8-K
filed March 31, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
ticker JEF
CIK 0000096223
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.10
Jefferies shareholders re-elect all 12 directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor at 2023 annual meeting
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
- All 12 director nominees re-elected; Richard B. Handler received highest votes for (185,336,637).
- Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 108,253,672 for, 76,690,412 against.
- Frequency of say-on-pay vote set at one year: 176,572,164 votes for every 1 year.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for FY 2023 approved: 205,180,175 for, 518,558 against.
- Broker non-votes of 18,594,805 recorded on all director and advisory proposals.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of say-on-pay votes at the 2023-03-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-03-29
Exact text from the filing
Our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, a frequency of one year to hold an approval vote on our executive-compensation program. Voting results were as follows: Number of Shares For Every 1 Year 176,572,164 For Every 2 Years 305,835 For Every 3 Years 10,041,775 Abstain 356,587 Broker Non-Votes 18,594,805
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent auditors at the 2023-03-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-03-29
Exact text from the filing
Our shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2023. Voting results were as follows: Number of Shares For 205,180,175 Against 518,558 Abstain 172,433
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on executive-compensation program at the 2023-03-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-03-29
Exact text from the filing
Our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive-compensation program. Voting results were as follows: Number of Shares For 108,253,672 Against 76,690,412 Abstain 2,332,277 Broker Non-Votes 18,594,805
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Jefferies Financial Group Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-03-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2023-03-29
Exact text from the filing
Our director nominees 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 178,709,398 8,343,084 223,879 18,594,805
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