Sec Form 4 Filing - STEINBERG JOSEPH S @ Jefferies Financial Group Inc. - 2021-08-05

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person STEINBERG JOSEPH S 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Jefferies Financial Group Inc. [ JEF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman of the Board (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., 520 MADISON AVE. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/05/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/05/2021 G( 1 ) V 200,000 D $ 0 2,434,979 D Common Stock 08/06/2021 S( 2 ) 2,967 D $ 35.05 204,005 I See footnote ( 4 ) Common Stock 08/09/2021 S( 2 ) 97,033 D $ 35.05 ( 3 ) 106,972 I See footnote ( 4 ) Common Stock 16,892,244 I See footnote ( 5 ) Common Stock 873,994 I See footnote ( 6 ) Common Stock 1,577,889 I See footnote ( 7 ) Common Stock 55,064 I See footn ote ( 8 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other STEINBERG JOSEPH S C/O JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC. 520 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK, NY10022 X Chairman of the Board Signatures /s/ Justin DeSpirito, by power of attorney 08/10/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Charitable gift of shares to a charitable organization. ( 2 )Sale of shares held by the Reporting Person's spouse. ( 3 )The price reported is a weighted average sales price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from not less than $35.05 to not more than $35.10. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. ("Jefferies"), any security holder of Jefferies, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. ( 4 )Shares held by the Reporting Person's spouse. ( 5 )Consists of shares held by corporations that are owned by the Reporting Person. ( 6 )Consists of shares held in trust for the Reporting Person's children. ( 7 )Consist of shares held in a family trust. ( 8 )Consists of shares held in a discretionary trust.

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