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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. filings document the regulatory record of a full-service investment banking and capital markets firm with common stock and senior note securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Its 8-K reports include quarterly financial results, Regulation FD communications, material-event disclosures and completed senior note offerings under shelf registration statements.
Jefferies proxy and governance filings cover director elections, executive compensation, auditor ratification, shareholder voting matters and amendments to its certificate of incorporation, including authorized non-voting common stock. Capital-structure disclosures describe common stock, non-voting stock authorization, senior notes, indenture terms and related exhibits, while selected filings address board-nomination materials, strategic-alliance governance and dispute-related public statements.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. published a preliminary pricing supplement for Senior Autocallable Barrier Notes due June 30, 2031, linked to the worst-performing of the Dow Jones Industrial Average®, the Nasdaq-100 Index® and the Russell 2000® Index. The Stated Principal Amount is $1,000 per Note with an Issue Price of $1,000 and an estimated value on the Pricing Date of approximately $933.70. The notes are autocallable on semiannual observation dates beginning in 2027 and pay a Call Premium that the pricing supplement states reflects an approximate return of 11.75% per annum. At maturity, if the Worst-Performing Underlying is below a 70% Threshold Value of its Initial Value, holders suffer 1-to-1 downside exposure and may lose up to the full principal. All payments are subject to Jefferies’ credit risk.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. CEO Richard B. Handler reported compensation-related stock activity. He received a grant of 97,136 shares of common stock on May 29, 2026 at a reference price of $52.72 per share. On the same date, 10,545 shares were withheld at $52.94 per share to cover tax liabilities tied to long-term equity grants, and 487 shares were disposed of to the issuer in connection with performance stock unit forfeitures.
After these direct transactions, Handler directly holds 12,452,731 common shares. The filing also lists additional indirect holdings in Jefferies common stock through various trusts, LLCs, a profit sharing plan and spouse-related entities, each identified with its own share count and nature of ownership.
Jefferies Financial Group President Brian P. Friedman reported routine equity compensation and adjustments in common stock holdings. He acquired 29,003 shares at $52.72 per share as a grant of deferred shares through dividend reinvestment in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) & (2). He also disposed of 464 shares back to the issuer at $0.00 per share due to forfeiture of performance share units tied to a recalculation of performance metrics, exempt under Rule 16b-3(e). Following these moves, he holds 2,060,978 shares directly, plus additional indirect holdings through a profit sharing plan, various trusts, and a family limited partnership, while disclaiming beneficial ownership beyond his pecuniary interest in the partnership’s shares.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. executive Michael J. Sharp, EVP and General Counsel, acquired 746 shares of common stock through a grant of deferred shares at $52.72 per share, treated as a dividend reinvestment exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) and (2). After this award, he directly holds 167,663 common shares, plus 5 additional shares held indirectly through a profit sharing plan.
Jefferies Financial Group EVP and CFO Matthew Scott Larson received an award of 746 shares of common stock on May 29, 2026. The shares were acquired as deferred shares through a dividend reinvestment transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) & (2). After this award, he directly holds 99,010 shares.
Jefferies Financial Group director Melissa Weiler reported a small compensation-related share acquisition. She received 165 shares of Jefferies common stock on May 29, 2026 at a reference price of $52.72 per share. After this transaction, she directly holds 39,982 shares of common stock.
According to the disclosure, these shares are deferred shares acquired through a dividend reinvestment, in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) and (2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This reflects an automatic, plan-based acquisition rather than an open-market purchase.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. director Matrice Ellis-Kirk reported an automatic acquisition of 165 shares of common stock. These shares were received as deferred shares through a dividend reinvestment at a reference price of $52.72 per share in a transaction exempt under Rule 16-b(3). Following this grant, Ellis-Kirk directly holds 31,982 shares of Jefferies common stock, reflecting routine, compensation-related ownership growth rather than an open-market purchase.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. director Michael T. O'Kane reported receiving an automatic share award through dividend reinvestment. On May 29, 2026, he acquired 538 shares of common stock at $52.72 per share in a transaction classified as a grant or award under insider rules.
The filing notes this was an acquisition of deferred shares as a dividend reinvestment in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) and (2). Following this award, O'Kane directly owns 132,492 shares of Jefferies common stock.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. director Robert D. Beyer reported acquiring 501 shares of common stock through a grant tied to dividend reinvestment. The shares were valued at $52.72 per share and are described as deferred shares from a dividend reinvestment exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) & (2). After this award, Beyer directly holds 112,756 shares of Jefferies common stock.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is offering Senior Autocallable Barrier Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $565,000 under its Series A Global Medium-Term Notes program. The Notes have a stated principal amount of $1,000 per Note, an Issue Price of 100.00%, an estimated value of $983.10 per Note on the Pricing Date, and mature on May 30, 2031.
The Notes are senior unsecured obligations that pay a quarterly autocall feature beginning about one year after pricing; if autocalled you receive the Stated Principal Amount plus a Call Premium (ranging from $140 to $700 per Note across scheduled observation dates). If not called, repayment at maturity depends on the Final Value of the worst-performing of the S&P 500®, EURO STOXX 50® and Russell 2000® relative to specified Threshold Values; downside exposure to 100% of principal is possible.