Beneficient Adjourns Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) announced the adjournment of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders originally scheduled for April 16, 2025, due to insufficient quorum. The meeting has been rescheduled to April 30, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Central time and will be held virtually at cstproxy.com/beneficient/2025.

The Company's Board continues to support all proposals in the proxy statement as being in stockholders' best interests. Previously submitted proxies remain valid unless revoked, and stockholders who haven't voted yet can do so until April 29, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central time through internet, telephone, or mail.

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• Failure to achieve quorum for Annual Meeting indicates potential shareholder engagement issues

DALLAS, April 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) (“Beneficient,” “Ben” or 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, announced today that the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which had been previously adjourned to 9:00 a.m. Central time today, April 16, 2025, has been once again adjourned to allow for more time for stockholders to vote.

At this time, there were not present, by remote communication or by proxy, a sufficient number of shares of the Company’s common stock to constitute a quorum. The Company’s Board of Directors continues to believe that that all of the proposals contained in the proxy statement are advisable and in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders to consider and act upon. Therefore, the Company adjourned the Annual Meeting.

The meeting has been scheduled to reconvene on April 30, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Central time and will be held virtually online at https://www.cstproxy.com/beneficient/2025.

During the period of the adjournment, the Company will continue to solicit proxies from its stockholders with respect to the proposals set forth in the Company’s proxy statement. Proxies previously submitted in respect to the Annual Meeting will be voted at the reconvened meeting unless properly revoked, and stockholders who have previously submitted a proxy or otherwise voted need not take any action unless they wish to change their vote.

The Company encourages all stockholders who have not yet voted to do so before April 29, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central time. The stockholders may vote by internet at https://www.cstproxyvote.com, or by telephone at 1 (866) 894-0536, or by returning a properly executed proxy card to Corporate Secretary, Beneficient, at 325 N. Saint Paul Street, Suite 4850, Dallas, Texas 75201.
  
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™ tool provides customers with a range of potential exit options within minutes, while customers can log on to the AltAccess^® 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. 

Additional Information and where to find it

The Company has filed a definitive proxy statement and associated proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company, its directors, its executive officers and certain other individuals set forth in the definitive proxy statement will be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from shareholders in respect of the Annual Meeting. Information regarding the names of the Company’s directors and executive officers and certain other individuals and their respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise are set forth in the definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 21, 2025. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC, INCLUDING THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY SUPPLEMENTS THERETO AND ACCOMPANYING PROXY CARD, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and shareholders can obtain a copy of the documents filed by the Company with the SEC, including the definitive proxy statement, free of charge by visiting the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. The Company’s stockholders can also obtain, without charge, a copy of the definitive proxy statement and other relevant filed documents when available from the Company’s website at www.trustben.com. 

Contact

investors@beneficient.com

FAQ

Why was Beneficient's (BENF) 2025 Annual Meeting adjourned?

The meeting was adjourned due to insufficient quorum - not enough shares were represented by proxy or remote communication to conduct the meeting.

When is the rescheduled BENF Annual Meeting in 2025?

The meeting is rescheduled for April 30, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Central time, to be held virtually online.

How can shareholders vote for BENF's 2025 Annual Meeting?

Shareholders can vote online at cstproxyvote.com, by phone at 1-866-894-0536, or by mailing a proxy card to Beneficient's Corporate Secretary in Dallas.

What is the voting deadline for BENF's rescheduled 2025 Annual Meeting?

The voting deadline is April 29, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central time.