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Director purchased ~$319M of JEF shares in the open market | OQRO

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Director purchased ~$319M of JEF shares in the open market

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Director purchased ~$319M of JEF shares in the open market

Traded Jul 15, 2026 · Filed Jul 17, 2026

JefferiesJEF

~$319M
Reported value · 5.91M sh @ $53.96: 8.57M
Holds after · shares reported: −19.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +2.6%, $57.13 → $45.84 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

A board member of Jefferies paid $319M out of pocket for Jefferies shares. The Jefferies shares held grew by 222%.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Jul 15, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jul 17, 2026

DirectorIndirect holding$1M+Holdings +222%

Context

Classification

open market purchase

Code P — open-market or private purchase

Absolute commitment

~$318,717,006

Shares × reported transaction price

Size band

$1M+

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Ownership change

+222.1%

Purchase shares ÷ estimated pre-transaction holdings, from the filing

Rarity

First purchase in 2 months

Confirmed open-market purchases by the same insider in the available history

Largest by this insider

Compared with 2 earlier confirmed purchases

Cluster activity

No other insider purchases within 30 days

Distinct insiders at the same issuer with confirmed open-market purchases

Timing vs results

21 days after results of Jun 24, 2026, 75 days before results of Sep 28, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+1.9%	−0.4%	+2.3%
30 days	−3.0%	+3.6%	−6.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001193125-26-306696
Filed / recorded: Jul 17, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 6, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v2
Data quality: Needs review
Issuer: Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
Issuer CIK: 96223
Ticker: JEF
Reporting person: SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Relationship: Director
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jul 15, 2026
Transaction code: P
Shares / units: 5,906,542
Price per share: $53.96
Acquired / disposed: Acquired (A)
Shares owned after: 8,566,379
Ownership form: Indirect — See footnotes
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The price paid by an affiliate of the Reporting Person for the reported securities is subject to adjustment following an approximately two-month reference period pursuant to an agreement previously entered into between an affiliate of the Reporting Person and an unaffiliated third-party.
The reported securities are held directly by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person.
The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.