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 4, 2021
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
New York | 001-05721 | 13-2615557 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
520 Madison Ave., New York, New York | 10022 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-460-1900
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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, Par Value $1.00 Per Share | JEF | New York Stock Exchange |
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 ☐
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. ☐
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
We posted our annual letter to shareholders to our website, www.jefferies.com, on January 4, 2021. The letter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information provided in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99, is intended to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
The following exhibit is furnished with this report:
Number | Exhibit | |||
99 | January 4, 2021 annual letter to shareholders. | |||
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.
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Michael J. Sharp | |||
Name: | Michael J. Sharp | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||
General Counsel |
Date: January 4, 2021