Jefferies shareholders approve increase in authorized non-voting shares, elect directors

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

Shareholders approved amendment to increase authorized non-voting common shares (for 181.5M, against 0.5M, abstain 0.3M).
All 12 director nominees elected; votes for ranged from ~149.9M to ~160.9M, broker non-votes 19.7M.
Say-on-pay advisory vote passed (for 142.3M, against 19.6M, abstain 0.6M).
Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as auditors for FY2026 (for 181.0M, against 0.8M, abstain 0.4M).
Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed on March 27, 2026, effective same date.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.95

Jefferies Financial Group Inc.: Shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of non-voting common stock (effective 2026-03-27).

Change: charter amendment
Effective: 2026-03-27

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the Company's shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the " Restated Certificate of Incorporation ") to increase the number of authorized shares of the existing class of non-voting common stock, par value $1.00 per share.

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