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): January 29, 2026

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Texas	001-13992	76-0458229
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10737 Cutten Road

Houston, Texas 77066

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(281) 397-6730

(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:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.01 par value

RICK

The 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.

On January 29, 2026, Eric Langan notified RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (“we,” “us” and the “Company”) that, effective immediately, he was stepping down from his position as Chairman of the Board. Concurrently, the Company’s board of directors appointed Travis Reese as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Langan will continue to serve on the board. This change is in furtherance of the prior leadership transition that occurred at the end of November 2025.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Description

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: January 30, 2026	By:	/s/ Travis Reese
		Travis Reese
		Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

RCI HOSPITALITY HOLDINGS, INC. 8-K