RCI in Compliance with Nasdaq Periodic Filing Requirement; Files Form 12b-25 for Form 10-Q for Quarter Ended March 31, 2026

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market on Friday, May 8, 2026, notifying the Company that it is in compliance with Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) based on the May 7, 2026, filing of its Form 10-Q for the fiscal 2026 first quarter ended December 31, 2025. Accordingly, this matter is now closed with Nasdaq.

RCI also said it has filed a Form 12b-25 reporting that the Company has not had sufficient time to complete its Form 10-Q for the fiscal 2026 second quarter ended March 31, 2026, and will be unable to timely file the report without unreasonable effort and expense. RCI is diligently working to complete and file the 10-Q as soon as possible, but does not anticipate filing it within the Rule 12b-25 extension period.

About RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: RICK) (X: @RCIHHinc)

With more than 60 locations, RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the country’s leading Company in adult nightclubs and sports bars-restaurants. See all our brands at www.rcihospitality.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those indicated, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with (i) operating and managing an adult entertainment or restaurant business, (ii) the business climates in cities where it operates, (iii) the success or lack thereof in launching and building the Company's businesses, (iv) cyber security, (v) conditions relevant to real estate transactions, (vi) numerous other factors such as laws governing the operation of adult entertainment or restaurant businesses, competition and dependence on key personnel, and (vii) our ability to maintain compliance with the filing requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Nasdaq Stock Market. For more detailed discussion of such factors and certain risks and uncertainties, see RCI's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2025, as well as its other filings with the SEC. The Company has no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of future events or circumstances.