Riley Bryant R Form 4 B. Riley Financial / BRYANT R RILEY ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RILEY BRYANT R

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.

11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90025

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
B. Riley Financial, Inc. [ RILY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
Chairman and Co-CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/27/2021

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/27/2021		P(1)		11,209	A	$48.4217	4,974,886	D
Common Stock	01/28/2021		P(2)		6,791	A	$48.714	4,981,677(3)	D
Common Stock								317,915	I	By BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP(4)
Common Stock								84,369	I	By B. Riley Financial, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan FBO Bryant Riley(5)
Common Stock								6,417	I	UTMA account of S.R.(6)(10)
Common Stock								6,417	I	UTMA account of C.R.(7)(10)
Common Stock								6,417	I	UTMA account of A.R.(8)(10)
Common Stock								6,417	I	UTMA account of E.R.(9)(10)
Common Stock								200,000	I	By the Robert Antin Children Irrevocable Trust(11)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $48.10 to $48.80. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

2. This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $48.50 to $48.90. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

3. Bryant R. Riley (the "Reporting Person") beneficially owns these shares directly or jointly with his wife.

4. Represents shares held directly by BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("BRPLP"). The Reporting Person holds investment authority and pecuniary interest in BRPLP, and as such, may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of Common Stock directly held by BRPLP.

5. B. Riley Financial, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan FBO Bryant Riley was formerly known as "B. Riley & Co., LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan FBO Bryant Riley."

6. The shares are held for S.R., the child of the Reporting Person, through a custodial account established pursuant to the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act ("UTMA") for which the Reporting Person serves as custodian.

7. The shares are held for C.R., the child of the Reporting Person, through a custodial account established pursuant to the UTMA for which the Reporting Person serves as custodian.

8. The shares are held for A.R., the child of the Reporting Person, through a custodial account established pursuant to the UTMA for which the Reporting Person serves as custodian.

9. The shares are held for E.R., the child of the Reporting Person, through a custodial account established pursuant to the UTMA for which the Reporting Person serves as custodian.

10. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

11. Held of record by the Robert Antin Children Irrevocable Trust Dtd 1/1/01 (the "Trust"). The Reporting Person, as Trustee of the Trust, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the Trust.

	/s/ Bryant R. Riley	01/29/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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