Jefferies Financial Group Inc. — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2022

Feb 17, 2022

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JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. 520 MADISON AVENUE, 11TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022
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You invested in JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. and it’s time to vote! You have the right to vote on proposals being presented at the Annual Meeting. This is an important notice regarding the availability of proxy material for the shareholder meeting to be held on March 29, 2022.

Get informed before you vote View the 2022 Proxy Statement and the 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K online OR you can receive a free paper or email copy of the material(s) by requesting prior to March 15, 2022. If you would like to request a copy of the material(s) for this and/or future shareholder meetings, you may (1) visit www.ProxyVote.com, (2) call 1-800-579-1639 or (3) send an email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com. If sending an email, please include your control number (indicated below) in the subject line. Unless requested, you will not otherwise receive a paper or email copy.

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THIS IS NOT A VOTABLE BALLOT
This is an overview of the proposals being presented at the upcoming shareholder meeting. Please follow the instructions on the reverse side to vote these important matters.

| Voting Items — 1. | Election
of Directors | Board Recommends | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Nominees: | | |
| 1a. | Linda L. Adamany | ● | For |
| 1b. | Barry J. Alperin | ● | For |
| 1c. | Robert D. Beyer | ● | For |
| 1d. | Matrice Ellis Kirk | ● | For |
| 1e. | Brian P. Friedman | ● | For |
| 1f. | MaryAnne Gilmartin | ● | For |
| 1g. | Richard B. Handler | ● | For |
| 1h. | Thomas W. Jones | ● | For |
| 1i. | Jacob M. Katz | ● | For |
| 1j. | Michael T. O’Kane | ● | For |
| 1k. | Joseph S. Steinberg | ● | For |
| 1l. | Melissa V. Weiler | ● | For |
| 2. | Approve named executive officer compensation on an advisory basis. | ● | For |
| 3. | Ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2022. | ● | For |
| NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon any other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. | | | |

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