Jefferies Financial Group Inc. — Regulatory Filings 2021

Mar 24, 2021

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): March 24, 2021

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	1-5721		13-2615557
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
520 Madison Avenue	New York,	New York	10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)			(Zip Code)

( 212 ) 460-1900

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

(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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 24, 2021, we issued a press release announcing financial results for the quarter ended February 28, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information provided in this Item 2.02, 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 of the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished with this report:

Exhibit No. Description

99 Press Release issued by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. on March 2 4 , 2021

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.

Date: March 24, 2021

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
By:	/s/ Teresa S. Gendron
Name:	Teresa S. Gendron
Title:	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer