Beneficient Co. Group LP

11/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/20/2024 05:04

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CANGANY PETER T JR
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Beneficient [BENF]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
325 N. SAINT PAUL STREET, SUITE 4850
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2024
(Street)
DALLAS, TX 75201
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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 11/19/2024 P 25,000 A $0.94(1) 300,000 I By Cangany Capital Management, LLC(2)
Class A Common Stock 11/19/2024 P 50,000 A $0.92(3) 100,000 I By The Cangany Group, LLC(4)
Class A Common Stock 1,296(5)(6)(7) D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CANGANY PETER T JR
325 N. SAINT PAUL STREET, SUITE 4850
DALLAS, TX 75201
X

Signatures

By: /s/ David B. Rost, Attorney-in-fact for Peter T. Cangany, Jr. 11/19/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* 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).
(1) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 ("Class A common stock"), were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.89 to $0.94, inclusive. Peter T. Cangany, Jr. (the "Reporting Person") undertakes to provide to Beneficient (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.
(2) These shares of Class A common stock are directly held by Cangany Capital Management, LLC, a limited liability company controlled by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own securities of the Issuer held by such limited liability company. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or for any other purpose.
(3) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares of Class A common stock were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.89 to $0.95, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the SEC, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (3) to this Form 4.
(4) These shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer are directly held by The Cangany Group, LLC, a limited liability company controlled by the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own securities of the Issuer held by such limited liability company. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.
(5) Includes 643 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the settlement of an award of 643 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.
(6) Includes 782 shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer issuable upon the settlement of an award of 625 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 April 25, 2019. Such award of REUs to the Reporting Person vested 25% on the date of grant, and the remaining 25% vested in three equal annual installments on April 1st of each subsequent calendar year.
(7) Includes 188 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon settlement of an award of 150 REUs granted to the Reporting Person pursuant to the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan on April 1, 2022. Such award of REUs to the Reporting Person vested 40% on June 8, 2023, and the remaining 60% vest in three equal annual installments on April 1st of each subsequent calendar year.
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