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):

February 15, 2023

 

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

New York		001-05721		13-2615557
(State of other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(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

 

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 Exchange 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
4.850% Senior Notes Due 2027		JEF 27A		New York Stock Exchange
2.750% Senior Notes Due 2032		JEF 32A		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 8.01

Other Events

On February 15, 2023, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (“Jefferies”) and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”) announced in a press release that MassMutual has converted 125,000 3.25% Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Shares of Jefferies into 4,654,362 shares of Jefferies common stock. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		February 15, 2023 – Jefferies and MassMutual Press Release
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.

 

Date: February 15, 2023						JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
						/s/ Michael J. Sharp
						Michael J. Sharp
						Executive Vice President and General Counsel