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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wunderlich Gary Kent JR   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 _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC.,, 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/12/2017 (Street) WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 07/12/2017   A   81,744 (1) A $ 0 245,194 D   Common Stock               9,709 I By Wunderlich Children's Trust (2) Common Stock               3,086 I By Alvin Wunderlich, Jr. Grandchildren's Trust (3) Common Stock               1,320 I By Gary Wunderlich Jr. IRA - WFCS as Custodian Trust (4) Common Stock               787 I By Madison Wunderlich Trust (5) Common Stock               787 I By Gary Wunderlich III Trust (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wunderlich Gary Kent JR C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400 WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91367	X

Signatures

/s/ Gary K. Wunderlich		07/13/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents a restricted stock unit that settles in common stock of the Company and vests in five equal installments on or about each July 3rd of 2018 through 2022.
(2)	Mr. Wunderlich benefits from the Wunderlich Children's Trust. As such, Mr. Wunderlich may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities owned by this entity.
(3)	Mr. Wunderlich benefits from the Alvin Wunderlich, Jr. Grandchildren's Trust. As such, Mr. Wunderlich may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities owned by this entity.
(4)	Mr. Wunderlich benefits from the shares held in his IRA account. As such, Mr. Wunderlich may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities in his IRA account.
(5)	Mr. Wunderlich is the trustee of the Madison Wunderlich Trust. As such, Mr. Wunderlich may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities owned by this entity.
(6)	Mr. Wunderlich is the trustee of the Gary Wunderlich III Trust. As such, Mr. Wunderlich may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities owned by this entity.

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