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Issuer:     Beneficient (BENF)
CIK:        0001775734
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-25-027096
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Beneficient announces death of Chairman Thomas O. Hicks at age 79
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- Thomas O. Hicks passed away on December 6, 2025, at age 79; he was Chairman since July 2025.
- Hicks co-founded Hicks & Haas (1984) and Hicks Muse Tate & Furst (1989), private equity pioneer.
- He served on Beneficient Board since 2017 and was appointed Chairman in July 2025.
- Board and management committed to continuing the company's mission in his honor.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1775734/000149315225027096/0001493152-25-027096-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1775734/000149315225027096/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-25-027096

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