Beneficient Adjourns Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) announced the adjournment of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on March 31, 2025, due to insufficient quorum. The meeting has been rescheduled for April 16, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. Central time and will be held virtually.
The Company's Board continues to support all proposals in the proxy statement as being in stockholders' best interests. During the adjournment period, Beneficient will continue soliciting proxies from stockholders. Previously submitted proxies remain valid unless revoked.
Stockholders who haven't voted can do so until April 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Central time through multiple channels: online at cstproxyvote.com, by phone at 1-866-894-0536, or by mailing proxy cards to the Corporate Secretary in Dallas.
Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) ha annunciato il rinvio della sua Assemblea Annuale degli Azionisti al 31 marzo 2025, a causa di un numero insufficiente di partecipanti. L'incontro è stato riprogrammato per il 16 aprile 2025, alle 9:00 ora centrale e si terrà virtualmente.
Il Consiglio di Amministrazione dell'azienda continua a sostenere tutte le proposte nel documento di delega, ritenendole nel miglior interesse degli azionisti. Durante il periodo di rinvio, Beneficient continuerà a raccogliere deleghe dagli azionisti. Le deleghe già inviate rimangono valide a meno che non vengano revocate.
Gli azionisti che non hanno votato possono farlo fino a 15 aprile 2025, alle 23:59 ora centrale attraverso diversi canali: online su cstproxyvote.com, telefonicamente al numero 1-866-894-0536, o inviando le schede di delega al Segretario Aziendale a Dallas.
Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) anunció la suspensión de su Junta Anual de Accionistas el 31 de marzo de 2025, debido a un quórum insuficiente. La reunión se ha reprogramado para el 16 de abril de 2025, a las 9:00 a.m. hora central y se llevará a cabo de manera virtual.
La Junta de la Compañía continúa apoyando todas las propuestas en la declaración de poder, considerándolas en el mejor interés de los accionistas. Durante el período de suspensión, Beneficient continuará solicitando poderes de los accionistas. Los poderes enviados anteriormente siguen siendo válidos a menos que sean revocados.
Los accionistas que no han votado pueden hacerlo hasta el 15 de abril de 2025, a las 11:59 p.m. hora central a través de múltiples canales: en línea en cstproxyvote.com, por teléfono al 1-866-894-0536, o enviando las tarjetas de poder al Secretario Corporativo en Dallas.
Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF)는 2025년 3월 31일 주주총회를 연기한다고 발표했습니다. 이는 불충분한 정족수 때문입니다. 회의는 2025년 4월 16일 오전 9시 중앙 표준시로 재조정되었으며, 가상으로 진행됩니다.
회사의 이사회는 주주들의 최선의 이익을 위해 위임장에 있는 모든 제안을 계속 지원하고 있습니다. 연기 기간 동안 Beneficient는 주주들로부터 위임장을 계속 요청할 것입니다. 이전에 제출된 위임장은 철회되지 않는 한 유효합니다.
투표하지 않은 주주들은 2025년 4월 15일 오후 11시 59분 중앙 표준시까지 여러 경로를 통해 투표할 수 있습니다: cstproxyvote.com에서 온라인으로, 전화 1-866-894-0536으로, 또는 달라스의 기업 비서에게 위임장 카드를 우편으로 보내는 방법입니다.
Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) a annoncé le report de son Assemblée Annuelle des Actionnaires au 31 mars 2025, en raison d'un quorum insuffisant. La réunion a été reprogrammée pour le 16 avril 2025 à 9h00, heure centrale et se tiendra virtuellement.
Le Conseil d'Administration de la société continue de soutenir toutes les propositions dans la déclaration de procuration, les considérant comme étant dans le meilleur intérêt des actionnaires. Pendant la période de report, Beneficient continuera de solliciter des procurations auprès des actionnaires. Les procurations précédemment soumises restent valides, sauf révocation.
Les actionnaires qui n'ont pas voté peuvent le faire jusqu'au 15 avril 2025 à 23h59, heure centrale par plusieurs canaux : en ligne sur cstproxyvote.com, par téléphone au 1-866-894-0536, ou en envoyant des cartes de procuration au Secrétaire Général à Dallas.
Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) hat die Vertagung seiner Hauptversammlung der Aktionäre auf den 31. März 2025 bekannt gegeben, aufgrund unzureichender Beschlussfähigkeit. Die Versammlung wurde neu angesetzt auf den 16. April 2025 um 9:00 Uhr Central Time und wird virtuell stattfinden.
Der Vorstand des Unternehmens unterstützt weiterhin alle Vorschläge in der Vollmachtsunterlage, da sie im besten Interesse der Aktionäre sind. Während der Vertagungszeit wird Beneficient weiterhin Vollmachten von den Aktionären einholen. Bereits eingereichte Vollmachten bleiben gültig, sofern sie nicht widerrufen werden.
Aktionäre, die noch nicht abgestimmt haben, können dies bis 15. April 2025 um 23:59 Uhr Central Time über verschiedene Kanäle tun: online unter cstproxyvote.com, telefonisch unter 1-866-894-0536 oder indem sie Vollmachtskarten an den Unternehmenssekretär in Dallas senden.
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- Failure to achieve quorum for Annual Meeting indicates potential shareholder engagement issues
DALLAS, March 31, 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 began at 9:00 a.m. Central time today, March 31, 2025, has been 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 16, 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 15, 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
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