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Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) has filed a preliminary pricing supplement for a new Series A Medium-Term Note offering: Market Linked Securities – Auto-Callable with Contingent Coupon and Contingent Downside linked to the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) and the iShares Silver Trust (SLV). The five-year notes, maturing 27 July 2028, are senior unsecured obligations and therefore subject to Jefferies’ credit risk.
Key structural terms
- Face amount: $1,000 per security; original offering price 100%.
- Contingent coupon: at least 12.30% p.a., paid quarterly only if the worst-performing ETF on the relevant calculation day is ≥ 70% of its starting price (the “threshold price”).
- Automatic call: from Jan 2026 to Apr 2028, if the worst-performing ETF is ≥ its starting price; investors receive face value plus the coupon and the notes terminate early.
- Principal repayment: if not automatically called and the worst-performing ETF on the final calculation day is ≥ 70% of its starting price, investors receive $1,000; otherwise they lose 30% to 100% of principal, fully exposed to downside below the threshold.
- No upside participation in ETF appreciation, no dividends passed through, and no exchange listing; designed to be buy-and-hold.
Distribution economics & estimated value
- Agent discount: $23.25 (2.325%) per note; additional dealer fee up to $2.00.
- Issuer’s estimated value on pricing date: approximately $969.10 (≈ 3% below issue price), reflecting structuring and distribution costs.
Risk highlights
- Principal at risk if either ETF falls more than 30% at maturity and the notes have not been called.
- Returns dependent on the lowest performer each quarter; poor performance of one ETF nullifies coupons even if the other performs well.
- Credit risk of Jefferies; unsecured, unsubordinated claims.
- Complex payoff makes secondary-market pricing and liquidity limited.
The filing is a routine funding activity for Jefferies, providing relatively inexpensive unsecured capital while offering investors a high contingent coupon in exchange for downside risk tied to precious-metals ETFs.
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) is offering Senior Autocallable Notes maturing July 16, 2029 that are linked to the worst-performing of the Russell 2000® (RTY) and the S&P 500® (SPX) indices. The notes are issued under Jefferies’ Series A Global Medium-Term Note program and are senior unsecured, ranking pari-passu with all other senior unsecured debt of the issuer. All payments are subject to Jefferies’ credit risk.
Key structural terms:
- Issue price and stated principal: $1,000 per note.
- Pricing Date: July 11, 2025; Original Issue Date: July 16, 2025.
- Automatic call feature: Beginning July 13, 2026 and annually thereafter, the notes will be redeemed early if the Observation Value of the worst-performing underlying is ≥ its Call Value (100% of initial value for the first three observation dates; 75% for the final date).
- Call premium: Provides an annualized return of approximately 9.20% p.a.; investors receive principal plus the applicable premium if called.
- If not called and the final value of the worst-performing index is <75% of its initial value, investors are exposed to a 1-to-1 downside, potentially losing up to their entire principal.
- Estimated value on the pricing date: ~$962.40 per note (within ±$30).
- CUSIP/ISIN: 47233YKE4 / US47233YKE40; no listing; book-entry form via DTC.
Recent developments: Jefferies released preliminary fiscal Q2 2025 results on June 25, 2025: Investment Banking net revenue $766 m, Capital Markets $704 m, Asset Management $155 m, income before taxes $135 m, and net income $88 m (effective tax rate 32.3%). For the first six months of FY25, net income totaled $216 m. These figures are unaudited and may change in the forthcoming Form 10-Q.
Distribution & fees: Dealers may receive discounts/commissions up to 2.00% per note, and an affiliate will receive a structuring fee up to $8 per note. Because Jefferies LLC, a FINRA member, will distribute the notes, the transaction is subject to FINRA Rule 5121 (conflict-of-interest).
Investor considerations: The notes offer an attractive fixed-premium autocall opportunity (≈9.2% p.a.) but expose investors to full downside in the worst-performing index if not called. There is no principal protection, no ongoing coupon, and no secondary market listing. Investors must also consider Jefferies’ credit profile, as the notes are unsecured obligations.