Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2020

B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	001-37503	27-0223495
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

21255 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 400

Woodland Hills, California 91367

818-884-3737

(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	RILY	Nasdaq Global Market
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000^th interest in a 6.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Share, par value $0.0001 per share)	RILYP	Nasdaq Global Market
7.25% Senior Notes due 2027	RILYG	Nasdaq Global Market
7.50% Senior Notes due 2027	RILYZ	Nasdaq Global Market
7.375% Senior Notes due 2023	RILYH	Nasdaq Global Market
6.875% Senior Notes due 2023	RILYI	Nasdaq Global Market
6.75% Senior Notes due 2024	RILYO	Nasdaq Global Market
6.50% Senior Notes due 2026	RILYN	Nasdaq Global Market
6.375% Senior Notes due 2025	RILYM	Nasdaq Global Market

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 11, 2020, B. Riley Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Additionally, on May 11, 2020, in conjunction with the press release described above, the Company posted to its website at ir.brileyfin.com certain supplemental financial information for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 and certain prior periods. A copy of the information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

The information set forth in this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Current Report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing to this Current Report.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit

No.

Description

99.1

Earnings Release dated May 11, 2020

99.2

First Quarter 2020 Supplemental Financial Data dated May 11, 2020

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.