Chief Technology Officer Rutledge Maria S. bought $999 worth of shares (900 units at $1.11), increasing direct ownership by 55% to 2,540 units (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Beneficient [ BENF ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 09/20/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock(1) | 09/20/2024 | P | 900(2) | A | $1.11 | 2,540(3)(4)(5)(6) | D | |||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. The shares shown have been retroactively adjusted to reflect Beneficient's (the "Issuer") reverse stock split of its outstanding shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Class A common stock"), and Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, on a 1-for-80 basis effected on April 18, 2024. |
| 2. Represents shares of Class A common stock purchased by the Reporting Person's spouse. |
| 3. Includes 482 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the settlement of an award of 482 restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted pursuant to Beneficient 2023 Equity Incentive Plan ("2023 Equity Incentive Plan") to the Reporting Person on July 15, 2023. Such award of RSUs to the Reporting Person vested 20% on September 1, 2023, and the remaining 80% in four equal annual installments on September 1st of each subsequent calendar year. |
| 4. Includes 1,094 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer issuable upon the settlement of an award of 875 restricted equity units ("REUs") granted pursuant to The Beneficient Company Group, L.P. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan ("2018 Equity Incentive Plan") to the Reporting Person on January 1, 2020. Such award of REUs to the Reporting Person vested 40% on the date of grant, and the remaining 60% in three equal annual installments on August 14th of each subsequent calendar year. |
| 5. Includes 102 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon settlement of an award of 81 REUs to the Reporting Person granted pursuant to the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan on April 1, 2022. Such award of REUs to the Reporting Person shall vest 40% on June 8, 2023, and the remaining 60% in three equal annual installments on April 1st of each subsequent calendar year. |
| 6. Includes 386 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer issuable upon the settlement of an award of 386 RSUs granted pursuant to 2023 Equity Incentive Plan to the Reporting Person on July 15, 2023. Such award of RSUs to the Reporting Person fully vested on September 1, 2023. |
| /s/ David B. Rost Attorney-in-fact for Maria S. Rutledge | 09/27/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||