Item 5.02(e)Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Ravich Sale Bonus Release Agreement

On April 16, 2022, in connection with completion of the previously announced sale of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Phoenix Color Corp. (the "Phoenix Color Sale") by ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"), the Company and Jess Ravich entered into that certain Sale Bonus Release Agreement (the "Ravich Release Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay to Mr. Ravich a bonus payment in the amount of $1.6 million, less any applicable federal, state and local tax and other withholdings (the "Ravich Sale Bonus"), in full settlement and satisfaction of Mr. Ravich's rights under Section 3 of Appendix A to that certain existing First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated June 21, 2020 (the "Ravich Employment Agreement") with the Company (the "Ravich Bonus Provisions"). Mr. Ravich acknowledged and agreed that the amounts payable under the Ravich Bonus Provisions were voluntarily waived by him in connection with the payment of the Ravich Sale Bonus and agreed to provide a general release of the Company and its affiliates or subsidiaries from claims relating to the Ravich Bonus Provisions and the Ravich Sale Bonus.

The foregoing description of the Ravich Release Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Ravich Release Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and to the Ravich Employment Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 23, 2020.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.  Description
10.1           Sale Bonus Release Agreement, dated April 16, 2022, by and between
             ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. and Jess Ravich
104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and
             contained in Exhibit 101.INS)






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