UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 28, 2019
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) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 520 Madison Avenue, New York, New York |
10022 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-460-1900
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
We held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders on March 28, 2019.
Our incumbent directors were re-elected to our Board of Directors and received the following votes:
| Number of Shares | ||||||||||||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||
| Linda L. Adamany |
243,754,339 | 5,470,836 | 172,639 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Barry J. Alperin |
244,286,509 | 4,935,724 | 175,581 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Robert D. Beyer |
240,059,397 | 9,170,303 | 168,114 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Francisco L. Borges |
244,332,034 | 4,887,005 | 178,775 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Brian P. Friedman |
242,105,295 | 7,044,864 | 247,655 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| MaryAnne Gilmartin |
248,228,952 | 998,961 | 169,901 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Richard B. Handler |
245,289,240 | 3,962,805 | 145,769 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Robert E. Joyal |
239,027,505 | 10,208,977 | 161,332 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Jacob M. Katz |
248,261,431 | 961,613 | 174,770 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Michael T. O’Kane |
240,261,693 | 8,965,608 | 170,513 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Stuart H. Reese |
245,286,857 | 3,937,036 | 173,921 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
| Joseph S. Steinberg |
235,165,636 | 14,084,439 | 147,739 | 30,587,987 | ||||||||||||
Our shareholders approved our advisory vote on executive compensation. Voting results were as follows:
| Number of Shares |
||||
| For |
212,486,438 | |||
| Against |
35,854,788 | |||
| Abstain |
1,056,588 | |||
| Broker Non-Votes |
30,587,987 | |||
Our shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2019. Voting results were as follows:
| Number of Shares |
||||
| For |
278,488,779 | |||
| Against |
1,292,834 | |||
| Abstain |
204,188 | |||
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. | ||||||
| Date: March 29, 2019 | /s/ Roland T. Kelly | |||||
| Roland T. Kelly | ||||||
| Associate General Counsel | ||||||