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Accession Number:: 0001011438-20-000092
Form Type:: 13G Filing
Publication Date:: 2020-02-14 14:54:14

Filed By:: Nokomis Capital
Company:: B. Riley Financial Inc. (NASDAQ:RILY)
Filing Date:: 2020-02-14
SEC Url:: 13G Filing

Ownership Summary

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Name	Sole Voting Power	Shared Voting Power	Sole Dispositive Power	Shared Dispositive Power	Aggregate Amount Owned Power	Percent of Class
Nokomis Capital	0	1,339,374	0	1,339,374	1,339,374	4.9%
Brett Hendrickson	0	1,339,374	0	1,339,374	1,339,374	4.9%

Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

__________________________________________

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

(Amendment No. 5)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO

RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED

PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)

__________________________________________

B. Riley Financial, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

05580M108

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2019

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

__________________________________________

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

☒ Rule 13d-1(b)

☐ Rule 13d-1(c)

☐ Rule 13d-1(d)


CUSIP No. 05580M108		13G/A


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Nokomis Capital, L.L.C.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH			5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
			6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,339,374
			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,339,374

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,339,374
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4.9% **
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA, OO

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
**	SEE ITEM 4(b).

CUSIP No. 05580M108

13G/A


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Brett Hendrickson
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S. Citizen

NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH			5	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
			6	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,339,374
			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,339,374

9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,339,374
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* ☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 4.9% **
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* HC, IN

*	SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
**	SEE ITEM 4(b).

SCHEDULE 13G/A

This Amendment No. 5 (this “Amendment”) to the Schedule 13G (the “Schedule 13G”) is being filed on behalf of Nokomis Capital, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“Nokomis Capital”), and Mr. Brett Hendrickson, the principal of Nokomis Capital, relating to Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of B. Riley Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).

This Amendment relates to Common Stock of the Issuer purchased by Nokomis Capital through the accounts of certain private funds (collectively, the “Nokomis Accounts”). Nokomis Capital serves as the investment adviser to the Nokomis Accounts and may direct the vote and dispose of the 1,339,374 shares of Common Stock held by the Nokomis Accounts. As the principal of Nokomis Capital, Mr. Hendrickson may direct the vote and disposition of the 1,339,374 shares of Common Stock held by the Nokomis Accounts.

This Amendment amends and restates the Schedule 13G as set forth below.

Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer.

B. Riley Financial, Inc.

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

21255 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 400

Woodland Hills, California 91367

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing.

Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. (“Nokomis Capital”) and Mr. Brett Hendrickson (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office, or, if none, Residence.

2305 Cedar Springs Rd., Suite 420

Dallas, TX 75201

Item 2(c)

Citizenship or Place of Organization.

Nokomis Capital is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Texas. Mr. Hendrickson is the principal of Nokomis Capital and is a United States citizen.

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities.

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”).

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number.

05580M108

Item 3

Reporting Person.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:


(a)	☐	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)	☐	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)	☐	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)	☐	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).


(e)	☒	An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

(f)	☐	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).

(g)	☒	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

(h)	☐	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

(i)	☐	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3).

(j)	☐	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4

Ownership.

(a)

Nokomis Capital and Mr. Hendrickson are the beneficial owners of 1,339,374 shares of Common Stock.

(b)

Nokomis Capital and Mr. Hendrickson are the beneficial owners of 4.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. This percentage is determined by dividing 1,339,374 by 26,936,703, the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 5, 2019, as reported in the Issuer’s Prospectus Supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2019.

(c)

Nokomis Capital, as the investment adviser to the Nokomis Accounts, may direct the vote and dispose of the 1,339,374 shares of Common Stock held by the Nokomis Accounts. As the principal of Nokomis Capital, Mr. Hendrickson may direct the vote and disposition of the 1,339,374 shares of Common Stock held by the Nokomis Accounts.

Item 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the Reporting Persons have ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☒.

Item 6

Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Inapplicable.

Item 7

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported On by the Parent Holding Company.

Inapplicable.

Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Inapplicable.

Item 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Inapplicable.

Item 10

Certification.

By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of such person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 14, 2020


	NOKOMIS CAPITAL, L.L.C.

	By:		/s/ Brett Hendrickson
			Brett Hendrickson
			Manager

	/s/ Brett Hendrickson
	Brett Hendrickson