Beneficient: Creation Of A Direct Financial Obligation Or An Obligation Under An Offbalance Sheet Arrangement Of A Registrant, Financial Statements And Exhibits

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. As previously disclosed, on June 27, 2023, Beneficient, a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with YA II PN, Ltd. (“Yorkville”), whereby the Company had the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Yorkville up to $250.0 million of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A common stock”), at the Company’s request any time during the commitment period commencing on June 27, 2023 and terminating on the 36-month anniversary of such date. On June 26, 2026, the Company entered into an amended and restated SEPA (such agreement, the “A&R SEPA”), to (i) provide that the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Yorkville up to $100.0 million of Class A common stock on the terms and conditions set forth therein and (ii) provide that Yorkville will advance to the Company the principal amount of $4.0 million evidenced by promissory notes convertible into shares of Class A common stock (each, a “Promissory Note” and together, the “Promissory Notes”). On June 30, 2026, the Company issued a Promissory Note to Yorkville in the aggregate principal amount of $2.0 million, subject to an original issue discount of 5%, which resulted in gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $1.8 million (such issuance, the “First Closing”), which was received on July 1, 2026. The Promissory Note will mature on June 30, 2027 (the “Maturity Date”). The Promissory Note bears interest at 5.0% per annum, subject to a potential increase to 18.0% per annum (or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the Promissory Note), for so long as such Event of Default remains uncured. The Promissory Note is convertible at the option of the holder into Class A common stock equal to the applicable Conversion Amount (as defined below) divided by the Conversion Price. The “Conversion Price” means, as of any conversion, the lower of (a) $5.6064, which such price was 150% of the VWAP reported by Bloomberg on the trading day immediately prior to the date of the First Closing, or (b) 92.0% of the lowest daily VWAP of the Class A common stock during the five trading days immediately prior to such conversion. The “Floor Price” (solely with respect to the variable component of the Conversion Price) is $0.89 per share of Class A common stock, subject to the Company’s right to further reduce the Floor Price upon written notice to Yorkville. The Promissory Notes may be converted in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, subject to the Exchange Cap (as defined in the A&R SEPA). Notwithstanding the Exchange Cap and assuming interest at 5% through the Maturity Date, the maximum number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Promissory Notes is 4,719,101. The Conversion Amount with respect to any requested conversion will equal the principal amount requested to be converted plus all accrued and unpaid interest on the Promissory Notes as of such conversion (the “Conversion Amount”). In addition, no conversion will be permitted to the extent that, after giving effect to such conversion, the holder together with certain related parties would beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Class A common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion, subject to certain adjustments. Under the terms of the A&R SEPA, the Company will issue an additional Promissory Note to Yorkville in the aggregate principal amount of $2.0 million on the second trading day after the date the Registration Statement (as defined in the A&R SEPA) is declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The material terms of the A&R SEPA and the Promissory Notes were reported under Item 9B of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 30, 2026 and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the A&R SEPA and the form of Promissory Note do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 10.1* Standby Equity Purchase Agreement by and between Beneficient and YA II PN, Ltd., dated June 26, 2026 (refiled due to formatting issues). 10.2 Form of Promissory Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2026). 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). * Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit upon request. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. BENEFICIENT By: /s/ Gregory W. Ezell Name: Gregory W. Ezell Title: Chief Financial Officer Dated: July 7, 2026

Beneficient: Creation Of A Direct Financial Obligation Or An Obligation Under An Offbalance Sheet Arrangement Of A Registrant, Financial Statements And Exhibits

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