Jefferies (JEF) Director Melissa Weiler Receives 165 Shares

What Happened Melissa Weiler, a director of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF), acquired 165 shares on 2026-08-28 at an effective price of $53.09 per share, for a total value of $8,760. The entry is coded as an acquisition/award (A) and reflects deferred shares acquired through a dividend reinvestment rather than an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-08-28; Price per share: $53.09; Shares acquired: 165; Total value: $8,760.
• Transaction code: A (award/acquisition).
• Footnote: Acquisition of deferred shares as a dividend reinvestment, exempt under SEC Rule 16b-3(d)(1) & (2) (see footnote F1).
• Filing date / Period of Report: 2026-08-28 — appears to have been filed timely.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported in the provided filing excerpt.

Context This was a routine acquisition via dividend reinvestment of deferred compensation/awarded shares, a common non-market transaction that does not necessarily indicate a change in the insider’s view of the company. The Rule 16b-3 exemption indicates the transaction was part of a company plan and not an open-market purchase.