Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * RILEY BRYANT R	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
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/24/2023
(Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90025 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	2/24/2023		A		49225 (1)	A	$0.00	6575168 (2)	D
Common Stock								16538	I	UTMA account of S.R. (3)(8)
Common Stock								16538	I	UTMA account of C.R. (4)(8)
Common Stock								16538	I	UTMA account of A.R. (5)(8)
Common Stock								16537	I	UTMA account of E.R. (6)(8)
Common Stock								108250	I	By B. Riley Financial, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan FBO Bryant Riley (7)
Common Stock								200000	I	By the Robert Antin Children Irrevocable Trust (9)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: 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 a restricted stock unit award that settles in common stock of the Company and vests in three equal installments on March 15, 2024, March 15, 2025 and March 15, 2026.
(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 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.
(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.
(9)	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.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RILEY BRYANT R C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800 LOS ANGELES, CA 90025	X	X	Chairman and Co-CEO

Signatures
/s/ Bryant R. Riley		2/28/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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