Jefferies (JEF) Director Matrice Receives 165 Deferred Shares

What Happened
Director Matrice Ellis‑Kirk received 165 shares of Jefferies Financial Group as an acquisition/award on 2026-08-28. The shares were recorded at $53.09 each, for a total value of approximately $8,760. This was an acquisition (award/deferred share issuance) rather than a market purchase or sale and is typically a routine corporate/dividend-related transaction.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-28; Price per share: $53.09; Shares acquired: 165; Total value: ~$8,760.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not reported in the provided filing summary.
• Footnote: Acquisition of deferred shares as a dividend reinvestment exempt under Rule 16b‑3(d)(1) & (2) of the Exchange Act (i.e., reinvested dividend award).
• Filing timeliness: Reported on the same date (2026-08-28) — no late filing indicated in the provided data.

Context
This was a dividend reinvestment / award of deferred shares, a common corporate practice where dividends are received as additional shares rather than cash. Such transactions are routine and do not necessarily indicate a director's view on the stock; they differ from open‑market purchases or sales that more directly reflect trading intent. The dollar value here is modest (~$8.8k).