<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001213900-24-049699.txt : 20240604
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001213900-24-049699
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240531
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240604
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240604

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KELLEHER THOMAS J /ADV
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000216309
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-37503
		FILM NUMBER:		241018576

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		103 PARK TERRACE
		CITY:			WESTMONT
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08108
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6098580453

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.
		STREET 2:		21255 BURBANK BLVD, SUITE 400
		CITY:			WOODLAND HILLS
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91367

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KELLEHER THOMAS J                                       /ADV
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000101

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			B. Riley Financial, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001464790
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INVESTMENT ADVICE [6282]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				270223495
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		818-884-3737

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 800
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90025

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Great American Group, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20090522
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <otherText></otherText>
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                    <value>11254</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares withheld by the Company and remitted on behalf of the Reporting Person for payment of taxes in connection with the vesting of shares from Restricted Stock Units granted on May 31, 2021 and May 24, 2022.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Held of record by Thomas J. Kelleher and wife as Trustees for the Kelleher Family Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Held by self-directed IRA: Thomas John Kelleher IRA.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Held with dispositive power for wife.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Held with dispositive power for a daughter.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Held with dispositive power for a daughter.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Held with dispositive power for a daughter.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Thomas J. Kelleher</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-06-04</signatureDate>
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