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): December 18, 2017

B. Riley Financial, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 884-3737

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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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On December 18, 2017, B. Riley Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) issued an additional $10,500,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 7.25% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) pursuant to an underwriting agreement with B. Riley FBR, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters listed on Schedule A thereto (collectively, the “Underwriters”). The issuance was pursuant to the Underwriters’ exercise of their entire overallotment option granted in the original offering of $70,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes. The newly issued Notes have the identical terms as the original $70,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes and are governed by the same supplemental indenture as described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 13, 2017. The Notes were issued pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-221715) initially filed with the Commission on November 22, 2017, and declared effective by the Commission on November 29, 2017 (the “Registration Statement”).

Attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of the opinion of Morrison & Foerster LLP relating to the validity of the Notes that may be sold in the offering (the “Legal Opinion”). The Legal Opinion is also filed with reference to, and is hereby incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement.

On December 18, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the offering of $10,500,000 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

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.