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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-24-047658
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241121
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241125
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241125

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Wendel Karen
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001744198
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-41715
		FILM NUMBER:		241497316

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O LF CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP
		STREET 2:		600 MADISON AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Beneficient
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001775734
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				721573705
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		325 N. SAINT PAUL STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4850
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2144454705

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		325 N. SAINT PAUL STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 4850
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Beneficient Co Group, L.P.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20190503
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        <issuerName>Beneficient</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Wendel Karen</rptOwnerName>
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    <remarks>Exhibit 24: Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ David B. Rost Attorney-in-fact for Karen Wendel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-11-25</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Exhibit
24</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Power
of Attorney Regarding Section 16 Filing Obligations and Form 144 Compliance</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Know
all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Matthew Fry, Logan Weissler, and Alexa Cooper of
Haynes and Boone, LLP, and David B. Rost, or either of them acting singly and with full power of substitution, the undersigned&rsquo;s
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.
execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&rsquo;s capacity as an officer or director or both of Beneficient, a
Nevada corporation (the &ldquo;<B>Company</B>&rdquo;), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;<B>Exchange Act</B>&rdquo;), and the rules thereunder and any Notice of
Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 (and any amendments thereto) in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &ldquo;<B>Securities Act</B>&rdquo;);</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.
do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any
such Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &ldquo;<B>SEC</B>&rdquo;) and any securities exchange or similar authority, including without limitation the filing of a Form ID
or any other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the undersigned to file the Forms 3, 4 and 5 and Form 144 electronically with
the SEC, including, for the avoidance of doubt, obtaining, managing, renewing and otherwise communicating with the SEC with respect to
any SEC EDGAR Filer Access Codes (&ldquo;<B>EDGAR Codes</B>&rdquo;), as applicable, and that solely for the purposes of the obtainment
and management of any EDGAR Codes, the undersigned hereby also constitutes and appoints Matthew Fry, Logan Weissler, and Alexa Cooper
of Haynes and Boone, LLP and David B. Rost as, or either of them acting singly and with full power of substitution, the undersigned&rsquo;s
true and lawful attorney-in-fact; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.
take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by or for, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such information and
disclosure as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s discretion.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
required, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request and on the behalf of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities to comply with, or any liability for the
failure to comply with, any provision of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or any provision of Rule 144 under the Securities Act.</FONT></P>




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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with
respect to the undersigned&rsquo;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</FONT></P>

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WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, the undersigned has executed this Limited Power of Attorney as of this 21st day of November, 2024.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Name:</TD>
    <TD><B>&nbsp;Karen J. Wendel</B></TD></TR>
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