# EGWELE SECURITIES LLC X-17A-5 (2026-02-09) — Broker-dealer annual report - Company: EGWELE SECURITIES LLC - Form: X-17A-5 - Filed: 2026-02-09 - Period: 2025-12-31 - Accession: 0001810587-26-000002 - CIK: 1810587 - File #: 8-70521 - Type: Broker-dealer - Material weakness: No - Auditor: Jerome Davies, CPA, P.C. - Auditor location: Marietta, GA - Contact: Carol Ann Kinzer - Phone: 678-525-0992 - Email: ckinzer@brokerageconsulting.com - Website: brokerageconsulting.com - Signed by: Brian Egwele (CEO) Original filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810587/000181058726000002/egwele25public.pdf --- {0}------------------------------------------------ **UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549** 0 M B APPROVAL 0 MB Number: 3235-0123 Expires: Nov. 30, 2026 Estimated average burden hours per response: 12 # **ANNUAL REPORTS FORM X-17A-5 PART Ill** | SEC FILE NUM BER | | |------------------|--| | 8-70521 | | | Information Required Pursuant to Rules 17a-5, 17a-12, and lSa-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | FACING PAGE | | | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--| | | 01/01/25 | 12/31/25 | | | | FILING FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING | ----------
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MM/DD/YY | | | | A. REGISTRANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | NAME OF FIRM: | ____________________________
Egwele Securities LLC | | _ | | | TYPE OF REGISTRANT (check all applicable boxes):
□ Broker-dealer
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□ Check here if respondent is also an OTC derivatives dealer | □ Security-based sw ap dealer | □ Major security-based sw ap participant | | | | ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS: (Do not use a P.O. box no.) | | | | | | 155 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 4250 | | | | | | | (No. and Street) | | | | | Chicago | IL | | 60606 | | | (City) | (State) | | (Zip Code) | | | PERSON TO CONTACT WITH REGARD TO THIS FILING | | | | | | Carol Ann Kinzer | 678-525-0992 | | ckinzer@brokerageconsulting.com | | | (Name) | (Area Code - Telephone Number) | | (Email Address) | | | | B. ACCOUNTANT IDENTIFICATION | | | | | INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT whose reports are contained in this filing*
Jerome Davies, CPA, P.C. | | | | | | | (Name - if individual, state last, first, and middle name) | | | | | 3605 Sandy Plains Road | Marietta | GA | 30066 | | | (Address)
04/25/2017 | (City) | (State)
6363 | (Zip Code) | | | | FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | | | | \* Claims for exemption from the requirement that the annual reports be covered by the reports of an independent public accountant must be supported by a statement of facts and circumstances relied on as the basis of the exemption. See 17 CFR 240.17a-S(e)(l )(ii), if applicable. **Persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid 0MB control number.** {1}------------------------------------------------ #### OATH OR AFFIRMATION | I, Brian Egwele | | | | swear (or affirm) that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------| | financial report pertaining to the firm of Egwele Securities, LLC | | | | | as of | | December 31 | 2~ | is true and correct. I further swear (or affirm) that neither the company nor any | | | | **partner,** officer, **director, or equivalent** person, **as the case may be, has any** proprietary **interest** in any account classified solely **as that of a customer.** CEO **Signature:** Trtle: **This flllng .. contains (check all applicable boxes):** - Iii (a) Statement of financial condition. - iii (b) Notes to consolidated statement of financial condition. - □ (c) Statement of income {loss) or, if there is other comprehensive income in the period(s) presented, a statement of comprehensive income (as defined in § 210.1-02 of Regulation 5---X). - D (d) Statement of cash flows. - □ (e) Statement of changes in stockholders' or partners' or sole proprietor's equity. - □ (f) Statement of changes in liabilities subordinated to daims of creditors. - Iii (g) Notes to consolidated financial statements. - D (h) Computation of net capital under 17 CFR 240.1Sc3-1 or 17 CFR 240.18a-1, as applicable. - □ (i) Computation of tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.18a-2. - D (j) Computation for determination of rustomer reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - D {k) Computation for determination of security-based swap reserve requirements pursuant to Exhibit B to 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or Exhibit A to 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable. - □ (I) Computation for Determination of PAB Requirements under Exhibit A to§ 240.1Sc3-3. - D {m) Information relating to possession or control requirements for cw,tomers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3. - □ {n) Information relating to possession or control requirements for security-based swap customers under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3(p)(2) or 17 CFR 240.18a--'1, as applicable. - □ (o) Reconciliations, including appropriate explanations, of the FOCUS Report with computation of net capital or tangible net worth under 17 CFR 240.15c3-1, 17 CFR 240.18a-1, or 17 CFR 240.18a-2, as applicable, and the reserve requirements under 17 CFR 240.15c3-3 or 17 CFR 240.18a-4, as applicable, if material differences exist, or a statement that no material differences exist. - D (p) Summary of financial data for subsidiaries not consolidated in the statement of financial condition. - iii (q) Oath or affirmation in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.17a-12., or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - □ (r) Compliance report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - D (s) Exemption report in accordance with 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - 0 {t) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the statement of financial condition. - D (u) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of the financial report or financial statements under 17 CFR 240.17a-5, 17 CFR 240.lBa-7, or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - D {v) Independent public accountant's report based on an examination of certain statements in the compliance report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - D {w) Independent public accountant's report based on a review of the exemption report under 17 CFR 240.17a-5 or 17 CFR 240.18a-7, as applicable. - D (x) Supplemental reports on applying agreed-upon procedures, in accordance with 17 CfR 240.15c3-1e or 17 CFR 240.17a-12, as applicable. - D (y) Report describing any material inadequacies found to exist or found to have existed since the date of the previous audit, or a statement that no material inadequacies exist, under 17 CFR 240.17a-12(k). □ (z) other: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ - - \*"To request confidential treatment of certain portions of this filing, see 17 CFR 240.17a-5(e}(3) or 17 CFR 24D.18a-7{d}{2), as applicable. {2}------------------------------------------------ # EGWELE SECURITIES LLC For the Year Ended Financial Statement December 31, 2025 With Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm This report is filed in accordance with Rule 17a-5(e)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as a PUBLIC DOCUMENT. {3}------------------------------------------------ ![](_page_3_Picture_0.jpeg) 3605 Sandy Plains Rd. Suite 240-480 Marietta, GA 30066 (347) 512-6085 #### **REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM** To the Member of Egwele Securities LLC #### **Opinion on the Financial Statement** We have audited the accompanying statement of financial condition of Egwele Securities LLC (the "Company") as of December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the statement of financial condition presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Egwele Securities LLC as of December 31, 2025 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. #### **Basis for Opinion** This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. We have served as the Company's auditor since 2023. Marietta, GA February 6, 2026 {4}------------------------------------------------ # STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION December 31, 2025 EGWELE SECURITIES LLC #### ASSETS | Cash | \$
82,105 | |-----------------------------------|---------------| | Due from member | 6,196 | | Prepaid expenses | 5,533 | | Cash balance retirement plan, net | 247,941 | | Total Assets | \$
341,775 | #### LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY | LIABILITIES | | |---------------------------------------|---------------| | Accounts payable | 4,654 | | Deferrred revenue | 20,000 | | TOTAL LIABILITIES | 24,654 | | Member's Equity | 317,121 | | TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBER'S EQUITY | \$
341,775 | The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. {5}------------------------------------------------ # Egwele Securities LLC #### Notes to Financial Statement December 31, 2025 #### 1. Organization and Nature of Business Egwele Securities LLC (the "Company") is a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) effective September 2, 2020. The Company advises companies and private funds on mergers and acquisitions and private placements. The Company is located in the state of Illinois and was organized as a limited liability company in Illinois on November 20, 2017. As a limited liability company, the member's liability is limited to its equity contribution. #### 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies #### Basis of presentation The Company maintains its books and records on the accrual basis of accounting for financial reporting purposes, which is in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and is required by the SEC and FINRA. #### Cash The Company maintains its bank accounts in a high credit quality institution. The balances at times may exceed federally insured limits. #### Accounts receivable Accounts receivable are non-interest bearing uncollateralized obligations receivable in accordance with the terms agreed upon with each customer. The Company develops its estimate of credit losses on accounts receivable by considering all available information (past, current, and future) relevant to assessing collectability. The Company had no accounts receivable at December 31, 2025. #### Revenue from contracts with customers The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"). Under ASC 606 revenue is recognized upon satisfaction of performance obligations by transferring control over goods or services to a customer. Revenue from advisory arrangements is generally recognized at the point in time that performance under the arrangement is completed (the closing date of the transaction) or the contract is cancelled. However, for certain contracts, revenue is recognized over time for advisory arrangements in which the performance obligations are simultaneously provided by the Company and consumed by the customer. In some circumstances, significant judgment is needed to {6}------------------------------------------------ # Egwele Securities LLC #### Notes to Financial Statement December 31, 2025 #### 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued determine the timing and measure of progress appropriate for revenue recognition under a specific contract. Retainers and other fees received from customers prior to recognizing revenue are reflected as deferred revenue on the statement of financial condition. The Company recognizes success fee revenues from merger and acquisition advisory services upon completion of a success fee based transaction. The Company recognizes certain retainer revenue from contracts with customers at the point in time in which specified deliverables are transferred to the Company's customers. #### Income taxes The Company is a limited liability company and as such, is not required to file its own tax return. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is provided in the financial statements as they are the responsibility of the individual member. The Company has adopted the provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 740-10, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Under FASB ASC 740-10, the Company is required to evaluate each of its tax positions to determine if they are more likely than not to be sustained if the taxing authority examines the respective position. A tax position includes an entity's status and the decision not to file a return. The Company has evaluated each of its tax positions and has determined that it has no uncertain tax positions for which a provision or liability for income taxes is necessary. The member files income tax returns in the U.S. in both federal jurisdiction and state jurisdictions. #### Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. #### 3. Net Capital Requirements The Company is subject to the Securities and Exchange Commission Uniform Net Capital Rule (SEC Rule 15c3-1), which requires the maintenance of minimum net capital and requires that the ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital, both as defined, shall not exceed 15 to 1. Rule 15c3-1 also provides that equity capital may not be withdrawn, or cash dividends paid if the resulting net capital ratio would exceed 10 to 1. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had net capital of \$57,451 which was \$52,451 in excess of its required net capital of \$5,000. The Company's ratio of aggregate indebtedness to net capital was 0.43 to 1. {7}------------------------------------------------ #### 4. Concentration Revenue from three customers comprised 100% of total revenue (69%, 17% and 14% respectively). ## 5. Commitments and Contingencies The Company had no commitments or contingencies that required disclosure as of December 31, 2025. #### 6. Lease The Company leases office space pursuant to a month-to-month lease agreement. \$4,742 was incurred under such lease for the year ended December 31, 2025, and is included in occupancy on the accompanying statement of operations. The Company has elected, for all underlying classes of assets, to not recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less at lease commencement, and do not include an option to purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise. The Company recognizes lease cost associated with short-term leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. #### 7. Retirement Plans Effective January 1, 2024, the Company adopted and became a participating employer in a preexisting cash balance retirement plan that was established by the Company's member. The gain or loss pertaining to the change in the fair value of plan assets and present value of vested benefits is reflected in other comprehensive income or loss within the accompanying statement of operations. The plan's funded status at December 31, 2025, is as follows: | Fair value of plan assets | \$507,745 | |--------------------------------------------------------|-----------| | Less: Accumulated benefit obligation (including vested | | | benefits of \$259,804) | 259,804 | | | | | Funded status | \$247,941 | The Unit Credit funding method was used as prescribed by the Pension Protection Act. This method sets the funding target equal to the present value of accrued benefits and sets the normal {8}------------------------------------------------ # Notes to Financial Statement December 31, 2025 ## 7. Retirement Plans, continued cost equal to the present value of the benefit accrued in the current year. The cash balance projected interest crediting rate is 5%. There were no contributions to the cash balance retirement plan in 2025. The plan does not expect to pay any benefits during the next five fiscal years. The Company has also adopted a 401(k) plan effective January 1, 2024. The Company was not required to, and did not make any contributions to the 401(k) plan in 2025. ## 8. Fair Value FASB ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability occurs in the principle market for the asset or liability or, in the absence of a principle market, the most advantageous market. Valuation techniques that are consistent with the market, income or cost approach, as specified by FASB ASC 820, are used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels: Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 2: Observable inputs other than prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated with observable market data. Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets and liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs. {9}------------------------------------------------ ## Notes to Financial Statement December 31, 2025 #### 8. Fair Value, continued The following table presents the Company's fair value hierarchy for the cash balance retirement plan assets which are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2025: | | Total | (Level1) | |--------------------------------|-----------|-----------| | Asset Category: | | | | Cash | \$3,380 | \$3,380 | | Common stocks, publicly traded | 504,365 | 504,365 | | Total | \$507,745 | \$507,745 | #### 9. Related Party The Company may occasionally pay expenses on behalf of the member for which the member subsequently reimburses the Company. As of December 31, 2025, \$6,196 is due from the member under this arrangement. #### 10. Segment Reporting The Company is engaged in a single line of business as a securities broker-dealer, which is comprised of private placements of securities, and merger and acquisition advisory services. The Company has identified its CEO as the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), who uses net income to evaluate the results of the business, predominantly in the forecasting process, to manage the Company. Additionally, the CODM uses excess net capital (see Note 3), which is not a measure of profit and loss, to make operational decisions while maintaining capital adequacy, such as whether to reinvest profits or pay distributions to its member. The Company's operations constitute a single operating segment and therefore, a single reportable segment, because the CODM manages the business activities using information of the Company as a whole. The accounting policies used to measure the profit and loss of the segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. #### 11. Subsequent Events Management evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. 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