Company: RILY
Filing Date: 2025-12-15
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001464790-25-000029
Chunk: 301

Company: B. Riley Financial, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-12-15
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
Chunk 301
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 $— Securities sold, but not yet purchased represent obligations of the Company to deliver the specified security at the contracted price and thereby create a liability to purchase the security in the market at prevailing prices. Changes in the value of these securities are reflected currently in the results of operations.As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, equity securities includes $17,853 and $29,562 respectively, of investments in public and private companies that are accounted for under the fair value option where the Company would otherwise use the equity method of accounting as follows:Freedom VCM Holdings, LLC Equity Interest and Take-Private TransactionOn August 21, 2023, the Company acquired an equity interest in Freedom VCM for $216,500 in cash in connection with the FRG take-private transaction. In connection with the closing of the FRG take-private transaction, the Company terminated an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with Mr. Kahn. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, Mr. Kahn, as financial advisor, had the sole power to vote or dispose of $64,644 of shares of FRG common stock (based on the value of FRG shares as of the closing date of the FRG take-private transaction) held of record by B. Riley Securities, Inc. (“BRS”). Upon the termination of the Advisory Agreement, (i) Mr. Kahn’s right to vote or dispose of such FRG shares terminated, (ii) such FRG shares owned by BRS were rolled over into additional equity interests in Freedom VCM in connection with the FRG take-private transaction, and (iii) Mr. Kahn owed a total of $20,911 to the Company under the Advisory Agreement which amount was added to, and included in, the Amended and Restated Note. Following these transactions, the Company owned an equity interest of $281,144 (based on the FRG take-private transaction price) or 31% of the outstanding equity interests in Freedom VCM. Also in connection with the FRG take-private transaction, on August 21, 2023 all of the equity interests of BRRII were sold to a Freedom VCM affiliate, which resulted in a loss of $78. In connection with the sale, the Freedom VCM affiliate assumed the obligations with respect to the Pathlight Credit Agreement, and the Company entered into a non-recourse promissory note with another Freedom VCM affiliate in the amount of $58,872, with a stated