UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 28, 2021
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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New York
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-05721
(Commission File Number)
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13-2615557
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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520 Madison Ave., New York, New York
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10022
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-460-1900
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, Par Value $1.00 Per Share
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JEF
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New York Stock Exchange
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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. ☐
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On June 28, 2021, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial 8-K”) disclosing that the Board of
Directors (the “Board”) of the Company had elected Melissa V. Weiler and Matrice Ellis Kirk to the Board. Committee assignments for Mses. Weiler and Ellis Kirk had not been determined as of the filing of the Initial 8-K.
The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Initial 8-K to report that on July 2, 2021, effective as of the same date, the Board appointed Ms.
Weiler to serve as a member of its Audit Committee and its Compensation Committee, and Ms. Ellis Kirk to serve as a member of its ESG, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and its Risk and Liquidity Oversight Committee, having previously
determined that each of them is an independent director under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission and New York Stock Exchange rules.
All other information in the Initial 8-K remains unchanged.
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.
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JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
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By:
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/s/ Michael J. Sharp |
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Name:
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Michael J. Sharp |
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Title:
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Date: July 7, 2021
