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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): May 24, 2024
RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Texas001-1399276-0458229
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
10737 Cutten Road
HoustonTexas 77066
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(281397-6730
(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:
oWritten communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
oSoliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)
oPre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b))
oPre-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:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par valueRICKThe Nasdaq Global Market
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 o
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. o



ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
As previously disclosed in our prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on January 21, 2022, Shiva Stein and Kevin McCarty filed a shareholder derivative action in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division against certain of our current and former officers and directors as defendants, as well as against RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. as nominal defendant, which action is styled Stein v. Anakar, et al., No. 4:22-mc-00149 (S.D. Tex.). In compliance with the Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement and Providing for Notice entered by the Court on May 13, 2024, we are filing this current report on Form 8-K and including as Exhibit 99.1 a copy of the Notice of Proposed Derivative Settlement and of Settlement Hearing (the “Notice”) and the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement, dated October 10, 2023 (the “Stipulation”).

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit Number Description
   
99.1 
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.
RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: May 24, 2024By:/s/ Eric Langan
Eric Langan
President and Chief Executive Officer
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