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 24, 2022
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:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Global Market | ||||
| Global Market | ||||
| Global Market | ||||
| 6.50% Senior Notes due 2026 | RILYN | Nasdaq Global Market | ||
| 6.375% Senior Notes due 2025 | RILYM | Nasdaq Global Market | ||
| 6.75% Senior Notes due 2024 | RILYO | Nasdaq Global Market | ||
| 6.00% Senior Notes due 2028 | RILYT | Nasdaq Global Market | ||
| 5.50% Senior Notes due 2026 | RILYK | Nasdaq Global Market | ||
| 5.25% Senior Notes due 2028 | RILYZ | Nasdaq Global Market | ||
| 5.00% Senior Notes due 2026 | RILYG | 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).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2022 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of B. Riley Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 24, 2022. Set forth below are the final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting.
| 1. | Election of Directors: |
| Nominee for Director | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||
| (01) Bryant R. Riley | 19,636,423 | 284,465 | 18,224 | 4,113,693 | ||||||||||||
| (02) Thomas J. Kelleher | 19,729,467 | 186,904 | 22,743 | 4,113,691 | ||||||||||||
| (03) Robert L. Antin | 19,406,108 | 474,080 | 58,927 | 4,113,690 | ||||||||||||
| (04) Tammy Brandt | 19,724,712 | 154,880 | 59,522 | 4,113,691 | ||||||||||||
| (05) Robert D’Agostino | 19,633,793 | 246,994 | 58,326 | 4,113,692 | ||||||||||||
| (06) Renee E. LaBran | 19,654,254 | 217,000 | 67,862 | 4,113,689 | ||||||||||||
| (07) Randall E. Paulson | 17,407,914 | 2,475,895 | 55,304 | 4,113,692 | ||||||||||||
| (08) Michael J. Sheldon | 19,636,978 | 244,783 | 57,353 | 4,113,691 | ||||||||||||
| (09) Mimi K. Walters | 16,823,079 | 3,060,155 | 55,879 | 4,113,692 | ||||||||||||
| (10) Mikel H. Williams | 17,040,967 | 2,838,396 | 59,751 | 4,113,691 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Ratification of the selection of Marcum LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 23,883,812 | 63,759 | 105,234 |
| 3. | Vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | ||
| 18,191,352 | 1,674,168 | 73,592 |
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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.
| May 26, 2022 | B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. | |
| By: | /s/ Phillip J. Ahn | |
| Name: | Phillip J. Ahn | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and | |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||
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