# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001775734
**File Stem:** 0001493152-25-020271
**Filing Date:** 2025-10
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-25-020271.hdr.sgml**: 20251030

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-25-020271

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20251029

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Other Events

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20251030

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20251030

**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:** 251437162

**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): October 29, 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)** |

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**(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)

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☐ 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 | The 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 | The 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. ☐

**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.**

On October 30, 2025, Beneficient (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company had regained compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules regarding the Periodic Filing Requirement and the MVLS Requirement (each as defined below).

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), except as expressly set forth in such filing.

**Item 8.01 Other Events.**

On October 29, 2025, the Company received notification from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel") that the Company had regained compliance with respect to Nasdaq Listing Rules 5250(c)(1) and 5550(b) (the "Periodic Filing Requirement" and the "MVLS Requirement," respectively). The Letter advised the Company that it remains noncompliant with respect to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the "Bid Price Requirement") and must regain compliance within the extension period granted by the Panel.

As previously disclosed, to the extent the Company has not demonstrated compliance with the Bid Price Requirement, the Company intends to seek stockholder approval to effect a reverse stock split of its Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"), and 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"). The Company anticipates the reverse stock split of the Common Stock will allow it to demonstrate compliance with the Bid Price Requirement within the extension period granted by the Panel.

Although the Company is taking definitive steps to evidence compliance with all applicable criteria for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to timely regain compliance with the Bid Price Requirement within the extension period granted by the Panel.

*Forward-Looking Statements*

Some of the statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements reflect our views with respect to future events as of the date of this document and are based on our management's current expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, assumptions, beliefs and information. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. All such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and could cause future events or results to be materially different from those stated or implied in this document. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including but not limited to: our ability to timely demonstrate compliance with the Bid Price Requirement within the extension period granted by the Panel, our ability to cure any deficiencies in compliance with any other Nasdaq Listing Rules, our ability to obtain stockholder approval for a reverse stock split of the Common Stock, risks related to the substantial costs and diversion of management's attention and resources due to these matters and the risk factors that are described under the section titled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other filings with the SEC. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this document and in our SEC filings. We expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

**Item 9.01 Exhibits and Financial Statements.** 

(d) Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit**<br> **No.**  | **Description of Exhibit** |
| 99.1 | [Press Release issued by Beneficient on October 30, 2025.](ex99-1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |

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**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: | October 30, 2025 |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Beneficient Regains Compliance with** 

**Nasdaq Periodic Filing Requirement and Market Value of Listed Securities Requirement**

DALLAS, October 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) (the "Company"), a technology-enabled platform providing exit opportunities and primary capital solutions and related trust and custody services to holders of alternative assets through its proprietary online platform AltAccess, today announced that, by letter dated October 29, 2025, the Company was notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC ("Nasdaq") that the Company had regained compliance with (i) the Nasdaq periodic reporting requirement by filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) the Nasdaq minimum $35 million market value of listed securities requirement as an alternative to Nasdaq's minimum stockholders' equity requirement.

The Company remains noncompliant with respect to the $1.00 per share bid price requirement and must regain compliance within the extension period granted by the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the "Panel") to avoid delisting. To the extent the Company has not regained compliance with the bid price requirement, the Company plans to seek stockholder approval to effect a reverse stock split of its common stock, which the Company anticipates will allow it to demonstrate compliance with the $1.00 bid price requirement for the requisite minimum 10-consecutive trading day period within the extension period granted by the Panel.

**About Beneficient**

Beneficient (Nasdaq: BENF) – Ben, for short – is on a mission to democratize the global alternative asset investment market by providing traditionally underserved investors - mid-to-high net worth individuals, small-to-midsized institutions and General Partners seeking exit options, anchor commitments and valued-added services for their funds – with solutions that could help them unlock the value in their alternative assets. Ben's AltQuote<sup>®</sup> tool provides customers with a range of potential exit options within minutes, while customers can log on to the AltAccess<sup>®</sup> portal to explore opportunities and receive proposals in a secure online environment.

Its subsidiary, Beneficient Fiduciary Financial, L.L.C., received its charter under the State of Kansas' Technology-Enabled Fiduciary Financial Institution (TEFFI) Act and is subject to regulatory oversight by the Office of the State Bank Commissioner.

For more information, visit <u>www.trustben.com</u> or follow us on <u>LinkedIn</u>.

**Contacts**

Matt Kreps: 214-597-8200, mkreps@darrowir.com

Michael Wetherington: 214-284-1199, mwetherington@darrowir.com

Investor Relations: <u>investors@beneficient.com</u>

**Forward Looking Statements**

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the listing and trading of the Company's securities on Nasdaq and the Company's intention to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are based on our management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include, among others, our ability to timely demonstrate compliance with the bid price requirement within the extension period granted by the Panel, our ability to cure any deficiencies in compliance with any other Nasdaq Listing Rules, our ability to obtain stockholder approval for a reverse stock split of the Company's common stock, risks related to the substantial costs and diversion of management's attention and resources due to these matters and the risks, uncertainties, and factors set forth under "Risk Factors" in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and the risks and uncertainties contained in the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, subsequent events, or circumstances or other changes affecting such statements except to the extent required by applicable law.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.