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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2026

 

 

 

Beneficient

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Nevada   001-41715   72-1573705

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

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:

 

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

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K is an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Beneficient (the “Company”) on March 12, 2026 (the “Original Form 8-K”) concerning the appointment of Mack Hicks as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The sole purpose of this Amendment No. 1 is to disclose the appointment of Mr. Hicks to certain committees of the Board.

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective June 22, 2026, the Board appointed Mr. Hicks to the Executive Committee and the Nominating Committee of the Board.

 

The information reported under Item 5.02 of the Original Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference.

 

 

 

 

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
     
  By:

/s/ Gregory W. Ezell

  Name:  Gregory W. Ezell
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
  Dated: June 25, 2026

 

 


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