UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 12b-25
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
Commission File Number: 001-41715
| (Check one): | ☒ Form 10-K ☐ Form 20-F ☐ Form 11-K ☐ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D ☐ Form N-CEN ☐ Form N-CSR | |
| For Period Ended: March 31, 2024 | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K | ||
| ☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q | ||
| For the Transition Period Ended: | ||
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If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION
Beneficient
Full Name of Registrant
The Beneficient Company Group, L.P.
Former Name if Applicable
325 N. Saint Paul Street, Suite 4850
Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)
Dallas, TX 75201
City, State and Zip Code
PART II — RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)
| ☒ | (a) | The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
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| (b) | The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-CEN or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
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| (c) | The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable. |
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PART III — NARRATIVE
State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.
Beneficient (the “Company”) is filing this Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 with respect to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024 (the “Annual Report”). The Company has determined that it is unable to file the Annual Report within the initially prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or expense because on July 1, 2024, the Company received a termination letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) advising the Company that the SEC’s investigation related to the Company has concluded and that the SEC Staff does not intend any enforcement action by the SEC. As a result, the Company requires additional time to update the Annual Report and complete its procedures related to the updated information prior to filing the Annual Report. The termination letter was provided to the Company under the guidelines of the final paragraph of Securities Act Release No. 5310 which states, among other things, that “[such notice] must in no way be construed as indicating that the party has been exonerated or that no action may ultimately result from the staff’s investigation of that particular matter.” The Company currently anticipates that it will file the Annual Report on or before July 16, 2024.
PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION
| (1) | Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification | |||||||||||
| Gregory W. Ezell | 214 | 445-4700 | ||||||||||
| (Name) | (Area Code) | (Telephone Number) | ||||||||||
| (2) | Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). Yes ☒ No ☐ | |||||||||||
| (3) | Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? Yes ☒ No ☐ | |||||||||||
If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of results cannot be made.
For the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company’s revenue was ($104.9) million and net loss attributable to Beneficient common shareholders was ($131.0) million. As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s investments, at fair value, were $497.2 million and total assets were $2.9 billion, which included $2.4 billion of goodwill. Total liabilities were $231.8 million as of March 31, 2023.
For the year ended March 31, 2024, we expect to report revenue of ($98.7) million and net loss attributable to Beneficient common shareholders of ($2.1) billion, which includes the portion of the goodwill impairment of $2.4 billion and a loss contingency related to an arbitration award totaling $55.0 million allocable to the common shareholders. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s investments, at fair value, are expected to total $329.1 million and total assets are expected to total $368.5 million. Total liabilities are expected to total $309.6 million as of March 31, 2024. Negative revenues are reported as a result of declines in the fair value and net asset value of the investments held by the Company. A more detailed discussion of results of operations will be included in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation in the Company’s Annual Report to be filed.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
Information in this Form 12b-25 regarding the Company’s results that are not historical facts and its expectations and beliefs are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties, and such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the filing of the Annual Report, the SEC investigation of the Company, completion of the quarter-end financial statement review and expected financial results referred to herein, and/or the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations (financial or otherwise) or intentions. All forward-looking statements included in this Form 12b-25, including expectations about the timing of the completion of the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2024, and the timing, form and content of the Annual Report are based upon information available to the Company as of the date of this Form 12b-25, which may change, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
Beneficient
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 2, 2024 | By: | /s/ Gregory W. Ezell | ||||
| Gregory W. Ezell | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer |
