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): July 14, 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.

On July 14, 2021, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a strategic alliance between the Company and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, one of the three major Japanese banks.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The information provided in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)
Exhibits:
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
Press Release, dated July 14, 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.

 
JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael J. Sharp  
 
Name:
Michael J. Sharp
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
     
Date: July 14, 2021