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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-093822"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JEF"
cik: "0000096223"
company_name: "Jefferies Financial Group Inc."
filed_at: "2022-04-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T11:27:09.073969+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jefferies appoints Thomas W. Jones to board; advisory compensation vote passes with 47% dissent

## Summary
- Director Thomas W. Jones elected to board effective March 28, 2022; appointed to Audit, ESG/DEI, and Nominating committees.
- Director re-election votes: Barry J. Alperin 45.1M against, Robert D. Beyer 50.7M against, Michael T. O'Kane 43.3M against.
- Advisory say-on-pay vote: 104.1M for, 91.6M against (47% dissent), with 2.1M abstentions.
- Auditor ratification: Deloitte & Touche retained with 219.0M votes for, 0.2M against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-093822
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JEF
- cik: 0000096223
- company_name: Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000119312522093822/0001193125-22-093822-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000119312522093822/d340648d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-093822.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas W. Jones was elected as Director at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 10, 2022, the Company previously announced that its Board of Directors had elected Thomas W. Jones to the Board effective March 28, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/96223/000119312522093822/0001193125-22-093822-index.htm

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