Larson Matthew Scott 4
4 · Jefferies Financial Group Inc. · Filed Feb 27, 2026
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Jefferies CFO Matthew Larson Receives 877 Deferred Shares (JEF)
What Happened
Matthew S. Larson, EVP and Chief Financial Officer of Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), acquired 877 deferred shares on February 27, 2026. The shares were recorded at $44.40 each for a total value of $38,939. This transaction is an acquisition (code A) through a dividend reinvestment program rather than an open-market purchase.
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-02-27; price: $44.40 per share; total value: $38,939.
- Shares acquired: 877 deferred shares.
- Filing date / Period of report: 2026-02-27 — the Form 4 was filed the same day (timely).
- Footnote: The shares were acquired as a dividend reinvestment and are exempt under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) & (2) (see footnote F1).
- Shares owned after the transaction: not disclosed in this Form 4.
Context
This was a dividend reinvestment (automatic conversion of dividends into additional deferred shares), a common and routine method for insiders to accumulate company stock. Such reinvestments are generally exempt from short-swing profit rules under Rule 16b-3 and do not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company.
Insider Transaction Report
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-27$44.40/sh+877$38,939→ 98,264 total
Footnotes (1)
- [F1]Acquisition of deferred shares as a dividend reinvestment in a transaction exempt under Rule 16-b(3)(d)(1) & (2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.