SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RILEY BRYANT R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90025

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Franchise Group, Inc. [ FRG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/10/2020
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
09/04/2020
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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 08/10/2020 M 13,889(4) A $12.01 74,517 D(5)
Common Stock 9,824 I By Bryant R. Riley, as UTMA custodian for Susan Riley(1)(2)(3)
Common Stock 9,824 I By Bryant R. Riley, as UTMA custodian for Charlie Riley(1)(2)(3)
Common Stock 9,824 I By Bryant R. Riley, as UTMA custodian for Eloise Riley(1)(2)(3)
Common Stock 9,824 I By Bryant R. Riley, as UTMA custodian for Abigail Riley(1)(2)(3)
Common Stock 676,471 I By BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, L.P.(1)(2)(3)
Common Stock 3,870,991 I By B. Riley Securities, Inc.(1)(2)(3)(6)
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy) $12.01 08/10/2020 M 13,889 12/13/2019 12/13/2023 Common Stock 13,889 $0 0 D(5)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RILEY BRYANT R

(Last) (First) (Middle)
11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90025

(City) (State) (Zip)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
B. Riley Financial, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90025

(City) (State) (Zip)
Explanation of Responses:
1. This Form 4 is filed jointly by B. Riley Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BRF"), and Bryant R. Riley (collectively, the "Filing Persons"). Each of the Filing Persons may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock ("Common Stock"). Each of the Filing Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock of the Issuer reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
2. BRC Partners Management GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BRPGP"), is a subsidiary of B. Riley Capital Management, LLC, a New York limited liability company ("BRCM"), a registered investment advisor, and is the general partner of BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("BRPLP"). BRF is the parent company of BRCM. As a result, each of BRPGP, BRCM and BRF may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned directly by BRPLP. BRF is the parent company of B. Riley Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("BRS"). As a result, BRF may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned directly by BRS.
3. Bryant R. Riley is the Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BRF. Accordingly, Bryant R. Riley may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares of Common Stock held by BRPLP and BRS. Each of Bryant R. Riley, BRF, BRS, BRPGP, BRCM and BRPLP disclaims beneficial ownership of the outstanding shares of Common Stock reported herein, except to the extent of its/his respective pecuniary interest therein.
4. On 08/10/2020, the 13,889 employee stock options owned directly by Bryant R. Riley were exercised for 13,889 shares of Common Stock at a price of $12.01.
5. Represents shares or stock options held directly by Bryant R. Riley.
6. Reflects 350,000 shares previously owned directly by BRF and subsequently transferred to BRF's wholly-owned subsidiary, BRS.
Remarks:
This Form 4 amends and restates in its entirety the Form 4 filed jointly by BRF and Bryant R. Riley on September 4, 2020 (the "Original Form 4"). The purpose of this Form 4 is to correct the Original Form 4 by amending the Transaction Codes of the reported transactions to reflect that the reported transactions are exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3.
B. Riley Financial, Inc., by: /s/ Bryant R. Riley, Co-Chief Executive Officer 10/20/2020
/s/ Bryant R. Riley 10/20/2020
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