Sec Form 4 Filing - Henderson James Dale Jr @ Brand Engagement Network Inc. - 2024-03-14

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Henderson James Dale Jr 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Brand Engagement Network Inc. [ BNAI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) 145 E. SNOW KING AVE - PO BOX 1045 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/14/2024 (Street) JACKSON, WY32001 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Common Stock 03/14/2024 ( 1 ) A 1,402,494 ( 1 ) A $ 0 ( 1 ) 1,402,494 ( 1 ) D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 Warrant $ 1 03/14/2023 A 54,020 ( 2 ) 03/14/2023 05/01/2033 Common Stock 54,020 ( 2 ) $ 0 54,020 ( 2 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Henderson James Dale Jr 145 E. SNOW KING AVE - PO BOX 1045 JACKSON, WY32001 See Remarks Signatures /s/ James Dale Henderson Jr. 03/14/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On September 30, 2021, Brand Engagement Network Inc., a Wyoming corporation and the predecessor company (the "Predecessor") to Brand Engagement Network Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") provided the Reporting Person with an award of 250,000 fully vested stock options pursuant to the Predecessor's 2021 Incentive Stock Option Plan. The Reporting Person exercised these options in full on May 1, 2023 at an exercise price of $0.10 per share. Pursuant to the Predecessor's business combination with DHC Acquisition Corp., a former Cayman Islands corporation ("DHC"), as reported on Form S-4 filed by DHC with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 17, 2023 and most recently amended on February 12, 2024 (File No. 333-275058), existing Predecessor common stock was converted into shares of common stock of the Company as the entity surviving the merger. Shares reported herein are shares of the Company on an as-converted basis. ( 2 )On May 1, 2023, the Predecessor issued the Reporting Person a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of Predecessor common stock. The Reporting Person has not yet converted these warrants. Pursuant to the Predecessor's business combination with DHC, existing Predecessor warrants were assumed by the Company as the entity surviving the merger. Shares reported herein are shares of the Company on an as-converted basis.

Remarks: Corporate Secretary and General Counsel

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