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JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s Form 8-K, filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

14Ballot items
442Asset managers
5,841Fund votes
March 28, 2024Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of March 28, 2024: 14 items on JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s Form 8-K, filed March 29, 2024: 3 approved · 11 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Elect Director: Robert D. Beyer 74% of votes cast Outcome not stated Director under 80%
Our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive-compensation program. 72% of votes cast Approved Under 80%

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2023-2024 meeting results reported by JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.

These tallies are JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held March 28, 2024
Ballot item	For	Against	Abstain	Withheld	Broker non-votes	Support (of votes cast)	Reported outcome	Voting standard
Elect Director: Linda L. Adamany	162,051,081	9,537,627	216,308	--	19,349,326	94%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Robert D. Beyer	127,629,827	43,938,488	236,701	--	19,349,326	74%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Matrice Ellis Kirk	165,605,879	5,996,648	202,489	--	19,349,326	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Brian P. Friedman	169,835,461	1,722,937	246,618	--	19,349,326	99%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: MaryAnne Gilmartin	137,932,705	33,618,843	253,468	--	19,349,326	80%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Richard B. Handler	170,100,794	1,466,120	238,102	--	19,349,326	99.1%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Thomas W. Jones	162,799,268	8,786,057	219,691	--	19,349,326	95%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Jacob M. Katz	167,459,729	4,122,839	222,448	--	19,349,326	98%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Michael T. O'Kane	137,489,332	34,095,328	220,356	--	19,349,326	80%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Joseph S. Steinberg	167,132,856	4,475,028	197,132	--	19,349,326	97%	Not verified	—
Elect Director: Melissa V. Weiler	138,106,620	33,468,332	230,064	--	19,349,326	80%	Not verified	—
Our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive-compensation program.	121,804,785	47,859,725	2,140,506	--	19,349,326	72%	Approved	—
Our shareholders approved the amendment to our Equity Compensation Plan.	162,365,443	7,268,133	2,171,440	--	19,349,326	96%	Approved	—
Our shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024.	190,527,097	497,631	129,614	--	--	99.7%	Approved	—

Source: JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 29, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. 2023-2024 meeting

Each item below shows how the 442 asset managers that disclosed a JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.

1. Elect Director: Brian P. Friedman

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99%

FOR: 169,835,461AGAINST: 1,722,937

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Brian P. Friedman

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Brian P. Friedman”): 169,835,461 for, 1,722,937 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 101 asset managers below reported 60,141,458 for, 5,170 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 60,141,458AGAINST: 5,170ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Brian P. Friedman” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	For
Fidelity	4,248,292	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	2,349,230	0	For
Invesco	1,211,077	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	For
Jackson National	697,023	0	For
Brighthouse	583,944	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

2. Elect Director: Jacob M. Katz

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

98% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 98%

FOR: 167,459,729AGAINST: 4,122,839

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Jacob M. Katz

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Jacob M. Katz”): 167,459,729 for, 4,122,839 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 101 asset managers below reported 59,329,625 for, 817,003 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 59,329,625AGAINST: 817,003ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Jacob M. Katz” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,248,292	0	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	1,211,077	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	0	For
Jackson National	409,607	287,416	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	583,944	0	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

3. Elect Director: Joseph S. Steinberg

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 167,132,856AGAINST: 4,475,028

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Joseph S. Steinberg

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joseph S. Steinberg”): 167,132,856 for, 4,475,028 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 101 asset managers below reported 60,063,236 for, 83,392 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 60,063,236AGAINST: 83,392ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Joseph S. Steinberg” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	For
Fidelity	4,248,292	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	2,349,230	0	For
Invesco	1,211,077	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	For
Jackson National	697,023	0	For
Brighthouse	583,944	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

4. Elect Director: Linda L. Adamany

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

94% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 94%

FOR: 162,051,081AGAINST: 9,537,627

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Linda L. Adamany

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Linda L. Adamany”): 162,051,081 for, 9,537,627 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 101 asset managers below reported 59,060,856 for, 1,085,772 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 59,060,856AGAINST: 1,085,772ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Linda L. Adamany” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,248,292	0	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	1,211,077	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	0	For
Jackson National	409,607	287,416	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	583,944	0	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

5. Elect Director: MaryAnne Gilmartin

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

80% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 80%AGAINST

FOR: 137,932,705AGAINST: 33,618,843

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: MaryAnne Gilmartin

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: MaryAnne Gilmartin”): 137,932,705 for, 33,618,843 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 101 asset managers below reported 49,139,372 for, 11,007,256 against, 36,883 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 49,139,372AGAINST: 11,007,256ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: MaryAnne Gilmartin” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,601,037	14,900	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,110,780	137,512	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	3,372,741	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	1,211,077	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	1,189,478	0	Against
State Street	0	1,168,150	0	Against
TIAA	969,857	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	0	820,681	0	Against
Jackson National	392,703	304,320	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	514,297	69,647	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	0	560,000	0	Against
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	328,858	0	Against
Guggenheim	0	320,501	0	Against
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	0	For
John Hancock	0	258,912	0	Against
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

6. Elect Director: Matrice Ellis Kirk

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%

FOR: 165,605,879AGAINST: 5,996,648

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Matrice Ellis Kirk

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Matrice Ellis Kirk”): 165,605,879 for, 5,996,648 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 101 asset managers below reported 60,075,334 for, 71,294 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 60,075,334AGAINST: 71,294ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Matrice Ellis Kirk” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	For
Fidelity	4,248,292	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	2,349,230	0	For
Invesco	1,211,077	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	For
Jackson National	697,023	0	For
Brighthouse	583,944	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

7. Elect Director: Melissa V. Weiler

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

80% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 80%AGAINST

FOR: 138,106,620AGAINST: 33,468,332

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Melissa V. Weiler

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Melissa V. Weiler”): 138,106,620 for, 33,468,332 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 101 asset managers below reported 49,139,636 for, 11,006,992 against, 36,883 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 49,139,636AGAINST: 11,006,992ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Melissa V. Weiler” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,601,037	14,900	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,110,780	137,512	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	3,372,741	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	1,211,077	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	1,189,478	0	Against
State Street	0	1,168,150	0	Against
TIAA	969,857	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	0	820,681	0	Against
Jackson National	392,703	304,320	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	514,297	69,647	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	0	560,000	0	Against
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	328,858	0	Against
Guggenheim	0	320,501	0	Against
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	0	For
John Hancock	0	258,912	0	Against
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

8. Elect Director: Michael T. O'Kane

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

80% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 80%AGAINST

FOR: 137,489,332AGAINST: 34,095,328

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Michael T. O'Kane

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Michael T. O'Kane”): 137,489,332 for, 34,095,328 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

The 101 asset managers below reported 48,884,212 for, 11,262,416 against, 36,883 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 48,884,212AGAINST: 11,262,416ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Michael T. O'Kane” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,601,037	14,900	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,110,780	137,512	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	3,372,741	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	1,211,077	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	1,189,478	0	Against
State Street	0	1,168,150	0	Against
TIAA	969,857	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	0	820,681	0	Against
Jackson National	392,703	304,320	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	514,297	69,647	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	0	560,000	0	Against
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	328,858	0	Against
Guggenheim	0	320,501	0	Against
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	0	For
John Hancock	0	258,912	0	Against
BARON SELECT FUNDS	0	250,000	0	Against

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

9. Elect Director: Richard B. Handler

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.1% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 99.1%

FOR: 170,100,794AGAINST: 1,466,120

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Richard B. Handler

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard B. Handler”): 170,100,794 for, 1,466,120 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.1% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 101 asset managers below reported 60,141,458 for, 5,170 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 60,141,458AGAINST: 5,170ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Richard B. Handler” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	For
Fidelity	4,248,292	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	2,349,230	0	For
Invesco	1,211,077	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	For
Jackson National	697,023	0	For
Brighthouse	583,944	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

10. Elect Director: Robert D. Beyer

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

74% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 74%AGAINST

FOR: 127,629,827AGAINST: 43,938,488

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Robert D. Beyer

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Robert D. Beyer”): 127,629,827 for, 43,938,488 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 74% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 101 asset managers below reported 45,183,790 for, 14,962,838 against, 36,883 abstained.

FORAGAINST

FOR: 45,183,790AGAINST: 14,962,838ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Robert D. Beyer” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,601,037	14,900	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,110,780	137,512	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	3,372,741	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	0	1,211,077	0	Against
Charles Schwab	0	1,189,478	0	Against
State Street	0	1,168,150	0	Against
TIAA	0	969,857	0	Against
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	0	820,681	0	Against
Jackson National	55,620	641,403	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	100,239	483,705	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	0	560,000	0	Against
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	0	328,858	0	Against
Guggenheim	0	320,501	0	Against
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	0	276,880	0	Against
John Hancock	0	258,912	0	Against
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

11. Elect Director: Thomas W. Jones

Outcome not verifiedDIRECTOR ELECTIONSReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

95% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 95%

FOR: 162,799,268AGAINST: 8,786,057

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 101 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Election of Directors: Thomas W. Jones

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Thomas W. Jones”): 162,799,268 for, 8,786,057 against, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 95% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 101 asset managers below reported 59,263,237 for, 883,391 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 59,263,237AGAINST: 883,391ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Election of Directors: Thomas W. Jones” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,248,292	0	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	1,211,077	0	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	0	For
Jackson National	409,607	287,416	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	583,944	0	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 101 asset managers. See all 101 in the interactive database.

12. Our shareholders approved the amendment to our Equity Compensation Plan.

Official resultCOMPENSATIONReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

96% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 96%

FOR: 162,365,443AGAINST: 7,268,133

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 105 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Approval of Amendment to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Equity Compensation Plan.

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Our shareholders approved the amendment to our Equity Compensation Plan.”): 162,365,443 for, 7,268,133 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our shareholders approved the amendment to our Equity Compensation Plan.”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Amend Omnibus Stock Plan” (3 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).

The 105 asset managers below reported 56,842,350 for, 3,281,399 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 56,842,350AGAINST: 3,281,399ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “Approval of Amendment to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Equity Compensation Plan.” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	3,685,314	562,978	0	Mixed
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	0	1,211,077	0	Against
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	0	For
Jackson National	359,940	337,083	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	169,886	414,058	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 105 asset managers. See all 105 in the interactive database.

13. Our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive-compensation program.

Official result Fund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 12 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

72% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 72%AGAINST

FOR: 121,804,785AGAINST: 47,859,725

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 425 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Advisory vote to approve 2023 executive- compensation program.

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive-compensation program.”): 121,804,785 for, 47,859,725 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, our executive-compensation program.”
Support: 72% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Also reported under other wordings, matched to the same row of JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s official tally and shown with their own fund figures; their managers are not in the figures or the table on this card: “Advisory Vote to Ratify Named Executive Officers' Compensation” (12 managers, Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice; no share total shown).

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 100 asset managers voting on “Advisory vote to approve 2023 executive- compensation program.” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,601,037	14,900	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	0	For
Fidelity	4,110,780	137,512	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	0	For
Dimensional	0	3,372,741	0	Against
Bridge Builder Trust	1,975,570	373,660	0	Mixed
Invesco	0	1,211,077	0	Against
Charles Schwab	0	1,189,478	0	Against
State Street	0	1,168,150	0	Against
TIAA	0	969,857	0	Against
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	0	820,681	0	Against
Jackson National	55,620	641,403	0	Mixed
Brighthouse	100,239	483,705	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	0	560,000	0	Against
Principal	489,615	0	0	For
Northern Trust	0	385,722	0	Against
AIG/SunAmerica	0	328,858	0	Against
Guggenheim	0	320,501	0	Against
Equitable	314,207	0	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	0	For
Neuberger Berman	0	276,880	0	Against
John Hancock	0	258,912	0	Against
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	0	For

Fund voting reports, all 100 managers: 44,757,586 for, 15,318,070 against, 36,883 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 355 asset managers voting on “Advisory vote to approve 2023 executive- compensation program.” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Against	Vote
BlackRock	5,575,603	190,284	For
First Pacific Advisors, LP	5,423,750	0	For
State Street	0	4,801,329	Against
Allspring	3,978,071	0	For
AllianceBernstein	3,534,203	0	For
DONALD SMITH & CO., INC.	3,034,018	0	For
BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC	3,021,770	0	For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	2,644,273	0	For
Invesco	0	1,546,576	Against
PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	1,512,967	0	For
BECK MACK & OLIVER LLC	1,507,272	0	For
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp	0	1,499,872	Against
Man Group plc	0	1,404,700	Against
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	0	1,379,232	Against
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.	0	1,321,004	Against
PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC	1,281,437	0	For
Charles Schwab	0	1,205,759	Against
West Oak Capital, LLC	1,127,185	0	For
Nuveen	0	1,119,448	Against
Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI	0	1,038,307	Against
Janus Henderson	0	975,556	Against
Private Capital Management, LLC	939,896	0	For
PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC	0	851,988	Against
Dimensional	0	851,888	Against
CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS	0	797,652	Against

Institutional-manager reports, all 355 managers: 37,062,386 for, 32,667,125 against, 12,914 not voted, 64 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

14. Our shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending…

Official resultAUDIT-RELATEDReported outcome: Approved

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99.7% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99.7%

FOR: 190,527,097AGAINST: 497,631

Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 102 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: RATIFY DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2024.

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s own tally for this item (“Our shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024.”): 190,527,097 for, 497,631 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed March 29, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Our shareholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending November 30, 2024.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 102 asset managers below reported 60,151,904 for, 5,424 against, 36,883 abstained.

FOR

FOR: 60,151,904AGAINST: 5,424ABSTAIN: 36,883

Largest asset managers voting on “RATIFY DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 2024.” at JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 2023-2024
Asset manager	For	Abstain	Vote
Vanguard	18,615,937	0	For
BlackRock	8,884,389	0	For
Investment Managers Series Trust III	4,697,583	0	For
Fidelity	4,248,292	0	For
Allspring	3,431,985	0	For
Dimensional	3,372,741	0	For
Bridge Builder Trust	2,349,230	0	For
Invesco	1,211,077	0	For
Charles Schwab	1,189,478	0	For
State Street	1,168,150	0	For
TIAA	969,857	0	For
JANUS INVESTMENT FUND	820,681	0	For
Jackson National	697,023	0	For
Brighthouse	583,944	36,883	Mixed
Virtus	560,000	0	For
Principal	489,615	0	For
Northern Trust	385,722	0	For
AIG/SunAmerica	328,858	0	For
Guggenheim	320,501	0	For
Equitable	314,207	0	For
AllianceBernstein	311,961	0	For
Cambria ETF Trust	285,082	0	For
Neuberger Berman	276,880	0	For
John Hancock	258,912	0	For
BARON SELECT FUNDS	250,000	0	For

Showing the 25 largest of 102 asset managers. See all 102 in the interactive database.

Largest JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. shareholders voting in 2023-2024

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 212,000,515 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. shareholders by shares voted on “RATIFY DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP AS INDEPENDENT AUDITORS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30…”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	Vanguard	8.78%
2	BlackRock	4.19%
3	Investment Managers Series Trust III	2.22%
4	Fidelity	2.00%
5	Allspring	1.62%
6	Dimensional	1.59%
7	Bridge Builder Trust	1.11%
8	Invesco	0.57%
9	Charles Schwab	0.56%
10	State Street	0.55%

Institutional-manager reports: top JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. shareholders by shares voted on “Advisory vote to approve 2023 executive- compensation program.”, 2023-2024
#	Asset manager	% of shares outstanding
1	BlackRock	2.72%
2	First Pacific Advisors, LP	2.56%
3	State Street	2.26%
4	Allspring	1.88%
5	AllianceBernstein	1.67%
6	DONALD SMITH & CO., INC.	1.43%
7	BARROW HANLEY MEWHINNEY & STRAUSS LLC	1.43%
8	GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	1.25%
9	Invesco	0.73%
10	PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS	0.71%

Reported JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2023-2024 proxy season
Holder	% outstanding	Disclosure
BlackRock	7.33%	13F
Vanguard Group	7.02%	13F
State Street	2.51%	13F
JPMorgan Chase	2.35%	13F
Dimensional Fund Advisors	1.96%	13F
Geode Capital	1.31%	13F
Morgan Stanley	1.31%	13F
Invesco	1.06%	13F
BNY Mellon	1.01%	13F
Norges Bank	0.96%	13F

Percentages above are of 212,000,515 shares outstanding, as reported by JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. on its Form 10-Q dated February 29, 2024 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

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Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.’s 10-Q dated February 29, 2024. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.'s shareholder meeting held March 28, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 442 asset managers reported how they voted on 14 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 5,841 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — Advisory vote to approve 2023 executive- compensation program. — JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 72% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2024.

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