# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000935419
**File Stem:** 0001628280-26-001922
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001628280-26-001922.hdr.sgml**: 20260113

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001628280-26-001922

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260113

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260113

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260113

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000935419
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 760458229
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** TX
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0930

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-13992
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26528797

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10737 CUTTEN ROAD
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77066
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 2813976730

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 10737 CUTTEN ROAD
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77066

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** RICKS CABARET INTERNATIONAL INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19950112

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**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): January 13, 2026

**RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Texas 001-13992 76-0458229 <br> (State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation) (CommissionFile Number) (IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

10737 Cutten Road

Houston, Texas 77066

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(281) 397-6730

(Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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:

□ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

□ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))

□ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value | RICK | The Nasdaq Global Market |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company □

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. □

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**ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.**

On January 13, 2026, we issued a press release announcing sales at nightclubs and restaurants for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2025, along with other updates. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

This information shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

**ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS**

(d) Exhibits

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| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99.1 | <u>[Press release of RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. dated J](rick-x1q26salesnewsrelease.htm)[anuary](rick-x1q26salesnewsrelease.htm)[1](rick-x1q26salesnewsrelease.htm)[3](rick-x1q26salesnewsrelease.htm)[, 20](rick-x1q26salesnewsrelease.htm)[26](rick-x1q26salesnewsrelease.htm)</u> |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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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.

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| | RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC. | RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC. |
| Date: January 13, 2026 | By: | */s/ Travis Reese* |
|  |  | Travis Reese |
|  |  | Interim President and Chief Executive Officer |

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## Exhibit 99.1

![image_0.jpg](image_0.jpg)

**RCI Reports 1Q26 Club & Restaurant Sales**

HOUSTON—January 13, 2026—RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) reported club and restaurant sales for the fiscal 2026 first quarter ended December 31, 2025. Sales do not include non-core operations and are subject to final closing.

**Travis Reese, Interim President and CEO of RCI, commented:** "Total Nightclubs sales held steady year over year. Contributions from new clubs more than offset lower same-store sales and the closure of underperforming clubs. At Bombshells, sales from new locations offset most of the same-store sales decline. The remaining change in total Bombshells sales reflected the divestiture/closing of underperforming locations in 1Q25."

"We believe club and restaurant sales were challenged in October and November due to customer uncertainty stemming from the U.S. government shutdown. Despite that, higher-margin club service revenues increased year over year in 1Q26."

"To further our Back to Basics Capital Allocation Plan, we are stepping up efforts to increase same-store sales, open Bombshells Rowlett, TX, and sell our non-income producing and underperforming properties. These developments should enable us to generate new revenues and deploy more cash toward stock buybacks, debt paydown, acquisitions, and dividends."

**Club & Restaurant Sales ($ in Millions)**

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| **1Q26** | **Total Sales** | **Total Sales vs. 1Q25** | **Same-Store Sales vs. 1Q25** |
| **Nightclubs** | $61.9 | +0.9% | -5.8% |
| **Bombshells** | $8.4 | -12.6% | -21.9% |
| **Combined** | $70.3 | -0.9% | -7.7% |

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**Nightclubs:** Five new clubs generated $4.9 million in sales and the 52 clubs included in same-store sales produced $57.0 million. The five new clubs were from the acquisitions of Flight Club (Inkster, MI), Platinum West (West Columbia, SC), and Platinum Plus (Allentown, PA) and the opening of Rick's Cabaret and Steakhouse (Central City, CO)—all in FY25; and the 1Q26 opening of the reformatted XTC 2.0 (Dallas, TX). Two small Texas clubs in Edinburg and El Paso closed during the quarter.

**Bombshells:** Two new locations generated $1.8 million in sales and the nine locations included in same-store sales produced $6.6 million. The four underperforming locations divested/closed in the year-ago period reduced sales by $1.2 million. The two new locations were the openings of Bombshells in Denver, CO and Lubbock, TX in FY25.

**Notes:** Revenues from non-core operations, such as third-party rents and revenues from RCI's Other segment, are not included in the sales above. All references to "RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc.," "company," "we," "our," and similar terms refer to RCI and/or its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

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**About RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) (X: <u>@RCIHHinc</u><u>)</u>**

With more than 60 locations, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the country's leading company in adult nightclubs and sports bars-restaurants. See all of our brands at <u>www.rcihospitality.com</u>.

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with (i) operating and managing an adult entertainment or restaurant business, (ii) the business climates in cities where it operates, (iii) the success or lack thereof in launching and building the Company's businesses, (iv) cyber security, (v) conditions relevant to real estate transactions, and (vi) numerous other factors such as laws governing the operation of adult entertainment or restaurant businesses, competition and dependence on key personnel. For more detailed discussion of such factors and certain risks and uncertainties, see RCI's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2024, as well as its other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company has no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances.

**Media & Investor Contacts**

Gary Fishman and Michael Wichman at 212-883-0655 or <u>gfishman@pondel.com</u> and <u>mwichman@pondel.com</u>.