Beneficient Files 8-K for Other Events

TL;DR

Beneficient filed an 8-K for 'Other Events' on Aug 5. Details TBD.

AI Summary

Beneficient filed an 8-K on August 5, 2024, to report other events. The filing does not contain specific details about the nature of these events, dollar amounts, or new agreements. It primarily serves as a notification of an event that occurred on or before August 5, 2024.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates a material event has occurred for Beneficient, requiring disclosure to investors. However, the lack of specific details necessitates further investigation to understand the event's implications.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — The filing is a standard 8-K for 'Other Events' which can range from minor administrative changes to significant business developments, making the risk level medium due to the uncertainty of the event's nature.

Key Players & Entities

• Beneficient (company) — Registrant
• August 5, 2024 (date) — Date of report
• 001-41715 (other) — Commission File Number
• Nevada (other) — State of incorporation
• 72-1573705 (other) — IRS Employer Identification No.
• 325 North St. Paul Street , Suite 4850 Dallas , Texas 75201 (address) — Principal executive offices address
• (214) 445-4700 (phone_number) — Registrant's telephone number

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Key Financial Figures

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• $55.3 million — n the aggregate amount of approximately $55.3 million in compensatory damages, including pre-
• $0.1 million — ed costs in the amount of approximately $0.1 million. The Court directed the parties to fil

Filing Documents

• ben-20240805.htm (8-K) — 26KB
• 0001775734-24-000044.txt ( ) — 192KB
• ben-20240805.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• ben-20240805_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 16KB
• ben-20240805_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 28KB
• ben-20240805_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 17KB
• ben-20240805_htm.xml (XML) — 4KB

01 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events On July 29, 2024, the Texas State District Court, Dallas County 134th Judicial District (the "Court") entered an order (the "Order") vacating the previously disclosed arbitration award against Beneficient (the "Company") in the aggregate amount of approximately $55.3 million in compensatory damages, including pre-judgment and post-judgement interest. As previously disclosed, on December 16, 2022, a former member (the "Claimant") of the board of directors of Beneficient Management, L.L.C. initiated a private arbitration in the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, challenging the termination of certain equity awards under two incentive plans by the administrator of the incentive plans. On April 23, 2024, the sole arbitrator held that in terminating the Claimant's equity awards, the Company had breached its contractual obligations, and as a result, awarded the Claimant $55.3 million in compensatory damages, including pre-judgment and post-judgement interest (the "Arbitration Award"). The Order vacated the Arbitration Award in its entirety. The Company was also asked to pay arbitration-related costs in the amount of approximately $0.1 million. The Court directed the parties to file motions requesting any further relief that may be available within twenty days of the Order. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in the event the Claimant seeks any additional relief in connection with the Order.

SIGNATURES

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. BENEFICIENT Date: August 5, 2024 By: /s/ Gregory W. Ezell Gregory W. Ezell Chief Financial Officer

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