B. Riley Financial Announces Offering of $125 Million Senior Notes Due 2026 and "BBB+" Rating from Egan-Jones

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B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ: RILY) announced an underwritten public offering of $125 million in senior notes due 2026. The offering is subject to market conditions and includes a potential 30-day option for underwriters to purchase additional notes. Both the company and these notes received an investment grade rating of BBB+ from Egan-Jones Ratings. Proceeds exceeding $100 million will be used to redeem existing senior notes and for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and debt repayment.

Positive

• Underwritten public offering of $125 million in senior notes will strengthen capital structure.
• Investment grade rating of BBB+ reflects financial stability.

Negative

• Possibility of not completing the offering as planned could affect liquidity.
• Use of proceeds for debt redemption may indicate existing financial pressures.

LOS ANGELES, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) ("B. Riley" or the "Company") today announced it has commenced an underwritten registered public offering of $125 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2026, subject to market and certain other conditions. The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional senior notes in connection with the offering.

B. Riley Financial and this issuance of notes both received an investment grade rating of BBB+ from Egan-Jones Ratings Company, an independent, unaffiliated rating agency.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds in excess of $100 million from the sale of the notes for the redemption of all or a portion of its existing 7.25% Senior Notes due 2027 as soon as practicable and the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including funding future acquisitions and investments, repaying indebtedness, making capital expenditures and funding working capital.

B. Riley Securities, Incapital, Ladenburg Thalmann, National Securities Corporation and William Blair are acting as book-running managers for this offering. Aegis Capital Corp., Boenning & Scattergood, Huntington Capital Markets, Kingswood Capital Markets, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc., Newbridge Securities Corporation and Wedbush Securities are acting as co-managers.

The notes will be offered under the Company's shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR, which was automatically effective upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on January 28, 2021. The offering of these notes will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus, which will be filed with the SEC.

Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus may be obtained on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, or by contacting B. Riley Securities by phone at (703) 312-9580, or by emailing prospectuses@brileyfin.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, sale or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY)
B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ: RILY) provides collaborative financial services solutions tailored to fit the capital raising, business, operational, and financial advisory needs of its clients and partners. B. Riley operates through several subsidiaries that offer a diverse range of complementary end-to-end capabilities spanning investment banking and institutional brokerage, private wealth and investment management, financial consulting, corporate restructuring, operations management, risk and compliance, due diligence, forensic accounting, litigation support, appraisal and valuation, auction and liquidation services. Certain registered affiliates of B. Riley originate and underwrite senior secured loans for asset-rich companies. B. Riley also makes proprietary investments in companies and assets with attractive return profiles. For the latest news and developments, follow B. Riley on Twitter @BRileyFinancial and LinkedIn. For more information, visit www.brileyfin.com.

B. Riley refers to B. Riley Financial and/or one or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates. For more information about B. Riley's affiliated companies, visit www.brileyfin.com/platform.

Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not descriptions of historical facts are forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price could be materially negatively affected. You should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based on the information currently available to us and speak only as of the date of this press release. Such forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the terms and conditions and timing of the senior notes offering and the intended use of proceeds. Because these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results, events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include (without limitation) the possibility that the notes offering will not be consummated at the expected time, on the expected terms, or at all; and the Company's financial performance; and those risks described from time to time in B. Riley's periodic filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risks described in B. Riley's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." These factors should be considered carefully, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All information is current as of the date this press release is issued, and B. Riley undertakes no duty to update this information.

Contacts

Investors
Mike Frank
ir@brileyfin.com 
(212) 409-2424

Media
Jo Anne McCusker
jmccusker@brileyfin.com 
(646) 885-5425

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FAQ

What is B. Riley's recent public offering amount?

B. Riley Financial announced a public offering of $125 million in senior notes.

What is the maturity date for B. Riley's senior notes?

The senior notes are due in 2026.

What rating did B. Riley receive from Egan-Jones?

B. Riley and its notes received a BBB+ rating from Egan-Jones Ratings Company.

How will B. Riley use the proceeds from the note offering?

The proceeds will be used to redeem existing senior notes and for general corporate purposes.

What are the risks associated with B. Riley's offering?

There are risks that the offering may not be completed as expected, affecting liquidity.