Company: RILYN
Filing Date: 2025-10-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001213900-25-101228
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Company: B. Riley Financial, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-22
Form: DEF 14A
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 and non -auditservices provided by our independent registered public accounting firm are approved in advance by the Audit Committee, which considers whether the provision of non -auditservices is compatible with maintaining such firm’s independence. All services provided by Marcum during fiscal years 2024 and 2023 were pre -approvedby the Audit Committee. Vote Required and Board of Directors’ Recommendation Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of our common stock present online or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on such proposal. Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. Broker non -voteswill have no effect on Proposal No. 2. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE SELECTION OF BDO USA, P.C. AS THE COMPANY’S INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025.

11 PROPOSAL NO. 3
ADVISORY VOTE ON NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION The Dodd -FrankWall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd -FrankAct”) added Section 14A to Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which enables our stockholders to vote to approve, on an advisory, non -bindingbasis, the compensation of our named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with the SEC rules. Our named executive officer compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain our named executive officers, who are critical to our success. The Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”) believes an effective compensation program is one that is designed to recruit and retain executive leadership focused on attaining long -termcorporate goals and increasing stockholder value. The Compensation Committee believes that it has taken a responsible approach to compensating our named executive officers. We urge stockholders to read the “Executive Compensation” section of this proxy statement, which describes in more detail how our executive compensation policies and procedures operate and are designed to achieve our compensation objectives, as well as the Summary Compensation Table and other related compensation tables and narratives, which provide detailed information on the compensation of our named executive officers. The Board and the Compensation Committee believe that the policies and procedures described and explained therein are effective in achieving our goals and that the compensation of our named executive officers reported in this proxy statement supports and contributes