# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001775734
**File Stem:** 0001493152-25-025739
**Filing Date:** 2025-12
**Character Count:** 6265
**Document Hash:** be61b02fdd513bd934384bd81efdb1b2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-25-025739.hdr.sgml**: 20251202

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-25-025739

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251201

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251202

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251202

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Beneficient
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001775734
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 721573705
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** NV
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0331

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-41715
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251543346

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 325 N. SAINT PAUL STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 4850
- **CITY:** DALLAS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75201
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2144454705

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 325 N. SAINT PAUL STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 4850
- **CITY:** DALLAS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 75201

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Beneficient Co Group, L.P.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20190503

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20549**

**FORM 8-K**

**CURRENT REPORT**

**Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)**

**of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

**Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2025**

**Beneficient**

**(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)**

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| **Nevada** | **001-41715** | **72-1573705** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction**<br> **of Incorporation)** | **(Commission**<br> **File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |

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**325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 4850**

**Dallas, Texas 75201**

**(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)**

**(214) 445-4700**

**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code**

**N/A**

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (*see* General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| **Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share** | **BENF** | **Nasdaq Stock Market LLC** |
| **Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and one share of Series A convertible preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share** | **BENFW** | **Nasdaq Stock Market LLC** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

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

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| **Item 5.07.** | **Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.** |

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On December 1, 2025, Beneficient (the "Company") held a Special Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting"). A total of 104,935,251 shares of the Company's Class A common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), and 17,763 shares of the Company's Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "Class B Common Stock," and together with the Class A Common Stock, the "Common Stock") were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, representing approximately 92.8% of the Company's total voting power as of the October 27, 2025 record date. The following are the voting results for the proposals considered and voted upon at the Meeting, each of which were described in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2025.

Proposal 1: To approve (i) a reverse stock split with respect to the Company's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock at a ratio in the range of any whole number between 1-for-5 and 1-for-100, with the exact ratio to be determined at the discretion of the Board of Directors (the "Board"), and effected at such time and date, if at all, as determined by the Board, and (ii) a simultaneous proportionate reduction in the authorized shares of each class of Common Stock as required by Nevada Revised Statutes Section 78.207.

<u>FOR</u> <u>AGAINST</u> <u>ABSTAIN</u> <br> 104,347,103 590,121 15,784

Proposal 2: To approve an adjournment of the Meeting, to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, to permit the further solicitation and vote of proxies in the event that there are insufficient votes for, or otherwise in connection with, the approval of Proposal 1.

<u>FOR</u> <u>AGAINST</u> <u>ABSTAIN</u> <br> 104,304,768 578,315 69,931

Based on the foregoing votes, both Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 were approved. No other matters were submitted to or voted on by the Company's stockholders at the Meeting.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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| **BENEFICIENT** | **BENEFICIENT** |
| By: | */s/ Gregory W. Ezell* |
| Name: | Gregory W. Ezell |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
| Dated: | December 2, 2025 |

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