Jefferies Financial Group announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Rich Handler, sold 1.5M shares of Jefferies stock today at $43.50. The sale was made to facilitate the purchase of a personal boat and to pay tax obligations. For the 34 years since joining Jefferies in 1990, Mr. Handler has received approximately 70% of his compensation in the form of Jefferies shares and, except for tax purposes and charitable donations, has never sold shares. Following this sale, Mr. Handler owns on a fully diluted basis approximately 19.25 million Jefferies shares. Today’s sale represents approximately 7% of Mr. Handler’s aggregate holdings. Mr. Handler stated: “My sale of shares today was a gift to myself and my family, and I do not intend to sell any further shares. I remain extremely bullish on Jefferies and fully committed to helping us continue to build the best independent, global and full service investment banking firm.”
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