B. Riley Financial (RILY) 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)
05/31/2024

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	05/31/2024		F		11,254(1)	D	$24.81	6,844,926(2)	D
Common Stock								17,538	I	UTMA account of S.R.(3)(8)
Common Stock								17,538	I	UTMA account of C.R.(4)(8)
Common Stock								17,538	I	UTMA account of A.R.(5)(8)
Common Stock								17,537	I	UTMA account of E.R.(6)(8)
Common Stock								126,087	I	By B. Riley Financial, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan FBO Bryant Riley(7)

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. 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.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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."

8. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, 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.

	/s/ Bryant R. Riley	06/04/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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