SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Sep 23, 2026

2. SEC Identification Number

11341

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000-051-037

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

Benguet Corporation

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Metro Manila, Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

7th Floor, Universal Re Building, 106 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City Postal Code 1226

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

0288121380

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

N/A

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Convertible Preferred (BCP)	214,288
Common (BC)	715,861,854

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item 9

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Benguet CorporationBC

PSE Disclosure Form 7-1 - Notice of Annual or Special Stockholders' Meeting References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Sections 7 and 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Setting of Benguet Corporation’s Virtual Annual Stockholders’ Meeting
Background/Description of the Disclosure
In the Company’s regular meeting on August 11, 2026, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Benguet Corporation (the "Company") approved the holding of the Annual Stockholders' Meeting (ASM) on November 11, 2026, Wednesday at 3:00 pm, virtually. The Board also fixed September 21, 2026 as record date for stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote for this meeting. The Company's stock transfer book will not be closed. The Board authorized the participation of the stockholders in the virtual ASM through remote communication and to exercise their vote in absentia or by proxy.

Type of Meeting

• Annual
• Special

Date of Approval by Board of Directors	Aug 11, 2026
Date of Stockholders' Meeting	Nov 11, 2026
Time	3:00 PM
Venue	Virtually.
Record Date	Sep 21, 2026
Agenda	I. Call to Order; II. Proof of Notice of Meeting; III. Determination of Quorum; IV. Approval of the Minutes of the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting held on November 18, 2025; V. Approval of Management Report and the Audited Financial Statements for 2025; VI. Approval for the re-appointment of Sycip-Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV) as the independent external auditor of the Company; VII. Confirmation and ratification of all acts, resolutions, contracts, investments, and proceedings made and entered into by Management and/or the Board of Directors since November 18, 2025, until the date of 2026 Annual Stockholders' Meeting (ASM); VIII. Election of eleven (11) directors (including Independent Directors) for the ensuing year; IX. Other business; a). Conversion Premium for Convertible Preferred shares. X. Adjournment.

Inclusive Dates of Closing of Stock Transfer Books

Start Date	N/A
End Date	N/A

Other Relevant Information

Please note that the transfer books of the Company will not be closed pursuant to Article I Section 3 of the Company’s Amended By-Laws. Article I Section 3 stated that “The stock transfer books of the Company shall not be closed for the purposes of annual or special meeting of the stockholders, but the Directors, by resolution shall set a record date upon which the Transfer Agents of the Company shall take a record of all stockholders registered in its transfer books as of said record date, and the registered stockholders as of said record date shall be entitled to vote at the annual or special meetings of stockholders.” The amendment is due to the inclusion of agenda for the 2026 Annual Stockholders' Meeting.