JEFFERIES GROUP LLC EMPLOYEES’ PROFIT SHARING PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017
AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Fees paid indirectly by the Plan for investment management services are described in the mutual fund prospectus of the designated investment options and are included as a reduction of the return earned on such fund. The Plan pays Fidelity as trustee and recordkeeper and these qualify as a party-in-interest transaction.
As of November 30, 2018 and 2017, the Plan held 1,997,641 and 2,020,756 shares of Jefferies Common Stock, with a market value of $43,650,389 and $53,167,579, respectively. During the year ended November 30, 2018, the Plan recorded dividend income of $1,000,701 related to the Jefferies Common Stock.
During the year ended November 30, 2018, sales of Jefferies Common Stock were $3,270,219 and the purchases of Jefferies Common Stock were $2,661,248. Realized losses on the sale of Jefferies Common Stock were $267,475 for the year ended November 30, 2018.
Certain employees and officers of the Company, who may also be participants in the Plan, perform administrative services to the Plan at no cost to the Plan.
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions set forth in ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants would become 100% vested in their employer contributions and their accounts would be distributed in accordance with the Plan document.
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has provided a determination letter dated November 21, 2017 and informed the Company that the Plan, and related trust, were designed in accordance with applicable sections of the IRC.
U.S. GAAP requires Plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.
The Plan has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through May 8, 2019, which is the day the financial statements were available to be issued.
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