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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): November 9, 2023 |
| B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 001-37503 |  |  | 27-0223495
(State or other jurisdiction |  | (Commission File Number) |  |  | (IRS Employer
of incorporation) |  |  |  |  | Identification No.)

11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90025

310-966-1444

(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:

|  |  |  | Name of each exchange on which
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |  | RILY |  | Nasdaq Global Market
Depositary Shares (each representing a 1/1000th interest in a 6.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Share, par value $0.0001 per share) | RILYP | Nasdaq Global Market
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1000th fractional interest in a 7.375% share of Series B Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock | RILYL | Nasdaq Global Market
6.75% Senior Notes due 2024 | RILYO | Nasdaq Global Market
6.375% Senior Notes due 2025 | RILYM | Nasdaq Global Market
5.00% Senior Notes due 2026 | RILYG | Nasdaq Global Market
5.50% Senior Notes due 2026 | RILYK | Nasdaq Global Market
6.50% Senior Notes due 2026 | RILYN | Nasdaq Global Market
5.25% Senior Notes due 2028 | RILYZ | Nasdaq Global Market
6.00% Senior Notes due 2028 | RILYT | Nasdaq Global Market

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 9, 2023, the Company posted to its website at https://ir.brileyfin.com/events-and-presentations, supplemental financial information for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 and certain prior periods. A copy of the information is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information set forth in this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1 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 Exhibit 99.1 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 |  | Third Quarter 2023 Supplemental Financial Data dated November 9, 2023
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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.

| B. Riley Financial, Inc.
| By: | /s/ Phillip J. Ahn
| Name: | Phillip J. Ahn
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
Date: November 9, 2023 |  |