of the Freedom CY for the years ended March
31, 2017 and 2016, are attached to this Information Statements as
Annex E and are incorporated herein by this reference.
●
Unaudited Pro Forma
Condensed Combined Financial Statements for the years ended March
31, 2017 and 2016 of BMBM, Freedom RU and Freedom CY, are attached
to this Information Statements as Annex F and are incorporated
herein by this reference.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The
management discussions and analysis of the financial condition and
results of operations of BMBM, Freedom RU and Freedom CY are
provided below. These discussions summarize the significant factors
affecting the consolidated operation results, financial condition,
liquidity and capital resources of each entity during the fiscal
years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Each of the following discussions and analyses should be read in
conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by the
audited annual financial statements of the entity and the related
notes thereto included in Annexes C, D, and E, respectively, to
this Information Statement.
The
following management discussions and analysis of BMBM, Freedom RU
and Freedom CY may contain forward-looking statements that are not
historical in nature but concern forecasts of future results,
business plans, analyses, prospects, strategies, objectives and
other matters that may be deemed to be “forward-looking
statements” under the federal securities laws. Such
forward-looking statements are identified by words such as
“anticipate,” “estimate,”
“believe,” “expect,” “could,”
“forecast,” “may,” “intend,”
“plan,” “predict,” “project”
and similar terms and expressions.
BMBM
cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be
realized, although BMBM does believe that the assumptions
underlying such forward-looking statements are reasonable.
Achievement of future results is subject to risks and
uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of BMBM,
Freedom RU and Freedom CY, which could cause results to differ
materially from those that are presented.
Important factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
presented or implied in a forward-looking statement include,
without limitation: the ability of Freedom RU and Freedom CY to
comply with the extensive and pervasive regulatory requirements in
the various jurisdictions where they operate; volatility of the
capital markets and in economic conditions generally; the ability
of Freedom CY to maintain a satisfactory clearing arrangement in
the U.S. with a qualified clearing firm with the necessary licenses
and clearing relationships; the ability of Freedom RU to profitably
invest its own funds; a possible lack of interest by foreign
investors to invest in securities of U.S. publicly traded
companies; the ability of Freedom RU and Freedom CY to manage
growth and to attract and retain key management and other properly
licensed and experienced personnel to satisfy applicable regulatory
standards; the ability of Freedom RU and Freedom CY to maintain
adequate capitalization; and other factors identified under Item
1A: Risk Factors in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K.
Caution
should be taken not to place undue reliance on Grainger's
forward-looking statements and Grainger undertakes no obligation to
publicly update any of its forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
BMBM
All amounts presented in this discussion are presented in US
dollars unless otherwise stated.
Overview
On June
29, 2017, we closed the acquisition of Freedom RU and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, including their securities brokerage,
financial services and banking businesses in Russia and Kazakhstan,
as we continue our efforts to build an international broadly based
brokerage and financial services firm. We continue to work with
Cyprus securities authorities to obtain the required regulatory
approvals to transfer ownership of Freedom CY to BMBM.
Because
the acquisition of Freedom RU did not close until after March 31,
2017, our fiscal year end, unless otherwise specifically indicated
or as is otherwise contextually required, the discussion included
herein reflects the results of operations and financial condition
of BMBM as of March 31, 2017, prior to closing the acquisition of
Freedom RU.
Results of Operations
The years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Revenue
We did
not generate any revenue during the years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016.
Expenses
Operating
Expenses. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016, operating expenses included professional fees of $364,334 and
$222,511, general and administrative expenses of $214,310 and
$268,018, and depreciation expenses of $3,330 and $3,305,
respectively. Professional services mainly included legal,
consulting, and accounting fees incurred in connection with the
planned acquisition of the Freedom Companies. General and
administrative expenses were comprised of payroll and related
payments, rent expenses, and office supplies. Operating expenses
were higher in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, compared to
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, primarily because we incurred
more legal and consulting services in connection with FFIN’s
new membership application to FINRA. With the closing of the
acquisition of Freedom RU during the first fiscal quarter of 2018,
we anticipate operating expenses to be higher, as a result of the
increased size of our operations, during fiscal 2018.
Loss from
Operations. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016, we recognized losses from operations of $581,974 and
$493,834, respectively. As discussed above, our loss from
operations was higher during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,
than the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, primarily because of the
increase in professional services. With the closing of the
acquisition of Freedom RU during the first fiscal quarter of 2018,
we anticipate we will begin to realize revenue from the operations
of Freedom RU commencing in the second fiscal quarter 2018. Based
on current projected income and expenses, we anticipate realizing
operating gains in upcoming periods commencing with the second
fiscal quarter 2018.
Total Other
Income. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, we
recognized total other income of $3,935 compared to $1,595 during
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. This other income resulted
from interest income on our cash balances.
Net Loss.
For the reasons discussed above, during the fiscal year ended March
31, 2017, we realized a net loss of $578,139, or $0.00 per share.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, we realized a net loss
of $491,999, or $0.00 per share. As noted above, with the closing
of the acquisition of Freedom RU, we anticipate beginning to
realize net income from operations commencing in the second fiscal
quarter 2018. Prior to closing the acquisition of Freedom RU, BMBM
was generating no operating revenue.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
is a measurement of our ability to meet potential cash requirements
for general business purposes. As of March 31, 2017, we had cash
and cash equivalents of $50,537, compared to cash and cash
equivalents of $99,678, at March 31, 2016. At March 31,
2017, we had total current assets (less restricted cash) of
$50,987, and total current liabilities (less deferred distribution
payment) of $206,071, resulting in a working capital deficit of
$155,084. By comparison, at March 31, 2016, we had total current
assets (less restricted cash) of $150,053 and total current
liabilities (less deferred distribution payment) of $50,329,
resulting in working capital of $99,724.
During
the periods covered in this management discussion and analysis, we
did not generate any revenue and were reliant upon capital contributions from Mr. Turlov our CEO and
chairman, to satisfy our operating expenses. For the year ended
March 31, 2017, Mr. Turlov provided capital contributions to us
totaling $320,000. In April 2017, Mr. Turlov provided us an
additional capital contribution of
$240,000.
With
the closing of the Freedom RU acquisition on June 29, 2017, we
anticipate that commencing in the second fiscal quarter 2018,
revenue generated by Freedom RU will be sufficient to meet our
liquidity and capital resources needs.
Regulatory
requirements applicable to the Freedom Companies require them to
maintain minimum capital levels. Their primary sources
of funds for liquidity consist of existing cash balances (i.e.,
available liquid capital not invested in their operating
businesses), capital contributions from Mr. Turlov, gains from
their proprietary investment accounts, fees and commissions, and
interest income.
The
Freedom Companies monitor and manage their leverage and liquidity
risk through various committees and processes they have
established. The Freedom Companies assess their leverage and
liquidity risk based on considerations and assumptions of market
factors, as well as factors specific to them, including the amount
of available liquid capital (i.e., the amount of their cash and
cash equivalents not invested in their operating
business).
Freedom RU has pursued an aggressive growth
strategy during the past several years, and we anticipate
continuing efforts to rapidly expand the footprint of our brokerage
and financial services business in Russia, Kazakhstan and other
markets. While this strategy has led to revenue growth it also
results in increased expenses and greater need for capital
resources. Expansion may require
greater capital resources than we currently
possess. Should we need additional capital resources, we
could seek to obtain such through debt financing. Once we complete
a reverse stock split, we could also seek to equity financing. We
do not currently possess an institutional source of financing and
there is no assurance that we could be successful in obtaining debt
or equity financing when needed on favorable terms, or at
all.
Cash Flows
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we used cash
primarily to pay for current expenses. See below for additional
discussion and analysis of cash flow.
|
Year
ended
March 31,
2017
|
Year
ended
March 31,
2016
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in
operating activities
|
$(369,141)
|
$(538,629)
|
Net cash provided
by investing activities
|
$-
|
$8,589,155
|
Net cash provided
by financing activities
|
$320,000
|
$180,000
|
|
|
|
NET CHANGE IN CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
$(49,141)
|
$8,230,526
|
Net
cash used in operating activities during the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 was lower compared to 2016 due to a bigger increase
in accounts payable during fiscal 2017.
During
the year ended March 31, 2016, net cash provided by investing
activities included $8,589,354 resulting from the acquisition of
BMBM. Included in this amount is the reserve held for distribution
to shareholders who have not yet claimed their distributions from
the sale of the Company’s oil and gas exploration and
production operations of $8,533,566.
During
fiscal 2017, net cash provided by financing activities was $320,000
compared to $180,000 during the year ended March 31, 2016. All
funds provided by financing activities resulted from capital
contributions to the Company by Mr. Turlov. Our principal source of
liquidity during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,
were these capital contributions from Mr. Turlov.
At
March 31, 2017, unrestricted cash and cash equivalents totaled
$50,537 compared to $99,678 at March 31, 2016.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
As of
March 31, 2017, we had no off-balance sheet financing
arrangements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
We
believe that the following accounting policies are the most
critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this
Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For
details of applicable new accounting standards, please, refer to
Recent accounting
pronouncements in Note 2 of the audited consolidated
financial statements of BMBM for the years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016 included in this Information Statement as Annex
C.
Freedom RU
All amounts presented in this discussion are presented in thousands
of US dollars unless otherwise stated.
Overview
Freedom
RU was organized in 2010. Since that time, Freedom RU has been
engaged in the securities brokerage and financial services business
in the Russian Federation. In 2013, Freedom RU acquired Freedom KZ,
and the securities brokerage and financial services business
conducted by Freedom KZ in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In 2013,
Freedom RU formed FSS as a wholly owned subsidiary. FSS is the
first online securities marketplace for retail customers in Russia.
In 2013, Freedom RU also formed KZ Branch to act as the
representative office of Freedom RU in Kazakhstan. In 2015, Freedom
RU acquired approximately a 10% interest in FFIN Bank and in 2016
Freedom RU acquired the remaining approximately 90% interest in the
FFIN FFIN Bank conducts banking operations in the Russian
Federation.
Results of Operations
The years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Revenue
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, revenue principally
included net gain on trading securities of $10,806 and $13,880,
interest income of $2,002 and $1,278, fee and commission income of
$4,131 and $1,832, and net gain on derivative of $1,905 and $0,
respectively.
Net
gain on trading securities. Net
gain or loss on trading securities reflects the gains and losses of
Freedom RU’s trading activities in its own proprietary
trading accounts. Net gains or losses are comprised of realized and
unrealized gains and losses. Gains or losses are realized by
Freedom RU when it closes a position in a security and realizes a
gain or a loss on that position. Gains or losses are unrealized,
and reflect the increase or decrease in the value of the securities
position during the period reported, if position remains open at
the end of the period reported.
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, net gain on trading
securities were $10,806 and $13,880, respectively. These net gains
were made up of realized net gains of $5,322 and $8,692,
respectively, and unrealized net gains of $5,484 and $5,188,
respectively during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Net gain on trading securities was lower during fiscal 2017
primarily because of a series of losses associated with an
investment by Freedom RU in shares of a top rated Russian
commercial bank – Sberbank of $7,560.
Net
gain on derivative. In December
2016, Freedom RU sold a derivative instrument against its Sberbank
investment with a call option to a related party. The derivative
instrument was sold for an upfront premium payment of $2,629 and
granted the option holder the right to purchase 11.8 million shares
of Sberbank on June 14, 2017, at a strike price $3.10 per share.
During the year ended March 31, 2017, Freedom RU recognized a net
gain on this derivative instrument of $1,905 which was measured as
the difference between the consideration received from the related
party option holder on December 28, 2016, and fair value of the
derivative liability as of the reporting date. As of June 14, 2017,
this option expired unexercised.
Interest
income. During the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we realized interest income mainly
from two sources, interest income on trading securities and
interest income on cash and cash equivalents and amounts due from
banks. Interest income on trading securities consisted of interest
income earned from Freedom RU’s investments in debt
securities in its proprietary trading accounts. This interest
income, classified as interest income on trading securities,
totaled $1,346 and $428, respectively during fiscal 2017 and fiscal
2016. The increase in interest income from debt securities was
primarily the result of an increased volume of investments in debt
securities during fiscal 2017. Interest income on cash and cash
equivalents and amounts due from banks, which included interest
income from reverse repo transactions, was $651 and $845,
respectively during fiscal 2017 and 2016. The decrease in interest
income from cash and cash equivalents and amounts due from banks
was the result of lower cash balances during the year ended March
31, 2017.
Fee
and commission income. During
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, fee and commission income
increased $2,299 compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016,
principally as a result of increases in agency fees, commissions
and fees for bank and brokerage services, and increased
underwriting and market making services. Agency fees are generated
when Freedom RU refers clients to other brokerage companies for
services. During fiscal 2017, we realized a 27% increase in agency
fees resulting from an increased volume of referrals. During fiscal
2017, fees and commissions associated with bank services increased
to $1,100 from $0 during 2016. Fee and commission income increased
during fiscal 2017 because FFIN Bank was in the process of moving
the bank, opening new offices, arranging its capital requirements
and preparing to commence operations during fiscal 2016 and
commenced active operations at the beginning of fiscal 2017. Fees
for bank services consist primarily of wire transfer fees,
commissions for payment processing and commission for currency
exchange operations. During fiscal 2017 we experienced a 145%
increase in commissions and fees for brokerage services. Brokerage
services commissions and fees are realized from the provision of
brokerage services by Freedom RU to its customers. The increase
resulted from both growth of Freedom RU’s customer base and
increased client transaction volume. During fiscal 2017, Freedom RU
engaged in significantly more underwriting and market making
activities than during fiscal 2016, resulting in a $489 increase in
fees and commissions realized from underwriting and market making
services.
At
the present time, Freedom RU anticipates fees and commission from
brokerage services and banking services to be higher during fiscal
2018 than during fiscal 2017, but it anticipates the level of
growth to be at a much lower rate than experienced during fiscal
2017 as compared to fiscal 2016. Freedom RU anticipates agency fees
in fiscal 2018 will remain fairly consistent with agency fees
realized during fiscal 2017. It is difficult to project what will
happen with underwriting and market making fees and commissions
during fiscal 2018, as this portion of Freedom RU’s business
is heavily dependent on a number of factors that are beyond Freedom
RU’s control, including but not limited to, the number of
issuers that elect to engage in an underwritten public offering,
overall market and the availability of liquidity in the
market.
Expenses
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Freedom RU’s
principal expenses included operating expenses of $8,190 and
$6,542, and interest expenses of $3,805 and $1,488,
respectively.
Interest
expenses. During the fiscal
years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, interest expenses were
principally comprised of interest expense on securities repurchase
agreements of $3,518 and $1,487, respectively. Interest expenses
were higher in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, compared to
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, primarily because Freedom RU
significantly increased the volume of borrowings to fund its
proprietary trading operations.
Operating
expense. Freedom RU realized a
25% increase in operating expense during the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016.
This increase was attributable to increased payroll related
expenses due to Freedom RU hiring additional employees and
increased rent expenses for additional office
space.
Net
income. During the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Freedom RU recognized net income of
$7,348 and $9,160, respectively. As discussed above, Freedom
RU’s net income was lower during the fiscal year ended March
31, 2017, primarily because of the increases in operating expenses
and interest expenses, and the losses on trading
securities.
Income
tax (benefit)/provision. During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Freedom RU
recognized an income tax benefit of $524 and an income tax
provision of $183, respectively. The change from an income tax
provision in 2016 to an income tax benefit in 2017 was because
Freedom RU realized a net loss in its Russian proprietary trading
accounts during fiscal 2017, as described above, compared to a gain
in fiscal 2016. Moreover, under current Kazakhstani tax legislation
gains on securities traded on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange are
non-taxable. Therefore, there was no income tax expense associated
with the net trading gains from Freedom KZ’s proprietary
trading activities of securities traded on the Kazakhstan Stock
Exchange during fiscal 2017 or 2016.
Other
comprehensive income. The
functional currency of the Freedom RU companies except Freedom KZ
is the Russian rubles and the functional currency of Freedom KZ is
Kazakhstani tenge, as it reflects the economic substance of the
majority of underlying events and circumstances relevant to them.
The US dollar is the presentation currency for the purposes of
financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(GAAP). When the financial results and financial position of
Freedom RU, and its subsidiaries, are translated into the
presentation currency, all resulting exchange differences are
recognized in equity as accumulated other comprehensive
income/(loss).
During
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, Freedom RU recognized other
comprehensive income of $4,234 compared to loss of $7,482 during
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. This was primarily the result
of foreign exchange translation adjustments, made when translating
non-USD denominated assets and liabilities to USD.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
is a measurement of an entities ability to meet potential cash
requirements for general business purposes. As of March 31, 2017,
Freedom RU had cash and cash equivalents of $21,780, compared to
cash and cash equivalents of $7,916, at March 31,
2016. At March 31, 2017, Freedom RU had total current
assets (total assets less restricted cash, fixed assets, goodwill
and deferred taxes) of $104,594, and total current liabilities
(total liabilities less debt securities issued) of $64,877,
resulting in a working capital surplus of $39,717. By comparison,
at March 31, 2016, Freedom RU had total current assets (total
assets less restricted cash, fixed assets, goodwill and deferred
taxes) of $34,799 and total current liabilities (total liabilities
less debt securities issued) of $13,877, resulting in working
capital of $20,922.
Regulatory
requirements applicable to Freedom RU require it to maintain
minimum capital levels. Freedom RU’s primary source of funds
for liquidity consisted of existing cash balances (i.e., available
liquid capital not invested in their operating businesses), gains
from proprietary trading accounts, fees and commissions, interest
income and capital contributions from Mr. Turlov.
Freedom
RU monitors and manages its leverage and liquidity risk through
various committees and processes it has established. Freedom RU
assesses its leverage and liquidity risk based on considerations
and assumptions of market factors, as well as factors specific to
it, including the amount of available liquid capital (i.e., the
amount of their cash and cash equivalents not invested in their
operating business).
Freedom RU has pursued an aggressive growth
strategy during the past several years, and it is anticipated
Freedom RU will continue its efforts to rapidly expand the
footprint of its brokerage and financial services business in
Russia, Kazakhstan and other markets. While this strategy has led
to revenue growth it also results in increased expenses and greater
need for capital resources. Expansion may require
greater capital resources than Freedom RU currently
possesses. Should Freedom RU need additional capital
resources, it could seek to obtain such through equity financing
Freedom RU does not currently possess an institutional source of
financing and there is no assurance that it could be successful in
obtaining equity financing when needed on favorable terms, or at
all.
Cash Flows
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Freedom RU used
cash primarily to pay for current expenses. See below for
additional discussion and analysis of cash flow.
|
Year
ended
March
31,
2017
|
Year
ended
March
31,
2016
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided
by operating activities
|
$5,543
|
$823
|
Net cash (used
in)/provided by investing activities
|
$(2,651)
|
$261
|
Net cash provided
by financing activities
|
$10,486
|
$4,860
|
Effect of changes
in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
$2,136
|
$(5,483)
|
|
|
|
NET CHANGE IN CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
$15,514
|
$461
|
Net
cash provided in operating activities during the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 was higher compared to 2016 due to cash received
from banking and brokerage customers of $4,073 and premium received
upfront for issuing a derivative security of $2,346 during fiscal
2017. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, cash received
from banking and brokerage customers was $1,099 and premium
received upfront for issued derivative was $0.
During
the year ended March 31, 2017, net cash used in investing
activities included $2,771 resulting from the acquisition of 90.72%
of FFIN Bank on April 12, 2016.
Net
cash provided by financing activities during the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017, was higher compared to 2016 due to cash received on
proceeds from the issuance of debt securities, net of repurchase of
$3,088 and capital contributions from Mr. Turlov of $7,398. During
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, cash received on proceeds
from the issuance of debt securities, net of repurchase and capital
contributions of Mr. Turlov were $0 and $5,599,
respectively.
Off-Balance
Sheet Financing Arrangements
As of
March 31, 2017, Freedom RU had no off-balance sheet financing
arrangements.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
We
believe that the following accounting policies are the most
critical to aid you in fully understanding and evaluating this
Management Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
Use of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Derivatives
valuation
The
derivative liabilities are measured at fair value using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The model is based on
assumptions including quoted market prices and estimated volatility
factors based on historical quoted market prices for the
Company’s common stock, and are classified within Level 3 of
the valuation hierarchy.
In
December 2016, Freedom RU sold a derivative instrument with a call
option to related party, against its Sberbank investment for a
$2,629 upfront premium payment. The call option in this derivative
instrument granted the option holder to purchase 11.8 million
shares of Sberbank on June 14, 2017, at a strike price $3.10 per
share.
In
December, 2016, Freedom RU entered into an agreement with a related
party that had a call option feature. Freedom RU has determined
fair value of call option using the Black-Scholes option valuation
model based on the following key assumptions during the year ended
March 31, 2017:
Term
(years)
|
0.21
|
Volatility
|
22.31%
|
Risk-free
rate
|
5%
|
Impairment of goodwill
As of
March 31, 2017, goodwill recorded in Group's consolidated balance
sheet aggregated $ 981. The Group performs an annual
impairment review at least annually, unless indicators of
impairment exist in interim periods. The impairment test for
goodwill uses a two-step approach. Step one compares the estimated
fair value of a reporting unit with goodwill to its carrying value.
If the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value, step two
must be performed. Step two compares carrying value of the
reporting unit to the fair value of all of the assets and
liabilities of the reporting unit as if the reporting unit was
acquired in a business combination. If the carrying amount of a
reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of its
goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal the
excess. In annual goodwill impairment test the Group estimated the
fair value of reporting unit based on the income approach (also
known as the discounted cash flow ("DCF") method) and as a result
of the test, fair value of the Group's goodwill exceeded carrying
amount of reporting unit's goodwill.
Income taxes
The
Group recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the
difference between the financial statements and tax basis of assets
and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year
in which the differences are expected to reverse. The measurement
of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by the amount of
any tax benefits that, based on available evidence, are not
expected to be realized.
Current
income tax expenses are provided for in accordance with the laws of
the relevant taxing authorities. As part of the process of
preparing financial statements, the Group is required to estimate
its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates.
The Group accounts for income taxes using the liability approach.
Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for tax
consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases
of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the
financial statements at each year-end and tax loss carry forwards.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax
rates applicable for the differences that are expected to affect
taxable income.
The
Group will include interest and penalties arising from the
underpayment of income taxes in the consolidated statements of
operations in the provision for income taxes. As of March 31, 2017
and 2016, the Group had no accrued interest or penalties related to
uncertain tax positions.
Freedom CY
All amounts presented in this discussion are presented in US
dollars unless otherwise stated.
Overview
Freedom
CY was incorporated in Cyprus on August 2013. The principal
activities of Freedom CY are the provision of investment and
ancillary services. Investment services primarily include the
receipt and transmission of customers’ orders and execution
of orders on behalf of clients. Ancillary services include, among
other things, safekeeping and administration of financial
instruments, including custodianship and related services, marginal
lending, and foreign exchange services if these services are
connected to providing investment services.
Results of Operations
The fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
Revenue
During
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, Freedom CY activated its
license for reception and transmission of clients’ orders
which allows Freedom CY to open brokerage accounts for clients for
the purpose of selling securities. During fiscal 2017, Freedom CY
also activated its license for execution of client’s orders.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, revenue included net
commission income from brokerage services of $6,657. During the
year ended March 31, 2016 Freedom CY did not generate any revenue
because its licenses had not yet been activated.
Expenses
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, expenses included
professional fees of $103,414 and 50,925, general and
administrative expenses of $373,844 and $119,798, and depreciation
expenses of $1,711 and $545, respectively.
Professional fees
Professional
fees increased 103% during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017
compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. This was mainly
the result of increased compliance services incurred by the Company
to receive additional licenses from CySEC during the year ended
March 31, 2017.
General and administrative expenses
General
and administrative expenses increased by $254,046 during the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2017 compared to the fiscal year ended March
31, 2017. This increase principally the result of increased payroll
related expenses due to Freedom CY hiring additional employees and
increased rent expenses for additional office space.
Other income (expense)
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Freedom CY
recognized interest expense of $1,678 and $0, respectively, which
was related to interest on loans payable to Timur Turlov in the
amounts of $260,776 and $277,782, respectively. Interest of one
percent per year was applied to the outstanding balance of this
related party payable starting June 30, 2016, according to
resolutions agreed to between Timur Turlov and Freedom
CY.
Net loss
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Freedom CY
recognized net losses of $473,848 and $171,220, respectively. As
discussed above, Freedom CY’s net loss was higher during the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, primarily because Freedom CY
incurred greater professional fees and general and administrative
expenses resulting from the activation of its licenses and
expansion of its operations during fiscal 2017.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is a measurement of a company’s
ability to meet potential cash requirements for general business
purposes. As of March 31, 2017, Freedom CY had cash and cash
equivalents of $820,702, compared to cash and cash equivalents of
$394,752, at March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2017, Freedom
CY had total current assets (less restricted) of $854,804, and
total current liabilities (less client accounts) of $307,732,
resulting in a working capital surplus of $547,072. By comparison,
at March 31, 2016, Freedom CY had total current assets of $408,895
and total current liabilities of $298,513, resulting in working
capital surplus of $110,382. Freedom CY has applied for licensure
to trade its own investment portfolio. Upon receiving this
dealer license, Freedom CY plans to trade its own investment
portfolio. Freedom CY plans to apply a portion of its working
capital surplus to its investment portfolio.
Regulatory requirements applicable to Freedom CY
require it to maintain minimum capital levels. Freedom
CY’s primary sources of funds for liquidity consist of
existing cash balances (i.e., available liquid capital not invested
in their operating businesses), commissions from brokerage services
and capital contributions from Mr. Turlov. For the year
ended March 31, 2017, revenue from brokerage commissions was
insufficient to cover Freedom CY’s operating expenses as it
pursued the licensing process and worked to put in place the
necessary infrastructure to become a Cypriot Investment
Firm.
Freedom
CY monitors and manages its leverage and liquidity risk through
various processes it has established. Freedom CY assesses its
leverage and liquidity risk based on considerations and assumptions
of market factors, as well as factors specific to it, including the
amount of available liquid capital (i.e., the amount of its cash
and cash equivalents not invested in its operating
business).
Cash Flows
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Freedom CY used
cash primarily to pay for current expenses. See below for
additional discussion and analysis of cash flow.
|
Year
ended
March 31,
2017
|
Year
ended
March 31,
2016
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in
operating activities
|
$(333,803)
|
$(216,423)
|
Net cash used in
investing activities
|
$(50,491)
|
$(7,581)
|
Net cash provided
by financing activities
|
$959,865
|
$331,720
|
Effect of changes
in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
(19,842)
|
17,959
|
|
|
|
NET CHANGE IN CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
$555,729
|
$125,675
|
Net
cash used in operating activities during the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017 was higher compared to 2016, due to the greater net
loss realized in 2017 resulting from increased general and
administrative expenses and professional fees. This increase in net
loss was partially offset by increases of clients account and
accounts payable.
During
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, net cash used in investing
activities increased to $50,491, compared to $7,581 during the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. This increase is primarily
attributable to the purchase of software during fiscal
2017.
Net
cash provided by financing activities during the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017, was higher compared to the fiscal year ended March
31, 2016, due to cash received on proceeds from the issuance of
common stock of $794,010 and capital contributions from Mr. Turlov
of $167,044. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, capital
contributions from Mr. Turlov $111,000.
Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
As
of March 31, 2017, Freedom CY had no off-balance sheet financing
arrangements.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Freedom CY believes that the following accounting
policies are the most critical to aid you in fully understanding
and evaluating this Management Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None of
BMBM, Freedom RU or Freedom CY experienced changes in or
disagreements with their respective accountants on accounting and
financial disclosure during their two most recent fiscal
years.
PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
Our
Articles specify that no holder of any class of our stock, whether
now or hereafter authorized or outstanding, shall have any
preemptive rights to subscribe for or purchase any class of our
capital stock.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
As of
July 28, 2017, the Company had 490,000,000 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding. The following table sets forth the
outstanding shares of common stock owned of record or beneficially
by each person that owned of record, or was known by the Company to
own beneficially, more than 5% of its issued and outstanding stock,
and the name and stock holdings of each director and nominee for
director, and the stock holdings of all of the executive officers
and directors as a group:
Name of Person
or Group(1)
|
|
Nature of
Ownership
|
|
Amount
|
|
Percent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Stockholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timur
Turlov(2)
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
434,212,446
|
|
88.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Directors:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timur
Turlov(2)
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
434,212,446
|
|
88.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jason
Kerr
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arkady
Rakhilkin
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Leonard
M. Stillman
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Askar
Tashtitov
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
480,000
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Executive Officers and Directors as a Group (6
persons):
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
434,882,446
|
|
88.7%
|
____________________
(1)
Unless otherwise
indicated, the mailing address of each beneficial owner is c/o BMB
Munai, Inc., Office 1704, 4B Building, “Nurly Tau” BC,
17 Al Farabi Ave, Almaty, Kazakhstan 050059. The information
provided in the table is based on our records, information filed
with the SEC, and information provided to us, except where
otherwise noted.
(2)
In connection with
the acquisition of Freedom RU, and possible acquisition of Freedom
CY, if completed, Mr. Turlov will be issued additional shares of
common stock increasing his ownership in our outstanding common
stock to up to as much as 95% of our then issued and outstanding
common stock after giving effect to the acquisitions.
Change in Control
There
has been no known change in control of BMBM since the beginning of
its last fiscal year, and to the knowledge of management, there are
no present arrangements or pledges of our securities the operation
of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of
BMBM.
MARKET
PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION
The
following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high and
low bid prices for our common stock as quoted under the symbol
“BMBM” on the Over-the-Counter Pink market for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. These quotations were
furnished to us by the OTC Markets Group, Inc. and reflect
interdealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down, or commission
and may not necessarily represent actual transactions:
Fiscal year
ended March 31, 2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth
quarter
|
$0.017
|
$0.005
|
Third
quarter
|
$0.008
|
$0.003
|
Second
quarter
|
$0.006
|
$0.003
|
First
quarter
|
$0.007
|
$0.002
|
|
|
|
Fiscal year
ended March 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth
quarter
|
$0.007
|
$0.003
|
Third
quarter
|
$0.009
|
$0.001
|
Second
quarter
|
$0.004
|
$0.002
|
First
quarter
|
$0.008
|
$0.004
|
Since
inception, Freedom RU and Freedom CY have been privately held and
there is no public market for their equity securities.
Holders
As of
July 28, 2017, BMBM had approximately 365 shareholders of record
holding 490,000,000 shares of its common stock. The number of
record holders was determined from the records of our stock
transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of common
stock whose shares are held in the names of various securities
brokers, dealers, and registered clearing houses or
agencies.
BMBM is
the sole holder of the equity interests of Freedom RU. Timur Turlov
is the sole holder of the equity interests of Freedom
CY.
Dividends
BMBM
has not declared or paid a cash dividend on its common stock during
the past two fiscal years. BMBM’s ability to pay dividends is
subject to limitations imposed by Nevada law. Under Nevada law,
dividends may be paid to the extent that a corporation’s
assets exceed it liabilities and it is able to pay its debts as
they become due in the usual course of business.
During
the past two fiscal years Freedom RU and Freedom CY have not
declared or paid cash dividends on their respective equity
interests.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The
table below summarizes compensation awarded to, earned by or paid
to all individuals serving as the principal executive officer of
BMBM or acting in a similar capacity during the last two completed
fiscal years regardless of compensation level. No individual was
awarded, earned or was paid more than $100,000 for services
rendered to BMBM during the last two completed fiscal
year.
Summary Compensation Table
Name
and
Principal
Position
|
|
Year
|
|
|
|
All
Other
Compen-
sation
($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Timur
Turlov
|
|
2017
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Chief Executive
Officer
|
|
2016
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
Mr.
Turlov was appointed Chief Executive Officer of BMBM in November
2015. He also served as President of FFIN from September 2015 to
May 2016. During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,
Mr. Turlov provided services to BMBM and FFIN on an as needed basis
and received no compensation for the services he
provided.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
As of
March 31, 2017, Mr. Turlov held no outstanding stock options,
unvested restricted stock grants, or other shares of stock, units
or other rights awarded under any equity incentive plan that had
not vested or that had not been earned.
Compensation of Directors
Directors’ Fees
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we did not pay
directors’ fees to any member of our board of directors.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, we did however; pay
$1,000 to Mr. Kerr and Mr. Stillman to compensate them for time
spent compiling information for submission to securities regulators
in Russia, Kazakhstan and Cyprus.
Equity Compensation
We do
not currently have a fixed plan for the award of equity
compensation to our directors. Equity compensation of directors, if
any, is typically recommended by the compensation committee or
management and is subject to approval of the full Board. Any equity
grants to directors are to be granted at a price equal to the fair
market value of our common stock on the date of the grant. We did
not award any equity compensation to our directors during the year
ended March 31, 2017.
HOUSEHOLDING
As
permitted under the Exchange Act, in those instances where we are
mailing a printed copy of this Information Statement, only one copy
of this proxy statement is being delivered to shareholders that
reside at the same address and share the same last name, unless
such shareholders have notified us of their desire to receive
multiple copies of this Information Statement. This practice, known
as “householding,” is designed to reduce duplicate
mailings and save significant printing and postage costs as well as
natural resources.
If
you are a registered shareholder who shares the same address as
another registered shareholder, you can request householding by
writing to or calling our transfer agent, Pacific Stock Transfer
Company, 6725 Via Austi Pkwy, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89119,
telephone (702) 361-3033.
Householding
reduces our printing costs and postage fees, and we encourage you
to participate. If you wish to discontinue householding or receive
a separate copy of this Information Statement, you may so notify us
via our stock transfer agent at the telephone number or address
above, and we will promptly comply with your request.
If
you own your shares through a broker, bank or other nominee, you
may request a separate copy of this Information Statement by
notifying your broker, bank or nominee.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We are subject to the informational requirements
of the Exchange Act. We file reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Commission. You may read and copy any
materials we file with the Commission at its Public Reference Room
at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. You may obtain
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by
calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The Commission also maintains an
internet site that contains our reports, proxy and information
statements and other information at www.sec.gov.
Copies
of our filings may be obtained free of charge by contacting Adam
Cook, Corporate Secretary, BMB Munai, Inc. 324 South 400 West,
Suite 250, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101, or by emailing
usoffice@bmbmunai.us.
Statements
contained in this Information Statement, or in any document
incorporated in this Information Statement by reference, regarding
the contents of any contract or other document, are not necessarily
complete and each such statement is qualified in its entirety by
reference to that contract or other document filed as an exhibit
with the Commission. The Commission allows us to “incorporate
by reference” information into this Information Statement.
This means that we can disclose important information by referring
to another document filed separately with the Commission. The
information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of
this Information Statement. This Information Statement and the
information that we later file with the Commission may update and
supersede the information incorporated by reference. Similarly, the
information that we later file with the Commission may update and
supersede the information in this Information Statement. We also
incorporate by reference into this Information Statement the
following documents filed by us with the Commission under the
Exchange Act and any documents filed by us pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
the date of this proxy statement and before the date of the special
meeting (provided that we are not incorporating by reference any
information furnished to, but not filed with, the
SEC):
●
our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2017, filed with the Commission on June 30, 2017.
The
information contained in this Information Statement speaks only as
of the date indicated on the cover of this Information Statement
unless the information specifically indicates that another date
applies.
We have not authorized anyone to give you any information or to
make any representation about the Corporate Actions or the Company
that is different from or adds to the information contained in this
Information Statement or in the documents we have publicly filed
with the SEC. Therefore, if anyone does give you any different or
additional information, you should not rely on it.
|
By
Order of the Board of Directors
|
|
|
|
/s/
Timur Turlov
|
|
Timur
Turlov, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of
Directors
|
|
August
__, 2017
|
Annex A
Annex B
Freedom Holding Corp.
2018 Equity Incentive Plan
Section
1.
Purpose;
Definitions
1.1 Purpose.
The purpose of the Freedom Holding Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
is to provide a means whereby Freedom Holding Corp., a Nevada
corporation (the “Corporation”), may attract able
persons to remain in or to enter the employ of the Corporation, a
Parent Corporation, or a Subsidiary and to provide a means whereby
those employees, directors, officers, and other individuals or
entities upon whom the responsibilities of the successful
administration, management, planning, and/or organization of the
Corporation may rest, and whose present and potential contributions
to the welfare of the Corporation, a Parent Corporation or a
Subsidiary are of importance, can acquire and maintain stock
ownership, thereby strengthening their concern for the long-term
welfare of the Corporation. A further purpose of the Plan is to
provide such employees and individuals or entities with additional
incentive and reward opportunities designed to enhance the
profitable growth of the Corporation over the long term.
Accordingly, the Plan provides for granting Common Stock, Incentive
Stock Options, options which do not constitute Incentive Stock
Options, or any combination of the foregoing, as is best suited to
the circumstances of the particular employees and individuals or
entities as provided herein.
1.2 Definitions.
The following definitions shall be applicable during the term of
the Plan unless specifically modified by any
paragraph:
(a)
“Award”
means, individually or collectively, or Option granted pursuant to
the Plan.
(b)
“Board”
means the board of directors of the Corporation or the Compensation
Committee, as designated by the Board.
(c)
“Change of
Control Value” means the amount determined in Clause (i),
(ii) or (iii), whichever is applicable, as follows:
(i)
the per share price
offered to stockholders of the Corporation in any merger,
consolidation, sale or assets or dissolution
transaction;
(ii)
the price per share
offered to stockholders of the corporation in any tender offer or
exchange offer whereby a Corporate Change takes place;
or
(iii)
if a Corporate
Change occurs other than as described in Clause (i) or Clause (ii),
the fair market value per share determined by the Board as of the
date determined by the Board to be the date of cancellation and
surrender of an Option.
If the
consideration offered to stockholders of the Corporation in any
transaction described in this Paragraph or Sections 7.4 and 7.5
consists of anything other than cash, the Board shall determine the
fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered
which is other than cash.
(d)
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Reference in
the Plan to any Section of the Code shall be deemed to include any
amendments or successor provisions to such Section and any
regulations under such Section.
(e)
“Common
Stock” means the common stock of the
Corporation.
(f)
“Corporation”
means Freedom Holding Corp.
(g)
“Corporate
Change” means one of the following events:
(i)
the merger,
consolidation or other reorganization of the Corporation in which
the outstanding Common Stock is converted into or exchanged for a
different class of securities of the Corporation, a class of
securities of any other issuer (except a Subsidiary or Parent
Corporation), cash or other property other than:
(A)
a merger,
consolidation or reorganization of the Corporation which would
result in the voting stock of the Corporation outstanding
immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities
of the surviving entity), in combination with the ownership of any
trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee
benefit plan of the Corporation, at least fifty percent (50%) of
the combined voting power of the voting stock of the Corporation or
such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger,
consolidation or reorganization of the Corporation, or
(B) a
merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Corporation effected
to implement a recapitalization of the Corporation (or similar
transaction) in which no person acquires more than forty-nine
percent (49%) of the combined voting power of the
Corporation’s then outstanding stock;
(ii)
the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Corporation to any other corporation or entity (except a Subsidiary
or Parent Corporation);
(iii)
the adoption by the
stockholders of the Corporation of a plan of liquidation and
dissolution;
(iv)
the acquisition
(other than acquisition pursuant to any other clause of this
definition) by any person or entity, including without limitation a
“group” as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, as contemplated by such
Section, of more than twenty-five percent (25%) (based on voting
power) of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock or
acquisition by a person or entity who currently has beneficial
ownership which increases such person’s or entity’s
beneficial ownership to fifty percent (50%) or more (based on
voting power) of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock;
or
(v)
as a result of or
in connection with a contested election of directors, the persons
who were directors of the Corporation before such election shall
cease to constitute a majority of the Board.
Notwithstanding the
provisions of clause (iv) above, a Corporate Change shall not be
considered to have occurred upon the acquisition (other than
acquisition pursuant to any other clause of the preceding sentence)
by any person or entity, including without limitation a
“group” as contemplated by Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act, of beneficial ownership, as contemplated by such
Section, of more than twenty-five percent (25%) (based on voting
power) of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock or the
requisite percentage to increase their ownership to fifty percent
(50%) resulting from a public offering of securities of the
Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(h)
“Designated
Officer” means an officer of the Corporation, such as the
President, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer, who
is given authority by the Board to grant options or make stock
grants under the Plan, as approved by the Board. If for any reason
the Board has not granted its authority to a designated officer,
then the Board will act as the Designated Officer and any reference
herein to the Designated Officer will then reference the
Board.
(i)
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(j)
“Fair Market
Value” means, as of any specified date, the closing price of
the Common Stock on a nationally recognized securities exchange
(or, if the Common Stock is not listed on such exchange, such other
nationally recognized securities exchange on which the Common Stock
is then listed) on that date, or if no prices are reported on that
date, on the last preceding date on which such prices of the Common
Stock are so reported. If the Common Stock is not then listed on
any nationally recognized securities exchange but is traded over
the counter at the time determination of its Fair Market Value is
required to be made hereunder, its Fair Market Value shall be
deemed to be equal to the average between the reported high and low
sales prices of Common Stock on the most recent date on which
Common Stock was publicly traded. If the Common Stock is not
publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is
required to be made hereunder, the determination of its Fair Market
Value shall be made by the Board in such manner as it deems
appropriate (such determination will be made in good-faith as
required by Section 422(c)(1) of the Code and may be based on the
advice of an independent investment banker or appraiser recognized
to be expert in making such valuations). In no event shall Fair
Market Value be less than the par value of the stock.
(k)
“Grant”
means individually or collectively, any Common Stock granted
pursuant to the Plan.
(l)
“Grantee”
means an employee, director, officer, consultant, other individual
or entity who has been granted Common Stock pursuant to the
Plan.
(m)
“Holder”
means an individual or entity who has been granted an Award of
Grant.
(n)
“Incentive
Stock Option” means an Option within the meaning of Section
422 of the Code.
(o)
“Option”
means an Award granted under Section 6 of the Plan and includes
both Incentive Stock Options to purchase Common Stock and Options
which do not constitute Incentive Stock Options to purchase Common
Stock.
(p)
“Option
Agreement” means a written agreement between the Corporation
and an Optionee with respect to an Option.
(q)
“Optionee”
means an employee, director, officer, consultant, other individual
or entity who has been granted an Option.
(r)
“Parent
Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
424(e) of the Code.
(s)
“Plan”
means the Freedom Holding Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive
Plan.
(t)
“Rule
16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 of the General Rules and Regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act,
as such rule is currently in effect or as hereafter modified or
amended.
(u)
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
(v)
“Subsidiary”
means a company (whether a corporation, partnership, joint venture
or other form of entity) in which the Corporation, or a corporation
in which the Corporation owns a majority of the shares of capital
stock, directly or indirectly, owns an equity interest of fifty
percent (50%) or more, except solely with respect to the issuance
of Incentive Stock Options the term “Subsidiary” shall
have the same meaning as the term “subsidiary
corporation” as defined in Section 424(f) of the
Code.
Section
2.
Effective
Date and Duration of the Plan
The
Plan shall be effective as of such date designated by the Board,
provided that the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the
Corporation within twelve (12) months before or thereafter and on
or prior to the date of the first annual meeting of stockholders of
the Corporation held subsequent to the acquisition of an equity
security by a Holder hereunder for which exemption is claimed under
Rule 16b-3. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or of any
Option Agreement, no Option shall be exercisable and no Common
Stock may be granted prior to such stockholder approval. The Plan
shall be terminated and no further Awards or Common Stock may be
granted under the Plan after ten (10) years from the date of the
Plan is adopted by the Board or the date the Plan is approved by
the Corporation’s shareholders, whichever is earlier. Subject
to the provisions of Section 8, the Plan shall remain in effect
until all Options granted under the Plan have been exercised or
have expired by reason of lapse of time and all restrictions
imposed upon restricted stock awards have lapsed. Any option
exercised before shareholder approval is obtained must be rescinded
if shareholder approval is not obtained within twelve (12) months
before or after the Plan is adopted. Such shares shall not be
counted in determining whether such approval is
granted.
Section
3.
Administration
3.1 Administration
of Plan by the Board. The Plan shall be administered by the Board
in compliance with Rule 16b-3. Members of the Board shall abstain
from participating in and deciding matters which directly affect
their individual ownership interests under the Plan.
3.2 Powers.
Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Board shall designate one or
several Designated Officers who shall have responsibility to
propose to the Board which employees, officers, directors,
consultants, other individuals or entities shall receive an Award
or Grant, the time or times when such Award or Grant shall be made,
whether Common Stock, an Incentive Stock Option or nonqualified
Option shall be granted and the number of shares of Common Stock
which may be issued under each Option. In making such
determinations, the Designated Officer may take into account the
nature of the services rendered by these individuals, their present
and potential contribution to the success of the Corporation, a
Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary, and such other factors as the
Board in its discretion shall deem relevant. The Designated
Officers shall execute on behalf of the Corporation each Award or
Grant on the terms established and approved by the
Board.
3.3 Additional
Powers. The Board shall have such additional powers as are
delegated to it by the other provisions of the Plan. Subject to the
express provisions of the Plan, the Board is authorized in its sole
discretion, exercised in a nondiscriminatory manner, to construe
and interpret the Plan and the respective agreements executed
thereunder, to prescribe such rules and regulations relating to the
Plan as it may deem advisable to carry out the Plan, and to
determine the terms, restrictions and provisions of each Award or
Grant, including such terms, restrictions and provisions as shall
be requisite in the judgment of the Board to cause designated
Options to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, and to make all
other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the
Plan. The Board may correct any defect or supply any omission or
reconcile any inconsistency in any agreement relating to an Award
or Grant in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to
carry it into effect. The determination of the Board on the matters
referred to in this Section 3 shall be conclusive.
3.4 Compliance
With Code Section 162(m). In the event the Corporation, a Parent
Corporation or a Subsidiary becomes a “publicly-held
corporation” as defined in Section 162(m)(2) of the Code, the
Corporation may establish a committee of outside directors meeting
the requirements of Code Section 162(m) to (i) approve the grant of
Options which might reasonably be anticipated to result in the
payment of employee remuneration that would otherwise exceed the
limit on employee remuneration deductible for income tax purposes
by the Corporation pursuant to Code Section 162(m) and (ii)
administer the Plan. In such event, the powers reserved to the
Board in the Plan shall be exercised by such compensation
committee. In addition, Options under the Plan shall be granted
upon satisfaction of the conditions to such grants provided
pursuant to Code Section 162(m) and any Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder.
Section
4.
Grant
of Options and Stock Subject to the Plan
4.1 Award
Limits. A Designated Officer may from time to time grant Awards
and/or make Grants to one or more employees, directors, officers,
individuals or entities determined by him or her to be eligible for
participation in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of
Section 5 of the Plan. The aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock that may be issued under the Plan shall not exceed 5,000,000
common shares. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that
may be issued to any Holder and/or granted to any Grantee under the
Plan shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the aggregate number
of shares referred to in the preceding sentence. The total number
of shares issuable upon exercise of all outstanding Options shall
not exceed a number of shares which is equal to thirty percent
(30%) of the then outstanding shares of the Corporation. Any of
such shares which remain unissued and which are not subject to
outstanding Options and/or Grants at the termination of the Plan
shall cease to be subject to the Plan but, until termination of the
Plan, the Corporation shall at all times reserve a sufficient
number of shares to meet the requirements of the Plan. Shares shall
be deemed to have been issued under the Plan only to the extent
actually issued and delivered pursuant to an Award or Grant. To the
extent that an Award or Grant lapses or the rights of its Holder or
Grantee terminate, any shares of Common Stock subject to such Award
or Grant shall again be available for the grant of an Award or
making of a Grant. The aggregate number of shares which may be
issued under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment in the same
manner as provided in Section 7 of the Plan with respect to
shares of Common Stock subject to Options then outstanding.
Separate stock certificates shall be issued by the Corporation for
those shares acquired pursuant to a Grant, the exercise of an
Incentive Stock Option and for those shares acquired pursuant to
the exercise of any Option which does not constitute an Incentive
Stock Option.
4.2 Stock
Offered. The stock to be offered pursuant to an Award or Grant may
be authorized but unissued Common Stock or Common Stock previously
issued and outstanding and reacquired by the
Corporation.
An
Incentive Stock Option Award made pursuant to the Plan may be
granted only to an individual who, at the time of grant, is an
employee of the Corporation, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary.
An Award of an Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option or a
Grant of Common Stock may be made to an individual or entity who,
at the time of Award or Grant, is an employee of the Corporation, a
Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary, or to an individual or entity
who has been identified by the Board or Designated Officer to
receive an Award or Grant due to their contribution or service to
the Corporation, including members of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary. An Award or
Grant made pursuant to the Plan may be made on more than one
occasion to the same person, and such Award or Grant may include a
Common Stock Grant, an Incentive Stock Option, an Option which is
not an Incentive Stock Option, or any combination thereof. Each
Award or Grant shall be evidenced by a written instrument duly
executed by or on behalf of the Corporation.
Section
6.
Stock
Options / Grants
6.1 Stock
Option Agreement. Each Option shall be evidenced by an Option
Agreement between the Corporation and the Optionee which shall
contain such terms and conditions as may be approved by the Board
and agreed upon by the Holder. The terms and conditions of the
respective Option Agreements need not be identical. Each Option
Agreement shall specify the effect of termination of employment,
total and permanent disability, retirement or death on the
exercisability of the Option. Under each Option Agreement, a Holder
shall have the right to appoint any individual or legal entity in
writing as his or her beneficiary under the Plan in the event of
his death. Such designation may be revoked in writing by the Holder
at any time and a new beneficiary may be appointed in writing on
the form provided by the Board for such purpose. In the absence of
such appointment, the beneficiary shall be the legal representative
of the Holder’s estate.
6.2 Option
Period. The term of each Option shall be as specified by the Board
at the date of grant and shall be stated in the Option Agreement;
provided, however, that an option may not be exercised more than
one hundred twenty (120) months from the date it is
granted.
6.3 Limitations
on Exercise of Option. Any Option granted hereunder shall be
exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined
by the Board and as shall be permissible under the terms of the
Plan, which shall be specified in the Option Agreement evidencing
the Option. An Option may not be exercised for fractional
shares.
6.4 Special
Limitations on Incentive Stock Options. To the extent that the
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined at the time the respective
Incentive Stock Option is granted) of Common Stock with respect to
which Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by
an individual during any calendar year under all incentive stock
option plans of the Corporation (and any Parent Corporation or
Subsidiary) exceeds One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) (within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code), such excess Incentive
Stock Options shall be treated as Options which do not constitute
Incentive Stock Options. The Board shall determine, in accordance
with applicable provisions of the Code, Treasury Regulations and
other administrative pronouncements, which of an Optionee’s
Incentive Stock Options will not constitute Incentive Stock Options
because of such limitation and shall notify the Optionee of such
determination as soon as practicable after such determination. No
Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to an individual if, at the
time the Option is granted, such individual owns stock possessing
more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Corporation or of its Parent
Corporation or a Subsidiary, within the meaning of Section
422(b)(6) of the Code, unless (i) at the time such Option is
granted the Option price is at least one hundred ten percent (110%)
of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock subject to the Option
and (ii) such Option by its terms is not exercisable after the
expiration of five years from the date of grant.
6.5 Option
Price. The purchase price of Common Stock issued under each Option
shall be determined by the Board and shall be stated in the Option
Agreement, but such purchase price shall, in the case of Incentive
Stock Options, not be less than the Fair Market Value of Common
Stock subject to the Option on the date the Option is granted, and,
in the case of Options which do not constitute Incentive Stock
Options, not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair
Market Value of the stock at the time the option is granted, except
that the price shall be one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair
Market Value in the case of any person or entity who owns stock
comprising more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting
power of all classes of stock of the Corporation or its Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary.
6.6 Options
and Rights in Substitution for Stock Options Made by Other
Corporations. Options may be granted under the Plan from time to
time in substitution for stock options held by employees of
corporations who become, or who became prior to the effective date
of the Plan, employees of the Corporation, of any Parent
Corporation or of any Subsidiary as a result of a merger or
consolidation of the employing corporation with the Corporation,
such Parent Corporation or such Subsidiary, or the acquisition by
the Corporation, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary of all or a
portion of the assets of the employing corporation, or the
acquisition by the Corporation, a Parent Corporation or a
Subsidiary of stock of the employing corporation with the result
that such employing corporation becomes a Subsidiary.
6.7 Restricted
Stock Option Purchase Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at
the election of the Holder, the Option can be exercised provided
that the Holder shall, as a condition of such exercise, execute and
deliver the Restricted Stock Option Purchase Agreement (the
“Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the
Corporation shall be granted a “Repurchase Option” and
“Right of First Refusal” as to all “Shares”
(as such terms are defined in the Purchase Agreement).
6.8 Restricted
Stock Grant Agreement. Each Grant shall be evidenced by the
execution and delivery of a Restricted Stock Grant Agreement (the
“Grant Agreement”), pursuant to which the Corporation
shall be granted a “Repurchase Option” and “Right
of First Refusal” as to all “Shares” (as such
terms are defined in the Grant Agreement).
Section
7.
Changes
in Capital Structure
7.1 Awards
or Grants Subject to Adjustment. Except as hereinafter otherwise
provided, Awards or Grants shall be subject to adjustment by the
Board at its discretion as to the number and price of shares of
Common Stock in the event of changes in the outstanding Common
Stock by reason of stock dividends, stock splits, reverse stock
splits, reclassifications, recapitalizations, reorganizations,
mergers, consolidations, combinations, exchanges or other relevant
changes in capitalization occurring after the date of the grant of
any such Options or Common Stock.
7.2 Existence
of the Plan Does Not Inhibit the Board’s Power to Adjust,
Recapitalize, Reorganize, or Make Any Other Capital Structure
Change. The existence of the Plan and the Awards and/or Grants made
hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the
Board or the stockholders of the Corporation to make or authorize
any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in
the capital structure of the Corporation, a Parent Corporation or a
Subsidiary or their business, any merger or consolidation of the
Corporation, a Parent Corporation or a Subsidiary, any issue of
debt or equity securities having any priority or preference with
respect to or affecting Common Stock or the rights thereof, the
dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation, a Parent Corporation
or a Subsidiary, or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition
of all or any part of their assets or business or any other
corporate act or proceeding.
7.3 Proportionate
Adjustments. The shares with respect to which Options may be
granted are shares of Common Stock as presently constituted but if
and whenever, prior to the expiration of an Option theretofore
granted, the Corporation shall effect a subdivision or
consolidation of shares of Common Stock or the payment of a stock
dividend on Common Stock without receipt of consideration by the
Corporation, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to
which such Option may thereafter be exercised (i) in the event of
an increase in the number of outstanding shares shall be
proportionately increased, and the purchase price per share shall
be proportionately reduced, and (ii) in the event of a reduction in
the number of outstanding shares shall be proportionately reduced,
and the purchase price per share shall be proportionately
increased.
7.4 Right
of Optionee. If the Corporation recapitalizes or otherwise changes
its capital structure, thereafter upon any exercise of an Option
theretofore granted, the Optionee shall be entitled to purchase
under such Option, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock
as to which such Option shall then be exercisable, the number and
class of shares of stock and securities, and the cash and other
property to which the Optionee would have been entitled pursuant to
the terms of the recapitalization if, immediately prior to such
recapitalization, the Optionee had been the holder of such record
of the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by such
Option.
7.5 Corporate
Change. In the event of a Corporate Change, unless otherwise deemed
to be impractical by the Board, then no later than: two business
days prior to any Corporate Change referenced in Clause (i), (ii),
(iii) or (v) of the definition thereof or ten business days after
any Corporate Change referenced in Clause (iv) of the definition
thereof, the Board, acting in its sole discretion without the
consent or approval of any Optionee or Grantee, shall act to effect
the following alternatives with respect to outstanding Options
which acts may vary among individual Optionees and, with respect to
acts taken pursuant to a Corporate Change Clause, referenced in
Clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (v), of the definition thereof, may be
contingent upon effectuation of the Corporate Change:
(a) in
the event of a Corporate Change referenced in Clauses (i) and (ii)
acceleration of exercise for all Options then outstanding so that
such Options may be exercised in full for a limited period of time
on or before a specified date (before or after such Corporate
Change) fixed by the Board, after which specified date all
unexercised Options and all rights of Optionees thereunder shall
terminate;
(b) in
the event of a Corporate Change referenced in Clauses (iii), (iv)
and (v) require the mandatory surrender to the Corporation by
selected Optionees of some or all of the outstanding Options held
by such Optionees (irrespective of whether such Options are then
exercisable under the provisions of the Plan) as of a date (before
or after such Corporate Change) specified by the Board, in which
event the Board shall thereupon cancel such Options and pay to each
Optionee an amount of cash per share equal to the excess, if any,
of the Change of Control Value of the shares subject to such Option
over the exercise price(s) under such Options for such
shares;
(c) in
the event of a Corporate Change referenced in Clauses (iii), (iv)
and (v), make such adjustments to Options then outstanding as the
Board deems appropriate to reflect such Corporate Change (provided,
however, that the Board may determine in its sole discretion that
no adjustment is necessary to Options then
outstanding);
(d) in
the event of a Corporate Change referenced in Clauses (iii), (iv)
and (v), provide that thereafter upon any exercise of an Option
theretofore granted the Optionee shall be entitled to purchase
under such Option, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock
as to which such Option shall then be exercisable, the number and
class of shares of stock or other securities or property
(including, without limitation, cash) to which the Optionee would
have been entitled pursuant to the terms of the agreement of
merger, consolidation or sale of assets or plan of liquidation and
dissolution if, immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or
sale of assets or any distribution in liquidation and dissolution
of the Corporation, the Optionee had been the holder of record of
the number of shares of Common Stock then covered by such Option;
or
(e) in
the event of a Corporate Change referenced in Clauses (iii), (iv)
and (v), cancel the Options granted if the Fair Market Value of the
Common Stock underlying the Options is below the Option exercise
price.
7.6 No
Post Recapitalization Adjustments. Except as hereinbefore expressly
provided, issuance by the Corporation of shares of stock of any
class or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
for cash, property, labor or services, upon direct sale, upon the
exercise of rights or warranty to subscribe therefore, or upon
conversion of shares or obligations of the Corporation convertible
into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or
not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason
thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of
Common Stock subject to Options theretofore granted, or the
purchase price per share of Common Stock subject to
Options.
Section
8.
Amendment
or Termination of the Plan
The
Board in its discretion may terminate the Plan or any Option or
Grant or alter or amend the Plan or any part thereof or any Option
from time to time; provided that no change in any Award or Grant
previously made may be made which would impair the rights of the
Holder or Grantee without the consent of the Holder or Grantee, and
provided further, that the Board may not, without approval of the
stockholders, amend the Plan:
(a)
to increase the
aggregate number of shares which may be issued pursuant to the
provisions of the Plan on exercise or surrender of Options or upon
Grants;
(b)
to change the
minimum Option exercise price;
(c)
to change the class
of employees eligible to receive Awards and/or Grants or increase
materially the benefits accruing to employees under the
Plan;
(d)
to extend the
maximum period during which Awards may be granted or Grants may be
made under the Plan;
(e)
to modify
materially the requirements as to eligibility for participation in
the Plan; or
(f)
to decrease any
authority granted to the Board hereunder in contravention of Rule
16b-3.
9.1 No
Right to an Award or Grant. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor
any action of the Board or Designated Officer shall be deemed to
give an employee any right to be granted an Option to purchase
Common Stock, to receive a Grant or to any other rights hereunder
except as may be evidenced by an Option Agreement duly executed on
behalf of the Corporation, and then only to the extent of and on
the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein. The Plan
shall be unfunded. The Corporation shall not be required to
establish any special or separate fund or to make any other
segregation of funds or assets to assure the payment of any Award
or Grant.
9.2 No
Employment Rights Conferred. Nothing contained in the Plan or in
any Award or Grant made hereunder shall (i) confer upon any
employee any right with respect to continuation of employment with
the Corporation or any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary, or (ii)
interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or any
Parent Corporation or Subsidiary to terminate his or her employment
at any time.
9.3 Other
Laws; Withholding. The Corporation shall not be obligated to issue
any Common Stock pursuant to any Award granted or any Grant made
under the Plan at any time when the offering of the shares covered
by such Award has not been registered (or exempted) under the
Securities Act and such other state and federal laws, rules or
regulations as the Corporation or the Board deems applicable and,
in the opinion of legal counsel for the Corporation, there is no
exemption from the registration requirements of such laws, rules or
regulations available for the issuance and sale of such shares. No
fractional shares of Common Stock shall be delivered, nor shall any
cash in lieu of fractional shares be paid. The Corporation shall
have the right to deduct in connection with all Awards or Grants
any taxes required by law to be withheld and to require any
payments necessary to enable it to satisfy its withholding
obligations. The Board may permit the Holder of an Award or Grant
to elect to surrender, or authorize the Corporation to withhold
shares of Common Stock (valued at their Fair Market Value on the
date of surrender or withholding of such shares) in satisfaction of
the Corporation’s withholding obligation, subject to such
restrictions as the Board deems necessary to satisfy the
requirements of Rule 16b-3.
9.4 No
Restriction of Corporate Action. Nothing contained in the Plan
shall be construed to prevent the Corporation or any Parent
Corporation or Subsidiary from taking any corporate action which is
deemed by the Corporation or such Parent Corporation or Subsidiary
to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such
action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or any Award made
under the Plan. No employee, beneficiary or other person shall have
any claim against the Corporation or any Parent Corporation or
Subsidiary as a result of such action.
9.5 Restrictions
on Transfer. An Award shall not be transferable otherwise than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution and shall be
exercisable during the lifetime of the Holder only by such Holder
or the Holder’s guardian or legal
representative.
9.6
Effect of Death, Disability or Termination of Employment. The
Option Agreement or other written instrument evidencing an Award
shall specify the effect of the death, disability or termination of
employment of the Holder on the Award; provided, however that an
Optionee shall be entitled to exercise (i) at least six (6) months
from the date of termination of employment with the Corporation if
such termination is caused by death or disability or (ii) at least
thirty (30) days from the date of termination of employment with
the Corporation if such termination is caused by reasons other than
death or disability.
All
outstanding Incentive Stock Options will automatically be converted
to a nonqualified stock option if the Optionee does not exercise
the Incentive Stock Option (i) within three (3) months of the
date of termination caused by reasons other than death or
disability; or (ii) within twelve (12) months of the date of
termination caused by disability.
9.7 Rule
16b-3. It is intended that the Plan and any grant of an Award made
to a person subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act meet all of
the requirements of Rule 16b-3. If any provisions of the Plan or
any such Award would disqualify the Plan or such Award hereunder,
or would otherwise not comply with Rule 16b-3, such provision or
Award shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to Rule
16b-3.
9.8 Governing
Law. The Plan shall by construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Nevada and all applicable federal law. The securities
issued hereunder shall be governed by and in accordance with the
Corporate Securities Laws of the State of Nevada.
APPROVED
AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FREEDOM HOLDING CORP. ON
JULY 28, 2017.
APPROVED
AND ADOPTED BY SHAREHOLDER WRITTEN CONSENT ON JULY 28,
2017.
DECLARED
EFFECTIVE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON AUGUST ___,
2017.
_____________________________
Adam R.
Cook,
Corporation
Secretary
Annex C
BMB MUNAI, INC.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
Table of Contents
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – WSRP,
LLC
|
C-1
|
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016
|
C-2
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the year ended March 31, 2017 and
2016
|
C-3
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the year ended March
31, 2017 and 2016
|
C-4
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended March 31, 2017 and
2016
|
C-5
|
|
|
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements
|
C-6
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board
of Directors and Stockholders
BMB
Munai, Inc.
Salt
Lake City, Utah
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of BMB Munai,
Inc. (the Company) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity,
and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended
March 31, 2017. The Company’s management is responsible for
these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards
require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor
were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal
control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for
the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position of BMB Munai, Inc. as of March 31, 2017 and
2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each
of the years in the two-year period ended March 31, 2017, in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
/s/
WSRP, LLC
WSRP,
LLC
|
Salt
Lake City, Utah
|
June
30, 2017
|
|
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$50,537
|
$99,678
|
Restricted
cash
|
8,533,566
|
8,533,566
|
Employee
receivables
|
25
|
-
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
425
|
50,375
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
8,584,553
|
8,683,619
|
|
|
|
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
Fixed
assets, net
|
2,100
|
5,431
|
|
|
|
Total
non-current assets
|
2,100
|
5,431
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$8,586,653
|
$8,689,050
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
$205,680
|
$50,229
|
Accrued
payroll and other liabilities
|
291
|
-
|
State
taxes payable
|
100
|
100
|
Deferred
distribution payments
|
8,533,566
|
8,533,566
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
8,739,637
|
8,583,895
|
|
|
|
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 8)
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|
|
Common
stock - $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares
authorized;
280,339,467
and 280,339,467 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively
|
280,340
|
280,340
|
Preferred
stock - $0.001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; no shares
issued or outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
Additional
paid in capital
|
775,448
|
455,448
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(1,208,772)
|
(630,633)
|
|
|
|
Total
shareholders’ equity (deficit)
|
(152,984)
|
105,155
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
$8,586,653
|
$8,689,050
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
Year
ended
March 31,
2017
|
Year
ended
March 31,
2016
|
|
|
|
REVENUES
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES
|
|
|
Professional
fees
|
364,334
|
222,511
|
General
and administrative
|
214,310
|
268,018
|
Depreciation
|
3,330
|
3,305
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
581,974
|
493,834
|
|
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(581,974)
|
(493,834)
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME
|
|
|
Interest
income, net
|
3,935
|
1,595
|
|
|
|
Total
other income
|
3,935
|
1,595
|
|
|
|
LOSS
BEFORE INCOME TAX
|
(578,039)
|
(492,239)
|
|
|
|
Income
tax benefit (expense)
|
(100)
|
240
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(578,139)
|
$(491,999)
|
|
|
|
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
|
$(0.00)
|
$(0.00)
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
280,339,467
|
244,214,739
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
BMB MUNAI, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At
March 31, 2015
|
224,551,913
|
$224,552
|
$275,448
|
$(138,634)
|
$361,366
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
contributions
|
-
|
-
|
180,000
|
-
|
180,000
|
Acquisition
of BMB Munai, Inc.
|
55,787,554
|
55,788
|
-
|
-
|
55,788
|
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(491,999)
|
(491,999)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At
March 31, 2016
|
280,339,467
|
$280,340
|
$455,448
|
$(630,633)
|
$105,155
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
contributions
|
-
|
-
|
320,000
|
-
|
320,000
|
Net
loss for the year
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(578,139)
|
(578,139)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At
March 31, 2017
|
280,339,467
|
$280,340
|
$775,448
|
$(1,208,772)
|
$(152,984)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
BMB MUNAI, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
For the year
ended
March 31,
2017
|
For the year
ended
March 31,
2016
|
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$(578,139)
|
$(491,999)
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
Depreciation
expense
|
3,330
|
3,305
|
Deferred tax
liabilities
|
-
|
(240)
|
Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
Employee
receivables
|
(25)
|
1,300
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
49,950
|
(49,892)
|
Accounts
payable
|
155,452
|
3,597
|
Accrued payroll and
other liabilities
|
291
|
(4,700)
|
State tax
payable
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in
operating activities
|
(369,141)
|
(538,629)
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities
|
|
|
Purchase of fixed
assets
|
-
|
(199)
|
Cash resulting from
acquisition of BMB Munai, Inc.
|
-
|
8,589,354
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided
by investing activities
|
-
|
8,589,155
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities
|
|
|
Capital
contributions
|
320,000
|
180,000
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided
by financing activities
|
320,000
|
180,000
|
|
|
|
NET
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(49,141)
|
8,230,526
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
8,633,244
|
402,718
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
|
$8,584,103
|
$8,633,244
|
Supplemental
disclosure of Cash Flows for:
|
|
|
Cash paid for
interest
|
$-
|
$-
|
Cash paid for
income taxes
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
Non-cash Investing
and Financing:
|
|
|
Assumption of
liabilities in connection with acquisition of BMB Munai,
Inc.
|
$-
|
$8,573,368
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
BMB
Munai, Inc. (“BMBM”) is a Nevada corporation that
originally incorporated in the State of Utah in 1981. From 2003 to
2011, BMBM’s business activities focused on oil and natural
gas exploration and production in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In
September 2011, BMBM sold all of its right, title, and interest in
and to its oil and gas licenses and licensed territory to an
independent third party for cash of about $170 million. The
proceeds of the sale were used to, among other things, repay
outstanding obligations, satisfy certain post-closing undertakings,
meet ongoing expenses, and make two separate cash distributions
totaling approximately $74,750,000 to its
stockholders.
On
November 23, 2015, BMBM entered into a Share Exchange and
Acquisition Agreement with Timur Turlov (the “Acquisition
Agreement”) with the intent to build an international,
broadly based brokerage and financial services firm to meet the
growing demand from an increasing number of investors in Russia and
Kazakhstan for access to the financial opportunities, relative
stability, and comprehensive regulatory reputation of the U.S.
securities markets.
Pursuant
to the Acquisition Agreement, BMBM acquired FFIN Securities, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation, (“FFIN”) from Mr. Turlov in
exchange for 224,551,913 shares of BMBM common stock, which
constituted approximately 80.1% of BMBM’s outstanding common
stock after giving effect to the transaction. FFIN was incorporated
in the state of Nevada on August 25, 2014 for the
purpose of
primarily serving brokerage clients referred from LLC IC Freedom
Finance, a Russian limited company (“Freedom RU”) and
its wholly owned subsidiary JSC Freedom Finance, a Kazakhstan joint
stock company (“Freedom KZ”) as part of a strategy to
provide these clients with access to the U.S. securities markets
through a single integrated financial services firm.
In
December 2015, FFIN applied to become a member of the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and a licensed
securities broker-dealer with United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). This application was subsequently
withdrawn in 2016. Through the date of this report, FFIN has not
resubmitted its new membership application to FINRA. The Company
continues to believe licensure as a securities broker-dealer in the
U.S. may be a valuable component of our business strategy and it
continues to evaluate the cost benefit, likelihood of success and
appropriate timing of another application, or to otherwise become a
licensed securities broker-dealer in the U.S.
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements present the
consolidated results of FFIN Securities, Inc., including the
results of its parent, BMB Munai, Inc., starting November 24, 2015.
All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been
eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Management believes that the estimates
utilized in preparing its financial statements are reasonable and
prudent. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Revenue and Expense Recognition
Subject
to compliance with regulatory requirements and the commencement of
securities broker-dealer activities, revenues and expenses from all
securities transactions will be recorded on the trade date of the
transaction. The Company does not participate in any proprietary
securities transactions. For the year ended March 31, 2017 and
2016, the Company had not yet established an ongoing source of
revenue sufficient to cover its operating costs as it pursues the
FINRA application and licensure process to become a registered
broker-dealer in the United States.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash
equivalents are generally comprised of certain highly liquid
investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of
purchase.
Fixed Assets
Fixed
assets are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.
Maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets, which range between three and
seven years.
Advertising Expense
For the
year ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no expenses
related to advertising. The Company does not anticipate engaging in
any advertising activities until it closes the acquisition of
Freedom RU or Freedom CY. At that point all costs associated with
advertising will be expensed in the period incurred.
Impairment of Long Lived Assets
In
accordance with the accounting guidance for the impairment or
disposal of long-lived assets, the Company periodically evaluates
the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when
events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value
of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated
undiscounted cash flow from such asset is less than its carrying
value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by
which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived
asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated
cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk
involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are
determined in a similar manner, except that fair values are reduced
for the cost of disposal. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the
Company had not recorded any charges for impairment of long-lived
assets.
Income Taxes
The
Company recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the
difference between the financial statements and tax basis of assets
and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year
in which the differences are expected to reverse. The measurement
of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by the amount of
any tax benefits that, based on available evidence, are not
expected to be realized.
Income
tax expense differs from amounts that would be calculated by
applying the federal statutory rate because of the federal surtax,
state income tax rates, certain nondeductible expenses, and net
operating loss carrybacks, if any.
The
Company will include interest and penalties arising from the
underpayment of income taxes in the statement of operations in the
provision for income taxes. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the
Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain
tax positions. Tax years that remain subject to examination are
years 2013 through 2016.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Instruments
Financial
instruments include employee receivables, prepaid expenses,
accounts payable, and accrued expenses. Management estimates that
the carrying amount of these financial instruments represents their
fair values, which were determined by their near term nature or by
comparable financial instruments’ market value.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May
2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers.” Revenue is an important number to
users of financial statements in assessing an entity’s
financial performance and position. Previous revenue recognition
guidance in US GAAP comprised broad revenue recognition concepts
together with numerous revenue requirements for particular
industries or transactions, which sometimes resulted in different
accounting for economically similar transactions. Accordingly, the
FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
initiated a joint project to clarify the principles for recognizing
revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for US GAAP and
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that
would:
1.
Remove
inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue
requirements.
2.
Provide
a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues.
3.
Improve
comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities,
industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets.
4.
Provide more useful
information to users of financial statements through improved
disclosure requirements.
5.
Simplify the
preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of
requirements to which an entity must refer.
To meet
these objectives, the FASB is amending the FASB Accounting
Standards Codification (ASC) and creating a new Topic 606,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The Company
will be evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-09 as it pertains to the
Company’s financial statements and other required disclosures
on an ongoing basis until its eventual adoption and
incorporation.
In
August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, “Presentation
of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40):
Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to
Continue as a Going Concern.” The amendments in this Update
define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there
is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to
continue as a going concern and provide related footnote disclosure
requirements. Under US GAAP, financial statements are prepared
under the presumption that the reporting organization will continue
to operate as a going concern, except in limited circumstances.
Financial reporting under this presumption is commonly referred to
as the going concern basis of accounting. The going concern basis
of accounting establishes the fundamental basis for measuring and
classifying assets and liabilities. This Update provides guidance
on when there is substantial doubt about an organization’s
ability to continue as a going concern and how the underlying
conditions and events should be disclosed in the footnotes. It is
intended to reduce diversity that existed in footnote disclosures
because of the lack of guidance about when substantial doubt
existed. The adoption of this FASB guidance did not have a material
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and
related disclosures.
In
February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02,
“Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation
Analysis.” The amendment eliminates the deferral of certain
consolidation standards for entities considered to be investment
companies and modifies the consolidation analysis performed on
certain types of legal entities. The adoption of this FASB guidance
did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements and related disclosures.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In
November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes
(Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.”
This new guidance requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets
be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial
position. The current requirement that deferred tax liabilities and
assets of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset and
presented as a single amount is not affected by the new guidance.
The new guidance is effective for the Company on April 1, 2017,
with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an interim or
annual reporting period. The new guidance may be applied either
prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or
retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is evaluating
the impact that the new guidance will have on its consolidated
financial statements and related disclosures.
In
January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01,
“Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10):
Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities.” This ASU requires entities to measure equity
investments that do not result in consolidation and are not
accounted for under the equity method at fair value and recognize
any changes in fair value in net income unless the investments
qualify for the new practicability exception. Entities will also
have to record changes in instrument-specific credit risk for
financial liabilities measured under the fair value option in other
comprehensive income. In addition, entities will be required to
present enhanced disclosures of financial assets and financial
liabilities. The guidance is effective beginning January 1,
2018, with early adoption of certain provisions of the ASU
permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the
new guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases
(Topic 842).” This ASU requires lessees to recognize a
right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of
more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of
expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating
lease. The amendments also require certain quantitative and
qualitative disclosures. Accounting guidance for lessors is largely
unchanged. The guidance is effective beginning January 1,
2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated
financial statements.
In
April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts
with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and
Licensing. The core principle of the guidance in Topic 606 is that
an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of
promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects
the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in
exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core
principle, an entity should apply the following steps: 1. Identify
the contract(s) with a customer. 2. Identify the performance
obligations in the contract. 3. Determine the transaction price. 4.
Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in
the contract. 5. Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity
satisfies a performance obligation. The amendments in this Update
do not change the core principle of the guidance in Topic 606.
Rather, the amendments in this Update clarify the following two
aspects of Topic 606: identifying performance obligations and the
licensing implementation guidance, while retaining the related
principles for those areas. The amendments in this Update affect
the guidance in the Accounting Standard Update 2014-09, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) which is not yet
effective. The effective date and transition requirements for the
amendments in this Update are the same as the effective date and
transition requirements in Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended
by Update 2014-09). Accounting Standards Update 2015-14, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the
Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one
year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new
guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In May
2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-11, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical
Expenditures. The amendments in this Update affect the guidance in
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers (Topic 606), which is not yet effective. The effective
date and transition requirements for the amendments in this Update
are the same as the effective date and transition requirements for
Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended by Update 2014-09).
Accounting Standards Update 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, defers the
effective date of Update 2014-09 by one year. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its
consolidated financial statements.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In May
2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, Revenue from Contracts with
Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and Practical
Expenditures. The core principle of the guidance in Topic 606 is
that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of
promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects
the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in
exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core
principle, an entity should apply the following steps: 1. Identify
the contract(s) with a customer. 2. Identify the performance
obligations in the contract. 3. Determine the transaction price. 4.
Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in
the contract. 5. Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity
satisfies a performance obligation. The amendments in this Update
affect the guidance in the Accounting Standard Update 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) which is not yet
effective. The effective date and transition requirements for the
amendments in this Update are the same as the effective date and
transition requirements for Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended
by Update 2014-09). Accounting Standards Update 2015-14, Revenue
from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the
Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one
year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new
guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In
October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.2016-17, “Consolidation
(Topic 810): Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under
Common Control”. The amendments in this Update do not change
the characteristics of a primary beneficiary in current generally
accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Therefore, a primary
beneficiary of a VIE has both of the following characteristics: (1)
the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly
impact the VIE’s economic performance and (2) the obligation
to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant
to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could
potentially be significant to the VIE. The amendments in this
Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within
those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this
Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2016, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2017.
In
November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of
Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash.” This ASU requires
that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period
in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally
described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents.
Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and
restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash
equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and
end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.
The amendments in this Update do not provide a definition of
restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amendments in
this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and
interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim
period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim
period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of
the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments
in this Update should be applied using a retrospective transition
method to each period presented. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated
financial statements.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business
Combinations (Topic 805)” Clarifying the Definition of a
Business. The amendments in this Update provide a screen to
determine when a set is not a business. The screen requires that
when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets
acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable
asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a
business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that need
to be further evaluated. If the screen is not met, the amendments
in this Update (1) require that to be considered a business, a set
must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that
together significantly contribute to the ability to create output
and (2) remove the evaluation of whether a market participant could
replace missing elements. The amendments provide a framework to
assist entities in evaluating whether both an input and a
substantive process are present. The framework includes two sets of
criteria to consider that depend on whether a set has outputs.
Although outputs are not required for a set to be a business,
outputs generally are a key element of a business; therefore, the
Board has developed more stringent criteria for sets without
outputs. Public business entities should apply the amendments in
this update to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017,
including interim periods. All other entities should apply the
amendments to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on
its consolidated financial statements.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangible--Goodwill
and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill
Impairment. Under the amendments in this Update, an entity should
perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by
comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying
amount. An entity should recognize an impairment charge for the
amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting
unit’s fair value; however, the loss recognized should not
exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting
unit. Additionally, an entity should consider income tax effects
from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the
reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if
applicable. The Board also eliminated the requirements for any
reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to perform a
qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative test, to
perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore, the same
impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. An entity is
required to disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to each
reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net
assets. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative
assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative
impairment test is necessary. This Update also includes amendments
to the Overview and Background Sections of the Codification (as
discussed in Part II of the amendments) as part of the
Board’s initiative to unify and improve the Overview and
Background Sections across Topics and Subtopics. These changes
should not affect the related guidance in these Subtopics. A public
business entity that is an SEC filer should adopt the amendments in
this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests
in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. A public
business entity that is not an SEC filer should adopt the
amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill
impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.
All other entities, including not-for-profit entities that are
adopting the amendments in this Update should do so for their
annual or any interim good will impairment tests in fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted for
interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing
dates after January 1, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating
the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
NOTE 3 – CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the cash balance totaled $8,584,103 and
$8,633,244, respectively.
The
Company is exposed to concentrations of credit risk related to cash
deposits. The Company maintains cash at a financial institution
where the total cash balance is insured by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) up to its limit. At any
given time, the Company’s cash balance may exceed the balance
insured by the FDIC. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, $8,302,302 and
$8,332,244, respectively, of the Company’s cash was in excess
of FDIC limits.
As of
March 31, 2017, the cash balance included restricted cash in the
amount of $8,533,566 which corresponds to the deferred distribution
payments liability.
NOTE
4 - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Acquisition of FFIN
On
November 23, 2015, BMBM and Mr. Turlov entered into the Acquisition
Agreement, pursuant to which BMBM acquired FFIN in exchange for
224,551,913 shares of BMBM’s common stock, which constituted
approximately 80.1% of its 280,339,467 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding after giving effect to such
acquisition.
Shareholder Distributions
Following
the sale for cash in September 2011 of BMBM’s oil and gas
assets in operations in Kazakhstan, BMBM distributed the net
proceeds to its shareholders. Distributions aggregating $8,533,566
have not been completed to certain shareholders pending the
completion of necessary documentation of such shareholders’
ownership of the stock on which the distribution is
based.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During
the year ended March 31, 2017, Mr. Turlov made capital
contributions of $320,000 to the Company. At the time such
contributions were made, Mr. Turlov was the Chief Executive
Officer, Chairman of the board, and majority shareholder of the
Company.
During
the year ended March 31, 2016, Mr. Turlov made capital
contributions of $180,000 to the Company. At the time such
contributions were made, Mr. Turlov was the Chief Executive
Officer, Chairman of the board, and majority shareholder of the
Company.
NOTE
6 – INCOME TAXES
The
Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability
method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and
liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that
have been included in the financial statements. Under this method,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of
the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of
assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the
year in which the differences are expected to reverse.
At
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had cumulative federal
operating loss carry forwards of $1,070,288 and $631,215,
respectively, which will begin to expire in 2036. Certain tax
attributes may be subject to an annual limitation as a result of
the Acquisition Agreement, which could constitute a change in
ownership as defined under Internal Revenue Code Section
382.
Deferred
tax assets are recognized to the extent that these assets are more
likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination,
management considers all available positive and negative evidence,
including future reversals of existing taxable temporary
differences, projected future taxable income and
tax-planning.
The
components of the provision for income tax expenses for the periods
ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows:
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
Federal
|
$-
|
$-
|
State
|
100
|
-
|
|
100
|
-
|
|
|
|
Deferred:
|
|
|
Federal
|
-
|
(219)
|
State
|
-
|
(21)
|
|
-
|
(240)
|
|
|
|
Total
provision / (benefit) for income taxes
|
$100
|
$(240)
|
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Components
of the net deferred tax asset, including a valuation allowance, at
March 31, 2017 and 2016, are as follows:
|
|
|
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|
|
Net
operating loss carryforward
|
$398,147
|
$235,443
|
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
(398,147)
|
(235,443)
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax asset
|
$-
|
$-
|
The
valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2017
and 2016, was $398,147 and $235,443, respectively. In assessing the
recovery of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether
it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred
tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of
deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future
taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences
become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of
future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and
tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
The
Company is subject to United States federal and state income taxes
at an approximate rate of 34% and 3.3%, respectively. The
reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at the United
States federal statutory rate compared to the Company’s
income tax expense as reported is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Statutory
rate
|
37.3%
|
37.3%
|
State
taxes
|
(0.03%)
|
-
|
Permanent
differences
|
(0.03%)
|
-
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(37.22%)
|
(37.35%)
|
|
|
|
Total
|
0.02%
|
(0.05%)
|
The
components of income tax expense for the years ended March 31, 2017
and 2016, are as follows:
|
For the year ended
March 31, 2017
|
For the year ended
March 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
Current
tax expense
|
$100
|
$-
|
Deferred
tax benefit
|
-
|
(240)
|
|
|
|
Total income tax (benefit) / expense
|
$100
|
$(240)
|
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 7 – LEASE COMMITMENTS
FFIN
entered into a lease agreement on January 1, 2015, for office space
that expires in 30 months. At March 31, 2017, the future minimum
lease payments under the lease are as follows:
Lease commitments
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
year ended March 31, 2018
|
$7,187
|
Total
|
$7,187
|
FFIN’s
rent expense for its office space was $28,882 and $27,900, for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
BMBM
leases office space on a month-to-month basis for $250 per
month.
NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The
Company had the following significant commitments and contingencies
as of March 31, 2017:
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Contractual
obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
distribution payable(1)(2)
|
$8,533,566
|
$8,533,566
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
Office
lease(3)
|
7,187
|
7,187
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
TOTAL
|
$8,540,753
|
$8,540,753
|
$-
|
$-
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
See Note 4 –
Shareholders’ Equity
for additional information regarding the initial cash distribution
payable and the second cash distribution payable.
(2)
This distribution
is currently payable, subject to the entitled shareholder
completing and submitting to the Company the necessary
documentation to claim his, her or its distribution payments. The
Company has no control over when, or if, an entitled shareholder
will submit the necessary documentation to claim his, her, or its
distribution payment.
(3)
FFIN entered into a
lease agreement on January 1, 2015 for office space that expires in
June 2017.
As of
March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016, the Company did not have any
known contingencies.
NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Subsequent to the
year end, during April and June 2017, Mr. Turlov made $90,000 and
$150,000 capital contributions to the Company,
respectively.
On June
29, 2017, the Company closed the acquisition of Freedom RU. The
acquisition of Freedom RU included the securities brokerage and
financial services business conducted by it in Russia, along with
its wholly owned subsidiaries: Freedom KZ, and the securities
brokerage and financial services business conducted by it in
Kazakhstan; LLC FFIN Bank, a Russian limited company (“FFIN
Bank”), and the banking business conducted by it in Russia,
LLC First Stock Sale, a Russian limited company
(“FSS”), and the online securities marketplace it
provides to Russian investors, and Branch Office of IC LLC Freedom
Finance in Kazakhstan, a Kazakhstan limited liability company,
created to act as the representative office of Freedom RU in
Kazakhstan.
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pursuant
to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, the Company previously
agreed to issue to Mr. Turlov 13% of its issued and outstanding
common stock for his 100% interest in Freedom RU. As the Company
had insufficient authorized but unissued common stock to deliver
the full agreed upon consideration to Mr. Turlov at the closing of
the acquisition of Freedom RU, as an accommodation to facilitate
the closing, Mr. Turlov agreed to accept a partial issuance of
209,660,533 shares of common stock and to defer issuance of the
balance of the shares agreed to until such time as the Company
completes a reverse stock split and recapitalization to provide
sufficient additional shares to issue him the percentage agreed in
the Acquisition Agreement.
The
Company evaluated all material events and transactions that
occurred after March 31, 2017 through June 30, 2017, the date these
financial statements were issued. During this period, except as
disclosed herein, the Company did not have any additional material
recognizable subsequent events.
Annex D
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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Independent
Auditor’s Report
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D-1
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and 2016
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D-2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations and Statements of Other Comprehensive
Income for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
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D-3
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Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Equity for the years ended March 31, 2017
and 2016
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D-4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016
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D-5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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D-7
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Independent
Auditor’s Report
To the
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
of LLC IC Freedom Finance
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of LLC IC
Freedom Finance (the Company) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and
the related consolidated statements of operations and statements of
other comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for
the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and
in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
consolidated financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated
financial position of LLC IC Freedom Finance as of March 31, 2017
and 2016, and the results of its operations and its consolidated
cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/
WSRP, LLC
WSRP,
LLC
Salt
Lake City, Utah
June
29, 2017
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
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|
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|
|
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ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$21,780
|
$7,916
|
Restricted
cash
|
4,085
|
2,435
|
Due
from banks
|
-
|
32
|
Trading
securities
|
81,575
|
25,311
|
Available-for-sale
securities, at fair value
|
2
|
405
|
Brokerage
and other receivables
|
481
|
436
|
Other
assets
|
691
|
619
|
Deferred
tax assets
|
1,026
|
14
|
Fixed
assets
|
1,039
|
1,003
|
Goodwill
|
981
|
818
|
Loans
issued
|
65
|
80
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$111,725
|
$39,069
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
liability
|
$495
|
$-
|
Debt
securities issued
|
3,459
|
-
|
Customer
liabilities
|
7,543
|
2,489
|
Current
income tax liability
|
149
|
49
|
Trade
payables
|
29
|
93
|
Securities
repurchase agreement obligation
|
56,289
|
10,860
|
Other
liabilities
|
372
|
386
|
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
-
|
55
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
|
68,336
|
13,932
|
|
|
|
|
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EQUITY
|
|
|
|
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|
Share
capital
|
30,176
|
22,778
|
Additional
paid in capital
|
2,043
|
-
|
Retained
earnings
|
18,069
|
10,666
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(6,899)
|
(11,133)
|
Total
equity attributable to the Company
|
43,389
|
22,311
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling
interest in subsidiary
|
-
|
2,826
|
TOTAL EQUITY
|
43,389
|
25,137
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
$111,725
|
$39,069
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(All amounts in thousands of
United States dollars, unless otherwise stated)
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|
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Revenue:
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
$2,002
|
$1,278
|
Fee
and commission income
|
4,131
|
1,832
|
Net
gain on trading securities
|
10,806
|
13,880
|
Net
gain on derivative
|
1,905
|
-
|
Net
realized gain on investments available-for-sale
|
276
|
-
|
Net
gain on sale of fixed assets
|
29
|
143
|
Net
gain on foreign exchange operations
|
274
|
290
|
|
|
|
TOTAL REVENUE
|
19,423
|
17,423
|
|
|
|
Expense:
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
3,805
|
1,488
|
Fee
and commission expense
|
394
|
148
|
Operating
expense
|
8,190
|
6,542
|
Other
expense/(income), net
|
210
|
(97)
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EXPENSE
|
12,599
|
8,081
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX
|
6,824
|
9,343
|
|
|
|
Income
tax (benefit)/provision
|
(524)
|
183
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME
|
$7,348
|
$9,160
|
|
|
|
Attributable
to non-controlling interest
|
9
|
55
|
Attributable
to the Company
|
7,339
|
9,105
|
|
|
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
|
Change
in unrealized gain on investments available-for-sale, net of tax
effect
|
$7
|
$145
|
Net
gain on sale of investments available-for-sale reclassified to
profit or loss, net of tax effect
|
(276)
|
-
|
Foreign
currency translation adjustments, net of tax
|
4,503
|
(7,627)
|
|
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OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS)
|
4,234
|
(7,482)
|
|
|
|
|
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Attributable
to non-controlling interest
|
9
|
55
|
Attributable
to the Company
|
11,573
|
1,623
|
|
|
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TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
$11,582
|
$1,678
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
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Additional Paid in Capital
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
|
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Balance at March 31, 2015
|
$17,179
|
$-
|
$(3,651)
|
$1,561
|
$2,771
|
$17,860
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Capital
contributions
|
5,599
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
5,599
|
Foreign
currency translation loss
|
-
|
-
|
(7,627)
|
-
|
-
|
(7,627)
|
Available-for-sale
securities revaluation
|
-
|
-
|
145
|
-
|
-
|
145
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,105
|
55
|
9,160
|
Balance at March 31, 2016
|
22,778
|
-
|
(11,133)
|
10,666
|
2,826
|
25,137
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
contributions (Note 22)
|
7,398
|
2,043
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,441
|
Purchase
of FFIN Bank shares
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
64
|
(2,835)
|
(2,771)
|
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
-
|
-
|
4,503
|
-
|
-
|
4,503
|
Available-for-sale
securities revaluation
|
-
|
-
|
(269)
|
-
|
-
|
(269)
|
Net
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7,339
|
9
|
7,348
|
Balance at March 31, 2017
|
$30,176
|
$2,043
|
$(6,899)
|
$18,069
|
$-
|
$43,389
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
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|
|
|
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Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
Net
Income
|
$7,348
|
$9,160
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net income from operating activities:
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization
|
197
|
225
|
Gain on sale of
fixed assets
|
(29)
|
(143)
|
Change in deferred
taxes
|
(1,078)
|
(9)
|
Unrealized gain on
derivatives
|
(1,905)
|
-
|
Unrealized gain on
trading securities
|
(5,484)
|
(5,188)
|
|
|
|
Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
Due from
banks
|
34
|
119
|
Trading
securities
|
(38,686)
|
(14,953)
|
Brokerage and other
receivables
|
(21)
|
1,089
|
Other
assets
|
45
|
(370)
|
Loans
issued
|
28
|
(43)
|
Derivative
liability
|
2,346
|
-
|
Customer
liabilities
|
4,073
|
1,099
|
Current income tax
liability
|
81
|
46
|
Trade
payables
|
(72)
|
(1,512)
|
Securities
repurchase agreement obligation
|
38,620
|
11,339
|
Other
liabilities
|
46
|
(36)
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities
|
5,543
|
823
|
|
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
Purchase of fixed
assets
|
(62)
|
(154)
|
Proceeds from sale
of fixed assets
|
38
|
523
|
Acquisition of FFIN
Bank
|
(2,771)
|
-
|
Proceeds on sale of
investments available-for-sale
|
144
|
-
|
Purchase
available-for-sale securities
|
-
|
(108)
|
|
|
|
Net
cash flows (used in)/from investing activities
|
(2,651)
|
261
|
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
Proceeds from
issuance of debt securities
|
8,612
|
-
|
Repurchase of debt
securities
|
(5,524)
|
-
|
Repayment of loans
issued
|
-
|
(739)
|
Capital
contributions
|
7,398
|
5,599
|
|
|
|
Net
cash flows from financing activities
|
10,486
|
4,860
|
|
|
|
Effect of changes
in foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
|
2,136
|
(5,483)
|
|
|
|
NET
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
15,514
|
461
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
10,351
|
9,890
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
|
$25,865
|
$10,351
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
Income tax
paid
|
$356
|
$247
|
Cash paid for
interest
|
$3,724
|
$1,433
|
|
|
|
Non
cash transactions:
Contribution of
shares in excess of related party loan payoff amount
|
$2,043
|
$-
|
|
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note
1 – Description of Business
Overview
LLC IC
Freedom Finance (referred to herein as “Freedom RU” or
the “Company”) is a Russian limited company that was
organized in 2010. Since 2010, Freedom RU has been engaged in the
securities brokerage and financial services business in the Russian
Federation. Freedom RU is 100% owned by Timur Turlov
(“Owner”). In 2013, Freedom RU acquired Joint Stock
Company Freedom Finance (“Freedom KZ”), a Kazakhstan
joint stock company engaged in the securities brokerage and
financial services business in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The
joint stock company structure in Kazakhstan is similar to a
corporation structure in the US. In 2013, Freedom RU formed LLC
First Stock Store (“FSS”), a Russian limited company as
its wholly owned subsidiary. FSS is the first online securities
marketplace for retail customers in Russia. In 2016, Freedom RU
acquired LLC FFIN Bank (“FFIN Bank”), a Russian limited
company. FFIN Bank conducts banking operations in the Russian
Federation. In 2013, Freedom RU formed Branch Office of LLC IC
Freedom in Kazakhstan (“KZ Branch”), a Kazakhstan
limited liability company, to act as the representative office of
Freedom RU in Kazakhstan.
As of
March 31, 2017, Freedom RU and Freedom KZ together had
approximately 30,000 total active customer accounts, with aggregate
investment positions of more than $100 million. The customers of
Freedom RU and Freedom KZ typically execute approximately 15,000
transactions per month, with an aggregate transaction value of
approximately $1 billion. These customers range from retail traders
that frequently execute large transactions to relatively small,
inactive accounts that hold securities positions
long-term.
LLC IC Freedom Finance
Freedom
RU provides financial services in the Russian Federation pursuant
to open-ended licenses for brokerage, dealer, and depository
operations and for activities in securities management issued by
the Russian government. The Federal Financial Markets Service of
Russia provides the governmental regulation of company operations
and the protection of the interests of its customers.
JSC Freedom Finance
Freedom
KZ provides professional services in the capital markets in
Kazakhstan. Since 2006, Freedom KZ has been a professional
participant of the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, which enables it to
manage investment portfolios for its clients. Freedom KZ is
regulated by the Committee for the Control and Supervision of the
Financial Market and Financial Organizations of the National Bank
of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
LLC First Stock Store
FSS was
launched to be the first online securities marketplace for retail
customers in Russia. FSS was launched to attract new brokerage
clients for Freedom RU by providing a medium for individual
investors to buy and sell securities traded on the Russian and US
stock exchanges.
LLC FFIN Bank
FFIN
Bank has a license issued by the Central Bank of the Russian
Federation to execute banking operations in rubles and foreign
currency for individuals and legal entities. FFIN Bank derives
revenue from providing banking services, including money transfer,
foreign exchange operations, interbank lending and deposits. FFIN
Bank is regulated by the Central Bank of Russia.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Freedom
RU, Freedom KZ, FSS, FFIN Bank and KZ Branch are referred to
collectively in these financial statements as the
“Group” unless otherwise specifically indicated or as
is otherwise contextually required.
Branch Office of LLC IC Freedom Finance in Kazakhstan
KZ
Branch was created to act as the representative office of Freedom
RU in Kazakhstan.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Accounting principles
The
Group’s accounting policies and accompanying consolidated
financial statements conform to accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (US GAAP).
These
financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of
accounting.
Basis of presentation
The
Group’s consolidated financial statements present the
consolidated results of Freedom RU, Freedom KZ, FSS, FFIN Bank and
KZ Branch. All significant inter-company balances and transactions
have been eliminated from the consolidated financial
statements.
Non-controlling interests
Non-controlling
interest in the Group’s subsidiary, FFIN Bank, is reported as
a component of equity, separate from the parent company’s
equity. Results of operations attributable to the non-controlling
interests are included in the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations and consolidated statements of
comprehensive income (loss). During the year ended March 31, 2017,
the Company acquired the previously outstanding non-controlling
interest in FFIN Bank.
Use of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Management believes that the estimates
utilized in preparing its financial statements are reasonable and
prudent. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Revenue and expense recognition
The
Group earns interest and noninterest income from various sources,
including:
●
Securities,
derivatives and foreign exchange activities; and
The
Group earns fees and commissions from:
●
Providing brokerage
services;
●
Providing banking
services (money transfers, foreign exchange operations and
other);
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
●
Revenue earned on
interest-earning assets, including unearned income and the
amortization/accretion of premiums or discounts recognized on debt
securities, bank deposits and loans issued is recognized based on
the constant effective yield of the financial instrument or based
on other applicable accounting guidance; and
●
Service charges on
brokerage, banking and agency services are recognized when earned.
Brokerage fees and gains and losses on the sale of securities and
certain derivatives are recognized on a trade-date
basis.
The
Group recognizes revenue when four basic criteria have been
met:
●
Existence of
persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists;
●
Delivery has
occurred or services have been rendered;
●
The seller’s
price to the buyer is fixed and determinable; and
●
Collectability is
reasonably assured.
Comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive
income (loss) is comprised of net gain/(loss) on revaluation of
investments available-for-sale, net gain/(loss) on sale of
investments available-for-sale to be reclassified to profit and
loss and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Functional currency
Management
has adopted ASC 830, Foreign Currency Translation Matters as it
pertains to its foreign currency translation. The Group’s
functional currencies are the Russian ruble and Kazakhstani tenge,
and its reporting currency is the US dollar. Monetary assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into
US dollars using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet
date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies are translated at rates of exchange in effect at the
date of the transaction. Average monthly rates are used to
translate revenues and expenses. Gains and losses arising on
translation or settlement of foreign currency denominated
transactions or balances are included in the determination of
income. The Group has not, as of the date of these financial
statements, entered into any derivative instruments to offset the
impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash
and cash equivalents are generally comprised of certain highly
liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the
date of purchase. Cash and cash equivalents include securities
received under agreement to repurchase which are recorded at the
amounts at which the securities were acquired or sold plus accrued
interest.
Securities repurchase and reverse repurchase
agreements
Securities
purchased under agreements to resell (“reverse repurchase
agreements” or “repo”) are accounted for as
collateralized financing transactions and are recorded at the
contractual amount for which the securities will resold, including
accrued interest.
A repo
is an agreement to transfer a financial asset to another party in
exchange for cash or other consideration and a concurrent
obligation to reacquire the financial assets at a future date for
an amount equal to the cash or other consideration exchanged plus
interest. These agreements are accounted for as financing
transactions. Financial assets transferred under repo are retained
in the financial statements and consideration received under these
agreements is recorded as collateralized deposit received within
repurchase agreements. Assets purchased under reverse repos are
recorded in the financial statements as cash placed on deposit
collateralized by securities and other assets and are classified
within cash and cash equivalents or due from banks.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
The
Group enters into securities repurchase agreements and securities
lending transactions under which it receives or transfers
collateral in accordance with normal market practice. Under
standard terms for repurchase transactions, the recipient of
collateral has the right to sell or repledge the collateral,
subject to returning equivalent securities on settlement of the
transaction.
Investments available-for-sale
Financial
assets categorized as available-for-sale (AFS) are non-derivatives
that are either designated as available-for-sale or are not
classified as (a) loans and receivables, (b) held to maturity
investments or (c) trading securities.
Listed
shares and listed redeemable notes held by the Group that are
traded in an active market are classified as AFS and are stated at
fair value. The Group has investments in unlisted shares that are
not traded in an active market but that are also classified as
investments AFS and stated at fair value (because the Group
management considers that fair value can be reliably measured).
Gains and losses arising from changes in fair value are recognized
in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the investments
revaluation reserve, with the exception of other-than-temporary
impairment losses, interest calculated using the effective interest
method, dividend income and foreign exchange gains and losses on
monetary assets, which are recognized in profit or loss. Where the
investment is disposed of or is determined to be impaired, the
cumulative gain or loss previously accumulated in the investments
revaluation reserve is reclassified to profit or loss.
Investments in
nonconsolidated managed funds are accounted for at fair value based
on the net asset value (“NAV”) of the funds
provided by the fund managers with gains or losses included in net
gain on trading securities in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Statement of other Comprehensive
Income.
Trading securities
Financial
assets are classified as trading securities if the financial asset
has been acquired principally for the purpose of selling it in the
near term.
Trading
securities are stated at fair value, with any gains or losses
arising on remeasurement recognized in profit or loss. The net gain
or loss recognized in profit or loss incorporates any dividend and
interest earned on the financial asset and is included in the
‘interest income’ line item, respectively, in the
statement of profit or loss. Fair value is determined in the manner
described (see Note 5).
Debt securities issued
Debt
securities issued are initially recognized at the fair value of the
consideration received, less directly attributable transaction
costs. Subsequently, amounts due are stated at amortized cost and
any difference between net proceeds and the redemption value is
recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or loss over the
period of the borrowings using the effective interest method. If
the Group purchases its own debt, it is removed from the
consolidated statement of financial position and the difference
between the carrying amount of the liability and the consideration
paid is recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or
loss.
Brokerage and other receivables
Brokerage
and other receivables comprise commissions and other receivables
related to the securities brokerage and banking activity of the
Group. At initial recognition brokerage and other receivables are
recognized at fair value. Subsequently, brokerage and other
receivables are carried at cost. Brokerage and other receivables
are carried net of any allowance for impairment
losses.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Derecognition of financial assets
A
financial asset (or, where applicable a part of a financial asset
or a part of a group of similar financial assets) is derecognized
where all of the following conditions are met:
●
Isolation of
transferred financial assets. The transferred financial assets have
been isolated from the Group—put presumptively beyond the
reach of the Group and its creditors, even in bankruptcy or other
receivership.
●
The Group has
rights to pledge or exchange financial assets. This condition is
met if both of the following conditions are met:
1.
The Group has the
right to pledge or exchange the assets (or beneficial interests) it
received.
2.
No condition does
both of the following:
i.
Constrains the
Group (or third-party holder of its beneficial interests) from
taking advantage of its right to pledge or exchange
ii.
Provides more than
a trivial benefit to the transferor.
●
Effective control.
The transferor, its consolidated affiliates included in the
financial statements being presented, or its agents do not maintain
effective control over the transferred financial assets or
third-party beneficial interests related to those transferred
assets. A transferor’s effective control over the transferred
financial assets includes, but is not limited to, any of the
following:
1.
An agreement that
both entitles and obligates the transferor to repurchase or redeem
them the transferred financial assets before their maturity from
the Group.
2.
An agreement, other
than through a cleanup call, that provides the transferor with both
of the following:
i.
The unilateral
ability to cause the holder to return specific financial
assets
ii.
A more-than-trivial
benefit attributable to that ability.
3.
An agreement that
permits the Group to require the transferor to repurchase the
transferred financial assets at a price that is so favorable to the
Group that it is probable that the Group will require the
transferor to repurchase them.
Where
the Group has not met asset derecognition conditions above, it
continues to recognize the asset to the extent of its continuing
involvement.
Fixed assets
Fixed
assets are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.
Maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets, which range between three and
seven years.
Advertising expense
For the
years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group had expenses related
to advertising in the amount of $866 and $854, respectively. All
costs associated with advertising are expensed in the period
incurred.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Impairment of long lived assets
In
accordance with the accounting guidance for the impairment or
disposal of long-lived assets, the Group periodically evaluates the
carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when events
and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a
long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated
undiscounted cash flow from such asset is less than its carrying
value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by
which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived
asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated
cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk
involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are
determined in a similar manner, except that fair values are reduced
for the cost of disposal. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group
had not recorded any charges for impairment of long-lived
assets.
Impairment of goodwill
As of
March 31, 2017, goodwill recorded in Group's consolidated balance
sheet aggregated $ 981. The Group performs annual impairment
review at least annually, unless indicators of impairment exist in
interim periods. The impairment test for goodwill uses a two-step
approach. Step one compares the estimated fair value of a reporting
unit with goodwill to its carrying value. If the carrying value
exceeds the estimated fair value, step two must be performed. Step
two compares carrying value of the reporting unit to the fair value
of all of the assets and liabilities of the reporting unit as if
the reporting unit was acquired in a business combination. If the
carrying amount of a reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied
fair value of its goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an
amount equal the excess. In annual goodwill impairment test the
Group estimated the fair value of reporting unit based on the
income approach (also known as the discounted cash flow ("DCF")
method) and as a result of the test, fair value of the Group's
goodwill exceeded carrying amount of reporting unit's
goodwill.
Income taxes
The
Group recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the
difference between the financial statements and tax basis of assets
and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year
in which the differences are expected to reverse. The measurement
of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by the amount of
any tax benefits that, based on available evidence, are not
expected to be realized.
Current
income tax expenses are provided for in accordance with the laws of
the relevant taxing authorities. As part of the process of
preparing financial statements, the Group is required to estimate
its income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates.
The Group accounts for income taxes using the liability approach.
Under this method, deferred income taxes are recognized for tax
consequences in future years of differences between the tax bases
of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the
financial statements at each year-end and tax loss carry forwards.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax
rates applicable for the differences that are expected to affect
taxable income.
The
Group will include interest and penalties arising from the
underpayment of income taxes in the consolidated statements of
operations in the provision for income taxes. As of March 31, 2017
and 2016, the Group had no accrued interest or penalties related to
uncertain tax positions.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Financial instruments
Financial
instruments are carried at fair value as described
below.
Fair
value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or
paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between
market participants at the measurement date. The fair value
measurement is based on the presumption that the transaction to
sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either in the
principal market for the asset or liability, or in the absence of a
principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or
liability. Fair value is the current bid price for financial
assets, current ask price for financial liabilities and the average
of current bid and ask prices when the Group is both in short and
long positions for the financial instrument. A financial instrument
is regarded as quoted in an active market if quoted prices are
readily and regularly available from an exchange or other
institution and those prices represent actual and regularly
occurring market transactions on an arm’s length
basis.
Leases
Rent payable under operating leases are charged to expense on a
straight-line basis over the term of the relevant
lease.
Recent accounting pronouncements
In May
2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers. (Topic 606)” Revenue is an
important number to users of financial statements in assessing an
entity’s financial performance and position. Previous revenue
recognition guidance in US GAAP comprised broad revenue recognition
concepts together with numerous revenue requirements for particular
industries or transactions, which sometimes resulted in different
accounting for economically similar transactions. Accordingly, the
FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
initiated a joint project to clarify the principles for recognizing
revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for US GAAP and
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that
would:
●
Remove
inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue
requirements.
●
Provide a more
robust framework for addressing revenue issues.
●
Improve
comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities,
industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets.
●
Provide more useful
information to users of financial statements through improved
disclosure requirements.
●
Simplify the
preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of
requirements to which an entity must refer.
To meet
these objectives, the FASB is amending the FASB Accounting
Standards Codification (ASC) and creating a new Topic 606,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The Group will
be evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-09 as it pertains to the
Group’s financial statements and other required disclosures
on an ongoing basis until its eventual adoption and incorporation.
This pronouncement is effective for annual reporting periods
beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within
the reporting period.
In
November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes
(Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.”
This new guidance requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets
be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial
position. The current requirement that deferred tax liabilities and
assets of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset and
presented as a single amount is not affected by the new guidance.
The new guidance is effective for the Group on April 1, 2017, with
early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an interim or
annual reporting period. The new guidance may be applied either
prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or
retrospectively to all periods presented. The Group is evaluating
the impact that the new guidance will have on its consolidated
financial statements and related disclosures.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
In
January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Financial
Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and
Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.”
This ASU requires entities to measure equity investments that do
not result in consolidation and are not accounted for under the
equity method at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value
in net income unless the investments qualify for the new
practicability exception. Entities will also have to record changes
in instrument-specific credit risk for financial liabilities
measured under the fair value option in other comprehensive income.
In addition, entities will be required to present enhanced
disclosures of financial assets and financial liabilities. The
guidance is effective beginning December 15, 2017, with early
adoption of certain provisions of the ASU permitted. The Group is
currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its
consolidated financial statements.
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases
(Topic 842).” This ASU requires lessees to recognize a
right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of
more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of
expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating
lease. The amendments also require certain quantitative and
qualitative disclosures. Accounting guidance for lessors is largely
unchanged. The guidance is effective beginning December 15, 2018,
with early adoption permitted. The Group is currently evaluating
the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of
Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash.” This ASU requires
that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period
in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally
described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents.
Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and
restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash
equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and
end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.
The amendments in this Update do not provide a definition of
restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amendments in
this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and
interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim
period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim
period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of
the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments
in this Update should be applied using a retrospective transition
method to each period presented. The Group is currently evaluating
the impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
In
April 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance
Obligations and Licensing”. The core principle of the
guidance in Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to
depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in
an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity
expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To
achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following
steps: 1. Identify the contract(s) with a customer. 2. Identify the
performance obligations in the contract. 3. Determine the
transaction price. 4. Allocate the transaction price to the
performance obligations in the contract. 5. Recognize revenue when
(or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The
amendments in this Update do not change the core principle of the
guidance in Topic 606. Rather, the amendments in this Update
clarify the following two aspects of Topic 606: identifying
performance obligations and the licensing implementation guidance,
while retaining the related principles for those areas. The
amendments in this Update affect the guidance in Accounting
Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with
Customers (Topic 606)”, which is not yet effective. The
effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in
this Update are the same as the effective date and transition
requirements in Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended by Update
2014-09). Accounting Standards Update 2015-14, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”: Deferral of the
Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one
year. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of the new
guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
In May
2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-12, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Narrow-Scope Improvements and
Practical Expedients”. The core principle of the guidance in
Topic 606 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the
transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount
that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be
entitled in 2 exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that
core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: 1.
Identify the contract(s) with a customer. 2. Identify the
performance obligations in the contract. 3. Determine the
transaction price. 4. Allocate the transaction price to the
performance obligations in the contract. 5. Recognize revenue when
(or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The
amendments in this Update affect the guidance in Accounting
Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with
Customers (Topic 606)”, which is not yet effective. The
effective date and transition requirements for the amendments in
this Update are the same as the effective date and transition
requirements for Topic 606 (and any other Topic amended by Update
2014-09). Accounting Standards Update 2015-14, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”: Deferral of the
Effective Date, defers the effective date of Update 2014-09 by one
year. The Group is currently evaluating the impact of the new
guidance on its consolidated financial statements.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, “Business
Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a
Business”. The amendments in this Update provide a screen to
determine when an integrated set of assets and activities, (defined
as a set in the Update), is not a business. The screen requires
that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets
acquired (or disposed of) is concentrated in a single identifiable
asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a
business. This screen reduces the number of transactions that need
to be further evaluated. If the screen is not met, the amendments
in this Update (1) require that to be considered a business, a set
must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantive process that
together significantly contribute to the ability to create output
and (2) remove the evaluation of whether a market participant could
replace missing elements. The amendments provide a framework to
assist entities in evaluating whether both an input and a
substantive process are present. The framework includes two sets of
criteria to consider that depend on whether a set has outputs.
Although outputs are not required for a set to be a business,
outputs generally are a key element of a business; therefore, the
Board has developed more stringent criteria for sets without
outputs. Public business entities should apply the amendments in
this update to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017,
including interim periods. All other entities should apply the
amendments to annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The
Group is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its
consolidated financial statements.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04,
“Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350):
Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”. Under the
amendments in this Update, an entity should perform its annual, or
interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a
reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize
an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount
exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value; however, the loss
recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated
to that reporting unit. Additionally, an entity should consider
income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying
amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment
loss, if applicable. The Board also eliminated the requirements for
any reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount to
perform a qualitative assessment and, if it fails that qualitative
test, to perform Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Therefore,
the same impairment assessment applies to all reporting units. An
entity is required to disclose the amount of goodwill allocated to
each reporting unit with a zero or negative carrying amount of net
assets. An entity still has the option to perform the qualitative
assessment for a reporting unit to determine if the quantitative
impairment test is necessary. This Update also includes amendments
to the Overview and Background Sections of the Codification (as
discussed in Part II of the amendments) as part of the
Board’s initiative to unify and improve the Overview and
Background Sections across Topics and Subtopics. These changes
should not affect the related guidance in these Subtopics. A public
business entity that is an SEC filer should adopt the amendments in
this update for its annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests
in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. A public
business entity that is not an SEC filer should adopt the
amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill
impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.
All other entities, including not-for-profit entities, that are
adopting the amendments in this Update should do so for their
annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted for
interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing
dates after January 1, 2017. The Group is currently evaluating the
impact of the new guidance on its consolidated financial
statements.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 3 – Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current account
with commercial banks
|
$9,153
|
$3,605
|
Securities received
under agreement to repurchase
|
8,376
|
1,281
|
Petty
cash
|
1,476
|
62
|
Current account
with Central Depository (Kazakhstan)
|
984
|
990
|
Current account
with National Settlement Depository (Russia)
|
696
|
318
|
Current account
with Central Bank (Russia)
|
645
|
1,660
|
Brokerage
accounts
|
259
|
-
|
Current account in
clearing organizations
|
191
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
$21,780
|
$7,916
|
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, cash and cash equivalents were not
insured. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the cash and cash
equivalents balance included collateralized securities received
under agreement to repurchase which terms are presented
below:
|
|
|
Interest rates and remaining contractual maturity of the
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities
received under agreement to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
equity
|
19.56%
|
$8,346
|
$25
|
$8,371
|
Corporate
debt
|
24.00%
|
5
|
-
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$8,351
|
$25
|
$8,376
|
|
|
|
Interest rates and remaining contractual maturity of the
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities
received under agreement to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
Non-US sovereign
debt
|
14.67%
|
$875
|
$-
|
$875
|
Corporate
equity
|
24.62%
|
168
|
238
|
406
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$1,043
|
$238
|
$1,281
|
The
Group’s securities received under agreements to repurchase
are liquid trading securities with market quotes and significant
trading volume.
The
fair value of collateral received under repurchase agreements as of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, is $ 8,229 and $1,379,
respectively.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 4 – Restricted Cash
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group’s restricted cash
consisted of cash segregated in a special custody account for the
exclusive benefit of our brokerage customers and required reserves
with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation which represents
cash on hand balance requirements. Restricted cash consists
of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brokerage
customers’ cash
|
$4,039
|
$2,435
|
Reserve with
Central Bank
|
46
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
restricted cash
|
$4,085
|
$2,435
|
Note 5 – Trading Securities and Available-for-Sale
Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading securities:
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$71,691
|
$18,798
|
Debt
securities
|
9,877
|
6,072
|
Global depository
receipts (“GDR”)
|
6
|
2
|
Net asset value of
mutual investment funds
|
1
|
439
|
|
|
|
Trading
securities
|
$81,575
|
$25,311
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale securities:
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$2
|
$405
|
|
|
|
Available-
for-sale securities
|
$2
|
$405
|
|
|
|
Assets measured at
amortized cost
|
Unrealized gain
accumulated in other comprehensive
income
|
Assets
measured at fair value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$1
|
$1
|
$2
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$1
|
$1
|
$2
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
|
|
|
Assets measured
at amortized cost
|
Unrealized gain
accumulated in other
comprehensive income
|
Assets measured at fair value
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$135
|
$270
|
$405
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$135
|
$270
|
$405
|
The
Group recognized no other than temporary impairment in accumulated
other comprehensive income.
The
fair value of assets and liabilities is determined using observable
market data based on recent trading activity. Where observable
market data is unavailable due to a lack of trading activity, the
Group utilizes internally developed models to estimate fair value
and independent third parties to validate assumptions, when
appropriate. Estimating fair value requires significant management
judgment, including benchmarking to similar instruments with
observable market data and applying appropriate discounts that
reflect differences between the securities that the Group is
valuing and the selected benchmark. Depending on the type of
securities owned by the Group, other valuation methodologies may be
required.
Measurement
of fair value is classified within a hierarchy based upon the
transparency of inputs used in the valuation of an asset or
liability. Classification within the hierarchy is based upon the
lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement.
The
valuation hierarchy contains three levels:
●
Level 1 - Valuation
inputs are unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or
liabilities in active markets.
●
Level 2 - Valuation
inputs are quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities
in markets that are not active, quoted market prices for similar
assets and liabilities in active markets, and other observable
inputs directly or indirectly related to the asset or liability
being measured.
●
Level 3 - Valuation
inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value
measurement.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
The
following table presents assets, liabilities and redeemable
non-controlling interests in the consolidated financial statements
or disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements
at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2017 and
2016:
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for Identical Assets
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
|
Significant
unobservable units
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$71,691
|
$71,691
|
$-
|
$-
|
Debt
securities
|
9,877
|
9,663
|
214
|
-
|
Global depository
receipts (“GDR”)
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
Mutual investment
funds
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading
securities
|
$81,575
|
$81,361
|
$214
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$2
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$2
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for Identical Assets
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
|
Significant
unobservable units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$18,798
|
$18,798
|
$-
|
$-
|
Debt
securities
|
6,072
|
5,864
|
208
|
-
|
Global depository
receipts (“GDR”)
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Net asset value of
mutual investment funds
|
439
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trading
securities
|
$25,311
|
$24,664
|
$208
|
$-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
securities
|
$2
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2
|
Net asset value of
mutual investment funds
|
403
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available-for-sale
securities
|
$405
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2
|
Note 6 – Brokerage and Other Receivables
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank commissions
receivable
|
$260
|
$-
|
Receivables from
brokerage clients
|
208
|
426
|
Receivable for
underwriting market-making services
|
68
|
7
|
Other
receivables
|
10
|
3
|
|
|
|
Allowance for
receivables
|
(65)
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
brokerage and other receivables
|
$481
|
$436
|
On
March 31, 2017, and March 31, 2016, amounts due from a single
related party customer were $304 or 63%, and $302 or 69%, of total
brokerage and other receivables, respectively. Based on past
experience the Group considers receivables with related parties
fully collectible. The Group’s brokerage companies are
allowed to directly withhold brokerage commissions from their
clients’ brokerage accounts. The Group did not record an
allowance for uncollectible amounts as of March 31, 2016 as all
amounts were considered collectible by management.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 7 – Other Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
$337
|
$16
|
Advances
paid
|
209
|
494
|
Loan to
shareholder
|
-
|
48
|
Other
|
151
|
61
|
|
|
|
|
697
|
619
|
|
|
|
Allowance
for other assets
|
(6)
|
-
|
|
|
|
Other assets, net
|
$691
|
$619
|
Note 8 – Deferred Tax Assets
Other
than Freedom KZ and the branch of Freedom RU in Kazakhstan, the
Group is subject to taxation in the Russian Federation. Freedom KZ
and the branch of Freedom RU in Kazakhstan are subject to taxation
in Kazakhstan.
The tax
rate used for reconciliations for the years ended March 31, 2017
and 2016, is the 20% corporate tax rate payable by corporate
entities in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan
on taxable profits under tax law in those
jurisdictions.
Deferred
tax assets and liabilities comprise:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax losses
carryforward
|
$2,398
|
$676
|
Revaluation on
trading securities
|
76
|
-
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
20
|
14
|
|
|
|
|
2,494
|
690
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(1,468)
|
(676)
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax assets
|
$1,026
|
$14
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revaluation on
trading securities
|
$-
|
$55
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax liabilities
|
-
|
55
|
|
|
|
Net
deferred tax assets/(liabilities)
|
$1,026
|
$(41)
|
|
|
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
The
Group is subject to Russian and Kazakhstan state income taxes at a
rate of 20%. The reconciliation of the provision for income taxes
at the 20% tax rate compared to the Company’s income tax
expense as reported is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit before tax
at 20%
|
$(1,365)
|
$(1,869)
|
Permanent
difference
|
2,309
|
2,728
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(1,468)
|
(676)
|
|
|
|
Income
tax (benefit)/provision
|
$(524)
|
$183
|
The
income tax expense comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current income tax
charge
|
$543
|
$197
|
Deferred income tax
benefit
|
(1,067)
|
(14)
|
|
|
|
Income
tax (benefit)/provision
|
$(524)
|
$183
|
|
|
|
Note 9 – Fixed Assets, Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buildings
|
$694
|
$638
|
Vehicles
|
366
|
255
|
Furniture
|
197
|
121
|
Office equipment
and other
|
211
|
232
|
Intangible
assets
|
125
|
84
|
Capital
expenditures on lease improvement
|
44
|
8
|
|
|
|
Less: Accumulated
depreciation and amortization
|
(598)
|
(335)
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
asset
|
$1,039
|
$1,003
|
Depreciation
and amortization expense totaled $197 and $225 for the years ended
March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Note 10 – Acquisition
Acquisition of FFIN Bank:
On
March 25, 2015 (the Acquisition Date), Freedom RU acquired 9.28% of
the outstanding common shares and voting interest in FFIN Bank,
(then known as LLC Okhabank), located in the Sakhalin Oblast, for
$284. Freedom RU acquired an interest in the bank to increase its
market penetration by providing banking services to Freedom
RU’s customers. In 2015, Timur Turlov was appointed as
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank. On April 12, 2016,
Freedom RU acquired the remaining 90.72% interest in FFIN Bank for
$2,771.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
As of
the Acquisition Date, the fair value of the non-controlling
interest was approximately $2.8 million, which was based on the net
assets value of the bank at the Acquisition Date. Net Income in the
Consolidated Statement of Operations and Statements of Other
Comprehensive Income for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,
includes net income of the bank of $247 and $56, respectively. The
total purchase price was allocated as follows:
|
Purchase price
allocation
|
Assets:
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$5,688
|
Loans
receivable
|
45
|
Deferred tax
assets
|
2
|
Fixed
assets
|
1
|
Other
assets
|
21
|
Goodwill
|
946
|
Total assets
|
$6,703
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
Debt and
borrowings
|
$3,613
|
Other
liabilities
|
34
|
Total liabilities
|
3,647
|
|
|
Net assets acquired
|
$3,056
|
At the
Acquisition Date, total assets mainly consisted of cash and cash
equivalents in the amount of $5,688, total liabilities measured at
amortized cost mainly consisted of debt and borrowings in the
amount of $3,613.
The
determination of whether the assets and liabilities of a variable
interest entity (“VIE”) are consolidated on
Group’s balance sheet (also referred to as on-balance sheet)
or not consolidated on our balance sheet (also referred to as
off-balance sheet) depends on the terms of the related transaction
and Group’s continuing involvement with the VIE. Freedom RU
was deemed the primary beneficiary and therefore consolidated FFIN
Bank into its consolidated financial statements. Freedom RU had
both the power, to direct the activities that most significantly
impact the FFIN Bank’s economic performance, and that
obligates Freedom RU to absorb losses that could potentially be
significant to FFIN Bank, and/or provide Freedom RU the right to
receive residual returns of FFIN Bank that could potentially be
significant to FFIN Bank.
The
Group believes that cash equivalents, and debt and borrowings
approximate fair value due to the market interest rates and
relatively short-term maturity of these financial
instruments.
Note 11 – Derivative Liability
On
December 28, 2016, Freedom RU entered into an agreement with a
related party that had a call option feature. This derivative
instrument was classified as a derivative liability in the
Consolidated Balance Sheets. The gain or loss associated with this
agreement is recognized as gain on a derivative instrument in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Statements of Other
Comprehensive Income. Derivative arrangements in this agreement
allow the option holder, in exchange for a $2,629 premium paid
upfront, to purchase 11.8 million shares of one of the top rated
Russian Commercial Banks - Sberbank on June 14, 2017, at a strike
price $3.10 per share. The Group has determined fair value of this
call option using the Black-Scholes option valuation model based on
the following key assumptions during the year ended March 31,
2017:
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Term
(years)
|
0.21
|
Volatility
|
22.31%
|
Risk-free
rate
|
5%
|
The
Group recorded a derivative liability of $495 as of March 31, 2017.
During the year ended March 31, 2017, a gain on derivative
liabilities of $1,905 was recognized. As of June 14, 2017, this
option had not been exercised.
The
following fair value hierarchy table presents information about the
Group's financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring
basis as of March 31, 2017:
|
|
|
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
|
Significant other observable inputs
|
Significant unobservable inputs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative liabilities
|
$-
|
$-
|
$495
|
$495
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
derivative liabilities
|
$-
|
$-
|
$495
|
$495
|
Changes
in Level 3 derivative liabilities measured at fair value on a
recurring basis for the year for the year ended March 31, 2017 are
as follows:
|
Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs (Level
3)
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning
balance at March 31, 2016
|
$-
|
Issuance
|
2,435
|
Translation
difference
|
(35)
|
less realized and unrealized gain included in net
income*
|
(1,905)
|
Closing
balance
|
$495
|
|
|
Unrealized
gain for Level 3 liability outstanding at March 31,
2017
|
$1,905
|
* Realized and
unrealized gain is reported in "Net gain on derivative" in the
Group's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Statements of
Other Comprehensive Income.
The
derivative liabilities are measured at fair value using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model. The model is based on
assumptions including quoted market prices and estimated volatility
factors based on historical quoted market prices for the
Company’s common stock, and are classified within Level 3 of
the valuation hierarchy.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
For
class 3 assets and liabilities the Group’s Finance
Department, which reports to the Chief Financial Officer,
determines the fair value measurement valuation policies and
procedures. At least annually, the finance department determines if
the current valuation technique used in the fair value measurement
are still appropriate and evaluates and adjusts the unobservable
inputs used in the fair value measurement based on current market
condition and information available from
third-parties.
Note 12 – Debt Securities Issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt securities
issued
|
$9,530
|
$-
|
Debt securities
repurchased
|
(6,145)
|
-
|
Accrued
interest
|
74
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$3,459
|
$-
|
During
the year ended March 31, 2017, the Group placed bonds of Freedom KZ
issued under Kazakhstan law in the amount of $9,530, with an 11.50%
fixed annual coupon rate and a maturity date of January 21, 2019.
During the reporting period, the Group made purchases of these
redeemable debt securities in the amount of $6,145.
According
to the initial placement document (prospectus) the Group has the
right to repurchase and resell the Freedom KZ bonds at market
value.
Debt
securities issued are initially recognized at the fair value of the
consideration received, less directly attributable transaction
costs.
As of
March 31, 2017, the accrued interest included in the balance of
debt securities issued totaled $74.
The
Freedom KZ bonds are actively traded on Kazakhstan Stock
Exchange.
Note 13 – Customer Liabilities
The
Group recognized customer liabilities associated with funds held by
our brokerage and bank customers. Customer liabilities consist
of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brokerage
customers
|
$4,039
|
$2,435
|
Banking
customers
|
3,504
|
54
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$7,543
|
$2,489
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 14 – Trade Payables
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payables to
suppliers of goods and services
|
$25
|
$90
|
Advances
received
|
3
|
2
|
Other
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$29
|
$93
|
Note 15 – Securities repurchase agreement
obligation
Securities
under repurchase agreement obligation comprise:
|
|
|
Interest rates and remaining contractual maturity of the
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
debt
|
11.83%
|
$14,484
|
$10,923
|
$-
|
$25,407
|
Corporate
equity
|
13.08%
|
-
|
29,926
|
956
|
30,882
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
securities sold under repurchase agreements
|
|
$14,484
|
$40,849
|
$956
|
$56,289
|
|
|
|
Interest rate and remaining contractual maturity of the
agreements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities sold under agreement to repurchase
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate
equity
|
19.78%
|
$-
|
$10,231
|
$629
|
$10,860
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
securities sold under repurchase agreements
|
|
$-
|
$10,231
|
$629
|
$10,860
|
The
fair value of collateral pledged under agreements to repurchase as
of March 31, 2017 and 2016, is $68,025 and $15,364,
respectively.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 16 – Other Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unused vacation
reserve
|
$219
|
$97
|
Taxes payable other
than income tax
|
151
|
108
|
Related party
payables
|
2
|
69
|
Salaries and other
employee benefits
|
-
|
112
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$372
|
$386
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 17 – Net Interest Income (Expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income:
|
|
|
Interest income on
financial assets recorded at amortized cost comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income on
cash and cash equivalents and amounts due from banks
|
$651
|
$845
|
Interest income on
loans to customers
|
5
|
5
|
|
|
|
Total interest
income on financial assets recorded at amortized cost
|
$656
|
$850
|
|
|
|
Interest income on
trading securities comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income on
trading securities
|
$1,346
|
$428
|
|
|
|
Total interest
income on trading securities
|
1,346
|
428
|
|
|
|
Total
interest income
|
$2,002
|
$1,278
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense:
|
|
|
Interest expense on
financial liabilities recorded at amortized cost
comprises:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense on
securities received under agreement to repurchase
|
$3,518
|
$1,487
|
Interest expense on
debt securities issued
|
202
|
-
|
Interest expense on
loans received
|
52
|
1
|
Interest expense on
customer accounts
|
33
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total interest
expense on financial liabilities recorded at amortized
cost
|
|
|
Total
interest expense
|
$3,805
|
$1,488
|
|
|
|
Net
interest expense
|
$(1,803)
|
$(210)
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 18 – Fee and Commission Income
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fee and commission income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agency
fees
|
$1,561
|
$1,230
|
Bank
services
|
1,100
|
-
|
Brokerage
services
|
917
|
374
|
Underwriting and
market making services
|
497
|
9
|
Consulting
services
|
32
|
180
|
Asset management
services
|
4
|
26
|
Other commission
income
|
20
|
13
|
|
|
|
Total
fee and commission income
|
$4,131
|
$1,832
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fee and commission expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
services
|
$202
|
$32
|
Brokerage
services
|
84
|
46
|
Exchange
services
|
78
|
44
|
Central Depository
services
|
30
|
26
|
|
|
|
Total
fee and commission expense
|
$394
|
$148
|
Note 19 – Net Gain on Foreign Exchange
Operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
Translation
difference
|
$(812)
|
$505
|
Sales and purchases
of foreign currency
|
1,086
|
(215)
|
|
|
|
Total
net gain on foreign exchange operations
|
$274
|
$290
|
Note 20 – Net Gain on Securities
|
Year
ended
March
31,
2017
|
Year
ended
March
31,
2016
|
|
|
|
Net gains and
losses recognized during the period on trading
securities
|
$10,806
|
$13,880
|
Less: Net gains and
losses recognized during the period on trading securities sold
during the period
|
(5,322)
|
(8,692)
|
Unrealized gains
and losses recognized during the reporting period on trading
securities still held at the reporting date
|
$5,484
|
$5,188
|
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 21 –Related Party Transactions
During
the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group entered into an
agreement with a related party which has derivative features. For
the year ended March 31, 2017, net gain on derivative instruments
with the related parties totaled to $1,905.
The
Group earned commission income and income from foreign exchange
operations from related parties in the amount of $2,814 and $1,111,
respectively during the year ended March 31, 2017, and $181 and $0,
respectively during the year ended March 31, 2016. Commission
income and income from foreign exchange operations earned from
related parties is comprised primarily of brokerage commissions,
agency fees for attraction of new brokerage clients, and foreign
currency exchange operations of FFIN Bank.
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group had brokerage and other
receivables from related parties totaling $328 and $310,
respectively. Brokerage and other receivables from related parties
result principally from commissions receivable on the brokerage
operations of related parties.
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group had customer liabilities on
brokerage accounts of related parties totaling $2,249 and $588,
respectively.
Note 22 – Stockholder’s Equity
Share capital
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Group’s share capital was
$30,176 and $22,778, respectively, which represents capital
contributions from Timur Turlov.
During
the year ended March 31, 2017, Timur Turlov made capital
contributions to the Group’s share capital in the total
amount of $7,398.
During
the year ended March 31, 2016, Timur Turlov made capital
contributions to the Group’s share capital in the total
amount of $5,599.
Additional paid in capital
On
March 31, 2017, Mr. Turlov repaid a loan previously provided to him
by the Group. Timur Turlov repaid the loan with trading securities,
the aggregate market value of which was higher than the loan
amount. The excess repayment amount of $2,043 was recorded as an
increase of additional paid in capital by the Group.
Non-controlling interest
As
described in Note 10 the Group acquired an interest in FFIN Bank
(formerly known as LLC Okhabank) during the year ended March 31,
2015. The Group recorded the non-controlling interest in FFIN
Bank’s share capital in the total amount of $2,771 which
represented 90% of FFIN Bank’s share capital. During the year
ended March 31, 2017, the Group acquired the remaining
non-controlling interest.
LLC IC FREEDOM FINANCE
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017 and
2016
(All amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless
otherwise stated)
Note 23 – Lease Commitments
The
Group has several lease agreements for office spaces in different
locations. In general all agreements are made for a one year period
with extension or termination provisions. The table below shows
approximate lease commitments for the foreseeable period of one
year:
Lease commitments
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
year ending March 31, 2018
|
$1,605
|
|
|
Total
|
$1,605
|
The
Group’s rent expense for office space was $1,243 and $1,062
for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
Note 24 – Subsequent Events
The
Group evaluated all material events and transactions that occurred
after March 31, 2017 through June 29, 2017, the date these
financial statements were available to be issued. During this
period, except as described below, the Group did not have any
material recognizable subsequent events.
Timur
Turlov made capital contributions to the Group of $7,937 during the
period from March 31, 2017, to June 29, 2017.
On June
29, 2017, BMB Munai, Inc. closed the acquisition of the Group. The
acquisition of the Group included the securities brokerage and
financial services business conducted by Freedom RU in Russia,
along with its wholly owned subsidiaries: Freedom KZ, and the
securities brokerage and financial services business conducted by
it in Kazakhstan; FFIN Bank, and the banking business conducted by
it in Russia, and FSS, and the online securities marketplace it
provides to Russian investors.
Annex E
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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Page
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Independent
Auditor’s Report
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E-1
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Balance
Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and 2016
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E-2
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Statements
of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016
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E-3
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Statements
of Other Comprehensive Loss for the years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016
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E-4
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Statements
of Stockholder’s equity for the years ended March 31, 2017
and 2016
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E-5
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Statements
of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2017 and
2016
|
E-6
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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E-7
|
Independent
Auditor’s Report
To the
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
of FFINEU Investments Limited
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of FFINEU Investments
Limited (the Company) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and the
related statements of operations, other comprehensive loss,
stockholder’s equity, and cash flows for the years then
ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the auditing standards of
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and
in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of FFINEU
Investments Limited as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results
of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
/s/
WSRP, LLC
WSRP,
LLC
Salt
Lake City, Utah
June
29, 2017
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
BALANCE
SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$820,702
|
$394,752
|
Restricted
cash
|
129,779
|
-
|
Other
receivables
|
32,989
|
9,810
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
1,113
|
4,333
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
984,583
|
408,895
|
|
|
|
NON-CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|
|
Fixed
assets, net
|
55,345
|
8,086
|
Deposits
|
1,068
|
1,139
|
Other
assets
|
45,628
|
48,631
|
|
|
|
Total
non-current assets
|
102,041
|
57,856
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS
|
$1,086,624
|
$466,751
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|
|
Client
accounts
|
$128,529
|
$-
|
Accounts
payable
|
46,679
|
17,777
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
277
|
2,954
|
Related
party payables
|
260,776
|
277,782
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
436,261
|
298,513
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDER’S
EQUITY
|
|
|
Common
stock – As of March 31, 2017: 300,000 shares authorized,
issued and outstanding (50,000 shares at par value 1.05868 and
250,000 shares at par value 1.2911). As of March 31, 2016: 250,000
shares authorized, issued and outstanding at par value
1.2911.
|
375,709
|
322,775
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
1,019,120
|
111,000
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(706,258)
|
(232,410)
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(38,208)
|
(33,127)
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholder’s equity
|
650,363
|
168,238
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
$1,086,624
|
$466,751
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
REVENUES
|
|
|
Commission
revenue
|
$8,123
|
$-
|
Commission
expense
|
(1,466)
|
-
|
|
|
|
NET
COMMISSION INCOME
|
6,657
|
-
|
|
|
|
OPERATING
EXPENSES
|
|
|
Professional
fees
|
103,414
|
50,925
|
General
and administrative
|
373,844
|
119,798
|
Depreciation
|
1,711
|
545
|
|
|
|
Total
operating expenses
|
478,969
|
171,268
|
|
|
|
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(472,312)
|
(171,268)
|
|
|
|
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
|
|
Other
income
|
-
|
48
|
Interest
expense
|
(1,678)
|
-
|
Interest
income
|
142
|
-
|
|
|
|
Total
other income (expense)
|
(1,536)
|
48
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX
|
(473,848)
|
(171,220)
|
|
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(473,848)
|
$(171,220)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
FFINEU
INVESTMENTS LIMITED
STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
LOSS
|
$(473,848)
|
$(171,220)
|
|
|
|
Effect
of foreign exchange transactions
|
(5,081)
|
10,499
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
$(478,929)
|
$(160,721)
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at March 31, 2015
|
250,000
|
$322,775
|
$-
|
$(61,190)
|
$(43,626)
|
$217,959
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital
contribution
|
-
|
-
|
111,000
|
-
|
-
|
111,000
|
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(171,220)
|
-
|
(171,220)
|
Foreign
currency translation gain
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
10,499
|
10,499
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at March 31, 2016
|
250,000
|
$322,775
|
$111,000
|
$(232,410)
|
$(33,127)
|
$168,238
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
issued for cash at $ 15.8802 per share
|
50,000
|
52,934
|
741,076
|
-
|
-
|
794,010
|
Capital
contribution
|
-
|
-
|
167,044
|
-
|
-
|
167,044
|
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(473,848)
|
-
|
(473,848)
|
Foreign
currency translation loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(5,081)
|
(5,081)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
at March 31, 2017
|
300,000
|
$375,709
|
$1,019,120
|
$(706,258)
|
$(38,208)
|
$650,363
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
FFINEU
INVESTMENTS LIMITED
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
$(473,848)
|
$(171,220)
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
1,711
|
545
|
|
|
|
Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
3,039
|
(2,702)
|
Other
receivables
|
(24,269)
|
(9,509)
|
Other
assets
|
232
|
(48,245)
|
Accounts
payable
|
30,495
|
11,908
|
Client
accounts
|
131,399
|
-
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
(2,562)
|
2,800
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(333,803)
|
(216,423)
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
Purchase of fixed
assets
|
(50,491)
|
(7,581)
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(50,491)
|
(7,581)
|
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
(Paid
to)/proceeds from related party payables
|
(1,189)
|
220,720
|
Proceeds from
issuance of common stock
|
794,010
|
-
|
Сapital
contributions
|
167,044
|
111,000
|
|
|
|
Net
cash from financing activities
|
959,865
|
331,720
|
Effect of foreign
exchange transactions
|
(19,842)
|
17,959
|
|
|
|
NET
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
555,729
|
125,675
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
394,752
|
269,077
|
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
|
$950,481
|
$394,752
|
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
Income taxes
paid
|
$-
|
$-
|
Cash paid for
interest
|
$51
|
$-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017
Note 1 – Description of Business
FFINEU
Investments Limited (the “Company”) was incorporated in
Cyprus on August 5, 2013, as a private limited liability company
under the Cyprus Companies Law, Cap. 113. The Company’s
registered office is located at Aglantzias, 15, 1st floor, Flat\Office
101, Aglantzia, 2108, Nicosia, Cyprus.
The
principal activities of the Company are the provision of investment
and ancillary services. Investment services primarily include the
receipt and transmission of customers’ orders and execution
of orders on behalf of clients. Ancillary services include, among
other things, safekeeping and administration of financial
instruments, including custodianship and related services, marginal
lending, and foreign exchange services if these services are
connected to providing investment services.
The
Company completed its regulatory licensing in May 2015. During the
year ended March 31, 2017, the Company activated its license for
reception and transmission of clients’ orders which allows
the Company to open brokerage accounts for clients for the purpose
of selling securities. The Company also activated its license for
execution of client’s orders.
There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to raise
capital through any type of offering or to receive additional
capital contributions from Mr. Turlov.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Accounting Principles
The
Company’s accounting policies conform to accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(GAAP).
These
financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of
accounting.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Management believes that the estimates
utilized in preparing its financial statements are reasonable and
prudent. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Subject
to compliance with regulatory requirements and the commencement of
investment and ancillary services as a Cypriot Investment Firm
(CIF), commission revenue from brokerage services are recorded on
the trade date of the transaction. Interest income on margin
lending and fees on custody services are recognized as revenue in
the period when earned. The Company does not participate in any
proprietary securities transactions. For the year ended March 31,
2017, the Company had revenue from brokerage commissions which was
not sufficient to cover its operating costs as it pursued the
licensing process and worked to put in place the necessary
infrastructure to become a CIF. For the year ended March 31, 2016,
the Company had not established an ongoing source of
revenue.
Comprehensive income (loss)
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) comprised of foreign currency
loss of $38,208 and $33,127 at March 31, 2017 and 2016,
respectively.
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017
Functional currency
Management
has adopted ASC 830, Foreign Currency Translation Matters as it
pertains to its foreign currency translation. The Company’s
functional and reporting currency is the Euro and United States
dollar, respectively. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated
in foreign currencies are translated using the exchange rate
prevailing at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and
liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at
rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction. Average
monthly rates are used to translate revenues and expenses. Gains
and losses arising on translation or settlement of foreign currency
denominated transactions or balances are included in the
determination of income. The Company has not, to the date of these
financial statements, entered into derivative instruments to offset
the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash
equivalents are generally comprised of certain highly liquid
investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of
purchase.
Fixed Assets
Fixed
assets are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation.
Maintenance, repairs, and minor renewals are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets, which range between three and
seven years.
Advertising Expense
For the
years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had no expenses
related to advertising because it engaged in no advertising
activities. At such time as the Company undertakes advertising
activities, all costs associated with advertising will be expensed
in the period incurred.
Impairment of Long Lived Assets
In
accordance with the accounting guidance for the impairment or
disposal of long-lived assets, the Company periodically evaluates
the carrying value of long-lived assets to be held and used when
events and circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value
of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated
undiscounted cash flow from such asset is less than its carrying
value. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by
which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived
asset. Fair value is determined primarily using the anticipated
cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risk
involved. Losses on long-lived assets to be disposed of are
determined in a similar manner, except that fair values are reduced
for the cost of disposal. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the
Company had not recorded any charges for impairment of long-lived
assets.
Income Taxes
The
Company recognizes deferred tax liabilities and assets based on the
difference between the financial statements and tax basis of assets
and liabilities using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year
in which the differences are expected to reverse. The measurement
of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by the amount of
any tax benefits that, based on available evidence, are not
expected to be realized.
Income
tax expense differs from amounts that would be calculated by
applying the federal statutory rate because of the federal surtax,
state income tax rates, certain nondeductible expenses, and net
operating loss carrybacks, if any.
The
Company will include interest and penalties arising from the
underpayment of income taxes in the statement of operations in the
provision for income taxes. As of March 31, 2017 and 2016, the
Company had no accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain
tax positions. Tax years that remain subject to examination are
years 2013 forward.
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017
Financial Instruments
Financial
instruments include employee receivables, prepaid expenses,
accounts payable, and accrued expenses. Management estimates that
the carrying amount of these financial instruments represents their
fair values, which were determined by their near term nature or by
comparable financial instruments’ market value.
Leases
Rentals payable under operating leases are charged to expense on a
straight-line basis over the term of the relevant lease. Contingent
rentals arising under operating leases are recognized as an expense
in the period in which they incurred.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May
2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued
Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from
Contracts with Customers.” Revenue is an important number to
users of financial statements in assessing an entity’s
financial performance and position. Previous revenue recognition
guidance in GAAP comprised broad revenue recognition concepts
together with numerous revenue requirements for particular
industries or transactions, which sometimes resulted in different
accounting for economically similar transactions. Accordingly, the
FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
initiated a joint project to clarify the principles for recognizing
revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for GAAP and
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that
would:
1.
Remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue
requirements.
2.
Provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue
issues.
3.
Improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across
entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital
markets.
4.
Provide more useful information to users of financial statements
through improved disclosure requirements.
5.
Simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the
number of requirements to which an entity must refer.
To meet
these objectives, the FASB is amending the FASB Accounting
Standards Codification (ASC) and creating a new Topic 606,
“Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The Company
will be evaluating the impact of ASU 2014-09 as it pertains to the
Company’s financial statements and other required disclosures
on an ongoing basis until its eventual adoption and incorporation.
The amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2017.
In
November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, “Income Taxes
(Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.”
This new guidance requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets
be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial
position. The current requirement that deferred tax liabilities and
assets of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset and
presented as a single amount is not affected by the new guidance.
The new guidance is effective for the Company on April 1, 2017,
with early adoption permitted as of the beginning of an interim or
annual reporting period. The new guidance may be applied either
prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or
retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is evaluating
the impact that the new guidance will have on its financial
statements and related disclosures.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01,
“Financial Instruments—Overall (Subtopic 825-10):
Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities.” This ASU requires entities to measure equity
investments that do not result in consolidation and are not
accounted for under the equity method at fair value and recognize
any changes in fair value in net income unless the investments
qualify for the new practicability exception. Entities will also
have to record changes in instrument-specific credit risk for
financial liabilities measured under the fair value option in other
comprehensive income. In addition, entities will be required to
present enhanced disclosures of financial assets and financial
liabilities. The guidance is effective beginning January 1,
2018, with early adoption of certain provisions of the ASU
permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the
new guidance on its financial statements.
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases
(Topic 842).” This ASU requires lessees to recognize a
right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leases with terms of
more than 12 months. Recognition, measurement and presentation of
expenses will depend on classification as a finance or operating
lease. The amendments also require certain quantitative and
qualitative disclosures. Accounting guidance for lessors is largely
unchanged. The guidance is effective beginning January 1,
2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its financial
statements.
In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement
of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash.” This ASU
requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during
the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts
generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash
equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted
cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash
and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and
end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.
The amendments in this Update do not provide a definition of
restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amendments in
this Update are effective for public business entities for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and
interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2019. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption in an interim
period. If an entity early adopts the amendments in an interim
period, any adjustments should be reflected as of the beginning of
the fiscal year that includes that interim period. The amendments
in this Update should be applied using a retrospective transition
method to each period presented. The Company is currently
evaluating the impact of the new guidance on its financial
statements.
Note 3 – Cash and Cash Equivalents
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, unrestricted cash balance totaled $820,702
and $394,752, respectively, and restricted cash totaled $129,779
and $0, respectively. Restricted cash is amount of client’s
cash owned by clients on personal brokerage accounts in
intermediary broker.
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, major part of cash and cash equivalents,
were placed in Piraeus Bank in the amount of $782,004 and $107,750,
respectively, that are covered by the Deposit Guarantee and
Resolution of Credit and Other Institution Scheme (DGS) totaling
$107,357 and $107,750, respectively.
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016 cash equivalents are not covered by DGS and
Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) (for deposits placed in Russian
Federation) limits total $815,485 and $173,152,
respectively.
Note 4 – Other Receivables
Other
receivables as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, present value-added tax
(VAT) recoverable in the amounts of $32,989 and $9,810,
respectively. The VAT rate is 19% and applies to the
Company’s sales of fixed assets and imports of goods and
services to Cyprus (VAT output) or purchases of goods and services,
which are subject to VAT in Cyprus (VAT input). Recoverable amounts
occurred in each period due to an excess of purchases of goods and
services subject to VAT over sales of goods and services subject to
VAT. This recoverable amount can either be refunded or offset with
future VAT liabilities.
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017
Note 5 – Fixed Assets, Net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Office
equipment
|
$4,286
|
$4,500
|
Furniture and
fixtures
|
6,289
|
3,661
|
Software
|
47,022
|
466
|
|
|
|
Total fixed
assets
|
57,597
|
8,627
|
|
|
|
Less Accumulated
depreciation
|
(2,252)
|
(541)
|
|
|
|
Fixed assets,
net
|
$55,345
|
$8,086
|
During
the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 depreciation expense
totaled $1,711 and $545, respectively.
Note 6 – Other Assets
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, other assets reflect amounts paid to the
Investor Compensation Fund of the Securities and Exchange
Commission of the Republic of Cyprus (CySEC) totaling $45,628 and
$48,631, respectively, in order to obtain membership status, as
prescribed by the securities laws of the Republic of Cyprus and
relevant CySEC Directives. These contributions will be refundable
in the event the Company terminates its investment firm
licenses.
As of
March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had not recorded any charges
for impairment of other assets.
Note 7 –Related party transactions
The
total loan balance payable to Timur Turlov as of March 31, 2017 and
2016, were $260,776 and $277,782, respectively.
1%
interest per year was applied to the outstanding balance of related
party payables starting June 30, 2016, according to resolutions
agreed to between Timur Turlov and the Company.
The
total client account balance of Timur Turlov as of March 31,2017
and 2016, were $21,660 and $0, respectively.
Note 8 – Stockholder’s equity
Common stock
As of
March 31, 2017, the Company had 300,000 shares of common stock
authorized, issued and outstanding with an average par value of
$1.2524 per share for the total amount of $375,709.
On
September 15, 2014, Timur Turlov purchased 250,000 shares of common
stock, recorded at $322,775 as an increase in common stock at
$1.2911 per share.
On
November 21, 2016, the Company issued 50,000 shares to Timur Turlov
for the consideration of $794,010. According to the resolution,
$52,934 was recorded as an increase in common stock at $1.05868 per
share. The remaining amount of $741,076 was recorded as additional
paid in capital.
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017
Additional paid in capital
On July
1, 2015, the Company received a capital contribution from Timur
Turlov, its sole shareholder, of $111,000.
On July
20, 2016, September 7, 2016 and September 27, 2016, the Company
received capital contributions from Timur Turlov, its sole
stockholder, of $110,095, $777, and $56,172,
respectively.
Note 9 – Deferred tax assets
Components
of the net deferred tax asset, including a valuation allowance, at
March 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:
|
|
|
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|
|
Net
operating loss carryforward
|
$86,751
|
$26,880
|
Less:
Valuation allowance
|
(86,751)
|
(26,880)
|
|
|
|
Net
deferred tax asset
|
$-
|
$-
|
The
valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2017
and 2016, was $86,751 and $26,880, respectively. In assessing the
recovery of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether
it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred
tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of
deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future
taxable income in the periods in which those temporary differences
become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversals of
future deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income, and
tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
The
Company is subject to Cyprus income taxes at rate of 12.5%. The
reconciliation of the provision for income taxes at tax rate 12.5%
compared to the Company’s income tax expense as reported is
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss before income
tax at 12.5%
|
$59,231
|
$21,402
|
Permanent
difference
|
640
|
25
|
Valuation
allowance
|
(59,871)
|
(21,427)
|
|
|
|
Income
tax provision
|
$-
|
$-
|
FFINEU INVESTMENTS LIMITED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MARCH 31, 2017
Note 10 – Lease Commitments
The
Company leases office spaces under lease agreements. These lease
agreements expire on November 30, 2018. The table below shows
approximate future lease commitments:
Lease commitments
|
|
|
|
Fiscal
year ending March 31, 2018
|
$18,357
|
Fiscal
year ending March 31, 2019
|
6,363
|
Total
|
$24,720
|
The
Company’s rent expense for office space was $17,644 and
$8,558 for the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2015,
respectively.
Note 11 – Subsequent Events
The
Company evaluated all material events and transactions that
occurred after March 31, 2017 through June 29, 2017, the date these
financial statements were available to be issued. During this
period the Company did not have any material recognizable
subsequent events.
Annex F
BMB MUNAI, INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 AND 2016
Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements
The
following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements are provided for informational purposes only and do not
purport to represent what the actual combined results of operations
or the combined balance sheet of the combined company would be had
the Acquisition occurred on the dates assumed, nor are they
necessarily indicative of future combined results of operations or
combined financial position.
The
unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for
the periods presented give effect to the Acquisition as if they had
been consummated, beginning of the earliest period presented. The
unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheets give effect
to the Acquisition as if they had occurred on the dates of those
balances sheets.
The
effects of the Acquisition have been prepared using the assumptions
and adjustments described in the accompanying notes.
We
describe the assumptions underlying the pro forma adjustments in
the accompanying notes, which should also be read in conjunction
with these unaudited condensed combined pro forma financial
statements. Please read this information in conjunction
with:
|
☐ |
The
audited consolidated financial statements of BMB Munai, Inc. for
the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
|
|
☐ |
The
audited consolidated financial statements of LLC IC Freedom Finance
Inc. for the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
|
|
☐ |
The
audited financial statements of FFINEU Investments Limited for the
years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.
|
|
|
|
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
As of
March 31, 2017
(All
amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless otherwise
stated)
|
BMB Munai,
Inc.
March
31,
2017
|
LLC IC Freedom
Finance March 31,
2017
|
Pro-Forma
Adjustments For
LLC IC Freedom Finance
|
Pro-Forma
Consolidated
March
31,
2017
|
FFINEU
Investments Limited
|
Pro-Forma
Adjustments For
FFINEU Investments Limited
|
Pro-Forma
Consolidated
March
31,
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents
|
$51
|
$21,780
|
$200b
|
$22,031
|
$821
|
$10b
|
$22,862
|
Restricted
cash
|
8,534
|
4,085
|
-
|
12,619
|
130
|
-
|
12,749
|
Due from
banks
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Trading
securities
|
-
|
81,575
|
-
|
81,575
|
-
|
-
|
81,575
|
Available-for-sale
securities, at fair value
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
Brokerage and other
receivables
|
-
|
481
|
-
|
481
|
-
|
-
|
481
|
Other
assets
|
-
|
691
|
-
|
691
|
80
|
-
|
771
|
Deferred tax
assets
|
-
|
1,026
|
-
|
1,026
|
-
|
-
|
1,026
|
Fixed
assets
|
2
|
1,039
|
-
|
1,041
|
55
|
-
|
1,096
|
Goodwill
|
-
|
981
|
-
|
981
|
-
|
-
|
981
|
Loan
issued
|
-
|
65
|
-
|
65
|
-
|
-
|
65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$8,587
|
$111,725
|
$200
|
$120,512
|
$1,087
|
$10
|
$121,609
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
liability
|
$-
|
$495
|
$-
|
$495
|
$-
|
$-
|
$495
|
Debt securities
issued
|
-
|
3,459
|
-
|
3,459
|
-
|
-
|
3,459
|
Customer
liabilities
|
-
|
7,543
|
-
|
7,543
|
129
|
-
|
7,672
|
Related party
payables
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
261
|
-
|
261
|
Current income tax
liability
|
-
|
149
|
-
|
149
|
-
|
-
|
149
|
Deferred
distribution payments
|
8,534
|
-
|
-
|
8,534
|
-
|
-
|
8,534
|
Trade
payables
|
222
|
29
|
-
|
251
|
43
|
-
|
294
|
Securities
repurchase agreement obligation
|
-
|
56,289
|
-
|
56,289
|
-
|
-
|
56,289
|
Other
liabilities
|
-
|
372
|
-
|
372
|
-
|
-
|
372
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
|
8,756
|
68,336
|
-
|
77,092
|
433
|
-
|
77,525
|
EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock
|
280
|
-
|
207c
|
487
|
376
|
(373)c
|
490
|
Share
capital
|
-
|
30,176
|
(30,176)a
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Additional paid in
capital
|
775
|
2,043
|
29,969a
|
32,787
|
1,019
|
373a
|
34,179
|
Retained
earnings
|
(1,224)
|
18,069
|
-
|
16,845
|
(703)
|
-
|
16,142
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss
|
-
|
(6,899)
|
200b
|
(6,699)
|
(38)
|
10b
|
(6,727)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
|
(169)
|
43,389
|
200
|
43,420
|
654
|
10
|
44,084
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES
AND EQUITY
|
$8,587
|
$111,725
|
$200
|
$120,512
|
$1,087
|
$10
|
$121,609
|
See
notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2017
(All
amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless otherwise
stated)
|
|
|
|
|
FFINEU
Investments Limited
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
$4
|
$2,002
|
$-
|
$2,006
|
$-
|
$-
|
$2,006
|
Fee and commission
income
|
-
|
4,131
|
-
|
4,131
|
8
|
-
|
4,139
|
Net gain on
financial instruments through profit and loss
|
-
|
10,806
|
-
|
10,806
|
-
|
-
|
10,806
|
Net gain on
derivative
|
-
|
1,905
|
-
|
1,905
|
-
|
-
|
1,905
|
Net realized gain
on investments available for sale
|
-
|
276
|
-
|
276
|
-
|
-
|
276
|
Net gain on sale of
fixed assets
|
-
|
29
|
-
|
29
|
-
|
-
|
29
|
Net gain on foreign
exchange operations
|
-
|
274
|
-
|
274
|
-
|
-
|
274
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
REVENUE
|
4
|
19,423
|
-
|
19,427
|
8
|
-
|
19,435
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
-
|
3,805
|
-
|
3,805
|
2
|
-
|
3,807
|
Fee and commission
expense
|
-
|
394
|
-
|
394
|
1
|
-
|
395
|
Operating
expense
|
582
|
8,190
|
(100)b
|
8,672
|
479
|
(5)b
|
9,146
|
Other
expense/(income), net
|
-
|
210
|
-
|
210
|
-
|
-
|
210
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
EXPENSE
|
582
|
12,599
|
(100)
|
13,081
|
482
|
(5)
|
13,558
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME BEFORE
INCOME TAX
|
(578)
|
6,824
|
100b
|
6,346
|
(474)
|
5
|
5,877
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax
benefit/(expense)
|
-
|
524
|
-
|
524
|
-
|
-
|
524
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME
|
$(578)
|
$7,348
|
$100
|
$6,870
|
$(474)
|
$5
|
$6,401
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income/(loss) per
share basic and diluted
|
$0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.01
|
Weighted average
number of shares outstanding
|
244,214,739
|
|
|
|
|
|
490,000,000c
|
See
notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements
BMB
MUNAI, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the
Year Ended March 31, 2016
(All
amounts in thousands of United States dollars, unless otherwise
stated)
|
|
|
|
|
FFINEU
Investments Limited
|
|
|
Revenue:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
$2
|
$1,278
|
$-
|
$1,280
|
$-
|
$-
|
$1,280
|
Fee and commission
income
|
-
|
1,832
|
-
|
1,832
|
-
|
-
|
1,832
|
Net gain on
financial instruments through profit and loss
|
-
|
13,880
|
-
|
13,880
|
-
|
-
|
13,880
|
Net gain on sale of
fixed assets
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Net gain on foreign
exchange operations
|
-
|
290
|
-
|
290
|
-
|
-
|
290
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
REVENUE
|
2
|
17,281
|
-
|
17,283
|
-
|
-
|
17,283
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
-
|
1,488
|
-
|
1,488
|
-
|
-
|
1,488
|
Fee and commission
expense
|
-
|
148
|
-
|
148
|
-
|
-
|
148
|
Operating
expense
|
494
|
6,542
|
(100)b
|
6,936
|
171
|
(5)b
|
7,102
|
Other
expense/(income), net
|
-
|
(240)
|
-
|
(240)
|
-
|
-
|
(240)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
EXPENSE
|
494
|
7,938
|
(100)
|
8,332
|
171
|
(5)
|
8,498
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME BEFORE
INCOME TAX
|
(492)
|
9,343
|
100
|
8,951
|
(171)
|
5
|
8,785
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax
benefit/(expense)
|
-
|
(183)
|
-
|
(183)
|
-
|
-
|
(183)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET
INCOME
|
$(492)
|
$9,160
|
$100
|
$8,768
|
$(171)
|
$5
|
$8,602
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income/(loss) per
share basic and diluted
|
$0.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.02
|
Weighted average
number of shares outstanding
|
280,339,467
|
|
|
|
|
|
490,000,000c
|
See
notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements
BMB MUNAI, INC.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
Note 1. Description of the Proposed Transaction
On November 23, 2015, BMB Munai, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Company”) entered into a Share Exchange and
Acquisition Agreement with Timur Turlov (the “Acquisition
Agreement”), the 100% owner of FFIN Securities, Inc., a
Nevada corporation (“FFIN”), LLC IC Freedom Finance, a
Russian limited company (“Freedom RU”), and FFINEU
Investments Limited, a Cyprus limited company (“Freedom
CY”). The Company and Mr. Turlov entered the Acquisition
Agreement with the intent to build an international, broadly based
brokerage and financial services firm to meet the growing demand
from an increasing number of investors in Russia and Kazakhstan for
access to the financial opportunities, relative stability, and
comprehensive regulatory reputation of the U.S. securities
markets.
Pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, the Company acquired FFIN
from Mr. Turlov in exchange for 224,551,913 shares of Company
common stock, which constituted approximately 80.1% of the
Company’s outstanding common stock after giving effect to the
transaction.
On June 29, 2017, BMBM closed the acquisition of Freedom RU. The
acquisition of Freedom RU included the securities brokerage and
financial services business conducted by it in Russia, along with
its wholly owned subsidiaries: JSC Freedom Finance, a Kazahstan
joint stock company and the securities brokerage and financial
services business conducted by it in Kazakhstan; LLC FFIN Bank, a
Russian limited company, and the banking business conducted by it
in Russia, KZ Branch and LLC First Stock Sale, a Russian limited
company, and the online securities marketplace it provides to
Russian investors.
Pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, the Company had
agreed to issue sufficient shares to Mr. Turlov such that following
the acquisitions of FFIN, Freedom RU and Freedom CY, Mr. Turlov
would own up to approximately 95% of the issued and outstanding
common stock of the Company, which together with our currently
outstanding stock, would exceed our authorized common stock. As we
had insufficient authorized but unissued common stock to deliver
the full agreed upon consideration to Mr. Turlov at the closing of
the Freedom RU acquisition, as an accommodation to facilitate the
closing, Mr. Turlov agreed to accept a partial issuance of
209,660,533 shares of Company common stock, and to defer issuance
of the balance of the shares agreed to until such time as the
Company can complete a reverse stock split and recapitalization to
provide it sufficient additional shares to issue him the percentage
agreed in the Acquisition Agreement.
The Company is working with Cyprus Securities and Exchange
Commission to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals to transfer
ownership of Freedom CY, and the brokerage and financial services
business conducted by it in Cyprus, to the Company. While the
Company now believes the acquisition of Freedom CY is probable, at
this time it cannot predict if and/or when the required regulatory
approvals will be granted.
Note 2. Basis of Presentation
These unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements
were prepared as of March 31, 2017, and for the years ended March
31, 2017 and 2016, based on the audited financial statements of BMB
Munai Inc., FFINEU Investments Limited and LLC IC Freedom
Finance.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are
based on the historical financial statements of BMB Munai Inc., LLC
IC Freedom Finance and FFINEU Investments Limited after giving
effect to the share exchange transaction. The Company has used the
assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying note 3 to
the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial
statements.
The Acquisition will be accounted for as a common control
transaction in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (ASC 805-50, Business Combinations – Common control
transactions). The management of the Company has evaluated the
guidance contained in ASC 805 with respect to the combinations
among entities or businesses under common control and conclude that
since Mr. Turlov is a majority shareholder of BMB Munai, Inc. and
the owner of LLC IC Freedom Finance and FFINEU Investments Limited,
therefore, this is a common control transaction and does not result
in a change in control at the ultimate parent or the controlling
shareholder level. Therefore, unlike accounting for business
combinations, common control transactions are not accounted for at
fair value. Rather, common control transactions are generally
accounted for at the carrying amount of the net assets or equity
interests transferred.
As transactions among entities under common control do not result
in a change in control at the ultimate parent level, the ultimate
parent’s consolidated financial statements will not be
affected by a common control transaction. Any differences between
the proceeds received or transferred and the carrying amounts of
the net assets are considered equity transactions that would be
eliminated in consolidation, and no gain or loss would be
recognized in the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate
parent. Resultantly, the financial position and the results of
operations of BMB Munai Inc., LLC IC Freedom Finance and FFINEU
Investments Limited are combined together as if they were operating
as one entity from the beginning.
Note 3. Pro Forma Adjustments
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements
give effect to the following adjustments:
a.
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Issuance
of an aggregate of approximately 209,660,533 shares of its common
stock to Timur Turlov, par value $0.001, in exchange for 100% of
equity interests of LLC IC Freedom Finance and FFINEU Investments
Limited in accordance with the Share Exchange and Acquisition
Agreement dated November 23, 2015.
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Immediately
following the closing of the Share Exchange Transaction, the
authorized capital of the Company consists of 500,000,000 Shares of
common stock, par value US$0.001 per share of which 490,000,000
shares are issued and outstanding, and 20,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value US$0.001 per share, of which no shares
are issued or outstanding.
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b.
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As
explained in Note 2, the financial position and the results of
operations of BMB Munai Inc., LLC IC Freedom Finance and FFINEU
Investments Limited have been combined in accordance with the
guidance provided under ASC 805-50 relating to combination of
entities under common control transactions.
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c.
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The
weighted average shares of 490,000,000 represents total outstanding
common stock of BMB Munai Inc. after giving effect to the Share
Exchange Transaction.
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