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| EX-99.1 - Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | c72498_ex99-1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2013
| LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION | |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) | |
| NEW YORK | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | |
| 1-5721 | 13-2615557 |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 315 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NEW YORK | 10010 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| 212-460-1900 | |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) | |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
|_| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On February 1, 2013, the Board of Directors of Leucadia National Corporation (the “Company”) declared a pro rata dividend of all of the shares of common stock of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Crimson Wine Group, Ltd. (“Crimson”), payable on February 25, 2013 to shareholders of record on February 11, 2013. The dividend, which will be at the rate of one share of Crimson common stock for every 10 common shares of the Company held on the record date, with cash in lieu of fractional shares, will result in the separation of the two companies, as required by the merger agreement between the Company and Jefferies Group, Inc.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by Leucadia National Corporation on February 1, 2013
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 1, 2013
LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Joseph A. Orlando
Name: Joseph A. Orlando
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Exhibit Index
99.1 Press Release issued by Leucadia National Corporation on February 1, 2013
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