Beneficient Receives Additional Nasdaq Listing Determination
Rhea-AI Summary
Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) has received an additional delisting notice from Nasdaq due to delayed filing of its Q2 2025 Form 10-Q. This follows previous notifications regarding non-compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement and delayed filing of FY2025 Form 10-K.
The company has requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel to present its compliance plan and seek an extension. While Beneficient is taking steps to address these issues, there is no guarantee the Panel will approve continued listing.
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- Received additional Nasdaq delisting notice for delayed Q2 2025 10-Q filing
- Non-compliance with $1.00 minimum bid price requirement
- Delayed filing of FY2025 Form 10-K
- Risk of potential delisting from Nasdaq
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, BENF gained 13.58%, reflecting a significant positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +9.5% during that session. Our momentum scanner triggered 8 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $357K to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $3M at that time. Trading volume was above average at 1.9x the daily average, suggesting increased trading activity.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beneficient (NASDAQ: BENF) (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, today announced that on August 18, 2025, the Company was notified by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that, the delay in the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), in contravention of Nasdaq’s periodic reporting requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), served as an additional basis for delisting from The Nasdaq Capital Market.
As previously disclosed, the Company previously received a notification from Nasdaq that due to its continued non-compliance with the minimum
The Company timely requested a hearing before the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”), at which the Company will present its plan to evidence compliance with all applicable criteria for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market and request an extension of time to do so. While the Company is taking definitive steps to evidence compliance with the applicable listing criteria as soon as practicable, there can be no assurance that the Panel will grant the Company’s request for continued listing on Nasdaq.
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.
For more information, visit www.trustben.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
Contacts
Matt Kreps: 214-597-8200, mkreps@darrowir.com
Michael Wetherington: 214-284-1199, mwetherington@darrowir.com
Investor Relations: investors@beneficient.com
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the listing and trading of the Company’s securities on Nasdaq, the Company’s intention to request a hearing from the Nasdaq hearing panel and the Company’s intention to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, them. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements include, among others, our plans to appeal Nasdaq’s delisting determination; the outcome of the hearing; our ability to cure any deficiencies in compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules; risks related to the substantial costs and diversion of management’s attention and resources due to these matters and the risks, uncertainties, and factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the risks and uncertainties contained in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, subsequent events, or circumstances or other changes affecting such statements except to the extent required by applicable law.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and, except as required by law, the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
FAQ
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