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Item 1.01.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On December 13, 2017, B. Riley Financial,
Inc. (the “
Company
”) entered into a supplemental indenture (the “
Third Supplemental Indenture
”)
with U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “
Trustee
”), further supplementing the indenture dated as
of November 2, 2016 (the “
Base Indenture
”), as previously supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture dated
as of November 2, 2016 (the “
First Supplemental Indenture
”) and a Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of
May 31, 2017 (the “
Second Supplemental Indenture
,” and together with the Base Indenture, the First Supplemental
Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the “
Indenture
”) among the Company and the Trustee.
The Indenture establishes the form and,
provides for the issuance, of a series of the Company’s senior notes designated as its 7.25% Senior Notes due 2027, in an
initial aggregate principal amount of $70,000,000 (the “
Firm Notes
”) plus an additional $10,500,000 aggregate
principal amount of the Notes to cover underwriter overallotments (the “
Additional Notes
” and together with
the Firm Notes, the “
Notes
”). The Notes were issued pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement
on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-221715) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
Commission
”)
on November 22, 2017, and declared effective by the Commission on November 29, 2017 (the “
Registration Statement
”).
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations
of the Company and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s other existing and future senior unsecured
and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing
and future secured indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness of the Company’s subsidiaries,
including trade payables. The Notes will bear interest at the rate of 7.25% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable quarterly
in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 of each year, commencing on January 31, 2018. The Notes will mature
on December 31, 2027.
The Company may, at its option, at any
time and from time to time, on or after December 31, 2020, redeem the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period
accrued, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the redeemed
Notes.
The Indenture contains customary events
of default and cure provisions. If an uncured default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the
principal amount of the Notes may declare the entire amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to
be immediately due and payable. In the case of an event of default involving the Company’s bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization,
the principal of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, the principal amount of the Notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, will automatically, and without any declaration or other action on the part of the Trustee or the holders of the Notes,
become due and payable.
The foregoing description of the Base Indenture,
First Supplemental Indenture, Second Supplemental Indenture, Third Supplemental Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Base Indenture, First Supplemental Indenture, Second
Supplemental Indenture, Third Supplemental Indenture and the form of Note which is attached as an exhibit to the Third Supplemental
Indenture. A copy of the Third Supplemental Indenture and the form of Note are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit
4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement. Copies of the Base Indenture
and First Supplemental Indenture are attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on November 2, 2016,
as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement. A copy of
of the Second Supplemental Indenture is attached to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on May 31, 2017,
as Exhibit 4.1, and is incorporated herein by reference and into the Registration Statement.
Attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current
Report and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP relating to the validity
of the Notes that may be sold in the offering (the “
Legal Opinion
”). The Legal Opinion is also filed with reference
to, and is hereby incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement.